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History Boiz
by Jerry Nash, Christopher Wheadon, Zach Mech, Madi Moon
Meet Chris, Madi, Zach, and Jerry. They are the History Boiz. They’re going to tell you about historical figures and events and make you laugh at the same time. Drink a cheap beer, and get some history up in you. Like the founding fathers intended.
Episodes
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Francisco Solano López and the Paraguayan War
The dictator of Paraguay in the 1860’s was a man named Francisco Solano López, who decided to go to war with Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. It was disastrous for him and the people of Paraguay and still the bloodiest war ever fought in South American history - also known as the War of the Triple...
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Marco Polo Part 2
We continue the epic journey of Marco Polo with things both real and imagined, believed and disbelieved. All grand adventures and great odysseys must come to an end, but the question now was, were they to be believed? Sources: Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu by Laurence Bargreen The Travels of...
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Marco Polo Part 1
Marco Polo dictated the greatest world travel adventure story in history while he was in prison. How did he get there? Well, he was only 17 when he joined his father and uncle in the family trade, and so begins the odyssey of Marco Polo… Sources: Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu by Laurence...
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The Silk Road
The Silk Road was one of most influential network of trade routes to ever exist. This episode is related to our next series and a listener request! Sources: Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu by Laurence Bargreen The Travels of Marco Polo by Marco Polo and Rustichello da Pisa Genghis Khan and the...
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Louis Chevrolet
You recognize the name Chevrolet from one of the world’s top car manufacturers in existence, but do you know the story of the man who gave it its name? Joining us is Tony from the How the West Was F#cked podcast! Sources: Barras, P. (2004). The Louis Chevrolet Adventure. K, C. E. (2025)....
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The Iran Contra Affair Part 3
The Iran Contra Affair had other, far reaching, and devastating consequences. Because of close relationship between the CIA and the Contra rebels in Nicaragua, drug smuggling and the lucrative cocaine trade in disaffected communities in the United States became increasingly prevalent. As the CIA...
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The Iran Contra Affair Part 2
In part 2, we see the coverup unravel. Not only did the Reagan administration have to explain damning evidence of arms for hostages, but also the diversion of profits from those arms sales to the Contras, both of which are highly illegal, not to mention hypocritical. Sources: Mayer, Jane, and…
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The Iran Contra Affair Part 1
The Iran Contra Affair was the biggest scandal of Ronald Reagan’s presidency. A group of rogue staffers from president’s own National Security Council were selling Iran - a so declared state sponsor of terrorism - despite a U.S. led embargo, in exchange for hostages. Then, giving the profits to…
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Frida Kahlo Part 3
Frida Kahlo’s short life came to a tragic and painful end. She painted until her dying day and her legend has grown ever since. Joining us again for the conclusion of this series, our friend Amy! Sources: Herrera, Hayden, and Frida Kahlo. Frida Kahlo. New York, N.Y., Rizzoli, 1992. Kahlo…
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Frida Kahlo Part 2
In part 2, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera begin their tempestuous relationship and Frida paints some of her most iconic works. Joining us again is our special guest, Amy! Sources: Herrera, Hayden, and Frida Kahlo. Frida Kahlo. New York, N.Y., Rizzoli, 1992. Kahlo, Frida. The Letters of Frida…
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Frida Kahlo Part 1
Frida Kahlo is now the most famous painter that Mexico has ever produced and has since become a legend in the art world for painting some of the most recognizable, beautiful, and often disturbing images in the art lexicon. This episode will examine her early life and the catastrophic event that...
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The Year of the 5 Emperors
That time incompetent and bizarre leadership of one man led to a chain of chaotic events that culminated in civil war. It’s funnier than it sounds! Sources: Gibbon, Edward. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire; Wentworth Press, 3 Apr. 2019. Cassius Dio Cocceianus, et al. Dio’s...
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Grace O’Malley
Grace O’Malley has become a legend as a swashbuckling Irish pirate that had terrorized, and then terrorized on behalf of, Queen Elizabeth I. The truth is much more complex. Join us for the Pirate Queen herself! Sources: Cook, Judith. PIRATE QUEEN : The Life of Grace O’malley. S.L., Birlinn Ltd,...
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Bass Reeves
Marshal Bass Reeves was a legend of the Wild West. What sets him apart from the usual lexicon of Wild West legends wasn’t that he was black or a black law man, it’s because he was the real deal. Joining us is the incomparable Beau Binek from the How the West Was F#cked podcast! Sources: Burton,...
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Frank Gotch vs. George Hackenschmidt
In the early days of profession wrestling, a sport already rife with conmen and circus tricks, there would be one rivalry that would make, and simultaneously threaten to break, the sport across the globe. Two worlds collided with the rough and tumble American, Frank Gotch, and the first world...
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Chief Joseph Part 2
In part 2, Joseph is among the leaders who guided the Nez Perce during the subsequent war and harrowing retreat across some of the roughest terrain that North America has to offer. Joining us again is Will from How the West Was F#cked! Sources: Nerburn, Kent. Chief Joseph & the Flight of the Nez...
