The Lesser Stories

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History's least-important bits....from the funny to the completely insane, and everything in between! Hosts: Adam Azra'el, Anthony Staten Producer: Adam Azra'el

  1. S3E2: Fool Me Once

    4D AGO

    S3E2: Fool Me Once

    Fraud, I say! Fraud! Adam explores the forgeries of Mark Hoffman, and Anthony lays out Carlos Kaiser's exciting and storied football career (kind of). Hosts: Adam Azra'el, Anthony Staten Producer: Adam Azra'el

    36 min
  2. S3E1: What Dreams May Dumb

    FEB 4

    S3E1: What Dreams May Dumb

    Question: What hibernates for three years without dying? Answer: The Lesser Stories and the two schmucks who host it! The Lesser Stories returns for a third season full of all the things you'd've learned in high school if your History teachers were allowed to drink and swear.  Celebrating their first episode in over three years, the boys dig into some poorly-realized dreams! Anthony scans the skies for the Spruce Goose; Adam recounts the thrilling flight of Lawn Chair Larry. The sky's the (very literal) limit! Hosts: Anthony Staten, Adam Azra'el Producer: Adam Azra'el

    37 min
  3. S2E19: Pour Me Another

    05/17/2022

    S2E19: Pour Me Another

    Cheers to the end of another season! It's all about the booze this episode; Anthony talks about definitely-not-alcohol sold during Prohibition, and Adam talks about definitely-alcohol being accidentally set on fire and sent rampaging through Dublin. Clink 'em and drink 'em, and we'll see you in Season 3! Hosts: Anthony Staten, Adam Azra'el Producer: Adam Azra'el

    23 min
  4. S2E18: The Dogs of War

    05/10/2022

    S2E18: The Dogs of War

    It's WWII time! Adam digs into a unit devoted entirely to making fake armies; Anthony talks about Finland's deadliest sniper. Hosts: Adam Azra'el, Anthony Staten.   Producer: Adam Azra'el

    22 min
  5. S2E17: Doctor, You've Done It!

    05/03/2022

    S2E17: Doctor, You've Done It!

    Next stop: medicine! Anthony talks about a doctor who changed the world forever. Adam talks about one who didn't change the world at all. Warning: parts of this episode are *spectacularly* gross. Hosts: Anthony Staten, Adam Azra'el Producer: Adam Azra'el

    23 min
  6. S2E16: On The Border

    04/26/2022

    S2E16: On The Border

    Anthony unpacks how Michigan and Ohio both wanted Toledo (for some reason). Adam talks about Nicaragua and Honduras, and how the wrong color green in a stamp re-ignited a century-old border dispute.    Hosts: Adam Azra'el, Anthony Staten Producer: Adam Azra'el

    27 min
  7. S2E15: Under The Sea

    04/19/2022

    S2E15: Under The Sea

    Adam, Anthony, and special guest Davey Jones (no, not really, don't be an idiot) discuss some stuff that happens where the sun don't shine. Mostly we mean at the bottom of the ocean, but in this case we also partly mean at the bottom of a person. Hosts: Adam Azra'el, Anthony Staten Producer: Adam Azra'el

    33 min
  8. S2E14: Two Headlines, One Day

    04/12/2022

    S2E14: Two Headlines, One Day

    If a tree falls in a forest but a BIGGER tree falls in a DIFFERENT forest, did the first tree even fall? Adam digs into the most important (and least-known) pharaoh ever discovered, and Anthony explores three deaths....two of which went totally unnoticed. Hosts: Adam Azra'el, Anthony Staten Producer: Adam Azra'el

    23 min
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History's least-important bits....from the funny to the completely insane, and everything in between! Hosts: Adam Azra'el, Anthony Staten Producer: Adam Azra'el

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  • Creator
    Arkwright Podcasts
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    40
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Arkwright Group LLC
  • Show Website
    The Lesser Stories