43: The Founding Zaddy - Baron Von Steuben

from Oddball History · host Jimmy Nelson, Scott Crisp

This week on Oddball History, Barbara Streisand, a journey to the Twilight Zone, and comedian Vinnie Corrales joins the show to talk Baron Von Steuben, a gay Prussian military officer who helped lead the Americans to victory in the Revolutionary War. Chapters (00:00) Intro (05:35) Von Steuben On the Outs (09:27) Queer Eye for the Continental Army (17:03) Steuben in the American Revolution (23:34) Steuben' Sexuality/ (30:57) Cowabunga Comedy (35:12) Twilight Zone (38:00) Comedy Shows and Funerals

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