Host, comedian Dawn Brodey, takes you through the annals of history with a special guest and history subject each episode. From Dillinger to Frankenstein, from The Crusades to Freak Shows - Dawn brings her history degree and unfiltered sense of humor to deliver well-researched deep-dives that strip history naked and serve it up raw.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 3 days 1 hour 29 minutes
episode 14: HILF 14: Prohibition with Beau Hufford
Beau Hufford is Dawn's guest as she unfolds Prohibition - that batshit, 13-year span of time when alcohol was constitutionally banned and deviant youth culture was born. You think Gatsby was great, do I have some HILFs for you...
episode 13: HILF 13: Whiskey Rebellion with Rashid Green
Belly up as Dawn is joined by bartender and history buff, Rashid Green AKA: The Barless Tender. He serves her cocktails inspired by American Colonial recipes, while she serves him some stories of our drunkin' Founding Fathers. It is truly History Class the way you always wished it could be.
episode 12: HILF 12: Freaks with Christine Blackburn
Step right up, folks! Dawn and guest, Christine Blackburn discuss Freaks, Freak Shows, and all the misery and joy that they have contained over the years. From some of the most famous acts of all time, including Joseph Merrick (aka: The Elephant Man) to the showmen who profited from them. Right this way, folks...
episode 11: HILF 11: Stand-Up Comedy with Wayne Federman
Author of the book "The History of Stand-Up," Wayne Federman joins Dawn for a hilarious and informative romp on the origin of this most-unique comedy art form.
episode 10: HILF 10: Pirates Part 2 with Shelby Young
Dawn and guest Shelby Young continue their journey with history's most notorious (and fuckable) pirates. Part 2 concludes the tale of Mary Read and Anne Bonny, dispels some pirate myths, and introduces us to a few more PILF's along the way.
episode 9: HILF 09: Pirates with Shelby Young
Dawn welcomes aboard the incomparable, Shelby Young [voice of Leia in Star Wars: Forces of Destiny among many others]. Together they sail through the exciting history of the real Pirates, including the thrilling life and times of Mary Read and Anne Bonny.
episode 8: HILF 08: The Spice Trade with Wayne Wilderson
Did you put some cinnamon in your coffee this morning? A little black pepper on your eggs? The spices we take for granted today were once upon a time the single most valuable material in the world. From ancient Egypt, to Columbus and right up to today - Dawn and special guest, Wayne Wilderson - take a us on a journey good enough to eat... and fuck.
episode 7: HILF 07: The F-Word, Part 2 with Ryan Ripple
Guest Ryan Ripple returns for Part 2 of The F-Word - in which we go even further down the profanity alphabet to discuss the origin and uses of the S, P, C, and other F-Word. It's a damn good time.
episode 6: HILF 06: The F-Word with Ryan Ripple
From the very first documented 'fuck' in history all the way through Carlin's 7 Dirty Words, Dawn unpacks the origins and surprising uses of some our most-loved and oft-hated profanity. The guest is comedian, Ryan Ripple, who has his own interesting takes on this shit.
episode 5: HILF 05: Krampus with Andrew Melby
He is a long-horned, long-tongued, Christmas Devil who lives to drag naughty children to hell... But enough about my guest - lets talk about KRAMPUS! This is a very special holiday episode is which Dawn sits down with her real-life husband, Andrew Melby, and digs into the origin and legends surrounding this tenacious Yuletide demon.