https://simplecast.com HILF: History I'd Like to F**k Host, comedian Dawn Brodey, takes you through the annals of history with a special guest and history subject each episode. From Dillinger to Frankenstein, from The Crusades to Freak Shows - Dawn brings her history degree and unfiltered sense of humor to deliver well-researched deep-dives that strip history naked and serve it up raw. en Wed, 1 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Wed, 1 Apr 2026 07:00:18 +0000 https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com HILF: History I'd Like to F**k https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/61be0bab-1a8d-4071-b381-24aaa6b74cc9/32ea0532-d230-472c-bad7-6729b54f8bd4/3000x3000/hilf-image-2.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com episodic Host, comedian Dawn Brodey, takes you through the annals of history with a special guest and history subject each episode. From Dillinger to Frankenstein, from The Crusades to Freak Shows - Dawn brings her history degree and unfiltered sense of humor to deliver well-researched deep-dives that strip history naked and serve it up raw. Dawn Brodey true https://feeds.simplecast.com/Ya6uktaa research, milf, positive, comedy, female host, fun, funny, history, historynerd, joyful, smart, special guest, tell me more Dawn Brodey dawnbrodey@gmail.com be0fe986-a71d-47fe-88fe-ec9cdf146358 HILF 102 - Captain Woodes Rogers, Pirate Hunter with Patrick Day Dawn found herself tits-deep in pirate history and fell so far down the rabbit hole, she called on her friend - and frequent leading man - Patrick Day to fall with her!  Hear the swashbuckling story of a man who helped write some of the 18th century's most toe-curling and horrifying chapters. 

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]]> Wed, 1 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Dawn Brodey, Patrick Day, Kat Perkins, Joe Dressel) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-102-captain-woodes-rogers-pirate-hunter-with-patrick-day-VzlGGsM4 Dawn found herself tits-deep in pirate history and fell so far down the rabbit hole, she called on her friend - and frequent leading man - Patrick Day to fall with her!  Hear the swashbuckling story of a man who helped write some of the 18th century's most toe-curling and horrifying chapters. 

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🎥 - Watch Cruel Hearts - "Find what you love, let it kill you..."

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]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins, Joe Dressel, John Heimbuch) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-101-the-sex-trial-of-mae-west-with-john-heimbuch-Q7A_k7lY Climb in bed with one of the first-ever sex symbols, Mae West! She was born in the 1800’s and lived long (and well) enough to star on broadway, lead the silver screen, and even release a ROCK ALBUM before she died! Guest is historian and playwright, John Heimbuch, who wrote the hit play Mae West and the Trial of Sex. 

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]]> Wed, 4 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Kat Perkins, Joe Dressel, Dawn Brodey, Zari Faripour) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-100-the-iranian-revolution-with-zari-faripour-re-release-2mrj6QvK Re-join Dawn and her guest, 76 year-old Zari Faripour, an elegant, intelligent, one-time refugee from the Iranian Revolution. Dawn delivers a utility outline of the major events and people involved in the 1970's revolution, while Zari colors it with her unique perspective and amazing life experiences.

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Dawn is joined by two Minneapolis besties who thought when they booked their tickets to LA from Minneapolis in January, they'd be escaping ice... In fact, they found they were taking a mere break from fighting I.C.E. Fall in love with Rhiannon and Shanan, artists from the Twin Cities and the best coven you never knew you needed to join. 

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]]> Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Shanan Custer, Joe Dressel, Rhiannon Fiskradatz, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-99-lilith-with-rhiannon-fiskradatz-and-shanan-custer-cLTonksK Before there was Adam and Eve, there was Adam and Lilith! Hear the hot gossip straight from the Garden of Eden, and some of the best stories of this pre-biblical bad-ass. 

Dawn is joined by two Minneapolis besties who thought when they booked their tickets to LA from Minneapolis in January, they'd be escaping ice... In fact, they found they were taking a mere break from fighting I.C.E. Fall in love with Rhiannon and Shanan, artists from the Twin Cities and the best coven you never knew you needed to join. 

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]]> Wed, 21 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Nat Baimel, Kat Perkins, Joe Dressel, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-97-socrates-with-nat-baimel-ipOfUbzg The 'Father of Philosophy' and the teacher of Plato, Socrates was arguably the most important intellectual in human history. He was also a war veteran, a bad dad, and never wrote anything himself. So why did Athens kill him; and why do you and I still talk about him?  Buckle up for a hell of a HILF along with guest, comedian Nat Baimel.  

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]]> HILF 97 - Socrates with Nat Baimel Nat Baimel, Kat Perkins, Joe Dressel, Dawn Brodey 01:04:00 Whether you were a Philosophy major, or only know him as Bill and Ted’s buddy So-Crates - crawl up the toga of the Father of Philosophy with Dawn and guest, comedian, Nat Baimel. Whether you were a Philosophy major, or only know him as Bill and Ted’s buddy So-Crates - crawl up the toga of the Father of Philosophy with Dawn and guest, comedian, Nat Baimel. history, interview, philosphy, greece, plato, comedy, athens, socrates, classical, history nerd true full 97 3580e1af-3647-4393-86b4-53acb97c48e0 HILF 96 - Spartacus with JB Ball Get into the ring with Spartacus! An enslaved gladiator turned rebel general who led the largest, most destructive assault against the Roman Empire EVER. Dawn is joined by comedian, JB Ball, who also happens to be the biggest Spartacus nerd of all time, as they trade facts and laugh... a lot!

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]]> Wed, 7 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (JB Ball, Joe Dressel, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-95-spartacus-with-jb-ball-udzO8hED Get into the ring with Spartacus! An enslaved gladiator turned rebel general who led the largest, most destructive assault against the Roman Empire EVER. Dawn is joined by comedian, JB Ball, who also happens to be the biggest Spartacus nerd of all time, as they trade facts and laugh... a lot!

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]]> Wed, 3 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (DAWN BRODEY, kat perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-special-announcement-AyiK1ATz 2026 is going to be a big year for HILF!  Find out what annals Dawn will be exploring next, and what it means for you!

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]]> HILF SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT DAWN BRODEY, kat perkins 00:04:11 Dawn has a special announcement for what's coming in 2026! Hear the news and sharpen your pencils... Dawn has a special announcement for what's coming in 2026! Hear the news and sharpen your pencils... csun, masters degree, history, special announcement, public history true bonus 4d44dfe4-9fd5-415b-b170-671859bfdaab HILF 94 - The Rosetta Stone with Maggie Melby Before it was a modern language-learning program,  the Rosetta Stone was the ancient world’s ultimate decoder ring—a 2,200-year-old decree carved in stone that finally unlocked Egyptian hieroglyphics. Without it, your favorite stories and lives from ancient Egypt might’ve stayed silent forever! Join Dawn and guest, her sister-in-law Maggie, who is a former linguistics major and maker of fine martinis. 

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]]> Wed, 26 Nov 2025 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Maggie Melby, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey, Joe Dressel) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-94-the-rosetta-stone-with-maggie-melby-y_DRWcSp Before it was a modern language-learning program,  the Rosetta Stone was the ancient world’s ultimate decoder ring—a 2,200-year-old decree carved in stone that finally unlocked Egyptian hieroglyphics. Without it, your favorite stories and lives from ancient Egypt might’ve stayed silent forever! Join Dawn and guest, her sister-in-law Maggie, who is a former linguistics major and maker of fine martinis. 

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]]> HILF 94 - The Rosetta Stone with Maggie Melby Maggie Melby, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey, Joe Dressel 01:08:39 The Rosetta Stone is basically history’s greatest cheat code—a giant 2,200-year-old message that cracked the mystery of Egyptian hieroglyphics. Dawn takes you from it's carving over 2,000 years ago, to it's rediscovery by Napoleon, to the controversy that surrounds it to this day. The Rosetta Stone is basically history’s greatest cheat code—a giant 2,200-year-old message that cracked the mystery of Egyptian hieroglyphics. Dawn takes you from it's carving over 2,000 years ago, to it's rediscovery by Napoleon, to the controversy that surrounds it to this day. ancient egypt, smart, history, interview, language history, hieroglyphics, british museum, martinis, linquistics, egyptian history, comedy, sisters, champollion, rosetta stone, thomas young, history nerd true full 94 f4ffbe89-00ea-4b5d-a6ff-1d0d14e19ed7 HILF 93 - Catherine the Great, Part Two with Kelly Vrooman Return with Dawn and guest, improvisor Kelly Vrooman, as they follow Catherine the Great from the dramatic coup that brought her power, through her rein as The Last Empress of Russia. Forbidden pregnancies, secret letters, and of course... that whole thing with the horse that allegedly fucked her death. 

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]]> Wed, 12 Nov 2025 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Kat Perkins, Kelly Vrooman, Joe Dressel, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-93-catherine-the-great-part-two-with-kelly-vrooman-rWVVuw_K Return with Dawn and guest, improvisor Kelly Vrooman, as they follow Catherine the Great from the dramatic coup that brought her power, through her rein as The Last Empress of Russia. Forbidden pregnancies, secret letters, and of course... that whole thing with the horse that allegedly fucked her death. 

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]]> HILF 93 - Catherine the Great, Part Two with Kelly Vrooman Kat Perkins, Kelly Vrooman, Joe Dressel, Dawn Brodey 01:25:45 You started with Catherine the Great as a mid-nobility nobody, followed her to Russia, and then met her shitty husband. Now, Dawn and guest Kelly Vrooman, take you all the way to her thrown and 'The Great' part. You started with Catherine the Great as a mid-nobility nobody, followed her to Russia, and then met her shitty husband. Now, Dawn and guest Kelly Vrooman, take you all the way to her thrown and 'The Great' part. 18th century, history, russian history, interview, murder, comedy, queens, intrique, russia, coups, great queens, the last empress, catherine the great true full 93 6c47da55-a7c7-4f8c-98a5-10b91700d936 HILF 92 - Catherine the Great with Kelly Vrooman Join Dawn and the hilarious, Kelly Vrooman, as they saddle up with Catherine the Great.  Hear how a young German girl in middle-nobility finds herself the Last Empress of Russia. You'll love the torrid story of Catherine's rise, you'll fall for at least one of her many lovers, and find out why she is well-remembered as one of the HILF-iest HILFs of all time.

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]]> Wed, 29 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Kelly Vrooman, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey, Joe Dressel) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-92-catherine-the-great-with-kelly-vrooman-0RXTf5Bg Join Dawn and the hilarious, Kelly Vrooman, as they saddle up with Catherine the Great.  Hear how a young German girl in middle-nobility finds herself the Last Empress of Russia. You'll love the torrid story of Catherine's rise, you'll fall for at least one of her many lovers, and find out why she is well-remembered as one of the HILF-iest HILFs of all time.

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]]> HILF 92 - Catherine the Great with Kelly Vrooman Kelly Vrooman, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey, Joe Dressel 01:14:55 She was Russia’s last empress—a bad bitch so powerful that when she died of a stroke at 67, Europe collectively said, “No way that killed her” Instead, the rumor mill decided she must’ve been fucked to death by a horse. No shit. Dawn is joined by the actress and improviser, Kelly Vrooman in an episode fit for an Queen. She was Russia’s last empress—a bad bitch so powerful that when she died of a stroke at 67, Europe collectively said, “No way that killed her” Instead, the rumor mill decided she must’ve been fucked to death by a horse. No shit. Dawn is joined by the actress and improviser, Kelly Vrooman in an episode fit for an Queen. history, improvisation, russian history, interview, comedy, queens, catherine ii, russia, the last empress, catherine the great, european history true full 92 fc336f48-ecae-40e7-a422-9d619f172dd7 HILF 91 - Frankenstein with Helen Shephard [ RE-RELEASE ] Mary Shelley began writing her novel, Frankenstein, in 1816 when she was only 17 years old. Today it remains one of the most-assigned books of all time, finding it's way into classes ranging from Law to Scientific Ethics to Fashion to Politics. As a new film by Guillermo del Toro is set to debut on Netflix, re-join Dawn for the episode that started the podcast! 

Guest, Helen Shephard, is a British TV Host, model and comedian, who has no recollection of ever reading the book - and only cursory memory of the early film versions. However, as the original recording took place right around Halloween, 2021 - she was intrigued by this ubiquitous monster and wanted to know the sexy story about his real origin. 

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]]> Wed, 15 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Joe Dressel, Dawn Brodey, Helen Shephard, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-91-frankenstein-with-helen-shephard-re-release-wOq_up20 Mary Shelley began writing her novel, Frankenstein, in 1816 when she was only 17 years old. Today it remains one of the most-assigned books of all time, finding it's way into classes ranging from Law to Scientific Ethics to Fashion to Politics. As a new film by Guillermo del Toro is set to debut on Netflix, re-join Dawn for the episode that started the podcast! 

Guest, Helen Shephard, is a British TV Host, model and comedian, who has no recollection of ever reading the book - and only cursory memory of the early film versions. However, as the original recording took place right around Halloween, 2021 - she was intrigued by this ubiquitous monster and wanted to know the sexy story about his real origin. 

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]]> HILF 91 - Frankenstein with Helen Shephard [ RE-RELEASE ] Joe Dressel, Dawn Brodey, Helen Shephard, Kat Perkins 01:24:41 Dawn re-visits her very first episode ever - Frankenstein, with guest, Helen Shephard. Hear Dawn's detailed telling of the original story as written by teen-age run-away Mary Shelley, as well as her favorite theories about what inspired it. Dawn re-visits her very first episode ever - Frankenstein, with guest, Helen Shephard. Hear Dawn's detailed telling of the original story as written by teen-age run-away Mary Shelley, as well as her favorite theories about what inspired it. frankenstein, smart, history, interview, gothic novel, gothic, byron, cliff notes, comedy, netflix, mary shelley, lord byron, horror, the creature, guillermo del toro true full 91 bfad9aa6-d9c5-4c65-955d-b6c63d6ace38 HILF 90 - The Black Dahlia Murder with Kaycee Conlee On a chilly January morning in 1947, officers arrived to what they were told was "a broken mannequin" lying in a field.  They discovered instead, the body of a woman cut completely in half at the waist. She lay naked and drained of blood, her two halves a foot apart, arms draped almost elegantly over her head.

 

Yikes, right?

 

Nearly 80 years later, the case remains both unforgotten and unsolved. 

 

Join Dawn and guest, Kaycee Conlee, as they explore the crime scene and sort through the suspects. 

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]]> Wed, 1 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Kaycee Conlee, Kat Perkins, Joe Dressel, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-90-the-black-dahlia-with-kaycee-conlee-rgly9x1_ On a chilly January morning in 1947, officers arrived to what they were told was "a broken mannequin" lying in a field.  They discovered instead, the body of a woman cut completely in half at the waist. She lay naked and drained of blood, her two halves a foot apart, arms draped almost elegantly over her head.

 

Yikes, right?

 

Nearly 80 years later, the case remains both unforgotten and unsolved. 

 

Join Dawn and guest, Kaycee Conlee, as they explore the crime scene and sort through the suspects. 

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]]> HILF 90 - The Black Dahlia Murder with Kaycee Conlee Kaycee Conlee, Kat Perkins, Joe Dressel, Dawn Brodey 01:23:37 It's the tragic tale of The Black Dahlia (1947), among the longest unsolved murder cases in Los Angeles history. Hear the story and meet the suspects along with comedian, Kaycee Conlee. It's the tragic tale of The Black Dahlia (1947), among the longest unsolved murder cases in Los Angeles history. Hear the story and meet the suspects along with comedian, Kaycee Conlee. unsolved, history, interview, unsolved murder, film noir, 1940's, true crime, the black dahlia, murder, comedy, los angeles true full 90 a6724375-af69-4631-b17c-dcb5b513fe13 HILF 89 - George Washington with Ryan Keeley [HILF Public School - RECORDED LIVE] It's July 3rd, 2025 and Dawn can hardly contain herself as she invites the audience at Flappers Comedy Club to fall down the rabbit hole of history along with her, LIVE! She is joined in this HILF-ing by two special guests: comedian Lauren Harding, who get's down with King George III; and then by America's favorite step-mom Ryan Keeley who helps Dawn undress George Washington. 

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]]> Wed, 17 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Lauren Harding, Ryan Keeley, Joe Dressel, Flappers Comedy Club, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-89-george-washington-with-ryan-keeley-hilf-public-school-recorded-live-TCKn6o5G It's July 3rd, 2025 and Dawn can hardly contain herself as she invites the audience at Flappers Comedy Club to fall down the rabbit hole of history along with her, LIVE! She is joined in this HILF-ing by two special guests: comedian Lauren Harding, who get's down with King George III; and then by America's favorite step-mom Ryan Keeley who helps Dawn undress George Washington. 

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]]> HILF 89 - George Washington with Ryan Keeley [HILF Public School - RECORDED LIVE] Lauren Harding, Ryan Keeley, Joe Dressel, Flappers Comedy Club, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey 01:26:01 HILF Public School is in session! Meet comedian Lauren Harding for a quick undressing of King George III; and then go Full Frontal on George Washington with everyone’s favorite Step Mom, Adult Film Star, Ryan Keeley. HILF Public School is in session! Meet comedian Lauren Harding for a quick undressing of King George III; and then go Full Frontal on George Washington with everyone’s favorite Step Mom, Adult Film Star, Ryan Keeley. american politics, king george iii, politics, history, live, burbank, george washington, comedy, 1776, american history, step mom, independence day, podcast host true full 89 8bedd7d9-fec2-488e-af37-87b9df5c5a1b HILF 88 - Karl Marx VS Adam Smith with Mary Gallagher If you get into a heated conversation on any subject these days (and who isn’t?) it often ends with someone being called a “F*cking Marxist” or “Capitalist PIG".  Join Dawn and comedian, Mary Gallagher, to find out which one YOU might be... and if it's a bad thing. 

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]]> Wed, 3 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Mary Gallagher, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins, Joe Dressel) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-88-karl-marx-vs-adam-smith-with-mary-gallagher-IZDvyAS7 If you get into a heated conversation on any subject these days (and who isn’t?) it often ends with someone being called a “F*cking Marxist” or “Capitalist PIG".  Join Dawn and comedian, Mary Gallagher, to find out which one YOU might be... and if it's a bad thing. 

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]]> HILF 88 - Karl Marx VS Adam Smith with Mary Gallagher Mary Gallagher, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins, Joe Dressel 01:03:18 Adam Smith invented Capitalism and Karl Marx invented Communism, two political and economic concepts which people have been fighting about for almost two centuries. Dawn goes to the horses mouths to find out what the 'daddies' of the movement had to say, and why they're both right... until they're not. Adam Smith invented Capitalism and Karl Marx invented Communism, two political and economic concepts which people have been fighting about for almost two centuries. Dawn goes to the horses mouths to find out what the 'daddies' of the movement had to say, and why they're both right... until they're not. economic theory, history, marxism, interview, adam smith, capitalism, comedy, stalin, stand-up, american history, lenin, economics, karl marx, money true full 88 f7e38f49-f50b-4b09-8a9a-d16b5df37fd4 HILF 87 - Billy the Kid with Kerstin Porter Billy the Kid - like Black Beard and Al Capone - is one of those real historical characters whose life was so colorful and dramatic that the facts sound like fiction.  Dawn is joined by actress and comedian, Kerstin Porter, for a ride with one of the most famous figures of the old west. Get to know William H Bonney, aka: William Antrim, aka: Henry McCarty who would forever be remembered as Billy the Kid. 

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]]> Wed, 20 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Kerstin Porter, Joe Dressel, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-87-billy-the-kid-with-kerstin-porter-TAxoiKKm Billy the Kid - like Black Beard and Al Capone - is one of those real historical characters whose life was so colorful and dramatic that the facts sound like fiction.  Dawn is joined by actress and comedian, Kerstin Porter, for a ride with one of the most famous figures of the old west. Get to know William H Bonney, aka: William Antrim, aka: Henry McCarty who would forever be remembered as Billy the Kid. 

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]]> HILF 87 - Billy the Kid with Kerstin Porter Kerstin Porter, Joe Dressel, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins 01:28:32 Billy the Kid was a teenage gunslinger, a jail-breaking outlaw, and a wild-west vigilante gunned down when he was only 21! Join Dawn and her guest, comedian Kerstin Porter, as they saddle up with one of the most infamous figures of the American West. Billy the Kid was a teenage gunslinger, a jail-breaking outlaw, and a wild-west vigilante gunned down when he was only 21! Join Dawn and her guest, comedian Kerstin Porter, as they saddle up with one of the most infamous figures of the American West. outlaws, history, interview, william h bonney, billy the kid, the old west, comedy, lincoln county war, wild west, american history, gunslingers true full 87 149147e8-483d-4ac6-a040-40f148dc4729 BONE-US EP86 - Religion in America with Ryan Ripple Hear the story of the so-called Scopes Money Trial from 1925, during which Americans debated if evolution should be taught in schools... a debate that continues now, 100 years later. Dawn also answers some of Ryan’s questions which run the gamut from her personal faith to pop-star divas. 

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]]> Wed, 6 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Dawn Brodey, Joe Dressel, Ryan Ripple, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/bone-us-ep86-religion-in-america-with-ryan-ripple-SswYIvn_ Hear the story of the so-called Scopes Money Trial from 1925, during which Americans debated if evolution should be taught in schools... a debate that continues now, 100 years later. Dawn also answers some of Ryan’s questions which run the gamut from her personal faith to pop-star divas. 

🎧 HILF EP86 - Religion in America with Ryan Ripple 

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]]> BONE-US EP86 - Religion in America with Ryan Ripple Dawn Brodey, Joe Dressel, Ryan Ripple, Kat Perkins 00:36:27 Dawn and bestie, Ryan Ripple, continue the conversation on the history of Religion in America. Hear wild new stories, and candid confessions. Dawn and bestie, Ryan Ripple, continue the conversation on the history of Religion in America. Hear wild new stories, and candid confessions. christianity, comedian, history, interview, faith, religious history, scopes monkey trial, comedy, stand-up, american history, friends, los angeles, religion true bonus 5e7f8532-c941-401b-94de-2104a49f92eb HILF 86 - Religion in America with Ryan Ripple Dawn and bestie, Ryan Ripple, take on the easy, non-controversial subject of Protestant Christianity in America. 

 

As your history books have told you, the earliest colonial settlers came seeking religious freedom, what few discuss is why these denominations were considered 'fringe' back in Europe. Walk with Dawn and Ryan down the holy road from the Shakers of the Revolutionary War, to the Prosperity Gospel of MAGA - and find yourself falling in love with Amish all over again. 

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As your history books have told you, the earliest colonial settlers came seeking religious freedom, what few discuss is why these denominations were considered 'fringe' back in Europe. Walk with Dawn and Ryan down the holy road from the Shakers of the Revolutionary War, to the Prosperity Gospel of MAGA - and find yourself falling in love with Amish all over again. 

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]]> HILF 86 - Religion in America with Ryan Ripple Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins, Joe Dressel, Ryan Ripple 01:42:56 Get missionary with Dawn and her bestie, Ryan Ripple, as they walk the twisted path of the Church, writ large, in The United States. What’s the difference between the Quakers and the Shakers? Ever wondered what separates Methodists, from Presbyterians, from Baptists? Hear the history from Puritans to Joel Osteen's Megachurch... can I get an Amen? Get missionary with Dawn and her bestie, Ryan Ripple, as they walk the twisted path of the Church, writ large, in The United States. What’s the difference between the Quakers and the Shakers? Ever wondered what separates Methodists, from Presbyterians, from Baptists? Hear the history from Puritans to Joel Osteen's Megachurch... can I get an Amen? protestant, quakers, christianity, history, interview, faith, conversation, religious history, stand up, comedy, american history, friends, los angeles, religion true full 86 ca82e634-d012-4ed7-b517-49859be74543 HILF PUBLIC SCHOOL - Alcatraz and Lizzie Borden [RECORDED LIVE] "...education is in trouble, but they can't defund me - I work for beer!" - Dawn Brodey

The first Thursday of every month, fans of comedy and history unite at Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank, California whence we drink, laugh and learn stuff in the class you always wished you had!


This episode was recorded live on Thursday, June 5th, 2025 and includes a full 10 minute stand-up comedy set by comedian/historian, Jason Horton - after which he and I HILF Alcatraz.

 

Then you’ll meet the endlessly lovable, LA Radio and TV Personality - Chuey Martinez. He and Dawn have a blast HILF-ing the Menendez Brothers and Lizzie Borden in a HILF that truly kills…

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]]> Wed, 9 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Jason Horton, Chuey Martinez, Kat Perkins, Joe Dressel, Flappers Comedy Club, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-public-school-alcatraz-and-lizzie-borden-recorded-live-tcKsidTG "...education is in trouble, but they can't defund me - I work for beer!" - Dawn Brodey

The first Thursday of every month, fans of comedy and history unite at Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank, California whence we drink, laugh and learn stuff in the class you always wished you had!


This episode was recorded live on Thursday, June 5th, 2025 and includes a full 10 minute stand-up comedy set by comedian/historian, Jason Horton - after which he and I HILF Alcatraz.

 

Then you’ll meet the endlessly lovable, LA Radio and TV Personality - Chuey Martinez. He and Dawn have a blast HILF-ing the Menendez Brothers and Lizzie Borden in a HILF that truly kills…

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]]> HILF PUBLIC SCHOOL - Alcatraz and Lizzie Borden [RECORDED LIVE] Jason Horton, Chuey Martinez, Kat Perkins, Joe Dressel, Flappers Comedy Club, Dawn Brodey 01:12:59 Join Dawn and a LIVE audience at Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank, California for HILF Public School! Comedian/historian Jason Horton gets a lesson on Alcatraz; and Radio/TV Personality Chuey Martinez jumps in for a KILLER HILF on Lizzie Borden. Join Dawn and a LIVE audience at Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank, California for HILF Public School! Comedian/historian Jason Horton gets a lesson on Alcatraz; and Radio/TV Personality Chuey Martinez jumps in for a KILLER HILF on Lizzie Borden. smart, history, comedy club, live show, public school, comedy, menendez brothers, lizzie borden, alcatraz true bonus e77331de-97d1-4404-b12e-820de893f374 HILF 85 - The Manson Family Murders, Part Two with Lisa and Ellie Dehner In Part One of the Manson Family Murders, you went through the law-and-order portion of the history. Now settle in for some of Dawn's favorite mysteries, conspiracies and so much more.

🔔 This is the last episode before HILF Summer Break! Watch social media for updates and events throughout June/July and look forward to the next NEW EPISODE to come out August 6th.         

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]]> Wed, 11 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Ellie Dehner, DAWN BRODEY, Lisa Dehner, Kat Perkins, Joe Dressel) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-85-the-manson-family-murders-part-two-with-lisa-and-ellie-dehner-Vv_TAZKU In Part One of the Manson Family Murders, you went through the law-and-order portion of the history. Now settle in for some of Dawn's favorite mysteries, conspiracies and so much more.

🔔 This is the last episode before HILF Summer Break! Watch social media for updates and events throughout June/July and look forward to the next NEW EPISODE to come out August 6th.         

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]]> HILF 85 - The Manson Family Murders, Part Two with Lisa and Ellie Dehner Ellie Dehner, DAWN BRODEY, Lisa Dehner, Kat Perkins, Joe Dressel 01:16:42 Follow Dawn further down the Manson Family rabbit hole and learn where-are-they-now! Who stayed loyal to Charlie the longest? Who gets conjugal visits and has FOUR KIDS while incarcerated? What do the Beach Boys have to do with all this?!? And wait until you hear the theory that Manson was ultimately an unknowing, deep-psychological operative, created by the CIA used as a lab rat to see if mind-control was truly possible… Follow Dawn further down the Manson Family rabbit hole and learn where-are-they-now! Who stayed loyal to Charlie the longest? Who gets conjugal visits and has FOUR KIDS while incarcerated? What do the Beach Boys have to do with all this?!? And wait until you hear the theory that Manson was ultimately an unknowing, deep-psychological operative, created by the CIA used as a lab rat to see if mind-control was truly possible… helter skelter, charles manson, susan atkins, dark history, history, patricia krenwinkel, mk ultra, interview, tex watson, conspiracy theory, tom o'neill, true crime, the manson family, beach boys, comedy, los angeles, leslie van houten, sharon tate true full 85 3ffc55f2-a8da-4689-9f8f-d59cb164ab1f HILF 84 - The Manson Family Murders with Lisa and Ellie Dehner Dawn is joined by her sister, Lisa; and niece, Ellie for the HILF-ing of Los Angeles’s most famous true-crime tragedy. Hear about Charles Manson and how the world learned about his sinister cult.


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]]> Wed, 28 May 2025 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Ellie Dehner, Kat Perkins, Lisa Dehner, Joe Dressel, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-84-the-manson-family-murders-with-lisa-and-ellie-dehner-knIqlerV Dawn is joined by her sister, Lisa; and niece, Ellie for the HILF-ing of Los Angeles’s most famous true-crime tragedy. Hear about Charles Manson and how the world learned about his sinister cult.


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]]> HILF 84 - The Manson Family Murders with Lisa and Ellie Dehner Ellie Dehner, Kat Perkins, Lisa Dehner, Joe Dressel, Dawn Brodey 00:57:48 The Manson Family, a group of hippies living communally outside of Los Angeles, committed a gruesome series of murders in the summer of 1969. The brutality of the crimes, the fame of the victims, and the oddity of the perpetrators touched all of media’s erogenous zones. The Manson Family, a group of hippies living communally outside of Los Angeles, committed a gruesome series of murders in the summer of 1969. The brutality of the crimes, the fame of the victims, and the oddity of the perpetrators touched all of media’s erogenous zones. helter skelter, charles manson, susan atkins, dark history, history, patricia krenwinkel, interview, tex watson, tom o'neill, true crime, the manson family, comedy, los angeles, leslie van houten, sharon tate true full 84 f5e4aaae-0e58-411b-a5a7-b62677c2304e HILF 83 - Rosemary Kennedy with Molly McAleer Hear the story of Rosemary Kennedy, sister to John F Kennedy, who goes from being the media-darling of a royal ball, to the the victim of a botched lobotomy at the age of 23. 

To thank for this sad and fascinating HILF is Molly McAleer who is a comedy writer, and behind the mic of a few hit podcasts including Trend Lightly, and Mother May I Sleep With - which is devoted to Lifetime movies!

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]]> Wed, 14 May 2025 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Molly McAleer, Kat Perkins, Joe Dressel, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-83-rosemary-kennedy-with-molly-mcaleer-inNhcivG Hear the story of Rosemary Kennedy, sister to John F Kennedy, who goes from being the media-darling of a royal ball, to the the victim of a botched lobotomy at the age of 23. 

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]]> HILF 83 - Rosemary Kennedy with Molly McAleer Molly McAleer, Kat Perkins, Joe Dressel, Dawn Brodey 01:25:42 The Kennedys are as close to a Royal Family as America has ever had; and like all royals, they are mired in scandals and tragedies. Hear the story of Rosemary Kennedy, the oldest sister who was tall, and pretty, and the the victim of a botched lobotomy when she was only 23. The Kennedys are as close to a Royal Family as America has ever had; and like all royals, they are mired in scandals and tragedies. Hear the story of Rosemary Kennedy, the oldest sister who was tall, and pretty, and the the victim of a botched lobotomy when she was only 23. politics, history, drama, interview, lobotomy, mental health, family drama, rosemary kennedy, the kennedys, comedy, scandal, the lobotomist true full 83 5ab41074-8ec5-4839-980b-a7db2d83106f HILF 82 - The Lewis & Clark Expedition, Part 2 with Alex Malt Welcome back! When last we met Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and their Corps of Discovery, our heroes had navigated over 2,000 miles. Up and down rivers, across the Continental Divide, and all way to the Northern Pacific Coast. They saw a dead whale, it was nuts. 

In the conclusion, learn why those who first saw present-day Yellowstone Park thought it was literal hell on earth; hear how Sacegewea’s son finds himself in the royal court of Germany; and so much more!

Along with Dawn on this historic journey, is comedian Alex Malt, whose first comedy album debuts this summer! 

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]]> Wed, 30 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Joe Dressel, Alex Malt, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-82-the-lewis-clark-expedition-part-2-with-alex-malt-wP23c4af Welcome back! When last we met Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and their Corps of Discovery, our heroes had navigated over 2,000 miles. Up and down rivers, across the Continental Divide, and all way to the Northern Pacific Coast. They saw a dead whale, it was nuts. 

In the conclusion, learn why those who first saw present-day Yellowstone Park thought it was literal hell on earth; hear how Sacegewea’s son finds himself in the royal court of Germany; and so much more!

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]]> HILF 82 - The Lewis & Clark Expedition, Part 2 with Alex Malt Joe Dressel, Alex Malt, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins 00:55:24 It's the thrilling conclusion of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. Rejoin Dawn and guest, comedian Alex Malt, for ‘Back Again’ in which we follow our intrepid crew back from the edge of the wild and unmapped American West, to a place some-how suddenly even stranger to them: Home. It's the thrilling conclusion of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. Rejoin Dawn and guest, comedian Alex Malt, for ‘Back Again’ in which we follow our intrepid crew back from the edge of the wild and unmapped American West, to a place some-how suddenly even stranger to them: Home. history, interview, adventure, american west, american indians, yellowstone, sacegewea, native americans, lewis & clark, comedy, the lewis & clark expedition, american history true full 82 b6df76d5-b66a-4419-bd83-942db2c4e73c HILF 81 - The Lewis & Clark Expedition with Alex Malt Lewis & Clark were more than just two white guys in buckskins! Join Dawn and the “Corps of Discovery” as they venture into the wildest of the wild West. Meet Sacegawea, fight a grizzly, and find out what it takes to cross the Rocky Mountains in 1805.
 

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]]> Wed, 16 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Joe Dressel, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey, Alex Malt) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-81-the-lewis-clark-expedition-with-alex-malt-VFKwJUSl Lewis & Clark were more than just two white guys in buckskins! Join Dawn and the “Corps of Discovery” as they venture into the wildest of the wild West. Meet Sacegawea, fight a grizzly, and find out what it takes to cross the Rocky Mountains in 1805.
 

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]]> HILF 81 - The Lewis & Clark Expedition with Alex Malt Joe Dressel, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey, Alex Malt 01:14:00 The Lewis & Clark Expedition is an edge-of-your-seat drama featuring Thomas Jefferson, a top-secret mission into the unknown, and a kidnapped, teen-age mother who saves the day! Join Dawn and her guest, comedian, Alex Malt, on this historic journey into the wild west. The Lewis & Clark Expedition is an edge-of-your-seat drama featuring Thomas Jefferson, a top-secret mission into the unknown, and a kidnapped, teen-age mother who saves the day! Join Dawn and her guest, comedian, Alex Malt, on this historic journey into the wild west. history, the mississippi river, sacagawea, american indians, lewis and clark, the wild west, american explorers, native americans, lewis & clark, westward exploration, comedy, thomas jefferson, american history, the missouri river true full 81 6baec388-6cba-4fe2-a049-8516adb84b2c HILF 80 - The King of Spies with Blaine Harden It’s the wild, true story of Donald Nichols, a seventh-grade drop-out who rises from Army Mechanic to Black Ops Phenomenon during the Korean War. Hear the whole twisted tale - from his unlikely rise, to his fall, to the weeks of electroshock therapy - and from Blaine Harden, the world’s leading expert on the subject.

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]]> Wed, 2 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Blaine Harden, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-80-the-king-of-spies-with-blaine-harden-skB0AtDi It’s the wild, true story of Donald Nichols, a seventh-grade drop-out who rises from Army Mechanic to Black Ops Phenomenon during the Korean War. Hear the whole twisted tale - from his unlikely rise, to his fall, to the weeks of electroshock therapy - and from Blaine Harden, the world’s leading expert on the subject.

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You can also hear her on two great podcasts, The Dork Forest, which invites folks from a variety of backgrounds to come and share the stuff on which they are “dorks”, and the comedy podcast The Jackie and Laurie Show which pairs her with another great comedian, Laurie Kilmartin.

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]]> Wed, 19 Mar 2025 07:05:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Jackie Kashian, Kat Perkins, DAWN BRODEY) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-79-waterloo-with-jackie-kashian-lqV_jeit Joining Napoleon on his journey to his now-famous defeat at Waterloo, is comedian, Jackie Kashian. She has several comedy albums, performs across the country, and on all your screens: Netflix, late show, Conan and so much more.

 

You can also hear her on two great podcasts, The Dork Forest, which invites folks from a variety of backgrounds to come and share the stuff on which they are “dorks”, and the comedy podcast The Jackie and Laurie Show which pairs her with another great comedian, Laurie Kilmartin.

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]]> HILF 79 - Waterloo with Jackie Kashian Jackie Kashian, Kat Perkins, DAWN BRODEY 01:08:38 Every battle has a winner and a loser, but when it comes to Waterloo, it’s only the loser that matters, Napoleon Bonaparte. Join Dawn and guest - comedian Jackie Kashian - for the story of Napoleon’s famous, final defeat and why it left more than just ABBA exclaiming, “my-my!” Every battle has a winner and a loser, but when it comes to Waterloo, it’s only the loser that matters, Napoleon Bonaparte. Join Dawn and guest - comedian Jackie Kashian - for the story of Napoleon’s famous, final defeat and why it left more than just ABBA exclaiming, “my-my!” history, interview, comedians, napoleon, waterloo, battle of waterloo, comedy, battle history, france true full 79 eb9d7408-4ad3-4011-9b1e-d3902ac1d8a5 BONE-US EP79 - Waterloo with Jackie Kashian Re-join Dawn and her guest, comedian, Jackie Kashian (Netflix, late show, Comedy Central) for a few more tasty morsels from the history of Napoleon's doomed last stand. 

 

Listen to Jackie's two great podcasts: The Dork Forest, which invites folks from a variety of backgrounds to come and share the stuff on which they are “dorks”, and the comedy podcast The Jackie and Laurie Show which pairs her with another great comedian, Laurie Kilmartin.

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]]> Wed, 19 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Jackie Kashian, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/bone-us-ep79-waterloo-with-jackie-kashian-BRBhNJEy Re-join Dawn and her guest, comedian, Jackie Kashian (Netflix, late show, Comedy Central) for a few more tasty morsels from the history of Napoleon's doomed last stand. 

 

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]]> BONE-US EP79 - Waterloo with Jackie Kashian Jackie Kashian, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey 00:09:44 Dawn saved a couple tasty nuggets from the HILF of Waterloo: Hear the story of how - among the many thousands of bodies left on the battlefield after Waterloo - one in particular still has historians baffled; AND about the birth of an unfortunate baby with a radicle name. Dawn saved a couple tasty nuggets from the HILF of Waterloo: Hear the story of how - among the many thousands of bodies left on the battlefield after Waterloo - one in particular still has historians baffled; AND about the birth of an unfortunate baby with a radicle name. bonus, history, napoleonic wars, napoleon, waterloo, comedy, french history, france true bonus 3cc01fb1-ee8a-4599-94df-ad255f549141 HILF 78 - The Morale Corps with Robert B. O'Connor “Entertainment Specialist” was the technical designation of what would later be known as The Morale Corps. This intrepid group of enlisted soldiers were responsible for finding joy in life’s darkest and most dangerous corners.

 

To tell the story, Dawn is joined by author Robert B. O’Connor who wrote Jeep Show: A Trouper at the Battle of the Bulge. Hear how his novel weaves a lovely fiction among real history and makes the case for why we should all learn to play the spoons.

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To tell the story, Dawn is joined by author Robert B. O’Connor who wrote Jeep Show: A Trouper at the Battle of the Bulge. Hear how his novel weaves a lovely fiction among real history and makes the case for why we should all learn to play the spoons.

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]]> HILF 78 - The Morale Corps with Robert B. O'Connor Robert B O'Connor, Kat Perkins, DAWN BRODEY 01:04:33 Get to know the Jeep Show, a real-life WW2 unit of enlisted soldiers (including Mickey Rooney) who were on the front lines with nothing but an accordion, a Jeep full of wigs, and ORDERS to boost morale. They went where the USO could not! Get to know the Jeep Show, a real-life WW2 unit of enlisted soldiers (including Mickey Rooney) who were on the front lines with nothing but an accordion, a Jeep full of wigs, and ORDERS to boost morale. They went where the USO could not! rober b o'connor, history, historypodcast, ww2, morale corps, uso, jeepshow, morale, comedy, mickeyrooney, jeepshowbook, podcast true full 78 192918b2-b37b-4672-b839-1deba997747e BONE-US EP78 - The Morale Corps with Robert B O'Connor In HILF EP78, you got to know the Jeep Show, a real-life WW2 unit of enlisted soldiers (including Mickey Rooney) who were on the front lines with nothing but an accordion, a Jeep full of wigs, and ORDERS to boost morale. 

 

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See video of the real Electro - The Westinghouse Robot that captured Robert's heart.  

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]]> Wed, 5 Mar 2025 07:55:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (DAWN BRODEY, Kat Perkins, Robert B O'Connor) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/bone-us-ep78-the-morale-corps-with-robert-b-oconnor-eZwEgFsP In HILF EP78, you got to know the Jeep Show, a real-life WW2 unit of enlisted soldiers (including Mickey Rooney) who were on the front lines with nothing but an accordion, a Jeep full of wigs, and ORDERS to boost morale. 

 

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]]> Thu, 13 Feb 2025 22:10:03 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Andrew Melby, DAWN BRODEY, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-77-the-grand-canyon-with-andrew-melby-LVzpL4UW It’s a family affair as Dawn is joined by her husband, director Andrew Melby, to HILF this awe-inspiring natural wonder of the world. On a recent road-trip to Los Angeles from Minnesota, Dawn and Andrew stopped in the Grand Canyon. The beauty, wonder and mystery of the place inspired Dawn to take a deep dive into the history.

 

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]]> HILF 77 - The Grand Canyon with Andrew Melby Andrew Melby, DAWN BRODEY, Kat Perkins 01:17:43 Host, Dawn Brodey, is joined by her real-life husband, Andrew, to tell the most HILF-able stories from the long history of The Grand Canyon. Hear how it was formed, how the native tribes out-smarted Coronado, and why some people think there are Egyptian mummies somewhere deep inside. Host, Dawn Brodey, is joined by her real-life husband, Andrew, to tell the most HILF-able stories from the long history of The Grand Canyon. Hear how it was formed, how the native tribes out-smarted Coronado, and why some people think there are Egyptian mummies somewhere deep inside. family, history, interview, american west, arizona, national parks, laughter, north rim, tribal land, road trip, comedy, the grand canyon, bright angel trail, american history, south rim, married true full 77 35f1388c-c611-4315-b0a5-b62655086a54 HILF 76 - Jack Parsons with Cristina Van Epps Join Dawn and guest, Cristina Van Epps, as they follow the dark and fascinating path of Jack Parsons - the rocket-loving occultist who helped man get to the moon. Cristina works as an engineer at The Jet Propulsion Laboratory and is also a self-professed ‘sci-fi nerd’.


 

Hear the incredible story of Jack Parsons whose fascination with science and outer space led him on a journey to the stars… and huge piles of drugs.


 

Listen to Cristina’s Dungeon and Dragons podcast: I Seduce the Dragon

Listen to Cristina’s podcast, Cults, Cryptids and Conspiracies


 

Want more? Jump into HILF Episode 54 - Aleister Crowley with Hilah Johnson.

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]]> Wed, 5 Feb 2025 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Cristina Van Epps, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-76-jack-parsons-with-cristina-van-epps-_vxkP_OA Join Dawn and guest, Cristina Van Epps, as they follow the dark and fascinating path of Jack Parsons - the rocket-loving occultist who helped man get to the moon. Cristina works as an engineer at The Jet Propulsion Laboratory and is also a self-professed ‘sci-fi nerd’.


 

Hear the incredible story of Jack Parsons whose fascination with science and outer space led him on a journey to the stars… and huge piles of drugs.


 

Listen to Cristina’s Dungeon and Dragons podcast: I Seduce the Dragon

Listen to Cristina’s podcast, Cults, Cryptids and Conspiracies


 

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]]> HILF 76 - Jack Parsons with Cristina Van Epps Cristina Van Epps, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey 01:22:35 Strap in for the HILF-ing of Jack Parsons, the rocket-scientist, devil-worshipping, sex-addict who got America into outer space. Dawn’s guest is a current engineer at The Jet Propulsion Laboratory who does NOT speak for the organization, but has a lot to say about magic! Strap in for the HILF-ing of Jack Parsons, the rocket-scientist, devil-worshipping, sex-addict who got America into outer space. Dawn’s guest is a current engineer at The Jet Propulsion Laboratory who does NOT speak for the organization, but has a lot to say about magic! history, interview, aleister crowley, occult, jack parsons, pasadena, l. ron hubbard, rocket scientist, rocket science, jpl, comedy, hollywood, thelema, jet propulsion laboratory, rocketry, the suicide squad, scientology, sex magick, nasa, science fiction true full 76 6577e02a-a71b-48f0-87d8-b753f181182d HILF 75 - How to Steal a Fighter Jet with Andy Rider Dawn's guest is comedian, Andy Rider, whose hit comedy album The Get Together has topped itunes and earned him increasing acclaim. Together they discuss the history of North Korea, the incredible story of No Kum Sok, and so much more!

Learn more about HILF's new podcast family, The Big Comedy Network.

Find Andy's podcast Fingering the Page

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Learn more about HILF's new podcast family, The Big Comedy Network.

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]]> HILF 75 - How to Steal a Fighter Jet with Andy Rider Andy Rider, Kat Perkins, DAWN BRODEY 01:27:57 It's the incredible story of North Korean defector and fighter pilot, No Kum Sok, who stole his MiG-15 in 1953 and flew it to an American Air Base. Hear how he did it without being shot down, and the secret fortune that awaited him when he landed. Dawn is joined by comedian Andy Rider for a jaw-dropping story of courage and luck. It's the incredible story of North Korean defector and fighter pilot, No Kum Sok, who stole his MiG-15 in 1953 and flew it to an American Air Base. Hear how he did it without being shot down, and the secret fortune that awaited him when he landed. Dawn is joined by comedian Andy Rider for a jaw-dropping story of courage and luck. history, defector, interview, mig, communism, china, japan, korea, comedy, korean war, fighter pilot, russia, north korea true full 75 aa1c2713-b708-4828-8386-88a932b2c906 The Donner Party, Part One with Andy Kraft [RE-RELEASE] This was no party...

