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True stories with unbelievable characters. Brought to you by amateur historians and professional brothers.

The Brothers Foust


    • Aug 29, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 31m AVG DURATION
    • 88 EPISODES


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    88: Heinrich Schliemann and the Hunt for Troy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2023 44:03


    After nearly three years of intermittent hiatus, Cock and Bull is back for our triumphant ROAD TO 100! New episodes every Tuesday, starting right here with German businessman / amateur archeologist Heinrich Schliemann. Our podcast is an independent show, free of network restrictions and paid advertisements. We keep it that way firmly based on principles, and not because we haven't received any offers. Below is a link to our tip jar. Donations to Cock and Bull go toward research materials, and will never be spent on DVD copies of Deep Impact (again). Support Cock and Bull by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbull Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    87: The Holy Prepuce

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 48:51


    Recorded after a six month gap and released another six months after that! Don't call it a comeback, but Nathan and Spencer talk about the elusive artifact dubbed "The Holy Prepuce," also known as the foreskin of Jesus Christ. Cock and Bull is a somewhat-weekly history podcast about unbelievable characters and shockingly true stories, brought to you by Spencer Foust and Nathan: a sophisticated text-to-speech program. You can find our other shows at: www.one-shot-one-quill.pinecast.co www.marxmadness.pinecast.co www.blunderphonics.pinecast.co www.cooperative-effort.pinecast.co Cock and Bull is a labor of love, and has neither sponsors nor a network to monetize it. Donations go towards purchasing episode material like memoirs, letters, and research papers from a time when people thought "some idiot is going to buy this in 2022, and I'm going to make him work for it." Support Cock and Bull by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbull Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    86: Pellegrino Ernetti's Photo of Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021


    Nathan and Spencer explore the life and legacy of Father Pellegrino Ernetti, and his miraculous invention dubbed "The Chronovisor." Cock and Bull is a somewhat-weekly history podcast about unbelievable characters and shockingly true stories, brought to you by Spencer Foust (@BalraagTheOrc), and Nathan, a sophisticated text-to-speech program. You can find our other shows at: www.one-shot-one-quill.pinecast.co www.marxmadness.pinecast.co/ www.blunderphonics.pinecast.co/ www.cooperative-effort.pinecast.co Cock and Bull is a labor of love, and has neither sponsors nor a network to monetize it. Donations go towards purchasing episode material like memoirs, letters, and research papers from a time when people thought "some idiot is going to buy this in 2021, and I'm going to make him work for it." Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbull Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    85: St. Columba and The War For The Book

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 37:19


    Nathan and Spencer talk about Saint Columba, a gaelic historical figure with a slew of impossibly tall tales to his name. Cock and Bull is a somewhat-weekly history podcast about unbelievable characters and shockingly true stories, brought to you by Spencer Foust (@BalraagTheOrc), and Nathan, a sophisticated text-to-speech program. You can find our other shows at: www.blunderphonics.pinecast.co/ www.marxmadness.pinecast.co/ www.cooperative-effort.pinecast.co Cock and Bull is a labor of love, and has neither sponsors nor a network to monetize it. Donations go towards purchasing episode material like memoirs, letters, and research papers from a time when people thought "some idiot is going to buy this in 2021, and I'm going to make him work for it." Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbull Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    84: Quattlebaum's "Quadro-Tracker"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021


    Episode Notes In 1993, a used-car salesman named Wade Quattlebaum had a harmless idea that spiraled into a scam worth millions. Cock and Bull is a somewhat-weekly history podcast about unbelievable characters and shockingly true stories, brought to you by Spencer Foust (@BalraagTheOrc), and Nathan, a sophisticated text-to-speech program. You can find our other shows at: www.blunderphonics.pinecast.co/ www.marxmadness.pinecast.co/ www.cooperative-effort.pinecast.co Cock and Bull is a labor of love, and has neither sponsors nor a network to monetize it. Donations go towards purchasing episode material like memoirs, letters, and research papers from a time when people thought "some idiot is going to buy this in 2020, and I'm going to make him work for it." Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbull Check out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    83 - Julius Wagner-Jauregg's "Pyrotherapy"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 42:32


    Episode Notes Nathan and Spencer crank up the heat and talk about an old-fashioned remedy for mental illness. Cock and Bull is a somewhat-weekly history podcast about unbelievable characters and shockingly true stories, brought to you by Spencer Foust (@BalraagTheOrc), and Nathan, a sophisticated text-to-speech program. You can find our other shows at: www.blunderphonics.pinecast.co/ www.marxmadness.pinecast.co/ www.cooperative-effort.pinecast.co Cock and Bull is a labor of love, and has neither sponsors nor a network to monetize it. Donations go towards purchasing episode material like memoirs, letters, and research papers from a time when people thought "some idiot is going to buy this in 2020, and I'm going to make him work for it." Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbull Check out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    82: "Garbo," International Man of Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 40:33


    I uploaded this before Nov 3. Hope your post-election life is going alright.

