Don't Look This Up

The epic conclusion to last week’s episode. We’ll be back next week with a new topic! Join the Patreon to learn about a very interesting man named John Howard Griffin in this week’s episode!

A story so crazy (and so long) it calls for a rare 2-parter. Thanks for listening and don’t forget to subscribe to the Patreon!

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We're back...for good this time. As tradition for us, we have some slight tech issues in this one, bit of an echo, bit breathy. But hey, you can hear us. Fixes will be made in the coming episodes. The Patreon is also back! Join to listen to this week's episode, 536 A.D.- The Worst Year To Be Alive patreon.com/dontlookthisuppod

PRE-WARNING audio quality isn't the best on this one folks. You can hear us fine but there's going to be some background noise for some reasons that are too boring to explain but it is, without question, our fault. Our bad, that'll get fixed.Either way, we hope you enjoy this (Lasts) week's episode about a Celtic tribe going barbarian on some Roman ass. (Pause) (23:40)- To go skip our bullshit and go straight to the history talk!Subscribe to the Patreon! Big catalogue of eps and more to uploaded soon!patreon.com/dontlookthisuppod

We know that we are living in the peak of governmental trust. We know that right now every American citizen full-heartedly trusts the U.S. federal government to preserve and protect their freedoms and ways of life now more than ever before, and political divisiveness seems to be a thing of the past. With all that in mind, we would like to remind you of a time where there was good reason to NOT trust that very same government, and the leaders of it's military. Crazy concept, right? Also welcome our new friend of the cast, world renowned philanthropist and war criminal, Cooper Wiemann! Thanks for listening.If you wanna support the show and gain access to extra eps and tons of bonus content, check the Patreon for $1 per month!patreon.com/dontlookthisuppod

WE'RE BACK!We apologize profusely for the prolonged hiatus. The switch to in-person casting has been a disaster. We have no idea what we are doing. But alas, we are back up and running. Going forward, you will get some combination of the four hots in each episode, every typically either a Braden/Cody or a Cole/Ethan/Cody panel due to the crew living across the state from one another and Cody having room for travel time due to lack of opportunities in his stand-up career and him technically owning the equipment we need to do this thing. However, we will use every opportunity we come across to get the full crew together for an episode when we can. Welcome back everyone! Braden and Cody Kick us back off with our first episode over a president, the Bull Moose himself, Teddy R! Was he the rough riding, fist-fighting, bear killing, bad ass we think he is? Or was he just a rich sissy boy from Manhattan cosplaying a cowboy? We find out. For you. Although we won't be posting a double episode every week on the Patreon for the time being, we still will be keeping it plenty active with extra bonus episodes, free talk casts, videos, etc. Still $1 per month!patreon.com/dontlookthisuppod

We're almost there guys. Soon, we will be full transitioned to in-person casting and be back on a set sched. Till then, enjoy a few more zoom-casts. like this ne, about a really racist guy. We hope you enjoy, and join us over on the history Augusta National Golf Club! (none of us golf or watch golf) patreon.com/dontlookthisuppod

Bare with us through late and off-schedule posts (not that we've ever really kept one) as we transition to the holy realm of in-person podcasting, arm-in-arm with one another.Today, we talk about the Pony Express and how it wasn't all it's cracked up to be for the riders or the businessmen who ran it, how it got it's name, and why it only lasted 18 months. Thanks for listening and join us on the Patreon this week for our episode over the Khevsurs!patreon.com/dontlookthisuppod

A dog might have nearly started a war but they're not too sure and neither are we. Nobody knows much about this whole deal. I guess the Greeks stopped being so good at being historians at some point in time-but that won't stop us from talking about it. Join the Patreon!patreon.com/dontlookthisuppod

Today we learn about an alcoholic, homeless, Irishman who could take a beating...from a car...and a poisoning...among other things. Thank you for listening. Join us over on the Patreon this week for a rare Free-Talk Episode!patreon.com/dontlookthisuppod

Sorry for the delay everyone, here's last week's episode. We will post this week's earlier to make up for it. Ethan and Cody take the reigns today to tell you about a guy who had your dream job, pro farter! A medieval profession that proves that no matter what changes throughout history, farts will always remain funny. Join us on the Patreon this week as we discuss the odd relationship between The U.S. South and Hookworm!patreon.com/dontlookthisuppod

The worst nickname you've ever heard, the best nickname you've ever heard, and an absolutely unsinkable lady. This one is what some would call, "an all-timer". By some, we mean us. We'd call it that. We compete against each other this week over on Patreon to determine who knows their accidental inventions the best. Join us. Or else. patreon.com/dontlookthisuppod

