Profiles In Eccentricity

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Josip “Tito” Broz Part 1: Dancer Dec 07, 2023

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This week from the new studio Johnboy brings the tale of the future communist dictator of Yugoslavia, Tito, as he endures, eludes and deftly dances through battles, purges, revolutions, strikes, prison terms and life as a political fugitive between two world wars!

(Rerelease) The Chinese Pirate Empress: Ching Shih Nov 30, 2023

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Due to sickness we have to drop another old favorite this week. From the archives:

Aaron regales the boys with the epic tale of the Chinese woman who rose from prostitution to the illicit control of the Eastern seas with a massive fleet of men and vessels at her whim. But first, Matt treats us to the absurdly sad and stupid saga of the Ketchum brothers, the doomed train robbers who idolized Jesse James.

Kit Cavanaugh And Lady Betty: Rogue Irish Women With A Body Count Nov 23, 2023

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Subbing for the fetching Aaron Pita we are joined by the gorgeous queen Laura Crawford, as Matt brings the tale of one Irish woman who braved endless war to find her husband -IN DRAG - and another who used their filicide to become a legendary executioner!

(Rerelease) The New Coke Catastrophe and The Bank Robbing, Drug Dealing MMA Fighter Nov 16, 2023

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This episode our guest Radiston Zahariev tells the story of a tough guy from London that laid out his dad, became a gang leader, drug dealer and bank robber, who terrified police in addition to being an amateur UFC fighter that infamously laid out Toto Ortiz in a bar! But first, John drops the sad, bizarre saga and legacy of the launch of New Coke by Coca-Cola.

From The Vault: Jack Parsons Nov 09, 2023

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Sex! Drugs! Rocketry! We flip the script this week as Aaron performs his first profile on the magickal, perverse and cameo-laden life of renegade rocket scientist Jack Parsons.

The Rebel Thief: Martin “The General” Cahill Nov 02, 2023

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This week Johnboy shares the story of celebrity Irish criminal Martin Cahill and his exploits in stealing from a young age to becoming the greatest thief in Irish history and cultivating an image that showed his absolute disdain for authority from the bedroom to the courtroom before a bid with paramilitaries led to his demise!

Top Tier Madams: Ada and Minna Everleigh Oct 26, 2023

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This week Matt brings us the story of Ada and Minna Everleigh and into their high class brothel, the Everleigh Club! Kick off a shoe and pour yourself some champagne and hear a story of gangsters, politicians, top tier sex service and a moral outcry that ruined everything!

Nobody Cares, Your Highness: James A Harden-Hickey Oct 19, 2023

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This week Johnboy treats the lads to the tale of a man who declared himself king of a tiny island in the middle of the ocean, his French aristocracy roots, his planned revenge against the British after they took his island from him and of course, his guide to suicide!

An American Tyrant in Nicaragua: William Walker Oct 13, 2023

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This week Matt brings us the tale of an unofficial American colonial expedition - then known as a filibuster - and how it’s original popularity led to some domestic and foreign legitimacy, before the man at the helm destroyed it all by through greed, tyranny, and enslavement.

Serial Killer Celebrity: Johann “Jack” Unterweger Oct 05, 2023

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This week Johnboy tells the lads about an Austrian criminal who went to prison for murdering a woman and became a celebrated writer in prison. Jack Unterweger was such a beloved writer and model prisoner, in fact, that the literary elite petitioned successfully for an early release and made Jack a star - but Jack wasn’t finished killing!

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