They were the group who got hopelessly stranded over a particularly harsh winter in the Sierra Nevadas - many of them starve to death and several of those who don’t starve to death, survived by resorting to cannibalism.

Dawn's guest is actor and writer, Andy Kraft. He is a longtime friend and colleague - together they've done everything from romantic comedies on screen, to portraying water droplets on stage. Andy can be seen in countless commercials, episodes of television (including the final episode of Brooklyn nine-nine) and is the hand up the bum of some of your favorite puppets!

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]]> Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Kat Perkins, Andy Kraft, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/the-donner-party-part-one-with-andy-kraft-re-release-U8z_bJsZ This was no party...

They were the group who got hopelessly stranded over a particularly harsh winter in the Sierra Nevadas - many of them starve to death and several of those who don’t starve to death, survived by resorting to cannibalism.

Dawn's guest is actor and writer, Andy Kraft. He is a longtime friend and colleague - together they've done everything from romantic comedies on screen, to portraying water droplets on stage. Andy can be seen in countless commercials, episodes of television (including the final episode of Brooklyn nine-nine) and is the hand up the bum of some of your favorite puppets!

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]]> The Donner Party, Part One with Andy Kraft [RE-RELEASE] Kat Perkins, Andy Kraft, Dawn Brodey 01:04:10 Originally released Christmas 2022, this is the tragic true story of The Donner Party, a group of unfortunate wagon train migrants who find themselves trapped for the winter in the unforgiving Sierra Nevadas. Join Dawn and guest, Andy Kraft, as they retrace the steps of the famously doomed. Originally released Christmas 2022, this is the tragic true story of The Donner Party, a group of unfortunate wagon train migrants who find themselves trapped for the winter in the unforgiving Sierra Nevadas. Join Dawn and guest, Andy Kraft, as they retrace the steps of the famously doomed. history, interview, sierra nevadas, comedy, tragedy, the donner party true bonus 6e984434-ea56-49c9-9faa-9848a95058d5 The Donner Party, Part Two with Andy Kraft [RE-RELEASE] When last we met, Dawn and guest Andy Kraft were taking a shot of whiskey to prepare for the dark path ahead. Hear how it all ends up in the dark pages of history and why your high school teachers probably never told you the whole story. 

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]]> Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Andy Kraft, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/the-donner-party-part-two-with-andy-kraft-re-release-CL2D6nqm When last we met, Dawn and guest Andy Kraft were taking a shot of whiskey to prepare for the dark path ahead. Hear how it all ends up in the dark pages of history and why your high school teachers probably never told you the whole story. 

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]]> The Donner Party, Part Two with Andy Kraft [RE-RELEASE] Andy Kraft, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins 01:15:46 Welcome back for the conclusion of the tragic story of The Donner Party. Dawn and her guest, Andy Kraft, climbed aboard with The Donner Party wagon-train as they begin their ill-fated journey West and now we're getting down to the bones... literally. Welcome back for the conclusion of the tragic story of The Donner Party. Dawn and her guest, Andy Kraft, climbed aboard with The Donner Party wagon-train as they begin their ill-fated journey West and now we're getting down to the bones... literally. history, comedy, tragedy, the donner party true bonus e49d658f-f77f-4c21-a8ac-6f71911c1df9 HILF 74 - The Christmas Miracle of WWI (Recorded LIVE) Dawn has the benefit of a live audience and visual aides as she tells the story of the remarkable Christmas Truce of 1914. From the streets of Sarajevo to the trenches of France, it's a story of humanity and joy in the darkest of times.  Recorded LIVE in Burbank, California - December 11th, 2024 at Flappers Comedy Club. 

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]]> Sun, 15 Dec 2024 00:26:52 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Flappers Comedy Club, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-74-the-christmas-miracle-of-wwi-recorded-live-uGielDxK Dawn has the benefit of a live audience and visual aides as she tells the story of the remarkable Christmas Truce of 1914. From the streets of Sarajevo to the trenches of France, it's a story of humanity and joy in the darkest of times.  Recorded LIVE in Burbank, California - December 11th, 2024 at Flappers Comedy Club. 

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]]> HILF 74 - The Christmas Miracle of WWI (Recorded LIVE) Flappers Comedy Club, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey 00:42:06 Join Dawn and a live audience at Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank, California for the HILF-ing of a real-life Christmas miracle. From the assassination of Franz Ferdinand to the handshake felt around the world, it's a roller-coaster ride of true history that proves there is a recipe for peace - and it's simpler than we think. Join Dawn and a live audience at Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank, California for the HILF-ing of a real-life Christmas miracle. From the assassination of Franz Ferdinand to the handshake felt around the world, it's a roller-coaster ride of true history that proves there is a recipe for peace - and it's simpler than we think. history, trench warfare, podcast live recording, live, the western front, wwi, comedy, franz ferdinand, christmas, christmas truce true full 74 2a6e5f90-62b3-4077-8729-87a0de1713dd HILF 73 - The Toast with Jules and Uncle Brad Dawn's guests are two connoisseurs of drinking, Juliana McIntosh and Brad Sutton - the neice-and-uncle-team behind the hit podcast, The Art of Drinking.  Jules is an influencer in the craft cocktail space (what?); and her real-life uncle Brad serves up classic cocktail recipes and history. Swoon!

GET JULE'S BOOK - Pretty Simple Cocktails

**During the episode, we make and drink 2 cocktails! 

Recipes and approximate time-code in the episode when we start making ours is below so you can toast along with us!

COCKTAIL #1 - The View Carre. [00:13:00]

  • 3/4 oz Rye whiskey (higher proof, like 100 proof but not more. Rittenhouse makes a good one)
  • 3/4 oz Cognac (I like Pierre Ferrand Ambre but Remy Martin VSOP works well too)
  • 3/4 oz   Strucchi Rosso Vermouth (or Dolin Rouge)
  • 2 tsp Benedictine D.O.M. (make sure it's DOM and not B&B)
  • 2 dash Peychaud's bitters (white label, red liquid)
  • 1 dash Angostura bitters
  1. In mixing glass add all ingredients and fill the mixing glass with ice so you have more ice than liquid.
  2. Stir for 20 - 30 seconds.
  3. Using hawthorn strainer, strain into chilled rocks glass over large cube
  4. Garnish with lemon peel 
     

COCKTAIL #2 - The Black Manhattan [00:40:00]

  • 2 oz Rye whiskey (use your favorite Rye. The Rittenhouse might work well here, but could get hot)
  • 1 oz Averna Amaro
  • 1 dash Angostura bitters
  • 1 dash Orange bitters
  1. In mixing glass add all ingredients and fill the mixing glass with ice so you have more ice than liquid.
  2. Stir for 20 - 30 seconds.
  3. Using hawthorn strainer, strain into chilled coupe glass.
  4. Garnish with brandied cherry / luxardo cherry (or something similar)  - just drop it in or put it on a pick if you're fancy

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]]> Wed, 27 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Brad Sutton, Julianna McIntosh, Kat Perkins, DAWN BRODEY) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-73-the-toast-with-jules-and-uncle-brad-CLzrxSgr Dawn's guests are two connoisseurs of drinking, Juliana McIntosh and Brad Sutton - the neice-and-uncle-team behind the hit podcast, The Art of Drinking.  Jules is an influencer in the craft cocktail space (what?); and her real-life uncle Brad serves up classic cocktail recipes and history. Swoon!

GET JULE'S BOOK - Pretty Simple Cocktails

**During the episode, we make and drink 2 cocktails! 

Recipes and approximate time-code in the episode when we start making ours is below so you can toast along with us!

COCKTAIL #1 - The View Carre. [00:13:00]

  • 3/4 oz Rye whiskey (higher proof, like 100 proof but not more. Rittenhouse makes a good one)
  • 3/4 oz Cognac (I like Pierre Ferrand Ambre but Remy Martin VSOP works well too)
  • 3/4 oz   Strucchi Rosso Vermouth (or Dolin Rouge)
  • 2 tsp Benedictine D.O.M. (make sure it's DOM and not B&B)
  • 2 dash Peychaud's bitters (white label, red liquid)
  • 1 dash Angostura bitters
  1. In mixing glass add all ingredients and fill the mixing glass with ice so you have more ice than liquid.
  2. Stir for 20 - 30 seconds.
  3. Using hawthorn strainer, strain into chilled rocks glass over large cube
  4. Garnish with lemon peel 
     

COCKTAIL #2 - The Black Manhattan [00:40:00]

  • 2 oz Rye whiskey (use your favorite Rye. The Rittenhouse might work well here, but could get hot)
  • 1 oz Averna Amaro
  • 1 dash Angostura bitters
  • 1 dash Orange bitters
  1. In mixing glass add all ingredients and fill the mixing glass with ice so you have more ice than liquid.
  2. Stir for 20 - 30 seconds.
  3. Using hawthorn strainer, strain into chilled coupe glass.
  4. Garnish with brandied cherry / luxardo cherry (or something similar)  - just drop it in or put it on a pick if you're fancy

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]]> HILF 73 - The Toast with Jules and Uncle Brad Brad Sutton, Julianna McIntosh, Kat Perkins, DAWN BRODEY 01:15:57 Join Dawn and her guests, Jules and Uncle Brad, as they make (and drink) two giant cocktails while learning the history of The Toast. You'll walk away fully loaded with amusing toasts that’ll really blow their hair back around the punch bowl this year. Join Dawn and her guests, Jules and Uncle Brad, as they make (and drink) two giant cocktails while learning the history of The Toast. You'll walk away fully loaded with amusing toasts that’ll really blow their hair back around the punch bowl this year. history, interview, cocktails, cheers, comedy, art of drinking, craft cocktails, the toast, classic cocktails true full 73 7520bca6-13d3-4b07-9c28-2aa6f391fb68 HILF 72 - The Black Death, Part 2 with Mary Ramos Hear about the places that managed to avoid the plague, at least for a little while, and what a medieval haz-mat suit looked like. Also, continue to roll the 'Death Dice' along with celebrated music supervisor, Mary Ramos, to see if any of the characters we meet along the way manage to avoid the sickness and death that overcame half of the global population. 

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]]> Wed, 13 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (DAWN BRODEY, Kat Perkins, Mary Ramos) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-72-the-black-death-part-2-with-mary-ramos-9blk1xOx Hear about the places that managed to avoid the plague, at least for a little while, and what a medieval haz-mat suit looked like. Also, continue to roll the 'Death Dice' along with celebrated music supervisor, Mary Ramos, to see if any of the characters we meet along the way manage to avoid the sickness and death that overcame half of the global population. 

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]]> HILF 72 - The Black Death, Part 2 with Mary Ramos DAWN BRODEY, Kat Perkins, Mary Ramos 01:08:43 Re-join Dawn and guest, Mary Ramos, for the best (and worst) plague stories including medieval methods of medical treatment and prevention. You'll also learn some origin theories for Yarsina Pestis, the bacterium behind the plague, including asteroids and earthquakes. Re-join Dawn and guest, Mary Ramos, for the best (and worst) plague stories including medieval methods of medical treatment and prevention. You'll also learn some origin theories for Yarsina Pestis, the bacterium behind the plague, including asteroids and earthquakes. the black death, yarsina pestis, history, interview, the plague, medicine, comedy, medieval europe true full 72 ae6e9c75-381a-40b7-9c00-239a0e7b2133 HILF 71 - The Black Death with Mary Ramos Dawn is joined by celebrated Music Supervisor, Mary Ramos, who has worked on some of the most incredible film scores in movie history! A close collaborator with Quentin Tarantino, she’s had a hand in everything from Pulp Fiction to Django Unchained - and a slew of other favorites in-between.

Join us as we discuss the very beginning of The Black Death, starting with Patient Zero in Italy and then follow us… and the rats, and the fleas… around the world and right to our own back door.

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]]> Wed, 30 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Mary Ramos, DAWN BRODEY, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-71-the-black-death-with-mary-ramos-DxKxOnKV Dawn is joined by celebrated Music Supervisor, Mary Ramos, who has worked on some of the most incredible film scores in movie history! A close collaborator with Quentin Tarantino, she’s had a hand in everything from Pulp Fiction to Django Unchained - and a slew of other favorites in-between.

Join us as we discuss the very beginning of The Black Death, starting with Patient Zero in Italy and then follow us… and the rats, and the fleas… around the world and right to our own back door.

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]]> HILF 71 - The Black Death with Mary Ramos Mary Ramos, DAWN BRODEY, Kat Perkins 00:59:56 It is known among historians as the greatest horror show in human history. The Black Death, aka: "The Plague", aka: "The Great Pestilence." This highly-deadly, bacterial infection first appeared in the Middle Ages then quickly spread across the entire known-world from China to Sweden, killing half of the population. Join Dawn and celebrated Hollywood music producer, Mary Ramos, as we follow the rats and their fleas all the way down the rabbit hole. It is known among historians as the greatest horror show in human history. The Black Death, aka: "The Plague", aka: "The Great Pestilence." This highly-deadly, bacterial infection first appeared in the Middle Ages then quickly spread across the entire known-world from China to Sweden, killing half of the population. Join Dawn and celebrated Hollywood music producer, Mary Ramos, as we follow the rats and their fleas all the way down the rabbit hole. the black death, pandemics, history, interview, the plague, the middle ages, music, comedy, quentin tarantino, medieval europe true full 71 87b6dc09-d21b-43f7-90e5-3e0e299beda8 HILF 70 - Vampires with Macy Issacs Dawn is joined by comedian, Macy Issacs, to talk about the origin of Vampire folklore and what - from the many stories about them - is actually real! We’ll go around the world and see how vampires in Japan and Alaska differ from the ones in Transylvania. 

Take notes, because we also discuss the most effective ways to fight them off… unless you chose to invite them in.

Find Macy on Instagram

Hear Macy's Podcast, SSRI'M OK

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]]> Wed, 16 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Macy Issacs, DAWN BRODEY, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-70-vampires-with-macy-issacs-sbMlmdup Dawn is joined by comedian, Macy Issacs, to talk about the origin of Vampire folklore and what - from the many stories about them - is actually real! We’ll go around the world and see how vampires in Japan and Alaska differ from the ones in Transylvania. 

Take notes, because we also discuss the most effective ways to fight them off… unless you chose to invite them in.

Find Macy on Instagram

Hear Macy's Podcast, SSRI'M OK

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]]> HILF 70 - Vampires with Macy Issacs Macy Issacs, DAWN BRODEY, Kat Perkins 01:10:44 Vampires are sexy. From Nosferatu, to Bela Lugosi, to those sparkly adolescent heart-throb ones from Twilight (yes, I’m team Edward). But they have not always been so F-able. Join Dawn and guest - comedian, Macy Issacs - as they whistle through the graveyard and around the world with all of the creatures of the night. Vampires are sexy. From Nosferatu, to Bela Lugosi, to those sparkly adolescent heart-throb ones from Twilight (yes, I’m team Edward). But they have not always been so F-able. Join Dawn and guest - comedian, Macy Issacs - as they whistle through the graveyard and around the world with all of the creatures of the night. goth, history, blood dolls, translyvania, dracula, twilight, vampires, comedy, lost boys, halloween true full 70 a5362e51-29d7-407b-92f1-ead280ce52f3 Horror Movies with Jose Barrientos [RE-RELEASE] Originally released in October of 2022, revisit Dawn and her guest, Jose Barrientos, for a rundown of the history of horror movies! From silent dancing skeletons, to The Wolfman, and all the way past The Walking Dead - we're here to tell you what has scared us collectively the most... and why! 

Find Jose on Youtube!

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]]> Thu, 10 Oct 2024 17:46:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Jose barrientos, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/horror-movies-with-jose-barrientos-re-release-FtQs5d8L Originally released in October of 2022, revisit Dawn and her guest, Jose Barrientos, for a rundown of the history of horror movies! From silent dancing skeletons, to The Wolfman, and all the way past The Walking Dead - we're here to tell you what has scared us collectively the most... and why! 

Find Jose on Youtube!

Find Jose on Instagram!

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]]> Horror Movies with Jose Barrientos [RE-RELEASE] Jose barrientos, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey 01:20:14 Just in time for Scary Movie season, Dawn revisits an episode devoted to the history of Horror Movies! Join Dawn and guest, comedian and professional hacker, Jose Barrientos as they snuggle up under a weighted blanket and talk about the movies that have scared them the most and where all these wonderful plots and monsters came from. Just in time for Scary Movie season, Dawn revisits an episode devoted to the history of Horror Movies! Join Dawn and guest, comedian and professional hacker, Jose Barrientos as they snuggle up under a weighted blanket and talk about the movies that have scared them the most and where all these wonderful plots and monsters came from. history, interview, scary movie, jason, horror movies, comedy, nightmare on elm street, michael myers, halloween, horror, freddy true bonus 1fc7b2c3-27b8-47d2-9c50-9ff2597d75ab HILF 69 - Benjamin Franklin with Bryan Austin To help tell the story of the man behind our 100-dollar bill, Dawn is joined by Benjamin Franklin expert, Bryan Austin. He portrays James Madison and Ben Franklin in Colonial Williamsburg and has walked much more than a mile in their shoes...

Pull up a chair and hear the stories of Benjamin Franklin’s wild childhood, his multitude of lovers, and the parties that were so good, they saved America.

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]]> Tue, 1 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Bryan Austin, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-69-benjamin-franklin-with-bryan-austin-35Ocq6qz To help tell the story of the man behind our 100-dollar bill, Dawn is joined by Benjamin Franklin expert, Bryan Austin. He portrays James Madison and Ben Franklin in Colonial Williamsburg and has walked much more than a mile in their shoes...

Pull up a chair and hear the stories of Benjamin Franklin’s wild childhood, his multitude of lovers, and the parties that were so good, they saved America.

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]]> HILF 69 - Benjamin Franklin with Bryan Austin Bryan Austin, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins 01:04:47 He's a Founding Daddy and America’s first rock star. Before he was on our hundred dollar bill, Benjamin Franklin was famous around the world for his cutting-edge science experiments, his satirical writing, and being a particularly good kisser. Hear some of the stories they DIDN'T teach you in school from the man himself... kinda. He's a Founding Daddy and America’s first rock star. Before he was on our hundred dollar bill, Benjamin Franklin was famous around the world for his cutting-edge science experiments, his satirical writing, and being a particularly good kisser. Hear some of the stories they DIDN'T teach you in school from the man himself... kinda. colonial america, history, ben franklin, hellfire club, comedy, electricity parties, american history true full 69 d82dea1b-0046-4516-aef2-1d6e55847ac3 HILF 68 - Mozart's Sister with LAZOU Nannerl Mozart, Wolfgang Amadaeus's intriguing older sister, is the HILF of Dawn's guest, LAZOU. She is an award-winning podcast host and composer with work featured in film, television and a gazillion other places!  Hear about her childhood growing up on the tiny island of Mauritius (the only place the Dodo bird ever lived) and how moving to Canada and then the US shaped both her perspective and her music. 

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]]> Tue, 17 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (LAZOU, KAT PERKINS, DAWN BRODEY) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-68-mozarts-sister-with-lazou-8qZ6Lien Nannerl Mozart, Wolfgang Amadaeus's intriguing older sister, is the HILF of Dawn's guest, LAZOU. She is an award-winning podcast host and composer with work featured in film, television and a gazillion other places!  Hear about her childhood growing up on the tiny island of Mauritius (the only place the Dodo bird ever lived) and how moving to Canada and then the US shaped both her perspective and her music. 

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]]> HILF 68 - Mozart's Sister with LAZOU LAZOU, KAT PERKINS, DAWN BRODEY 01:14:18 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is the Beatles of Classical music - internationally and historically famous. Nannerl was his sister and she was NOT famous although some said she was as talented, if not more talented, than he was. Hear her incredible story along with Dawn’s guest, composer and podcast host, LAZOU. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is the Beatles of Classical music - internationally and historically famous. Nannerl was his sister and she was NOT famous although some said she was as talented, if not more talented, than he was. Hear her incredible story along with Dawn’s guest, composer and podcast host, LAZOU. mozart, history, interview, classical music, mozart's sister, composer, comedy, amadeus, opera, nannerl mozart true full 68 022655f8-1ab7-42fb-a823-336927fbf707 HILF 67 - The Lost Island of Lemuria with Justin McHenry Dawn's guest literally wrote the book on this mysterious and mythic place known by some as 'the Atlantis of the Pacific Ocean'. Historian and writer Justin McHenry joins her from his office in West Virginia to help tell this absolutely bananas tale of Lemuria: A True Story of a Fake Place. 

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]]> Tue, 3 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Justin McHenry, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-67-the-lost-island-of-lemuria-with-justin-mchenry-O8WAO__Y Dawn's guest literally wrote the book on this mysterious and mythic place known by some as 'the Atlantis of the Pacific Ocean'. Historian and writer Justin McHenry joins her from his office in West Virginia to help tell this absolutely bananas tale of Lemuria: A True Story of a Fake Place. 

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]]> HILF 67 - The Lost Island of Lemuria with Justin McHenry Justin McHenry, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey 01:08:28 Dawn and her guest, author Justin McHenry, go on journey to the lost island of Lemuria! It is a mythic place, akin to the Garden of Eden, the source of all humankind... and also Pizzagate, healing crystals, and even the Lizard People who sometimes pose as celebrities and live in tunnels under LA. Dawn and her guest, author Justin McHenry, go on journey to the lost island of Lemuria! It is a mythic place, akin to the Garden of Eden, the source of all humankind... and also Pizzagate, healing crystals, and even the Lizard People who sometimes pose as celebrities and live in tunnels under LA. history, lemuria, madame blavatsky, interview, theosophy, atlantis, comedy, justin mchenry, lemurs true full 67 01b34d67-5e39-4069-8c46-7d1c31e5a10b HILF 66 - Mount Rushmore with Christine Blackburn While many of us can easily picture Mount Rushmore in our heads, few of us know much about it beyond the heads. Even if you CAN name all four presidents featured (and only 30% of Americans can) the story of how and why this enormous feat of engineering - and total fuck-job on the Native Americans - came to pass.

Guest, Christine Blackburn, is a comedian and story-teller located in LA, and the host of several wildly successful shows. 

Story Worthy is an epic podcast now in it’s 14th season

Story Smash is a live story-telling gameshow featuring an all-star celebrity panel of judges.

 My Life in Three Songs is her latest podcast where comedians, including Patton Oswald and Margaret Cho, sit down with her and discuss their lives through their favorite music.

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]]> Tue, 20 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Dawn Brodey, Christine Blackburn, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-66-mount-rushmore-with-christine-blackburn-nt9yR6X4 While many of us can easily picture Mount Rushmore in our heads, few of us know much about it beyond the heads. Even if you CAN name all four presidents featured (and only 30% of Americans can) the story of how and why this enormous feat of engineering - and total fuck-job on the Native Americans - came to pass.

Guest, Christine Blackburn, is a comedian and story-teller located in LA, and the host of several wildly successful shows. 

Story Worthy is an epic podcast now in it’s 14th season

Story Smash is a live story-telling gameshow featuring an all-star celebrity panel of judges.

 My Life in Three Songs is her latest podcast where comedians, including Patton Oswald and Margaret Cho, sit down with her and discuss their lives through their favorite music.

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]]> HILF 66 - Mount Rushmore with Christine Blackburn Dawn Brodey, Christine Blackburn, Kat Perkins 01:12:31 Mount Rushmore is an iconic American monument, nestled in the Black Hills of South Dakota and featuring the faces of four (mostly) beloved presidents. Dawn is joined by friend and podcaster, Christine Blackburn, with stories of the sculptor, the presidents, and native people who got totally screwed over. Mount Rushmore is an iconic American monument, nestled in the Black Hills of South Dakota and featuring the faces of four (mostly) beloved presidents. Dawn is joined by friend and podcaster, Christine Blackburn, with stories of the sculptor, the presidents, and native people who got totally screwed over. sculpture, history, interview, national parks, mount rushmore, south dakota, the black hills, gutzon borglum, comedy true full 66 1f526dd8-3915-4be2-a32f-a84bca683d09 HILF 65 - The Constitution with AJ Jacobs AJ Jacobs is a writer and humorist known for his immersive dedication to a variety of subjects.  He spent a year attempting to follow EVERY rule in the Bible and wrote a NY TIMES best-seller, The Year of Living Biblically; and his latest book The Year of Living Constitutionally follows his journey through the lens of the 18th century.  

Join Dawn and AJ as they discuss what in the constitution they think is worth keeping, what could use some changes - and why 'cherry picking' isn't such a bad concept after all... 

 

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]]> Mon, 5 Aug 2024 17:01:55 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (AJ Jacobs, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-65-the-constitution-with-aj-jacobs-jn_P_lOt AJ Jacobs is a writer and humorist known for his immersive dedication to a variety of subjects.  He spent a year attempting to follow EVERY rule in the Bible and wrote a NY TIMES best-seller, The Year of Living Biblically; and his latest book The Year of Living Constitutionally follows his journey through the lens of the 18th century.  

Join Dawn and AJ as they discuss what in the constitution they think is worth keeping, what could use some changes - and why 'cherry picking' isn't such a bad concept after all... 

 

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]]> HILF 65 - The Constitution with AJ Jacobs AJ Jacobs, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins 01:18:44 To some our constitution is akin to the Bible, a sanctified document technically written on parchment, but civically carved in stone. To others it is a grammatically-incorrect and culturally-incomplete idea that requires continuous interpretation and alteration. To Dawn's guest - NY Times best-selling author, AJ Jacobs - it was his guidebook for a full year. Join them as they discuss his book, "The Year of Living Constitutionally", all he learned, and where we go from here. To some our constitution is akin to the Bible, a sanctified document technically written on parchment, but civically carved in stone. To others it is a grammatically-incorrect and culturally-incomplete idea that requires continuous interpretation and alteration. To Dawn's guest - NY Times best-selling author, AJ Jacobs - it was his guidebook for a full year. Join them as they discuss his book, "The Year of Living Constitutionally", all he learned, and where we go from here. the constitution, aj jacobs, history, interview, american revolution, originalist, living constitution, comedy, american history, founding fathers true full 65 d278d37a-8025-4e55-8c95-1450d4f664d1 The Whiskey Rebellion with Rashid Green [RE-RELEASE] Originally recorded recorded in April, 2022 - over 50 episodes ago - Dawn revisits The Whiskey Rebellion with bartender, Rashid Green.   

Learn how to make some of the best 18th Century cocktails AND get a dose of some founding daddy realness.

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]]> Wed, 17 Jul 2024 18:32:43 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Rashid Green, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/the-whiskey-rebellion-with-rashid-green-re-release-LbN63RdW Originally recorded recorded in April, 2022 - over 50 episodes ago - Dawn revisits The Whiskey Rebellion with bartender, Rashid Green.   

Learn how to make some of the best 18th Century cocktails AND get a dose of some founding daddy realness.

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]]> The Whiskey Rebellion with Rashid Green [RE-RELEASE] Rashid Green, Dawn Brodey 01:00:00 Dawn revisits an episode from season one with bartender, Rashid Green. Together they serve up some cold drinks and hot history - a perfect pairing for your summer picnic and/or Rebellion! Dawn revisits an episode from season one with bartender, Rashid Green. Together they serve up some cold drinks and hot history - a perfect pairing for your summer picnic and/or Rebellion! mixology, history, interview, whiskey rebellion, cocktails, george washington, comedy, bartender true bonus 61eb8c69-f60c-48e8-bf73-44dd495e2233 HILF 64 - Doc Holliday with Brandon Gibson Dawn is joined by actor and writer, Brandon Gibson (Black-ish, Fresh Off the Boat, Spilled Paint) who has long been fascinated by the the consumptive, former-dentist, with a southern drawl and a propensity for prostitutes… who isn't?

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]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2024 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Brandon Gibson, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-64-doc-holliday-with-brandon-gibson-DNQMwBpV Dawn is joined by actor and writer, Brandon Gibson (Black-ish, Fresh Off the Boat, Spilled Paint) who has long been fascinated by the the consumptive, former-dentist, with a southern drawl and a propensity for prostitutes… who isn't?

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]]> HILF 64 - Doc Holliday with Brandon Gibson Brandon Gibson, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins 01:14:37 Doc Holliday was a gambler suddenly thrust into the national spotlight after his participation in the infamous Gunfight at the OK Corral. There have been many film portrays of him but let’s be honest… we’re all picturing Val Kilmer, right? Doc Holliday was a gambler suddenly thrust into the national spotlight after his participation in the infamous Gunfight at the OK Corral. There have been many film portrays of him but let’s be honest… we’re all picturing Val Kilmer, right? doc holliday, history, gunfight at the ok corral, interview, wyatt earp, tombstone, val kilmer, the old west, comedy true full 64 76948855-0a5e-4b49-ba8d-930aae5ef48d HILF 63 - HILF YOU Audience Request Show Join Dawn as she strips down YOUR HILF's in the first-ever audience-request show. 

[00:01:13]  The Great Emu War of 1932 which pitted a bunch of WWI veterans against a mob of flightless birds.

[00:08:37] The Blood Countess, Elizabeth Bathory. Was she the first documented serial killer AND an inspiration for Dracula?

[00:19:42]  Hedy Lamarr who went from dinner parties with Hilter to inventing weapons to go right up Germany's ass. 

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]]> Tue, 4 Jun 2024 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-63-hilf-you-audience-request-show-XSL_xq4R Join Dawn as she strips down YOUR HILF's in the first-ever audience-request show. 

[00:01:13]  The Great Emu War of 1932 which pitted a bunch of WWI veterans against a mob of flightless birds.

[00:08:37] The Blood Countess, Elizabeth Bathory. Was she the first documented serial killer AND an inspiration for Dracula?

[00:19:42]  Hedy Lamarr who went from dinner parties with Hilter to inventing weapons to go right up Germany's ass. 

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]]> HILF 63 - HILF YOU Audience Request Show Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey 00:31:09 Three great HILF's from the audience request mail bag! Jump into bed with Dawn and she gets down with The Great Emu War, The Blood Countess - Elizabeth Bathory, and Hedy Lamarr who is the only Hollywood starlet to have a nudie picture AND a registered patent. Three great HILF's from the audience request mail bag! Jump into bed with Dawn and she gets down with The Great Emu War, The Blood Countess - Elizabeth Bathory, and Hedy Lamarr who is the only Hollywood starlet to have a nudie picture AND a registered patent. history, elizabeth bathoroy, hedy lamarr, the great emu war, comedy, the blood countess true full 63 f5d57388-9543-42ef-853d-775387e5e37e HILF 62 - How to Start a War with Michael Trapani Maybe you think WW2 started when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor... but that was just when America got involved. 

Maybe you think WW2 started when Germany invaded Poland... but that was just when England and France had finally had enough. 

To really understand how WW2 started, historian Michael Trapani has written and produced an audio-book - HOW TO START A WAR - that is a vivid guide through the lurid and surprising events of the rise of the Third Reich. Together, Dawn and Michael highlight some of the  most hair-raising moments, while reminding the listener of how easily it could have gone differently... if only the people involved had recognized the power they had at the time. 

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]]> Tue, 21 May 2024 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Michael Trapani, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-62-how-to-start-a-war-with-michael-trapani-251YcEYU Maybe you think WW2 started when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor... but that was just when America got involved. 

Maybe you think WW2 started when Germany invaded Poland... but that was just when England and France had finally had enough. 

To really understand how WW2 started, historian Michael Trapani has written and produced an audio-book - HOW TO START A WAR - that is a vivid guide through the lurid and surprising events of the rise of the Third Reich. Together, Dawn and Michael highlight some of the  most hair-raising moments, while reminding the listener of how easily it could have gone differently... if only the people involved had recognized the power they had at the time. 

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]]> HILF 62 - How to Start a War with Michael Trapani Michael Trapani, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins 01:22:30 Why was Hitler knick-named 'The Carpet Muncher'? Just how many methamphetamines were The Third Reich on? This and more is discussed in detail with historian Michael Trapani who literally wrote the book on how WW2 started... and how we might just be able to prevent making it a trilogy. Why was Hitler knick-named 'The Carpet Muncher'? Just how many methamphetamines were The Third Reich on? This and more is discussed in detail with historian Michael Trapani who literally wrote the book on how WW2 started... and how we might just be able to prevent making it a trilogy. history, interview, ww2, comedy, audiobook true full 62 815e178c-f61d-4bf1-bed1-8e0cb6267d8f HILF 61 - Jesse James with Ryan Keely Dawn's guest is adult-film actress, Ryan Keely who takes no offense to the term 'porn star'. Ryan is also a book-worm and one of the cast of the sensational new Dungeons and Dragons podcast, I Seduce The Dragon. @ISTD

Join Dawn and Ryan as two professional 'fuckers' in hot pursuit of history's hottest outlaw. 

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]]> Tue, 7 May 2024 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey, Ryan Keely) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-61-jesse-james-with-ryan-keeley-LlZSk2yS Dawn's guest is adult-film actress, Ryan Keely who takes no offense to the term 'porn star'. Ryan is also a book-worm and one of the cast of the sensational new Dungeons and Dragons podcast, I Seduce The Dragon. @ISTD

Join Dawn and Ryan as two professional 'fuckers' in hot pursuit of history's hottest outlaw. 

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]]> HILF 61 - Jesse James with Ryan Keely Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey, Ryan Keely 01:20:40 The James-Younger Gang, led by infamous outlaw Jesse James, robbed trains and banks across several American states for years. James has been portrayed as a hero, a villain, a misunderstood kid... but he's almost always pretty hot. Dawn is joined by bonafide porn star (and dungeons and dragons nerd) Ryan Keely for a long hard ride into history. The James-Younger Gang, led by infamous outlaw Jesse James, robbed trains and banks across several American states for years. James has been portrayed as a hero, a villain, a misunderstood kid... but he's almost always pretty hot. Dawn is joined by bonafide porn star (and dungeons and dragons nerd) Ryan Keely for a long hard ride into history. outlaws, history, interview, bandits, old west, comedy, bank robbery, adult film, jesse james, james younger gang true full 61 a8a12647-c79d-4221-8779-533a0d8c7d9a HILF 60 - Amelia Earhart with Fallon Morey Climbing into the cockpit with Amelia and Dawn is guest, Fallon Morey of That's So Fucked Up. Fallon's knowledge of history and love of bad-ass women makes her a perfect navigator for this incredible story.

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Watch Dawn HILF Amelia Earhart with Jim Jeffries, LIVE in Burbank. 

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EP61 - Jesse James with Ryan Keeley

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]]> Tue, 23 Apr 2024 07:15:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Fallon Morey, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-60-amelia-earhart-with-fallon-morey-fKbDp9NC Climbing into the cockpit with Amelia and Dawn is guest, Fallon Morey of That's So Fucked Up. Fallon's knowledge of history and love of bad-ass women makes her a perfect navigator for this incredible story.

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]]> HILF 60 - Amelia Earhart with Fallon Morey Fallon Morey, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey 01:22:26 Amelia Earhart rose to fame in the 1920’s as one of the first female pilots, breaking records and hearts around the world. Then, in the midst of yet another adventure, she vanished without a trace. Join Dawn and guest, Fallon Morey, on one of the most amazing and tragic stories from history. Amelia Earhart rose to fame in the 1920’s as one of the first female pilots, breaking records and hearts around the world. Then, in the midst of yet another adventure, she vanished without a trace. Join Dawn and guest, Fallon Morey, on one of the most amazing and tragic stories from history. history, interview, aviatrix, comedy, amelia earhart true full 60 53b06fd5-ffad-4201-9126-2859f7d6d5ac HILF 59 - Josephine Baker with Katy Hearne-Church Dawn is joined by guest, Katy Hearne-Church one of the hosts of The Queens Podcast. Katy is not only a big fan of Josephine Baker, but she is whip-smart and enjoys a cocktail in the afternoon. 

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]]> Tue, 9 Apr 2024 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Katy Hearne-Church, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-59-josephine-baker-with-katy-hearne-church-v4IaWUfm Dawn is joined by guest, Katy Hearne-Church one of the hosts of The Queens Podcast. Katy is not only a big fan of Josephine Baker, but she is whip-smart and enjoys a cocktail in the afternoon. 

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]]> HILF 59 - Josephine Baker with Katy Hearne-Church Katy Hearne-Church, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins 01:22:14 Josephine Baker's story is a jaw-dropping page-turner of intrigue, sex and fame. Hear how an American-born topless dancer finds herself buried a French Hero in the Pantheon of Paris. Josephine Baker's story is a jaw-dropping page-turner of intrigue, sex and fame. Hear how an American-born topless dancer finds herself buried a French Hero in the Pantheon of Paris. secret service, history, interview, josephine baker, spies, comedy, french history, world war ii true full 59 4b376a73-4442-49ed-b2ad-202eeec50de7 HILF 58 - The Freedom Rides with Dave Reinitz Dawn's Guest, Dave Reinitz is a stand-up comedian and stain-glass artist whose personal connection to this slice of History brings it alive for all of us. Hear about how his mother, Janet Braun-Reinitz, joined with the Freedom Riders in 1961 and endured and enlightened one of the darkest chapters of American History. 

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EP59 - JOSEPHINE BAKER with Katy (from The Queens Podcast)

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]]> Tue, 26 Mar 2024 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Dave Reinitz, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-58-the-freedom-rides-with-dave-reinitz-St_ZPjik Dawn's Guest, Dave Reinitz is a stand-up comedian and stain-glass artist whose personal connection to this slice of History brings it alive for all of us. Hear about how his mother, Janet Braun-Reinitz, joined with the Freedom Riders in 1961 and endured and enlightened one of the darkest chapters of American History. 

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]]> HILF 58 - The Freedom Rides with Dave Reinitz Dave Reinitz, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey 01:40:50 The Freedom Rides were a series of interstate bus trips, taken by de-segregation activists in the summer of 1961. Hear the harrowing and inspiring journey of a group of people who dared to sit where they please. Joining Dawn is comedian, Dave Reinitz, whose mother was not only one of Freedom Riders, but she has the mug-shot to prove it. The Freedom Rides were a series of interstate bus trips, taken by de-segregation activists in the summer of 1961. Hear the harrowing and inspiring journey of a group of people who dared to sit where they please. Joining Dawn is comedian, Dave Reinitz, whose mother was not only one of Freedom Riders, but she has the mug-shot to prove it. history, interview, segregation, jim crow history, comedy, freedom rides true full 58 6be49eac-1095-4a05-a657-da4a8fc08e2a HILF 57 - The Conch Republic with Forrest Shaw Joining Dawn for the HILF-ing of the Conch Republic is Florida native, comedian, and former Marine Biologist, Forrest Shaw. He currently performs stand-up around the world, and is the co-host of the podcast, I don’t Know About That with Jim Jeffries. 

You can also catch him on The Mermen Podcast with Dave Williamson.

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]]> Tue, 12 Mar 2024 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (forrest shaw, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-57-the-conch-republic-with-forrest-shaw-TWoUKp0k Joining Dawn for the HILF-ing of the Conch Republic is Florida native, comedian, and former Marine Biologist, Forrest Shaw. He currently performs stand-up around the world, and is the co-host of the podcast, I don’t Know About That with Jim Jeffries. 

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]]> HILF 57 - The Conch Republic with Forrest Shaw forrest shaw, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey 01:06:27 In 1982 the mayor of Key West declared the the Florida Keys to be an independent nation called The Conch Republic. Although always a tongue-in-cheek proclamation intended to ridicule rather than revolutionize, it proved to be a highly effective "government". Join Dawn and guest, comedian, Forrest Shaw, as they walk the historic trail to Margaritaville and beyond. In 1982 the mayor of Key West declared the the Florida Keys to be an independent nation called The Conch Republic. Although always a tongue-in-cheek proclamation intended to ridicule rather than revolutionize, it proved to be a highly effective "government". Join Dawn and guest, comedian, Forrest Shaw, as they walk the historic trail to Margaritaville and beyond. the conch republic, history, interview, florida keys, florida, micro nations, comedy, miami true full 57 62c38797-7936-4480-aeb1-18139618000b HILF 56 - Mutiny on the Bounty, Part 2 with Scott Edwin Williams Welcome back aboard the ill-fated Bounty with Dawn and guest, Scott Edwin Williams, school-teacher and author of the fantastic book series, LIGHTBULB MOMENTS IN HUMAN HISTORY.  

Part one left the mutineers singing and dancing as they pushed Captain Bligh into the horizon. Rejoin them as they go in search of a new future among hostile territory, and while be hunted by an angry king.

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]]> Tue, 27 Feb 2024 15:03:25 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Scott Edwin Williams, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-56-mutiny-on-the-bounty-part-2-with-scott-edwin-williams-wuaVTdMu Welcome back aboard the ill-fated Bounty with Dawn and guest, Scott Edwin Williams, school-teacher and author of the fantastic book series, LIGHTBULB MOMENTS IN HUMAN HISTORY.  

Part one left the mutineers singing and dancing as they pushed Captain Bligh into the horizon. Rejoin them as they go in search of a new future among hostile territory, and while be hunted by an angry king.

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]]> HILF 56 - Mutiny on the Bounty, Part 2 with Scott Edwin Williams Scott Edwin Williams, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins 01:02:36 It's the conclusion of the high-seas adventure tale, The Mutiny of the Bounty. You've already followed sad-sack Captain Bligh in his incredible open-ocean journey back to Europe. Now, rejoin the mutineers and learn who survives, who is brought to justice, and who sails off into paradise. It's the conclusion of the high-seas adventure tale, The Mutiny of the Bounty. You've already followed sad-sack Captain Bligh in his incredible open-ocean journey back to Europe. Now, rejoin the mutineers and learn who survives, who is brought to justice, and who sails off into paradise. pitcairn island, history, interview, austrailia, mutiny on the bounty, shipwreck, comedy, tahiti, fletcher christian true full 56 4c8e53a4-5379-4db9-b624-0acf5b9e836e HILF 55 - Mutiny on the Bounty with Scott Edwin Williams Come aboard the ill-fated Bounty with Dawn and guest, Scott Edwin Williams. Scott is a school-teacher and author of the fantastic book series, LIGHTBULB MOMENTS IN HUMAN HISTORY which looks at history with a nod to both humor, and a hope for the future. Together they trace the origins and outcomes of not only the infamous Captain Bligh, but the mutineers, their Tahitian lovers, and even the blind fiddler... 

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]]> Tue, 13 Feb 2024 15:52:18 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey, Scott Edwin Williams) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-55-mutiny-on-the-bounty-with-scott-edwin-williams-ihKC4BbW Come aboard the ill-fated Bounty with Dawn and guest, Scott Edwin Williams. Scott is a school-teacher and author of the fantastic book series, LIGHTBULB MOMENTS IN HUMAN HISTORY which looks at history with a nod to both humor, and a hope for the future. Together they trace the origins and outcomes of not only the infamous Captain Bligh, but the mutineers, their Tahitian lovers, and even the blind fiddler... 

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]]> HILF 55 - Mutiny on the Bounty with Scott Edwin Williams Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey, Scott Edwin Williams 01:09:05 The Mutiny on the Bounty is an epic, high-seas adventure tale from the late 18th century. It's a story of violence, honor, and greed that spans thousands of miles, and centuries of time. Join Dawn and guest - author and educator, Scott Edwin Williams - as they climb aboard with wicked Captain Bligh and his crew of sexy-ass mutineers. The Mutiny on the Bounty is an epic, high-seas adventure tale from the late 18th century. It's a story of violence, honor, and greed that spans thousands of miles, and centuries of time. Join Dawn and guest - author and educator, Scott Edwin Williams - as they climb aboard with wicked Captain Bligh and his crew of sexy-ass mutineers. pitcairn island, history, interview, mutiny on the bounty, comedy, william bligh, tahiti, fletcher christian true full 55 dd63f5c0-ac31-472c-aba9-f5a0b5cedacb HILF 54 - Aleister Crowley with Hilah Johnson Aleister Crowley is a sado-machoistic cult leader that Dawn frankly hates... but since when has hate ever made anyone less fuckable? Joining her on this journey into the darker pages of history, is celebrated chef, Hilah Johnson. She has hosted several cooking shows on Youtube and The Travel Channel and is also the author of several cookbooks. 

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]]> Tue, 30 Jan 2024 16:18:11 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Hilah Johnson, kat perkins, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-54-aleister-crowley-with-hilah-johnson-KUXFAONE Aleister Crowley is a sado-machoistic cult leader that Dawn frankly hates... but since when has hate ever made anyone less fuckable? Joining her on this journey into the darker pages of history, is celebrated chef, Hilah Johnson. She has hosted several cooking shows on Youtube and The Travel Channel and is also the author of several cookbooks. 

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EP55 - The Mutiny on the Bounty with author and historian, Scott Edwin Williams.

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]]> HILF 54 - Aleister Crowley with Hilah Johnson Hilah Johnson, kat perkins, Dawn Brodey 01:33:38 Aleister Crowley was an English occultist and cultural icon starting in the 19th Century. He was a disruptor, a poet, an adventurer... and he killed goats, walked men on a leash, and drove all of his lovers mad. Find out how he earned the title of 'The Wickedest Man in the World' and why Dawn's guest, chef Hilah Johnson, brought him to the table. Aleister Crowley was an English occultist and cultural icon starting in the 19th Century. He was a disruptor, a poet, an adventurer... and he killed goats, walked men on a leash, and drove all of his lovers mad. Find out how he earned the title of 'The Wickedest Man in the World' and why Dawn's guest, chef Hilah Johnson, brought him to the table. dark magic, history, interview, aleister crowley, book of the law, comedy, thelema true full 54 814ffce2-0362-4b74-ab8c-08f5753e6d31 HILF 53 - The Boston Massacre with Sarah Retalic & Dave Houghton Dawn's guests are sports podcasters (and native Bostonians) Sarah Retalic and Dave Houghton of IN A PICKLE RADIO.  Find out how much they know regarding one of their city's defining events, and keep score along with Dawn all the way to the surprise ending. 

