American Filth

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Cancel Christmas! Dec 20, 2023

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The stinky puritans are at it again! This time instead of executing people over hog banging, they are canceling Christmas ONCE AND FOR ALL! Well...until they un-cancel it. Find out WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED!

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Two Presidents Received Gift Of...Cheese? Dec 13, 2023

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Two presidents received an odd gift: a big-ass wheel of cheese. Why?? How?? From whomst??? Listen to find of these curdled mysteries.

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Toxic Love Triangle Leads to Gilded Age Murder Dec 06, 2023

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A millionaire shoots an architect at the premiere of a really bad musical in 1906. And yeah, it's probably because that millionaire has terrible mental health. But he says that he did it for his wife, Evelyn Nesbit. Listen to learn about how this murder came to be!

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Sea Snack: Cannibalism on a Boat! Nov 29, 2023

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Did you run out of food on your sea voyage? No worries. It is totally fine to eat your fellow sailors. It's the CUSTOM OF THE SEA!

Today's episode, the sinking of the whaling ship the Essex, the real history that inspired Moby-Dick.

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The Embalmed Beef Scandal Nov 22, 2023

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During the Spanish-American War, a bunch of our boys got sick and died... not from the war but maybe from some nasty meat. Or maybe not. But it did smell and taste really bad!

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19th-Century Sex Worker Wins Best Wallet-Stealer Nov 15, 2023

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Noted thief and sex worker Mary Jones stole countless men's wallets in the 1830s and 40s. Robert Haslem was one of those "victims," and he had no shame taking her to court! ! !

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Most Well-Endowed President? LBJ Recommends His Jumbo Johnson Nov 08, 2023

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President Lyndon B. Johnson's administration is known for all sorts of stuff, like the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1965, the creation of public radio and television, food stamps, and Medicare and Medicaid. And, of course, escalating the Vietnam War.

Lyndon did all that...while whipping his dick out all the time. And his wiener? He named it Jumbo! BEWARE: lots of penis puns in this one. Sorry!

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Jesus P. Christ, Art Made Of...Pee? Nov 01, 2023

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This episode starts with a frothing vat of piss. And the story set in the 1980s, sorry guys, that is history now. Worse than all of that, this episode is about FINE ART.

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Vampires in New England! Or Maybe It's Just TB Oct 25, 2023

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Happy Halloween! Trying to get over that consumption cough?? Have you tried digging up your dead grandma and BURNING HER?!

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President Garfield Assassinated By Doctor's Bad Hygiene Oct 18, 2023

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James Garfield gets shot, and some doctors stick their nasty fingies in the wound. Yum!

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