Don't let the name fool you. We ain't talking Greece. This episode is all-American. We're talking the battle of Athens TENNESSEE. Cops vs vets. Thugs vs Nazi killers. Stolen elections, cold blooded murder, and southern Justice. Crazy stuff. Off the walls. Ludacris. Thank you for listening.This week's Patreon is over the richest man in history- Mensa Musa! patreon.com/dontlookthisuppod

Braden takes us back to the 1200's when a direct descendant of Genghis Khan invaded the Indonesian island of Java. The results were surprising. Our friend Owen G. is in the house (zoom call) with us to tell us about his experiences attending and working at the 2025 presidential inauguration! If you're dying for more, join us over on the Patreon for this week's topic, the Y2K Scare!patreon.com/dontlookthisuppod

We're back for the meat and potatoes of the life and times of the alcoholic Keanu Reeves-AKA Grigori Rasputin. Hope you the wrap up on this topic, thank you for joining us!Join us over on the Patreon this week for the story of Yoshie Shiratori, the man who escaped from four Japanese prisons!patreon.com/dontlookthisuppod

Hello everyone! We had to split this one into two parts so make sure to tune in next week for the rest of the story,Rasputin. He has quite the reputation, but should he? Was he truly the mystical, self-healing, stinky, sex pervert that all of the legends surrounding his history tell us he is?Maybe not. We'll decide. Let's get into it.Subscribe to the Patreon today to hear an extra history topic every week! This Week's Topic: The Emu War!patreon.com/dontlookthisuppod

As the name implies, this is a shitty episode. Quite possibly our best work yet This was supposed to be a Patreon ep but decided to pull the switcharoonie so ignore references to it being the Patreon throughout the episode. Shout out Cole for being with us again this week. Also, join us over on the Patreon so you can still listen to the episode that was made for the regular this week, the insane story of the Battle of Tsushima and the Russian Baltic Fleet! patreon.com/dontlookthisuppod

Personally, I think this may be an all time classic. Imagine Hippo Burger Helper, ground hippo, hippo fajitas, hippo chili, hippo stroganoff, just hippo in place the place of beef, everywhere the beef should be. That's an America that you almost live in. Lets get into it. Join us on the Patreon for our story of Tarrare, the hungriest man in history!

Friend of the pod and our senior political analyst, Cole is here with us today. The guy who shot Garfield (the president, not the cat) had a crazy life. Cults, scams, and a whole lot of assumptions on this episode today, we get into it. Join us over on the Patreon this week as we talk about the 1500's astronomer and party legend, Tycho Brahe! patreon.com/dontlookthisuppod

War Elephants, hell yeah. Elephants are basically ancient tanks, they're sick. What's possibly more sick is how to fight them. That's where the fire pigs come into pay. We get into it. Thank you for listening. Join us in the Patreon for our other episode over Madams of the American Wild West! patreon.com/dontlookthisuppod

The 1904 Olympics were kind of the parody of what the Olympics are supposed to be, just kind of like this podcast is kind of a parody of a real history podcast. It's the perfect topic for us. Thank you for listening and Happy New Year! Join us over on the Patreon this week to go over The Challenger Disaster with us! patreon.com/dontlookthisuppod

Hello and Merry Christmas from the DLTU crew. Couple Xmas themed episodes for you today. Don't let anyone diss the Christmas truce as an uneventful or uninteresting historical event. Those people don't know anything. Get them a link to this episode as this Christmas present, that's what you should do. Join us over on the Paych this week for your second Christmas-inspired history episode! patreon.com/dontlookthisuppod

Long before Texas gave us Stone Cold Steve Austin, Stone Cold STEVEN Austin gave us Texas. Ever think about that? For some reason, we did. This is our first step in our journey to figure out wat Texas pride is all about. What the hell even is it that you guys are so proud of? Stay chubbed, Texas. We talk the Nika Riots over on the Patreon this week! If you've never heard of them, don't look them up don't do any of that reading shit. Just click the link below and we'll tell you all about them. patreon.com/dontlookthisuppod

Today we talk justice vs revenge, how a vengeful and murderous girl-boss from the 900's could be deemed a saint, and Cody's McDonald's drive-thru confrontation. How else must we compel you to listen? Shout out Olga. ALSO! If you want an explanation as to how a Russian solider saved YOUR life back in the 80's, join us for our Patreon episode this week! patreon.com/dontlookthisuppod

Braden's and Ethan's unwarranted hatred for the U.K. shined bright in this one. In 1666, the entire of city of London burnt to the ground. Few hundred years later, three idiots talk about it on a podcast. We also talk the Muffin Man, shitty tacos, and Pirates of the Caribbean. Out of Control. We talk about the race to the south pole this week on the Patreon! patreon.com/dontlookthisuppod

