Profiles In Eccentricity

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Joseph Knowles: Nature Man Jun 17, 2021

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This week Matt treats the boys to the story of a man who braved the wilderness and slayed creatures in order to survive as a publicity stunt...but was he lying to create hype or actually a survivor of the boonies?

Rich And Dangerously Insane: Harry Kendall Thaw Jun 03, 2021

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In this episode, John tells the boys about the rivalry between two mega-rich scumbags and their obsession with the same model which culminated in a murder at Madison Square Garden and "The Trial Of The Century!"

Queen Of The Desert: Lady Hester Stanhope May 21, 2021

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This week Johnboy treats the lads to the saga of a woman who escaped British aristocrat life to become an adventurer in the middle east! Before walling herself into her own home to die, Hester Stanhope would pioneer archaeological excavations and become a local legend decades before Lawrence of Arabia.

Caligula: Incest, Torture and All Types Of Ill Shit May 06, 2021

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This week Johnboy treats the lads to the saga of Caligula, the most murderous, perverted, maniacal Roman emporer of all! Throwing people to their deaths and banging all of his sisters and making the senate pimp their wives and daughters - does this guy know how to party or what?

Edgar Cayce: The Sleeping Prophet Apr 23, 2021

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This week Aaron tackles the famed turn-of-the-20th-century clairvoyant who gave sick patients miraculously accurate treatments and remedies while locked in a hypnotic state! An extensive discussion about the unexplained ensues, but before all that we have a phone interview with a couple who visited a famously romantic getaway; The Tik'!

Rube Waddell: Baseball's Pitching Savant Apr 16, 2021

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This week Matt brings the story of the hard drinking, hard fishing Hall of Fame pitcher, gator rassler, and brick thrower who tormented both teammates and opponents alike. Get the outfielders off the field!

Jacques Mesrine: Man Of A Thousand Faces Apr 10, 2021

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This week Johnboy tells the lads about a man known as the kamikaze of crime, Jacques Mesrine. International bank robbery and multiple prison escapes happen across continents as Mesrine eludes capture with endless disguises...and wigs! Plus another phone call to the Tik!

A Raft With Its Own Stamps: Micronations Apr 01, 2021

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This week Matt treats the lads to several examples of micronations; small, small, small, countries and the weirdos that start them. Really small countries. Like, smaller than your house. But before that, we get more calls from listeners to the Tiki Adult Theater!

Shoko Asahara: Aum Supreme Truth and The Search For Armageddon Mar 26, 2021

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This week Johnboy tells the lads about the charismatic half-blind cult leader that recruited brilliant minds in Japan and Russia to build weapons of mass destruction in anticipation of Doomsday. Yikes! Plus, we get an incredible fan interaction at the beginning of this episode!

Black Samurai: The Story Of Yasuke Mar 19, 2021

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This week Aaron tells the gripping story of the African bodyguard who served as the right hand to a Portuguese Jesuit missionary before becoming a samurai in feudal Japan! Plus we call the Tiki Adult Theater with a few questions!

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