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Overshadowed Podcast
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NYC comics Zach Russell and Charles Engle present: Overshadowed, a podcast about the *siblings* of people who changed the world. Ever felt ignored or overlooked because of your siblings’ accomplishments? Well how do you think Asia Booth felt after no one bought her poetry because her brother killed Lincoln? Not great! (She was exiled to England and her husband cheated on her frequently.)If you’ve ever wondered about the lives lead by people like Bartholomew Columbus, Frank James, and Luigi, this podcast is for you. Subscribe to our Patreon for bonus episodes, standup clips, rap battles, and more!Produced by Zach Russell & James ”Fro Show” Martin
Episodes
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Marc Coppola (Nick Cage's Brother) feat. Marc!
Marc Coppola joins the pod as our first Overshadowed guest to talk his time on Apocalypse now, and an ongoing effort to erase him and his family from the internet. Have a question for Marc? Email us at [email protected], And please, somebody go onto Wikipedia and add this man back before…
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Blame the Druze (Bonus)
The Druze people may have been responsible for the Crusades - on this week's episode of Overshadowed Podcast, with Zach Russell and Charles Engle. Want to suggest a sibling/spouse for a future episode? [email protected] Recorded July 2025 And follow us on social media!...
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Jerkish Bathhouse
Charles' *friend* gets a surprise at a Turkish bathhouse, Zach embarrasses himself at a wedding - on this week's episode of Overshadowed Podcast, with Zach Russell and Charles Engle. Want to suggest a sibling/spouse for a future episode? [email protected] Recorded July 2025 0:00 Intro /...
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Fred Trump Jr. (Donald Trump's Older Brother)
Why Fred Trump Jr. was the best trump sibling, on this week's episode of Overshadowed Podcast. Want to suggest a sibling/spouse for a future episode? [email protected] Recorded July 2025 0:00 Intro / Serving the wealthy 4:14 Family Outcast: Fred Trump Jr. 5:32 Only Goy in Jewish Frat 8:37...
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"Can I Pull You for a C-word?"" (Love Island Justice, RIP Anne Burrell, & Texas Floods)
EMERGENCY BROADCAST: The Texas Floods, Anne Burrell's passing, and Cierra's unjust departure from Love Island on this emergency broadcast of Overshadowed podcast. Want to suggest a sibling/spouse for a future episode? [email protected] Recorded July 2025 0:00 Intro 0:45 Naughty Words 4:27...
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Alligator Alcatraz (Charles' Angles, Vol. 3)
Alligator Alcatraz, AI J.D. Vance, and a bunch of Charles angles in this week episode of Overshadowed podcast. Want to suggest a sibling/spouse for a future episode? [email protected] 0:00 Intro 1:00 Hard-working hair 4:30 1. Mayan blood letters 10:42 Sacrificial hasids 12:10 Persian…
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Mike Enders Returns! ("Bedroom of the World")
Mike Enders returns! - and makes his debut - on this week's episode. Mike from Please Send Nudes fame (Charles' old pod that was much more successful) is here, and we talk eyebrow threading, hot air balloon crashes, and moving to Venezuela. Want to suggest a sibling/spouse for a future episode?...
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ICE Raid (Featuring Nick Hopping)
Zach's sick, and it's midnight. Still, we talk song of the summer, ICE raids, worst bombs, and more in this week's episode with Nick Hopping. Follow @nickhoppingcomedy and check out Flophouse Comedy in Williamsburg. Want to suggest a sibling/spouse for a future episode? [email protected]...
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Tom Cruise's Sisters (LeeAnn, Cass, and Marian)
We talk Tom Cruise's sisters in this week's episode with Erik Scott, featuring couch jumps, recruiting prisoners into Scientology, and the merits of L Ron's teachings (of which there are many). Follow @erikscottcomedy. Want to suggest a sibling/spouse for a future episode?…
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"Mohawk Tuah" (San Diego Plane Crash, Married in a Year in the Suburbs)
We talk san diego plane crash, the devil wears prada, married in the summer adhd tests, and more of Charles' health bs. Zach's sick - sorry about that. But not because Charles is right. Want to suggest a sibling/spouse for a future episode? [email protected] Recorded May 2025 And follow…
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"Nothin’ But Wet" (Mexican Boat Crash, South Africa & NYC's Best Bathroom)
We talk mexican navy, south african white jennys, and the best bathroom in new york city. Want to suggest a sibling/spouse? [email protected] Check out the Patreon for the bonus Benedict Arnold stuff NOW. overshadowedpodcast Recorded May 2025 And follow us on social media!...
