A historical biography podcast about men-at-arms and masculinity throughout history, hosted by historian Adam Franti.
The first Q&A episode of Season 2! Adam is joined by Murderhobos producer Tony Williams to answer your questions about Colonel Thomas Monstery.
Adam's lecture on fencing in the 19th Century:
Today on Murderhobos, Colonel Thomas Monstery: master fencer, military adventurer, filbuster, sailor and pulp novellist. What does his fiction have to do with his filibustering, and how does that exp…
We're back! Our second season begins next week, on 9/2.
Surprise! We know it's been a while but we're back with a special conversation to prepare you for Season 2, which'll be out before you know it.
This week, a conversation between Adam and fencing inst…
Today on Murderhobos, another interim episode! This week, part 2 of our crossover episode with the excellent history podcast Well Behaved Women, hosted by Lauren Schill and Hannah Moses. The gang hea…
Today on Murderhobos, another interim episode! This week, a crossover episode with the excellent history podcast Well Behaved Women, hosted by Lauren Schill and Hannah Moses. The gang heads back to t…
Today on Murderhobos, another interim episode to slake your bloodthirst for season two. (Back, fiends!) This week, an interview Adam did with Dr. Stuart Ellis-Gorman for his podcast “Let’s Talk Abo…
Today on Murderhobos, our first guest episode! *Gasps, oohs and ahs*
We're joined by fantasy author, friend of the show, and noted trans historian Alina Boyden to discuss transness in history. We tal…
Today on Murderhobos, a special episode produced by Tony. We’re headed all the way back to Minneapolis, circa 1900. As the mill capital of the world, Minneapolis was packed to the brim with seasonal …
Adam is joined by Murderhobos producer Tony Williams to answer your questions about Murderhobos Season 1.
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The last biography Q&A episode of Season 1! Adam is joined by Murderhobos producer Tony Williams to answer your questions about Ernest Hemingway.
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Today on Murderhobos, Ernest Hemingway, a writer, sportsman, trophy hunter, and war correspondent, considered by many to be one of the best writers of the twentieth century. But what can studying Ern…
Adam is joined by Murderhobos producer Tony Williams to answer your questions about Sid Hatfield.
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Today on Murderhobos, Sid Hatfield, otherwise known as Smilin' Sid, a West Virginia miner, gunslinger, chief of police, and hero to the US labor movement. His public murder in 1921 spurred on what wo…
Adam is joined by Murderhobos producer Tony Williams to answer your questions about Theodore Roosevelt.
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Today on Murderhobos, Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, a trendsetter, politician, reformer, citizen soldier, and one of the most popular and influential American presidents of all time. How did a boy who …
Adam is joined by Murderhobos producer Tony Williams to answer your questions about Wild Bill Hickok.
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Today on Murderhobos, James Butler Hickok, better known as Wild Bill Hickock, a wilderness scout, lawman, gambler, gunslinger, and half-hearted actor, who was one of the archetypal frontiersman and m…
Adam is joined by Murderhobos producer Tony Williams to answer your questions about John Brown.
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Today on Murderhobos: John Brown, an abolitionist, freedom fighter, and often considered one of America’s first domestic terrorists. Brown has remained a hugely divisive figure in American history, p…