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]]> Wed, 17 Jan 2024 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Sarah Retalic, Dave Houghton, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-53-the-boston-massacre-with-sarah-retalic-dave-houghton-8F6yAYiB Dawn's guests are sports podcasters (and native Bostonians) Sarah Retalic and Dave Houghton of IN A PICKLE RADIO.  Find out how much they know regarding one of their city's defining events, and keep score along with Dawn all the way to the surprise ending. 

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]]> HILF 53 - The Boston Massacre with Sarah Retalic & Dave Houghton Sarah Retalic, Dave Houghton, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins 01:23:00 On March 5th, 1770 a cluster of British soldiers who were stationed in Boston to "keep the peace in the King’s colonies", fired upon a civilian crowd, killing five. Hear the story of what came to be known as The Boston Massacre, how it influenced American history and gave rise to one of our most beloved Founding Daddies. On March 5th, 1770 a cluster of British soldiers who were stationed in Boston to "keep the peace in the King’s colonies", fired upon a civilian crowd, killing five. Hear the story of what came to be known as The Boston Massacre, how it influenced American history and gave rise to one of our most beloved Founding Daddies. history, boston massacre, american colonies, revolutionary war, comedy, paul revere true full 53 8be6027d-057a-471e-a69e-572c8cfe1fa4 HILF 52 - The Montreal Screwjob with Bacon is my Podcast (BIMP) Dawn's guests  are Jimmy G and Mike Wehmann who love the world of wrestling - and the world of rock bands, and whiskey, and podcasting, and bacon. They are the co-hosts of the hit podcast ‘Bacon is my Podcast’ and that makes this episode a three-way, baby.

Hear Dawn on BIMP - Part 1 and Part 2 are available now!

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]]> Wed, 3 Jan 2024 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Mike Wehmann, Jimmy G, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-52-the-montreal-screwjob-with-bacon-is-my-podcast-bimp-OjeyTu5w Dawn's guests  are Jimmy G and Mike Wehmann who love the world of wrestling - and the world of rock bands, and whiskey, and podcasting, and bacon. They are the co-hosts of the hit podcast ‘Bacon is my Podcast’ and that makes this episode a three-way, baby.

Hear Dawn on BIMP - Part 1 and Part 2 are available now!

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]]> HILF 52 - The Montreal Screwjob with Bacon is my Podcast (BIMP) Mike Wehmann, Jimmy G, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins 01:22:11 From the world of professional wrestling, The Montreal Screw Job was a real-life, behind-the-scenes drama involving some of the biggest names in the sport: Brett Hart, Shawn Michaels, and Vince McMahon. Even to those who freely admit that wrestling is fake, it was real enough to change the sport - and television - forever. From the world of professional wrestling, The Montreal Screw Job was a real-life, behind-the-scenes drama involving some of the biggest names in the sport: Brett Hart, Shawn Michaels, and Vince McMahon. Even to those who freely admit that wrestling is fake, it was real enough to change the sport - and television - forever. history, historynerd, wrestling, interview, wwf, wwe, brett hart, the montreal screwjob, professional wrestling, vince mcmahon true full 52 16014187-bee5-470c-8b67-dcd584c579a0 HOLIDAY BONE-US - The Holiday Breakdown with Leah Bonnema Love 'em or hate 'em, rom coms have been an established genre for centuries and Holiday Rom-Coms are their modern-day beating heart. Dawn is something of a convert, having spent most of her life considering them thin, uninteresting trash... which they are sometimes. BUT THAT'S WHY THEY'RE GREAT!

 

Leah Bonnema is not only a longtime fan of the genre, she has contributed to it as the author of THE HOLIDAY BREAKDOWN, a Christmas rom-com novel. 

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]]> Wed, 20 Dec 2023 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Leah Bonnema, DAWN BRODEY) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/holiday-bone-us-the-holiday-breakdown-with-leah-bonnema-_tpcD4H3 Love 'em or hate 'em, rom coms have been an established genre for centuries and Holiday Rom-Coms are their modern-day beating heart. Dawn is something of a convert, having spent most of her life considering them thin, uninteresting trash... which they are sometimes. BUT THAT'S WHY THEY'RE GREAT!

 

Leah Bonnema is not only a longtime fan of the genre, she has contributed to it as the author of THE HOLIDAY BREAKDOWN, a Christmas rom-com novel. 

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]]> Wed, 13 Dec 2023 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Andrew Melby, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/holiday-bone-us-krampus-with-dawns-husband-mvtkDLuV In December 2021 - almost 50 episodes ago - Dawn sat down with her husband, director, Andrew Melby.  Together they discussed the origin and history of the dark, Yuletide figure of Krampus... and debate whether he may be a welcome addition to their family.

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]]> HOLIDAY BONE-US - Krampus with Dawn's Husband Andrew Melby, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins 01:04:06 A very special holiday episode, in which Dawn sat down with her real-life husband, Andrew Melby, and dug into the origin and legends surrounding this tenacious Yuletide demon. He is a long-horned, long-tongued, Christmas Devil who lives to drag naughty children to hell... But enough about my guest - lets talk about KRAMPUS! A very special holiday episode, in which Dawn sat down with her real-life husband, Andrew Melby, and dug into the origin and legends surrounding this tenacious Yuletide demon. He is a long-horned, long-tongued, Christmas Devil who lives to drag naughty children to hell... But enough about my guest - lets talk about KRAMPUS! love, husband, history, krampus, holiday tradition, christmas, solstice true bonus d3bc469c-d1c8-4cd2-9493-0402d50880b3 HOLIDAY BONE-US - Dawn's Mom and Sisters On March 29th, 2023 I released EP#34 - The Vibrator, with my mom and two older sisters as my guests. It went bananas - broke the podcast's download record and yielded a slew of comments from listers telling me they felt like they knew us. And those who actually do know us, said they felt like we were all back around the Thanksgiving table just like the old days. 

What happened to us when we sat down together,  I think, is what happens to all friends and family who are fortunate enough to reconnect - you naturally reminisce.  Tell old stories.

And when you do, you're sharing your own HILFs. The history that you want to go back to, highlight, cement, celebrate, mourn, clarify. I think we revisit our own personal history for the same reason we do humanity’s - because it brings us closer to each other, it reveals things about ourselves and helps us navigate this complicated journey of life on earth.

Thanks for sharing this little slice with me. 

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HILF is now part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!

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]]> Wed, 6 Dec 2023 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey, Anne Treutel, Lana Adams, Lisa Dehner) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/holiday-bone-us-dawns-mom-and-sisters-YUCsIi2P On March 29th, 2023 I released EP#34 - The Vibrator, with my mom and two older sisters as my guests. It went bananas - broke the podcast's download record and yielded a slew of comments from listers telling me they felt like they knew us. And those who actually do know us, said they felt like we were all back around the Thanksgiving table just like the old days. 

What happened to us when we sat down together,  I think, is what happens to all friends and family who are fortunate enough to reconnect - you naturally reminisce.  Tell old stories.

And when you do, you're sharing your own HILFs. The history that you want to go back to, highlight, cement, celebrate, mourn, clarify. I think we revisit our own personal history for the same reason we do humanity’s - because it brings us closer to each other, it reveals things about ourselves and helps us navigate this complicated journey of life on earth.

Thanks for sharing this little slice with me. 

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]]> Wed, 29 Nov 2023 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Kat, Dawn Brodey, kiki andersen) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-51-cleopatra-part-2-with-kiki-andersen-BaNIraxZ Dawn's guest is stand-up comedian (and former award-winning journalist) Kiki Andersen. Kiki aces Dawn's spontaneous quiz on the last Queen of Egypt as the two traverse the second chapter of her little black book. 

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Watch for weekly audio gifts in your RSS throughout the month of December! The next NEW Episode will drop Wednesday, Jan. 3rd: EP52 - The Montreal Screwjob with Mike & Jimmy [from Bacon is my Podcast].

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]]> HILF 51 - Cleopatra (and Mark Antony) with Kiki Andersen Kat, Dawn Brodey, kiki andersen 01:03:01 In this second part of the HILF-ing of Cleopatra, Dawn and Kiki Andersen return to learn about the love affair with Mark Antony. Hear how their relationship starts aboard a pleasure barge and ends as one of the most tragic love stories of all time. In this second part of the HILF-ing of Cleopatra, Dawn and Kiki Andersen return to learn about the love affair with Mark Antony. Hear how their relationship starts aboard a pleasure barge and ends as one of the most tragic love stories of all time. history, interview, queen, rome, egypt, comedy, julius caesar, cleopatra, alexander the great true full 51 8f8c5682-a1c9-4522-935b-c612a6aec5a2 HILF 50 - Cleopatra (and Julius Caesar) with Kiki Andersen Dawn's guest is stand-up comedian (and former award-winning journalist) Kiki Andersen. Kiki aces Dawn's spontaneous quiz on the last Queen of Egypt as the two traverse the first chapter of her little black book. 

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]]> Wed, 22 Nov 2023 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (kiki andersen, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-50-cleopatra-part-1-with-kiki-andersen-CwQd3_5a Dawn's guest is stand-up comedian (and former award-winning journalist) Kiki Andersen. Kiki aces Dawn's spontaneous quiz on the last Queen of Egypt as the two traverse the first chapter of her little black book. 

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]]> HILF 50 - Cleopatra (and Julius Caesar) with Kiki Andersen kiki andersen, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins 01:00:39 Cleopatra is arguably the most famous woman in history. Few figures from the ancient world - especially women - are still so universally remembered. She was a strong ruler, a cunning enemy, and a great lay. Hear about Cleopatra's rise to the thrown and love affair Julius Ceasar, in the first of a two-part episode on the last Queen of Egypt. Cleopatra is arguably the most famous woman in history. Few figures from the ancient world - especially women - are still so universally remembered. She was a strong ruler, a cunning enemy, and a great lay. Hear about Cleopatra's rise to the thrown and love affair Julius Ceasar, in the first of a two-part episode on the last Queen of Egypt. history, rome, greece, egypt, comedy, julius ceasar, cleopatra true full 50 c85745da-fd07-4272-923f-5d654511aca3 HILF 49 - Alan Turing with Heidi Mavir Dawn's guest is the hilarious author of the book, Your Child is Not Broken - How to Parent Your Neurodivergent Child Without Losing Your Marbles. Find her and the organization she runs in the UK for other parents of neurodivergent children who struggle in school, EOTAS Matters. 

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Nov. 22nd, 2023 - Cleopatra, Part 1, with comedian Kiki Andersen.

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]]> Wed, 8 Nov 2023 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Heidi Mavir, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-49-alan-turing-with-heidi-mavir-bdlbb5jV Dawn's guest is the hilarious author of the book, Your Child is Not Broken - How to Parent Your Neurodivergent Child Without Losing Your Marbles. Find her and the organization she runs in the UK for other parents of neurodivergent children who struggle in school, EOTAS Matters. 

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]]> HILF 49 - Alan Turing with Heidi Mavir Heidi Mavir, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins 01:17:51 Alan Turning's unique mind was key to breaking the top-secret Nazi encryption machine known as, ENIGMA. He was also the father of Artificial Intelligence; and died a mysterious death after state-mandated punishments for being gay. Dawn's guest is the brilliant, and oh-so-very-English author (and former burlesque dancer) Heidi Mavir. Alan Turning's unique mind was key to breaking the top-secret Nazi encryption machine known as, ENIGMA. He was also the father of Artificial Intelligence; and died a mysterious death after state-mandated punishments for being gay. Dawn's guest is the brilliant, and oh-so-very-English author (and former burlesque dancer) Heidi Mavir. history, ai, interview, ww2, autism, neurodivergent, alan turing, imitation game, comedy, enigma machine true full 49 329e6735-27fa-4536-b409-9ed5479cc692 HALLOWEEN BONE-US - Dawn reads, Edgar Allan Poe's: THE RAVEN Just in time for Halloween, but good for any time you're feeling like you need a spooky kick in the literary brainpan.  

The Raven was first published in January, 1845 by the dark and troubled poet, Edgar Allan Poe.  He would die, a mysterious death, four short years later and leave generations of to wonder about him. Makes you kinda' want a whole HILF episode about him, don't it?  ...stay tuned.

The haunting music that underscores is by Lucas King. 

Read the full poem here.  [The Poetry Foundation]

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]]> Thu, 26 Oct 2023 21:02:17 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/bone-us-ep04-dawn-reads-edgar-allan-poes-the-raven-x2EREffB Just in time for Halloween, but good for any time you're feeling like you need a spooky kick in the literary brainpan.  

The Raven was first published in January, 1845 by the dark and troubled poet, Edgar Allan Poe.  He would die, a mysterious death, four short years later and leave generations of to wonder about him. Makes you kinda' want a whole HILF episode about him, don't it?  ...stay tuned.

The haunting music that underscores is by Lucas King. 

Read the full poem here.  [The Poetry Foundation]

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It's a tragic story of labor unions and the powerful monopolists who dropped literal bombs on them - in a page that was missing from all our history books. 

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Nov. 8th, 2023 - Alan Turing with Heidi Mavir.

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]]> Wed, 25 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Peter Breitmayer, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-48-the-battle-of-blair-mountain-with-peter-breitmayer-1cigjiH_ Join Dawn and guest, actor Peter Breitmayer, as they discuss this little known story from American History. Meet heroes like Sid Hatfield and Mother Jones, and villains like Albert Felts and that murderous cunt, CE Lively. 

It's a tragic story of labor unions and the powerful monopolists who dropped literal bombs on them - in a page that was missing from all our history books. 

Dawn's Sources

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Nov. 8th, 2023 - Alan Turing with Heidi Mavir.

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]]> HILF 48 - The Battle of Blair Mountain with Peter Breitmayer Peter Breitmayer, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey 01:34:22 The Battle of Blair Mountain was a deadly conflict - an armed uprising - which took place in the hills of Southern West Virginia between coal miners and coal mine owners. It's a story of gun fights, secret alliances, unions, and even a tragic love story. Join Dawn and guest, actor Peter Breitmayer, to hear about the event none of us were taught in school. The Battle of Blair Mountain was a deadly conflict - an armed uprising - which took place in the hills of Southern West Virginia between coal miners and coal mine owners. It's a story of gun fights, secret alliances, unions, and even a tragic love story. Join Dawn and guest, actor Peter Breitmayer, to hear about the event none of us were taught in school. coal wars, history, interview, mother jones, coal mines, unions, west virginia, sid hatfield true full 48 8834caad-1925-4d67-8404-a7cc7685a8d5 HILF 47 - The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster, Part 2 with Adam Andreasen From the aftermath of the Challenger Disaster, to the rollercoaster investigation, get ready for the Ride of your life. 

Dawn is rejoined by her guest Adam Andreasen, an artist in central Wisconsin and her friend since childhood, indeed he was sitting next to her the day the disaster unfolded on TV. 

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Oct. 25th, 2023 - EP48: The Battle of Blair Mountain with Peter Brietmayer. 

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]]> Wed, 11 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey, Adam Andreasen) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-47-the-space-shuttle-challenger-disaster-part-2-with-adam-andreasen-IagJZ_Pp From the aftermath of the Challenger Disaster, to the rollercoaster investigation, get ready for the Ride of your life. 

Dawn is rejoined by her guest Adam Andreasen, an artist in central Wisconsin and her friend since childhood, indeed he was sitting next to her the day the disaster unfolded on TV. 

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]]> HILF 47 - The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster, Part 2 with Adam Andreasen Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey, Adam Andreasen 01:12:09 In part one you met the crew, fell in love, and then lost them all over again. In part two, Dawn and guest - childhood friend, Adam Andreasen - pick up on the twists-and-turns of the investigation, and the NASA cover-up that almost worked. In part one you met the crew, fell in love, and then lost them all over again. In part two, Dawn and guest - childhood friend, Adam Andreasen - pick up on the twists-and-turns of the investigation, and the NASA cover-up that almost worked. space shuttle challenger, history, interview, christa mcaullife, comedy, challenger disaster, nasa true full 47 c043f576-9428-41a1-bc50-108188bc3e89 HILF 46 - The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster with Adam Andreasen When Challenger broke apart shortly after launch over Cape Canaveral, seven people died. The most well-known to the American public was Christa McAuliffe, a school teacher. She had won a well-publicized national search,  making her something of an American Celebrity - especially among school children, many of whom watched the tragic launch from their classrooms. 

Join Dawn and her guest Adam Andreasen, an artist in central Wisconsin (and her first kiss oh-my-god-oh-my-god-oh-my-god.)

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Oct. 11th, 2023 - EP47: The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster - PART 2 with Adam Andreasen.

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]]> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Adam Andreasen, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-46-the-space-shuttle-challenger-disaster-with-adam-andreasen-vPB_vdZp When Challenger broke apart shortly after launch over Cape Canaveral, seven people died. The most well-known to the American public was Christa McAuliffe, a school teacher. She had won a well-publicized national search,  making her something of an American Celebrity - especially among school children, many of whom watched the tragic launch from their classrooms. 

Join Dawn and her guest Adam Andreasen, an artist in central Wisconsin (and her first kiss oh-my-god-oh-my-god-oh-my-god.)

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]]> HILF 46 - The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster with Adam Andreasen Adam Andreasen, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey 01:16:13 On a cold January morning in 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after launch, killing all seven crew members, including Christa McAuliffe, a school teacher. Host Dawn Brodey was seven years-old at the time and - like many other children across the country - watched the disaster live on TV. Sitting next to her that day is her guest for this episode, her oldest friend, Adam Andreasen. On a cold January morning in 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after launch, killing all seven crew members, including Christa McAuliffe, a school teacher. Host Dawn Brodey was seven years-old at the time and - like many other children across the country - watched the disaster live on TV. Sitting next to her that day is her guest for this episode, her oldest friend, Adam Andreasen. space shuttle challenger, history, comedy, challenger disaster true full 46 62b90ea7-f292-4fee-8199-5dfbd3e79cc1 HILF 45 - The Clinton/Lewinsky Sex Scandal with Kelly Blackheart If you lived through this event from 25 years ago, you'll find it's a complicated walk down memory lane:  The blue dress, The Cigar, and that back-stabbing bitch, Linda Tripp. 

If you're new to this one, come learn how talk of pink thongs and blow jobs were suddenly brought into America’s living-rooms NOT by the demon MTV or Playboy… but by the nightly news. The 90’s man… 

Dawn's guest is Kelly Blackheart, producer and co-host of I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT [IDKAT] with Jim Jeffries. 

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Check out podcast I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT with Jim Jeffries [Kelly Blackheart, Forrest Shaw and Jack Hackett.]

Hear Dawn as Jim's guest:

  • Frankenstein (Originally aired: March 28th, 2023)
  • The Vibrator (Originally aired: June 20th, 2023)
  • The Titanic (coming soon)

Dawn's Sources

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Sept. 27th, 2023 - EP46: The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster with Adam Andreasen.

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]]> Wed, 13 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Kelly Blackheart, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-45-the-clinton-lewinski-sex-scandal-with-kelly-blackheart-Pv8_m55w If you lived through this event from 25 years ago, you'll find it's a complicated walk down memory lane:  The blue dress, The Cigar, and that back-stabbing bitch, Linda Tripp. 

If you're new to this one, come learn how talk of pink thongs and blow jobs were suddenly brought into America’s living-rooms NOT by the demon MTV or Playboy… but by the nightly news. The 90’s man… 

Dawn's guest is Kelly Blackheart, producer and co-host of I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT [IDKAT] with Jim Jeffries. 

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Check out podcast I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT with Jim Jeffries [Kelly Blackheart, Forrest Shaw and Jack Hackett.]

Hear Dawn as Jim's guest:

  • Frankenstein (Originally aired: March 28th, 2023)
  • The Vibrator (Originally aired: June 20th, 2023)
  • The Titanic (coming soon)

Dawn's Sources

See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!

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Sept. 27th, 2023 - EP46: The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster with Adam Andreasen.

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]]> HILF 45 - The Clinton/Lewinsky Sex Scandal with Kelly Blackheart Kelly Blackheart, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey 01:16:29 The Clinton/Lewinski Scandal was not the first presidential sex scandal, nor the first sleazy media blitz - but it was the first one to happen on the internet. Join Dawn and her guest, Kelly Blackheart, a producer and co-host of Jim Jeffries's podcast, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT, as they go deep. The Clinton/Lewinski Scandal was not the first presidential sex scandal, nor the first sleazy media blitz - but it was the first one to happen on the internet. Join Dawn and her guest, Kelly Blackheart, a producer and co-host of Jim Jeffries's podcast, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT, as they go deep. clinton lewinsky, history, ken starr, interview, linda tripp, bill clinton, comedy, monica lewinski true full 45 d722eea2-8d8b-4e8b-9b0a-94d773d04154 HILF 44 - Oscar Wilde with Clarione Gutierrez-Owens Dawn's guest, Clarione, is an artist who has been something of a secret admirer of Oscar Wilde since his days visiting the OW Bar in NYC.  Together he and Dawn start with Wilde's birth and follow his story through the extraordinary peaks and valleys of his remarkable life. 

LILFS: (Links I'd Like to Follow)

Get the children's book Clarione illustrated, A PEACOCK AMONG PIGEONS (now banned in Florida... can you even?)

Dawn's Sources

See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!

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Sept 13th - EP45: Clinton-Lewinsky Sex Scandal with Kelly Blackheart.

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]]> Wed, 30 Aug 2023 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Clarione Gutierrez-Owens, DAWN BRODEY, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-44-oscar-wilde-with-clarione-gutierrez-owens-Tf0wnI_w Dawn's guest, Clarione, is an artist who has been something of a secret admirer of Oscar Wilde since his days visiting the OW Bar in NYC.  Together he and Dawn start with Wilde's birth and follow his story through the extraordinary peaks and valleys of his remarkable life. 

LILFS: (Links I'd Like to Follow)

Get the children's book Clarione illustrated, A PEACOCK AMONG PIGEONS (now banned in Florida... can you even?)

Dawn's Sources

See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!

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NEXT NEW EPISODE:

Sept 13th - EP45: Clinton-Lewinsky Sex Scandal with Kelly Blackheart.

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]]> HILF 44 - Oscar Wilde with Clarione Gutierrez-Owens Clarione Gutierrez-Owens, DAWN BRODEY, Kat Perkins 01:19:09 Oscar Wilde was the 19th century's Freddy Mercury. A cultural rockstar, a literary legend, and gay. Super gay. So gay he went to jail for it. Join Dawn and her guest, painter and designer Clarione Gutierrez-Owens, as they HILF the literary legend who despite his famous quote - had so much more to declare than his genius. Oscar Wilde was the 19th century's Freddy Mercury. A cultural rockstar, a literary legend, and gay. Super gay. So gay he went to jail for it. Join Dawn and her guest, painter and designer Clarione Gutierrez-Owens, as they HILF the literary legend who despite his famous quote - had so much more to declare than his genius. history, interview, the importance of being earnest, comedy, the portrait of dorian grey, oscar wilde true full 44 544015da-e743-4c29-b260-c1caa1974820 HILF 43 - Anne Boleyn with Enkrypt In the hot-seat with Anne is Dawn's guest, Enkrypt (Rocio Paredes) who grew up in LA's Highland Park 'before gentrification'. She took her deep love of the neighborhood and the people she grew up with to her work as a photographer and director... but first she was a hacker's worst nightmare. 

Join Dawn and Enkrypt for the sad and sordid tale of the Tudor King and just one of his doomed wives. 

LILFS: (Links I'd Like to Follow)

Dawn's Sources

See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!

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August 30th - EP44 - Oscar Wilde with Clarione Gutierrez-Owens

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]]> Wed, 16 Aug 2023 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Enkrypt, Kat Perkins, DAWN BRODEY) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-43-anne-boleyn-with-enkrypt-bv3JCBnS In the hot-seat with Anne is Dawn's guest, Enkrypt (Rocio Paredes) who grew up in LA's Highland Park 'before gentrification'. She took her deep love of the neighborhood and the people she grew up with to her work as a photographer and director... but first she was a hacker's worst nightmare. 

Join Dawn and Enkrypt for the sad and sordid tale of the Tudor King and just one of his doomed wives. 

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August 30th - EP44 - Oscar Wilde with Clarione Gutierrez-Owens

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]]> HILF 43 - Anne Boleyn with Enkrypt Enkrypt, Kat Perkins, DAWN BRODEY 01:13:18 Anne Boleyn was the doomed second wife of Henry VIII. Whether you’re big into Royals or coming in cold - this one will blow your hair back! Sex, religion, incest, intrigue, war, public executions. I mean… If anyone in history gave great head, it’s Anne Boleyn. Dawn's guest is Enkrypt, a photographer, director and the coolest nerd you've ever met. Anne Boleyn was the doomed second wife of Henry VIII. Whether you’re big into Royals or coming in cold - this one will blow your hair back! Sex, religion, incest, intrigue, war, public executions. I mean… If anyone in history gave great head, it’s Anne Boleyn. Dawn's guest is Enkrypt, a photographer, director and the coolest nerd you've ever met. english history, history, interview, tudor, jousting, the tudors, henry viii, comedy, anne boleyn true full 43 bc5b0bda-3009-403d-9be0-4bac76bb93ea HILF 42 - Coco Chanel with Amanda Michelle The life of Coco Chanel is one of an extraordinary person living through extraordinary times. Born into poverty she rises not only to revolutionize the fashion industry, but to become so wealthy she can throw a giant diamond into the sea to piss off her boyfriend. Buckle up for the bad bitch, Coco Chanel. 

 

Dawn is joined in this HILF-ing by Amanda Michelle, a comedian, film-maker and fashion connoisseur.  Hear why Amanda has always been fascinated by Coco Chanel and how she got the tattoo before she knew about the Nazi stuff...

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August 16th - Anne Boleyn with artist, Enkrypt.

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]]> Wed, 2 Aug 2023 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Amanda Michelle, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-42-coco-chanel-with-amanda-michelle-uSEfroLj The life of Coco Chanel is one of an extraordinary person living through extraordinary times. Born into poverty she rises not only to revolutionize the fashion industry, but to become so wealthy she can throw a giant diamond into the sea to piss off her boyfriend. Buckle up for the bad bitch, Coco Chanel. 

 

Dawn is joined in this HILF-ing by Amanda Michelle, a comedian, film-maker and fashion connoisseur.  Hear why Amanda has always been fascinated by Coco Chanel and how she got the tattoo before she knew about the Nazi stuff...

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August 16th - Anne Boleyn with artist, Enkrypt.

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]]> HILF 42 - Coco Chanel with Amanda Michelle Amanda Michelle, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey 01:15:10 She is the name behind one of the most internationally famous brands of all time. She launched the perfume, Chanel No. 5, introduced the little black dress, was the inspiration behind Breakfast at Tiffany’s... and fucked Nazis. Join Dawn and guest, comedian, Amanda Michelle as they lift the pearls of Coco Chanel exposing her wild life and dark legacy. She is the name behind one of the most internationally famous brands of all time. She launched the perfume, Chanel No. 5, introduced the little black dress, was the inspiration behind Breakfast at Tiffany’s... and fucked Nazis. Join Dawn and guest, comedian, Amanda Michelle as they lift the pearls of Coco Chanel exposing her wild life and dark legacy. history, interview, fashion, comedy, dawn brodey, breakfast at tiffany's, coco chanel, little black dress, france, amanda michelle true full 42 d4a320a3-011d-48b5-ac69-f662e4709aa1 HILF 41 - Titanic, Part 2 with Ashley Richards If you think five lil' ol' billionaires in a submarine caused a big reaction... wait til you hear what happened with the Original!

Dawn and guest, Ashely Richards - That’s So Fucked Up - return for the conclusion of the HILF-ing of Titanic. From the retrieval of the bodies by the intrepid crew of the MacKay Bennett, to the re-discovery of Titanic herself in 1985.

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August 2nd - Coco Chanel with comedian, Amanda Michelle.

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]]> Wed, 28 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Kat Perkins, Ashley Richards, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-41-titanic-part-2-with-ashley-richards-WGyvVC_Q If you think five lil' ol' billionaires in a submarine caused a big reaction... wait til you hear what happened with the Original!

Dawn and guest, Ashely Richards - That’s So Fucked Up - return for the conclusion of the HILF-ing of Titanic. From the retrieval of the bodies by the intrepid crew of the MacKay Bennett, to the re-discovery of Titanic herself in 1985.

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August 2nd - Coco Chanel with comedian, Amanda Michelle.

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]]> HILF 41 - Titanic, Part 2 with Ashley Richards Kat Perkins, Ashley Richards, Dawn Brodey 01:29:57 Welcome back aboard the doomed Ship of Dreams with Dawn and guest, True-Crime Podcaster, Ashley Richards. We left off with our survivors afloat in a sea of ice and darkness. Join us for the stories of the living and the dead, as well as the endeavor to find Titanic and bring some of her mysteries to the surface. Welcome back aboard the doomed Ship of Dreams with Dawn and guest, True-Crime Podcaster, Ashley Richards. We left off with our survivors afloat in a sea of ice and darkness. Join us for the stories of the living and the dead, as well as the endeavor to find Titanic and bring some of her mysteries to the surface. dark history, history, interview, survivors, james cameron, white star line, victims, ashley richards, comedy, titanic, dawn brodey, nautical, iceberg true full 41 28bcd44a-42b4-4170-ac55-21f3135230f6 HILF 40 - Titanic with Ashley Richards Titanic. The infamous passenger ship that struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic in 1912, and slowly sank. About 2,200 people aboard, but only enough lifeboats to hold half of them - and that was if every lifeboat had been filled to capacity... which they weren’t. Whether you’re new to this story or can recite every word of dialogue from the 1997 film,  we’re all getting wet with this one.

Guest, Ashely Richards - That’s So Fucked Up - @TSFUthepodcast

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July 6th - TITANIC Part 2, with Ashley Richards of That's So Fucked Up Podcast.

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]]> Wed, 21 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Ashley Richards, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/ep40-titanic-with-ashley-richards-0PL4NqDf Titanic. The infamous passenger ship that struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic in 1912, and slowly sank. About 2,200 people aboard, but only enough lifeboats to hold half of them - and that was if every lifeboat had been filled to capacity... which they weren’t. Whether you’re new to this story or can recite every word of dialogue from the 1997 film,  we’re all getting wet with this one.

Guest, Ashely Richards - That’s So Fucked Up - @TSFUthepodcast

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See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!

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July 6th - TITANIC Part 2, with Ashley Richards of That's So Fucked Up Podcast.

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]]> HILF 40 - Titanic with Ashley Richards Ashley Richards, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins 01:19:25 Titanic is a history Rockstar. Lady Gaga. A subject so intriguing that even a partial, temporary exhibit can single-handedly rejuvenate a museum’s annual budget. Welcome aboard The Ship of Dreams. Put on your life-jacket and stretch because we're all going down together. Titanic is a history Rockstar. Lady Gaga. A subject so intriguing that even a partial, temporary exhibit can single-handedly rejuvenate a museum’s annual budget. Welcome aboard The Ship of Dreams. Put on your life-jacket and stretch because we're all going down together. jack and rose, history, interview, ship of dreams, james cameron, white star line, comedy, titanic, nautical, iceberg, ship wreck true full 40 f3fc378f-5855-4c96-8ff7-73048db2d4c6 HILF 39 - Nazi Killers with Michelle Mosher Dawn is joined by guest, Michelle Mosher for this batshit story of War, Resistance and Survival. You will thoroughlly enjoy being HILF'd by Hannie, Truus and Freddie - the Dutch Resistance Heroines of World War Two. 

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June 21st - TITANIC Part 1, with Ashley Richards of That's So Fucked Up Podcast.

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]]> Wed, 7 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Michelle Mosher, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-39-nazi-killers-with-michelle-mosher-_LYAOSYf Dawn is joined by guest, Michelle Mosher for this batshit story of War, Resistance and Survival. You will thoroughlly enjoy being HILF'd by Hannie, Truus and Freddie - the Dutch Resistance Heroines of World War Two. 

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June 21st - TITANIC Part 1, with Ashley Richards of That's So Fucked Up Podcast.

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]]> HILF 39 - Nazi Killers with Michelle Mosher Michelle Mosher, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins 01:24:23 It is the incredible World War II story of three young women in the Netherlands who, as part a local Resistance group, seduce and execute high-ranking Nazi officers in the woods around their town. It is the incredible World War II story of three young women in the Netherlands who, as part a local Resistance group, seduce and execute high-ranking Nazi officers in the woods around their town. history, nazi hunters, interview, netherlands, resistance, nazi killers, comedy, world war two true full 39 abc4ce00-4e08-466b-bbfb-c631524f297a HILF 38 - Area 51, Part 2 with Lainie Pahos Even if they aren't dissecting alien bodies and reverse-engineering alien spaceships, what they ARE doing at Area 51 is still pretty fuckable. Dawn unfolds even more panty-dropping stories from the top-secret airbase in Nevada, including the beginning and end of the U2 - a super-secret spyplane.  You will be on the edge of your seat... right before you're erected. I mean ejected. 

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NEXT NEW EPISODE:

May 24th - AREA 51, Part 2 with guest, Lainie Pahos. 

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]]> Wed, 24 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Dawn Brodey, Lainie Pahos, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-38-area-51-part-2-with-lainie-pahos-RbDW5cHm Even if they aren't dissecting alien bodies and reverse-engineering alien spaceships, what they ARE doing at Area 51 is still pretty fuckable. Dawn unfolds even more panty-dropping stories from the top-secret airbase in Nevada, including the beginning and end of the U2 - a super-secret spyplane.  You will be on the edge of your seat... right before you're erected. I mean ejected. 

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May 24th - AREA 51, Part 2 with guest, Lainie Pahos. 

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]]> HILF 38 - Area 51, Part 2 with Lainie Pahos Dawn Brodey, Lainie Pahos, Kat Perkins 01:04:10 It's the conclusion of the HILF-ing of Area 51. We’ve had our ass-grabbing and nipple-flicks, now it's time to get to the good stuff. Join Dawn and guest, Lainie Pahos, as they jump into more stories of the spaceships, egos and accidents that all went down (you heard me) at the most famous place you're not supposed to know about. It's the conclusion of the HILF-ing of Area 51. We’ve had our ass-grabbing and nipple-flicks, now it's time to get to the good stuff. Join Dawn and guest, Lainie Pahos, as they jump into more stories of the spaceships, egos and accidents that all went down (you heard me) at the most famous place you're not supposed to know about. aliens, area 51, history, interview, cold war, government, u2 plane, comedy, conspiracy, spy true full 38 bfe375e7-b196-410e-8ace-1e2a69cf5012 HILF 37 - Area 51 with Lainie Pahos Many of the government documents on Area 51 were declassified starting in 2011. It still leaves behind a web of mystery and intrigue, but many long-elusive questions are finally answered and some crazy-fuckin' stories are revealed. Dawn is joined by actress (and craft-ress) Lainie Pahos for some top-secret fuckary that will have you hiding in a bunker before you can say "Roswell". 

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May 24th - AREA 51, Part 2 with guest, Lainie Pahos. 

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]]> Wed, 10 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Lainie Pahos, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-37-area-51-with-lainie-pahos-JOqVqsnO Many of the government documents on Area 51 were declassified starting in 2011. It still leaves behind a web of mystery and intrigue, but many long-elusive questions are finally answered and some crazy-fuckin' stories are revealed. Dawn is joined by actress (and craft-ress) Lainie Pahos for some top-secret fuckary that will have you hiding in a bunker before you can say "Roswell". 

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May 24th - AREA 51, Part 2 with guest, Lainie Pahos. 

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]]> HILF 37 - Area 51 with Lainie Pahos Lainie Pahos, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey 00:59:19 Area 51 is a top-secret US Military Base that no one is supposed to know about, but everyone has heard of. Using a wealth of recently declassified materials, Dawn relays some orgasmic stories from the history of the most mysterious and controversial places on earth. Area 51 is a top-secret US Military Base that no one is supposed to know about, but everyone has heard of. Using a wealth of recently declassified materials, Dawn relays some orgasmic stories from the history of the most mysterious and controversial places on earth. aliens, area 51, top secret, history, cia, interview, cover up, lainie pahos, comedy, roswell incident true full 37 b19aca70-44f3-4715-9dc3-e31f3df1b241 HILF 36 - Fairies with Rhiannon Fiskradatz They’re in children’s books, Shakespeare, they frequent dreams, nightmares, porn... and their tiny footprints can be found in virtually every culture on earth. In this episode we discuss all the various theories about Fairy-origins, their appearance, the things they can supposedly do - and why many, many people around the world believe they are real.

 

With Dawn in these enchanted woods is her best friend of over 25 years, Rhiannon Fiskradatz. Rhiannon is a singer/songwriter, artist, and fairy-enthusiast. 

 

Pull up a chair with us and get cozy, friend - we saved you a spot and made you a Bloody Mary. Let’s get started.

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May 10th - AREA 51 with guest, actress, Lainie Pahos. 

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]]> Wed, 26 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Rhiannon Fiskradatz, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/ep26-the-cottingley-fairies-with-rhiannon-fiskradatz-nqJyJ6Ow They’re in children’s books, Shakespeare, they frequent dreams, nightmares, porn... and their tiny footprints can be found in virtually every culture on earth. In this episode we discuss all the various theories about Fairy-origins, their appearance, the things they can supposedly do - and why many, many people around the world believe they are real.

 

With Dawn in these enchanted woods is her best friend of over 25 years, Rhiannon Fiskradatz. Rhiannon is a singer/songwriter, artist, and fairy-enthusiast. 

 

Pull up a chair with us and get cozy, friend - we saved you a spot and made you a Bloody Mary. Let’s get started.

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May 10th - AREA 51 with guest, actress, Lainie Pahos. 

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]]> HILF 36 - Fairies with Rhiannon Fiskradatz Rhiannon Fiskradatz, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey 01:14:23 Dawn is joined by singer/songwriter, fairy-enthusiast, and best-friend forever, Rhiannon Fiskradatz. Together they discuss fairy legend, lore, hoaxes... and the possibility that it's all real after all. Dawn is joined by singer/songwriter, fairy-enthusiast, and best-friend forever, Rhiannon Fiskradatz. Together they discuss fairy legend, lore, hoaxes... and the possibility that it's all real after all. history, interview, the cottingley fairies, fairies, comedy, hoax true full 36 8bea31e0-4aec-4ef3-ba1d-3c95fe8374c4 HILF 35 - Tennis with Jeff Zenisek Join Dawn and guest, comedian, Jeff Zenisek for some of the best stories from the history of Tennis. Hear how the birth of tennis coincided with the death of a king, and about legendary rivalries between tennis greats - all fought while wearing itty-bitty shorts.

Hear Jeff's hit podcast TWO WOKE BOYS. You can also find him on Youtube, Instagram and Tik-tok.

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NEXT NEW EPISODE:

April 26th - FAIRIES with guest, singer-songwriter (and BFF), Rhiannon Fiskradatz.

 

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]]> Wed, 12 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Jeff Zenisek, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-35-tennis-with-jeff-zenisek-zeNYxKso Join Dawn and guest, comedian, Jeff Zenisek for some of the best stories from the history of Tennis. Hear how the birth of tennis coincided with the death of a king, and about legendary rivalries between tennis greats - all fought while wearing itty-bitty shorts.

Hear Jeff's hit podcast TWO WOKE BOYS. You can also find him on Youtube, Instagram and Tik-tok.

LINKS I'D LIKE TO F*CK

NEXT NEW EPISODE:

April 26th - FAIRIES with guest, singer-songwriter (and BFF), Rhiannon Fiskradatz.

 

HILF is now part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!

 

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]]> HILF 35 - Tennis with Jeff Zenisek Jeff Zenisek, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey 01:09:25 When you have nothing, that's Love... but when you love tennis, you have it all! Tennis-lover and stand-up comedian, Jeff Zenisek, assigned Dawn this ancient games of hands and balls. From Louis X to the Battle of the Sexes, from strokes to slams - it's a HILF of champions. When you have nothing, that's Love... but when you love tennis, you have it all! Tennis-lover and stand-up comedian, Jeff Zenisek, assigned Dawn this ancient games of hands and balls. From Louis X to the Battle of the Sexes, from strokes to slams - it's a HILF of champions. history, interview, battle of the sexes, grand slam, comedy, bjorn borg, tennis, trivia, stand-up true full 35 a035322d-eff6-4125-b5b4-ed941be0e2f8 HILF 34 - The Vibrator with Dawn's mom and sisters Dawn's Mom (Lana) and two big sisters (Anne & Lisa) recently came for a visit to Los Angeles and were lured with whiskey to sit down and HILF the surprising history of The Vibrator. It is today a well-known sexual device, however, when it was first invented it was used medically to loosen tight muscles... around the vagina. Its primary application was to cure women of the ancient malady of Hysteria. Maybe not the most sound medical idea, but it sure beat a lobotomy.

Play along as Dawn quizzes her family on the historic applications and misunderstandings of The Vibrator throughout history. Hear them puzzle out what 'pegging' is and learn in what US State The Vibrator is still banned. 

<<EPISODE TRANSCRIPT - EP34 ->>

 

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The Technology of Orgasm  by Rachel Maines provides the bulk of the modern understanding of the History of The Vibrator. It is a great read, and so often citied by the creators of fiction - that it has been challenged by several subsequent researchers. 

 

The play, In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play by Sarah Ruhl is a great show and regularly performed around the world. 

 

The Movie, Hysteria (2011) starring  Maggie Gyllenhaal and Hugh Dancy tells the story of Dr. Granville and his spectacular hammer... 

 

 

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NEXT EPISODE - April 12th - Tennis with guest, comedian, Jeff Zenisek.

 

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WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.com

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]]> Wed, 29 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Anne Treutel, Lisa Dehner, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey, Lana Adams) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-34-the-vibrator-with-dawns-mom-and-sisters-HNwlGBH_ Dawn's Mom (Lana) and two big sisters (Anne & Lisa) recently came for a visit to Los Angeles and were lured with whiskey to sit down and HILF the surprising history of The Vibrator. It is today a well-known sexual device, however, when it was first invented it was used medically to loosen tight muscles... around the vagina. Its primary application was to cure women of the ancient malady of Hysteria. Maybe not the most sound medical idea, but it sure beat a lobotomy.

Play along as Dawn quizzes her family on the historic applications and misunderstandings of The Vibrator throughout history. Hear them puzzle out what 'pegging' is and learn in what US State The Vibrator is still banned. 

<<EPISODE TRANSCRIPT - EP34 ->>

 

--- SOURCES & LINKS---

 

The Technology of Orgasm  by Rachel Maines provides the bulk of the modern understanding of the History of The Vibrator. It is a great read, and so often citied by the creators of fiction - that it has been challenged by several subsequent researchers. 

 

The play, In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play by Sarah Ruhl is a great show and regularly performed around the world. 

 

The Movie, Hysteria (2011) starring  Maggie Gyllenhaal and Hugh Dancy tells the story of Dr. Granville and his spectacular hammer... 

 

 

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You heard a promotions for:

The Love Shop - Get 20% by using discount code HILFPODCAST.

 

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NEXT EPISODE - April 12th - Tennis with guest, comedian, Jeff Zenisek.

 

HILF is now part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!

 

WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.com

Theme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

]]> HILF 34 - The Vibrator with Dawn's mom and sisters Anne Treutel, Lisa Dehner, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey, Lana Adams 01:08:23 It's a very special episode of HILF as Dawn is joined by her Mom, and two older sisters, to discuss one of the most maligned and beloved of sexual devices, The Vibrator. We cover it all, from its early use as a cure for hysteria, to its contemporary application as a (wink-nod) personal massager. It's a very special episode of HILF as Dawn is joined by her Mom, and two older sisters, to discuss one of the most maligned and beloved of sexual devices, The Vibrator. We cover it all, from its early use as a cure for hysteria, to its contemporary application as a (wink-nod) personal massager. family, history, interview, sexual device, comedy, sisters, vibrator true full 34 e63a7e4a-538f-4bc9-a330-4fe3ad5f49bc HILF 33 - Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) with Jason Ryan Jason Ryan is an actor and comedian based in Los Angeles. He assigned Dawn the history of AA, in part because his own journey with the organization was complicated and he didn't leave feeling particularly good about it. Together we dissect not only the origin of Alcoholics Anonymous, but the individuals at it's core, and how it has evolved over the last 88 years to become what it is today. 

<<EPISODE TRANSCRIPT - EP33 ->>

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Here is the zoom lecture I mention (I watched it twice). Professor Tolly Merrick is a babe.  SOURCE: The Center at Belvedere - Charlottsville, VA. 

This is a lovely documentary about one of the founders of AA, Bill Wilson. It includes a lot of anonymous members of AA, many of whom knew him personally. 

My Name is Bill W. - A 1989 feature fIlm starring James Woods and James Garner as Bill and Dr. Bob.

 

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NEXT EPISODE - March 29th - The Vibrator with special guests: My two big sisters and my mom... Buckle up. 

HILF is now part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!

WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.com

]]> Wed, 15 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Jason Ryan, Jason Bornstein, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-33-alcoholics-anonymous-aa-with-jason-ryan-1RFMezQD Jason Ryan is an actor and comedian based in Los Angeles. He assigned Dawn the history of AA, in part because his own journey with the organization was complicated and he didn't leave feeling particularly good about it. Together we dissect not only the origin of Alcoholics Anonymous, but the individuals at it's core, and how it has evolved over the last 88 years to become what it is today. 

<<EPISODE TRANSCRIPT - EP33 ->>

--- SOURCES & LINKS---

Here is the zoom lecture I mention (I watched it twice). Professor Tolly Merrick is a babe.  SOURCE: The Center at Belvedere - Charlottsville, VA. 

This is a lovely documentary about one of the founders of AA, Bill Wilson. It includes a lot of anonymous members of AA, many of whom knew him personally. 

My Name is Bill W. - A 1989 feature fIlm starring James Woods and James Garner as Bill and Dr. Bob.