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Chief Joseph Part 1
Chief Joseph was a leader of a Wallowa band of Nez Perce that became a legend and myth in his own time. Joining us is Will from How the West Was F#cked! Sources: Nerburn, Kent. Chief Joseph & the Flight of the Nez Perce : The Untold Story of an American Tragedy. New York, NY, Harpersanfrancicso,...
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George Hearst Part 5
The last installment of Jerry joining How the West Was F#cked for the conclusion of George Hearst!
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George Hearst Part 4
Jerry joins How the West Was F#cked for part 4 of George Hearst!
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William the Conqueror
Also known as William the Bastard, the powerful Duke of Normandy would change the course of English history. Join us for our very special December episode! Sources: Mitchell, David. Unruly. Crown, 3 Oct. 2023. Morris, Marc. The Norman Conquest. Simon and Schuster, 13 Sept. 2022.
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George Hearst Part 3
Part 3 of George Hearst! Jerry joins How the West Was F#cked once again!
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The Edmund Fitzgerald
Maybe you’ve heard Gordon Lightfoot’s tribute song, here is the true story behind it! This Great Lakes tragedy still resonates today. Join us for our November special (a tad late, but well worth the wait)! Sources: Bacon, John U. The Gales of November. Liveright Publishing, 7 Oct. 2025. …
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How the West Was F#cked - George Hearst Part 2
Our very own Jerry fills in for Beau on How the West Was F#cked once again! We hope you enjoy it!
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How the West Was F#cked - George Hearst Part 1
Jerry recently filled in for our friend, Beau, on our brother podcast, How the West Was F#cked. Although he is hardly a replacement for Beau, we hope you enjoy it!
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Howard Carter and the Curse of the Pharaohs
The true story of the greatest archeological discovery in history and the rumors of a terrible ancient curse that swirled around the subsequent deaths of team members and tourists alike. Join us for this spooky season installment, HOWARD CARTER and the CURSE of the PHARAOHS! Sources: Brier, Bob....
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The Aswang Vampire
On this spooky season edition, join us for the Filipino legend of the Aswang, and the CIA agent who used it as psychological warfare! Sources: Clark, Jordan. “The Maximo Ramos Taxonomical Classifications of the Aswang • the ASWANG PROJECT.” THE ASWANG PROJECT, 1 Oct. 2023,...
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The Marquis de Sade
The Marquis de Sade was a libertine French author and “philosopher” who penned “the most impure tale ever written since the world began”, The 120 Days of Sodom. His life was so outrageous and criminal that it landed him in multiple prisons, asylums, and a famous oubliette. Join us for the life of...
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The United Fruit Company
The United Fruit Company has directly shaped the course of history in every country in Middle America. All for bananas. THIS ONE IS FOR BEAU https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-beaus-family-be-by-his-side Sources: Chapman, Peter. Bananas. Canongate Books, 15 Dec. 2022. “Jorge Ubico | President of...
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Pythagoras
The murderous triangular cult may have indeed existed - join us for the Greek mathematician and cult leader, Pythagoras! Donate to help Beau:...
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Nancy Wake Part 3
Nancy parachutes into France and becomes an integral part of the French resistance. To make a vast understatement, her adventures in effort to put an end to the Nazi occupation of France were numerous and harrowing - using all of her faculties, and highly trained skills (and her ample amount of...
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Nancy Wake Part 2
Nancy becomes notorious for her courier work and staging prison breaks that she earns herself the code name, The White Mouse, from the Gestapo who were on to her. Join us for Nancy’s harrowing escape over the Pyrenees - not that she was done with the fight - in part 2! Sources: Fitzsimons, Peter....
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Nancy Wake Part 1
Nancy Wake was a kiwi who grew up in Australia and became one of the great heroes of the French Resistance during WWII. She became so notorious in fact, that the gestapo code named her “The White Mouse”. Join us for part 1! Sources: Fitzsimons, Peter. Nancy Wake : A Biography of Our Greatest War...
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The Great Moon Hoax of 1835
In 1835, the New York Sun ran a series of articles about amazing discoveries of sentient creatures living happy and productive lives in harmony on…the moon. And people believed it! Sources: Goodman, Matthew. The Sun and the Moon : The Remarkable True Account of Hoaxers, Showmen, Dueling...
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William Randolph Hearst Part 3
W.R. built a castle, called FDR a communist, tried to ignore the “greatest film of all time”, and carried on a lifelong affair with one of the biggest Golden Age of Hollywood stars, Marion Davies - Hollywood’s worst kept secret. Join us for part 3 of William Randolph Hearst! Sources: Thomas…
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William Randolph Hearst Part 2
W.R. goes to war! Hearst didn’t cause the Spanish American War, although he’d love you to believe it. He just made people WANT to go to war. Join us for part 2! Sources: Thomas Lennon and Michael Epstein. “The Battle over Citizen Kane.” PBS, 1996. Nasaw, David. The Chief. Houghton Mifflin…
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William Randolph Hearst Part 1
How did William Randolph Hearst become a media giant who shaped public opinion through yellow journalism? The short answer? A silver spoon; AKA silver and gold mines owned by his parents. Join us as we follow “Willy the Worst” on his way to untold riches and influence! Sources: Thomas Lennon and...
