American Filth

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The Accidental President's Very (And I Mean VERY) Young Wife Sep 25, 2024

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Tenth president John Tyler annexed Texas and Florida into the United States, and if that's not filthy enough, he also married a woman 30 years younger than him, and even more sinister, he might have fathered a kid or to with an enslaved woman.

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Sending Nudes in the 19th Century Sep 18, 2024

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Artist Sarah Goodridge sent a miniature painting of her bosom to a no-good senator. Some people say they were just friends, but then why did she send him a tit pic???

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Bisexual Baddies Alexander Hamilton and John Laurens Sep 11, 2024

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Were these young bucks just really good friends??? Or was something else going on???

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American Filth Season 2! Sep 04, 2024

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All the filth returns September 11!

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AF GREATEST HITS: Bedfellows Headfellows Aug 28, 2024

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One more week until American Filth returns! The show's crowning achievement has been outing historical figures who might have been gay. And it all started with some bigoted Southerners who sent a couple of spicy letters.

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AF GREATEST HITS: The Solitary Vice Aug 21, 2024

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New episodes back in two weeks! In the meantime...the solitary vice is not, in fact, listening to American Filth. But instead...well, figure it out by listening to the episode from earlier this year when Kellogg's CEO said that poor people should just eat cereal! What a time!

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AF GREATEST HITS: Vicious White Women Aug 14, 2024

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AF summer break continues... so let's go back to Nashville, where young Union soldiers wet their whistle so much that 100 sex workers were forced aboard a boat and stranded in the river for days.

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BTS: AF Theme Remix is THE SONG OF THE SUMMER Aug 09, 2024

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Some AF BTS! That stands for American Filth behind-the-scenes. Gabbie talks to Jesse Nighswonger, who composed the theme song. He also made an extra special remix that critics (Gabbie) are calling the song of the summer.

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AF GREATEST HITS: Livin' and Dyin' By the Wiener Aug 07, 2024

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The show's on summer break and will be back in September. So let's go back to the beginning...to our esteemed Founding Father Gouverneur Morris who died as he lived: with his wiener.

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The Guy Who Assassinated the Assassin Jul 31, 2024

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So... after John Wilkes Booth killed Abraham Lincoln, there was a huge manhunt that ended with Booth getting shot by a guy who had previously cut his own balls off. Whomst was this man? Well, he made hats and loved god.

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