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Paul Revere's Midnight Ride (featuring Joe Nunnink)
The hilarious Joe Nunnink joins us to talk American Revolution - heavily featuring Paul Revere's midnight run, whether you want to hear about it or not. Paul'll tell ya. And check out Joe's special Keep the Change on June 10th! 800lb Gorilla! Want to suggest a sibling/spouse?...
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Napoleon's Brothers Re-release (Jerome Bonaparte & Joseph Bonaparte)
We get into Napoleon's youngest and horniest brother, Jerome, Zach's middle school womanizing, and reveal why ball gowns are so big. Featuring a few dumb jokes from their past and Charles' real name! Welcome, new listeners to the pod, from our dumb little tiktoks - we're re-releasing a re-edited...
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Elon-gate (The Musk Family) feat. Dan Davies
We take a chainsaw to Elon Musk’s self-made image and talk about the twisted family tree that raised the world’s richest man. FAMILY COVERED: - Papa Errol Musk, a man who raised his kids by dropping them on survival missions and later fathered two kids with his stepdaughter - Kimball Musk, Elon’s...
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The Darker, Deeper Truths of Shen Yun (Falun Gong)
Zach goes to Shen Yun and somehow convinces Charles to buy tickets. At the end we b.s. for a little about politics. Check out the Patreon for bonus content, standup comedy sets, and more. https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast Follow us https://www.instagram.com/charles_engle/?hl=en...
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Cynthia Ann Parker (The Comanche) feat. Mike Earley
Jump into Comancheria as we discuss how the last great Native American Tribe beat back manifest destiny from encroaching past Texas for 150 years. We cover stories of War Chiefs like Iron Shirt and Peta Nocona, the latter of whom abducted Cynthia Ann Parker when she was 9 and eventually made her...
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Ringo Starr (The Beatles) with Steven Rogers
Hilarious ep with comedian Steven Rogers about Ringo Starr, Pete Best, Mark David Chapman, and other overshadowed Beatles (& assassins). Featuring: Sgt Peppers Lonely Farts Club, The Catcher in the Rye, saving gum for later, and two in the stink. Check out the Patreon for bonus content, standup...
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St. Jadwiga's Miracles: "Horse, Goat, Raven" Pt. 2 (Featuring Ray Zawodni)
St. Jadwiga's miracles, and her tryst between William of Austria (also a child) and Jaglia of Lithuania (very much not a child). All in this ep. Check out the Patreon for bonus content, standup comedy sets, and more. https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast Follow us all...
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"Horse, Goat, Raven": St. Paddy's Day Special Pt. 1 (Featuring Ray Zawodni)
Wacky dads, olde Irish myths, and Ray Zawodni's star-studded Polish heritage. Check out the Patreon for Pt 2 right NOW, bonus content, standup comedy sets, and more. https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast Follow us all https://www.instagram.com/rayzawodni/...
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Mount Maserati "Chip Wars" (Pt. 2, Zach and Charles)
Zach find Luigi's bike, planes crashing and chip wars. Pt. 2 available on Patreon now: https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast Overshadowed Kumis coming soon. Instagram: @overshadowed_podcast @charles_engle @zachrussellcomedy Check out the Patreon for bonus content, standup comedy sets, and...
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Mount Maserati (Pt. 1, Zach and Charles)
Zach gets towed again and misses out on Maserati Mountain. Charles tries to get his mom to say I love you. Pt. 2 available on Patreon now: https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast Featuring: Italians vs. WASPS, Chip Wars, parents who've never said I love you, and parents who can't stop, gAI…
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Sweater Boy (Zach & Charles)
Charles returns from AZ with his sunbaked buds, and Zach gets 2 inches deep in shwarma before getting in a fight in French Canada. Instagram: @overshadowed_podcast @charles_engle @zachrussellcomedy Check out the Patreon for bonus content, standup comedy sets, and more....
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AD King (Martin Luther King Jr.) Vol. 2
Fighting for civil rights alongside MLK, A.D.* was a fearless activist, pastor, and leader in his own right—marching, organizing, and facing the same dangers as MLK. From surviving a bombing to mysteriously drowning under suspicious circumstances, A.D.’s story is one of courage, tragedy, and the...
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Van Gogh Re-Release (Zach, Charles, and Matty Litwack)
We have a lot of new people coming to the pod from that Van Gogh video, so we're re-releasing a re-edited version of our Van Gogh episode! It's very informative, and Matty Litwack Nissim is very funny. (FYI he later went to Matty from Matisyahu - the pendulum swingeth for all). Instagram:...
