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Let Them Fight: A Comedy History Podcast

Join comedians Jacob Trimmer and Tim Groeschel in a mashup of true crime, history, and comedy as they swap stories and make jokes about people throughout time who have lived interesting and violent lives. Get your dose of grindhouse history every Tuesday, because everyone likes violence as long as it's happening to someone else.
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History Comedy
Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
67 minutes
Episodes
581
Years Active
2019 - 2025
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Ep. 21 Joe Ronnie Hooper and Dong Zhuo

Ep. 21 Joe Ronnie Hooper and Dong Zhuo

This week we're going full on bonkers in Asia with Joe Ronnie Hooper, a solder during the Vietnam War who loved throwing grenades into bunkers so much they give him a Medal of Honor for it. Then we m…

01:20:57  |   Tue 06 Aug 2019
Ep. 20 Joseph Beyrle and Dallas Stoudenmire

Ep. 20 Joseph Beyrle and Dallas Stoudenmire

This week we had a lot of fun talking about Joseph Beyrle, who basically lived Gulliver's Travels WW2 edition, and Dallas Stoudenmire, a proud Arkansas man named after a mediocre Texas city who lived…

01:07:27  |   Tue 30 Jul 2019
Ep. 19 Phoolan Devi and Brendan Eamonn Fergus Finucane

Ep. 19 Phoolan Devi and Brendan Eamonn Fergus Finucane

This week we have a real doozy for you. Starting things off is Phoolan Devi, the Bandit Queen of India, whose life starts off haunting and ends in the least expected way possible. Then we talk about …

01:24:02  |   Tue 23 Jul 2019
Ep. 18 James Longstreet and Gottfried von Berlichingen

Ep. 18 James Longstreet and Gottfried von Berlichingen

This week we're going to the dirty south to learn about James Longstreet, a man who got shit done. Too bad he was kind of on the wrong side of history when it comes to wars. Then we're going way back…

01:21:53  |   Tue 16 Jul 2019
Ep. 17 Rafal Gan-Ganowicz and Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus

Ep. 17 Rafal Gan-Ganowicz and Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus

Today we have two people with different types of garbage names. First up is Rafal Gan-Ganowicz, a Polish mercenary who loved only two things in life, killing Commies and killing Commies that were als…

01:20:56  |   Tue 09 Jul 2019
Ep. 16 Lachhiman Gurung and Lester Joseph Gillis

Ep. 16 Lachhiman Gurung and Lester Joseph Gillis

This week we're transporting you to the exotic locales of Nepal and Chicago, to talk about Lachhiman Gurung, a member of the Gurkhas and all around insane person, and Lester Joseph Gillis, a bank rob…

01:10:50  |   Tue 02 Jul 2019
Ep. 15 Kody Scott and David Farragut

Ep. 15 Kody Scott and David Farragut

This week we're talking about how this kindly looking gentleman, Kody Scott, became known as Monster at the age of 13, and all the naval shenanigans and tricks committed by this doughy Mel Brooks imp…

01:05:33  |   Tue 25 Jun 2019
Ep. 14 Lydia Litvyak and Joe Morgan

Ep. 14 Lydia Litvyak and Joe Morgan

We have a real fun show for you this week as we talk about a crazy WW2 pilot and the one legged man who helped shape the Mexican Mafia. What type of behavior is punishable in Russia? Is a machine gun…

01:28:10  |   Tue 18 Jun 2019
Ep. 13 Ruben Cavazos and Billy Sing

Ep. 13 Ruben Cavazos and Billy Sing

This week we're talking about Ruben Cavazos, the man who almost singlehandedly ruined the Mongols motorcycle club, and Billy Sing, a half-Chinese Australian sniper that put in work during World War 1…

01:24:37  |   Tue 11 Jun 2019
Ep. 12 Henry Johnson and Bass Reeves

Ep. 12 Henry Johnson and Bass Reeves

This week we have a happy coincidence of racism throughout history as Tim talks about Henry Johnson, a black American soldier in WW1 who got kinda stabby, and Jacob talks about Bass Reeves, a black U…

00:59:49  |   Tue 04 Jun 2019
Ep. 11 Paul Ricca and Tibor Rubin (Guest: Matt Cole)

Ep. 11 Paul Ricca and Tibor Rubin (Guest: Matt Cole)

This week we are joined by fellow comedian/person whose equipment we steal every week, Matt Cole. He tells us all about Paul "The Worst Nickname Ever" Ricca, the greatest mob boss you've never heard …

01:08:04  |   Tue 28 May 2019
Ep. 10 Robert Allison and Hayreddin Barbarossa

Ep. 10 Robert Allison and Hayreddin Barbarossa

This week we're talking about Robert Allison, a bloodthirsty Confederate soldier turned equally bloodthirsty cowboy/gunslinger and Hayreddin Barbarossa, a man best described as a genie pirate. Come g…

01:15:34  |   Tue 21 May 2019
Ep. 9 Uesugi Kenshin and Rob Furlong

Ep. 9 Uesugi Kenshin and Rob Furlong

This week listen to Jacob and Tim butcher the pronunciation of Japanese names while discussing Uesugi Kenshin, the celibate samurai. Then learn that not all Canadians are pacifist hockey lovers livin…

01:13:16  |   Tue 14 May 2019
Ep. 8 Domino Harvey and Federico da Montefeltro

Ep. 8 Domino Harvey and Federico da Montefeltro

On this week's episode we discuss the life of Domino Harvey, a crazy British chick that gets caught up in one of the shadiest lines of work in America, and Federico da Montefeltro, the only soldier o…

01:00:26  |   Tue 07 May 2019
Ep. 7 Charles Rogers and Ned Kelly

Ep. 7 Charles Rogers and Ned Kelly

This week we're talking about Charles Rogers, an officer in the military during the Vietnam War and Ned Kelly, Australia's attempt at a Robin Hood but with guns. Listen to their stories of boosting m…

01:21:07  |   Tue 30 Apr 2019
Ep. 6 Raymond Chow and the Siege of Malta

Ep. 6 Raymond Chow and the Siege of Malta

Find out if Jacob left in all the Chinese names he can't pronounce properly while telling Tim about a Triad gangster. Then try to guess who blasphemes more when Tim tells Jacob about the Knights Hosp…

01:24:15  |   Tue 23 Apr 2019
Ep. 5 Dan Daly and Thomas Silverstein

Ep. 5 Dan Daly and Thomas Silverstein

These men have lived truly insane lives for very different reasons. Dan Daly basically inspired the phrase, "Travel around the world, meet interesting people, and kill them," and was America's most d…

01:20:53  |   Tue 16 Apr 2019
Ep. 4 Henry Knox and Michael Thompson

Ep. 4 Henry Knox and Michael Thompson

Both these men share the fact that their childhoods were pretty awful, then went completely different directions with their lives and made names for themselves for very different reasons. More fun ni…

01:25:41  |   Tue 09 Apr 2019
Ep. 3 Harry Bowman and Stamford Bridge

Ep. 3 Harry Bowman and Stamford Bridge

A crazy biker and bridge vikings, what more could you want? Maybe food based nicknames and testicular trauma. Find out more on this week's episode.

01:13:20  |   Tue 02 Apr 2019
Ep. 2 Jack Churchill and Larry Hoover

Ep. 2 Jack Churchill and Larry Hoover

A look into the lives of crazy English soldier Jack Churchill, and Chicago OG Larry Hoover.

01:10:19  |   Tue 26 Mar 2019
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