11 episodes

Mother Teresa, Dr. Seuss, Gandhi. Is it possible these enlightened historical figures were total scumbags? That's what we try to decide in Scumbags of History, where we pick through the dirty underwear pile of lesser-known facts about some of the famous people society has put on a pedestal. Hosted by confirmed scumbags, comedians Brittany Schmitt and Mateen Stewart, Scumbags Of History is a thoroughly disreputable history lesson on the people you thought you knew from history.

Scumbags Of History Voyage Media

    • Comedy
    • 3.6 • 427 Ratings

Mother Teresa, Dr. Seuss, Gandhi. Is it possible these enlightened historical figures were total scumbags? That's what we try to decide in Scumbags of History, where we pick through the dirty underwear pile of lesser-known facts about some of the famous people society has put on a pedestal. Hosted by confirmed scumbags, comedians Brittany Schmitt and Mateen Stewart, Scumbags Of History is a thoroughly disreputable history lesson on the people you thought you knew from history.

    Michael Jordan

    Michael Jordan

    The coolest figure in Scumbags of History, history?
    Scumbags of History is a production of Voyage Media and Enthusiast Gaming. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, and Dan Benamor (Voyage Media), J.B. Elliott, Roarke Boes, and Amanda Scherker (Enthusiast Gaming) and Samuel Levine. Executive Produced and hosted by Brittany Schmitt and Mateen Stewart. Showrunner: Joe Borden. Original Concept: Amanda Scherker. Research: Amanda Scherker and Dan Benamor. Technical Producer and Editor: A.J. Moseley. Theme song by Derlis Gonzalez and Morgan Jay. Special thanks to Mike Nell, recorded at Second Floor Studios.
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    • 53 min
    Charles Dickens and JM Barrie

    Charles Dickens and JM Barrie

    A literary Scumbags double-header! Featuring the not-so-great personal histories of the authors of "A Christmas Carol" and "Peter Pan".
    Scumbags of History is a production of Voyage Media and Enthusiast Gaming. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, and Dan Benamor (Voyage Media), J.B. Elliott, Roarke Boes, and Amanda Scherker (Enthusiast Gaming) and Samuel Levine. Executive Produced and hosted by Brittany Schmitt and Mateen Stewart. Showrunner: Joe Borden. Original Concept: Amanda Scherker. Research: Amanda Scherker and Dan Benamor. Technical Producer and Editor: A.J. Moseley. Theme song by Derlis Gonzalez and Morgan Jay. Special thanks to Mike Nell, recorded at Second Floor Studios.
    If you’re enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you’re listening, and subscribe for future episodes. 
    Listeners, we want to continue to be able to make this show great for you, and an excellent way to make sure we can do that is to tell us more about you, who you are, what you like, and more. There's a survey link below, if you can fill that out, it will help us continue making the show as great as it can be for you.
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    • 53 min
    Thomas Edison

    Thomas Edison

    Thomas Edison loved electricity almost as much as he loved publicly electrocuting animals.
    Scumbags of History is a production of Voyage Media and Enthusiast Gaming. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, and Dan Benamor (Voyage Media), J.B. Elliott, Roarke Boes, and Amanda Scherker (Enthusiast Gaming) and Samuel Levine. Executive Produced and hosted by Brittany Schmitt and Mateen Stewart. Showrunner: Joe Borden. Original Concept: Amanda Scherker. Research: Amanda Scherker and Dan Benamor. Technical Producer and Editor: A.J. Moseley. Theme song by Derlis Gonzalez and Morgan Jay. Special thanks to Mike Nell, recorded at Second Floor Studios.
    If you’re enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you’re listening, and subscribe for future episodes. 
    Listeners, we want to continue to be able to make this show great for you, and an excellent way to make sure we can do that is to tell us more about you, who you are, what you like, and more. There's a survey link below, if you can fill that out, it will help us continue making the show as great as it can be for you.
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    • 34 min
    Winston Churchill

    Winston Churchill

    Winston Churchill had a lot going on... he may or may not have let a catastrophic famine slide.
    Scumbags of History is a production of Voyage Media and Enthusiast Gaming. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, and Dan Benamor (Voyage Media), J.B. Elliott, Roarke Boes, and Amanda Scherker (Enthusiast Gaming) and Samuel Levine. Executive Produced and hosted by Brittany Schmitt and Mateen Stewart. Showrunner: Joe Borden. Original Concept: Amanda Scherker. Research: Amanda Scherker and Dan Benamor. Technical Producer and Editor: A.J. Moseley. Theme song by Derlis Gonzalez and Morgan Jay. Special thanks to Mike Nell, recorded at Second Floor Studios.
    If you’re enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you’re listening, and subscribe for future episodes. 
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    • 54 min
    Abraham Lincoln

    Abraham Lincoln

    Say it ain't so! We check the transcripts of Abraham Lincoln's speeches... and have some questions.
    Scumbags of History is a production of Voyage Media and Enthusiast Gaming. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, and Dan Benamor (Voyage Media), J.B. Elliott, Roarke Boes, and Amanda Scherker (Enthusiast Gaming) and Samuel Levine. Executive Produced and hosted by Brittany Schmitt and Mateen Stewart. Showrunner: Joe Borden. Original Concept: Amanda Scherker. Research: Amanda Scherker and Dan Benamor. Technical Producer and Editor: A.J. Moseley. Theme song by Derlis Gonzalez and Morgan Jay. Special thanks to Mike Nell, recorded at Second Floor Studios.
    If you’re enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you’re listening, and subscribe for future episodes. 
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    • 44 min
    Picasso

    Picasso

    Sometimes a tortured artist... emotionally tortures other people.
    Scumbags of History is a production of Voyage Media and Enthusiast Gaming. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, and Dan Benamor (Voyage Media), J.B. Elliott, Roarke Boes, and Amanda Scherker (Enthusiast Gaming) and Samuel Levine. Executive Produced and hosted by Brittany Schmitt and Mateen Stewart. Showrunner: Joe Borden. Original Concept: Amanda Scherker. Research: Amanda Scherker and Dan Benamor. Technical Producer and Editor: A.J. Moseley. Theme song by Derlis Gonzalez and Morgan Jay. Special thanks to Mike Nell, recorded at Second Floor Studios.
    If you’re enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you’re listening, and subscribe for future episodes.
    Listeners, we want to continue to be able to make this show great for you, and an excellent way to make sure we can do that is to tell us more about you, who you are, what you like, and more. There's a survey link below, if you can fill that out, it will help us continue making the show as great as it can be for you.
    http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=yW6zSS4SXCLJ&ver=short
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    • 46 min

Customer Reviews

3.6 out of 5
427 Ratings

427 Ratings

MaliMayI ,

Such a fun, easy listen!

Love the premise! The hosts play very well off each other and I really appreciate their honesty and candor when discussing difficult topics.

I do wish it were a little bit more well-researched at times. The main theme is always covered efficiently but sometimes you have to explore the tangential information to get the whole picture.

It’s a new pod and I think they’ll find their groove. I’m excited to hear who’s next! Keep it up!

Jud-elsie ,

Awesome!

Love this podcast! In a world where you can’t say anything anymore, this podcast is refreshing! I listen when walking my dog, where people I pass, find me laughing out loud… love love love….

Kiki2010lovesu ,

Exercise of ridiculousness

And I love it so much. Can’t wait to see who’s is next.

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