Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast

Lions Led By Donkeys
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Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast

The Lions Led By Donkeys podcast is a military history podcast for laughing at the worst military failures, inept commanders, and crazy stories from throughout the history of human conflict. Our podcast will always be free, but if you think what we do is worth a buck you can throw us one here: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

  1. *PREVIEW* The Upper/Lower Canada Rebellions feat. Quinn Madsen

    3 DAYS AGO

    *PREVIEW* The Upper/Lower Canada Rebellions feat. Quinn Madsen

    All good rebellions start at a bar. Note that we did not say 'successful' there. Quinn Madsen from the Failure to Launch podcast joins us as a guest host to discuss a time when francophone and anglophone Canadians joined forces to fight the British in hopes of declaring independence. Get the whole episode on Patreon here! https://www.patreon.com/posts/125794323 COME SEE US LIVE IN LONDON! We're performing at Rich Mix in Shoreditch on Friday, 11th April. Tickets availbable here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-live-in-london-11th-april-2025-tickets-1266997737339?aff=oddtdtcreator

    11 min
  2. Episode 356 - The American Suicide Fleet of WWI

    5 DAYS AGO

    Episode 356 - The American Suicide Fleet of WWI

    GET YOUR LIVE SHOW TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-live-in-london-11th-april-2025-tickets-1266997737339?aff=oddtdtcreator LIVE STREAM TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/livestream-lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-live-in-london-11th-april-2025-tickets-1266999251869?aff=oddtdtcreator SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys When America entered WWI they found their Navy seriously lacking. To fill the gap, FDR bought a bunch of yachts from his rich friends and tried to turn them into subchasers. It did no go well. Sources: https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2015/june/gilded-men-and-suicide-fleet https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2011/january/when-frank-jack-met-maggie https://airmail.news/issues/2024-8-24/the-new-york-yacht-club-goes-to-war https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1973/june/eagle-boats-world-war-i https://www.navsource.org/archives/12/170527.htm

    1h 16m
  3. Episode 355 - The Turtle, The World's First Combat Submarine

    24 MAR

    Episode 355 - The Turtle, The World's First Combat Submarine

    Liveshow tickets are now available for April 11th in London: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-live-in-london-11th-april-2025-tickets-1266997737339?aff=oddtdtcreator Livestream tickets are also available for those who can't make it: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/livestream-lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-live-in-london-11th-april-2025-tickets-1266999251869?aff=oddtdtcreator SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys The Turtle was the world's first combat submarine, built during the American Revolution, and somehow, it didn't turn into an elaborate suicide device. Sources: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/head-tilting-history/bushnells-turtle-revolutionary-submarine https://www.masshist.org/beehiveblog/2022/06/the-turtle-submarine-warfare-during-the-american-revolution/ https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1942/february/david-bushnell-and-first-american-submarine https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/submersible-history-revolutionary-war https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/david-bushnells-turtle-the-worlds-first-submarine/

    1h 13m
  4. *PREVIEW* The Tarnak Farm Incident ft. Robert Evans

    19 MAR

    *PREVIEW* The Tarnak Farm Incident ft. Robert Evans

    This is a preview. To listen to the entire episode, support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/124694492?pr=true

    12 min
  5. Episode 354 - The 1813 Battle of Medina

    17 MAR

    Episode 354 - The 1813 Battle of Medina

    Liveshow tickets are now available for April 11th in London: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-live-in-london-11th-april-2025-tickets-1266997737339?aff=oddtdtcreator Livestream tickets are also available for those who can't make it: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/livestream-lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-live-in-london-11th-april-2025-tickets-1266999251869?aff=oddtdtcreator PRE ORDER YOUR EMU JIMA SHIRT HERE: https://llbdmerch.com/products/llbd-emu-jima-shirt SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Joe, Tom, and Nate talk about one the stupidest but certainly bloodiest battle in Texan history. Sources: Ted Schwartz. Forgotten Battlefield of the First Texas Revolution: The Battle of Medina, August 18, 1813 https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/medina-battle-of https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/gutierrez-magee-expedition https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/magee-augustus-william https://www.expressnews.com/news/local_news/article/Texas-battle-now-has-three-site-markers-4568808.php

    1h 21m
  6. Episode 353 - The Death of Carthage

    10 MAR

    Episode 353 - The Death of Carthage

    Liveshow tickets are now available for April 11th in London: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-live-in-london-11th-april-2025-tickets-1266997737339?aff=oddtdtcreator Livestream tickets are also available for those who can't make it: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/livestream-lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-live-in-london-11th-april-2025-tickets-1266999251869?aff=oddtdtcreator PRE ORDER YOUR EMU JIMA SHIRT HERE: https://llbdmerch.com/products/llbd-emu-jima-shirt SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Joe, Tom, and Nate talk about time the people of Carthage wove their own hair into weapons to defend their city from the Romans. Spoiler: It didn't work. Sources: Adrian Goldsworthy. The Fall of Carthage: The Punic Wars 265–146 BC David Norris. The Siege of Carthage: Death of an Empire. Military Heritage. Volume 26. No 1. https://www.historynet.com/romes-final-war-against-carthage/

    1h 19m
  7. *PREVIEW* The Anglo-Zanzibar War ft. Riley Quinn

    5 MAR

    *PREVIEW* The Anglo-Zanzibar War ft. Riley Quinn

    Get the whole episode on Patreon here! https://www.patreon.com/posts/123683504 Liveshow tickets are now available for April 11th in London: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-live-in-london-11th-april-2025-tickets-1266997737339?aff=oddtdtcreator Livestream tickets are also available for those who can't make it: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/livestream-lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-live-in-london-11th-april-2025-tickets-1266999251869?aff=oddtdtcreator PRE ORDER YOUR EMU JIMA SHIRT HERE: https://llbdmerch.com/products/llbd-emu-jima-shirt Joe and Nate are joined by Trashfuture and No Gods No Mayor's Riley Quinn to talk about one of the shortest wars in history. Sources: https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/shortest-war-history/ https://www.thecollector.com/anglo-zanzibar-war/ https://www.history.org.uk/publications/resource/7950/the-shortest-war-in-history-the-anglo-zanzibar-wa https://altezzatravel.com/articles/the-anglo-zanzibar-war https://explorethearchive.com/anglo-zanzibar-war

    11 min
  8. Episode 352 - The Attack on Mers El Kebir

    3 MAR

    Episode 352 - The Attack on Mers El Kebir

    SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Joe and Nate explore the time the French surrendered during WWII, leaving the British worried if their fleet was going to change sides and fight for the Nazis. Rather than waiting to find out, they conducted the naval equivalent of shooting fish in a barrel. Sources: Philippe Lasterle. Could Admiral Gensoul Have Averted the Tragedy of Mers el-Kebir? The Journal of Military History. Society for Military History. Volume 67, Number 3, July 2003 https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/operation-catapult-the-attack-on-mers-el-kebir/ https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2022/august/force-h-mers-el-kebir https://bmmhs.org/mers-el-kebir-sinking-the-french-fleet/

    59 min
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    The Lions Led By Donkeys podcast is a military history podcast for laughing at the worst military failures, inept commanders, and crazy stories from throughout the history of human conflict. Our podcast will always be free, but if you think what we do is worth a buck you can throw us one here: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

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    • Years Active
      2018 - 2025
    • Episodes
      436
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