Marathon

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Marathon

FromThe Lesser Known People Podcast

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Apr 7, 2024

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Notable happenings in the 1904 Olympics: poisoning by strychnine, peach theft, and blatant cheating. Come learn about the first marathon in the modern Olympics.

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Apr 7, 2024

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KY Jelly, Conman, Big Cat, J-Money, and Sean (The Magic Carpet Ride) are five friends telling the stories of lesser known people throughout history. No subject is off limits, no topic too taboo, not for these degenerates anyway. Listen in as they take a deep dive into the world of the strange and unusual.

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6: Max Headroom Part 1: 32 years after the infamous Max Headroom Signal Hijackings, the gang analyzes the incident by diving in the the many rabbit holes and implications of the perpetrator's odd display on national television. If the combination of Pepsi Cola, dildos,... by The Lesser Known People Podcast
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10: Julie d'Aubigny: A 17th century French noblewoman rejects her life's laid out plans and basically does... whatever the hell she wants. Julie d'Aubigny is a woman who will sing an aria, kick your ass at swordfighting, and burn down a convent to steal away her lover.... by The Lesser Known People Podcast
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3: Timothy Dexter: Timothy Dexter is a real piece of shit that falls ass backwards into wealth and fortune. Villain or hero, love him or hate him, Dexter's story is chock full of hilarity and the improbable. by The Lesser Known People Podcast
72 min listen
14: Colonel Routh Goshen Part 2: As it turns out Goshen may have been living a bit of a lie. In this episode there is talk of Goshen's real origin story, a brutal and much deserved ass kicking, and something called a "knowledgeable goat". by The Lesser Known People Podcast
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5: Mr. Hands: A story, near and dear to the gang's collective heart, about a man, his love of horses, and the State of Washington's loose, if not non-existent, beastiality laws. Mr. Hands has it all, Zoophiles, sex rings, death by horse penis, and a lengthy, girthy... by The Lesser Known People Podcast
69 min listen
17: Stephan Bibrowski: Stephan Bibrowski is Lionel the Lion Faced Boy. Lionel was a circus showman, poly-linguist, and a tooth aficionado. He was a man of many hats and of many hairs. Like, a lot of hair. Whole body, 8 inches of hair. The moniker was fitting. by The Lesser Known People Podcast
65 min listen
9: David Ritz: This story is kind of about David Ritz, a reporter for the Rolling Stone, and also kind of about Marvin Gaye in his twilight years. If you have ever heard "Sexual Healing" and wondered what it means, this episode will just add to your confusion, but... by The Lesser Known People Podcast
49 min listen
24: Cathy Wayne: Cathy Wayne was an Australian singer and dancer, who was killed during a tour of Vietnam at a United States Marine Base where she was hosting with others a music concert to entertain the troops during the Vietnam War conflict. by The Lesser Known People Podcast
83 min listen
21: Halloween Special: Half Hanged Maggie, modern day vampires, meat showers, the Plainfield Ghoul, and some chump named Rodney Alcala show up in this spooky Halloween special. Laugh your ass off and bash your brains in with these humorous and seriously F'd up stories. by The Lesser Known People Podcast
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7: Max Headroom Part 2: A follow-up to the original episode where the questions are raised: Whodunnit? And, more importantly, Why? Why, God? Why? by The Lesser Known People Podcast
45 min listen
11: Tarrare: Tarrare, French showman, soldier, spy, and bottomless pit. Join the gang as they learn about this human trash compactor. Experience the world of Tarrare where everything is edible and a man's favorites snacks can range from trash to living creatures,... by The Lesser Known People Podcast
44 min listen
1: John McAfee: Do you know what goes well with internet security? Paranoia, murder, political aspirations, crypto-currency, and butt drugs. Hope you're ready to see a man eat his own dick. This is John McAfee. by The Lesser Known People Podcast
49 min listen
47: Michael Thevis: Dubbed "The Scarface of Sex" and "The Sultan of Smut", Michael Thevis lives the American dream, making his millions off of peep show sex machines. Building such an empire is never a clean business though, and we tell his story on how he eliminates his... by The Lesser Known People Podcast
76 min listen
29: Gladys Bentley: Gladys Bentley was a blues artist and entertainer during the Harlem Renaissance. She was known for wearing mens' clothing, singing her own raunchy lyrics, and flirting with women in the audience. Despite being married to multiple men, Bentley was... by The Lesser Known People Podcast
