Profiles In Eccentricity

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A show about weirdos. Hosted by comedians John Fahy, Aaron Pita, and Matt Brousseau, each episode tells a tale about someone who lives afoul of the rules most of us live by.

4.6.

Legendary Maverick: Orson Welles

For our final episode, the boys take turns telling each other of the different eras of the life of the artist in his many mediums. Through the War of the Worlds, his brief childhood, Citizen Kane, his marriages and loves, political advocacy, exile, struggles to continue to create and neuroses, we find a funny, sensitive, adventurous and immeasurably talented fellow. We bid you adieu with this lengthy episode and encourage you to follow us on our Patreon for more content in the future. We have loved this time spent together.

4 t 58 min
14.5.

Eccentric Media XVIIII: It Comes To This

This week the lads bear the brunt of bizarre media tundra; an orgy of Appalachian druggy dancers, yoga creeps, deranged USSR propaganda commercials, Orson Welles in roast mode, petrifying PSAs, DVD commentary gone wrong and god knows what else!

2 t 37 min
30.4.

The Devil You Know: Fritz AKA Eddie Chapman AKA Agent ZigZag

This week Aaron gives us the incredible true story of the English hoodlum that became a pivotal double agent during the Second World War! Eddie Chapman made his way to prison through burglary and safe cracking before falling into German hands in Jersey. What followed would win him the German Iron Cross and the grudging admiration of his British military handlers!

2 t 21 min
23.4.

Daredevil: Evel Knievel

This week Matt gives the lads an extensive view of the legendary motorcycle stuntman Evel Knievel! We find out Robert Craig Knievel was indeed a lecherous, mean, cheating, stealing scumbag - but he knew how to market performing audacious jumps that miraculously never killed him, and thus, his impact on sport, television, toys and entertainment culture is irreversible!

2 t 53 min
27.3.

The People's Potluck: The London Beer Flood, Elmer McCurdy and Daniel E. Sickles

This week the listeners take the lads through 3 tales of oddity! The London Beer Flood of 1814 is a deadly freak accident that claims 8 lives! Elmer McCurdy is a dead bank robber who becomes more famous as a corpse! Daniel E Sickles gets away with murder in front of the White House before he nearly costs the Union the battle of Gettysburg!

1 t 33 min
19.3.

From The Vault: The Blood And Bickering Of The I.N.L.A.

For St. Patrick's Day this week, we revisted an old classic. John tells the lads about the Irish Republican Army's dysfunctional, bratty, petty, infighting, bomb-engineering, snitch-torturing, drug-dealing, hunger-striking, terrorist little step-brother, the Irish National Liberation Army.

1 t 9 min
12.3.

Yikes!: Paul Sykes

This week Matt treats the lads to the tale of notorious prisoner, boxer and bully Paul Sykes! Paul, a large lad, makes his name in Wakefield, England as a local bully before he serves the first of many prison terms interspersed by impregnating teenagers, attacking friends, carousing and terrorizing internationally and wearing big hats!

1 t 42 min
27.2.

Remote Viewing: US Research Into Psychic Phenomena

This week Aaron gives a beautiful analysis of how the US Military embraced the Nazi findings of extra sensory abilities post-war and ushered in a new era of enlisting psychic combatants in the US military!

2 t 28 min

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Traileri

The Trailer: A Taste Of Profiles

We love weird, whether it's people, places, or phenomenon. Check out this trailer for a brief rundown of some previous Profiles. We cover a lot of different topics, but, if you like what you hear, find a full episode that piques your interest. Thank you for listening!

28.01.2020

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5 min

Aaron Pita

Juontaja
John Fahy

Juontaja
Matt Brousseau

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4,5

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2 arvostelua

Bunch of freaks!

12.01.2021

Paul of Finland

Great show. This podcast is like some sort of twisted pyramid scheme where the bottom gets everything. Five stars!

A show about weirdos. Hosted by comedians John Fahy, Aaron Pita, and Matt Brousseau, each episode tells a tale about someone who lives afoul of the rules most of us live by.