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The Charge of the Light Brigade
The much venerated charge of the light brigade at the battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War was one of the biggest military blunders of all time. The poor decisions made that day had much to do with the personalities of the British high command. Sources: Aldrete, Gregory S. History’s Great...
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Abigail Adams
The second First Lady of the United States was the mother of a president, a remarkable woman of letters, and in many ways, a founder herself. Join us for Abigail Adams! Sources: Holton, Woody. Abigail Adams. Simon and Schuster, 2009. McCullough, David. John Adams. Simon and Schuster, 2001.
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Benito Mussolini Part 4
Mussolini’s spectacular fall from power would become a legendary cautionary tale for any would-be (and/or contemporary) despot going forward. Join us for part 4, the brutal conclusion of our series on the Italian fascist dictator! Sources: Ben-Ghiat, Ruth. STRONGMEN : Mussolini to the Present....
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Benito Mussolini Part 3
In this episode, Mussolini names and renames things after himself and his fascist “revolution”, appears shirtless in news reels, and decides that Italy should reacquire and acquire land enough to make a new Italian Empire. Join us this week for part 3! Sources: Ben-Ghiat, Ruth. STRONGMEN :...
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Benito Mussolini Part 2
In part 2, Benito goes from being the editor of the left wing paper Avanti!, to marching (well, not personally, but figuratively) on Rome with his ultranationalist right wing black shirts. Join us for part 2, the Mussolini switcharoo! Sources: Ben-Ghiat, Ruth. STRONGMEN : Mussolini to the…
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Benito Mussolini Part 1
How does a young delinquent that is born and raised to be a fiery socialist rabble rouser, end up being the Italian fascist leader, Il Duce? It’s a long, winding road to say the least! Join us for part 1 of Benito Mussolini! Sources: Ben-Ghiat, Ruth. STRONGMEN : Mussolini to the Present. S.L., W…
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The Santa Claus Bank Robbery
Happy holidays from the History Boiz! On December 23, 1927, a man walked into a bank in Cisco, Texas and robbed it - while dressed as Santa Claus. Join us for this bullet riddled comedy of errors! Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Sources: Greene, A C. The Santa Claus Bank Robbery. Denton,...
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Togo & Balto
In the winter of 1924-25, a diphtheria outbreak in the remote Nome, Alaska, relied upon a desperate dog sled relay mission. You may know the heroic dog, Balto, but what about Togo? Sources: Salisbury, Gay, and Laney Salisbury. The Cruelest Miles. W.W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, 2005. Mushing...
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Spiritualism in America
Join us for spooky season! This time we’ll talk about the rise of spiritualism, complete with seances, exclusive clubs, famous true believers, infamous fakes and frauds, and the most respected magician of all time, Harry Houdini. Sources: Dawson, Kate Winkler. The Ghost Club. Penguin, 2023....
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The Lost Franklin Expedition
In 1845, Sir John Franklin led an expedition in search of the northwest passage with two boats, aptly named HMS Terror and HMS Erebus, and never returned. To this day people search for clues as to what became of them, and what they did find carried horrifying implications. Sources: Beattie, Owen,...
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Pocahontas Part 2
In this episode we talk about what could’ve (and what probably) happened to Pocahontas while she was in England. It’s not something you would find in a Disney movie! Sources: Custalow, Linwood “Little Bear,” and Angela L. Daniel. The True Story of Pocahontas: The Other Side of History. Tantor...
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The Great Dying Patreon Special
Due to various life events the Boiz have decided to postpone our next official episode, instead we're giving our beloved listeners a taste of our exclusive Patreon show, Telling Jerry Something! 251.9 million years ago our planet suffered the most catastrophic event life on Earth has ever known....
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Pocahontas Part 1
Pocahontas has been used to tell different narratives throughout history, but few know the real story of her life. Join us for part 1! Sources: Custalow, Linwood “Little Bear,” and Angela L. Daniel. The True Story of Pocahontas: The Other Side of History. Tantor Audio, 2023. Editors. “John…
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The Cultural Revolution Part 3
Join us for the 3rd and final part of our series on the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution! This time, high school and college students take over the country to stamp out bourgeois/counter revolutionary/reactionary/conservative elements that, according to Mao, are holding China back. Sources:...
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Meet Chris, Madi, Zach, and Jerry. They are the History Boiz. They’re going to tell you about historical figures and events and make you laugh at the same time. Drink a cheap beer, and get some history up in you. Like the founding fathers intended.
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