 

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You heard promotions for: 

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NEXT EPISODE - March 29th - The Vibrator with special guests: My two big sisters and my mom... Buckle up. 

HILF is now part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!

WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.com

]]> HILF 33 - Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) with Jason Ryan Jason Ryan, Jason Bornstein, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins 01:15:23 Join Dawn and guest - comedian, Jason Ryan - for the history of Alcoholics Anonymous, AA. This organization started in the United States in the 1930’s and has helped millions achieve and maintain sobriety. AA has an amazing origin story; one that stars a series of unlikely heroes. And for a club full of drunks, it has always been remarkably scandal-free. Join Dawn and guest - comedian, Jason Ryan - for the history of Alcoholics Anonymous, AA. This organization started in the United States in the 1930’s and has helped millions achieve and maintain sobriety. AA has an amazing origin story; one that stars a series of unlikely heroes. And for a club full of drunks, it has always been remarkably scandal-free. history, interview, alcoholics anonymous, dr. bob, addiction, bill wilson, recovery, 12 step true full 33 2851fcd3-6c67-4572-8bf4-db3019823244 HILF 32 - Dooms Day with James Connolly James Connolly is a stand-up comedian and former marine who attended Harvard. He and Dawn have a remarkably jovial time HILF-ing the history of Dooms Day. Because we have been predicting the End of the World for time immemorial, Dawn breaks it down  into:

  • The Faith-based Theories on the end of the world.
  • The Science-based Theories
  • The Great Take-Backs - Not only those very specific predictions through history (IE: Y2K, Mayan Calendar) but the stories of those who pin-pointed a specific date for the End, and then ventured second, third and even more guesses when existence stubbornly persists. (There are more than you think.)

---SOURCES & LINKS---

Read more about ancient cuneiform tablets. See what they look like and how we were able to read them. 

This will tell you more about human's endless obsession with the apocalypse. 

This will tell you more about The Millerites and The Great Disappointment.

FULL TRANSCRIPT -- EP32: Dooms Day with James Connolly. 

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NEXT EPISODE - March 15th - Alcoholics Anonymous, AA with comedian - Jason Ryan 

HILF is now part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!

WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.com

]]> Wed, 1 Mar 2023 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (DAWN BRODEY, JAMES CONNOLLY, KAT PERKINS) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-32-dooms-day-with-james-connolly-wBDmALXV James Connolly is a stand-up comedian and former marine who attended Harvard. He and Dawn have a remarkably jovial time HILF-ing the history of Dooms Day. Because we have been predicting the End of the World for time immemorial, Dawn breaks it down  into:

  • The Faith-based Theories on the end of the world.
  • The Science-based Theories
  • The Great Take-Backs - Not only those very specific predictions through history (IE: Y2K, Mayan Calendar) but the stories of those who pin-pointed a specific date for the End, and then ventured second, third and even more guesses when existence stubbornly persists. (There are more than you think.)

---SOURCES & LINKS---

Read more about ancient cuneiform tablets. See what they look like and how we were able to read them. 

This will tell you more about human's endless obsession with the apocalypse. 

This will tell you more about The Millerites and The Great Disappointment.

FULL TRANSCRIPT -- EP32: Dooms Day with James Connolly. 

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NEXT EPISODE - March 15th - Alcoholics Anonymous, AA with comedian - Jason Ryan 

HILF is now part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!

WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.com

]]> HILF 32 - Dooms Day with James Connolly DAWN BRODEY, JAMES CONNOLLY, KAT PERKINS 01:12:50 From the very beginning of Time, human beings have been predicting the end of It. Dawn and guest, comedian James Connolly, discuss the many, varied predictions of Dooms Day from history. We've got 'em all - from Revelation to Radium; from Y2K, to black Nikes. From the very beginning of Time, human beings have been predicting the end of It. Dawn and guest, comedian James Connolly, discuss the many, varied predictions of Dooms Day from history. We've got 'em all - from Revelation to Radium; from Y2K, to black Nikes. history, hubble telescope, interview, end of the world, dooms day true full 32 f0225d57-9e74-4319-b45c-2bf4d6918c70 HILF 31 - Jack the Ripper with Peter Vogt Dawn and guest, Peter Vogt, have a bloody good time revisiting the mysterious series of unsolved murders in Whitechapel, 1888. They cover the "canonical five" victims attributed to the unknown killer known as 'Jack the Ripper' - as well as the many theories from both then and now.  [Episode transcript]

  • 00:00:00 - An introduction of Peter and the general history surrounding Whitechapel, a poor slum where many were regularly resorting to desperate measures to survive. We discuss the five murders attributed to Jack, and his letters taunting the police, and the problem with sussing out the "truths" of the case.
  • 00:47:00 - Break - HILF is now part of THE DEN, The Deluxe Edition Network. Check out another podcast in The Den: World's True Crime Podcast. 
  • 00:48:36 - Part 2 is a journey through a few of the hundreds of suspects that have emerged in the case over the past 135 years. Hear about who are the most likely, the most bizarre - and which ones are our personal favorites.
  • 01:21:12 - Check out The Secret Police Podcast

---SOURCES---

  1. The Complete History of Jack the Ripper by Philip Sugden

Documentaries:

  1. The Enduring Mystery of Jack the Ripper (LEMMiNO. Published, 2021) It has a dynamic VO and some great overhead map graphics that give a comparatively emotion-less and conspiracy-less version of events. Nothing graphic of the murders - a play-by-play. Entertains 4 suspects: Charles Cross, Joseph Barnett, Aaron Kosinski and Francis Tumblety.
  2. UNMASKING JACK the RIPPER (electrictheaterco. Published, 2020 ) This one has some great period photography and less-cringy re-enactments. They interview several experts and discuss some of the favored suspects - including Kosinski. They interview one of his elderly surviving descendants.
  3. The Missing Evidence: Jack the Ripper (Smithsonian Channel. Published 2018) What really compelled me about this one is that it purports just one suspect and certainly makes a convincing case by the end. In fact, since watching this one and then encountering the story repeated times since - I wonder how no one else sees it… Charles Cross. The investigator is Swedish Journalist Christer Holmgren.

This comprehensive site is for the die-hard Ripperologists... you know who you are.

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Click here for Transcript: Episode 31 - Jack the Ripper with Peter Vogt.

NEXT EPISODE - March 1st - Dooms Day with stand-up comedian - James P Connolly 

HILF is now part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!

WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.com

]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Peter Vogt, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-31-jack-the-ripper-with-peter-vogt-CYngsxDw Dawn and guest, Peter Vogt, have a bloody good time revisiting the mysterious series of unsolved murders in Whitechapel, 1888. They cover the "canonical five" victims attributed to the unknown killer known as 'Jack the Ripper' - as well as the many theories from both then and now.  [Episode transcript]

  • 00:00:00 - An introduction of Peter and the general history surrounding Whitechapel, a poor slum where many were regularly resorting to desperate measures to survive. We discuss the five murders attributed to Jack, and his letters taunting the police, and the problem with sussing out the "truths" of the case.
  • 00:47:00 - Break - HILF is now part of THE DEN, The Deluxe Edition Network. Check out another podcast in The Den: World's True Crime Podcast. 
  • 00:48:36 - Part 2 is a journey through a few of the hundreds of suspects that have emerged in the case over the past 135 years. Hear about who are the most likely, the most bizarre - and which ones are our personal favorites.
  • 01:21:12 - Check out The Secret Police Podcast

---SOURCES---

  1. The Complete History of Jack the Ripper by Philip Sugden

Documentaries:

  1. The Enduring Mystery of Jack the Ripper (LEMMiNO. Published, 2021) It has a dynamic VO and some great overhead map graphics that give a comparatively emotion-less and conspiracy-less version of events. Nothing graphic of the murders - a play-by-play. Entertains 4 suspects: Charles Cross, Joseph Barnett, Aaron Kosinski and Francis Tumblety.
  2. UNMASKING JACK the RIPPER (electrictheaterco. Published, 2020 ) This one has some great period photography and less-cringy re-enactments. They interview several experts and discuss some of the favored suspects - including Kosinski. They interview one of his elderly surviving descendants.
  3. The Missing Evidence: Jack the Ripper (Smithsonian Channel. Published 2018) What really compelled me about this one is that it purports just one suspect and certainly makes a convincing case by the end. In fact, since watching this one and then encountering the story repeated times since - I wonder how no one else sees it… Charles Cross. The investigator is Swedish Journalist Christer Holmgren.

This comprehensive site is for the die-hard Ripperologists... you know who you are.

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Click here for Transcript: Episode 31 - Jack the Ripper with Peter Vogt.

NEXT EPISODE - March 1st - Dooms Day with stand-up comedian - James P Connolly 

HILF is now part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!

WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.com

]]> HILF 31 - Jack the Ripper with Peter Vogt Peter Vogt, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey 01:22:13 The HILF-ing of ‘Jack the Ripper’, the unknown killer of several women in a London slum in 1888. Dawn is joined by actor and improvisor Peter Vogt (Disney, American Horror Story, Reno 911) Together, they walk through this gruesome unsolved crime and debate several of the hundreds of suspects who run the gamut from Whitechapel lunatics to Famous Painters all the way to The Queen Victoria's own family. The HILF-ing of ‘Jack the Ripper’, the unknown killer of several women in a London slum in 1888. Dawn is joined by actor and improvisor Peter Vogt (Disney, American Horror Story, Reno 911) Together, they walk through this gruesome unsolved crime and debate several of the hundreds of suspects who run the gamut from Whitechapel lunatics to Famous Painters all the way to The Queen Victoria's own family. unsolved, history, jack the ripper, whitechapel, true crime, victorian london true full 31 8b5d5389-15ed-4533-9380-4aed574238d4 HILF 30 - Nikola Tesla with Renee Percy Dawn welcome's Canadian-born, LA-based comedian - Renee Percy.  Together, they have an electrifying conversation about the scientist, Nikola Tesla, who is to thank for so much of our technological advances today... no matter what you drive. 

00:06:37 - Renee tells Dawn about why she doesn't "know history" and how the subject of Nikola Tesla occurred to her and he-hem sparked her curiosity.

00:11:40 - Dawn lays out some of the sources of her research and lays out her plan for HILF-ing Tesla. She's going to layout the story behind some of Tesla's biggest and most influential inventions - and then fill us in on all the bat-shit speculation and conspiracy theories that surrounded him after his death. 

SOURCES:

00:13:48 - Dawn jumps into the story of how Tesla first conceived of the idea of AC Power and how it led first to a humiliating moment in front of his college classmates - to an epiphany while watching a sunset. 

00:18:42 - Nikola Tesla leaves Europe for New York City and after a harrowing journey (he is pick-pocketed and finds himself in the middle of a violent mutiny...) he arrives in the middle of The Gilded Age. It's a booming era when the pillars of wealth and industry really come into their own: JP Morgan, Rockefeller, Canegie - and they're all looking for the next big thing. 

00:25:30 - After a disappointing six months with Thomas Edison (spit) Tesla quits after feeling unappreciated and insulted. He first digs ditches and then goes into business with some enterprising guys who help him show his genius to money men who would actually support him. Westinghouse buys into AC Power and Tesla starts to come into his own. 

00:30:50 - The introduction of AC Power was a huge threat to Edison who had invested not only in DC Power, but in all of the supportive infrastructure around it. If AC were to replace his systems, he'd be ruined - and as soon as people saw how much demonstrably better it was, they would choose it every time. A war ensues. THE CURRENT WAR. Edision first tries to scare people away from AC power by hosting public electricutions of animals. When that doesn't work - he joins with another competitor to form General Electric. 

00:34:36 - For a time, it appears that AC Power had won the war - which it had! Westinghouse and Tesla win the contracts to both light the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago - and they design the hydro-electric plant at Niagara Falls. Tesla is rich, famous, and on top of the world... for now. 

---BREAK--- 

00:37:53 - Dawn and Renee come back from the break having just come out of a conversation about the fuckary in showbusiness; and Dawn explains how such fuckary is the same kinda thing that one endures in the world of science. In fact, the artists process and the scientific process are not now - nor have they ever been - that different. 

00:41:32 - Because Tesla was barking up the same money-trees as many of the leading artists of the time, he made the acquaintance of both Mark Twain and Sarah Berhardt - he captured both of their attention but it was only Twain with whom he made and held a date... 

00:48:24 - Tragedy strikes in 1894 when Tesla's lab in New York City burns to the ground. It is impossible to calculate what was lost, but Tesla is heartbroken and after getting financial backing from J.J Astor - he builds a new lab in Colorado Springs and does some of his largest-scale experiments ever. He loses his funding after not delivering the promised inventions and it is all torn down by 1906. 

00:56:28 - His second failed attempt with a millionaire-backer and a big idea is in Wardenclyff when he is secretly trying to build world-wide wireless communication. While he's working on it, Marconi successfully sends the letter 'S' across the Atlantic - stealing the headlines and infuriating Tesla's backer, JP Morgan, who severs his ties. Wydenlcyff is also dismantled and Tesla now finds himself adrift with no lab, and no rich friends left. 

01:01:33 - In his old age and now in poverty, Tesla spends his last remaining years feeding pigeons and telling anyone who still finds him relevant, what he is working on... however theoretically. It is during this time of his life that some of the wildest theories and conspiracies emerge. Among them, that he invented a Death Ray and was part of the Philadelphia Experiment. 

01:11:33 - We end with Renee making the great observation that we should all be grateful that Tesla never became a super villain. Indeed, despite a series of unfortunate events and mistreatment by the hands of those in power - it is impressive that he never used his powers to hurt anyone - or to unduly enrich himself. 

Maybe he can teach us more than just how to build a better robot.

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NEXT EPISODE - FEB. 15th - Jack the Ripper with comedian and improvisor - Peter Vogt. 

HILF is now part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!

WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.com

 

]]> Wed, 1 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Renee Percy, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-30-nikola-tesla-with-renee-percy-Zf_t4T9J Dawn welcome's Canadian-born, LA-based comedian - Renee Percy.  Together, they have an electrifying conversation about the scientist, Nikola Tesla, who is to thank for so much of our technological advances today... no matter what you drive. 

00:06:37 - Renee tells Dawn about why she doesn't "know history" and how the subject of Nikola Tesla occurred to her and he-hem sparked her curiosity.

00:11:40 - Dawn lays out some of the sources of her research and lays out her plan for HILF-ing Tesla. She's going to layout the story behind some of Tesla's biggest and most influential inventions - and then fill us in on all the bat-shit speculation and conspiracy theories that surrounded him after his death. 

SOURCES:

00:13:48 - Dawn jumps into the story of how Tesla first conceived of the idea of AC Power and how it led first to a humiliating moment in front of his college classmates - to an epiphany while watching a sunset. 

00:18:42 - Nikola Tesla leaves Europe for New York City and after a harrowing journey (he is pick-pocketed and finds himself in the middle of a violent mutiny...) he arrives in the middle of The Gilded Age. It's a booming era when the pillars of wealth and industry really come into their own: JP Morgan, Rockefeller, Canegie - and they're all looking for the next big thing. 

00:25:30 - After a disappointing six months with Thomas Edison (spit) Tesla quits after feeling unappreciated and insulted. He first digs ditches and then goes into business with some enterprising guys who help him show his genius to money men who would actually support him. Westinghouse buys into AC Power and Tesla starts to come into his own. 

00:30:50 - The introduction of AC Power was a huge threat to Edison who had invested not only in DC Power, but in all of the supportive infrastructure around it. If AC were to replace his systems, he'd be ruined - and as soon as people saw how much demonstrably better it was, they would choose it every time. A war ensues. THE CURRENT WAR. Edision first tries to scare people away from AC power by hosting public electricutions of animals. When that doesn't work - he joins with another competitor to form General Electric. 

00:34:36 - For a time, it appears that AC Power had won the war - which it had! Westinghouse and Tesla win the contracts to both light the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago - and they design the hydro-electric plant at Niagara Falls. Tesla is rich, famous, and on top of the world... for now. 

---BREAK--- 

00:37:53 - Dawn and Renee come back from the break having just come out of a conversation about the fuckary in showbusiness; and Dawn explains how such fuckary is the same kinda thing that one endures in the world of science. In fact, the artists process and the scientific process are not now - nor have they ever been - that different. 

00:41:32 - Because Tesla was barking up the same money-trees as many of the leading artists of the time, he made the acquaintance of both Mark Twain and Sarah Berhardt - he captured both of their attention but it was only Twain with whom he made and held a date... 

00:48:24 - Tragedy strikes in 1894 when Tesla's lab in New York City burns to the ground. It is impossible to calculate what was lost, but Tesla is heartbroken and after getting financial backing from J.J Astor - he builds a new lab in Colorado Springs and does some of his largest-scale experiments ever. He loses his funding after not delivering the promised inventions and it is all torn down by 1906. 

00:56:28 - His second failed attempt with a millionaire-backer and a big idea is in Wardenclyff when he is secretly trying to build world-wide wireless communication. While he's working on it, Marconi successfully sends the letter 'S' across the Atlantic - stealing the headlines and infuriating Tesla's backer, JP Morgan, who severs his ties. Wydenlcyff is also dismantled and Tesla now finds himself adrift with no lab, and no rich friends left. 

01:01:33 - In his old age and now in poverty, Tesla spends his last remaining years feeding pigeons and telling anyone who still finds him relevant, what he is working on... however theoretically. It is during this time of his life that some of the wildest theories and conspiracies emerge. Among them, that he invented a Death Ray and was part of the Philadelphia Experiment. 

01:11:33 - We end with Renee making the great observation that we should all be grateful that Tesla never became a super villain. Indeed, despite a series of unfortunate events and mistreatment by the hands of those in power - it is impressive that he never used his powers to hurt anyone - or to unduly enrich himself. 

Maybe he can teach us more than just how to build a better robot.

---

NEXT EPISODE - FEB. 15th - Jack the Ripper with comedian and improvisor - Peter Vogt. 

HILF is now part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!

WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.com

 

]]> HILF 30 - Nikola Tesla with Renee Percy Renee Percy, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins 01:14:47 Get HILF'ed with legendary scientist, Nikola Tesla. Long before Elon Musk named his car company after him - long before cars at all - Tesla was a word equated with electricity and marvelous, future-looking technology. Dawn is joined by guest, actress and comedian, Renee Percy. Get HILF'ed with legendary scientist, Nikola Tesla. Long before Elon Musk named his car company after him - long before cars at all - Tesla was a word equated with electricity and marvelous, future-looking technology. Dawn is joined by guest, actress and comedian, Renee Percy. history, interview, comedy, nikola tesla true full 30 582485cd-8032-42f8-b94b-78055ceb1bb3 HILF 29 - The Donner Party, Part 2 with Andy Kraft In the previous episode [The Donner Party Part 1] Dawn and her guest, Andy Kraft climbed aboard with The Donner Party wagon-train as they begin their ill-fated journey West. We met some of the most prominent individuals including George Donner - after whom the sad collective is named. Also James Reed, who tragically murdered his friend, John Snyder and was subsequently banished. He left, promising his wife and children he would do everything he could to be reunited  and save them.

00:05:30 - When we left off, The Donner Party had just reunited with the hero, C.T. Stanton - a single, childless man who had ridden ahead of the party months earlier to get help and supplies. His return provided much needed food and comfort, but it proved to be yet another nail in the coffin as it delayed their attempt to cross the summit before a huge snow storm. 

00:11:07 - After several attempts to cross the summit with the mules, the Party realizes that they simply cannot make the passing the snow. Instead, they will be slaughtered in the morning, the meat prepared - and then they're all going out on foot before the snow comes... but that very night a snow storm begins that lasts 8 days. The animals are dead and lost beneath the snow and everyone is suddenly oh-so-much more desperate. 

They're divided into two camps about seven miles apart from one another. Sixty are at Truckee Lake - nine men over eighteen, twelve women, and twenty-nine were children, six of whom were toddlers or younger. The other camp, at Alder Creek, has twenty-one people: six men, three women, and twelve children in all. 

00:17:38 - Realizing that the situation was going to lead to inevitable starvation, they decided that the strongest individuals among them would make snowshoes, and attempt to walk to Sutter's Fort in California. If they could make it, they would raise the alarm and return with help. Some call them "The Snowshoe Party", others "The Forlorn Hope". There were fifteen of them: five women, nine men and one twelve-year old boy.  

00:29:52 - It has been mutually determined among the members of The Forlorn Hope that starvation was imminent and that 'should one of them die, the others might live.' They were the first among The Donner Party to resort to cannibalism when: "“The men finally mustered up the courage to approach the dead”.

00:37:07 - BREAK - Check out the podcast Story Worthy by Christine Blackburn. 

00:38:20 - The First Relief Party arrives at Donner Lake on February 1847. It’s bad. Of the sixty-five people who were left there when The Forlorn Hope left (two months prior), thirteen people have died, leaving about thirty survivors. They have not *apparently* started eating each other yet. Twenty-one leave with the rescuers: six adults, six children under ten-years-old, nine children who are ten-fourteen-years-old.

They have a hell of a trek to safety and three die on the way back. One adult (John Denton), Ada Keseberg (3), William Hook (12, fatally gorges himself when they finally get to food.

0042:30 - Incredibly James Reed meets the First Relief Party as they're returning and not only reunites with his wife, but provides them much-needed supplies after their caches were destroyed. He then continues back down to Donner Lake only to discover a scene significantly more disastrous than when last they were contacted. 

The Second Relief takes with them seventeen people: three adults, two teenagers, and twelve children between nine and one-year-olds. On the way back, three people die, two five-year-old children and a forty-year-old woman. Most of the children are carried out by one guy - John Stark. 

01:02:14 -After two more relief parties, the last group to go to Donner lake, are less of a relief, than a 'retrieve'.  They arrive on April 10th - It had been a month since the 3rd Relief had left.

The first thing they see - there are bodies and body parts EVERYWHERE: Skulls, legs, fragments. Mrs. Murphy is lying there with a leg sawed off and the saw still lying next to her. Mrs. Donner is dead and partly devoured in Keseberg’s Cabin, but he is gone and they see a fresh set of tracks leading to the Donner Cabin. Soon, Keseberg is found walking back carrying much of the Donner’s money. 

01:06:06 - Here is the final head-count (so to speak) of the survivors and victims of the Party: Of the 87 who took the notorious Cut-off, about 42 died. What do you think of those odds?

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!  Next new episode: February 1st, 2023

**We are moving. It's just across town - not as harrowing as The Donner Party move - but a big ol' time-sucking pain in the ass so we're taking January off. 

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]]> Wed, 28 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Andy Kraft, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-29-the-donner-party-part-2-with-andy-kraft-kd29XaCM In the previous episode [The Donner Party Part 1] Dawn and her guest, Andy Kraft climbed aboard with The Donner Party wagon-train as they begin their ill-fated journey West. We met some of the most prominent individuals including George Donner - after whom the sad collective is named. Also James Reed, who tragically murdered his friend, John Snyder and was subsequently banished. He left, promising his wife and children he would do everything he could to be reunited  and save them.

00:05:30 - When we left off, The Donner Party had just reunited with the hero, C.T. Stanton - a single, childless man who had ridden ahead of the party months earlier to get help and supplies. His return provided much needed food and comfort, but it proved to be yet another nail in the coffin as it delayed their attempt to cross the summit before a huge snow storm. 

00:11:07 - After several attempts to cross the summit with the mules, the Party realizes that they simply cannot make the passing the snow. Instead, they will be slaughtered in the morning, the meat prepared - and then they're all going out on foot before the snow comes... but that very night a snow storm begins that lasts 8 days. The animals are dead and lost beneath the snow and everyone is suddenly oh-so-much more desperate. 

They're divided into two camps about seven miles apart from one another. Sixty are at Truckee Lake - nine men over eighteen, twelve women, and twenty-nine were children, six of whom were toddlers or younger. The other camp, at Alder Creek, has twenty-one people: six men, three women, and twelve children in all. 

00:17:38 - Realizing that the situation was going to lead to inevitable starvation, they decided that the strongest individuals among them would make snowshoes, and attempt to walk to Sutter's Fort in California. If they could make it, they would raise the alarm and return with help. Some call them "The Snowshoe Party", others "The Forlorn Hope". There were fifteen of them: five women, nine men and one twelve-year old boy.  

00:29:52 - It has been mutually determined among the members of The Forlorn Hope that starvation was imminent and that 'should one of them die, the others might live.' They were the first among The Donner Party to resort to cannibalism when: "“The men finally mustered up the courage to approach the dead”.

00:37:07 - BREAK - Check out the podcast Story Worthy by Christine Blackburn. 

00:38:20 - The First Relief Party arrives at Donner Lake on February 1847. It’s bad. Of the sixty-five people who were left there when The Forlorn Hope left (two months prior), thirteen people have died, leaving about thirty survivors. They have not *apparently* started eating each other yet. Twenty-one leave with the rescuers: six adults, six children under ten-years-old, nine children who are ten-fourteen-years-old.

They have a hell of a trek to safety and three die on the way back. One adult (John Denton), Ada Keseberg (3), William Hook (12, fatally gorges himself when they finally get to food.

0042:30 - Incredibly James Reed meets the First Relief Party as they're returning and not only reunites with his wife, but provides them much-needed supplies after their caches were destroyed. He then continues back down to Donner Lake only to discover a scene significantly more disastrous than when last they were contacted. 

The Second Relief takes with them seventeen people: three adults, two teenagers, and twelve children between nine and one-year-olds. On the way back, three people die, two five-year-old children and a forty-year-old woman. Most of the children are carried out by one guy - John Stark. 

01:02:14 -After two more relief parties, the last group to go to Donner lake, are less of a relief, than a 'retrieve'.  They arrive on April 10th - It had been a month since the 3rd Relief had left.

The first thing they see - there are bodies and body parts EVERYWHERE: Skulls, legs, fragments. Mrs. Murphy is lying there with a leg sawed off and the saw still lying next to her. Mrs. Donner is dead and partly devoured in Keseberg’s Cabin, but he is gone and they see a fresh set of tracks leading to the Donner Cabin. Soon, Keseberg is found walking back carrying much of the Donner’s money. 

01:06:06 - Here is the final head-count (so to speak) of the survivors and victims of the Party: Of the 87 who took the notorious Cut-off, about 42 died. What do you think of those odds?

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!  Next new episode: February 1st, 2023

**We are moving. It's just across town - not as harrowing as The Donner Party move - but a big ol' time-sucking pain in the ass so we're taking January off. 

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]]> HILF 29 - The Donner Party, Part 2 with Andy Kraft Andy Kraft, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey 01:15:46 When last we met, my guest Andy Kraft was taking a shot of whiskey to prepare for the dark path ahead. Welcome back for the conclusion of the tragic story of The Donner Party. When last we met, my guest Andy Kraft was taking a shot of whiskey to prepare for the dark path ahead. Welcome back for the conclusion of the tragic story of The Donner Party. westward expansion, wagon trains, funny, history, interview, american west, winter, donner lake, the oregon trail, cannibalism, comedy, frontier, dawn brodey, american history, andy kraft, the donner party true full 29 0c6ba53b-1504-449e-b165-d7d521d78343 HILF 28 - The Donner Party with Andy Kraft Dawn's guest is actor and writer, Andy Kraft. He is a longtime friend and colleague - together they've done everything from romantic comedies on screen, to portraying water droplets on stage. Andy can be seen in countless commercials, episodes of television (including the final episode of Brooklyn nine-nine) and is the hand up the bum of some of your favorite puppets!

00:07:44 - Andy explains why he chose the subject of The Donner Party.His total ignorance of the subject (is it NOT the Dahmer Party?) ultimately made it the HILF of the day and, of course, Dawn loves a History Virgin. 

00:13:36 - The Donner Party began, as almost all wagon trains going West did at the time - on the Oregon Trail. This infamous trail inspired a similarly infamous game that was very popular in the mid 80's... if you didn't die, you won! But you probably died... There is a new version of the game for Switch, if you can believe it.

00:18:53 - The Who-is-who of The Donner Party: We are introduced to the people who begin with the wagon train in Missouri, what brought them there, and what there expectations were going forward. Everything starts out fairly well with Mrs. Donner even writing a letter home that says, "“Indeed, if I do not experience something far worse than I have yet done, I shall say the trouble is all in getting started.” 

00:23:50 - Because things are going so well as they set out, the Donner Party begins to take interest in a rumor of a shortcut. The so-called Hastings Cut-off, purported by legendary frontiersman, Lansford Hastings, proves a tempting option. Ultimately they take a vote and about 90 of the party take the road oh-so-much less traveled.

BREAK 

00:32:07 - In October of 1846, The Donner Party finds themselves weeks behind schedule and with an increasingly hazardous route unfolding before them. After cutting paths through thick brush and hard terrain, they then face the crossing of The Great Salt Dessert - and they already are running out of food and water.  See the map!

00:37:04 - In light of how FUCKING BAD things are going, the group selects two individuals, Stanton and McCutchen, to ride ahead to California to alert them to their plight and possibly bring back help and supplies. Shortly after they leave, things progressively get worse for everybody - and then there is the first murder. 

00:39:39 - Dawn gives the details of the murder of John Snyder and the resulting exile of James Reed.

00:53:38 - There is the first death by starvation/exposure (Hardcoop) and one disappearance and suspected murder (Wolfinger). Just as the party is beginning to really accept the possibility that all is lost, Stanton returns! Not only does he have much-needed supplies, but he is also in the company of two Indian guides to lead them the rest of the way. 

The Donner Party takes a sigh of relief - but it turns out the worst had only just begun...

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Come back for the thrilling conclusion the HILF of the The Donner Party - it will be an episode you can really sink your teeth into. 

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]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Andy Kraft, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-28-the-donner-party-with-andy-kraft-LniP2dQC Dawn's guest is actor and writer, Andy Kraft. He is a longtime friend and colleague - together they've done everything from romantic comedies on screen, to portraying water droplets on stage. Andy can be seen in countless commercials, episodes of television (including the final episode of Brooklyn nine-nine) and is the hand up the bum of some of your favorite puppets!

00:07:44 - Andy explains why he chose the subject of The Donner Party.His total ignorance of the subject (is it NOT the Dahmer Party?) ultimately made it the HILF of the day and, of course, Dawn loves a History Virgin. 

00:13:36 - The Donner Party began, as almost all wagon trains going West did at the time - on the Oregon Trail. This infamous trail inspired a similarly infamous game that was very popular in the mid 80's... if you didn't die, you won! But you probably died... There is a new version of the game for Switch, if you can believe it.

00:18:53 - The Who-is-who of The Donner Party: We are introduced to the people who begin with the wagon train in Missouri, what brought them there, and what there expectations were going forward. Everything starts out fairly well with Mrs. Donner even writing a letter home that says, "“Indeed, if I do not experience something far worse than I have yet done, I shall say the trouble is all in getting started.” 

00:23:50 - Because things are going so well as they set out, the Donner Party begins to take interest in a rumor of a shortcut. The so-called Hastings Cut-off, purported by legendary frontiersman, Lansford Hastings, proves a tempting option. Ultimately they take a vote and about 90 of the party take the road oh-so-much less traveled.

BREAK 

00:32:07 - In October of 1846, The Donner Party finds themselves weeks behind schedule and with an increasingly hazardous route unfolding before them. After cutting paths through thick brush and hard terrain, they then face the crossing of The Great Salt Dessert - and they already are running out of food and water.  See the map!

00:37:04 - In light of how FUCKING BAD things are going, the group selects two individuals, Stanton and McCutchen, to ride ahead to California to alert them to their plight and possibly bring back help and supplies. Shortly after they leave, things progressively get worse for everybody - and then there is the first murder. 

00:39:39 - Dawn gives the details of the murder of John Snyder and the resulting exile of James Reed.

00:53:38 - There is the first death by starvation/exposure (Hardcoop) and one disappearance and suspected murder (Wolfinger). Just as the party is beginning to really accept the possibility that all is lost, Stanton returns! Not only does he have much-needed supplies, but he is also in the company of two Indian guides to lead them the rest of the way. 

The Donner Party takes a sigh of relief - but it turns out the worst had only just begun...

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Come back for the thrilling conclusion the HILF of the The Donner Party - it will be an episode you can really sink your teeth into. 

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]]> HILF 28 - The Donner Party with Andy Kraft Andy Kraft, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins 01:04:10 The Donner Party is named after The Donner family, one of several families that were part of a Wagon Train that headed to California in 1846. If you've heard of them before, then you probably remember the most gruesome part of their story: the cannibalism. Join guest - actor and writer, Andy Kraft - as he follows Dawn down the rabbit hole of this harrowing HILF. The Donner Party is named after The Donner family, one of several families that were part of a Wagon Train that headed to California in 1846. If you've heard of them before, then you probably remember the most gruesome part of their story: the cannibalism. Join guest - actor and writer, Andy Kraft - as he follows Dawn down the rabbit hole of this harrowing HILF. westward expansion, wagon trains, funny, history, interview, american west, winter, donner lake, the oregon trail, cannibalism, comedy, frontier, dawn brodey, american history, andy kraft, the donner party true full 28 d744c33c-9ebb-43d8-9d18-20b4f819f633 HILF 27 - The Three Musketeers with Kristal Adams Dawn usually records around her kitchen table, but as guest, Kristal Adams, recently had her cars stolen, she instead packed up the recording equipment and headed to Kristal's place near downtown Los Angeles. As it turns out, the quietest and most comfortable place to record was smack in the middle of Kristals bed. Tres bien. 

00:03:55 - Dawn goes through Kristal's most exciting credits including as a writer on Legomasters, and The Circle on Netflix, and she promotes her hilarious comedy album Aint I A Wombat. 

00:05:12 - Kristal explains to Dawn that her lack of car has been part of the decision to move to New York City - where you don't need one! Dawn likes the idea but gives her some food for thought as she heads into living in her first 'winter climate' state. 

00:09:42 - We learn a little bit more about Kristal's French husband, Fabrice, and how he has spurred both her interest in French Literature and her desire to ask ANYONE BUT HIM to tell her about it. Voila! Moi!  Dawn explains that since 'French Literature' is such a huge subject, she focused her attention on The Three Musketeers and it's author Alexander Dumas... but of course it all begins with The French Revolution. 

00:12:46 - The French Revolution has to precede any in-depth conversation about French Literature because for so much of our most-loved figures it was a central event. From Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, through the Reign of Terror and past the execution of Robespierre - we give Kristal a lot to chew on around the ol' Fromage Tray. 

00:22:52 - Lots of sources generally say the French Revolution ended with the execution of Robespierre in 1794 but in fact there were several more revolutions and, of course, the Emperor Napoleon. 

00:30:00 - With some general French History and some specific French Revolution History in our back pocket, we move on to the author of The Three Musketeers, Alexander Dumas... well, we begin with his grandparents actually: A rich white nobleman living in Haiti and an enslaved woman, named Marie-Cesette. Alexander Duma's half-black father has a incredible story of his own - one that led him to glory fighting for France aboard during the Revolution, and earned the ire of none other than Napoleon.

00:37:04 - Always feeling in the shadow of his father's greatness, and enduring the rampant racism in Paris himself, Alexander Dumas strived always to be remembered and be loved. Perhaps this is why he had no less than 4 illegitimate children and an estimated 40 mistresses. He attained some fame and wealth -experimented with drugs in a very interesting club with Victor Hugo among others - but ultimately died rather poor in the care of his son. 

--BREAK--

Listen to HIGHTAILING THROUGH HISTORY hosted by Laurel and KT

00:41:56 - After the break, we welcome into bed with us The Three Musketeers, D'Artagnan and you, of course - with a quick summary of the swashbuckling tale that has stood the test of time and had some good (and bad) movie versions over the years. 

00:55:24 - As the original subject that Kristal assigned Dawn was 'French Literature' they wrap up the conversation with a couple of quick booty calls - one on Victor Hugo, author of Les Miserables. It turns out that the musical had a rather outsized impact on both Kristal and Dawn's youth. 

00:59:25 - Dawn wraps up with a tip of the hat to The Marquis de Sade, the man from whom we get the phrase 'sadist' and oh so much more. 

01:03:22 - Before extracting herself from Kristal's marital sheets, Dawn leaves her with one last story from the French Revolution - that of the assassination of the bathtub-bound invalid, Jean-Paul Marat at the hands of Charlotte Corday. Not only is it a bloody and interesting story, but it is the inspiration for a play written in the 1970's called: The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade. I know, right?

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Our themesong was composed and performed by (legendary) Kat Perkins @katperkinsmusic. 

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]]> Wed, 30 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Kristal Adams, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-27-the-three-musketeers-with-kristal-adams-4GOyXfP_ Dawn usually records around her kitchen table, but as guest, Kristal Adams, recently had her cars stolen, she instead packed up the recording equipment and headed to Kristal's place near downtown Los Angeles. As it turns out, the quietest and most comfortable place to record was smack in the middle of Kristals bed. Tres bien. 

00:03:55 - Dawn goes through Kristal's most exciting credits including as a writer on Legomasters, and The Circle on Netflix, and she promotes her hilarious comedy album Aint I A Wombat. 

00:05:12 - Kristal explains to Dawn that her lack of car has been part of the decision to move to New York City - where you don't need one! Dawn likes the idea but gives her some food for thought as she heads into living in her first 'winter climate' state. 

00:09:42 - We learn a little bit more about Kristal's French husband, Fabrice, and how he has spurred both her interest in French Literature and her desire to ask ANYONE BUT HIM to tell her about it. Voila! Moi!  Dawn explains that since 'French Literature' is such a huge subject, she focused her attention on The Three Musketeers and it's author Alexander Dumas... but of course it all begins with The French Revolution. 

00:12:46 - The French Revolution has to precede any in-depth conversation about French Literature because for so much of our most-loved figures it was a central event. From Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, through the Reign of Terror and past the execution of Robespierre - we give Kristal a lot to chew on around the ol' Fromage Tray. 

00:22:52 - Lots of sources generally say the French Revolution ended with the execution of Robespierre in 1794 but in fact there were several more revolutions and, of course, the Emperor Napoleon. 

00:30:00 - With some general French History and some specific French Revolution History in our back pocket, we move on to the author of The Three Musketeers, Alexander Dumas... well, we begin with his grandparents actually: A rich white nobleman living in Haiti and an enslaved woman, named Marie-Cesette. Alexander Duma's half-black father has a incredible story of his own - one that led him to glory fighting for France aboard during the Revolution, and earned the ire of none other than Napoleon.

00:37:04 - Always feeling in the shadow of his father's greatness, and enduring the rampant racism in Paris himself, Alexander Dumas strived always to be remembered and be loved. Perhaps this is why he had no less than 4 illegitimate children and an estimated 40 mistresses. He attained some fame and wealth -experimented with drugs in a very interesting club with Victor Hugo among others - but ultimately died rather poor in the care of his son. 

--BREAK--

Listen to HIGHTAILING THROUGH HISTORY hosted by Laurel and KT

00:41:56 - After the break, we welcome into bed with us The Three Musketeers, D'Artagnan and you, of course - with a quick summary of the swashbuckling tale that has stood the test of time and had some good (and bad) movie versions over the years. 

00:55:24 - As the original subject that Kristal assigned Dawn was 'French Literature' they wrap up the conversation with a couple of quick booty calls - one on Victor Hugo, author of Les Miserables. It turns out that the musical had a rather outsized impact on both Kristal and Dawn's youth. 

00:59:25 - Dawn wraps up with a tip of the hat to The Marquis de Sade, the man from whom we get the phrase 'sadist' and oh so much more. 

01:03:22 - Before extracting herself from Kristal's marital sheets, Dawn leaves her with one last story from the French Revolution - that of the assassination of the bathtub-bound invalid, Jean-Paul Marat at the hands of Charlotte Corday. Not only is it a bloody and interesting story, but it is the inspiration for a play written in the 1970's called: The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade. I know, right?

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Our themesong was composed and performed by (legendary) Kat Perkins @katperkinsmusic. 

If you want to reach out to HILF, please do! We are on social media @HILFPODCAST, or @DAWN_BRODEY  or you can email us hilfpodcast@gmail.com.

]]> HILF 27 - The Three Musketeers with Kristal Adams Kristal Adams, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins 01:08:24 It's ONE FOR ALL AND ALL FOR ONE hell-of-a-good-time HILF-ing French history with comedian, Kristal Adams. Dawn finds herself literally in bed with Kristal (le gasp), as they discuss The French Revolution, Alexander Dumas, Napoleon, The Marquis de Sade, and oh so much more. It's ONE FOR ALL AND ALL FOR ONE hell-of-a-good-time HILF-ing French history with comedian, Kristal Adams. Dawn finds herself literally in bed with Kristal (le gasp), as they discuss The French Revolution, Alexander Dumas, Napoleon, The Marquis de Sade, and oh so much more. the french revolution, revolution, history, guillotine, interview, kristal adams, marie antoinette, victor hugo, napoleon, the three musketeers, marquis de sade, alexander dumas, louis xvi, comedy, french history, dawn brodey, les miserables, education, france true full 27 f20f47dd-2915-4ce5-87c0-c5886a8e6ba6 HILF 26 - The Radium Girls with Lana Adams Dawn's mom, Lana Adams, was roped into recording with her while on a visit to Los Angeles from the small town of Wisconsin Rapids - in central Wisconsin. We learn that Lana is a little shy, but very smart, well-traveled - and wise in the ways of packing 'a roadie.' 

00:09:13 - Dawn asks Lana why she chose The Radium Girls as her HILF and she gives her primary sources and plan for the episode:

00:16:13 - To grasp the setting and time of this story, Dawn begins with the history of the Industrial Revolution which was introduced the factories in which such stories were even possible. 

00:21:16 - A little about the history of the element, Radium, itself. It was discovered by Marie Curie and before she knew how dangerous it was (spoiler alert, it would kill her) she called it 'my beautiful Radium' because it glowed in the dark. As factories were working out how it could be used and more importantly marketed, WWI gave them a perfect use: watch faces for our guys in the trenches. 

00:25:46 - The first signs that the women who worked as painters for the various Radium Corporations, was jaw and tooth pain. It was so extreme and debilitating that one woman died shortly after her entire jaw fell off. Miscarriages, still births and cancers were rampant and the women began to ask for answers from the factory heads... which when things got really scary. 

--BREAK--

Listen to MAY IT DISPLEASE THE COURT hosted by Attorney, Mary Whiteside. 

00:36:00 - Dawn checks in with Mom to see how she's feeling about her first-ever podcast experience and she's doing great, sober an' everything!

00:38:33 - The Radium Girls' story inspired Dawn to go down some rabbit holes in history to discuss some of the other worst work-place malfeasance of the past and woof... buckle up. We start with The Breaker Boys whose case was brought to (literal) light by the intrepid photographer, Lewis Hine. 

00:45:24 - Dawn asks Lana what was the worst job she's ever had. She confesses she's always been really lucky and has truly enjoyed her work... but she's never worked retail so...

00:48:27 - Next is the story from 1897 in Pennslyvania: The Lattimer Massacre. Unarmed men, shot in the back by deputized posse. All but one of them were Slavic, German immigrants. Many of them had been scabs during a previous strike by the “English-speaking” miners but then joined forces as a large miner collective that was attacked brutally.

00:51:45 - It's Dawn's turn to talk about her worst job ever and although it involves cold, and fear, and isolation - Lana loving reminds her that her jaw didn't fall off and it all has a bit more perspective. 

00:55:00 - The very last workplace disaster the two discuss is included in this episode if only for the incredible scope of the destruction. In the Texas City Industrial Disaster - when (among other things) a freighter full of fertilizer explodes - over 600 people are left dead and over 1,000 injured. Holy shit, right? 

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]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Lana Adams, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-26-the-radium-girls-with-lana-adams-A2BIaAu3 Dawn's mom, Lana Adams, was roped into recording with her while on a visit to Los Angeles from the small town of Wisconsin Rapids - in central Wisconsin. We learn that Lana is a little shy, but very smart, well-traveled - and wise in the ways of packing 'a roadie.' 

00:09:13 - Dawn asks Lana why she chose The Radium Girls as her HILF and she gives her primary sources and plan for the episode:

00:16:13 - To grasp the setting and time of this story, Dawn begins with the history of the Industrial Revolution which was introduced the factories in which such stories were even possible. 

00:21:16 - A little about the history of the element, Radium, itself. It was discovered by Marie Curie and before she knew how dangerous it was (spoiler alert, it would kill her) she called it 'my beautiful Radium' because it glowed in the dark. As factories were working out how it could be used and more importantly marketed, WWI gave them a perfect use: watch faces for our guys in the trenches. 

00:25:46 - The first signs that the women who worked as painters for the various Radium Corporations, was jaw and tooth pain. It was so extreme and debilitating that one woman died shortly after her entire jaw fell off. Miscarriages, still births and cancers were rampant and the women began to ask for answers from the factory heads... which when things got really scary. 

--BREAK--

Listen to MAY IT DISPLEASE THE COURT hosted by Attorney, Mary Whiteside. 

00:36:00 - Dawn checks in with Mom to see how she's feeling about her first-ever podcast experience and she's doing great, sober an' everything!

00:38:33 - The Radium Girls' story inspired Dawn to go down some rabbit holes in history to discuss some of the other worst work-place malfeasance of the past and woof... buckle up. We start with The Breaker Boys whose case was brought to (literal) light by the intrepid photographer, Lewis Hine. 

00:45:24 - Dawn asks Lana what was the worst job she's ever had. She confesses she's always been really lucky and has truly enjoyed her work... but she's never worked retail so...

00:48:27 - Next is the story from 1897 in Pennslyvania: The Lattimer Massacre. Unarmed men, shot in the back by deputized posse. All but one of them were Slavic, German immigrants. Many of them had been scabs during a previous strike by the “English-speaking” miners but then joined forces as a large miner collective that was attacked brutally.

00:51:45 - It's Dawn's turn to talk about her worst job ever and although it involves cold, and fear, and isolation - Lana loving reminds her that her jaw didn't fall off and it all has a bit more perspective. 

00:55:00 - The very last workplace disaster the two discuss is included in this episode if only for the incredible scope of the destruction. In the Texas City Industrial Disaster - when (among other things) a freighter full of fertilizer explodes - over 600 people are left dead and over 1,000 injured. Holy shit, right? 

