68 episodes

Host, comedian Dawn Brodey, takes you through the annals of history with a special guest and history subject each episode. From Dillinger to Frankenstein, from The Crusades to Freak Shows - Dawn brings her history degree and unfiltered sense of humor to deliver well-researched deep-dives that strip history naked and serve it up raw.

HILF: History I'd Like to F**k Dawn Brodey

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Host, comedian Dawn Brodey, takes you through the annals of history with a special guest and history subject each episode. From Dillinger to Frankenstein, from The Crusades to Freak Shows - Dawn brings her history degree and unfiltered sense of humor to deliver well-researched deep-dives that strip history naked and serve it up raw.

    HILF 63 - HILF YOU Audience Request Show

    HILF 63 - HILF YOU Audience Request Show

    Three great HILF's from the audience request mail bag! Jump into bed with Dawn and she gets down with The Great Emu War, The Blood Countess - Elizabeth Bathory, and Hedy Lamarr who is the only Hollywood starlet to have a nudie picture AND a registered patent.

    • 31 min
    HILF 62 - How to Start a War with Michael Trapani

    HILF 62 - How to Start a War with Michael Trapani

    Why was Hitler knick-named 'The Carpet Muncher'? Just how many methamphetamines were The Third Reich on? This and more is discussed in detail with historian Michael Trapani who literally wrote the book on how WW2 started... and how we might just be able to prevent making it a trilogy.

    • 1 hr 22 min
    HILF 61 - Jesse James with Ryan Keely

    HILF 61 - Jesse James with Ryan Keely

    The James-Younger Gang, led by infamous outlaw Jesse James, robbed trains and banks across several American states for years. James has been portrayed as a hero, a villain, a misunderstood kid... but he's almost always pretty hot. Dawn is joined by bonafide porn star (and dungeons and dragons nerd) Ryan Keely for a long hard ride into history.

    • 1 hr 20 min
    HILF 60 - Amelia Earhart with Fallon Morey

    HILF 60 - Amelia Earhart with Fallon Morey

    Amelia Earhart rose to fame in the 1920’s as one of the first female pilots, breaking records and hearts around the world. Then, in the midst of yet another adventure, she vanished without a trace. Join Dawn and guest, Fallon Morey, on one of the most amazing and tragic stories from history.

    • 1 hr 22 min
    HILF 59 - Josephine Baker with Katy Hearne-Church

    HILF 59 - Josephine Baker with Katy Hearne-Church

    Josephine Baker's story is a jaw-dropping page-turner of intrigue, sex and fame. Hear how an American-born topless dancer finds herself buried a French Hero in the Pantheon of Paris.

    • 1 hr 22 min
    HILF 58 - The Freedom Rides with Dave Reinitz

    HILF 58 - The Freedom Rides with Dave Reinitz

    The Freedom Rides were a series of interstate bus trips, taken by de-segregation activists in the summer of 1961. Hear the harrowing and inspiring journey of a group of people who dared to sit where they please. Joining Dawn is comedian, Dave Reinitz, whose mother was not only one of Freedom Riders, but she has the mug-shot to prove it.

    • 1 hr 40 min

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