Just a pre-warning-there will be a few chime-ins here and there on this one. Cody's wifi router was actively having an aneurism while we were recording. Thanks to Forrest's skilled craftmanship as a producer, the flow of historical knowledge from us to you remains uninterrupted. Ethan takes us through what may be the most riveting, earth-shattering, jaw-dropping episodes to date. We're talking....highway construction! And if you can handle anymore excitement after that join us over on the Patreon this week for the 1962 Escape From Alcatraz! patreon.com/dontlookthisuppod

Hello. We're going allllll the way back today. Our first Roman episode! Caligula. He sent the roman army to pick up sea shells and wanted to appoint a horse to one of the highest ranking positions in Rome. He had quite the reputation. WHY THO? Lets get into it. Want a whole other episode each week? Subscribe to our Patreon for only $1 a month!! patreon.com/dontlookthisuppod

Imagine not being able to buy beer. That happened. Right here in the good old U-S-of-A. For about 10 years, the boys got rowdy, got their toys taken away. This was arguably the longest time out of all time. Lets get into it. Thank you for listening and join us over on the Patreon where this week we are talking about WWII's famous Devil's Brigade! Fun stuff. See you over there.

Hi guys. This one's a little off the walls. We recorded this on election night, we were a little antsy to get to watching. Don't worry, there's plenty of history here, there's just...a bunch of other stuff. Braden and Cody go to war, Forrest runs in with the Stone Cold Stunner, It's chaos. Apologies for the anti-climatic ending, but look into it! It does indeed end in a bit of a confused fizzle! Join us over on the Patreon for another whole history episode AND the election watch-along! patreon.com/dontlookthisuppod Also, just be cool to each other please.

Hey guys, we recorded an episode on the Salem Witch Trials for Halloween. It was earth-shattering. We dug up so much dirt on those witches that I'm pretty sure we got to the bottom of the whole ordeal. Unbeknownst to us, we were experiencing some technical issues while recording that made it sound like we were recording in a bag of Doritos. It's not very listener. Perhaps the audio was bewitched. Not Sure. However, we recorded a couple episodes on the back-log for an occasion such as this. Including this one! Goop! Slime! Gunk! Muck! MOLASES! A lot of it. Drowning people. In Boston. In 1919. Crazy. Let's get into 'er. Want access to an entire new episode with a whole new topic every week!? Subscribe to the Patreon! patreon.com/dontlookthisuppod

SPOOKY WARNING ON THIS ONE GUYS! Braden's in the driver's seat again and he's taking us somewhere...not very nice. Guyana. 1978. A dude named Jim Jones had enough people liking the cu of his jib to convince them to do some pretty tragic stuff. Braden made the sacrifice of staring into this evil abyss of a topic so that we can learn in a light-hearted, fun-filled fashion. He may never be the same again. Thank you Braden Want more DLTU? Subscribe to our patreon!

Braden takes the reigns for the history topic this week. He actually has spent the majority of the past year in Hungary gathering information for this episode. Sure, he may have accomplished some humanitarian-related tasks while there, but don't get it twisted, those were mere side tasks as he soared to new heights to obtain the most precise and accurate analysis of one of Hungary's most important events, The Battle of Mohacs. In this story, we get a knight-monk, a child king, a tragic drowning, and even some forced circumcision! What more could we possibly give you? Want more DLTU? Get another WHOLE episode each and every week for only $1 on our Patreon!

Hello friends, we're back this episode with less technical difficulties. You may not have even heard of this one before, but once you have, trust us, you'll have by far the most interesting historical topic to tell everyone at the next party you're at. Believe us, you bring up the Dancing Plague of 1518 during your next night out, everyone will think you're cool and interesting...not weird for bringing it up multiple times, especially when you're on a dancefloor and there's music playing so you have to scream what you're saying in the person's ear, half a centimeter from their face. Want more DLTU? Get another WHOLE episode each and every week for only $1 on our Patreon!

Hey guys, slight technical difficulties on this one, we're not sure why there's an echo at some points. Trust us, it was way worse before we had our diligent producer Forrest salvage what he could. Three hoot's for Forrest for that one. Either way, the high content quality could not be stopped. Today, we tackle the bloodiest battle in American history- The Battle of Gettysburg. Sure, you've heard of it, but come on, what do you REALLY know about it? Who won? Why was it so important? What the heck even was Pickett's charge? Don't worry, we didn't really know either, but we found out for you, ad broke it all down in our debut episode! Need more of DLTU? Subscribe to the Patreon!