Losers, Pretenders & Scoundrels

Andrew Heaton, Andrew Young
Losers, Pretenders & Scoundrels

Unlicensed historians Andrew Heaton and Andrew Young sort out characters from the Earth's history into categories of failures, fakes, and rascals. Funny but technically informative.

  1. King Zog I: The Chain-smoking Ruler of Albania

    25 DE SET.

    King Zog I: The Chain-smoking Ruler of Albania

    Zog I of Albania was that country's youngest prime minister, and eventually its king. He chainsmoked a mind-boggling amount of cigarettes every day, and experienced a significant amount of assasination attempts.

    56min
  2. The Craziest Governor of Oklahoma: Alfalfa Bill Murray

    16 DE AGO.

    The Craziest Governor of Oklahoma: Alfalfa Bill Murray

    Alfalfa Bill Murray declared martial law over thirty times, and wrote an autobiography so embarassing that his family would steal it out of libraries. After a political defeat, he tried to start a colony in Bolivia, and failed at that, too. And was SUPER racist.

    1h1min
  3. Gregor MacGregor: Liar King of the Mosquito Coast - Part 2

    29 DE JUL.

    Gregor MacGregor: Liar King of the Mosquito Coast - Part 2

    Gregor MacGregor was a Scotsman who joined revolutionary causes in South America, slowly morphed into a coward, THEN evolved into a fantabulist who tricked hundreds of destitute Scots to starve and die in a fake colony that never existed. And yet, he is buried with honors in Caracas Cathedral as a war hero.

    39min
  4. Gregor MacGregor: Liar King of the Mosquito Coast - Part 1

    24 DE JUL.

    Gregor MacGregor: Liar King of the Mosquito Coast - Part 1

    Gregor MacGregor was a Scotsman who joined revolutionary causes in South America, slowly morphed into a coward, THEN evolved into a fantabulist who tricked hundreds of destitute Scots to starve and die in a fake colony that never existed. And yet, he is buried with honors in Caracas Cathedral as a war hero.

    1h6min
  5. The Congressman Who Shot a Guy at the White House

    9 DE JUL.

    The Congressman Who Shot a Guy at the White House

    Daniel Edgar Sickles was an American Civil War general, and later, a U.S. congressman. While serving in Congress he gunned down a man in broad daylight in front of the White House, and was acquitted on grounds of temporary insanity--the first in American history!

    49min
  6. Triple Secret Agent Man: Michael Goleniewski

    24 DE JUN.

    Triple Secret Agent Man: Michael Goleniewski

    Michael Goleniewski was a Polish intelligence agent but ALSO spying on the Poles on behalf of the Soviets BUT ALSO reporting on all of it to the Americans.  A triple agent! Best secret agent ever? We'll explore on this episode.

    1h10min
  7. The (Maybe?) Fake King of France: Karl Wilhelm Naurndorff

    17 DE JUN.

    The (Maybe?) Fake King of France: Karl Wilhelm Naurndorff

    Karl Wilhelm Naurndorff made a compelling case that he was the dauphin of France, spirited away by Talleyrand or some other insider after the death of his father, King Louis XVI. He was convincing enough that he kept getting stabbed, shot, and run out of countries, before winding up in the Netherlands as the head of pyrotechnics.  But WAS he really the king? In this LPS episode, we settle it once and for all!

    1h11min
  8. Andrew Carnegie's Fake Bastard Daughter: Cassie Chadwick

    11 DE JUN.

    Andrew Carnegie's Fake Bastard Daughter: Cassie Chadwick

    Cassie Chadwick went from a Canadian nobody to a psychic to the opulent heiress presumed to be Andrew Carnegie's natural born daughter. At the very least, she is the Queen of Cons!

    57min
Ver tudo (33)

Trailer

4,8
de 5
95 avaliações

Sobre

Unlicensed historians Andrew Heaton and Andrew Young sort out characters from the Earth's history into categories of failures, fakes, and rascals. Funny but technically informative.

Informações

  • Criado por
    Andrew Heaton, Andrew Young
  • Anos de atividade
    2021 - 2024
  • Episódios
    33
  • Classificação
    Explícito
  • Copyright
    © 2021
  • Site do podcast
    Losers, Pretenders & Scoundrels

Você também pode gostar de

Para ouvir episódios explícitos, inicie sessão.

Fique por dentro deste podcast

Inicie sessão ou crie uma conta para seguir podcasts, salvar episódios e receber as atualizações mais recentes.
Selecionar um país ou região

África, Oriente Médio e Índia

Ásia‑Pacífico

Europa

América Latina e Caribe

Estados Unidos e Canadá