Roy Benavidez : Rumble in the Jungle
Ben Thompson is joined by Producer Andrew Jacobs in today's episode as they discuss the epic tale of Roy Benavidez, a human hurricane who tore through the jungles of Vietnam with unstoppable force. In...
11 Kesä 202443min
Constitutional Badasses with special guest A.J. Jacobs
New York Times best-selling author A.J. Jacobs (author of the new book The Year of Living Constitutionally) joins Ben and Dr. Pat to talk about some of the unexpected people who have led to changes in...
8 Kesä 20241h 9min
Handsome Mingyan: The man who stole 10,000 horses
On this week's episode Ben and Dr. Pat chat about "Handsome" Mingyan a mythological character from the Jangar Epic, a group of stories that comprise what some might call the Mongolian King Arthur. He ...
28 Touko 20241h 6min
Gus March-Philips and the real Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
In today's episode Ben Thompson and Producer Andrew Jacobs talk about the true story behind the new movie The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. And you won't be surprised to know that Operation Postm...
21 Touko 202455min
Ten Tsewang: The Sherpa Who Raced to Tell the World Everest Had Been Climbed
On today's episode Ben Thompson is joined by journalist and host of Outside Podcast Peter Frick-Wright to tell the story of Ten Tswewang who ran a grueling 200 mile race from Everest to Kathmandu to t...
14 Touko 20241h 10min
Ridiculous History: Ben joins Noel and Ben of Ridiculous History
Badass listeners: This week we're sharing Ben's recent appearance on the Ridiculous History Podcast where they chat about Le Maupin. We'll resume our regular scheduled programming next week! Learn m...
7 Touko 20241h 4min
REPLAY: La Maupin and the Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Swordfighting Adventurerers of the French Revolution
Hello regular listeners and new listeners - here's a replay of Le Maupin for those joining us from Ridiculous History. If you are in to badass swordfights, debauchery, classical music, big fancy hat...
1 Touko 20241h 2min
Ignacio Zaragoza: The Hero of Cinco de Mayo
With Cinco De Mayo coming up this weekend, Ben and producer Andrew Jacobs talk about Ignacio Zaragoza who led Mexican forces to victory over French Invaders way back in 1862, leading to the holiday so...
30 Huhti 202446min