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]]> HILF 26 - The Radium Girls with Lana Adams Lana Adams, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey 01:04:34 The Radium Girls were a group of women in the 1920's who thought they had just landed the best job in the world - only to find their shortened lives spent fighting the bastards who hired them. Dawn's guest is her real-life mom, who recorded with her while visiting from her small Wisconsin town. The Radium Girls were a group of women in the 1920's who thought they had just landed the best job in the world - only to find their shortened lives spent fighting the bastards who hired them. Dawn's guest is her real-life mom, who recorded with her while visiting from her small Wisconsin town. history, interview, the radium girls, osha, unions, mother daughter, workplace, breaker boys, comedy, disasters, radium girls, american history, labor law, marie curie true full 26 354e2914-87f1-4bbf-b501-2302446fa23a HILF 25 - The Supreme Court with Mary Whiteside Dawn met guest, Mary Whiteside, while they were both backlot tour guides at Universal Studios, Hollywood. When Mary suggested the HILF subject of the Supreme Court, Dawn was a bit stymied. The legal system can feel a little dark, a little depressing, and just too damn hard to understand sometimes - with the dates and the names and the precedents and -- what's an amicus? Which is why Dawn immediately said yes, because Mary is not just a guest with a HILFY curiosity, she's a real lawyer, and a mom, and funny and cool and ready to go down on Justice...

00:02:13 - Dawn introduces Mary with a question of how a lawyer found herself being a movie studio tour guide to begin with. Mary explains that she was always interested in being a performer but that being a lawyer gave her (and her mom) the security she was looking for. ...And performing for the jury is like a little play. 

00:08:22 - Along with the subject, Mary assigned Dawn the book INJUSTICES by Ian Millhiser. 'The Supreme Court's History of Comforting the Comfortable and Afflicting the Afflicted.' It is a dark path through some dark history which, as Mary says, gives you lots stuff to get pissed off about it.

00:12:40 - Dawn begins with a quick overview of your middle school social studies, and the origin of the Supreme Court in the constitution. As one of the three branches of government, the purpose is to create reasonable checks and balances on the Executive and the Legislative... That's it's purpose, but certainly not always it's function. 

00:19:14 - Mary gives the HILF on the individual that she thinks is the 'best' justice to have ever served on the Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor. 

00:29:17 - Dawn and Mary discuss the history of the changing number of justices on the Supreme Court from 5 in the very beginning, to as many as 10 after the Civil War. FDR briefly discussed raising the number to 15 but was quickly shot down politically for even suggesting it. Today, the subject has come up again and is no less controversial. 

BREAK

00:37:18 - Dawn and Mary resume with a conversation about what it's like to be a Judge and how they are the closest thing to Royalty we have in America, given their lifetime appointments. 

00:40:25 - After discussing the 'best' Justice ever to have been on the court, Mary now gives us the 'worst'... and what do you know, it's another one who is sitting there currently, Clarence Thomas. In addition to questioning the constitutionality of his decisions, Mary takes issue with the ethics of his wife, Ginny Thomas working as a powerful lobbyist and consultant on cases he oversees. 

00:57:56 - After a lot of bad news and despair for the cause of democracy, Dawn and Mary discuss how the idea of Revolution is both the greatest threat and the last resort of any System... and too many people want it for too many different reasons. 

01:03:08 - And before we sign off, as promised, a little home. The latest justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson, has a strong record and can be a sound voice of reason in an unreasonable time. And of course we can still vote... for now. 

---

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]]> Wed, 2 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Mary Whiteside, Kat Perkins, Eric Warner, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-25-the-supreme-court-with-mary-whiteside-e3ePoGXL Dawn met guest, Mary Whiteside, while they were both backlot tour guides at Universal Studios, Hollywood. When Mary suggested the HILF subject of the Supreme Court, Dawn was a bit stymied. The legal system can feel a little dark, a little depressing, and just too damn hard to understand sometimes - with the dates and the names and the precedents and -- what's an amicus? Which is why Dawn immediately said yes, because Mary is not just a guest with a HILFY curiosity, she's a real lawyer, and a mom, and funny and cool and ready to go down on Justice...

00:02:13 - Dawn introduces Mary with a question of how a lawyer found herself being a movie studio tour guide to begin with. Mary explains that she was always interested in being a performer but that being a lawyer gave her (and her mom) the security she was looking for. ...And performing for the jury is like a little play. 

00:08:22 - Along with the subject, Mary assigned Dawn the book INJUSTICES by Ian Millhiser. 'The Supreme Court's History of Comforting the Comfortable and Afflicting the Afflicted.' It is a dark path through some dark history which, as Mary says, gives you lots stuff to get pissed off about it.

00:12:40 - Dawn begins with a quick overview of your middle school social studies, and the origin of the Supreme Court in the constitution. As one of the three branches of government, the purpose is to create reasonable checks and balances on the Executive and the Legislative... That's it's purpose, but certainly not always it's function. 

00:19:14 - Mary gives the HILF on the individual that she thinks is the 'best' justice to have ever served on the Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor. 

00:29:17 - Dawn and Mary discuss the history of the changing number of justices on the Supreme Court from 5 in the very beginning, to as many as 10 after the Civil War. FDR briefly discussed raising the number to 15 but was quickly shot down politically for even suggesting it. Today, the subject has come up again and is no less controversial. 

BREAK

00:37:18 - Dawn and Mary resume with a conversation about what it's like to be a Judge and how they are the closest thing to Royalty we have in America, given their lifetime appointments. 

00:40:25 - After discussing the 'best' Justice ever to have been on the court, Mary now gives us the 'worst'... and what do you know, it's another one who is sitting there currently, Clarence Thomas. In addition to questioning the constitutionality of his decisions, Mary takes issue with the ethics of his wife, Ginny Thomas working as a powerful lobbyist and consultant on cases he oversees. 

00:57:56 - After a lot of bad news and despair for the cause of democracy, Dawn and Mary discuss how the idea of Revolution is both the greatest threat and the last resort of any System... and too many people want it for too many different reasons. 

01:03:08 - And before we sign off, as promised, a little home. The latest justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson, has a strong record and can be a sound voice of reason in an unreasonable time. And of course we can still vote... for now. 

---

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]]> HILF 25 - The Supreme Court with Mary Whiteside Mary Whiteside, Kat Perkins, Eric Warner, Dawn Brodey 01:07:03 Dawn is joined by lawyer, Mary Whiteside, for a journey through the often-dark history of America's highest court. Hear about the worst villains, the occasional heroes - and why Mary and Dawn both still have hope for the future. Dawn is joined by lawyer, Mary Whiteside, for a journey through the often-dark history of America's highest court. Hear about the worst villains, the occasional heroes - and why Mary and Dawn both still have hope for the future. history, constitution, interview, sonia sotomayer, clarence thomas, justice, justice system, comedy, legal history, vote, supreme court, american history, roe v wade, legal system, rbg true full 25 a20cd69e-4dc7-487f-b2a6-0be761f90dea HILF 24: Horror Movies with Jose Barrientos Guest, Jose Barrientos is a stand-up comedian and professional hacker - who also happens to love Horror Movies.  He begins by telling Dawn what a 'professional hacker' does - and yes, it is a bit more like Jason Bourne than you may be prepared for. 

00:08:15 - Dawn and Jose discuss their favorite horror movies and why. Inevitably, part of the reason any given movie scares us more than another has a lot to do with when and where we first saw it. Jose saw his while alone in a war zone, Dawn saw hers while at a slumber party. Harrowing, both...

00:10:50 - Dawn lays out her sources of research for this episode:

00:12:28 - Dawn lays out her plan for the episode: We are going decade-by-decade from the first 'scary movie' in 1896 all the way to NOPE with is in theaters as we record. As we go, we'll discuss what events in history and other elements of the zeitgeist inform the way movies are made and seen.

00:20:12 - After a discussion of our favorite horror films, we get to THE HAUNTED CASTLE (1896) and how this French film laid the way for the horror movies to come. 

00:20:45 - The 1920's kick us off in the silent era with NOSFURATU (1922) and THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (1920). 

00:22:29 - The 1930's introduce the big Universal Monsters, FRANKENSTEIN (1931), DRACULA (1931), THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933) and THE MUMMY (1932).  Coming out of World War I and entering a period of facism and another global war, what scared us had to level up a little... and it did. Too much, apparently for some because it is also when we introduce the crippling, Hays Code. This new set of rules drastically restricted what films were allowed to portray, including anything "gruesome."

00:25:50 - The 1940's, thanks to The Code and (and another World War) many people consider it something of a drought of Horror Film. Dawn discusses THE WOLFMAN (1941) which came out the weekend after Pearl Harbor was bombed and was written by a Curt Siodmak, a Jew who had escaped Germany as Hitler rose to power. Siodmak was unambiguous about where the monsters he wrote about came from. "...the moon represents the swastika..." 

00:28:03 - After Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1945) our horror films from the 1950's are as atomic as our nightmares have become. Our creatures get less man-like and their origins get scientific. GODZILLA (1954) and THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954) 

00:31:18 - The 1960's finally lose The Code and shit get's really good. PSYCHO (1960), ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968), NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968) 

00:36:50 - The 1970's bring us revolutions in so many ways and when it came to Horror, some of the greats really came into their stride. HALLOWEEN (1978), TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974), and THE EXORCIST (1973). 

--BREAK--

00:44:40 - Back from the break, Dawn and Jose discuss the first horror movie they saw as kids... and why it is probably still why they're damaged people. 

00:46:05 - The 1980's are also known as 'The Carnival of Horror' because there was a huge boom around the world in the production of horror films. One of the primary reasons was the expansion of the Home Video and, of course, the VHS Rental. There are far too many movies in the decades to come to highlight them all - including Dawn's favorite: NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984). 

00:56:31 - The 1990's had a lot to deal with. The technical end of The Cold War and a hard realization that as we head into a new millennium - things might not be as peaceful as the seem, and the kids are definitely not alright: SCREAM (1996), and THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (1999). 

01:05:50 - If the 1990's were sensing that the new millennium had some horror in store they were proven right on September 11th, 2001. The event shifted our films into a noticeably more apocalyptic lane in the 00's. 28 DAYS LATER (2002), SAW (2005), and Jose's favorite film, THE FOURTH KIND (2009). 

01:11:37 - The 2010's bring us horror from voices that have been previously underrepresented in film (and everywhere) with Jordan Peele's horror debut GET OUT (2017) and PARASITE (2019) which won Best Picture in 2019 and THE PURGE (2013).

01:16:23 - And here we are in the 2020's which, regardless of where you may be personally, everyone can agree is something of a horror show of it's own. We've had some spooky hits this decade already: NOPE (2022) and Squid Game (2022).  Between disease, climate change and war - one would think we'd be flush with scary tales - but so far we seem to be largely recycling old franchises. But who knows what lays right around the corner. 

---

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]]> Wed, 19 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (kat perkins, Jose barrientos, Eric Warner, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-24-horror-movies-with-jose-barrientos-m04E_3Bt Guest, Jose Barrientos is a stand-up comedian and professional hacker - who also happens to love Horror Movies.  He begins by telling Dawn what a 'professional hacker' does - and yes, it is a bit more like Jason Bourne than you may be prepared for. 

00:08:15 - Dawn and Jose discuss their favorite horror movies and why. Inevitably, part of the reason any given movie scares us more than another has a lot to do with when and where we first saw it. Jose saw his while alone in a war zone, Dawn saw hers while at a slumber party. Harrowing, both...

00:10:50 - Dawn lays out her sources of research for this episode:

00:12:28 - Dawn lays out her plan for the episode: We are going decade-by-decade from the first 'scary movie' in 1896 all the way to NOPE with is in theaters as we record. As we go, we'll discuss what events in history and other elements of the zeitgeist inform the way movies are made and seen.

00:20:12 - After a discussion of our favorite horror films, we get to THE HAUNTED CASTLE (1896) and how this French film laid the way for the horror movies to come. 

00:20:45 - The 1920's kick us off in the silent era with NOSFURATU (1922) and THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (1920). 

00:22:29 - The 1930's introduce the big Universal Monsters, FRANKENSTEIN (1931), DRACULA (1931), THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933) and THE MUMMY (1932).  Coming out of World War I and entering a period of facism and another global war, what scared us had to level up a little... and it did. Too much, apparently for some because it is also when we introduce the crippling, Hays Code. This new set of rules drastically restricted what films were allowed to portray, including anything "gruesome."

00:25:50 - The 1940's, thanks to The Code and (and another World War) many people consider it something of a drought of Horror Film. Dawn discusses THE WOLFMAN (1941) which came out the weekend after Pearl Harbor was bombed and was written by a Curt Siodmak, a Jew who had escaped Germany as Hitler rose to power. Siodmak was unambiguous about where the monsters he wrote about came from. "...the moon represents the swastika..." 

00:28:03 - After Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1945) our horror films from the 1950's are as atomic as our nightmares have become. Our creatures get less man-like and their origins get scientific. GODZILLA (1954) and THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954) 

00:31:18 - The 1960's finally lose The Code and shit get's really good. PSYCHO (1960), ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968), NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968) 

00:36:50 - The 1970's bring us revolutions in so many ways and when it came to Horror, some of the greats really came into their stride. HALLOWEEN (1978), TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974), and THE EXORCIST (1973). 

--BREAK--

00:44:40 - Back from the break, Dawn and Jose discuss the first horror movie they saw as kids... and why it is probably still why they're damaged people. 

00:46:05 - The 1980's are also known as 'The Carnival of Horror' because there was a huge boom around the world in the production of horror films. One of the primary reasons was the expansion of the Home Video and, of course, the VHS Rental. There are far too many movies in the decades to come to highlight them all - including Dawn's favorite: NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984). 

00:56:31 - The 1990's had a lot to deal with. The technical end of The Cold War and a hard realization that as we head into a new millennium - things might not be as peaceful as the seem, and the kids are definitely not alright: SCREAM (1996), and THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (1999). 

01:05:50 - If the 1990's were sensing that the new millennium had some horror in store they were proven right on September 11th, 2001. The event shifted our films into a noticeably more apocalyptic lane in the 00's. 28 DAYS LATER (2002), SAW (2005), and Jose's favorite film, THE FOURTH KIND (2009). 

01:11:37 - The 2010's bring us horror from voices that have been previously underrepresented in film (and everywhere) with Jordan Peele's horror debut GET OUT (2017) and PARASITE (2019) which won Best Picture in 2019 and THE PURGE (2013).

01:16:23 - And here we are in the 2020's which, regardless of where you may be personally, everyone can agree is something of a horror show of it's own. We've had some spooky hits this decade already: NOPE (2022) and Squid Game (2022).  Between disease, climate change and war - one would think we'd be flush with scary tales - but so far we seem to be largely recycling old franchises. But who knows what lays right around the corner. 

---

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]]> HILF 24: Horror Movies with Jose Barrientos kat perkins, Jose barrientos, Eric Warner, Dawn Brodey 01:23:18 Horror Movies have been around since the dawn of film - in fact, the eerie nature of the first moving pictures made them a natural medium for portraying the frightening figures already flickering in our subconscious. Dawn is joined by comedian, hacker and horror buff - Jose Barrientos - on a decade-by-decade romp exploring what movies scare us and why. Horror Movies have been around since the dawn of film - in fact, the eerie nature of the first moving pictures made them a natural medium for portraying the frightening figures already flickering in our subconscious. Dawn is joined by comedian, hacker and horror buff - Jose Barrientos - on a decade-by-decade romp exploring what movies scare us and why. history, psycho, john carpenter, scary movies, the shining, jamie lee curtis, the cabinet of dr calligari, jordan peele, wes craven, nosfuratu, nightmare on elm street, horror film, halloween, film history, history nerd true full 24 8e8c4c2e-4a68-43f5-9651-b130472d0b5e HILF 23: Pompeii with Andrew Melby In August of 2022 my husband Andrew Melby (everyone, including me, calls him Melby) and my 4 year old daughter, Beatrice went on a 16 day trip through Italy. It was a first visit for all of us and we had spectacular visits planned from Venice to Amalfi - but I had only one Can-Not-Miss on my list: Pompeii. The Ancient City destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD. One of my all-time HILF’s - I was so fucking excited to see it.

On they day we got there, it was over 98 degrees but still packed - because, it turned out, it was the one day a month it is free to the public…

It had been over 100 degrees almost every day we had been in Italy - all of Europe was enduring an increasingly common record-setting summer. We had taken a train, then a taxi to get there, had checked our two-weeks-worth of luggage in a temporary locker - and tried to explain to our daughter that this was NOT just a hot dust field full of broken buildings… there were also dead people.

It was great.  Hot, sad and surreal - and so great. 

--- EPISODE BREAKDOWN---

00:03:32 - Melby may be familiar to HILF die-hard fans as he was a guest in Season one - EP:05 - Krampus. We discuss Melby's background an the tries to introduce himself despite "hating to do that stuff." 

00:09:56 - My primary source of information was the book: The Complete Pompeii by Joanne Berry.

00:12:20 - The HILF-ing begins with 'what is Pompeii' and a quick and dirty on the what-where-and-when's of it all.

00:14:33 - Dawn gives a play-by-play of what happened on the day Vesuvius erupted - and how it may have looked and felt to those who experienced it. It's not all guess-work either; there were a couple of eye-witnesses whose accounts survived - including Pliney the Younger. 

00:21:40 - After the destroyed towns and people were covered in many feet of ash and debris, history marched on above them - century after century until in 1709, a guy digs a well and brings up some ancient marble. The site sparks the curiosity and treasure-lust of people immediately - and the control of the site changed and was contested for decades. 

00:23:37 - Eventually, an Italian named Giuseppe Fiorelli was put in charge of the site and not only did he organize and preserve the artifacts in a useful way (at last) but he also was the one who innovated the Plaster Casts. For years excavators had been discovering frequent hollow spaces that were believed to have once been encasing organic material - possibly human remains. When the hollow spaces were filled with plaster, not only were the figures of people revealed, but in jaw-dropping detail. 

--- BREAK ---

00:31:00 - Dawn and Melby return from the break with a discussion of some of the choice smut on display in Pompeii, but more on that later...

00:34:40 - Dawn discusses just a few of her favorite Plaster Casts of the victims of Pompeii: The Garden of Fugitives, The Lovers, The Family and The Masterbator. [Great pictures of the figures can be found here.]

00:46:30 - "The Masterbator" serves is a great transition to the discussion of the frequent nudity and explicit sex that is on display in Pompeii - both in public and private. 

00:50:45 - Another intriguing aspect of Pompeii is the evidence of several mysterious cults and lost spiritual temples. Among them The Villa of Mysteries which includes a dynamic mural that has been confounding and intriguing historians and artists alike since its discovery. 

00:55:45 - Dawn and Melby end with a discussion of how their lives - all of our lives - might be seen differently if viewed through the lens of being an 'artifact.' What would your body and the place you're likely to e found say about you to an archeologist many centuries from now. What guesses might they have right? ...and what does this have to do with a copier?!?

---

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]]> Wed, 5 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Andrew Melby, Dawn Brodey, Eric Warner, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-23-pompeii-with-andrew-melby-qD5dLmLx In August of 2022 my husband Andrew Melby (everyone, including me, calls him Melby) and my 4 year old daughter, Beatrice went on a 16 day trip through Italy. It was a first visit for all of us and we had spectacular visits planned from Venice to Amalfi - but I had only one Can-Not-Miss on my list: Pompeii. The Ancient City destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD. One of my all-time HILF’s - I was so fucking excited to see it.

On they day we got there, it was over 98 degrees but still packed - because, it turned out, it was the one day a month it is free to the public…

It had been over 100 degrees almost every day we had been in Italy - all of Europe was enduring an increasingly common record-setting summer. We had taken a train, then a taxi to get there, had checked our two-weeks-worth of luggage in a temporary locker - and tried to explain to our daughter that this was NOT just a hot dust field full of broken buildings… there were also dead people.

It was great.  Hot, sad and surreal - and so great. 

--- EPISODE BREAKDOWN---

00:03:32 - Melby may be familiar to HILF die-hard fans as he was a guest in Season one - EP:05 - Krampus. We discuss Melby's background an the tries to introduce himself despite "hating to do that stuff." 

00:09:56 - My primary source of information was the book: The Complete Pompeii by Joanne Berry.

00:12:20 - The HILF-ing begins with 'what is Pompeii' and a quick and dirty on the what-where-and-when's of it all.

00:14:33 - Dawn gives a play-by-play of what happened on the day Vesuvius erupted - and how it may have looked and felt to those who experienced it. It's not all guess-work either; there were a couple of eye-witnesses whose accounts survived - including Pliney the Younger. 

00:21:40 - After the destroyed towns and people were covered in many feet of ash and debris, history marched on above them - century after century until in 1709, a guy digs a well and brings up some ancient marble. The site sparks the curiosity and treasure-lust of people immediately - and the control of the site changed and was contested for decades. 

00:23:37 - Eventually, an Italian named Giuseppe Fiorelli was put in charge of the site and not only did he organize and preserve the artifacts in a useful way (at last) but he also was the one who innovated the Plaster Casts. For years excavators had been discovering frequent hollow spaces that were believed to have once been encasing organic material - possibly human remains. When the hollow spaces were filled with plaster, not only were the figures of people revealed, but in jaw-dropping detail. 

--- BREAK ---

00:31:00 - Dawn and Melby return from the break with a discussion of some of the choice smut on display in Pompeii, but more on that later...

00:34:40 - Dawn discusses just a few of her favorite Plaster Casts of the victims of Pompeii: The Garden of Fugitives, The Lovers, The Family and The Masterbator. [Great pictures of the figures can be found here.]

00:46:30 - "The Masterbator" serves is a great transition to the discussion of the frequent nudity and explicit sex that is on display in Pompeii - both in public and private. 

00:50:45 - Another intriguing aspect of Pompeii is the evidence of several mysterious cults and lost spiritual temples. Among them The Villa of Mysteries which includes a dynamic mural that has been confounding and intriguing historians and artists alike since its discovery. 

00:55:45 - Dawn and Melby end with a discussion of how their lives - all of our lives - might be seen differently if viewed through the lens of being an 'artifact.' What would your body and the place you're likely to e found say about you to an archeologist many centuries from now. What guesses might they have right? ...and what does this have to do with a copier?!?

---

See more and keep up with us on:

INSTAGRAM

FACEBOOK

 

]]> HILF 23: Pompeii with Andrew Melby Andrew Melby, Dawn Brodey, Eric Warner, Kat Perkins 01:04:29 Pompeii, the ancient Roman city destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in 79AD and the site of some of the most remarkable and tragic artifacts of the age. Dawn and guest (her husband, Andrew Melby) recently returned from a family trip to Italy, where they toured the historic site; and they use the experience to tell Pompeii's jaw-dropping story. Pompeii, the ancient Roman city destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in 79AD and the site of some of the most remarkable and tragic artifacts of the age. Dawn and guest (her husband, Andrew Melby) recently returned from a family trip to Italy, where they toured the historic site; and they use the experience to tell Pompeii's jaw-dropping story. love, history, interview, marriage, italy, travel, pompeii, volcano, mount vesuvius, comedy, archeology, ancient rome true full 23 2c5985ae-0b23-4569-801f-cba6a5dfef74 HILF 22: Baseball with Joe Dungun Dawn welcomes Joe Dungan a guy who likes HILF and Baseball so much he asked to be drafted as a guest. Together Dawn and Joe cover the origins of the game, as well as Dawn's top 3 HILFs from baseball's history: Shoeless Joe Jackson, Babe Ruth and Jackie Robinson. Play ball!

00:06:30 - Dawn starts with the mythical origin of Baseball: Cooperstown and Abner Doubleday. A lovable story that, perhaps was an attempt to obscure the more elite, urban and gentrified beginning to America's Pastime. The real beginning of baseball came from the marbled halls of the Knickerbocker Club in New York City - a club so elite they wouldn't (for awhile) even admit a Rockefeller. 

 

00:17:32 - It wasn't long after the beginning of organized baseball leagues and the rift between Owners and Players that cheating scandals began. The 1919 World Series wasn't the first, but it was the biggest to date - and it ended the career of the sad case of Shoeless Joe Jackson.

 

PART 2

00:34:28 - After the break, Joe and Dawn discuss their favorite baseball movies. League of Their Own, The Natural, Major League - it's a long list. Dawn confesses that her top five includes The Sandlot - which was where she first learned about the legendary status of The Bambino, Babe Ruth. 

 

00:53:33 - Jackie Robinson, the first black player in Major League Baseball, has an incredible story. Not only are the events of his life incredible, but the impact he had on the game - and therefore American Culture - is immeasurable. Hear about his early days, his height of fame, and his graceful exit from the game. 

---

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Among my best sources for this episode was the AMAZING Ken Burns Documentary on PBS. Support your local station and watch it. 19 hours of baseball history, baby... oh yeah. 

 

 

 

]]> Wed, 21 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Joe Dungan, Eric Warner, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-22-baseball-with-joe-dungun-QRUf5EFO Dawn welcomes Joe Dungan a guy who likes HILF and Baseball so much he asked to be drafted as a guest. Together Dawn and Joe cover the origins of the game, as well as Dawn's top 3 HILFs from baseball's history: Shoeless Joe Jackson, Babe Ruth and Jackie Robinson. Play ball!

00:06:30 - Dawn starts with the mythical origin of Baseball: Cooperstown and Abner Doubleday. A lovable story that, perhaps was an attempt to obscure the more elite, urban and gentrified beginning to America's Pastime. The real beginning of baseball came from the marbled halls of the Knickerbocker Club in New York City - a club so elite they wouldn't (for awhile) even admit a Rockefeller. 

 

00:17:32 - It wasn't long after the beginning of organized baseball leagues and the rift between Owners and Players that cheating scandals began. The 1919 World Series wasn't the first, but it was the biggest to date - and it ended the career of the sad case of Shoeless Joe Jackson.

 

PART 2

00:34:28 - After the break, Joe and Dawn discuss their favorite baseball movies. League of Their Own, The Natural, Major League - it's a long list. Dawn confesses that her top five includes The Sandlot - which was where she first learned about the legendary status of The Bambino, Babe Ruth. 

 

00:53:33 - Jackie Robinson, the first black player in Major League Baseball, has an incredible story. Not only are the events of his life incredible, but the impact he had on the game - and therefore American Culture - is immeasurable. Hear about his early days, his height of fame, and his graceful exit from the game. 

---

See more and keep up with us on:

INSTAGRAM

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Among my best sources for this episode was the AMAZING Ken Burns Documentary on PBS. Support your local station and watch it. 19 hours of baseball history, baby... oh yeah. 

 

 

 

]]> HILF 22: Baseball with Joe Dungun Joe Dungan, Eric Warner, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins 01:05:13 It's America's pastime and there's no crying - maybe that's all you know about Baseball. Or, maybe you're an enthusiast like guest - comedy writer - Joe Dungan. However you come up to bat, we promise we'll get you to at least 3rd base. It's America's pastime and there's no crying - maybe that's all you know about Baseball. Or, maybe you're an enthusiast like guest - comedy writer - Joe Dungan. However you come up to bat, we promise we'll get you to at least 3rd base. cheating scandal, 1919 world series, history, shoeless joe jackson, dodgers, cooperstown, home run, babe ruth, baseball, baseball history, comedy, knickerbocker club, jackie robinson, scandal, red sox, baseball stats, white sox true full 22 65cf74d5-8d14-4a7e-8249-214cb8214154 HILF 21: Houdini with Joe Brogie Dawn's guest, Joe Brogie, began performing magic around his home town in Nebraska until he moved to LA in 2018 to start a career in Voice Over (you can hear him as Matty in Nickelodean's "The Beatbuds - Let's Jam!"). Joe is also a comedian, actor and has appeared on Jimmy Fallon. 

00:00:00 - Joe discusses his track from Nebraska to Los Angeles and the similarities he has found between performing magic and performing stand-up comedy. They are more connected than some may have guessed. 

00:06:37 - Dawn asks Joe why he assigned her the subject of Harry Houdini. Joe explains that Houdini is, as most people know, one of the godfathers of magic. As a magician himself Joe has always felt a little under informed about his life and has always wanted to know more about him.

Dawn discusses the sources she went to to gather the H for this F-ing:

00:10:23 - The two things that people seem to know about Houdini is that he was a great magician, and he died after being punched in the stomach. Dawn begins with this element of Houdini's story - his untimely death - and discusses what actually happened with that punch. Who did it - and why many dispute that it was, in fact, responsible for killing him. 

00:18:53 - As Houdini's death leave questions, the HILF now goes back to his childhood and origin story. From his arrival in the USA as a child from Hungary, to his rise to fame as a magician first in Vaudeville, and eventually to the big time - and even to to Europe. Dawn discusses his most famous tricks, his knack for self-promotion and how he found himself being the first person to fly a plane in Australia. 

BREAK

00:36:17 - Coming out of the break, Joe finishes one of the few card tricks he performed to Dawn's toe-curling delight. He goes on to explain how long it takes to perfect a trick and how he has tracked his progress over the years. 

00:39:49 - The part of Houdini's life that is much less well-known than his death, was his dedication during the end of his life to exposing fake-mediums and would-be spiritualists. After World War I, the world become somewhat universally obsessed with the paranormal, mysticism, and the occult. It was a breeding ground for con-artists and frauds to exploit people's ignorance and grief - and Houdini resented that they often used the tools of his trade in their schemes. 

00:44:16 - Houdini develops a friendship with the author of the Sherlock Holmes books, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the two attend countless seances together. Houdini is a vocal skeptic, Doyle a devoted believer - and while they maintain a friendly respect for their differences at first - eventually the friendship falls apart. 

00:52:10 - In an effort to expose all spiritualists as fake, Houdini starts a committee and offers a cash prize to anyone who can prove paranormal phenomena and with his own close scrutiny. None can, of course - they are all ultimately exposed as cons or illusions of some kind... but they're awfully fun. Dawn is most swept away by the psychic simply known as Marjorie. 

01:01:22 - On his deathbed, on Halloween no less, Houdini whispers a secret code to his wife. He knew that many would attempt to claim they were speaking to his spirit - and indeed he wanted to try to see if such a thing was possible. Although she attended many seances over the years, Bess never claimed to have heard his message. This does not, however, stop people from still attempting to summon his spirit at countless Halloween seances every year. One of the biggest is at The Magic Castle in Los Angeles. 

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]]> Wed, 7 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Joe Brogie, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-21-houdinii-with-joe-brogie-_c9YzhOk Dawn's guest, Joe Brogie, began performing magic around his home town in Nebraska until he moved to LA in 2018 to start a career in Voice Over (you can hear him as Matty in Nickelodean's "The Beatbuds - Let's Jam!"). Joe is also a comedian, actor and has appeared on Jimmy Fallon. 

00:00:00 - Joe discusses his track from Nebraska to Los Angeles and the similarities he has found between performing magic and performing stand-up comedy. They are more connected than some may have guessed. 

00:06:37 - Dawn asks Joe why he assigned her the subject of Harry Houdini. Joe explains that Houdini is, as most people know, one of the godfathers of magic. As a magician himself Joe has always felt a little under informed about his life and has always wanted to know more about him.

Dawn discusses the sources she went to to gather the H for this F-ing:

00:10:23 - The two things that people seem to know about Houdini is that he was a great magician, and he died after being punched in the stomach. Dawn begins with this element of Houdini's story - his untimely death - and discusses what actually happened with that punch. Who did it - and why many dispute that it was, in fact, responsible for killing him. 

00:18:53 - As Houdini's death leave questions, the HILF now goes back to his childhood and origin story. From his arrival in the USA as a child from Hungary, to his rise to fame as a magician first in Vaudeville, and eventually to the big time - and even to to Europe. Dawn discusses his most famous tricks, his knack for self-promotion and how he found himself being the first person to fly a plane in Australia. 

BREAK

00:36:17 - Coming out of the break, Joe finishes one of the few card tricks he performed to Dawn's toe-curling delight. He goes on to explain how long it takes to perfect a trick and how he has tracked his progress over the years. 

00:39:49 - The part of Houdini's life that is much less well-known than his death, was his dedication during the end of his life to exposing fake-mediums and would-be spiritualists. After World War I, the world become somewhat universally obsessed with the paranormal, mysticism, and the occult. It was a breeding ground for con-artists and frauds to exploit people's ignorance and grief - and Houdini resented that they often used the tools of his trade in their schemes. 

00:44:16 - Houdini develops a friendship with the author of the Sherlock Holmes books, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the two attend countless seances together. Houdini is a vocal skeptic, Doyle a devoted believer - and while they maintain a friendly respect for their differences at first - eventually the friendship falls apart. 

00:52:10 - In an effort to expose all spiritualists as fake, Houdini starts a committee and offers a cash prize to anyone who can prove paranormal phenomena and with his own close scrutiny. None can, of course - they are all ultimately exposed as cons or illusions of some kind... but they're awfully fun. Dawn is most swept away by the psychic simply known as Marjorie. 

01:01:22 - On his deathbed, on Halloween no less, Houdini whispers a secret code to his wife. He knew that many would attempt to claim they were speaking to his spirit - and indeed he wanted to try to see if such a thing was possible. Although she attended many seances over the years, Bess never claimed to have heard his message. This does not, however, stop people from still attempting to summon his spirit at countless Halloween seances every year. One of the biggest is at The Magic Castle in Los Angeles. 

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]]> HILF 21: Houdini with Joe Brogie Joe Brogie, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins 01:04:27 Harry Houdini was the greatest magician of all time; the one who invented many of the tricks and illusions that still stun audiences today. Dawn discusses some of the well-known and unknown elements of his story with guest - voice actor, and magician - Joe Brogie. Harry Houdini was the greatest magician of all time; the one who invented many of the tricks and illusions that still stun audiences today. Dawn discusses some of the well-known and unknown elements of his story with guest - voice actor, and magician - Joe Brogie. funny, comedian, history, sexy, magician, card tricks, hypnotism, harry houdini, magic, history of magic, comedy, houdini, seance, mediums, halloween, mentalist, the magic castle, history nerd true full 21 cb343437-19c0-4905-8419-297305757b1a HILF 20: The Orgy with All Previous Guests Dawn recorded her first episode of HILF in June of 2021 and- as a podcaster - came in rather cold. Microphones, editing and distribution were new, but a love of History and way with people were very familiar territory. What follows are short clips from each guest, in the order they were originally released... but with no other order whatsoever. Welcome to the HILF ORGY.

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00:02:20 - EP01: FRANKENSTEIN with Helen Shephard - The two discuss Dawn’s possible merch line that could come from long-standing bickering over the nature of Frankenstein. ...and we do it all with little (to no) Opium. 

00:03:05 - EP02: JOHN DILLINGER with Kat Perkins - Dawn asks if Kat has ever had sex with someone BECAUSE they were a criminal and her answer is illuminating. 

00:03:49 - EP03: DB COOPER with Maile Flanagan - Maile gives Dawn good advice on how to cast the inevitable DB Cooper Road Movie.

00:04:30 - EP04: PRESIDENT POLK with Meryl Klemow - Dawn discusses how our historical transgressions can be viewed with more clarity from the present if we try to recognize how our great-grandchildren will view our current misdeeds.

00:06:40  - EP05: KRAMPUS with Andrew Melby - Enjoy this intimate chit-chat between husband and wife.

00:07:40 - EP06: THE F-WORD with Ryan Ripple [2-parter] - Ryan tells the story of how he accidentally came out to his parents in a too-raunchy note he wrote to a high school friend.

00:08:19 - EP08: CINNAMON with Wayne Wilderson - It’s a burping, giggling path through Scientology and more.

00:09:25 - EP09: PIRATES with Shelby Young [2-parter] - Tattoos and how one's ‘Arh!’ Is like their thumbprint, all your own. 

00:10:09 - EP11: STAND UP COMEDY with Wayne Federman - Wayne tells Dawn about the bitter pill that is growing up in a place called ‘Plantation'.

00.11:00 - EP12: FREAKS with Christine Blackburn - Dawn and Christine made no secret of the fact that they smoked a couple joints during this episode… but these clips are when it really sounded like it. 

00:12:17 - EP13: THE WHISKEY REBELLION with Rashid Green - Whist sipping Whiskey, Dawn and Rashid discuss the pros and cons of traveling to the future and the downside of immortality… 

00:15:06 - EP14: PROHIBITION with Beau Hufford - Dawn asks Beau if he had the ability to go back in time, where he would go and what would he do. His answer, meet Jesus. But mostly to be a spoiler. 

00:18:41 - EP15: THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS with Alex Malt- As they hold for a plane, Alex and Dawn discuss the danger of badmouthing a bad guy on set.

00:19:40 - EP16: GREAT MISTAKES with Brian Kiley -Brian and Dawn lament the fact that comedians are often fenced out of being serious about anything. Dawn explains how listening to True Crime Podcasts made her a better editor. 

00:21:14 - EP17: JOAN OF ARC with Lauren Prichard - Lauren tells Dawn about the behind-the-scenes reality to the dozens of fabulous birthday videos she and her husband produced during Covid Lockdown. 

00:23:00 - EP18: THE IRANIAN REVOLUTION with Zari Faripour - Dawn's 76 year-old neighbor tells Dawn her favorite English swear words; and a few more gems of wisdom she learned from her father in Iran.

00:25:06 - EP19: LESBIANS with Rachel Scanlon [Recorded Live - The Live Audience in Glendale, California got a little nugget of insight and wisdom on that night in May in 2022… Listen in. 

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HILF SEASON 2 begins on Wednesday, September 7th, 2022.

In the meantime... follow @dawn_brodey and @hilfpodcast to follow Dawn's exploits during the month of August. Two weeks traveling through Italy - from Venice to the Amalfi coast - with several members of her family including her mother, her husband and her 4 year-old daughter. I KNOW! 

Be a real MOTHER-HILFER and subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you're listening. 

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]]> Wed, 20 Jul 2022 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Dawn Brodey, Wayne Federman, Alex Malt, Lauren Prichard, Maile Flanagan, Zari Faripour, Rachel Scanlon, Andrew Melby, Brian Kiley, Ryan Ripple, Meryl Klemow, Christine Blackburn, Wayne Wilderson, Helen Shephard, Kat Perkins, Rashid Green, Beau Hufford, Shelby Young) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-20-the-orgy-with-all-previous-guests-kGfpQv0H Dawn recorded her first episode of HILF in June of 2021 and- as a podcaster - came in rather cold. Microphones, editing and distribution were new, but a love of History and way with people were very familiar territory. What follows are short clips from each guest, in the order they were originally released... but with no other order whatsoever. Welcome to the HILF ORGY.

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00:02:20 - EP01: FRANKENSTEIN with Helen Shephard - The two discuss Dawn’s possible merch line that could come from long-standing bickering over the nature of Frankenstein. ...and we do it all with little (to no) Opium. 

00:03:05 - EP02: JOHN DILLINGER with Kat Perkins - Dawn asks if Kat has ever had sex with someone BECAUSE they were a criminal and her answer is illuminating. 

00:03:49 - EP03: DB COOPER with Maile Flanagan - Maile gives Dawn good advice on how to cast the inevitable DB Cooper Road Movie.

00:04:30 - EP04: PRESIDENT POLK with Meryl Klemow - Dawn discusses how our historical transgressions can be viewed with more clarity from the present if we try to recognize how our great-grandchildren will view our current misdeeds.

00:06:40  - EP05: KRAMPUS with Andrew Melby - Enjoy this intimate chit-chat between husband and wife.

00:07:40 - EP06: THE F-WORD with Ryan Ripple [2-parter] - Ryan tells the story of how he accidentally came out to his parents in a too-raunchy note he wrote to a high school friend.

00:08:19 - EP08: CINNAMON with Wayne Wilderson - It’s a burping, giggling path through Scientology and more.

00:09:25 - EP09: PIRATES with Shelby Young [2-parter] - Tattoos and how one's ‘Arh!’ Is like their thumbprint, all your own. 

00:10:09 - EP11: STAND UP COMEDY with Wayne Federman - Wayne tells Dawn about the bitter pill that is growing up in a place called ‘Plantation'.

00.11:00 - EP12: FREAKS with Christine Blackburn - Dawn and Christine made no secret of the fact that they smoked a couple joints during this episode… but these clips are when it really sounded like it. 

00:12:17 - EP13: THE WHISKEY REBELLION with Rashid Green - Whist sipping Whiskey, Dawn and Rashid discuss the pros and cons of traveling to the future and the downside of immortality… 

00:15:06 - EP14: PROHIBITION with Beau Hufford - Dawn asks Beau if he had the ability to go back in time, where he would go and what would he do. His answer, meet Jesus. But mostly to be a spoiler. 

00:18:41 - EP15: THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS with Alex Malt- As they hold for a plane, Alex and Dawn discuss the danger of badmouthing a bad guy on set.

00:19:40 - EP16: GREAT MISTAKES with Brian Kiley -Brian and Dawn lament the fact that comedians are often fenced out of being serious about anything. Dawn explains how listening to True Crime Podcasts made her a better editor. 

00:21:14 - EP17: JOAN OF ARC with Lauren Prichard - Lauren tells Dawn about the behind-the-scenes reality to the dozens of fabulous birthday videos she and her husband produced during Covid Lockdown. 

00:23:00 - EP18: THE IRANIAN REVOLUTION with Zari Faripour - Dawn's 76 year-old neighbor tells Dawn her favorite English swear words; and a few more gems of wisdom she learned from her father in Iran.

00:25:06 - EP19: LESBIANS with Rachel Scanlon [Recorded Live - The Live Audience in Glendale, California got a little nugget of insight and wisdom on that night in May in 2022… Listen in. 

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HILF SEASON 2 begins on Wednesday, September 7th, 2022.

In the meantime... follow @dawn_brodey and @hilfpodcast to follow Dawn's exploits during the month of August. Two weeks traveling through Italy - from Venice to the Amalfi coast - with several members of her family including her mother, her husband and her 4 year-old daughter. I KNOW! 

Be a real MOTHER-HILFER and subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you're listening. 

THANK YOU!

 

]]> HILF 20: The Orgy with All Previous Guests Dawn Brodey, Wayne Federman, Alex Malt, Lauren Prichard, Maile Flanagan, Zari Faripour, Rachel Scanlon, Andrew Melby, Brian Kiley, Ryan Ripple, Meryl Klemow, Christine Blackburn, Wayne Wilderson, Helen Shephard, Kat Perkins, Rashid Green, Beau Hufford, Shelby Young 00:30:07 The Orgy is the HILF Season Finale featuring NEVER-BEFORE-HEARD segments from each and every one of the 17 guests who joined Dawn over the past year. We cover time travel, the existence of God, how long cats can live, and if our great-great grandchildren will cancel us for eating a chicken nugget. Sometimes silly, sometimes personal, sometimes deeply insightful - welcome to the Orgy. … now drop your pants and let’s get started! The Orgy is the HILF Season Finale featuring NEVER-BEFORE-HEARD segments from each and every one of the 17 guests who joined Dawn over the past year. We cover time travel, the existence of God, how long cats can live, and if our great-great grandchildren will cancel us for eating a chicken nugget. Sometimes silly, sometimes personal, sometimes deeply insightful - welcome to the Orgy. … now drop your pants and let’s get started! history, interview, hilf, conversation, time travel, compilation, never-before-heard, tangent, season finale, bloopers, orgy, history nerd true full 20 9471180a-619e-4cee-ab81-0382aa9c235f HILF 19: Lesbians with Rachel Scanlon (Recorded LIVE) About 40 people joined Dawn and special guest, Rachel Scanlon in The Glendale Room for a night of comedy, history and Lesbians!

Not included in the recording, was the first part of the live show which featured stand-up comedy from Ryan Ripple [Guest from 'THE F WORD - EP. 6 &7] and Rachel Scanlon. We learned a lot about Rachel during her set, including that she has hit some impressive weight-loss milestones over the past year.

Listeners join the live audience as Dawn and Rachel sit down together on a lush love-seat, surrounded by books and prepare themselves for the HILF-ing ahead:

---EPISODE BREAKDOWN---

00:04:00 - Dawn brings everyone up to speed on how the two first met - and why it felt like love at first sight. Rachel tells us about a recent adventure she had with her mom - during which they ate cannabis and talked about sex! Dawn discusses her relationship with homosexuality, and when she realized she was straight. 

00:13:14 - Dawn lays out her plan for the HILF-ing of Lesbians: to begin with the first historical reference and then a few of her favorite moments that bring us right up to today. 

 

00:14:04 - CHAPTER ONE: The OG Lesbian, Sappho of Lesbos. 

We hear the tale of this ancient, Pagen poetess who was world-famous but whose sexuality was only a 'big deal' long after her death. A string of leaders within the growing Christian movement aspired to burn Sappho and all of her poetry from the historical record. They largely succeeded, unfortunately, a few poems and a few portions of other poems have survived. Dawn reads a brief portion of one and it gets steamy!

 

00:25:18 - CHAPTER TWO: The Lesbian Sex Wars.

Dawn brings us forward in time several hundred years to America in 1970's and the midst of the Civil Rights Movement. As several varying groups of minorities are organizing and fighting for freedom and representation, a bizarre rift developed among the Women's Right's Movement. On the one side were the Radical Feminists like Catharine A MacKinnon and Andrea Dworkin who are anti-porn and anti-kink. On the other, a group of BDSM-leather-loving women who called themselves the Lesbian Sex Mafia. They squared off in 1982 at the Barnard College Conference on Sexuality... I know, to be a fly on the wall, right

 

00:38:04 - CHAPTER THREE: Dykes on Bikes.

After some 'cunt-a-linquistics' of the origin of the word 'dyke' Dawn tells the story of how the famous motorcycle club, Dykes on Bikes came to be. It, like leather and motorcycle culture among men, grew out of World War 2 and the individuals who found themselves on the forefront of the mechanics and technology of these relatively new machines. 

 In 2006 the motorcycle club known as Dykes on Bikes won their suit against the US Patent Office which refused the registration of their trademark due to a "slur" in the title. They successfully argued that 'Dyke' is not a slur - and if it is regarded so, it is not held as such within the community. They later assisted an Asian-American band called 'Tan and the Slants' win their case in 2017.