    81: Dr. Cade's Guinea Pig Piss Piñatas

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 54:06


    Nathan and Spencer are joined by Brittany, guest host, who teaches the brothers all about Dr. John Cade. Cade, throughout the 1940s, single-handedly cornered the jar and guinea pig markets of Australia. Why? We're still not 100% certain, but he'd argue it was science. Cock and Bull is a somewhat-weekly history podcast about unbelievable characters and shockingly true stories, brought to you by Spencer Foust (@BalraagTheOrc), and Nathan, a sophisticated text-to-speech program. You can find our other shows at: www.blunderphonics.pinecast.co/ www.marxmadness.pinecast.co/ www.cooperative-effort.pinecast.co Cock and Bull is a labor of love, and has neither sponsors nor a network to monetize it. Donations go towards purchasing episode material like memoirs, letters, and research papers from a time when people thought "some idiot is going to buy this in 2020, and I'm going to make him work for it." Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbull Check out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    80: Woollard and Carmichael, "Ball Busters"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2020 18:48


    Nathan and Spencer have a... well, frankly uncomfortable discussion about organs. Sensitive, external--did I say sensitive?--organs. Cock and Bull is a somewhat-weekly history podcast about unbelievable characters and shockingly true stories, brought to you by Spencer Foust (@BalraagTheOrc), and Nathan, a sophisticated text-to-speech program. You can find our other shows at: www.blunderphonics.pinecast.co/ www.marxmadness.pinecast.co/ www.cooperative-effort.pinecast.co Cock and Bull is a labor of love, and has neither sponsors nor a network to monetize it. Donations go towards purchasing episode material like memoirs, letters, and research papers from a time when people thought "some idiot is going to buy this in 2020, and I'm going to make him work for it." Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbull Check out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    79: Joseph Barcroft, "Mr. Freeze"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 32:07


    Nathan and Spencer discuss the long and dangerous life of Irish doctor Joseph Barcroft. In one expeditious career, Barcroft explored the front lines of war, dizzying heights, and frigid lows. Cock and Bull is a somewhat-weekly history podcast about unbelievable characters and shockingly true stories, brought to you by Spencer Foust (@BalraagTheOrc), and Nathan, a sophisticated text-to-speech program. You can find our other shows at: www.blunderphonics.pinecast.co/ www.marxmadness.pinecast.co/ www.cooperative-effort.pinecast.co Cock and Bull is a labor of love, and has neither sponsors nor a network to monetize it. Donations go towards purchasing episode material like memoirs, letters, and research papers from a time when people thought "some idiot is going to buy this in 2020, and I'm going to make him work for it." Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbull Check out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    78: Nicolai Minovici "The Hangman"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 18:54


    To celebrate the debut of Blunderphonics Season 2, Jack Derbak sits down with Spencer Foust for a discussion about Romania's tattoo-obsessed physiologist Nicolai Minovici. Cock and Bull is a somewhat-weekly history podcast about unbelievable characters and shockingly true stories, brought to you by Spencer Foust (@BalraagTheOrc), and Nathan, a sophisticated text-to-speech program. You can find our other shows at: www.blunderphonics.pinecast.co/ www.marxmadness.pinecast.co/ www.cooperative-effort.pinecast.coCock and Bull is a labor of love, and has neither sponsors nor a network to monetize it. Donations go towards purchasing episode material like memoirs, letters, and research papers from a time when people thought "some idiot is going to buy this in 2020, and I'm going to make him work for it."Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbullCheck out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    77: Johann Ritter's Shocking Experiments

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 24:18


    Nathan and Spencer have a little extra free time for some reason. In this week's episode, the brothers have a down-to-Earth discussion about the 18th-century origins of one particular fetish. Also, super sorry for the sounds of mouse-clicks in the background on this one.Cock and Bull is a somewhat-weekly history podcast about unbelievable characters and shockingly true stories, brought to you by Spencer Foust (@BalraagTheOrc), and Nathan, a sophisticated text-to-speech program. You can find our other shows at: www.blunderphonics.pinecast.co/ www.marxmadness.pinecast.co/ www.cooperative-effort.pinecast.coCock and Bull is a labor of love, and has neither sponsors nor a network to monetize it. Donations go towards purchasing episode material like memoirs, letters, and research papers from a time when people thought "some idiot is going to buy this in 2020, and I'm going to make him work for it."Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbullCheck out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    76: Santorio Santorio the Weight Watcher