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Is It Poop? (Zach & Charles)
We're gonna be huge Instagram: @overshadowed_podcast @charles_engle @zachrussellcomedy Check out the Patreon for bonus content, standup comedy sets, and more. https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast Check out other places to listen here: https://linktr.ee/overshadowed_podcast Recorded Jan…
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The Enola Straight (Zach, Nick, & Nellie)
SURPRISE SURPRISE, CHARLES IS SICK AGAIN, and Nick must answer the call in the name of consistency. He girds himself in a nest of blankets, and we hit record at 1AM, right after his extremely kickable dog ate half my sandwich. Topics: Japan's rearming, Nick's disgusting beverage choices, sick…
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New Year Old Bandaid (Chuck & Zach)
Zach loses a bandaid at the gym, Charles watches Challengers with his mom and girlfriend... weird guy... Instagram: @overshadowed_podcast @charles_engle @zachrussellcomedy Check out the Patreon for bonus content, standup comedy sets, and more. https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast Check out...
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Full Control (Zach & Charles)
Charles plays hooky from a holiday party, Zach seeks full control. Homeless sagas continue. Happy winter solstice everyone (Sorry for the lateness with this one, I have no excuse). Instagram: @overshadowed_podcast @charles_engle @zachrussellcomedy Check out the Patreon for bonus content, standup...
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Tisquantum Leap (Squanto)
Charles returns! Zach meets trojan latinas in Miami, Charles talks breathwork that gets you high, and we reveal who Squanto actually was... Spoiler: he's not just a helpful injun he's actually a dirtbag. (Sorry for the lateness with this one, I have no excuse). Instagram: @overshadowed_podcast...
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The Ghost (Zach, Nick & Santiago Angel)
Was Christopher Columbus worse than Hitler? We're not sure. Here's what we do know: the Navy is gay, Marines are less gay, and somehow Italy is the least gay. Instagram: @santiagoisdead @nickhoppingcomedy @zachrussellcomedy Check out the Patreon for bonus content, standup comedy sets, and more....
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8th Wonder of the World (Zach & Nick Hopping)
We cover how to beat the Smile demon, increase wax museum sales, and negotiate with the homeless. Featuring spoilers for Conclave. Cops of the pod, write in: what's the best beat? Check out the Patreon for bonus content, standup comedy sets, and more. https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast...
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Secret Slice (Zach & Charles)
Zach goes to Detroit, makes a mess and a friend. Charles refuses to stop spending money on dumb sh*t. Check out the Patreon for bonus content, standup comedy sets, and more. https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast Check out other places to listen here: https://linktr.ee/overshadowed_podcast...
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Anne of Cleves (Henry VIII's Wife) feat. Naomi Karavani
Another edition of HOT or NOT this week as we're joined by the hilarious and knowledgable Naomi Karavani to discuss Anne of Cleves. Men fall off horses, meet-cutes turn sour, virginities remain intact, and we make time - as we always do - for talk Sydney Sweeny. Follow Naomi/watch her special…
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The Kellogg Brothers (Part 2)
This ep features our review of John Harvey Kellogg's book, "Plain Facts about Sexual Life", the celebs who frequented the Battle Creek Sanitarium, and more Check out the Patreon for bonus content, standup comedy sets, and more. https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast Check out other places to...
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The Kellogg Brothers (Part 1)
We had a real hoot talking about John Harvey's asexual doctrine, Zach's massive logs, the evils of poop, and the Battle Creek Sanitarium. Tune in next week for Pt 2. for more. Minor technical issues, but nevertheless we persisted. Check out the Patreon for bonus content, standup comedy sets, and...
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Save Gay For Heaven
This episode is a continuation of "Rock Bottom." Charles dreams of normalcy, Zach loses his bag, and the boys save themselves for heaven. Check out the Patreon for bonus content, standup comedy sets, and more. https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast Check out other places to listen here:...
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Wormlord (Robert F. Kennedy Jr.)
We reveal RFK Jr.'s political motivations behind eating roadkill, and how the worms have been trying to get into the Kennedy's heads since 1963. Including: Spasmotic Dysphonia, falconing, dead bear pranks, brain-eating ameoba, ramoray, ring of fire, and chapel roan. Hail wormlord. Next hour of…
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Rock Bottom (Zach & Charles)
Charles is BACK and the boys have a lot to catch up on: Japanese cruising, coked-out coworkers, and how creepy you want your podiatrist to be. Check out the Patreon for bonus content, standup comedy sets, and more. https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast Check out other places to listen here:...
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Cronus (Zeus), featuring Nick Hopping & Matisyahu Nissim
This week we welcome back Nick Hopping and Matisyahu Nissim to talk about Cronus, Zeus' dad who ate Zeus' siblings and would've eaten him too if not for Prometheus and his tricky tricks. This counts as on-theme cause he's an overshadowed father. Fight me. Suggestions for a sibling or spouse (or...
