Let Them Fight: A Comedy History Podcast

Today we have quite the interesting story. Nicky Crane may have started out as just a simple violent, street level, racist asshole, but he built up a reputation that spanned at least London. And not …

Today we'll be going to the oft forgotten land of Tasmania, after a very short stop in Ireland. And we'll be talking about Alexander Pearce, a real bad criminal who was sent to the island for stealin…

Today we have some good, clean, eastern European fun for you, dear listeners. Jan Zizka was one badass Czechoslovakian. Which isn't a sentence I ever thought I'd be saying, but there it is since he r…

Well, dear listeners, we have another garbage monster for you today. Patrick Kearney is proof that you can be a sickly near-midget and still put up respectable numbers. Of course, you gotta be a bit …

Today we have another badass motherfucker for you, dear listeners. Vernon Baker overcame a whole grip of racism to get an opportunity to fight in World War 2. When he got that opportunity he damn wel…

Stefanie Michele joins us again today to talk about one of Jacob's favorite topics, bikers. Specifically Lorne Campbell who lived one hell of a life and had no qualms including the bad stories along …

Today we're joined by friend of the show, Stefanie Michele, to tell her all about notable garbage person Seung-Hui Cho. After years of people around him ignoring red flags, upsetting behavior, and th…

Today's person of interest is John List, a real creepy looking bastard. Which is appropriate because he was a real creepy bastard. A pretty smart dude, but so very, very creepy. He's also another cau…

It's been a minute since we've covered a wild west badass, so today we're bringing you Al Sieber, one of the most famous Indian fighters of the late 1800s. He was also one of the few white people tha…

Friend of the show Kyle Clark is back with us again to talk about King of the Gypsies, Bartley Gorman. Not only did he live a bonkers life, but it turns out being a badass runs in his blood. His stor…

We brought back friend of the show Kyle Clark to talk about Ray Lambert, a dude that lived through some of the worst shit World War 2 had to offer. And he did it all as a medic. Don't worry, he kille…

Today we got a type of badass we haven't covered in a while, viking. Harald Hardrada traveled all over the old world and honed his killing abilities. First in Russia, and you know those psycho ice mo…

We got a long one for you today, dear listeners. We even thought we were gonna have to split this one into two episodes, but it all worked out and we were able to bring this shining beacon of good ci…

Today, dear listeners, we have a tale of great success, and even greater failure. A story both fun and sad. We're talking about Valentine Strasser. At one point he was the most important person in th…

Welcome to the first episode of the new year, dear listeners! We're bringing you another military man from up Canada way, a pilot this time. But Russell Williams is more than just that. There's a nic…

Welcome to the last episode of 2021, dear listeners. We have another man with three names for you, which historically means prepare for awfulness. But this one is blessedly free of any of that, he's …

Today we're talking about another Joseph, but this one was dope as hell. He found probably the bonkerest way to deal with all the stress leading up to Operation Market Garden during World War 2, then…

Well, dear listeners, (one of) you asked for it, so you got it. Today's episode is Josef Fritzl and well, he is a monster of a piece of shit. His story has quite a few twists and turns along the way …

Today we have a real treat for you, dear listeners. A real pipe hitting badass named Rick Rescorla, and the only person in history nicknamed "Hardcore" and they weren't a putz. Aside from Hardcore Ho…

Welcome back, dear listeners. We continue this week of charming individuals with Ken McElroy, a man beloved in his community. Nah, just kidding, he's a giant piece of shit just like the last guy was …