Laskarina Bouboulina: Greek Naval Heroine
Born in an Ottoman prison and raised on the high seas, 19th century Greek revolutionary admiral Laskarina Boubolina build a shipping empire that spanned the Mediterranean, defended it against pirates,...
19 Syys 202356min
Miyamoto Musashi: Sword Saint of Feudal Japan - Part 2
In part 2, Pat and Ben continue the story of Miyamoto Musashi, who has now drawn the rage of the Yoshioka Clan of sword instructors. They swear vengeance upon the strange wandering ronin, set a trap f...
14 Syys 202342min
Miyamoto Musashi: Sword Saint of Feudal Japan - Part 1
There is a term in Japan: kensei. Sword Saints. The peerless warriors bestowed with this honorific title were such hardcore blade-swinging warriors that they were actually believed to have possessed o...
12 Syys 202352min
Ikkyu Sojun: Zen Buddhist Party Animal (with special guest Daniele Bolelli of History on Fire)
In this episode, Ben and Pat are joined by special guest Daniele Bolelli (History on Fire, the Drunken Taoist) to discuss his favorite badass of all time -- Japanese Zen Buddhist monk Ikkyu Sojun, an ...
5 Syys 202355min
Simo Hayha: The White Death
"The White Death," Simo Hayha was just an ordinary Finnish farmer that somehow ended up recording more confirmed kills than any other sniper in military history. In this episode Ben and Pat discuss ho...
29 Elo 202353min
Olaf Crowbone: The Bloodthirsty Viking who Brought Christianity to Norway
The most revered of all the sword-swinging Viking rulers, the legendary Olaf Crowbone, baptized the Vikings the only way he knew how — with extreme violence. Pat and Ben talk about the national hero o...
22 Elo 202352min
How to build a Dynasty: Emperor Vespasian
A Kingdom isn't cool. A Dyansty is cool. Or so said Roman Emperor Vespasian's Justin Timberlake look-alike friend over drinks at the club. And so that's what Vespasian built: a dynasty. In this episod...
15 Elo 202348min
Annie Oakley and Stagecoach Mary: Wild West Gunslingers
Up until her death in 1914 at the age of 82, Old West badass "Stagecoach" Mary Fields had a standing bet at her local saloon: Five bucks and a glass of whiskey said she could knock out any cowboy in C...
8 Elo 20231h 5min