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BONUS: XXX Adult Swim (Zach & Nick)
Zach's stuck in Canada, so we're releasing a bonus episode of a now-defunct podcast nobody heard, Hoppothetically. It's fun and features friend of the pod Nick Hopping, because it was his podcast. That is now defunct. He lost. Or maybe we lost cause we're still doing a podcast... Either way…
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The Secret Service (Charles' Angles, Vol. 2)
Brothers and sisters, this week, we discuss history tidbits like the creation of the Secret Service, Medieval "Love is Blind", civil war elephants, and more. Leave a review on Itunes/Spotify please. Suggestion of someone we should cover or have a follow-up question/correction from one of the...
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Jimmy "Double Snakes" Swaggart (Jerry Lee Lewis Pt. II)
We cover scandalized televangelist, Jimmy Swaggart's, Jerry Lee Lewis' cousin who was caught with a prostitute TWICE. His worse sin of all? Trying to pay these hard-working women $10 ($36 in 2024). Have a suggestion for someone we should cover or have a follow-up question/correction from one of…
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Myra "The Kid" Lewis (Jerry Lee Lewis)
There's a whole lotta sleezin' going on this week as we cover Myra Lewis, the 13-year old child bride and first cousin of rockstar Jerry Lee Lewis, who lost it all once England found out he married a child. Aw. We discuss how their fraudulent marriage became a reality, getting canceled in the…
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Charles' Angles
We discuss history tidbits like Catherine the Great's "Equine Myth", Pope Gregory's cat ban, shrooms-fueled berserkers and more. Leave a review on Itunes/Spotify please. Suggestion of someone we should cover or have a follow-up question/correction from one of the episodes? Write in!...
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Billy Carter (Jimmy Carter) feat. Will Foskey
The boys cover America's most famous alcoholic this week with Will Foskey in this episode about Billy Carter, featuring belly flop contests, Peanut Lolita, alcoholism, and a scandal with Lybia called Billygate. Have a suggestion for someone we should cover or have a follow-up question/correction...
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Elliot Roosevelt (Teddy Roosevelt) [Re-Edited]
This week's a repost of an episode we did on Elliot and Teddy Roosevelt. The audio has been boosted, and the fat has been trimmed. If you're interested in the original version, I put that on Patreon.com, https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast This week, Zach & Charles discuss the troubled…
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Stage 4 Morning Coughs (Zach Russell & Nick Hopping)
Charles is in the hospital, and we welcome Nick Hopping to his new role as permanent replacement host for now. This episode, Nick goes to first base mid-REM sleep, and his beautiful ruby red station wagon gets smashed by a man passed out at the wheel. In the news: tornados are spinning up more...
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Send the Tents (Zach & Charles)
Zach almost does a career-ruining show for Columbia University. Charles find a Disney hidden penis in hold music. Check out the Patreon for videos of the Boca/St. Petersburg sets. https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast Check out other places to listen here:...
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Sam Adams (John Adams) feat. Harshil Shukla
Zach and Charles talk American Revolution with Harshil Shukla in this episode about Sam and John Adams. One's a fiery late-blooming behind-the-scenes ugly batman and the other's a learned fat president who loves his naked morning strolls. Featuring: Sam Adam's grave, boufing tea, a lot of...
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"Would You Mind?" (Zach & Charles)
Zach crashes a wedding and swims with alligators. Charles struggles to sell exercise equipment to the one percent. We also discuss Drake Bell, Israel, TikTok ban, Jeff Jackson, and how to lie your way into free drinks. Check out the Patreon for videos of the Boca/St. Petersburg sets and vlog...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
NYC comics Zach Russell and Charles Engle present: Overshadowed, a podcast about the *siblings* of people who changed the world. Ever felt ignored or overlooked because of your siblings’ accomplishments? Well how do you think Asia Booth felt after no one bought her poetry because her brother killed Lincoln? Not great! (She was exiled to England and her husband cheated on her frequently.)If you’ve ever wondered about the lives lead by people like Bartholomew Columbus, Frank James, and Luigi, this podcast is for you. Subscribe to our Patreon for bonus episodes, standup clips, rap battles, and more!Produced by Zach Russell & James ”Fro Show” Martin
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NYC comics Zach Russell and Charles Engle present: Overshadowed, a podcast about the *siblings* of people who changed the world. Ever felt ignored or overlooked because of your siblings’ accomplishments? Well how do you think Asia Booth felt after no one bought her poetry because her brother killed...
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