Profiles In Eccentricity

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Time Kills: The Self-Maiming Prankster Provocateur Artist Chris Burden May 30, 2018

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This episode John profiles the combative art of Chris Burden, who willfully had himself shot to be taken seriously. Satirical and disturbing commercials, crucifixion to a Volkswagen and a habit of creating terrifying and visceral live performances and inventions were all a part of Burden's vision.

Catalina de Erauso: Cross-dressed Nun On The Run Maniac May 23, 2018

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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!

Vladimir Putin's Greatest Hits May 09, 2018

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Special guest Adam Tod Brown talks about Vladimir Putin's secretly disturbing rise to power and the insane and sometimes (uncomfortably) hilarious things he does to expand that power.

John McAfee: Computer Anti-Virus Pioneer Genius Turns Paranoid Peculiar Pervert! May 02, 2018

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John McAfee gets the profile treatment from Aaron in this episode and it is a wild, scary, fascinating and dirty ride! This is a hell of a story, folks, so get tucked in!

Sophie Scholl: Nazi Resistance Leader Apr 25, 2018

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John tells the story of a 21 year old woman that fought Nazis in Germany at the height of the Second World War. Plus! Matt gives a history of piss in music!

Malcolm McLaren and The Pedophilic Post-Punk Prank Apr 18, 2018

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John weaves a tale of Sex Pistols manager, artist, impresario and provocateur Malcolm McLaren and his loftiest aspirations to destroy pop music with a prank centered around the fetishization of children! Matt shares a funny porn clip! We announce the Patreon!

Profiles In Eccentricity Live! Apr 11, 2018

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This episode live at the Hollywood Hotel has Matt delving into John Lennon and Harry Nilsson getting super chopped and bombed in L.A., Aaron reveals more about the dealers behind the Pablo Escobear fiasco, and John tells of the ongoing saga of the ex-con who posed as a genius to sell tons of nut to a sperm bank!! The gang's all here! Try it out!

One Of Psychedelia's Brightest Lights: Skip Spence Apr 04, 2018

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This episode has Matt drop the tale of obscure musician, member of Jefferson Airplane and avid psychedelic drug abuser Alexander Skip Spence!

The Blood And Bickering Of The I.N.L.A. Mar 21, 2018

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John tells the lads about the Irish Republican Army's dysfunctional, bratty, petty, infighting, bomb-engineering, snitch-torturing, drug-dealing, hunger-striking, terrorist little step-brother, the Irish National Liberation Army.

Last Words Mar 14, 2018

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This episode has John sharing some of his favorite final words from the famous, the infamous and the fameless! Try It Out!

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