Murderhobos: Masculinity Throughout History

Adam Franti
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A historical biography podcast about men-at-arms and masculinity throughout history, hosted by historian Adam Franti.

  1. 2D AGO

    Tecumseh, 1768 - 1813

    Today on Murderhobos: Tecumseh. The Shawnee diplomat, strategist and war chief, who built with his brother a powerful tribal confederacy centered around opposition to the expanding United States. Tecumseh's famous charisma and skillful leadership in the War of 1812 challenged racist assumptions of Indian manhood, American superiority, and came painfully close to derailing U.S. dominance of North America in the following decades. What can Tecumseh's life and untimely death tell us about the fragility of western colonial dominance, and the realities and plausibility of Indigenous resistence?   Submit questions to murderhobospodcast@gmail.com or on our Patreon discord by March 3rd, 2026.   Subscribe to the show on Patreon: bit.ly/murderhobospatreon. Donate to the show at bit.ly/donatetomurderhobos.

    2h 35m

  2. FEB 10

    King Philip Q&A Episode!

    Adam is joined by Murderhobos producer Tony Williams to answer your questions about King Philip. Sorry for the delay!   Subscribe to the show on Patreon: bit.ly/murderhobospatreon   Make a one-time donation to the show:  bit.ly/donatetomurderhobos   Submit questions: murderhobospodcast@gmail.com

    1h 44m

  3. JAN 6

    King Philip, 1638 - 1676

    Today on Murderhobos: King Philip. A Wampanoag Sachem, whose name became synonymous with a bloody, horrific, war that nearly destroyed the English colonies of New England. The effectiveness of the Wampanoag and allied campaign led surviving colonists to construct a popular public memory of Philip as a bloodthirsty monster: the brutal, ugly leader, of a race of so-called savages. But Philip was a real person, who lived most of his life at peace. How did his memory become so effectively attached to later racist ideas like manifest destiny and westward expansion?   Submit questions to murderhobospodcast@gmail.com or on our Patreon discord by January 13th, 2026.   Subscribe to the show on Patreon: bit.ly/murderhobospatreon. Donate to the show at bit.ly/donatetomurderhobos.

    2h 37m

  4. 12/23/2025

    Pirate Arc Q&A Episode!

    Adam is joined by Murderhobos producer Tony Williams to answer your questions about PIRATES.   Subscribe to the show on Patreon: bit.ly/murderhobospatreon   Make a one-time donation to the show:  bit.ly/donatetomurderhobos   Submit questions: murderhobospodcast@gmail.com

    1h 52m

  5. 12/09/2025

    Jean Lafitte Q&A Episode!

    Adam is joined by Murderhobos producer Tony Williams to answer your questions about Jean Lafitte.   Subscribe to the show on Patreon: bit.ly/murderhobospatreon   Make a one-time donation to the show:  bit.ly/donatetomurderhobos   Submit questions: murderhobospodcast@gmail.com

    1h 34m

  6. 11/25/2025

    Jean Lafitte, 1780 - 1823

    Today on Murderhobos: Jean Lafitte. A pirate, smuggler, and American hero of the War of 1812. Together with his brother Pierre, he became one of the most popular folk heroes of the American South in the 19th century, a popularity which waned over the course of the century to his relative obscurity today. What can his ambitious diverse criminal career show us about crime, piracy, slavery, and revolution in the age of American expansion? Submit questions to murderhobospodcast@gmail.com or on our Patreon discord by December 2nd 2025. We'll be hosting a year-end Q&A for all of our pirate episodes too - please submit questions for that by December 16th. Subscribe to the show on Patreon: bit.ly/murderhobospatreon. Donate to the show at bit.ly/donatetomurderhobos.

    1h 41m

  7. 11/11/2025

    Blackbeard Q&A Episode!

    Adam is joined by Murderhobos producer Tony Williams to answer your questions about Edward Thatch, Teach, Taych, Tack, whatever you wanna call him.   Subscribe to the show on Patreon: bit.ly/murderhobospatreon   Make a one-time donation to the show:  bit.ly/donatetomurderhobos

    1h 46m

  8. 10/28/2025

    Blackbeard, 1680 - 1718

    Today on Murderhobos, Edward Teach, alias Blackbeard. Possibly the most famous pirate in history. Know primarily for his beard and his reputation for brutality and violence, he is in every way the pop culture exemplar of the golden age of piracy  But his real life and violent death are a fascinating case study for the reality of piracy, shipboard life, and class conflict in the early decades of the 18th century. Submit questions to murderhobospodcast@gmail.com or on our Patreon discord by November 4th 2025. We'll be hosting a year-end Q&A for all of our pirate episodes too - please submit questions for that by December 16th. Subscribe to the show on Patreon: bit.ly/murderhobospatreon. Donate to the show at bit.ly/donatetomurderhobos.

    2h 56m
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