The Bard Brothers

Mike Goes into Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli and his rise and fall of fame, while Nick explains the one easily accessible weakness of bombing London from the air that the Nazis overlooked.

Episode Notes Mike tells the crazy story of Mark Hoffman, Salt Lake City native that became a legend in the counterfeit game. Nick goes into the story of the missed Pearl Harbor telegram, that warned of an imminent attack, but wasn't seen until it was too late.

Episode Notes Thanks to our good friend, Bobcat Goldthwait, for allowing us to have the final say on the pronunciation of his name. Mike goes into the insane life of John McAfee, creator of the now-most-annoying security suite. Drugs, guns, child mistresses, boy howdy. Nick details a heartwarming battle of the civil war and comments on the hygiene of bygone eras. Strap yourself in, it’s a nasty one.

Episode Notes Mike talks about the Exxon Valdez oil spill and the aftermath & treatment of everyone involved. Nick goes into a remarkable story about the Bataan death march and a truly incredible anecdote from one soldier held as a POW.

Episode 10 Mike tells the story of the Harvey's Resort Hotel bombing in 1980 that shows you that, yes, you can be smart enough to make an un-disarmable bomb, but not smart enough to plan the attached extortion plan. Nick dives into the little known Norwegian heavy water sabotage, a series of operations undertaken by Norwegian saboteurs during World War II to prevent the German nuclear weapon project from acquiring heavy water, which could have been used by the Germans to produce nuclear weapons

Episode 8 Mike goes into the interesting story behind the invention and marketing of Sea Monkeys and beyond that to the even more interesting past of their inventor, Harold Von Braunhut. It gets weird. Nick explores the insane record of Simo Häyhä, a Finnish Sniper during the 1939-1940 Winter War during WWII.

Episode 8 Poop Warning - There is some poop talk, you have been warned Mike goes over the story of the accidental creation of the largest body of water in California, the Salton Sea. Now a wasteland, it used to be the most travelled state park in California. Nick dives headfirst into the mix with a disgusting yet novel project by the OSS to obstruct the Nazi's movements in Morocco. You gotta ask yourself, how would you best disperse weaponized excrement?

Episode 7 Mike goes over the story of Jeffery Lash, a shadowy operative found dead in California with over $5 million in firearms & ammo. Nick goes over the details of Tsar Bomba, the largest nuclear weapon ever detonated.

Episode 6 Mike tells the true story of the large area coverage (LAC) program in the 1950's by the United States Army. A program that tested the spread of microscopic Zinc Cadmium Sulfate over large urban areas, what could go wrong? Nick tells the story of Operation Eldest Son, a Vietnam-era program designed to fight fire with fire utilizing guerilla tactics to gain an edge in the war effort.

Episode 5 Mike dives into the story of Ken McElroy, Missourian native that racked up 21 indictments over decades without ever being brought to justice...formally. Nick covers a shadowy Italian freemason lodge that was hell-bent on bringing down Jimmy Carter. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.