49 min listen
8: HitchBOT: HitchBOT is a five-gallon bucket with pool noodle arms and a heart of gold. Be regaled by the story of a mostly useless robot that travels across four countries until he/she (the jury is still out on the gender) meets an unfortunate end. The gang is a... by The Lesser Known People Podcast
61 min listen
2: Julianne Koepcke: Julianne is a tough-as-nails 17 year old girl and sole survivor of a plane crash in the wilds of the Amazon. Here the gang is forced reflect on Julianne's sheer badassery and conclude that they could never WOMAN-up the way she did. by The Lesser Known People Podcast
35 min listen
4: John Titor: A "Time Traveller" sends a fax (ancient correspondence machine) to Art Bell, the host of the Coast to Coast AM radio show. The fax describes John Titor as a time traveller on a quest to save the world with the aid of a time machine shoved into the... by The Lesser Known People Podcast
82 min listen
19: Fritz Duquesne Part 1: Wanted by the British Admiralty on charges of Murder on the High Seas, and Conspiracy, Col Fritz Duquesne is part freedom-fighter, part double-agent, and a master of escaping prisons. The gang weighs in on the morality of imperialism (hint: it's bad),... by The Lesser Known People Podcast
49 min listen
12: Frederick Thomas: Known as the Black Russian and the Sultan of Jazz, Frederick Bruce Thomas was born to slaves in the American south, and in the early 1900s set out on an adventure that took him around the world and challenged cultural norms. Join the gang as they... by The Lesser Known People Podcast
70 min listen
13: Colonel Routh Goshen Part 1: Colonel Routh Goshen, or The Arabian Giant, or The Palestine Giant . . . The gang isn't really sure if he was Palestinian, or Arabian, or even a Colonel for that matter, but he was, in fact, a giant of a man. According to P.T. Barnum, Goshen stood... by The Lesser Known People Podcast
56 min listen
16: Henry Paget: Henry Paget the, 5th Marquess of Anglesey, was FAB-U-LOUS! Paget was a royal that racked up 60 million in debt in just five years. He blew his wad on jewelry, gold studded underwear, and a car that farted roses. In this episode, the LKP boys explore... by The Lesser Known People Podcast
62 min listen
18: Elmer McCurdy: Elmer McCurdy, soldier, outlaw, corpse. McCurdy was shot dead in 1911, but that didn't stop him. In a strange turn of events his body was preserved in an arsenic based embalming solution, and his corpse was passed around, Weekend at Bernie's style for... by The Lesser Known People Podcast
45 min listen
15: LHOHQ: The Laughing Horse's Orifice Headquarters is one of the weirdest website on the internet. If you like apocalyptic subtext, conspiracy theories, mind control, indie films, and abject nudity; we have a story for you. WARNING: This website may be dangerous. by The Lesser Known People Podcast
63 min listen
50: Nacho Vidal: Blowing loads and huffing toads, Spanish porn actor Nacho Vidal has a long storied career in the pornographic arts and never-ending legal issues. by The Lesser Known People Podcast
65 min listen
23: Mariya Oktyabrskaya: The first of only two female tank drivers to be awarded the title of "Hero of The Soviet Union." Oktyabrskaya was a tank driver, mechanic, and avenging lover. The Nazis killed her husband, and she killed them back. Come listen to the story of the... by The Lesser Known People Podcast
69 min listen
30: Ferdinand Demara: Fred DeMara, clergyman, educator, doctor, full of shit! Demara was a self-congratulatory conman and scumbag. But, despite it all, he may have saved a life, and helped a brotherhood of monks find their way. So strap in; this one gets wild. by The Lesser Known People Podcast
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26: Reappearances: Four stories of people who have disappeared under bizarre circumstances. But what makes their stories even more amazing is the equally bizarre circumstances of their reappearances. The occult, aliens, government over-ups; this episode has it all. by The Lesser Known People Podcast
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45: Harry Haywood: Harry Haywood aka The Black Bolshevik was the son of former slaves, fought for the US in World War I, and, upon returning home, is radicalized by racial violence in South Side Chicago. He travels to the newly formed Soviet Union to study Leninism, and... by The Lesser Known People Podcast
57 min listen
40: Michael Jeffrey: Michael Jeffrey, an English band manager, gets his start managing local clubs in Newcastle. After those clubs mysteriously burn down, he begins managing such acts as The Animals and Jimi Hendrix. In this episode, we learn about predatory management... by The Lesser Known People Podcast
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28: Casey Jones: Casey Jones was the name of a famous Grateful Dead song, but did you know Casey Jones was a real person? Neither did we until the Magic Carpet Ride told us the story of this crazy but respected train engineer. Head-up, his story ends in a ball of fire. by The Lesser Known People Podcast
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