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NEXT EPISODE - July 20th, 2022: 

EP20 - THE HILF ORGY is a mash-up of never-before-heard segments from previous HILF episodes, and it will be the last episode of our first season. HILF is taking August off (while Dawn goes to Italy, HILF-Central!) and we will return with a NEW SEASON starting Wednesday, Sept. 7th. 

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]]> Wed, 6 Jul 2022 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Rachel Scanlon, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-19-lesbians-with-rachel-scanlon-recorded-live-6j5UY1M0 About 40 people joined Dawn and special guest, Rachel Scanlon in The Glendale Room for a night of comedy, history and Lesbians!

Not included in the recording, was the first part of the live show which featured stand-up comedy from Ryan Ripple [Guest from 'THE F WORD - EP. 6 &7] and Rachel Scanlon. We learned a lot about Rachel during her set, including that she has hit some impressive weight-loss milestones over the past year.

Listeners join the live audience as Dawn and Rachel sit down together on a lush love-seat, surrounded by books and prepare themselves for the HILF-ing ahead:

---EPISODE BREAKDOWN---

00:04:00 - Dawn brings everyone up to speed on how the two first met - and why it felt like love at first sight. Rachel tells us about a recent adventure she had with her mom - during which they ate cannabis and talked about sex! Dawn discusses her relationship with homosexuality, and when she realized she was straight. 

00:13:14 - Dawn lays out her plan for the HILF-ing of Lesbians: to begin with the first historical reference and then a few of her favorite moments that bring us right up to today. 

 

00:14:04 - CHAPTER ONE: The OG Lesbian, Sappho of Lesbos. 

We hear the tale of this ancient, Pagen poetess who was world-famous but whose sexuality was only a 'big deal' long after her death. A string of leaders within the growing Christian movement aspired to burn Sappho and all of her poetry from the historical record. They largely succeeded, unfortunately, a few poems and a few portions of other poems have survived. Dawn reads a brief portion of one and it gets steamy!

 

00:25:18 - CHAPTER TWO: The Lesbian Sex Wars.

Dawn brings us forward in time several hundred years to America in 1970's and the midst of the Civil Rights Movement. As several varying groups of minorities are organizing and fighting for freedom and representation, a bizarre rift developed among the Women's Right's Movement. On the one side were the Radical Feminists like Catharine A MacKinnon and Andrea Dworkin who are anti-porn and anti-kink. On the other, a group of BDSM-leather-loving women who called themselves the Lesbian Sex Mafia. They squared off in 1982 at the Barnard College Conference on Sexuality... I know, to be a fly on the wall, right

 

00:38:04 - CHAPTER THREE: Dykes on Bikes.

After some 'cunt-a-linquistics' of the origin of the word 'dyke' Dawn tells the story of how the famous motorcycle club, Dykes on Bikes came to be. It, like leather and motorcycle culture among men, grew out of World War 2 and the individuals who found themselves on the forefront of the mechanics and technology of these relatively new machines. 

 In 2006 the motorcycle club known as Dykes on Bikes won their suit against the US Patent Office which refused the registration of their trademark due to a "slur" in the title. They successfully argued that 'Dyke' is not a slur - and if it is regarded so, it is not held as such within the community. They later assisted an Asian-American band called 'Tan and the Slants' win their case in 2017.

---

NEXT EPISODE - July 20th, 2022: 

EP20 - THE HILF ORGY is a mash-up of never-before-heard segments from previous HILF episodes, and it will be the last episode of our first season. HILF is taking August off (while Dawn goes to Italy, HILF-Central!) and we will return with a NEW SEASON starting Wednesday, Sept. 7th. 

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]]> HILF 19: Lesbians with Rachel Scanlon (Recorded LIVE) Rachel Scanlon, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey 00:56:08 On May 26th, 2022 we hosted our first HILF Live Recording in The Glendale Room, a cool little venue in Los Angeles and it was a SMASH! Join the live audience and guest, Rachael Scanlon, as Dawn tells the history of (gasp) Lesbians. From Sappho to Dykes on Bikes - dive in! On May 26th, 2022 we hosted our first HILF Live Recording in The Glendale Room, a cool little venue in Los Angeles and it was a SMASH! Join the live audience and guest, Rachael Scanlon, as Dawn tells the history of (gasp) Lesbians. From Sappho to Dykes on Bikes - dive in! america 1970s, lgbtq+, women's movement, lesbian sex wars, history of lesbians, separation of church and state, sapphic poetry, radical feminism, sappho of lesbos, lesbians, glendale room, women's rights, lbgtq, stand up, comedy, bernard college conference on sexuality, dykes on bikes, lgbt, lesbos, live recording true full 19 3ee15637-aec8-47e2-8ec2-f7824ec7ac00 HILF 18: The Iranian Revolution with Zari Faripour For over a year during the Covid Lockdown, Zari was the only person outside of Dawn's house that she spoke to in person. Chats in doorway turned to coffee on the patio - turned to tea at her kitchen table - which eventually became whiskey on the couch. More than once she found myself at 1o’clock in the morning awash - not just in the Makers Mark Zari pours so generously - but in her captivating tales of her life in Iran.

 

Dawn recorded with Zari for a few sessions over two days and what is compiled here focuses primarily on the history of the Iranian Revolution and how it wove through the events of Zari’s life to this point. 

---EPISODE BREAKDOWN---

00:10:00 - After Dawn and Zari bring the listeners up to speed on how they met and grew so close - Dawn begins to give the very early broad strokes of the seeds of the Iranian Revolution, and where Zari was at the time. In 1961, for example, in an unlikely turn of events, Zari finds herself at 15 entering a Catholic School in London - she is Muslim, speaks no English and has never seen a nun. 

00:16:30 - At the same time that Zari is in London, the Shah Pahlavi - the divisive and socially progressive King of Iran - is advancing what is known as the White Revolution. This is generally an investment in a modernizing - and particularly Westernizing and secularizing - of Iranian culture. Its most vocal critic is the Ruhollah Khomeini (later the Ayatollah Khomeini) who is eventually sent into exile in Iraq, but continues to remain very present in Iranian dissent. 

00:25:24 - When Zari graduates and returns to Iran in 1968, she gets married and has a son - later divorces, amicably- and is beginning her career in education. Not long after, the real build of the revolution begins: The Cinema Rex Fire as well as other violent and deadly events are happening with more regularity and the tide of revolution is beginning to become clearer. 

00:44:37 - By November, 1978, the Revolution is building and increasing numbers of people are taking to the streets every week. The Shah makes a series of televised concessions and capitulations which only seem embolden his critics and weaken his position. As allies also begin to falter in their support of the Shah, many begin to see how the return of Khomeini would mean violence and chose to flee. Zari, her parents, and her 7 year-old son got on a crowded flight on Dec. 7th, 1978 and go to London. 

It is from London that they witness the Revolution take a dark turn.

 

--BREAK--

 

00:52:51 - Dawn and Zari begin Part 2 with a clink of whiskey glasses and jumping into some of the ugliest days of the return of the Ayatollah to Iran. Dawn references the story of author, Shirin Ebadi in her book Iran Awakening - in which she relays how it felt on the ground. Ebadi has a very different perspective than Zari because she was a Leftist Revolutionary who was among those in the streets protesting the Shah. She believed the government could be made more representative, and didn't believe a bigger monster lay beyond the cause. 

01:01:41 - Zari watched events like the Iran Hostage Crisis (1979-1981) from her new life in New York. Again, the critical timeline aligns with hers and Zari and her son find they are fortunate enough to have secured their passports on the same day that Jimmy Carter revokes all Iranian Visas. 

01:14:20 - In 1997, with her son happy and established, Zari is determined to return to Iran to see if she might be able to reclaim any portion of her family's previous estate. She finds it to be a country both totally unfamiliar, and exactly the same as she left it. The manner of dress and the fear are new - but under it all the same kindness and love her countrymen always displayed. 

01:28:27 - Zari gives a dose of some of her gracious optimism. She sees no comparison to what happened in Iran happening here, in the US in the present day. According to Zari, the USA is insulated from such a religious coup because the number of people devoted to the same religion is not comparable. 

The two sign off with mutual declarations of hope and love. 

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NEXT EPISODE: July 6th, 2022 - LESBIANS with Rachel Scanlon [AKA: THE LIVE SHOW!]

 

 

]]> Wed, 22 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Zari Faripour, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-18-the-iranian-revolution-with-zari-faripour-s0ltBB4t For over a year during the Covid Lockdown, Zari was the only person outside of Dawn's house that she spoke to in person. Chats in doorway turned to coffee on the patio - turned to tea at her kitchen table - which eventually became whiskey on the couch. More than once she found myself at 1o’clock in the morning awash - not just in the Makers Mark Zari pours so generously - but in her captivating tales of her life in Iran.

 

Dawn recorded with Zari for a few sessions over two days and what is compiled here focuses primarily on the history of the Iranian Revolution and how it wove through the events of Zari’s life to this point. 

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00:10:00 - After Dawn and Zari bring the listeners up to speed on how they met and grew so close - Dawn begins to give the very early broad strokes of the seeds of the Iranian Revolution, and where Zari was at the time. In 1961, for example, in an unlikely turn of events, Zari finds herself at 15 entering a Catholic School in London - she is Muslim, speaks no English and has never seen a nun. 

00:16:30 - At the same time that Zari is in London, the Shah Pahlavi - the divisive and socially progressive King of Iran - is advancing what is known as the White Revolution. This is generally an investment in a modernizing - and particularly Westernizing and secularizing - of Iranian culture. Its most vocal critic is the Ruhollah Khomeini (later the Ayatollah Khomeini) who is eventually sent into exile in Iraq, but continues to remain very present in Iranian dissent. 

00:25:24 - When Zari graduates and returns to Iran in 1968, she gets married and has a son - later divorces, amicably- and is beginning her career in education. Not long after, the real build of the revolution begins: The Cinema Rex Fire as well as other violent and deadly events are happening with more regularity and the tide of revolution is beginning to become clearer. 

00:44:37 - By November, 1978, the Revolution is building and increasing numbers of people are taking to the streets every week. The Shah makes a series of televised concessions and capitulations which only seem embolden his critics and weaken his position. As allies also begin to falter in their support of the Shah, many begin to see how the return of Khomeini would mean violence and chose to flee. Zari, her parents, and her 7 year-old son got on a crowded flight on Dec. 7th, 1978 and go to London. 

It is from London that they witness the Revolution take a dark turn.

 

--BREAK--

 

00:52:51 - Dawn and Zari begin Part 2 with a clink of whiskey glasses and jumping into some of the ugliest days of the return of the Ayatollah to Iran. Dawn references the story of author, Shirin Ebadi in her book Iran Awakening - in which she relays how it felt on the ground. Ebadi has a very different perspective than Zari because she was a Leftist Revolutionary who was among those in the streets protesting the Shah. She believed the government could be made more representative, and didn't believe a bigger monster lay beyond the cause. 

01:01:41 - Zari watched events like the Iran Hostage Crisis (1979-1981) from her new life in New York. Again, the critical timeline aligns with hers and Zari and her son find they are fortunate enough to have secured their passports on the same day that Jimmy Carter revokes all Iranian Visas. 

01:14:20 - In 1997, with her son happy and established, Zari is determined to return to Iran to see if she might be able to reclaim any portion of her family's previous estate. She finds it to be a country both totally unfamiliar, and exactly the same as she left it. The manner of dress and the fear are new - but under it all the same kindness and love her countrymen always displayed. 

01:28:27 - Zari gives a dose of some of her gracious optimism. She sees no comparison to what happened in Iran happening here, in the US in the present day. According to Zari, the USA is insulated from such a religious coup because the number of people devoted to the same religion is not comparable. 

The two sign off with mutual declarations of hope and love. 

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NEXT EPISODE: July 6th, 2022 - LESBIANS with Rachel Scanlon [AKA: THE LIVE SHOW!]

 

 

]]> HILF 18: The Iranian Revolution with Zari Faripour Zari Faripour, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins 01:34:49 Dawn's guest is her 76 year-old neighbor, Zari Faripour - an elegant, intelligent, and charismatic immigrant from the Iranian Revolution. Dawn delivers a utility outline of the major events and people involved int he 1970's revolution, while Zari colors it with her unique perspective and amazing life experiences. Dawn's guest is her 76 year-old neighbor, Zari Faripour - an elegant, intelligent, and charismatic immigrant from the Iranian Revolution. Dawn delivers a utility outline of the major events and people involved int he 1970's revolution, while Zari colors it with her unique perspective and amazing life experiences. khomeini, revolution, history, interview, middle east, refugee, iran 1970's, shirin ebadi, shah pahlavi, history of oil, iran, islamic republic, iranian revolution, ayatollah khomeini, history nerd true full 18 05ae686a-1204-4250-a62b-ea5e2cce3fea HILF 17: Joan of Arc with Lauren Pritchard Lauren Prichard is a renowned actress and improviser whose credits include Disney, Upright Citizens Brigade and MADtv. She and Dawn work together as street improvisors in the New York Window element at Universal Studios, Hollywood - and they're mutual fans of one another. 

Lauren's knowledge of the life of Joan of Arc is limited to her appearance in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure - and as the namesake of canned beans. Dawn delights in delivering not only the amazing story of this 15th C. heroine, but some of the top-shelf drama that precipitated her appearance in our history books.

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00:03:52 - After some initial jib-jab and mutual adoration, Lauren tells the story of how she got the job on MADtv. An incredible rats-to-(comparative) riches story. 

00:10:28 - Dawn discusses her lack of prior knowledge about Joan and - as usual - sharing her primary source of research: Joan of Arc, A History by Helen Castor. Among the reasons Dawn chose this book is because it gives a great foundation for the lay of the land before Joan's incredible appearance. 

00:13:37 - The HILF of Joan of Arc officially begins in the 92nd year of the 100-Year War, and everyone is fucking exhausted. The fight between the French and the English is further complicated by a Civil War within France between the Burgundies and the Armagnacs. Fractured and on their heels, it appears to many that the English may finally prove victorious and sieze the French throne. 

00:23:28 - It is from this depth of despair that the would-be king of France gets news that a girl is there to see him. A girl dressed as a boy who says she is there to do three things at God's command: 1) She is to personally lead his Army, 2) She will get him coronated as the rightful King, 3) She will expel the English from all French lands. Individually, these are preposterous ideas - taken together they are virtually impossible without a miracle... Which Joan assures will materialize. 

00:34:50 - After incredibly accomplishing the first two items on her list, Joan begins to suffer defeats and set-backs and loses the confidence of the King. She is soon captured by the Burgundies who instead of turning her over to the Armagnacs as a military prisoner, they hand her over to the English to be tried for heresy. After two escape attempts, her trial begins in 1431 when she is 19. 

--BREAK--

00:38:52 - We pick up with Joan at the beginning of her trial for heresy. The English can not abide the idea that the God they share with France would have told anyone they would lose... Her conviction was a foregone conclusion, but more than that the court wanted Joan to break. Apologize and capitulate and admit she was mad, wrong or full of sin. 

00:42:55 - Joan is alone, a teenager, and the only woman present from the guards, to judges to witnesses. She's illiterate and facing some of the most 'learned men' of the age. The trial is led by Bishop Cauchon (not pronounced 'cock-on', unfortunately) a Frenchmen, but a Burgundy Frenchman who has it in for Joan and assembles a stupendous amount of bureaucracy and committees and tedium in order to burn her. She holds her own. Big time.

00:50:00 - Joan withstands the trial, refuses to be intimidated by the promise of torture, and ultimately is tied to a stake at the center of town and given ONE MORE CHANCE to sign a confession and save her life... WHICH SHE DOES. In turn, they cut her down and take her back to jail to live another day.  Dawn stops on this point because it came as such a surprise. It doesn't last long, however. Joan misunderstood what was expected of her in exchange for whatever it was she signed (she couldn't read it) and so she returns to the stake 7 days later.

00:54:25 - Joan asks for someone to hold a cross in front of her  as the pyre is lit. They do and she watches it as she burns to death. Her ashes are unceremoniously thrown into the Seine. 

01:00:16 - Eventually the Burgundies and the Armagnacs make peace and again stand unified against the English. King Charles, now realizing that Joan would forever be tied to his name, appeals to the Pope to reverse her heresy conviction. A second trial begins. This one too has a foregone conclusion, but tells us more about Joan as human being - with family, friends and an identity that predates the shining armor. 

01:04:00 - In 1920, she becomes - not just a person who has been acquitted of heresy - but she is canonized as a Saint. It is highly unusual for someone to be canonized by the same Church who martyred them. History, am I right?

Dawn concludes with a movie suggestion: The Messenger, starring Milla Jovovich as Joan of Arc. 

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NEXT EPISODE drops June 22nd: The Iranian Revolution with (my neighbor, and Iranian immigrant) Zari Faripour.

 

 

]]> Wed, 8 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Lauren Prichard, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-17-joan-of-arc-with-lauren-pritchard-83PynGxp Lauren Prichard is a renowned actress and improviser whose credits include Disney, Upright Citizens Brigade and MADtv. She and Dawn work together as street improvisors in the New York Window element at Universal Studios, Hollywood - and they're mutual fans of one another. 

Lauren's knowledge of the life of Joan of Arc is limited to her appearance in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure - and as the namesake of canned beans. Dawn delights in delivering not only the amazing story of this 15th C. heroine, but some of the top-shelf drama that precipitated her appearance in our history books.

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00:03:52 - After some initial jib-jab and mutual adoration, Lauren tells the story of how she got the job on MADtv. An incredible rats-to-(comparative) riches story. 

00:10:28 - Dawn discusses her lack of prior knowledge about Joan and - as usual - sharing her primary source of research: Joan of Arc, A History by Helen Castor. Among the reasons Dawn chose this book is because it gives a great foundation for the lay of the land before Joan's incredible appearance. 

00:13:37 - The HILF of Joan of Arc officially begins in the 92nd year of the 100-Year War, and everyone is fucking exhausted. The fight between the French and the English is further complicated by a Civil War within France between the Burgundies and the Armagnacs. Fractured and on their heels, it appears to many that the English may finally prove victorious and sieze the French throne. 

00:23:28 - It is from this depth of despair that the would-be king of France gets news that a girl is there to see him. A girl dressed as a boy who says she is there to do three things at God's command: 1) She is to personally lead his Army, 2) She will get him coronated as the rightful King, 3) She will expel the English from all French lands. Individually, these are preposterous ideas - taken together they are virtually impossible without a miracle... Which Joan assures will materialize. 

00:34:50 - After incredibly accomplishing the first two items on her list, Joan begins to suffer defeats and set-backs and loses the confidence of the King. She is soon captured by the Burgundies who instead of turning her over to the Armagnacs as a military prisoner, they hand her over to the English to be tried for heresy. After two escape attempts, her trial begins in 1431 when she is 19. 

--BREAK--

00:38:52 - We pick up with Joan at the beginning of her trial for heresy. The English can not abide the idea that the God they share with France would have told anyone they would lose... Her conviction was a foregone conclusion, but more than that the court wanted Joan to break. Apologize and capitulate and admit she was mad, wrong or full of sin. 

00:42:55 - Joan is alone, a teenager, and the only woman present from the guards, to judges to witnesses. She's illiterate and facing some of the most 'learned men' of the age. The trial is led by Bishop Cauchon (not pronounced 'cock-on', unfortunately) a Frenchmen, but a Burgundy Frenchman who has it in for Joan and assembles a stupendous amount of bureaucracy and committees and tedium in order to burn her. She holds her own. Big time.

00:50:00 - Joan withstands the trial, refuses to be intimidated by the promise of torture, and ultimately is tied to a stake at the center of town and given ONE MORE CHANCE to sign a confession and save her life... WHICH SHE DOES. In turn, they cut her down and take her back to jail to live another day.  Dawn stops on this point because it came as such a surprise. It doesn't last long, however. Joan misunderstood what was expected of her in exchange for whatever it was she signed (she couldn't read it) and so she returns to the stake 7 days later.

00:54:25 - Joan asks for someone to hold a cross in front of her  as the pyre is lit. They do and she watches it as she burns to death. Her ashes are unceremoniously thrown into the Seine. 

01:00:16 - Eventually the Burgundies and the Armagnacs make peace and again stand unified against the English. King Charles, now realizing that Joan would forever be tied to his name, appeals to the Pope to reverse her heresy conviction. A second trial begins. This one too has a foregone conclusion, but tells us more about Joan as human being - with family, friends and an identity that predates the shining armor. 

01:04:00 - In 1920, she becomes - not just a person who has been acquitted of heresy - but she is canonized as a Saint. It is highly unusual for someone to be canonized by the same Church who martyred them. History, am I right?

Dawn concludes with a movie suggestion: The Messenger, starring Milla Jovovich as Joan of Arc. 

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NEXT EPISODE drops June 22nd: The Iranian Revolution with (my neighbor, and Iranian immigrant) Zari Faripour.

 

 

]]> HILF 17: Joan of Arc with Lauren Pritchard Lauren Prichard, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins 01:12:04 Joan of Arc was only 14 when she rode into the history books. An illiterate peasant who claimed to hear the voice of God, she was known alternately as a soldier, a heretic, and a saint. Which means she has at least one thing in common with Dawn's guest - the hilarious actress and improvisor - Lauren Prichard. Joan of Arc was only 14 when she rode into the history books. An illiterate peasant who claimed to hear the voice of God, she was known alternately as a soldier, a heretic, and a saint. Which means she has at least one thing in common with Dawn's guest - the hilarious actress and improvisor - Lauren Prichard. history, middle ages, joan of arc, sexy history, 100 years war, comedy, lauren prichard, french history, catholic church, dawn brodey, funny history, heretic, history nerd true full 17 7405b216-d202-4f18-aa7d-01213596211f HILF 16: Great Mistakes with Brian Kiley Dawn and guest, Brian Kiley, were backstage at a comedy show when they first realized their shared love for History. In this episode, the two get to really let their nerd-flag fly and take turns sharing their favorite LOL moments from a wide variety of people, places and timelines. Prepare to feel (comparatively) less stupid in this episode devoted to History's Great Mistakes:

00:04:40 - Before we dig deep in annals of history, we learn about Brian Kiley. How he first came to comedy, his Emmy nominations and wins for Conan O'Brien and Ellen - and how one prepares to make a 'last minute' appearance on Letterman. 

00:10:43 - In addition to being a comedy writer, Brian Kiley is also a fiction-writer with two novels: The Astounding Misadventures of Rory Collins and Maybe Kevin.

00:16:11 - Dawn finds herself in "nerd Paradise" as they prepare to jump in and swim around in the HILF of Great Mistakes.

00:18:17 - Brian kicks things off with a hilarious and are-you-kidding-me nugget from our friends, the Pilgrims, and a certain 7' Native American. 

00:20:54 - Dawn tells the story of The Children's Crusade - a tragically face-palming blip in the holy wars of Middle Ages in which a 12 year-old boy led over 30,000 children, on foot, across Europe to reclaim Jerusalem by slaying the enemy with their innocence... I know, right? 

00:25:38 - It's Brian's turn and he brings us a moment featured in the movie THE RIGHT STUFF, in which astronaut John Glenn is temporarily mesmerized by brilliant otherworld particles in space... that turned out to be anything but. 

00:27:33 - Dawn illustrates the ridiculous story of TULIP MANIA, when the Netherlands found themselves in the midst of the first economic bubble... but it was so pretty!

BREAK

00:33:22 - Before we jump back in, Dawn asks Brian if there is a comedian he can trace back to the origin of his interest in comedy, and he can:  Dick Gregory. 

00:35:13 - Brian delivers the next LOL-HILF on his list, the hilarious story of the first hot-air ballon in France and the bizarre and yet totally predictable way that the people who see it react. 

00:38:27 - In a one-two punch, Brian then tells the story of bright, yet unfortunate President Jimmy Carter and why his 2nd term seemed doomed to failure from the launch. 

00:43:13 - It's Dawn's turn with a HILF of the worst building in London 'The Fryscraper' - and good/bad news - you can visit it to this day... and if you do, PLEASE SEND VIDEO. 

00:48:57 - Brian was with his son in DC when he saw a misprinted headline from 1976 that suggested that two of the oldest, whitest, straightest guys in American politics just made-out in New Hampshire.

00:52:00 - Wait til you hear what attempted presidential assassin, Squeaky Fromme, said as Gerald Ford's security took her down. 

00:55:50 - Before I let him go, Brian delivers one more nugget about a presidential pet that would have been a welcome guest on HILF... if not a host. 

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LIVE RECORDING - May 26th, 2022 at The Glendale Reading Room in Glendale, California

NEXT EPISODE - EP17: Joan of Arc with Lauren Prichard. 

]]> Wed, 25 May 2022 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Dawn Brodey, Brian Kiley, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-16-great-mistakes-with-brian-kiley-Dq_2wI8T Dawn and guest, Brian Kiley, were backstage at a comedy show when they first realized their shared love for History. In this episode, the two get to really let their nerd-flag fly and take turns sharing their favorite LOL moments from a wide variety of people, places and timelines. Prepare to feel (comparatively) less stupid in this episode devoted to History's Great Mistakes:

00:04:40 - Before we dig deep in annals of history, we learn about Brian Kiley. How he first came to comedy, his Emmy nominations and wins for Conan O'Brien and Ellen - and how one prepares to make a 'last minute' appearance on Letterman. 

00:10:43 - In addition to being a comedy writer, Brian Kiley is also a fiction-writer with two novels: The Astounding Misadventures of Rory Collins and Maybe Kevin.

00:16:11 - Dawn finds herself in "nerd Paradise" as they prepare to jump in and swim around in the HILF of Great Mistakes.

00:18:17 - Brian kicks things off with a hilarious and are-you-kidding-me nugget from our friends, the Pilgrims, and a certain 7' Native American. 

00:20:54 - Dawn tells the story of The Children's Crusade - a tragically face-palming blip in the holy wars of Middle Ages in which a 12 year-old boy led over 30,000 children, on foot, across Europe to reclaim Jerusalem by slaying the enemy with their innocence... I know, right? 

00:25:38 - It's Brian's turn and he brings us a moment featured in the movie THE RIGHT STUFF, in which astronaut John Glenn is temporarily mesmerized by brilliant otherworld particles in space... that turned out to be anything but. 

00:27:33 - Dawn illustrates the ridiculous story of TULIP MANIA, when the Netherlands found themselves in the midst of the first economic bubble... but it was so pretty!

BREAK

00:33:22 - Before we jump back in, Dawn asks Brian if there is a comedian he can trace back to the origin of his interest in comedy, and he can:  Dick Gregory. 

00:35:13 - Brian delivers the next LOL-HILF on his list, the hilarious story of the first hot-air ballon in France and the bizarre and yet totally predictable way that the people who see it react. 

00:38:27 - In a one-two punch, Brian then tells the story of bright, yet unfortunate President Jimmy Carter and why his 2nd term seemed doomed to failure from the launch. 

00:43:13 - It's Dawn's turn with a HILF of the worst building in London 'The Fryscraper' - and good/bad news - you can visit it to this day... and if you do, PLEASE SEND VIDEO. 

00:48:57 - Brian was with his son in DC when he saw a misprinted headline from 1976 that suggested that two of the oldest, whitest, straightest guys in American politics just made-out in New Hampshire.

00:52:00 - Wait til you hear what attempted presidential assassin, Squeaky Fromme, said as Gerald Ford's security took her down. 

00:55:50 - Before I let him go, Brian delivers one more nugget about a presidential pet that would have been a welcome guest on HILF... if not a host. 

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LIVE RECORDING - May 26th, 2022 at The Glendale Reading Room in Glendale, California

NEXT EPISODE - EP17: Joan of Arc with Lauren Prichard. 

]]> HILF 16: Great Mistakes with Brian Kiley Dawn Brodey, Brian Kiley, Kat Perkins 01:00:05 Emmy-winning comedy writer for Conan O'Brien and fellow history buff, Brian Kiley, joins Dawn for this episode devoted to History's greatest fuck-ups. Emmy-winning comedy writer for Conan O'Brien and fellow history buff, Brian Kiley, joins Dawn for this episode devoted to History's greatest fuck-ups. great mistakes, conan obrien, funny, comedian, skyscorcher, history, history lesson, emmy winner, gerold ford, laugh out loud, jimmy carter, the children's crusade, comedy, ronald regan, andrew jackson's parrot, squeaky fromme, funny history, fryscraper, tulip mania true full 16 bc4df6cd-1dbd-441d-ae56-f6f7502dcec4 HILF 15: Salem Witch Trials with Alex Malt It is one of the darkest, yet most alluring parts of early American History, and although it only lasted for one year [1692-1693] the Salem Witch Trials spellbind us to this day. Dawn sits down with guest, Alex Malt, who is eager to get into this bewitching history and go visit his hometown sites with more authority next time. 

00:07:42 - After some catching up and chit-chat, Dawn gets into her sources, 2 Books:

But first, just the general stats on The Salem Witch Trials: 

  • 200 people were accused
  • 30 found guilty
  • 20 executed
  • 19 hanged
  • 1 pressed to death
  • 7 died in jail

00:13:27 - Dawn lays out her plan for the episode: First to tell the general story of the Salem Witch Trials, the HILFY-est Who's-what's of the story. Then, after the break, we will dive into the WHY and the HOW - which has been the focus of study in the 330-ish years since the Salem Witch Trials took place.

00:14:58 - We begin in January, 1692 in the cold, cold house of the cold, cold man, Rev. Samuel Parris. His daughter Betty and his niece Abigail have been trying their hand and fortune telling when all shit breaks loose. 

00:22:50 - Fortune Telling? Witch Cakes? THE DEVIL... There is no redder meat for a Puritan Village and the accusations begin to spread like wildfire. 

00:31:25 - The executions took place in Salem and they were all, except one, done by hanging. Giles Corey was pressed to death in a method considered archaic even by these animals. 

00:36:25 - All of the so-called judges were - to put it bluntly - cunts. But one of them was particularly cunty and his name is John Hawthorne. His descendant, Nathanial Hawthorne, would go on to apologize for his ancestor - and to write the novel The Scarlet Letter. 

 

PART 2

 

00:42:28 - We know that Salem didn't invent the idea of Witch Craft. Dawn goes back to English Witch Trials and how their laws and courts set a precedent for Salem - but it was, of course, horribly flawed and outdated even for the time. 

Dawn begins to lay out her favorite theories that have developed over the years in an attempt to explain WHY and HOW these horrible events could have happened: 

00:48:33 - THEORY #1 - Teenage Girls Just Suck.

Which is not entirely untrue, but it ignores the unique circumstances of the specific girls who were first 'afflicted' in Salem. Many of them - at least nine by my count - had witnessed firsthand bloody and murderous violence in the frontier by and against the native Americans. 

00:55:22 - THEORY #2 - It was never about witches - all local grievances and petty politics. 

No doubt, grievances and politics played a huge role in the Salem Witch Trials but - of course - they are at play in every community on earth. They were not so deep or so bloody or so egregious that they explain the murder of 20 people in 12 months. Also, it's not so local as the rifts are reflected as far away as the Mother England. 

01:02:30 - THEORY #3 - They were DRUGGED!

Ergot is a hallucination-inducing mold that grows on some grains and breads in certain weather scenarios. In 1976, Linnda R. Corpale suggested that this is to blame for the effects in Salem.

It’s a neat theory. Makes sense and lets us off the hook. It’s been pretty roundly dismissed. "

01:05:15 - THEORY #4 - It was the Devil.

If you are among the faithful who believe in the biblical interpretation of the apocalypse, good and evil - God and the Devil locked in an eternal battle for our souls - then this is NOT a story of psychosis, politics or moldy bread. Yes innocent people were murdered in Salem, but it was still the DEVIL who did that - using people as his pawns. At least that was how they were explaining it in 1697. 

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NEXT EPISODE - EP16: Great Mistakes with Brian Kiley. 

 

 

]]> Wed, 11 May 2022 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Dawn Brodey, Alex Malt, Kat Perkins, Deadair Dennis Maler) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-15-salem-witch-trials-with-alex-malt-yfPa_6mR It is one of the darkest, yet most alluring parts of early American History, and although it only lasted for one year [1692-1693] the Salem Witch Trials spellbind us to this day. Dawn sits down with guest, Alex Malt, who is eager to get into this bewitching history and go visit his hometown sites with more authority next time. 

00:07:42 - After some catching up and chit-chat, Dawn gets into her sources, 2 Books:

But first, just the general stats on The Salem Witch Trials: 

  • 200 people were accused
  • 30 found guilty
  • 20 executed
  • 19 hanged
  • 1 pressed to death
  • 7 died in jail

00:13:27 - Dawn lays out her plan for the episode: First to tell the general story of the Salem Witch Trials, the HILFY-est Who's-what's of the story. Then, after the break, we will dive into the WHY and the HOW - which has been the focus of study in the 330-ish years since the Salem Witch Trials took place.

00:14:58 - We begin in January, 1692 in the cold, cold house of the cold, cold man, Rev. Samuel Parris. His daughter Betty and his niece Abigail have been trying their hand and fortune telling when all shit breaks loose. 

00:22:50 - Fortune Telling? Witch Cakes? THE DEVIL... There is no redder meat for a Puritan Village and the accusations begin to spread like wildfire. 

00:31:25 - The executions took place in Salem and they were all, except one, done by hanging. Giles Corey was pressed to death in a method considered archaic even by these animals. 

00:36:25 - All of the so-called judges were - to put it bluntly - cunts. But one of them was particularly cunty and his name is John Hawthorne. His descendant, Nathanial Hawthorne, would go on to apologize for his ancestor - and to write the novel The Scarlet Letter. 

 

PART 2

 

00:42:28 - We know that Salem didn't invent the idea of Witch Craft. Dawn goes back to English Witch Trials and how their laws and courts set a precedent for Salem - but it was, of course, horribly flawed and outdated even for the time. 

Dawn begins to lay out her favorite theories that have developed over the years in an attempt to explain WHY and HOW these horrible events could have happened: 

00:48:33 - THEORY #1 - Teenage Girls Just Suck.

Which is not entirely untrue, but it ignores the unique circumstances of the specific girls who were first 'afflicted' in Salem. Many of them - at least nine by my count - had witnessed firsthand bloody and murderous violence in the frontier by and against the native Americans. 

00:55:22 - THEORY #2 - It was never about witches - all local grievances and petty politics. 

No doubt, grievances and politics played a huge role in the Salem Witch Trials but - of course - they are at play in every community on earth. They were not so deep or so bloody or so egregious that they explain the murder of 20 people in 12 months. Also, it's not so local as the rifts are reflected as far away as the Mother England. 

01:02:30 - THEORY #3 - They were DRUGGED!

Ergot is a hallucination-inducing mold that grows on some grains and breads in certain weather scenarios. In 1976, Linnda R. Corpale suggested that this is to blame for the effects in Salem.

It’s a neat theory. Makes sense and lets us off the hook. It’s been pretty roundly dismissed. "

01:05:15 - THEORY #4 - It was the Devil.

If you are among the faithful who believe in the biblical interpretation of the apocalypse, good and evil - God and the Devil locked in an eternal battle for our souls - then this is NOT a story of psychosis, politics or moldy bread. Yes innocent people were murdered in Salem, but it was still the DEVIL who did that - using people as his pawns. At least that was how they were explaining it in 1697. 

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]]> HILF 15: Salem Witch Trials with Alex Malt Dawn Brodey, Alex Malt, Kat Perkins, Deadair Dennis Maler 01:13:00 Witch, please. Dawn is joined by guest, Alex Malt, a comedian from Boston who, although he grew up less than 30 minutes from Salem, knows very little about the history of the Salem Witch Trials. Mmm-hmmm, you know how much momma likes a virgin. Witch, please. Dawn is joined by guest, Alex Malt, a comedian from Boston who, although he grew up less than 30 minutes from Salem, knows very little about the history of the Salem Witch Trials. Mmm-hmmm, you know how much momma likes a virgin. crucible, funny, colonial america, comedian, history, salem, executions, alex malt, female driven, witch trials, the scarlet letter, cotton mather, female host, stand up, comedy, boston, massachusetts, american history, salem witch trials, history nerd true full 15 bed61627-36fa-4305-84a3-79792f615184 HILF 14: Prohibition with Beau Hufford It may seem unthinkable now - people considered it unthinkable at the time - but for about 13 years in America, alcohol was constitutionally banned. The 18th Amendment made criminal the distillation, transportation and distribution of alcohol. It was never, however, illegal to drink it.

Ah-ha. An American-sized loop-hole.

Prohibition was a dark and exciting time - the birth of jazz clubs, speak-easies, and organized crime. A time none of us would return to, yet it remains in the top five party-themes of all time. Oh really? You don’t have some photo-booth picture of you in pearls, holding a Tommy gun? Really?

And speaking of pearls…

My guest for this episode is Beau Hufford. He is at the helm of 3 different podcasts and so we begin our conversation talking a little “podcast shop” and playing with my sound effects. Welcome. Pull up a chair and pour yourself a cup of hooch as we begin the HILF of Prohibition.

---EPISODE NOTES/LINKS---

00:00:00 - Dawn and Beau discuss the podcasting sound board as well as Beau’s other podcasting exploits:

00:08:57  - The subject at hand is, Prohibition. Beau explains that his fascination all began when he built a small Tiki Bar hidden in his apartment called “The Sneaky Crow”.  Dawn presents her sources of research:

00:13:54 - Dawn explains that one of the lessons of Prohibition is this: For a bad idea to succeed, it needs a good intention and a committee of assholes.  The good intention was to do something about the very real and very growing problem of alcoholism in America. Most families could trace some terrible situation to a man and a bottle. The assholes include some classic ones like the KKK, but also some more likeable-assholes like The Suffragettes. 

00:24:30 -  In December of 1917 congress passes Prohibition… They fucking pass it. Then, in January of 1919, it is ratified by 36 states and the one-year countdown begins to January 17th,  2020 when it's all illegal baby.  Almost immediately the many loopholes were exploited. For example, beer and fermented cider you made at home was legal. But there were other figures - braver, wiser, more-desperate - who had no interest in squeezing through a loophole... and the are so fuckable.  

 

--- BREAK ---

 

00:32:36 - Another lesson from Prohibition:  A bad idea can become a good situation for some people, but it’s still a bad idea.

Fortunes were made, adventures were had, and in the case of some places like The Bimini Islands (Bahamas) and St. Pierre (a French island off the coast of Canada) Prohibition was to thank for their entire existing infrastructure. There were also bootleggers like Bill McCoy (swoon) and NASCAR, and Cocktail Parties and Speak-Easies... But... There was also a lot of suffering, the poor and unprotected were the disproportionate victims. It couldn't last. 

00:57:00 - It’s all hitting the fan in 1928. In the presidential election is Al Smith [of New York who had essentially repealed Prohibition in the state of New York] and Herbert Hoover who isn't terribly vocal about it but seems to be comparatively 'wet'. He wins.

The Prohibition advocates double-down on enforcing drinking laws, misreading the election results as a mandate to get tougher. It backfires just as the stock market crashes in 1929 and whatever meager funds we had to unsuccessfully fight the laws before, also evaporated. 

01:04:50 - One of the greatest exports of the time was an American deviant youth culture. Kids fucking around. Don't forget that The Great Gadsby was written during prohibition. It was a present-day inspiration... and it was sexy as fuck then as it is now.

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]]> Wed, 27 Apr 2022 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Dawn Brodey, Beau Hufford, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-14-prohibition-with-beau-hufford-v3hxsRUn It may seem unthinkable now - people considered it unthinkable at the time - but for about 13 years in America, alcohol was constitutionally banned. The 18th Amendment made criminal the distillation, transportation and distribution of alcohol. It was never, however, illegal to drink it.

Ah-ha. An American-sized loop-hole.

Prohibition was a dark and exciting time - the birth of jazz clubs, speak-easies, and organized crime. A time none of us would return to, yet it remains in the top five party-themes of all time. Oh really? You don’t have some photo-booth picture of you in pearls, holding a Tommy gun? Really?

And speaking of pearls…

My guest for this episode is Beau Hufford. He is at the helm of 3 different podcasts and so we begin our conversation talking a little “podcast shop” and playing with my sound effects. Welcome. Pull up a chair and pour yourself a cup of hooch as we begin the HILF of Prohibition.

---EPISODE NOTES/LINKS---

00:00:00 - Dawn and Beau discuss the podcasting sound board as well as Beau’s other podcasting exploits:

00:08:57  - The subject at hand is, Prohibition. Beau explains that his fascination all began when he built a small Tiki Bar hidden in his apartment called “The Sneaky Crow”.  Dawn presents her sources of research:

00:13:54 - Dawn explains that one of the lessons of Prohibition is this: For a bad idea to succeed, it needs a good intention and a committee of assholes.  The good intention was to do something about the very real and very growing problem of alcoholism in America. Most families could trace some terrible situation to a man and a bottle. The assholes include some classic ones like the KKK, but also some more likeable-assholes like The Suffragettes. 

00:24:30 -  In December of 1917 congress passes Prohibition… They fucking pass it. Then, in January of 1919, it is ratified by 36 states and the one-year countdown begins to January 17th,  2020 when it's all illegal baby.  Almost immediately the many loopholes were exploited. For example, beer and fermented cider you made at home was legal. But there were other figures - braver, wiser, more-desperate - who had no interest in squeezing through a loophole... and the are so fuckable.  

 

--- BREAK ---

 

00:32:36 - Another lesson from Prohibition:  A bad idea can become a good situation for some people, but it’s still a bad idea.

Fortunes were made, adventures were had, and in the case of some places like The Bimini Islands (Bahamas) and St. Pierre (a French island off the coast of Canada) Prohibition was to thank for their entire existing infrastructure. There were also bootleggers like Bill McCoy (swoon) and NASCAR, and Cocktail Parties and Speak-Easies... But... There was also a lot of suffering, the poor and unprotected were the disproportionate victims. It couldn't last. 

00:57:00 - It’s all hitting the fan in 1928. In the presidential election is Al Smith [of New York who had essentially repealed Prohibition in the state of New York] and Herbert Hoover who isn't terribly vocal about it but seems to be comparatively 'wet'. He wins.

The Prohibition advocates double-down on enforcing drinking laws, misreading the election results as a mandate to get tougher. It backfires just as the stock market crashes in 1929 and whatever meager funds we had to unsuccessfully fight the laws before, also evaporated. 

01:04:50 - One of the greatest exports of the time was an American deviant youth culture. Kids fucking around. Don't forget that The Great Gadsby was written during prohibition. It was a present-day inspiration... and it was sexy as fuck then as it is now.

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]]> HILF 14: Prohibition with Beau Hufford Dawn Brodey, Beau Hufford, Kat Perkins 01:08:25 Beau Hufford is Dawn's guest as she unfolds Prohibition - that batshit, 13-year span of time when alcohol was constitutionally banned and deviant youth culture was born. You think Gatsby was great, do I have some HILFs for you... Beau Hufford is Dawn's guest as she unfolds Prohibition - that batshit, 13-year span of time when alcohol was constitutionally banned and deviant youth culture was born. You think Gatsby was great, do I have some HILFs for you... history, alcohol, sexy, bootleggers, bootlegging, taxes, home brew, 18th ammendment, beer, brewing, female host, andrew j volstead, foul-mouth, drinking, whiskey, female, american history, 19th ammendment, prohibition, sacramental wine, suffrage, history nerd true full 14 558e96cf-757c-42fa-a4c5-56c0cceabd54 HILF 13: Whiskey Rebellion with Rashid Green Rashid and his wife Kasey started the social channel THE BARLESS TENDER during covid for all of us boozehounds who found ourselves suddenly bar-less - but no less-thirsty. Not only do they demonstrate how to make bitchin’ cocktails - but he serves up each one with an accompanying dose of history. I KNOW!

So I invited Rashid over and in he came with a little cooler filled with fragrant and intoxicating delights from America’s Colonial Past.

Drink along with us, if you can! Recipes and directions for each cocktail can be found on our instagram @hilfpodcast.

04:05 - After some introductory chit-chat, Dawn explains how she became aware of Rashid and his wife Kasey. Bartenders, and so much more!  Rashid is in awe of his wife in all areas of her life and discusses not only their social channel - but life as a father of two small children. 

08:12 - Dawn asks Rashid if he was a history student and he tells her about his history with... History. Rashid's family’s history is traced back to Sparta, which was an early tickle to open a history book and learn more. Yes, even if it's complicated. 

12:45 - Rashid makes, explains and serves the  “Almost Classic Sherry Flip”. Fun to hear... even more fun to drink. Make one for yourself by finding the recipe and pictures on our instagram. 

16:55 - Drink in hand, Dawn begins with a  general overview of drinking in America. The fact is, Americans have been heavy drinkers - even by comparison of other similar people in similar times - since our beginning. 

PART 2

27:52 - Rashid creates cocktail #2: Claret's Punch.

34:15 - Two historic cocktails deep proves to be the perfect foundation for the pair to start with this history of the Whiskey Rebellion. Rashid is unfamiliar with the history and Dawn delights in telling it. 

53:48 - With the story complete, Rashid compares Jedis to tax collectors and the two enjoy some talents and Q & A. 

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THANK YOU - listener - for tuning in and reading this far. We appreciate you and thank you and can't wait to see you next time. When we do it will be for PROHIBITION with guest, Beau Hufford. 

In the meantime...

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]]> Wed, 13 Apr 2022 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Dawn Brodey, Rashid Green, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-13-whiskey-rebellion-with-rashid-green-wRLmfbpx Rashid and his wife Kasey started the social channel THE BARLESS TENDER during covid for all of us boozehounds who found ourselves suddenly bar-less - but no less-thirsty. Not only do they demonstrate how to make bitchin’ cocktails - but he serves up each one with an accompanying dose of history. I KNOW!

So I invited Rashid over and in he came with a little cooler filled with fragrant and intoxicating delights from America’s Colonial Past.

Drink along with us, if you can! Recipes and directions for each cocktail can be found on our instagram @hilfpodcast.

