Bull Connor Part 1: The Freedom Riders
Bull Connor was a real "piece of work" during the Civil Rights Era, and by that I mean he was awful. Guest, Chip Nicholson, and I dive in to the life...
Villains of History
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A mashup of true-crime and history, in this podcast comedians discuss the worst people throughout history. Hosted by Cat Alvarado, and featuring the hottest up and coming comedians. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/villainsofhistory/support
The "Builder" King
In this episode we cover Belgium's King Leopold II. Nicknamed "The Builder King", he was responsible for the maiming and starvations of millions of C...
Hawaiian Shirt Nazis
You may have heard of white nationalists provoking violence and rioting at the protests earlier this year. Who are these wackos? In this episode we t...
The Kabuga Man
This episode is one of our heaviest. We learn about the Rwandan Genocide and its financier, Félicien Kabuga. We did our best to deliver the history ...
Heads Will Roll
French comedian, Noman Hosni, joins Cat Alvarado to tell the story of Maximillian Robespierre - which has some interesting commonalities with recent e...
The Test Case Redux
In honor of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's passing, I'm re-airing "The Test Case", about a dictator who actually succeeded in outlawing abortion & birth contro...
The Reds Care?
Vladmir Lenin was a Russian Revolutionary who's impact changed the course of the 20th Century. For the last episode of Season 2, Stephen Briggs (Netfl...
The Great Communicator
Ronald Reagan is regarded as a hero by many, but there are actually several reasons he's also considered quite the villain! Learn all about them on t...
The Man with all our Nudes
This week Molly Ruben-Long (Just for Laughs, Uproarious) joins me to talk about the life of the infamous FBI Director, alleged secret cross-dresser, a...
The Pepsi Cola Kid
This week, hear all about the infamous Senator Joseph McCarthy - whose vicious campaigns to root out communists upended the lives of many. Cat is joi...