Profiles In Eccentricity

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Did Ya Like That?: Fred Dibnah Feb 22, 2024

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This week Matt treats the lads to the story of a chimney repairman, or steeplejack, chronicled by the BBC in Northern England who became a national celebrity for his nerve, stubbornness, ingenuity in steam technology and resonance with the public in the shifting times of Britain economically, culturally and politically as a total weirdo!

Do Good; Have Power: Huey “The Kingfish” Long (Part 2) Feb 15, 2024

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This week Johnboy continues the saga of the left-wing demagogue of Louisiana first as he ascends to the US Senate and pushes FDR to go further with the New Deal by next entering the Great Depression era political fray by running as a presidential candidate while keeping an iron grip on Louisiana affairs that pushes political opponents to openly call for his assassination!

One Man Political Machine: Huey “The Kingfish” Long (Part 1) Feb 08, 2024

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This week Johnboy tells the lads about a poor boy from Louisiana who saw poverty and injustice as a youth and single-handedly built a political movement that would begin to rapidly transform the state the minute he became governor - but is his grip on power too tight?

Eccentric Media XV: A Step Too Far Feb 01, 2024

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This week the boys are back with a slew of clips and media miscellany once again and we’ve got the exclusive on a new Spider-Man movie that leans explicit, the skinny on the subversive art of Melrose Place, a film littered with big cats mauling the actors and so much more!

Otto Skorzeny: The Most Dangerous Man In Europe Jan 25, 2024

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This week Aaron enthralls the lads with the story of a bodyguard of Hitler who went on to liberate Mussolini from imprisonment and engineer Nazi commando operations before the post war era would see him conduct operations on behalf of the Israelis!

Bat Masterson: The Best Of The Worst Jan 18, 2024

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This week handsome Matt brings us the tale of the legendary Wild West lawman Bat Masterson, from his beginnings in Buffalo hunting to the 20th century boxing ring with the legendary myths of his days as a man on both sides of the law leading to only more questions of right and wrong and power and freedom to befuddle us all!

The Rocketbelt Rejects Part 2 Jan 11, 2024

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This week Johnboy and the lads conclude the saga of the Rocketbelt 2000 or “Pretty Bird” by taking on the voices of the slimy characters involved! Hammer attacks, kidnapping, police corruption and murder all make appearances in the ruthless scramble to attain the most useless invention on earth!

The Rocketbelt Rejects Part 1 Jan 04, 2024

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This week Johnboy shares the story of the rocketbelt, from its fictional beginnings in science fiction in literature and film before engineers and the military brought it to life - sort of! From Nazi rocket scientists to a few guys at the back of a car stereo plaza; behold the rocketbelt rejects!

Cheap Shots: Rick “Elvis” Parker Dec 21, 2023

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This week Matt brings us into the seedy world of professional boxing promotion in the 80’s and 90’s with a Kenny Powersesque scumbag that corrupted the sport in every way! From bribing and poisoning his own fighters while currying favor with George Foreman and Don King, Rick Parker became so loathesome that it brought on his own murder!

Josip “Tito” Broz Part 2: Cult Of Personality Dec 14, 2023

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This week Johnboy concludes the saga of Yugoslavia’s long-reigning communist dictator, Tito! We see Josip Broz liberate the country from the Nazi occupation, exile the monarchy, survive multiple assassination attempts from Stalin and create a unique economic, cultural and geopolitical landscape all singularly Tito!

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