04:05 - After some introductory chit-chat, Dawn explains how she became aware of Rashid and his wife Kasey. Bartenders, and so much more!  Rashid is in awe of his wife in all areas of her life and discusses not only their social channel - but life as a father of two small children. 

08:12 - Dawn asks Rashid if he was a history student and he tells her about his history with... History. Rashid's family’s history is traced back to Sparta, which was an early tickle to open a history book and learn more. Yes, even if it's complicated. 

12:45 - Rashid makes, explains and serves the  “Almost Classic Sherry Flip”. Fun to hear... even more fun to drink. Make one for yourself by finding the recipe and pictures on our instagram. 

16:55 - Drink in hand, Dawn begins with a  general overview of drinking in America. The fact is, Americans have been heavy drinkers - even by comparison of other similar people in similar times - since our beginning. 

PART 2

27:52 - Rashid creates cocktail #2: Claret's Punch.

34:15 - Two historic cocktails deep proves to be the perfect foundation for the pair to start with this history of the Whiskey Rebellion. Rashid is unfamiliar with the history and Dawn delights in telling it. 

53:48 - With the story complete, Rashid compares Jedis to tax collectors and the two enjoy some talents and Q & A. 

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In the meantime...

Please leave us a review!

And follow us on Instagram! 

 

]]> HILF 13: Whiskey Rebellion with Rashid Green Dawn Brodey, Rashid Green, Kat Perkins 01:01:31 Belly up as Dawn is joined by bartender and history buff, Rashid Green AKA: The Barless Tender. He serves her cocktails inspired by American Colonial recipes, while she serves him some stories of our drunkin' Founding Fathers. It is truly History Class the way you always wished it could be. Belly up as Dawn is joined by bartender and history buff, Rashid Green AKA: The Barless Tender. He serves her cocktails inspired by American Colonial recipes, while she serves him some stories of our drunkin' Founding Fathers. It is truly History Class the way you always wished it could be. whiskey tax, mixology, colonial america, history, whiskey rebellion, cocktails, educational, taxes, george washington, drinking, whiskey, american history, bartender true full 13 e591c1eb-9661-4347-94b4-da3e306cef5e HILF 12: Freaks with Christine Blackburn Christine Blackburn is not only the guest for this episode, but also the gracious host as we recorded at her kitchen table in Los Feliz, California. Christine is the host of the long-running and much-loved podcast, Story Worthy - and it's live show counterpart, Story Smash. 

00:01:53 - Thanks for being here. We’ve shared a joint… you’re holding a cat. No two women have been more prepared. Dawn introduces  Christine. Her podcast, Story Worthy has had over 725 episodes, running 12 years. 

00:04:04 - Dawn and Christine commence fucking the history of FREAKS! Dawn asks Christine why the subject interests her and she said that it is the combination from the performers themselves of joy and laughter (sometimes) along with their deformities and apparent suffering. 

00:06:04 - Dawn presents her primary source of information regarding Joseph Merrick and much of the Freak Show culture in Europe in the 1880's. The True History of the Elephant Man by Michael Howells and Peter Ford

00:06:43 - We take a moment to discuss the word, “Freak”.  It's modern usage appears to arise in 1847 in reference to a ‘freak of nature’ a malformed member of a species. Annie Jones - an early and famous 'bearded lady' - did take vocal objection to the word but seems to be an outlier. 

00:08:32 - Dawn commences The Story of The Elephant man, Joseph Merrick. How he came to meet Dr. Treeves and how he became more than just a 'freak' but a cultural icon featured in theater, film, and music over many decades.

00:13:57 - Dawn asks Christine: Do you think Freak Shows are good or bad? Dawn compares it as 'a living' to sex work and child labor (in so far as we discuss it today with minor athletes and artists). We can't really evaluate how 'good or bad' it is until we know how emancipated the individual who is doing it is. Are they empowered or exploited? Are they making this choice freely and being compensated fairly? ...then we may not need to worry how 'happy' they are with their work any more than we do with anyone else. 

00:19:13 - There were several so-called 'freaks' who made good as freak show performers over the years leading up to Joseph Merrick, and he would have been aware that displaying himself was a fair alternative to poverty. 

For example:

  1. 00:19:40 - Lazarus and Joannes Baptista Colloredo: Conjoined twins from 17th Century Europe.
  2. 00:21:21 - Matthew Buckinger. No hands, no feet - he’s known for his micograhy. 4 marriages, 14 children (at least) by 8 different women... probably because he was an excellent listener.

00:22:48 - They come back to Joseph Merrick. Not only his life up to meeting Dr. Treeves (spoiler alert, there is an honest-to-goodness wicked step mother) but up to his death.  A beautiful death, if ever such a thing were possible. 

00:34:49 - Having heard his story, Christine has some questions: Did they ever pitch him as psychic? No, Dawn says, what was amazing about him was his normalcy. The dichotomy of his look to his being. Tom Norman sold him as amazing to look at, and more amazing because he's just like us. 

BREAK

00:39:53 - Dawn thanks Christine for sharing her dope and providing the 'OPP' that was so celebrated at the top of the show. She also introduces our modern-day freaks like some of the cast of American Horror Story - season 4.

00:42:38 - Christine shares a story from her time at a ski resort in Colorado "back in the day." The premise is that wealth is great... but sometimes you get a perfect day for free.

00:43:14 - Dawn begins her list of  FILF’S - Freaks I’d Like to Fuck (with consent, of course). The first - a featured performer from the classic 1932 film FEAKS: Schlitzie Surtese. The Pinhead. 

00:46:00 - The 'Siamese' Twins. Chang and Eng Bunker.

00:48:16 - Frank Lentini, the 3-legged man. He has 3 fully-functioning legs. Full set of fully-functioning genitals. “Very well-liked. Dawn and Christine discuss how that act would go. Christine is against it, Dawn thinks it could have its advantages.

00:49:51 - Ella Harper, The Camel Girl. The first Merch Success Story.

00:52:37 - Prince Randian - The Living Torso. No arms, no legs - he could roll a cigarette, could play virtually every instrument, spoke 5 languages, had 5 kids and was brought to the circus by PT Barnum, and made a fortune. Died a very old, wealthy man. 

Christine and Dawn discuss a variety of tangents before signing off, including what our particular act would be in our own sideshow...

THANK YOU - listener - for tuning in and reading this far. We appreciate you and thank you and can't wait to see you next time. When we do it will be for COLONIAL COCKTAILS with RASHID GREEN one of the hosts of THE BARLESS TENDER.

In the meantime...

Please leave us a review!

And follow us on Instagram! 

 

 

 

]]> Wed, 30 Mar 2022 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins, Christine Blackburn, Deadair Dennis Maler) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-12-freaks-with-christine-blackburn-4IVspK45 Christine Blackburn is not only the guest for this episode, but also the gracious host as we recorded at her kitchen table in Los Feliz, California. Christine is the host of the long-running and much-loved podcast, Story Worthy - and it's live show counterpart, Story Smash. 

00:01:53 - Thanks for being here. We’ve shared a joint… you’re holding a cat. No two women have been more prepared. Dawn introduces  Christine. Her podcast, Story Worthy has had over 725 episodes, running 12 years. 

00:04:04 - Dawn and Christine commence fucking the history of FREAKS! Dawn asks Christine why the subject interests her and she said that it is the combination from the performers themselves of joy and laughter (sometimes) along with their deformities and apparent suffering. 

00:06:04 - Dawn presents her primary source of information regarding Joseph Merrick and much of the Freak Show culture in Europe in the 1880's. The True History of the Elephant Man by Michael Howells and Peter Ford

00:06:43 - We take a moment to discuss the word, “Freak”.  It's modern usage appears to arise in 1847 in reference to a ‘freak of nature’ a malformed member of a species. Annie Jones - an early and famous 'bearded lady' - did take vocal objection to the word but seems to be an outlier. 

00:08:32 - Dawn commences The Story of The Elephant man, Joseph Merrick. How he came to meet Dr. Treeves and how he became more than just a 'freak' but a cultural icon featured in theater, film, and music over many decades.

00:13:57 - Dawn asks Christine: Do you think Freak Shows are good or bad? Dawn compares it as 'a living' to sex work and child labor (in so far as we discuss it today with minor athletes and artists). We can't really evaluate how 'good or bad' it is until we know how emancipated the individual who is doing it is. Are they empowered or exploited? Are they making this choice freely and being compensated fairly? ...then we may not need to worry how 'happy' they are with their work any more than we do with anyone else. 

00:19:13 - There were several so-called 'freaks' who made good as freak show performers over the years leading up to Joseph Merrick, and he would have been aware that displaying himself was a fair alternative to poverty. 

For example:

  1. 00:19:40 - Lazarus and Joannes Baptista Colloredo: Conjoined twins from 17th Century Europe.
  2. 00:21:21 - Matthew Buckinger. No hands, no feet - he’s known for his micograhy. 4 marriages, 14 children (at least) by 8 different women... probably because he was an excellent listener.

00:22:48 - They come back to Joseph Merrick. Not only his life up to meeting Dr. Treeves (spoiler alert, there is an honest-to-goodness wicked step mother) but up to his death.  A beautiful death, if ever such a thing were possible. 

00:34:49 - Having heard his story, Christine has some questions: Did they ever pitch him as psychic? No, Dawn says, what was amazing about him was his normalcy. The dichotomy of his look to his being. Tom Norman sold him as amazing to look at, and more amazing because he's just like us. 

BREAK

00:39:53 - Dawn thanks Christine for sharing her dope and providing the 'OPP' that was so celebrated at the top of the show. She also introduces our modern-day freaks like some of the cast of American Horror Story - season 4.

00:42:38 - Christine shares a story from her time at a ski resort in Colorado "back in the day." The premise is that wealth is great... but sometimes you get a perfect day for free.

00:43:14 - Dawn begins her list of  FILF’S - Freaks I’d Like to Fuck (with consent, of course). The first - a featured performer from the classic 1932 film FEAKS: Schlitzie Surtese. The Pinhead. 

00:46:00 - The 'Siamese' Twins. Chang and Eng Bunker.

00:48:16 - Frank Lentini, the 3-legged man. He has 3 fully-functioning legs. Full set of fully-functioning genitals. “Very well-liked. Dawn and Christine discuss how that act would go. Christine is against it, Dawn thinks it could have its advantages.

00:49:51 - Ella Harper, The Camel Girl. The first Merch Success Story.

00:52:37 - Prince Randian - The Living Torso. No arms, no legs - he could roll a cigarette, could play virtually every instrument, spoke 5 languages, had 5 kids and was brought to the circus by PT Barnum, and made a fortune. Died a very old, wealthy man. 

Christine and Dawn discuss a variety of tangents before signing off, including what our particular act would be in our own sideshow...

THANK YOU - listener - for tuning in and reading this far. We appreciate you and thank you and can't wait to see you next time. When we do it will be for COLONIAL COCKTAILS with RASHID GREEN one of the hosts of THE BARLESS TENDER.

In the meantime...

Please leave us a review!

And follow us on Instagram! 

 

 

 

]]> HILF 12: Freaks with Christine Blackburn Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins, Christine Blackburn, Deadair Dennis Maler 00:58:58 Step right up, folks! Dawn and guest, Christine Blackburn discuss Freaks, Freak Shows, and all the misery and joy that they have contained over the years. From some of the most famous acts of all time, including Joseph Merrick (aka: The Elephant Man) to the showmen who profited from them. Right this way, folks... Step right up, folks! Dawn and guest, Christine Blackburn discuss Freaks, Freak Shows, and all the misery and joy that they have contained over the years. From some of the most famous acts of all time, including Joseph Merrick (aka: The Elephant Man) to the showmen who profited from them. Right this way, folks... history, history freak, coney island freak show, deformities, hilf, oddities, the elephant man, sideshow, london, freak shows, american horror story freak show, joseph merrick, david lynch, tom norman, freaks, history nerd true full 12 d5c2783d-4f18-4fb2-bf55-b9236d4042fd HILF 11: Stand-Up Comedy with Wayne Federman Wayne Federman, author of The History of Stand-Up, makes it clear early in his book - and in our conversation - that this is not the history of Comedy in general. We are not necessarily concerned with when the first cave-man made a fart joke.  We get into how the modern day performance style, 'STAND-UP' came to be. We learn who were the originators, how it evolved, and where might it be going next. Thanks for joining us - lets get started!

PART 1

00:02:35 - Wayne is also a professor at the University of Southern California (USC) and discusses his course there and how he approaches teaching comedy to his students.

00:04:46 - Wayne co-hosts his own podcast: The History of Stand-up with Andrew Stephen.

00:08:24 - How did this specific kind of performance style get the name 'Stand-Up'. There are two theories, that it came from bookers, and that it came from the mob. Dawn prefers the later. 

00:12:20 - We get into The 4 Forefathers - according to Wayne - of stand-up. The first is Artemus Ward aka: Charles Brown.

00:17:04 - The next forefather is Mark Twain who Dawn has always had a crush on because he touches so many of her interests from boats to electricity to comedy. Wayne details how Mark Twain went from writing to the stage, and how he won (and made back) all his money. 

00:20:53 - The third forefather we discuss is Bert Williams, a black performer who made his debut in blackface. He went on to be among the most successful performers of his time - including being the one of the first voices ever put on a record. 

00:23:04 - Will Rogers is the 4th forefather and was inspired by Bert Williams - performing with him in the Ziegfield Follies. Often called “The Father of Political Comedy” Will Rogers might be considered America's first rockstar - he even hosted the Oscars and tragically died in a plane crash. 

00:26:38 - Dawn and Wayne discuss the differences between minstrel show, Vaudeville, Revues and Burlesque. We also talk about the origin of the phrase 'Going Blue'. 

00:32:12 - The Women! We talk about women in comedy like the icon, Fanny Brice (AKA: Funny Girl) and the hilarious and overlooked Elsie Janis. 

BREAK

PART 2

00:35:10 - Technology, of course, changed the course of stand-up comedy and one of the first thing it yielded was The Record. The first one to sell over a million copies and become a phenomenon was 'Cohen on the Phone'.  

00:38:16 -  Dawn shares a little love for the emcee's! The Master of Ceremonies who often does their own set at the top of a show and then introduce the line-up for the remainder of the show. Dawn is often an emcee at clubs around Los Angeles and gives her perspective. 

00:41:30 - We get to Vegas and the great emcees of early lounge acts like Shecky Green, Don Rickles. 

00:43:48 - Television get it's legs in the late 1940's with the early hit of Milton Berle and the Texico Star Theater. Around the same time, Ed Sullivan appears on CBS. In time, Ed Sullivan would completely dominate the sphere. 

00:45:08 - Dawn talks about how history repeats itself  (only kinda) and we get to the 2nd Records Boom in the 1970's in much the same way, and for much the same reason we had them in the 19-teens. This time they flourish with the Party Album and give legs to the next wave of comedy. Out of the nightclubs and into our speakers and screens. 

00:48:05 - The Comedy Boom of the 1980's was a thing to behold (and Wayne was there!) Anyplace that had 4 things could be a comedy club: Liquor License, Talent, Microphone, Tables & Chairs.

00:53:27 - Comedians in sitcoms - Dawn goes through the many comedians that then found their way onto sitcoms. From Jackie Gleason to Ray Ramano. 

00:57:00 - Dawn talks about how when she was a kid and would catch comedy on late-night, she felt the thrill that it must be to perform. That moment, walking through the crowd and taking the stage... woof. What a feeling. Wayne says it best himself with he quote that ends his book: 

"Yet performing live, alone, on stage, remains the defining aspect of the profession. That terrifying-to-thrilling experience, in front of an audience, is what connects stand-up comedians through time."

COMING NEXT:

EPISODE 12 - Freak Shows with Christine Blackburn! See you there!

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We are enjoying an ever-increasing listenership and are so grateful for your ears... But I have NO IDEA who reads these things so if that is you - please introduce yourself.  There are lots of ways to do it - Instagram, Facebook or Email [hilfpodcast@gmail.com]. 

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]]> Wed, 16 Mar 2022 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Wayne Federman, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-11-stand-up-comedy-with-wayne-federman-t_XnsyVp Wayne Federman, author of The History of Stand-Up, makes it clear early in his book - and in our conversation - that this is not the history of Comedy in general. We are not necessarily concerned with when the first cave-man made a fart joke.  We get into how the modern day performance style, 'STAND-UP' came to be. We learn who were the originators, how it evolved, and where might it be going next. Thanks for joining us - lets get started!

PART 1

00:02:35 - Wayne is also a professor at the University of Southern California (USC) and discusses his course there and how he approaches teaching comedy to his students.

00:04:46 - Wayne co-hosts his own podcast: The History of Stand-up with Andrew Stephen.

00:08:24 - How did this specific kind of performance style get the name 'Stand-Up'. There are two theories, that it came from bookers, and that it came from the mob. Dawn prefers the later. 

00:12:20 - We get into The 4 Forefathers - according to Wayne - of stand-up. The first is Artemus Ward aka: Charles Brown.

00:17:04 - The next forefather is Mark Twain who Dawn has always had a crush on because he touches so many of her interests from boats to electricity to comedy. Wayne details how Mark Twain went from writing to the stage, and how he won (and made back) all his money. 

00:20:53 - The third forefather we discuss is Bert Williams, a black performer who made his debut in blackface. He went on to be among the most successful performers of his time - including being the one of the first voices ever put on a record. 

00:23:04 - Will Rogers is the 4th forefather and was inspired by Bert Williams - performing with him in the Ziegfield Follies. Often called “The Father of Political Comedy” Will Rogers might be considered America's first rockstar - he even hosted the Oscars and tragically died in a plane crash. 

00:26:38 - Dawn and Wayne discuss the differences between minstrel show, Vaudeville, Revues and Burlesque. We also talk about the origin of the phrase 'Going Blue'. 

00:32:12 - The Women! We talk about women in comedy like the icon, Fanny Brice (AKA: Funny Girl) and the hilarious and overlooked Elsie Janis. 

BREAK

PART 2

00:35:10 - Technology, of course, changed the course of stand-up comedy and one of the first thing it yielded was The Record. The first one to sell over a million copies and become a phenomenon was 'Cohen on the Phone'.  

00:38:16 -  Dawn shares a little love for the emcee's! The Master of Ceremonies who often does their own set at the top of a show and then introduce the line-up for the remainder of the show. Dawn is often an emcee at clubs around Los Angeles and gives her perspective. 

00:41:30 - We get to Vegas and the great emcees of early lounge acts like Shecky Green, Don Rickles. 

00:43:48 - Television get it's legs in the late 1940's with the early hit of Milton Berle and the Texico Star Theater. Around the same time, Ed Sullivan appears on CBS. In time, Ed Sullivan would completely dominate the sphere. 

00:45:08 - Dawn talks about how history repeats itself  (only kinda) and we get to the 2nd Records Boom in the 1970's in much the same way, and for much the same reason we had them in the 19-teens. This time they flourish with the Party Album and give legs to the next wave of comedy. Out of the nightclubs and into our speakers and screens. 

00:48:05 - The Comedy Boom of the 1980's was a thing to behold (and Wayne was there!) Anyplace that had 4 things could be a comedy club: Liquor License, Talent, Microphone, Tables & Chairs.

00:53:27 - Comedians in sitcoms - Dawn goes through the many comedians that then found their way onto sitcoms. From Jackie Gleason to Ray Ramano. 

00:57:00 - Dawn talks about how when she was a kid and would catch comedy on late-night, she felt the thrill that it must be to perform. That moment, walking through the crowd and taking the stage... woof. What a feeling. Wayne says it best himself with he quote that ends his book: 

"Yet performing live, alone, on stage, remains the defining aspect of the profession. That terrifying-to-thrilling experience, in front of an audience, is what connects stand-up comedians through time."

COMING NEXT:

EPISODE 12 - Freak Shows with Christine Blackburn! See you there!

---

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We are enjoying an ever-increasing listenership and are so grateful for your ears... But I have NO IDEA who reads these things so if that is you - please introduce yourself.  There are lots of ways to do it - Instagram, Facebook or Email [hilfpodcast@gmail.com]. 

Also on our Instagram, you can see daily posts about the current episode - featuring photos, links and additional tid-bits about the people and places I talk about. 

 

]]> HILF 11: Stand-Up Comedy with Wayne Federman Wayne Federman, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey 00:59:42 Author of the book "The History of Stand-Up," Wayne Federman joins Dawn for a hilarious and informative romp on the origin of this most-unique comedy art form. Author of the book "The History of Stand-Up," Wayne Federman joins Dawn for a hilarious and informative romp on the origin of this most-unique comedy art form. stand-up comedians, burlesque, history, mark twain, artemus ward, bert williams, party records, fanny brice, vaudeville, comedy, stand-up, will rogers, elsie janis true full 11 77de7dfa-f766-4461-bf17-f859d7210898 HILF 10: Pirates Part 2 with Shelby Young As Shelby and Dawn resume the tale of Mary Read and Anne Bonny from PART 1, they begin with a discussion of how they themselves earn their loot - not as pirates, but even more notorious - as entertainers in Los Angeles. 

00:00:00 - Shelby asks Dawn how she began doing stand-up comedy and Dawn explains how the path from being a Theater Major led her here. Dawn also explains why she loves comedy and how she considers the art of making others laugh to be a sacred one. 

00:04:15 - Dawn asks Shelby how she got into voice work. Shelby explains how she began acting on stage and on camera rather young and when she discovered voice acting she was hooked. Among other things, it was nice to be able to focus on something other than her physical appearance. 

00:07:15 - Shelby tells us about how she got the job of being the voice of Princess Leia and how it fells to be a part of the 'Star Wars Family'. 

00:08:10 - Shelby demonstrates some of her voices and characters (Including PIRATES!)

00:09:40 - Dawn talks about a job she had at The Science Museum of Minnesota representing both Mary Read and Anne Bonny among the artifacts of an actual pirate shipwreck, The Whydah. 

00:12:33 - Shelby has an impressive following on all social media - especially Tiktok. Dawn laments her own wayward use of the app... 

00:14:03 - WHEN LAST WE MET: We set sail again and catch up with where we left our story in Part 1. 

00:15:00 - Fact or Fiction: Peg Leg/ Hook Hand? 

  • FACT: Pirates were comparatively good about keeping a hurt or disabled cremate aboard, assigning them tasks that could accommodate their limitations. Thus the one-legged cook of lore.

00:16:25 - Shelby asks Dawn: Would you have been a pirate? Of course she would. Shelby's answer is more complex. 

00:18:20 - How did Mary meet Anne? Not entirely sure but Dawn relays her top theories. Were they lovers? Best friends? Both? History has no definitive answer. 

00:20:54 - Of the many incredible adventures had with Mary, Anne and Calico Jack - Dawn selects her three favorite tales. 

  • 00:21:19 - Mutiny in the Woodes - Mary Read leads a fantastic mutiny aboard the ship of Privateer Woodes Rogers.
  • 00:23:16 - James Bonny successfully kidnaps Anne and drags her before a judge. It does not end well for him.
  • 00:25:58  - The arrest and trial of the merry band - all the way to their individual ends.

BREAK

00:31:59 - Fact/Fiction: Buried Treasure: Mostly Fiction in the way it has been portrayed. 'Buried Treasure' more likely was shipwrecks among which loot was known to be recoverable. 

00:34:18 - The Skull & Crossbones Flag, like so much of the Pirates possessions, was stolen. It was originally a symbol of the Freemasons and was usurped by the pirates because it often was flown as a signal of 'no harm'.  Later, captains would design their own 'dark flags' that often still included skulls and other intimidating imagery. 

00:36:54 - Shelby asks: Were pirates competitive among each other. Dawn discusses Pirates of the Caribbean… begrudgingly.

00:39:22 - A Privateer is an individual that is so much like a pirate they're sometimes indistinguishable - but the lines are often very clear... to all but the executioner. 

00:41:10 - Dawn's Favorite PILF's 

00:41:19 - Blackbeard. Who isn't intrigued by Blackbeard. His imitating look and reputation were very much manufactured and bolstered by Edward Teach (his real name). Anything that would inspire surrender was utilized to avoid a fight. 

00:45:56 - Captain Kidd. More of a Pirate I'd Like to FUCK OFF, Captain Kidd was something of a volatile baby but fun enough to make the list. 

00:48:04 - Captain Grace O’Malley. A fiery red Irish pirate who had a memorable audience with Queen Elizabeth I. 

00:52:13 - Captain Lady Chang. Arguably the most successful pirate in history and among the very, very few to enjoy retirement and old age. 

00:56:45 - A fond farewell to Shelby Young and a promise to road trip together to Pirate Dinner Theater and share all of the photos with you, of course. 

 

COMING NEXT:

EPISODE 11 - The History of Stand-UP with author Wayne Federman. We'll see you there 

---

Thanks, as ever, for listening!

We are enjoying an ever-increasing listenership and are so grateful for your ears... But I have NO IDEA who reads these things so if that is you - please introduce yourself.  There are lots of ways to do it - Instagram, Facebook or Email [hilfpodcast@gmail.com]. 

Also on our Instagram, you can see daily posts about the current episode - featuring photos, links and additional tid-bits about the people and places I talk about. 

 

]]> Wed, 2 Mar 2022 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Dawn Brodey, Shelby Young, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-10-pirates-part-2-with-shelby-young-PguWdtNW As Shelby and Dawn resume the tale of Mary Read and Anne Bonny from PART 1, they begin with a discussion of how they themselves earn their loot - not as pirates, but even more notorious - as entertainers in Los Angeles. 

00:00:00 - Shelby asks Dawn how she began doing stand-up comedy and Dawn explains how the path from being a Theater Major led her here. Dawn also explains why she loves comedy and how she considers the art of making others laugh to be a sacred one. 

00:04:15 - Dawn asks Shelby how she got into voice work. Shelby explains how she began acting on stage and on camera rather young and when she discovered voice acting she was hooked. Among other things, it was nice to be able to focus on something other than her physical appearance. 

00:07:15 - Shelby tells us about how she got the job of being the voice of Princess Leia and how it fells to be a part of the 'Star Wars Family'. 

00:08:10 - Shelby demonstrates some of her voices and characters (Including PIRATES!)

00:09:40 - Dawn talks about a job she had at The Science Museum of Minnesota representing both Mary Read and Anne Bonny among the artifacts of an actual pirate shipwreck, The Whydah. 

00:12:33 - Shelby has an impressive following on all social media - especially Tiktok. Dawn laments her own wayward use of the app... 

00:14:03 - WHEN LAST WE MET: We set sail again and catch up with where we left our story in Part 1. 

00:15:00 - Fact or Fiction: Peg Leg/ Hook Hand? 

  • FACT: Pirates were comparatively good about keeping a hurt or disabled cremate aboard, assigning them tasks that could accommodate their limitations. Thus the one-legged cook of lore.

00:16:25 - Shelby asks Dawn: Would you have been a pirate? Of course she would. Shelby's answer is more complex. 

00:18:20 - How did Mary meet Anne? Not entirely sure but Dawn relays her top theories. Were they lovers? Best friends? Both? History has no definitive answer. 

00:20:54 - Of the many incredible adventures had with Mary, Anne and Calico Jack - Dawn selects her three favorite tales. 

  • 00:21:19 - Mutiny in the Woodes - Mary Read leads a fantastic mutiny aboard the ship of Privateer Woodes Rogers.
  • 00:23:16 - James Bonny successfully kidnaps Anne and drags her before a judge. It does not end well for him.
  • 00:25:58  - The arrest and trial of the merry band - all the way to their individual ends.

BREAK

00:31:59 - Fact/Fiction: Buried Treasure: Mostly Fiction in the way it has been portrayed. 'Buried Treasure' more likely was shipwrecks among which loot was known to be recoverable. 

00:34:18 - The Skull & Crossbones Flag, like so much of the Pirates possessions, was stolen. It was originally a symbol of the Freemasons and was usurped by the pirates because it often was flown as a signal of 'no harm'.  Later, captains would design their own 'dark flags' that often still included skulls and other intimidating imagery. 

00:36:54 - Shelby asks: Were pirates competitive among each other. Dawn discusses Pirates of the Caribbean… begrudgingly.

00:39:22 - A Privateer is an individual that is so much like a pirate they're sometimes indistinguishable - but the lines are often very clear... to all but the executioner. 

00:41:10 - Dawn's Favorite PILF's 

00:41:19 - Blackbeard. Who isn't intrigued by Blackbeard. His imitating look and reputation were very much manufactured and bolstered by Edward Teach (his real name). Anything that would inspire surrender was utilized to avoid a fight. 

00:45:56 - Captain Kidd. More of a Pirate I'd Like to FUCK OFF, Captain Kidd was something of a volatile baby but fun enough to make the list. 

00:48:04 - Captain Grace O’Malley. A fiery red Irish pirate who had a memorable audience with Queen Elizabeth I. 

00:52:13 - Captain Lady Chang. Arguably the most successful pirate in history and among the very, very few to enjoy retirement and old age. 

00:56:45 - A fond farewell to Shelby Young and a promise to road trip together to Pirate Dinner Theater and share all of the photos with you, of course. 

 

COMING NEXT:

EPISODE 11 - The History of Stand-UP with author Wayne Federman. We'll see you there 

---

Thanks, as ever, for listening!

We are enjoying an ever-increasing listenership and are so grateful for your ears... But I have NO IDEA who reads these things so if that is you - please introduce yourself.  There are lots of ways to do it - Instagram, Facebook or Email [hilfpodcast@gmail.com]. 

Also on our Instagram, you can see daily posts about the current episode - featuring photos, links and additional tid-bits about the people and places I talk about. 

 

]]> HILF 10: Pirates Part 2 with Shelby Young Dawn Brodey, Shelby Young, Kat Perkins 00:58:53 Dawn and guest Shelby Young continue their journey with history's most notorious (and fuckable) pirates. Part 2 concludes the tale of Mary Read and Anne Bonny, dispels some pirate myths, and introduces us to a few more PILF's along the way. Dawn and guest Shelby Young continue their journey with history's most notorious (and fuckable) pirates. Part 2 concludes the tale of Mary Read and Anne Bonny, dispels some pirate myths, and introduces us to a few more PILF's along the way. history, women, pirates, mary read, strong women, queen elizabeth, blackbeard, grace o'malley, jolly roger, anne bonny true full 10 2fdee9e6-46dd-4829-9f44-c824c9244017 HILF 09: Pirates with Shelby Young 00:01:56 - Actor, Shelby Young, a fun and funny FORCE to be reckoned with. 

00:03:15 - Also, Shelby is a babe. Top shelf mega babe. What else on camera?

00:04:15 - Stay-Puft Marshmallow man, ‘uncredited’. What is this?

00:05:14 - They discuss where Shelby grew up, why and when she came to LA and why she and Dawn both hate earthquakes and love Palm Springs. 

The Big One Podcast that Dawn mentions - it is a great resource for folks living in LA. 

00:08:30 - Dawn is very excited about this episode. It's not just a book... it's a stack of books!

00:08:47 - But first a Pirate Story: The Trial of Calico Jack Rackham, Mary Read and Anne Bonny.

00:14:49 - Dawn's sources: 

00:16:57 - LETS FUCK - What is a Pirate? What is a Corsair, Buccaneeer, Privateer?

00:18:20 - The Golden Age of Piracy: 1650-1725: A great and terrible time to be afloat. 

00:18:36 - The Triangle of Trade: What it was and why it spurred the pirate age. 

00:20:08 - The Slave Trade and how it related to piracy. 

00:21:30 - Global War and how it made pirates.

  • Honorable people do it for ‘their country.’
  • Always have an eager buyer.
  • Sailors in short supply.

00:22:10 - How a unique and terrible 'recruiting' technique contributed to piracy. 

00:22:45 - What is 'The Cat O’ Nine Tails' and why was it an invention of HMS Navy.

00:23:14 - Imagine you’re aboard a Navy ship, badly mistreated, and you see the Skull and Crossbones flag on an approaching ship. Is this good news or bad news for you? It depends on who you are and what you have to offer. 

00:24:30 - The Pirate Constitution, Their Code. The Articles of the Gentlemen of Fortune.  What it was, why it was necessary - and why most of us would have signed it in a heartbeat. 

00:27:17 - Fact or Fiction: Did pirates really wear a Big Gold Earring? 

00:28:35 - Why are women considered bad luck on ships... and why is it true?

00:30:30 - The overwhelming femininity of seafaring and the sea herself. 

00:31:47 - …but some women DID come aboard, such as Mary Read and Anne Bonny. We learn more about them after the break.

BREAK

00:34:03 - Dawn discusses more about her time living aboard houseboats, her nautical tattoos - and why her pirate obsession is real.

00:38:23 - Shelby asks: Where did the myth of mermaids come from?

00:39:28 - Fact/Fiction: Walking the Plank? Keelhauling, Marooning and why pirates were reluctant to punish each other.

00:42:10 - The Story of Mary Read

00:46:02 - The Story of Anne Bonny

00:53:39 - Shelby tells us (at last) why Pirates wear eyepatches!

COMING NEXT:

EPISODE 10 - Pirates, PART 2 with Shelby Young will come out in 2 weeks. We'll see you there 

---

Thanks, as ever, for listening!

We are enjoying an ever-increasing listenership and are so grateful for your ears... But I have NO IDEA who reads these things so if that is you - please introduce yourself.  There are lots of ways to do it - Instagram, Facebook or Email [hilfpodcast@gmail.com]. 

Also on our Instagram, you can see daily posts about the current episode - featuring photos, links and additional tid-bits about the people and places I talk about. 

 

]]> Wed, 16 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Shelby Young, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-09-pirates-with-shelby-young-7Ggt0IFq 00:01:56 - Actor, Shelby Young, a fun and funny FORCE to be reckoned with. 

00:03:15 - Also, Shelby is a babe. Top shelf mega babe. What else on camera?

00:04:15 - Stay-Puft Marshmallow man, ‘uncredited’. What is this?

00:05:14 - They discuss where Shelby grew up, why and when she came to LA and why she and Dawn both hate earthquakes and love Palm Springs. 

The Big One Podcast that Dawn mentions - it is a great resource for folks living in LA. 

00:08:30 - Dawn is very excited about this episode. It's not just a book... it's a stack of books!

00:08:47 - But first a Pirate Story: The Trial of Calico Jack Rackham, Mary Read and Anne Bonny.

00:14:49 - Dawn's sources: 

00:16:57 - LETS FUCK - What is a Pirate? What is a Corsair, Buccaneeer, Privateer?

00:18:20 - The Golden Age of Piracy: 1650-1725: A great and terrible time to be afloat. 

00:18:36 - The Triangle of Trade: What it was and why it spurred the pirate age. 

00:20:08 - The Slave Trade and how it related to piracy. 

00:21:30 - Global War and how it made pirates.

  • Honorable people do it for ‘their country.’
  • Always have an eager buyer.
  • Sailors in short supply.

00:22:10 - How a unique and terrible 'recruiting' technique contributed to piracy. 

00:22:45 - What is 'The Cat O’ Nine Tails' and why was it an invention of HMS Navy.

00:23:14 - Imagine you’re aboard a Navy ship, badly mistreated, and you see the Skull and Crossbones flag on an approaching ship. Is this good news or bad news for you? It depends on who you are and what you have to offer. 

00:24:30 - The Pirate Constitution, Their Code. The Articles of the Gentlemen of Fortune.  What it was, why it was necessary - and why most of us would have signed it in a heartbeat. 

00:27:17 - Fact or Fiction: Did pirates really wear a Big Gold Earring? 

00:28:35 - Why are women considered bad luck on ships... and why is it true?

00:30:30 - The overwhelming femininity of seafaring and the sea herself. 

00:31:47 - …but some women DID come aboard, such as Mary Read and Anne Bonny. We learn more about them after the break.

BREAK

00:34:03 - Dawn discusses more about her time living aboard houseboats, her nautical tattoos - and why her pirate obsession is real.

00:38:23 - Shelby asks: Where did the myth of mermaids come from?

00:39:28 - Fact/Fiction: Walking the Plank? Keelhauling, Marooning and why pirates were reluctant to punish each other.

00:42:10 - The Story of Mary Read

00:46:02 - The Story of Anne Bonny

00:53:39 - Shelby tells us (at last) why Pirates wear eyepatches!

COMING NEXT:

EPISODE 10 - Pirates, PART 2 with Shelby Young will come out in 2 weeks. We'll see you there 

---

Thanks, as ever, for listening!

We are enjoying an ever-increasing listenership and are so grateful for your ears... But I have NO IDEA who reads these things so if that is you - please introduce yourself.  There are lots of ways to do it - Instagram, Facebook or Email [hilfpodcast@gmail.com]. 

Also on our Instagram, you can see daily posts about the current episode - featuring photos, links and additional tid-bits about the people and places I talk about. 

 

]]> HILF 09: Pirates with Shelby Young Shelby Young, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey 00:56:01 Dawn welcomes aboard the incomparable, Shelby Young [voice of Leia in Star Wars: Forces of Destiny among many others]. Together they sail through the exciting history of the real Pirates, including the thrilling life and times of Mary Read and Anne Bonny. Dawn welcomes aboard the incomparable, Shelby Young [voice of Leia in Star Wars: Forces of Destiny among many others]. Together they sail through the exciting history of the real Pirates, including the thrilling life and times of Mary Read and Anne Bonny. tattoos, calico jack rackham, history of the pirates, shelby young, buried treasure, sword fight, pirates, eyepatches, historian, mary read, women pirates, keelhauling, nautical history, blackbeard, comedy, mermaids, dawn brodey, anne bonny true full 9 e3f4c596-e9d8-4ad5-8fa5-b2cd4ea8a290 HILF 08: The Spice Trade with Wayne Wilderson Welcome to a particularly delicious romp through the history of the Spice trade with my guest, 'television's own' Wayne Wilderson. His IMDB Credits read like a CVS receipt and you'll find he is as effortless on the microphone as he is on camera. 

00:04:55 - After telling you a little bit about where we are (and why I'm wearing my daughter's Hello Kitty Headphones) Wayne tells us a little bit about when he came to Hollywood and some of his favorite jobs... and there have been so many. Among his gigs was a 12-year run as the purple grapes in the Fruit of the Loom campaign. 

00:07:52 - Wayne and Dawn get into the HILF. 

00:08:51 - Dawn Lays out her sources and research:

00:11:10 - The plan for this episode is to cover not only the history of cinnamon and the other spices that originated in the same time and place - but also why humanity has been so intrigued by them for so long. 

00:14:40 - Let's fuck.

00:16:23 - Columbus sails the ocean blue in search of India  and her elusive spices and accidentally bumps into the Bahamas. He has a bad reputation now, but it wasn't much better in his lifetime on account of the total lack of familiar spices in the 'New World.' 

00:20:25 - The Pope, in an effort to cool tensions between Spain and Portugal, divides the world between them. The Treaty of Tordesillas established that everything 'non-christian' discovered West belonged to Spain and everything East belonged to Portugal. And thus began the race to see how far East was West and who - in the end - would claim the Spice Islands.  

00:21:20 - The Portuguese sailor, Vasco da Gama sets sail South around the Cape of Good Hope and successfully crosses the Indian ocean to arrive in Calcut, India. It's an extraordinary encounter.

00:25:58 - The Portuguese in an effort to establish domination over the islands, leave Francisco Serrao as a representative to await their return. He has a string of wild adventures, eventually becoming BFF's and advisor to an Island sultan. He marries and never returns to Portugal... He does however, write a few letters to a guy named Ferdinand Magellan. 

00:23:40 - Magellan sets sail on his history-making journey. The books say he circumnavigated the globe, but the details will reveal he - in fact died in the Philippines - and his exhausted, scurvy-laden crew had to hump one leaking boat back to Spain on their own. But, the Spanish still made a profit on the journey so...

00:32:18 - The Dutch arrive in the Spice Islands and after pushing the Portuguese and the English out - prove to be brutal overlords. 

...But this is not the beginning of the story. It can't be. There was a love and value placed on Spice that inspired all of this exploration and exploitation. In Part II, we take the road even further up the annals of history to the ancients. 

PART II

00:35:33 - Welcome back!

00:36:28 - The first known consumer of spice in history did not eat it.  It was Ramses II and he had it shoved up his nose during his mummification. 

00:38:45 - The first known myth about cinnamon predated Ramses II - it is the story of the Phoenix who is is resurrected from its ashes. Ashes that were, in the original legend, mixed with cinnamon. 

00:40:00 - The Roman's loved spice too much? It is argued that it at least contributed to the Fall the empire. It was because their growing obsession with exotic spices sent a wave of gold East; while what they got in return was primarily burned, and if eaten, supplied no nutritional value. 

00:41:43 - When the later European Christians dominated, they at first rejected spices as a uniquely pagan tradition. In later centuries, however, they embraced them and in much the same way, and with much the same results as the Romans. 

00:45:18 - Dawn covers the many varied uses and applications for spices over the centuries. From medicine, to ritual, to sex aide. 

00:50:00 - Constantine the Great was a sex expert - he literally wrote the book on it - and there are some gems. 

00:52:00 - It turns out, however, our timeless obsession with spice - cinnamon in particular - is justified! Dr. Alan R. Hirsch, director of the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago has proven it!

00:54:00 - The various spices pursued during the The Spice Trade fit nicely with the flawed medical wisdom of the time - that of The 4 Humors. It hinged on the idea that the health of a human being was tied to it's balance among being Hot, Cold, Wet and Dry. They were fairly arbitrary delineations that doctors - with both good and bad intensions - exploited for centuries. 

00:56:30 - The end of the age, not too surprisingly, coincided with the beginning of one. The French one-armed thief, Peter Poivre, successfully stole cloves from Indonesia and successfully replanted them in France. It was 1776 and nobody cared anymore. 

01:00:30 - One might be tempted to say that we as humanity have moved on from the silly ancient obsession with spices - and yet they are key ingredients in both Coca-cola and the top fragrance, Obsession by Calvin Klein... So have we? 

Thanks, as ever, for listening!

We are enjoying an ever-increasing listenership and are so grateful for your ears... But I have NO IDEA who reads these things so if that is you - please introduce yourself.  There are lots of ways to do it - Instagram, Facebook or Email [hilfpodcast@gmail.com]. 

Also on our Instagram, you can see daily posts about the current episode - featuring photos, links and additional tid-bits about the people and places I talk about. 

 

]]> Wed, 2 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins, Wayne Wilderson) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-08-the-spice-trade-with-wayne-wilderson-Nxbidb6b Welcome to a particularly delicious romp through the history of the Spice trade with my guest, 'television's own' Wayne Wilderson. His IMDB Credits read like a CVS receipt and you'll find he is as effortless on the microphone as he is on camera. 

00:04:55 - After telling you a little bit about where we are (and why I'm wearing my daughter's Hello Kitty Headphones) Wayne tells us a little bit about when he came to Hollywood and some of his favorite jobs... and there have been so many. Among his gigs was a 12-year run as the purple grapes in the Fruit of the Loom campaign. 

00:07:52 - Wayne and Dawn get into the HILF. 

00:08:51 - Dawn Lays out her sources and research:

00:11:10 - The plan for this episode is to cover not only the history of cinnamon and the other spices that originated in the same time and place - but also why humanity has been so intrigued by them for so long. 

00:14:40 - Let's fuck.

00:16:23 - Columbus sails the ocean blue in search of India  and her elusive spices and accidentally bumps into the Bahamas. He has a bad reputation now, but it wasn't much better in his lifetime on account of the total lack of familiar spices in the 'New World.' 

00:20:25 - The Pope, in an effort to cool tensions between Spain and Portugal, divides the world between them. The Treaty of Tordesillas established that everything 'non-christian' discovered West belonged to Spain and everything East belonged to Portugal. And thus began the race to see how far East was West and who - in the end - would claim the Spice Islands.  

00:21:20 - The Portuguese sailor, Vasco da Gama sets sail South around the Cape of Good Hope and successfully crosses the Indian ocean to arrive in Calcut, India. It's an extraordinary encounter.

00:25:58 - The Portuguese in an effort to establish domination over the islands, leave Francisco Serrao as a representative to await their return. He has a string of wild adventures, eventually becoming BFF's and advisor to an Island sultan. He marries and never returns to Portugal... He does however, write a few letters to a guy named Ferdinand Magellan. 

00:23:40 - Magellan sets sail on his history-making journey. The books say he circumnavigated the globe, but the details will reveal he - in fact died in the Philippines - and his exhausted, scurvy-laden crew had to hump one leaking boat back to Spain on their own. But, the Spanish still made a profit on the journey so...

00:32:18 - The Dutch arrive in the Spice Islands and after pushing the Portuguese and the English out - prove to be brutal overlords. 

...But this is not the beginning of the story. It can't be. There was a love and value placed on Spice that inspired all of this exploration and exploitation. In Part II, we take the road even further up the annals of history to the ancients. 

PART II

00:35:33 - Welcome back!

00:36:28 - The first known consumer of spice in history did not eat it.  It was Ramses II and he had it shoved up his nose during his mummification. 

00:38:45 - The first known myth about cinnamon predated Ramses II - it is the story of the Phoenix who is is resurrected from its ashes. Ashes that were, in the original legend, mixed with cinnamon. 

00:40:00 - The Roman's loved spice too much? It is argued that it at least contributed to the Fall the empire. It was because their growing obsession with exotic spices sent a wave of gold East; while what they got in return was primarily burned, and if eaten, supplied no nutritional value. 

00:41:43 - When the later European Christians dominated, they at first rejected spices as a uniquely pagan tradition. In later centuries, however, they embraced them and in much the same way, and with much the same results as the Romans. 

00:45:18 - Dawn covers the many varied uses and applications for spices over the centuries. From medicine, to ritual, to sex aide. 

00:50:00 - Constantine the Great was a sex expert - he literally wrote the book on it - and there are some gems. 

00:52:00 - It turns out, however, our timeless obsession with spice - cinnamon in particular - is justified! Dr. Alan R. Hirsch, director of the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago has proven it!

