47 episodes

Oddball History! 3 comedians dig into the over-looked, the under-reported, and the stranger side of history. Each episode contains a specific oddball event or person throughout history. We'll investigate failed artic exploration, discredited scientists, the age of flim-flam, and every single balloon-related disaster that happened in Cleveland in the 80s.

Oddball History Jimmy Nelson, Lawrence Rosales, Scott Crisp

    • History
    • 5.0 • 6 Ratings

Oddball History! 3 comedians dig into the over-looked, the under-reported, and the stranger side of history. Each episode contains a specific oddball event or person throughout history. We'll investigate failed artic exploration, discredited scientists, the age of flim-flam, and every single balloon-related disaster that happened in Cleveland in the 80s.

    47: JFK Theories with Clint

    47: JFK Theories with Clint

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    Chapters
    (00:00) Intro
    (03:26) Graceland and Vice TV
    (11:17) OK, We'll talk about JFK
    (19:55) Jack Ruby Stuff
    (25:07) The Parade Route
    (29:56) LBJ
    (32:42) The Motorcade and Secret Service
    (34:26) Parkland Hospital and Autopsies
    (45:57) We solve it.

    • 1 hr 1 min
    46: Uncle Earl K Long Goes to the Loony Bin

    46: Uncle Earl K Long Goes to the Loony Bin

    This week on a moderately special Oddball History Podcast, Jimmy and Scott talk local zoo crimes, our new monkey butlers (unrelated), and the time the sitting Governor of Louisiana, Earl Long, was hauled off to a state mental institution he himself had dedicated years earlier.


    Chapters
    (00:00) Intro
    (01:00) Earl's Brother Huey Long
    (07:08) Long Family Drama
    (09:39) Earl Loves Corruption
    (14:23) Earl the Governor
    (21:32) Earl Goes Crazy
    (30:20) Earl Goes to the Loony Bin
    (38:45) Fun Facts and Quotes
    (44:22) Idle Chit Chat and Show Dates

    • 51 min
    45: USS William D. Porter - The Unluckiest Ship

    45: USS William D. Porter - The Unluckiest Ship

    This week on Oddball History, Jimmy and Scott talk dominant child-athletes, Deadliest Catch and the short, very eventful life of the unluckiest ship in U.S. Navy history, The USS William D. Porter.
     

    • 47 min
    44: Ten Cent Beer Night

    44: Ten Cent Beer Night

    This week on Oddball History, Scott and Jimmy talk Bruce Springsteen, crawfish boil season and Ten Cent Beer Night—which started off as a promotion for a 1974 game between the Rangers and Indians in Cleveland, and ended with both teams fighting their way out of a massive, drunken riot. 


    Chapters
    00:00 Intro
    01:20 Korean Sports Gambling
    04:20 Background and Lead Up
    10:44 The Game Begins
    15:30 The Wheels Fall Off
    22:19 Chaos Reigns
    32:08 Just Some Chit Chat

    • 38 min
    43: The Founding Zaddy - Baron Von Steuben

    43: The Founding Zaddy - Baron Von Steuben

    This week on Oddball History, Barbara Streisand, a journey to the Twilight Zone, and comedian Vinnie Corrales joins the show to talk Baron Von Steuben, a gay Prussian military officer who helped lead the Americans to victory in the Revolutionary War.
     
    Chapters
    (00:00) Intro
    (05:35) Von Steuben On the Outs
    (09:27) Queer Eye for the Continental Army
    (17:03) Steuben in the American Revolution
    (23:34) Steuben' Sexuality/
    (30:57) Cowabunga Comedy
    (35:12) Twilight Zone
    (38:00) Comedy Shows and Funerals

    • 49 min
    42: The US Capture of Guam

    42: The US Capture of Guam

    This week on Oddball History, Jimmy has big news, Scott has thoughts about the show Love Island, and the story of the 1898 US capture of Guam, a bloodless engagement that only took a few hours as the Spanish soldiers stationed there didn’t know they were at war.
     
    Chapters
    (00:00) Intro
    (01:38) Spanish American War Recap
    (04:05) We Love Rory Scovel
    (05:46) They Sail to Guam
    (11:20) Guam Arrival
    (14:45) Guam Surrenders
    (18:58) Guam Closing
    (22:30) Drake's Weiner
    (26:10) Jimmy's Having a Baby
    (31:30) The Hamburglar and James Bond
    (35:14) Comedy Talk

    • 45 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
6 Ratings

6 Ratings

DX3cheese ,

ROFLMAO

Lawrence, Jimmy and Scott are already some of the funniest comics in DFW. Putting them in the same room creates a hilarious dynamic for witty discussion on genuinely interesting topics. I love these guys.

whatahwnat ,

Funny and Educational!

Love these guys! Feels like I’m hanging out with old friends!

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