Profiles In Eccentricity

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Timothy Leary Part 2: Feedback Loop Sep 28, 2023

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This week Aaron continues the chronicle of the life of Tim Leary and we resume with him being a quasi cult leader, national figure of disdain and a major drug dealer before his encounters with everyone from Charles Manson to Ronald Reagan before he faces death and his legacy with varying conclusions among historians!

Timothy Leary: Hero of American Consciousness Sep 21, 2023

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This week A-A-Ron treats the boys to the first half of a biography of the man who would later be called by Nixon, “the most dangerous man in America,” Timothy Leary. Here Aaron charts Leary’s conservative beginnings in a religious home, military school and service in the Second World War before entering academia and having a fateful encounter with psychedelic drugs!

(Rerelease) Catalina de Erauso: Cross-dressed Nun On The Run Maniac Sep 14, 2023

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Matt delivers a maniacal portrait of a woman who left the Catholic church in Spain in the 16th century only to become a marauding menace to colonial South America, all while dressed as a man. She escapes death, incredibly meets family members a world away, and achieves glory and worldwide fame before death! Holy shit!

Body Dysmorphia Cult: Dylan and Tank Sep 07, 2023

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This week Johnboy shares the bizarre and tragic saga of a cultish stable of “pups” who’s “master” led them to drastically alter their bodies to cartoonish levels any way he wanted - from their muscles to their testicles - ultimately leading the greater queer community to shun the group before a member lost his life in pursuit of their insane fetish goals!

Viciously Organized: Ken “Tokyo Joe” Eto Aug 31, 2023

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This week Matt chronicles the life of a Japanese-American who went from the WW2 internment camps on the West coast to the heights of organized crime in Chicago by running gambling operations and executing rivals. But when his own execution goes awry, Joe disassembles The Outfit like one of his victims!

Psycho Cop: John “The Cop” Manniel Aug 17, 2023

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This week Johnboy shares a documentary about a Brooklyn cop who moonlighted as a ninja crime fighter and focused on youth outreach during the heyday of gang violence in New York!

The Gifted Cheater: Alvin “Titanic” Thompson Aug 10, 2023

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This week Matt brings us the story of a true American scoundrel whose riverboat card talent and trickery as a youth turned into a career as a hustler of all contests from tossing horseshoes to golfing and beyond! Hanging with and cheating mobsters, marrying girls that are way too young, golf’s outlaw origins, it’s all here, folks!

A Very Shakespearian Shitshow: Robert “Romeo” Coates Aug 03, 2023

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This week Johnboy treats the lads to the tale of a rich boy of the Victorian era that fancied himself a thespian and paid his way onto stage,finding audiences that were so amused and revolted by how terrible and unconventional the performances were that he became an overnight sensation! But does he know what a laughing stock he’s turned into as he becomes the subject of satirical plays himself?

Hibachi Hero: Hiro “Rocky” Aoki Jul 27, 2023

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This week Aaron treats the lads to the entrepreneurial saga of Benihana founder “Rocky” Aoki, an immigrant success story whose rise played out amid various side obsessions including boat racing, gambling, backgammon and of course, women!

Canada Lee: He Can Do Anything Jul 06, 2023

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This week Matt brings us the story of Canada Lee, a gifted black child musician who abandoned the violin to become a jockey and then a pro boxer before ultimately turning to acting and becoming a pioneer in the art form alongside Orson Welles!

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