00:54:00 - The various spices pursued during the The Spice Trade fit nicely with the flawed medical wisdom of the time - that of The 4 Humors. It hinged on the idea that the health of a human being was tied to it's balance among being Hot, Cold, Wet and Dry. They were fairly arbitrary delineations that doctors - with both good and bad intensions - exploited for centuries. 

00:56:30 - The end of the age, not too surprisingly, coincided with the beginning of one. The French one-armed thief, Peter Poivre, successfully stole cloves from Indonesia and successfully replanted them in France. It was 1776 and nobody cared anymore. 

01:00:30 - One might be tempted to say that we as humanity have moved on from the silly ancient obsession with spices - and yet they are key ingredients in both Coca-cola and the top fragrance, Obsession by Calvin Klein... So have we? 

Thanks, as ever, for listening!

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Also on our Instagram, you can see daily posts about the current episode - featuring photos, links and additional tid-bits about the people and places I talk about. 

 

]]> HILF 08: The Spice Trade with Wayne Wilderson Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins, Wayne Wilderson 01:05:30 Did you put some cinnamon in your coffee this morning? A little black pepper on your eggs? The spices we take for granted today were once upon a time the single most valuable material in the world. From ancient Egypt, to Columbus and right up to today - Dawn and special guest, Wayne Wilderson - take a us on a journey good enough to eat... and fuck. Did you put some cinnamon in your coffee this morning? A little black pepper on your eggs? The spices we take for granted today were once upon a time the single most valuable material in the world. From ancient Egypt, to Columbus and right up to today - Dawn and special guest, Wayne Wilderson - take a us on a journey good enough to eat... and fuck. foodie, nutmeg, history, portugal, food history, age of discovery, ferdinand magellan, spice trade, spain, comedy, christopher columbus, vasco da gama, ancient history, the spice islands, cinnamon, indonesia true full 8 a6377241-6564-4fb3-8d4b-2d8e50001317 HILF 07: The F-Word, Part 2 with Ryan Ripple Dawn and Ryan continue their conversation (and open another bottle of wine) as they jump right back into the history of profanity, beginning with Ryan's favorite swear word, 'shit.'

PART 1

00:03:30 - Dawn begins with the fun (but likely false) theory that the word 'shit' originated with the shipping of manure - and the necessity for it to be stamped with the instructions to Ship High In Transit.

00:06:50 - More likely the root of the english word 'shit' is from German/Ukranian roots: Scheisse and skei. Could it be the word comes from 'to cut off' - as in 'to pinch a loaf'. 

00:10:48 - Dawn discusses the journey from being an adult, accustomed to being very far removed from your own excrement and the excrement of others, to being a parent suddenly thrust tits-first back into shitsville. 

00:12:28 - The word 'shit' was considered so forbidden, it wasn't included in the dictionary until 1970. Up until (and after) that time, however, it was liberally written on toilet stalls in what has been coined 'Latrine Poetry'. 

00:13:46 - Dawn covers the 4 metaphorical uses of the word 'shit' as outlined by John McWhorter in the book Nine Nasty Words. 

00:21:34 - Dawn and Ryan discuss, with care and respect, the third tier of cursing: Slurs against groups of people. Dawn discusses the N-word (without saying it) and how it's modern use has changed and sharpened since the 1990's.

 

PART II

00:32:05 - The next slur we discuss is the other F-Word (derogatory term for a gay man). How did it go from being used casually in PG-rated 80's teen movies to being so hot it got Isiah Washington fired from Grey's Anatomy? 

00:37:57 - What does the other F-word mean? How did a 'bundle of sticks' and 'a cigarette' come to share the word? How are they related? 

00:41:00 - Most derogatory terms for gay men begin as belittling words for women or women's genitalia. The exception, is 'cocksucker' which from its inception has been leveraged almost exclusively against men. 

00:44:03 - Why does it sound strange when people don't swear? Adamant non-cursers like Ned Flanders and Mitt Romney also catch our ear's attention. 

00:46:48 - Speaking of women's genitalia: we discuss the nuanced difference in the use of Pussy and Cunt and how a one-syllable word that ends in a consonant will ultimately always win the profanity game. 

00:50:07 - We bid farewell to special guest Ryan Ripple and he also gives us his review of this fucking amazing journey.

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]]> Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Dawn Brodey, Ryan Ripple, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-07-the-f-word-part-2-with-ryan-ripple-LueaJA15 Dawn and Ryan continue their conversation (and open another bottle of wine) as they jump right back into the history of profanity, beginning with Ryan's favorite swear word, 'shit.'

PART 1

00:03:30 - Dawn begins with the fun (but likely false) theory that the word 'shit' originated with the shipping of manure - and the necessity for it to be stamped with the instructions to Ship High In Transit.

00:06:50 - More likely the root of the english word 'shit' is from German/Ukranian roots: Scheisse and skei. Could it be the word comes from 'to cut off' - as in 'to pinch a loaf'. 

00:10:48 - Dawn discusses the journey from being an adult, accustomed to being very far removed from your own excrement and the excrement of others, to being a parent suddenly thrust tits-first back into shitsville. 

00:12:28 - The word 'shit' was considered so forbidden, it wasn't included in the dictionary until 1970. Up until (and after) that time, however, it was liberally written on toilet stalls in what has been coined 'Latrine Poetry'. 

00:13:46 - Dawn covers the 4 metaphorical uses of the word 'shit' as outlined by John McWhorter in the book Nine Nasty Words. 

00:21:34 - Dawn and Ryan discuss, with care and respect, the third tier of cursing: Slurs against groups of people. Dawn discusses the N-word (without saying it) and how it's modern use has changed and sharpened since the 1990's.

 

PART II

00:32:05 - The next slur we discuss is the other F-Word (derogatory term for a gay man). How did it go from being used casually in PG-rated 80's teen movies to being so hot it got Isiah Washington fired from Grey's Anatomy? 

00:37:57 - What does the other F-word mean? How did a 'bundle of sticks' and 'a cigarette' come to share the word? How are they related? 

00:41:00 - Most derogatory terms for gay men begin as belittling words for women or women's genitalia. The exception, is 'cocksucker' which from its inception has been leveraged almost exclusively against men. 

00:44:03 - Why does it sound strange when people don't swear? Adamant non-cursers like Ned Flanders and Mitt Romney also catch our ear's attention. 

00:46:48 - Speaking of women's genitalia: we discuss the nuanced difference in the use of Pussy and Cunt and how a one-syllable word that ends in a consonant will ultimately always win the profanity game. 

00:50:07 - We bid farewell to special guest Ryan Ripple and he also gives us his review of this fucking amazing journey.

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]]> HILF 07: The F-Word, Part 2 with Ryan Ripple Dawn Brodey, Ryan Ripple, Kat Perkins 00:52:32 Guest Ryan Ripple returns for Part 2 of The F-Word - in which we go even further down the profanity alphabet to discuss the origin and uses of the S, P, C, and other F-Word. It's a damn good time. Guest Ryan Ripple returns for Part 2 of The F-Word - in which we go even further down the profanity alphabet to discuss the origin and uses of the S, P, C, and other F-Word. It's a damn good time. smart, funny, history, forbidden, historynerd, fun, profanity, ryan ripple, bad language, linquistics, cursing, slurs, the f word, comedy, naughty, dawn brodey, kat perkins, shit, john mcwhorter, fuck true full 7 ea1574b5-cf07-4e76-8d40-d0a0cbf2d5b3 HILF 06: The F-Word with Ryan Ripple The name of this podcast includes profanity, so it may not be terribly surprising that Dawn was delighted to embrace the subject of the next episode: The F-Word

Her guest is the delightful and hilarious, Ryan Ripple, and together they discuss not only the origin and creative utilization of our favorite curse word - but the history of cursing in general. We also get into the science of swearing and how it functions within our brain. Why for example, does your pain tolerance demonstrably increase when you yell FUCK but not when you yell TOMATO.

It’s a hell of a good time - gosh darn glad you're here!

PART 1

00:02:15 - Not only do we meet our guest, Ryan Ripple, but the off-mic master that is my little dog, Yogurt. 

00:03:20 - The History of Dawn and Ryan from their meeting as backlot tour guides at Universal Studios Hollywood (the entertainment capital of LA.)

00:06:25 - Ryan and Dawn reveal their favorite swears and why they love them so. 

00:12:37 - Dawn discusses why she chose to include the F-word in the title of the podcast despite some real and technical liabilities to doing so. 

00:15:58 - Dawn quizzes Ryan on his ability to remember George Carlin's famous list of the 7 Words You Can't Say on Television. 

00:18:17 - Dawn's research includes:

00:19:10 - How George Carlin and Lenny Bruce changed history and US Law with their profane comedy. 

PART II

00:30:16 - Profanity and your brain: why does a different part of our brain light up when we say tomato versus fuck. How does it effect our ability to tolerate pain?

00:35:00 - The 3 Kinds of cursing: Offensive to God, offensive to the Body, Offensive to a Group of People. 

00:38:00 - The OG of cursing and why 'swearing upon God' is still a mightily profane to many people. 

00:42:05 - The Birth of 'FUCK' - when we first saw it in writing and how it evolved.

00:48:52 - Dawn lays out a long, but hardly complete, list of the varying ways that we use 'fuck' in contemporary American English. 

00:55:30 - What is expletive infixation and why you should abso-fucking-lutely use it. 

00:59:37 - If you think english-speaking Americans love 'fuck' wait til you hear how much the Russians love 'dick.'

01:06:00 - End of show credits and introduction to the next episode - a continuation of this conversation and even more profanity to come! The next episode [Jan. 19th] with cover Shit, the other F-word, and even a word so hot and sharp, Dawn won't even say it! 

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]]> Wed, 5 Jan 2022 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Dawn Brodey, Ryan Ripple, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-06-the-f-word-with-ryan-ripple-SRAebWHj The name of this podcast includes profanity, so it may not be terribly surprising that Dawn was delighted to embrace the subject of the next episode: The F-Word

Her guest is the delightful and hilarious, Ryan Ripple, and together they discuss not only the origin and creative utilization of our favorite curse word - but the history of cursing in general. We also get into the science of swearing and how it functions within our brain. Why for example, does your pain tolerance demonstrably increase when you yell FUCK but not when you yell TOMATO.

It’s a hell of a good time - gosh darn glad you're here!

PART 1

00:02:15 - Not only do we meet our guest, Ryan Ripple, but the off-mic master that is my little dog, Yogurt. 

00:03:20 - The History of Dawn and Ryan from their meeting as backlot tour guides at Universal Studios Hollywood (the entertainment capital of LA.)

00:06:25 - Ryan and Dawn reveal their favorite swears and why they love them so. 

00:12:37 - Dawn discusses why she chose to include the F-word in the title of the podcast despite some real and technical liabilities to doing so. 

00:15:58 - Dawn quizzes Ryan on his ability to remember George Carlin's famous list of the 7 Words You Can't Say on Television. 

00:18:17 - Dawn's research includes:

00:19:10 - How George Carlin and Lenny Bruce changed history and US Law with their profane comedy. 

PART II

00:30:16 - Profanity and your brain: why does a different part of our brain light up when we say tomato versus fuck. How does it effect our ability to tolerate pain?

00:35:00 - The 3 Kinds of cursing: Offensive to God, offensive to the Body, Offensive to a Group of People. 

00:38:00 - The OG of cursing and why 'swearing upon God' is still a mightily profane to many people. 

00:42:05 - The Birth of 'FUCK' - when we first saw it in writing and how it evolved.

00:48:52 - Dawn lays out a long, but hardly complete, list of the varying ways that we use 'fuck' in contemporary American English. 

00:55:30 - What is expletive infixation and why you should abso-fucking-lutely use it. 

00:59:37 - If you think english-speaking Americans love 'fuck' wait til you hear how much the Russians love 'dick.'

01:06:00 - End of show credits and introduction to the next episode - a continuation of this conversation and even more profanity to come! The next episode [Jan. 19th] with cover Shit, the other F-word, and even a word so hot and sharp, Dawn won't even say it! 

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**We are a new podcast and still growing and learning. More resources and links will be available... as we get better at this. Thanks for listening and please reach out to let us know where you are and what you want us to F next. 

 

 

 

 

]]> HILF 06: The F-Word with Ryan Ripple Dawn Brodey, Ryan Ripple, Kat Perkins 01:07:13 From the very first documented 'fuck' in history all the way through Carlin's 7 Dirty Words, Dawn unpacks the origins and surprising uses of some our most-loved and oft-hated profanity. The guest is comedian, Ryan Ripple, who has his own interesting takes on this shit. From the very first documented 'fuck' in history all the way through Carlin's 7 Dirty Words, Dawn unpacks the origins and surprising uses of some our most-loved and oft-hated profanity. The guest is comedian, Ryan Ripple, who has his own interesting takes on this shit. history, interview, profanity, language history, wine, george carlin, the f word, comedy, history of english, benjamin k bergen, friends, lenny bruce, bad words, john mcwhorter, history of cursing true full 6 a0678518-1f91-47da-86c5-dccb4553d9ff HILF 05: Krampus with Andrew Melby When my husband, Andrew Melby, suggested that Krampus would be a good HILF subject to do for our first Holiday episode, he unwittingly stepped into the guest seat.  Krampus - the pagen-era Yuletide devil that predates the Baby Jesus - is an awesome and intriguing subject to delve into; proving that the only thing that surpasses Melby's taste in podcasts, is his taste in women. 

PART 1

Welcome and a little chit-chat on the insightful and hard-hitting subjects like The Spice Girls and pros and cons of nose rings.

00:06:58 - Melby explains why he assigned Krampus and wherein lies the intrigue. 

00:10:00 - Dawn's primary research sources includes: 

00:12:08 - Dawn begins with Krampus's origin - where and when we find him... and with a preemptive apology to our German audience. 

00:13:45 - It all began with a witch named Perchta.

00:16:16 - The Home Visit. ...or when Krampus comes into your living room and all hell breaks loose. 

00:19:04 - Deep, dark winter and how those who know It, know Krampus better than most. 

00:27:00 - Greetings from Krampus, and the greeting cards that started a craze. 

00:30:21 - So you wanna start your own Krampus? Good idea, here's where to start: 

00:31:50 - When the Catholic Church meets Krampus; and how a ban becomes a BAND!

00:37:16 - You think Karens are bad? Meet the Wild Barbaras and Dark Lucys. 

 

PART II

00:42:45 - St. Nicholas the Star saint of Christmas. 

00:48:14 - Naughty n' Nice list, Jingle Bells, Leaving Milk & Cookies: How your favorite Christmas traditions started with Krampus. 

00:50:30 - Filling out your Krampus with the spicy details: The Rempler, Venusberg and some big-ass hats. 

00:56:45 - Why do we have Krampus? Dawn's take: Fun is life. 

01:01:00 - Sign off and introduction to next episode [new every other Wednesday - next Jan. 5th] The History of the F-word!

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**We are a new podcast and still growing and learning. More resources and links will be available... as we get better at this. Thanks for listening and please reach out to let us know where you are and what you want us to F next. 

]]> Wed, 22 Dec 2021 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Andrew Melby, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-05-krampus-with-andrew-melby-MISgceRV When my husband, Andrew Melby, suggested that Krampus would be a good HILF subject to do for our first Holiday episode, he unwittingly stepped into the guest seat.  Krampus - the pagen-era Yuletide devil that predates the Baby Jesus - is an awesome and intriguing subject to delve into; proving that the only thing that surpasses Melby's taste in podcasts, is his taste in women. 

PART 1

Welcome and a little chit-chat on the insightful and hard-hitting subjects like The Spice Girls and pros and cons of nose rings.

00:06:58 - Melby explains why he assigned Krampus and wherein lies the intrigue. 

00:10:00 - Dawn's primary research sources includes: 

00:12:08 - Dawn begins with Krampus's origin - where and when we find him... and with a preemptive apology to our German audience. 

00:13:45 - It all began with a witch named Perchta.

00:16:16 - The Home Visit. ...or when Krampus comes into your living room and all hell breaks loose. 

00:19:04 - Deep, dark winter and how those who know It, know Krampus better than most. 

00:27:00 - Greetings from Krampus, and the greeting cards that started a craze. 

00:30:21 - So you wanna start your own Krampus? Good idea, here's where to start: 

00:31:50 - When the Catholic Church meets Krampus; and how a ban becomes a BAND!

00:37:16 - You think Karens are bad? Meet the Wild Barbaras and Dark Lucys. 

 

PART II

00:42:45 - St. Nicholas the Star saint of Christmas. 

00:48:14 - Naughty n' Nice list, Jingle Bells, Leaving Milk & Cookies: How your favorite Christmas traditions started with Krampus. 

00:50:30 - Filling out your Krampus with the spicy details: The Rempler, Venusberg and some big-ass hats. 

00:56:45 - Why do we have Krampus? Dawn's take: Fun is life. 

01:01:00 - Sign off and introduction to next episode [new every other Wednesday - next Jan. 5th] The History of the F-word!

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]]> HILF 05: Krampus with Andrew Melby Andrew Melby, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey 01:02:20 He is a long-horned, long-tongued, Christmas Devil who lives to drag naughty children to hell... But enough about my guest - lets talk about KRAMPUS! This is a very special holiday episode is which Dawn sits down with her real-life husband, Andrew Melby, and digs into the origin and legends surrounding this tenacious Yuletide demon. He is a long-horned, long-tongued, Christmas Devil who lives to drag naughty children to hell... But enough about my guest - lets talk about KRAMPUS! This is a very special holiday episode is which Dawn sits down with her real-life husband, Andrew Melby, and digs into the origin and legends surrounding this tenacious Yuletide demon. holiday episode, krampus, al ridenour, perchta, christmas, dark christmas true full 5 c9619f03-5fcf-42b9-bf85-a0b79f797c95 HILF 04: President Polk with Meryl Klemow No one expected James K Polk to be president. He was a quiet, frail, Tennessee Democrat with no military record who had just lost his governor's seat... again. But history is a party my friends, and the fascinating and winding road that leads him into the White House in 1844 is wild ride. Thanks for coming along!

My guest is the hilarious Meryl Klemow - she is a comedian, podcaster, and impossible-to-cancel. Together we tell the tale of some of the most gob-smacking moments of Polk's life (seriously WHY do we keep talking about his scrotum) and unfold the personalities and mysteries that surrounded him. How did this Dark Horse even get nominated to be president? How is he responsible for the US 'acquiring' both Texas and California? ...and what the heck was in that mysteries box delivered to him on the eve of his exit from office? Settle in and find out. 

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PART 1

00:05:20 - Meryl explains why she is so drawn to President Polk and what has brought us to this particular F-ing.

00:07:13 - Dawn explains some of the landmines of this episode, including the subjects of slavery, the Trail of Tears, and the Mexican-American War. Buckle up. 

00:09:00 - Dawn lays out her sources and research. Primarily the biography, POLK: The Man who Transformed the Presidency and America. by Walter R. Borneman. 

Polk's America - Podcast 

00:12:00 - This Guy's Got Stones. THIS is why we keep talking about his scrotum.

00:16:49 - James K Polk was known as 'Young Hickory' because of his closeness to previous president, Andrew Jackson aka 'Old Hickory'. Jackson was much-loved by some, but so hated by others that whole party coalesced around their disdain for him - The Whigs.

00:20:16 - Meet President Tyler, another one-term president we usually forget. He is the man who proved that sometimes the Whig wears you...

00:25:38 - President Tyler and his Secretary of the Navy take most of the cabinet out for a cruise aboard a warship called The Princeton and things get... explosive. 

00:29:50 - Everything is bigger in Texas - including its origin story as a state! The US had it, sold it, stole it back, and then ultimately bought it.  Remember the Alamo?

00:32:55 - Certainly a HILF in his own right, Dawn touches briefly on the man Sam Houston. He was the president of the Independent Republic of Texas before it was annexed by the United States. 

00:38:24 - How a boring-ass vote for a 2/3 majority to win the nomination leads a dark horse into the white house. 

00:40:00 - The 1844 nominations are in it's Clay vs Polk and HOLY SHIT - Polk wins the presidency because of a 3rd party candidate upsetting the predictions in New York. 

...and thus begins centuries of people asking: Who the hell is James K. Polk?

 

PART 2

00:42:58 - Meryl and Dawn discuss Polk's various positions... You heard me. 

00:44:35 - America wrestles with how to annex Texas and Polk on the eve of his inauguration makes a radical suggestion.

00:46:22 - Polk's bold plan - which he says he'll accomplish in one term: Get Oregon, Get Texas, Get California and change everything about the tax code... no big deal. 

00:47:45 - Zachary Taylor gots to the Rio Grande to pick a fight and Polk casually defies the constitution and declares war with Mexico. 

00:48:49 - The US begins, fights and wins the Mexican/American war in only two years - a time when information took three weeks to get from DC to California. It's a quick war but there are some very fuckable nuggets within:

00:49:25 - Charles Fremont and his secret marriage to the hot, brilliant teenager, Jessie Benton. 

00:52:10 - But then Charles goes rogue, oversteps his bounds, and gets himself court-martialed... but only after he helps create the still much-loved California Republic Flag. 

00:55:11 - A retrospective of the Mexican/American War in which we come out looking like a bunch of bullies. Not my take - Ulysses S. Grant's.

00:57:00 - Polk's out - no interest in even running again. But on your way out, Mr. President, we'd like to give you this MYSTERIOUS BOX OF GOLD!

01:00:00 - Polk's farewell cruise through the South... and right into the grips of the Cholera that ultimately kills him. 

01:06:10 - End Credits, thanks - and our subject for the next episode: The Krampus with my real-life husband, Andrew Melby. 

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HILF Podcast on Instagram  -Go here to see lots of photos and updates on guests and research. 

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HILF Podcast on Youtube

**We are a new podcast and still growing and learning. More resources and links will be available... as we get better at this. Thanks for listening and please reach out to let us know where you are and what you want us to F next. 

]]> Wed, 8 Dec 2021 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Meryl Klemow, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-04-james-k-polk-with-meryl-klemow-sT1Wuxod No one expected James K Polk to be president. He was a quiet, frail, Tennessee Democrat with no military record who had just lost his governor's seat... again. But history is a party my friends, and the fascinating and winding road that leads him into the White House in 1844 is wild ride. Thanks for coming along!

My guest is the hilarious Meryl Klemow - she is a comedian, podcaster, and impossible-to-cancel. Together we tell the tale of some of the most gob-smacking moments of Polk's life (seriously WHY do we keep talking about his scrotum) and unfold the personalities and mysteries that surrounded him. How did this Dark Horse even get nominated to be president? How is he responsible for the US 'acquiring' both Texas and California? ...and what the heck was in that mysteries box delivered to him on the eve of his exit from office? Settle in and find out. 

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PART 1

00:05:20 - Meryl explains why she is so drawn to President Polk and what has brought us to this particular F-ing.

00:07:13 - Dawn explains some of the landmines of this episode, including the subjects of slavery, the Trail of Tears, and the Mexican-American War. Buckle up. 

00:09:00 - Dawn lays out her sources and research. Primarily the biography, POLK: The Man who Transformed the Presidency and America. by Walter R. Borneman. 

Polk's America - Podcast 

00:12:00 - This Guy's Got Stones. THIS is why we keep talking about his scrotum.

00:16:49 - James K Polk was known as 'Young Hickory' because of his closeness to previous president, Andrew Jackson aka 'Old Hickory'. Jackson was much-loved by some, but so hated by others that whole party coalesced around their disdain for him - The Whigs.

00:20:16 - Meet President Tyler, another one-term president we usually forget. He is the man who proved that sometimes the Whig wears you...

00:25:38 - President Tyler and his Secretary of the Navy take most of the cabinet out for a cruise aboard a warship called The Princeton and things get... explosive. 

00:29:50 - Everything is bigger in Texas - including its origin story as a state! The US had it, sold it, stole it back, and then ultimately bought it.  Remember the Alamo?

00:32:55 - Certainly a HILF in his own right, Dawn touches briefly on the man Sam Houston. He was the president of the Independent Republic of Texas before it was annexed by the United States. 

00:38:24 - How a boring-ass vote for a 2/3 majority to win the nomination leads a dark horse into the white house. 

00:40:00 - The 1844 nominations are in it's Clay vs Polk and HOLY SHIT - Polk wins the presidency because of a 3rd party candidate upsetting the predictions in New York. 

...and thus begins centuries of people asking: Who the hell is James K. Polk?

 

PART 2

00:42:58 - Meryl and Dawn discuss Polk's various positions... You heard me. 

00:44:35 - America wrestles with how to annex Texas and Polk on the eve of his inauguration makes a radical suggestion.

00:46:22 - Polk's bold plan - which he says he'll accomplish in one term: Get Oregon, Get Texas, Get California and change everything about the tax code... no big deal. 

00:47:45 - Zachary Taylor gots to the Rio Grande to pick a fight and Polk casually defies the constitution and declares war with Mexico. 

00:48:49 - The US begins, fights and wins the Mexican/American war in only two years - a time when information took three weeks to get from DC to California. It's a quick war but there are some very fuckable nuggets within:

00:49:25 - Charles Fremont and his secret marriage to the hot, brilliant teenager, Jessie Benton. 

00:52:10 - But then Charles goes rogue, oversteps his bounds, and gets himself court-martialed... but only after he helps create the still much-loved California Republic Flag. 

00:55:11 - A retrospective of the Mexican/American War in which we come out looking like a bunch of bullies. Not my take - Ulysses S. Grant's.

00:57:00 - Polk's out - no interest in even running again. But on your way out, Mr. President, we'd like to give you this MYSTERIOUS BOX OF GOLD!

01:00:00 - Polk's farewell cruise through the South... and right into the grips of the Cholera that ultimately kills him. 

01:06:10 - End Credits, thanks - and our subject for the next episode: The Krampus with my real-life husband, Andrew Melby. 

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HILF Podcast on Facebook

HILF Podcast on Youtube

**We are a new podcast and still growing and learning. More resources and links will be available... as we get better at this. Thanks for listening and please reach out to let us know where you are and what you want us to F next. 

]]> HILF 04: President Polk with Meryl Klemow Meryl Klemow, Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey 01:07:26 It's a 'She's All That' episode of HILF! James K Polk is a boring-ass, one-term President of the United States, assigned to Dawn by our special guest, comedian, Meryl Klemow. She came for his mullet and piercing eyes, but the story about his problematic scrotum really reels her in. It's a 'She's All That' episode of HILF! James K Polk is a boring-ass, one-term President of the United States, assigned to Dawn by our special guest, comedian, Meryl Klemow. She came for his mullet and piercing eyes, but the story about his problematic scrotum really reels her in. history, laugh, fun, mexican american war, james k polk, the gold rush, texas history, comedy, andrew jackson, henry clay, sam houston, american history, the whigs true full 4 1f096991-f9df-4d60-94b9-83ca13a3afd2 HILF 03: DB Cooper with Maile Flanagan It was the day before Thanksgiving, 1971, when the last passenger boarded a short flight from Portland to Seattle. With no ID's required to fly at the time, he paid for his ticket with cash ($20) and signed in as 'Dan Cooper'. He  then sat alone in the back row drinking bourbon and smoking cigarettes.  Later that night, he would parachute out of that plane with $200,000 ransom and never be heard from again. His name was probably not 'Dan Cooper' - but it certainly wasn't 'DB Cooper', the alias almost everyone refers to him by today.  His name, however, is only the beginning of what we do not know about the person who pulled off the only unsolved skyjacking in American History.  

 

Dawn's special guest, Maile Flanagan, assigned her this subject because - like many others - she had a vague memory of hearing the general story and was eager for all the F-able details. In this episode, Dawn delivers.  Not only a detailed play-by-play of what happened that fateful night, but a dive into some of the most interesting suspects to have emerged from the 50 year old investigation. 

PART 1  

00:02:15 - The History of my guest, Maile Flanagan: Voice of Naruto and Terry Perry on Lab Rats (among many other credits.) 

00:05:05 - Today's HILF: DB Cooper. Who is he and what happened?

00:13:01 - The evidence and what we know.

00:14:50 - The Mystery creates an immediate Legend. 

00:22:00 - Introduction to Florence Schaffner & Tina Mucklow - the flight attendants who interacted with Cooper. 

00:32:00 - Dawn's Favorite Suspects! The FBI identified over 1,000 "viable" suspects - here are 4 of them:

00:33:08 - Suspect #1 - Richard McCoy: A copycat who almost got away with it. 

00:36:47 - Suspect #2 - Duane Weber: A deathbed confession and an angry widow.

PART 2

00:42:55 - Suspect #3 - Walter Reca: His recorded confession to a best friend has a lot of people convinced. 

00:47:12 - Suspect #4 - Barbara Dayton: Born 'Robert Dayton' she had a grudge and the expertise to pull it off. 

00:52:22 - Some honorable mentions including Kenny Christiansen, LD Cooper and Robert Rackstraw.

00:58:58 - Ending credits, thank you's and announcement of next episode: President James K Polk with guest, Meryl Klemow. 

 

SOURCES AND LINKS: 

**NOTE: If you don't see links to the sources below, go to our page on Simplecast [https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com]. You can also message us on Instagram with any questions or corrections. [@HILFPodcast, https://www.instagram.com/hilfpodcast] or [hilfpodcast@gmail.com]

Book: 'SKYJACK' The Hunt for DB Cooper by Geoffrey Gray 

HBO Documentary:  The Mystery of DB Cooper (2020) [Youtube Trailer]

DB Cooper Days at the Ariel Tavern (ended as of 2018) 

Great resource regarding flight attendants of the 60's & 70's.

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HILF Podcast on Instagram  -Go here to see lots of photos and updates on guests and research. 

HILF Podcast on Facebook

HILF Podcast on Youtube

**We are a new podcast and still growing and learning. More resources and links will be available... as we get better at this. Thanks for listening and please reach out to let us know where you are and what you want us to F next. 

]]> Wed, 24 Nov 2021 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Maile Flanagan, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-03-db-cooper-with-maile-flanagan-dpTtixXD It was the day before Thanksgiving, 1971, when the last passenger boarded a short flight from Portland to Seattle. With no ID's required to fly at the time, he paid for his ticket with cash ($20) and signed in as 'Dan Cooper'. He  then sat alone in the back row drinking bourbon and smoking cigarettes.  Later that night, he would parachute out of that plane with $200,000 ransom and never be heard from again. His name was probably not 'Dan Cooper' - but it certainly wasn't 'DB Cooper', the alias almost everyone refers to him by today.  His name, however, is only the beginning of what we do not know about the person who pulled off the only unsolved skyjacking in American History.  

 

Dawn's special guest, Maile Flanagan, assigned her this subject because - like many others - she had a vague memory of hearing the general story and was eager for all the F-able details. In this episode, Dawn delivers.  Not only a detailed play-by-play of what happened that fateful night, but a dive into some of the most interesting suspects to have emerged from the 50 year old investigation. 

PART 1  

00:02:15 - The History of my guest, Maile Flanagan: Voice of Naruto and Terry Perry on Lab Rats (among many other credits.) 

00:05:05 - Today's HILF: DB Cooper. Who is he and what happened?

00:13:01 - The evidence and what we know.

00:14:50 - The Mystery creates an immediate Legend. 

00:22:00 - Introduction to Florence Schaffner & Tina Mucklow - the flight attendants who interacted with Cooper. 

00:32:00 - Dawn's Favorite Suspects! The FBI identified over 1,000 "viable" suspects - here are 4 of them:

00:33:08 - Suspect #1 - Richard McCoy: A copycat who almost got away with it. 

00:36:47 - Suspect #2 - Duane Weber: A deathbed confession and an angry widow.

PART 2

00:42:55 - Suspect #3 - Walter Reca: His recorded confession to a best friend has a lot of people convinced. 

00:47:12 - Suspect #4 - Barbara Dayton: Born 'Robert Dayton' she had a grudge and the expertise to pull it off. 

00:52:22 - Some honorable mentions including Kenny Christiansen, LD Cooper and Robert Rackstraw.

00:58:58 - Ending credits, thank you's and announcement of next episode: President James K Polk with guest, Meryl Klemow. 

 

SOURCES AND LINKS: 

**NOTE: If you don't see links to the sources below, go to our page on Simplecast [https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com]. You can also message us on Instagram with any questions or corrections. [@HILFPodcast, https://www.instagram.com/hilfpodcast] or [hilfpodcast@gmail.com]

Book: 'SKYJACK' The Hunt for DB Cooper by Geoffrey Gray 

HBO Documentary:  The Mystery of DB Cooper (2020) [Youtube Trailer]

DB Cooper Days at the Ariel Tavern (ended as of 2018) 

Great resource regarding flight attendants of the 60's & 70's.

--- 

HILF Podcast on Instagram  -Go here to see lots of photos and updates on guests and research. 

HILF Podcast on Facebook

HILF Podcast on Youtube

**We are a new podcast and still growing and learning. More resources and links will be available... as we get better at this. Thanks for listening and please reach out to let us know where you are and what you want us to F next. 

]]> HILF 03: DB Cooper with Maile Flanagan Maile Flanagan, Kat Perkins 01:00:10 50 years ago, a mysterious man known as DB Cooper jumped from a 727 over Washington with a $200,000 cash ransom, and was never heard from again. We jump into this HILF with guest, Maile Flanagan - an actress and voice talent of several much-loved animated characters, including Naruto. 50 years ago, a mysterious man known as DB Cooper jumped from a 727 over Washington with a $200,000 cash ransom, and was never heard from again. We jump into this HILF with guest, Maile Flanagan - an actress and voice talent of several much-loved animated characters, including Naruto. unsolved, history, skyjack, db cooper, fbi history true full 3 bcee8ee9-41ba-43ef-9b2e-c05de34b2c5a HILF 02: John Dillinger with Kat Perkins John Dillinger’s career was short.  The time between his first bank robbery and his killing by the FBI on the streets of Chicago, was just under 21 months. His impact on American culture, however, is immeasurable. He was especially handsome, conspicuously charming and ever-bold in his actions. As the Great Depression worsened - as far as the general American was concerned - a polite gun-slinger who was always kind to ladies, just didn’t look that bad compared to the banks he was robbing.

Guest, Kat Perkins, is a prolific singer-songwriter out of the Twin Cities and also a top-five finalist on The Voice. Kat chose Dillinger because as a Midwest girl born-and-bred she has always heard stories of the various outlaws that roamed her familiar streets. Together, old friends Dawn and Kat, enjoy a sexy jaunt into some of the sexiest episodes surrounding his life and death… and have a few beers doin’ it.

PART 1 - Wherein we travel from a Speak Easy to a sad little BOI

00:00:00 - Greetings and introductions.

00:02:08 - The History of Kat Perkins! From her time on The Voice, to her the summer camp for kids she started, to her many tours with the USO.

00:07:03 - Introduction to our HILF subject, John H. Dillinger.

00:07:55 - Dawn lays out her research and sources. [See below for links.]

00:11:40 - Let’s Fuck John Dillinger!

00:13:03 - Who were the gangsters of the 1930’s? Prohibition, Speak-easies, Cars, Guns and a little ol’ government agency called BOI.

00:19:00 - Of all the fascinating characters of this time, why do we remain so obsessed with Dillinger, specifically?

00:21:20 - John Dillinger’s Childhood antics lead him to a stiff prison sentence and a whole new career.

00:25:51 - Dillinger helps break his friends out of Indiana, just in time for them to break him out of Lima, Ohio.

00:30:00 - John Dillinger is taken to prison in  Crown Point, Indiana - from which he daringly escapes within two months.

00:37:38 - The BOI becomes the FBI and Dillinger’s girlfriend, Billie Frechette, gets arrested.

PART 2 - Public Enemy Number One... is the Loneliest Number. 

00:41:50 - The Dillinger Gang goes to a resort in Little Bohemia, Wisconsin - and the FBI fucks up big time.

00:50:17 - John Dillinger’s crime land friend and member of the gang, Red Hamilton dies an agonizing death after begin shot in the back. Hope is erased…

00:52:04 - While in Chicago living under an alias, Dillinger falls for Polly Hamilton and makes the acquaintance of Ana Sage - the Woman in Red.

O0:53:33 - John Dillinger goes to the Movies and takes a bow.

01:01:48 - The FBI grows up and cleans up… while getting dirty.

01:04:30 - A footnote by little-known Dillinger contemporary, Alvin ‘Creepy’ Karpis.

01:08:50 - A post-sign off extra where Kat gives us some insight into how she conceived of our theme music!

LINKS:

Kat Perkins

Pubic Enemies by Bryan Burrough 

The Wabasha Street Caves - St. Paul, Minnesota

VIDEOS/DOCUMENTARIES:

HILF Podcast on Instagram  -Go here to see lots of photos and updates on guests and research. 

HILF Podcast on Facebook

HILF Podcast on Youtube

**We are a new podcast and still growing and learning. More resources and links will be available... as we get better at this. Thanks for listening and please reach out to let us know where you are and what you want us to F next. 

]]> Wed, 10 Nov 2021 08:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/hilf-02-john-dillinger-with-kat-perkins-FcgliPMd John Dillinger’s career was short.  The time between his first bank robbery and his killing by the FBI on the streets of Chicago, was just under 21 months. His impact on American culture, however, is immeasurable. He was especially handsome, conspicuously charming and ever-bold in his actions. As the Great Depression worsened - as far as the general American was concerned - a polite gun-slinger who was always kind to ladies, just didn’t look that bad compared to the banks he was robbing.

Guest, Kat Perkins, is a prolific singer-songwriter out of the Twin Cities and also a top-five finalist on The Voice. Kat chose Dillinger because as a Midwest girl born-and-bred she has always heard stories of the various outlaws that roamed her familiar streets. Together, old friends Dawn and Kat, enjoy a sexy jaunt into some of the sexiest episodes surrounding his life and death… and have a few beers doin’ it.

PART 1 - Wherein we travel from a Speak Easy to a sad little BOI

00:00:00 - Greetings and introductions.

00:02:08 - The History of Kat Perkins! From her time on The Voice, to her the summer camp for kids she started, to her many tours with the USO.

00:07:03 - Introduction to our HILF subject, John H. Dillinger.

00:07:55 - Dawn lays out her research and sources. [See below for links.]

00:11:40 - Let’s Fuck John Dillinger!

00:13:03 - Who were the gangsters of the 1930’s? Prohibition, Speak-easies, Cars, Guns and a little ol’ government agency called BOI.

00:19:00 - Of all the fascinating characters of this time, why do we remain so obsessed with Dillinger, specifically?

00:21:20 - John Dillinger’s Childhood antics lead him to a stiff prison sentence and a whole new career.

00:25:51 - Dillinger helps break his friends out of Indiana, just in time for them to break him out of Lima, Ohio.

00:30:00 - John Dillinger is taken to prison in  Crown Point, Indiana - from which he daringly escapes within two months.

00:37:38 - The BOI becomes the FBI and Dillinger’s girlfriend, Billie Frechette, gets arrested.

PART 2 - Public Enemy Number One... is the Loneliest Number. 

00:41:50 - The Dillinger Gang goes to a resort in Little Bohemia, Wisconsin - and the FBI fucks up big time.

00:50:17 - John Dillinger’s crime land friend and member of the gang, Red Hamilton dies an agonizing death after begin shot in the back. Hope is erased…

00:52:04 - While in Chicago living under an alias, Dillinger falls for Polly Hamilton and makes the acquaintance of Ana Sage - the Woman in Red.

O0:53:33 - John Dillinger goes to the Movies and takes a bow.

01:01:48 - The FBI grows up and cleans up… while getting dirty.

01:04:30 - A footnote by little-known Dillinger contemporary, Alvin ‘Creepy’ Karpis.

01:08:50 - A post-sign off extra where Kat gives us some insight into how she conceived of our theme music!

LINKS:

Kat Perkins

Pubic Enemies by Bryan Burrough 

The Wabasha Street Caves - St. Paul, Minnesota

VIDEOS/DOCUMENTARIES:

HILF Podcast on Instagram  -Go here to see lots of photos and updates on guests and research. 

HILF Podcast on Facebook

HILF Podcast on Youtube

**We are a new podcast and still growing and learning. More resources and links will be available... as we get better at this. Thanks for listening and please reach out to let us know where you are and what you want us to F next. 

]]> HILF 02: John Dillinger with Kat Perkins Kat Perkins, Dawn Brodey 01:10:17 Singer-songwriter, Kat Perkins joins Dawn for a thorough undressing of the infamous 1930's outlaw, John Dillinger. Singer-songwriter, Kat Perkins joins Dawn for a thorough undressing of the infamous 1930's outlaw, John Dillinger. john dillinger, true crime, gangster history, dawn brodey, crime, kat perkins, fbi history, american crime true full 2 a6be9fe5-4bd4-43f8-8831-e31940899a7a HILF 01: Frankenstein with Helen Shephard Mary Shelley began writing her novel, Frankenstein, in 1816 when she was only 17 years old. Today it remains one of the most-assigned books of all time, finding it's way into classes ranging from Law to Scientific Ethics to Fashion to Politics.  Readers and historians have argued for centuries which is more intriguing - the book or it's author - and Dawn is here to tell you... Yes. 

Guest, Helen Shephard, is a British TV Host, model and comedian, who has no recollection of ever reading the book - and only cursory memory of the early film versions. However, as the recording took place right around Halloween, 2021 - she was intrigued by this ubiquitous monster and wanted to know the sexy story about his real origin. 

 

PART 1 - The Book, as written in 1818 (and republished in 1831) 

00:00:00 - Greetings and introductions.

00:05:45 - Helen's never read Frankenstein (she doesn't think). Dawn lays out her extensive research of the book and author. 

00:12:00 - Dawn's quick and dirty summary of the original Frankenstein. [Great cliff notes, kids! 23 minutes to a B+.]

PART 2 - The Author, Mary Shelley  - Where did this idea come from? 

00:39:37 - Welcome back, any questions?  

00:43:33 - Theory #1 - Frankenstein is about bad parents.

00:53:02 - Theory #2 - Frankenstein is about Death, and wanting to defy it. 

O0:57:20 - Theory #3 - Frankenstein is a warning to not Play God. First Science Fiction.

01:04:50 - So what is it, Mary Shelley? Where the HELL did you get this idea?

01:08:00 - The 'Summer of Love' - 1816 on Lake Geneva with Lord Byron. 

LINKS:

Helen Shephard

The Bakken Museum in Minneapolis, Minnesota

HILF Podcast on Instagram

HILF Podcast on Facebook

HILF Podcast on Youtube

**We are a new podcast and still growing and learning. More resources and links will be available... as we get better at this. Thanks for listening and please reach out to let us know where you are and what you want us to F next. 

 

 

 

]]> Wed, 27 Oct 2021 07:00:00 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Helen Shephard, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/mary-shelleys-frankenstein-Vk_5ITno Mary Shelley began writing her novel, Frankenstein, in 1816 when she was only 17 years old. Today it remains one of the most-assigned books of all time, finding it's way into classes ranging from Law to Scientific Ethics to Fashion to Politics.  Readers and historians have argued for centuries which is more intriguing - the book or it's author - and Dawn is here to tell you... Yes. 

Guest, Helen Shephard, is a British TV Host, model and comedian, who has no recollection of ever reading the book - and only cursory memory of the early film versions. However, as the recording took place right around Halloween, 2021 - she was intrigued by this ubiquitous monster and wanted to know the sexy story about his real origin. 

 

PART 1 - The Book, as written in 1818 (and republished in 1831) 

00:00:00 - Greetings and introductions.

00:05:45 - Helen's never read Frankenstein (she doesn't think). Dawn lays out her extensive research of the book and author. 

00:12:00 - Dawn's quick and dirty summary of the original Frankenstein. [Great cliff notes, kids! 23 minutes to a B+.]

PART 2 - The Author, Mary Shelley  - Where did this idea come from? 

00:39:37 - Welcome back, any questions?  

00:43:33 - Theory #1 - Frankenstein is about bad parents.

00:53:02 - Theory #2 - Frankenstein is about Death, and wanting to defy it. 

O0:57:20 - Theory #3 - Frankenstein is a warning to not Play God. First Science Fiction.

01:04:50 - So what is it, Mary Shelley? Where the HELL did you get this idea?

01:08:00 - The 'Summer of Love' - 1816 on Lake Geneva with Lord Byron. 

LINKS:

Helen Shephard

The Bakken Museum in Minneapolis, Minnesota

HILF Podcast on Instagram

HILF Podcast on Facebook

HILF Podcast on Youtube

**We are a new podcast and still growing and learning. More resources and links will be available... as we get better at this. Thanks for listening and please reach out to let us know where you are and what you want us to F next. 

 

 

 

]]> HILF 01: Frankenstein with Helen Shephard Helen Shephard, Dawn Brodey, Kat Perkins 01:16:52 Dawn sits down with British TV Host and Model, Helen Shephard and gets to the naked truth about the novel Frankenstein, and it's supremely HILF-Y author, Mary Shelley. Dawn sits down with British TV Host and Model, Helen Shephard and gets to the naked truth about the novel Frankenstein, and it's supremely HILF-Y author, Mary Shelley. frankenstein, funny, history, romantic, frankenstein's monster, laugh out loud, women writers, powerful women, scary stories, mary shelley, halloween, trick or treat, science fiction, feminist true full 1 c83e3f43-0ea0-4d47-bb3c-e931e79aea7e Welcome to HILF This is a brief introduction, a way for host, Dawn Brodey, to say hello and give you a little taste of what HILF is all about. Glad to have you aboard!

Dawn Brodey on Instagram

HILF on Instagram

]]> Tue, 19 Oct 2021 18:48:24 +0000 dawnbrodey@gmail.com (Dawn Brodey) https://hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k.simplecast.com/episodes/welcome-to-hilf-aLa0Sx_C This is a brief introduction, a way for host, Dawn Brodey, to say hello and give you a little taste of what HILF is all about. Glad to have you aboard!

Dawn Brodey on Instagram

HILF on Instagram

]]> Welcome to HILF Dawn Brodey 00:01:24 HILF with host, Dawn Brodey. History is a party, and everybody's coming! HILF with host, Dawn Brodey. History is a party, and everybody's coming! podcasttrailer, femalehost, welcome, history, historynerd, hilfpodcast, hilf, podcasthost, introduction, comingsoon, podcastintroduction, historyrocks true trailer