History's Greatest Idiots
This hilarious history podcast explores the epic failures, disasters, and terrible decisions that have shaped our world, providing us with memorable lessons to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past. Hosts Lev and Derek uncover the funniest blunders, scandals, spectacular mistakes, and jaw-dropping screw-ups from the dawn of time to today. Perfect for history buffs who love a little comedy with their knowledge! New episodes bi-weekly featuring famous disasters, military blunders, political scandals, and legendary bad life choices. Educational entertainment at its finest!
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 99 minutes
- Episodes
- 125
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Season 3 Episode 13: The Psychotic Outlaw (Wild Bill Longley) and The King of Conspiracy Theories (David Icke)
In the thirteenth episode of Season three of History's Greatest Idiots, Lev and Derek delve into the murderous career of one of the most deadly and stupid outlaws of the Wild West (Wild Bill Longley)…
Season 3 Episode 12: The Twisted Surgeon (Leo Leonidas Stanley) & The EPO Obsessed Cyclist (Riccardo Riccò)
In the twelfth episode of Season Three of History's Greatest Idiots, Lev and Derek look into the career of one of the most dangerous surgeons in history (Leo Leonidas Stanley), and delve through the…
Season 3 Episode 11: The Founder of The Church of Satan (Anton LaVey) & The Worst Pirate Ever (Stede Bonnet)
In the eleventh episode of Season 3 of History's Greatest Idiots, Lev and Derek discover the incredible and mostly fictitious life of the Founder of The Church of Satan (Anton LaVey) and look back at…
Season 3 Episode 10: The Troubled Boxing Icon (Mike Tyson) & The Paranoid Movie Star (Randy Quaid)
In the tenth episode of Season 3 of History's Greatest Idiots, Lev and Derek look into the legendary career and disturbing life of one of the greatest boxers of all time (Mike Tyson) and relive the s…
Season 3 Episode 9: The Wandering Corpse (Elmer McCurdy) & The Lying Health Influencer (Belle Gibson)
In the nineth episode of Season 3 of History's Greatest Idiots, Lev and Derek look into the short life of an incompetent outlaw...and the journey he went on after his death (Elmer McCurdy) and discov…
Season 3 Episode 8: The Alt-Right Outcast (Milo Yiannopoulos) & The Crazy Retailer/Fraudster ("Crazy" Eddie Antar)
In the eighth episode of Season 3 of History's Greatest Idiots, Lev and Derek examine the life of one of the most controversial people of the 21st Century (Milo Yiannopoulos) and look back on the inc…
Season 3 Episode 7: The Original Mobster (Arnold Rothstein) & The North Hollywood Shootout Robbers (Larry Eugene Phillips Jr. and Decebal Ștefan Emilian "Emil" Mătăsăreanu)
In the seventh episode of Season 3 of History's Greatest Idiots, Lev and Derek rediscover the life of someone who became the prototype for all Mafia bosses that followed him (Arnold Rothstein) and l…
Season 3 Episode 6 The French Alien Cult Leader (Claude Vorilhon) & The James Bond Actor (George Lazenby)
Season 3 Episode 5 The Slave Trader Senator (James DeWolf) & The Angry Billionaires (the Barclay Brothers)
In the fifth episode of Season 3 of History's Greatest Idiots, Lev and Derek take a look back on the life of one of the most evil Americans ever (James DeWolf) and analyse a conflict between two bill…
Season 3 Episode 4 The Failed CEO (Gerald Levin) And The Killer Conman Who Had Seven Different Identities (Clark Rockefeller)
In the fourth episode of Season 3 of History's Greatest Idiots, Lev and Derek take a look back on one of the most disastrous mergers in corporate history (Gerald Levin) and delve into the twisted lif…
Season 3 Episode 3 The Young Assassin (Gavrilo Princip) and The Botched Football League (The XFL)
In the third episode of Season 3 of History's Greatest Idiots, Lev and Derek take a deep dive into the life of one of the most misunderstood assassins in history (Gavrilo Princip) and try to understa…
Season 3 Episode 2 The Communist Cult Leader (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh) & The Vindictive Lawyers (The Easters)
In the second episode of Season 3 of History's Greatest Idiots, Lev and Derek look back on the strange life of one of the most infamous cult leaders in American History (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh) and t…
Season 3 Episode 1 The Hellraising Actor (Oliver Reed) and The Incompetent Spy/Politician (John Stonehouse)
In the Season Premiere of Season 3 of History's Greatest Idiots, Lev and Derek look back on the life and career of one of the most infamous actors of all time (Oliver Reed) and delve into the career …
Holiday Special!
In this Holiday Special Episode of History's Greatest Idiots, Lev and Derek look back on two of the highest-scoring idiots of the past 50 episodes: Thomas Midgley Jr. (the inventor of leaded fuel and…
Season 2 Episode 25 The Great Inventor (Walter Hunt) & The Best Prank Ever (The Berner's Street Hoax)!
In the 50th-ever episode of History's Greatest Idiots, Lev and Derek discover the life, career and poor business decisions of one of the world's greatest inventors (Walter Hunt) and delve into the ci…
Season 2 Episode 24 The Murderous Priest (Tomás de Torquemada) & The Corrupt President (Warren G Harding)
In this episode, Lev and Derek look into the life of one of the architects of the Spanish Inquisition (Tomás de Torquemada) and dig into the career of one of the most corrupt and useless Presidents o…
Season 2 Episode 23 The White Nationalist (Nick Fuentes) & The Jewellery Mogul (Gerald Ratner)
In this episode, Lev and Derek look into the life and many controversies of a white supremacist commentator/domestic terrorist (Nick Fuentes) and relieve the moment the chairman of a huge jewellery b…
Season 2 Episode 22 The "Obscene" Metal Icon (Oderus Urungus) and The Hard Partying Wrestler (Marty Jannetty)
In this episode, Lev and Derek look into the life and amazing career of the former frontman for Gwar (Dave "Oderus Urungus" Brockie) and a wrestler so dedicated to the party lifestyle he got fired..…
Season 2 Episode 21 The Halloween Special! (Ed Gein and McKamey Manor)
In this Halloween special episode, Lev and Derek discover the story of one of the early 20th Century's most notorious and deranged murderers (Ed Gein) and look into one of the most disturbing and sus…
Season 2 Episode 20 The Con Artist Special! (May Otis Blackburn and Allen Stanford)
In this special con artist episode, Lev and Derek discover the story of one of the early 20th Century's worst cult-style con artists (May Otis Blackburn) and take a deep dive into the life and scheme…