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 30:44


    Nathan and Spencer have a little pow-wow about a (supposedly) real human being named Santorio Santorio. First and last name. Would I lie to you?Cock and Bull is a somewhat-weekly history podcast about unbelievable characters and shockingly true stories, brought to you by Spencer Foust (@BalraagTheOrc), and Nathan (@MarxMadness, a sophisticated text-to-speech program. You can find our other shows at: www.blunderphonics.pinecast.co/ www.marxmadness.pinecast.co/ www.cooperative-effort.pinecast.coCock and Bull is a labor of love, and has neither sponsors nor a network to monetize it. Donations go towards purchasing episode material like memoirs, letters, and research papers from a time when people thought "some idiot is going to buy this in 2020, and I'm going to make him work for it."Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbullCheck out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    75: John Stapp's Need for Speed

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 43:27


    Nathan and Spencer are stirred from their eternal slumber to talk about one man's thirst for high speeds and hard stops. Cock and Bull is a somewhat-weekly history podcast about unbelievable characters and shockingly true stories, brought to you by Spencer Foust (@BalraagTheOrc), and Nathan, a sophisticated text-to-speech program. You can find our other shows at: www.blunderphonics.pinecast.co/ www.marxmadness.pinecast.co/ www.cooperative-effort.pinecast.coCock and Bull is a labor of love, and has neither sponsors nor a network to monetize it. Donations go towards purchasing episode materials like memoirs, letters, and research papers from a time when people thought "some idiot is going to buy this in 2020, and I'm going to make him work for it."Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbullCheck out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    74: Wilhelm Reich's "Sex Box"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2020 67:24


    Nathan and Spencer lock themselves in a closet for two hours, testing the limits of brotherly bonds and the viability of this podcast. Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbullCheck out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    73: Johann Dippel of Castle Frankenstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2019 26:19


    Nathan and Spencer discuss the man behind the myth: Johann Conrad Dippel, "learned-boy of Castle Frankenstein." Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbullCheck out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    72: Hastein and Björn Ironsides

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2019 26:16


    Spencer and Ben tell a 1200-year-old tale: a journey from the edge of the world, to the walls of the Mediterranean's mightiest capital. Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbullCheck out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    Episode 71: The Piltdown Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2019 26:42


    Spencer and Ben discuss the life of Charles Dawson and his most famous discovery: Piltdown Man. This is potentially the easiest name Spencer has repeatedly mispronounced.Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbullCheck out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

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    Episode 70: Sigmund Freud

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019 52:30


    Nathan and Spencer discuss the father of psychoanalysis: a coke-addicted Sigmund Freud. Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbullCheck out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    Episode 69: Corporal Wojtek the Soldier Bear

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2019 15:14


    Nathan and Spencer talk about Wojtek, the Syrian brown bear that fought alongside Polish soldiers in WWII.Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbullCheck out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    Episode 68: China's Last Eunuch

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2019 44:41


    CONTENT WARNING: Genital Mutilation. Nathan and Spencer return to talk about the last Chinese Eunuch: Sun Yaoting. Thanks to Driftless Pony Club for allowing us to use the song "There Were Buffalo on the Ark" off the album Cholera. For the first time in 60-something episodes we forgot to thank them.Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbullCheck out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    Episode 67: A Dress To Die For

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2019 36:48


    Nathan and Spencer talk about Scheele Green and Paris Green: two dyes that had their fair share of casualties in the Victorian Era. Special thanks to Andy for the topic suggestion!Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbullCheck out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    Episode 66: Augusta Fullam and Henry Clark

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2019 34:38


    Nathan and Spencer dust off the podcasting equipment to debut their newest ASMR history venture, sponsored by Conan "Big Caucasian Hands" O'Brien. This week's ep. is actually about poison, and love affairs--if you're actually keeping track.Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbullCheck out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    Episode 65: William "Banana Bill" Sheffield

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2019 46:14


    Oops. Uh oh. We did this one in the same room. Whoopsie! Anyway, here's 45 minutes of a 3-hour-recording. It's about a judge who became a Mormon after battling the Pope in the court of law. Also, bananas? It's an ordeal. Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbullCheck out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    Episode 64: Hydrazine vs. TB

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019 23:33


    We're back! A month-long hiatus has brought an interesting story to light: the tale of a WWII Nazi chemical compound that America put through some... interesting experiments. Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbullCheck out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

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    Episode 63: Times Beach, Missouri

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2019 47:10


    Nathan and Spencer break down the decades-long incident known as the Times Beach Disaster. Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbullCheck out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    Episode 62: Rollercoasters For Christ

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019 18:48


    Nathan and Spencer discuss LaMarcus Thompson's crusade against sin in the United States.Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbullCheck out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    Episode 61: Gregor MacGregor's Big Scheme

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019 65:52


    Nathan and Spencer talk about Scotsman Gregor MacGregor and his brilliant mosquito-filled scheme.Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbullCheck out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    Episode 60: Lord Timothy Dexter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2019 38:40


    Nathan and Spencer talk about a lucky tradesman with an eccentric lifestyle.Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbullCheck out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    Episode 59: Eel Grabbing

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2019 13:08


    Nathan and Spencer discuss a surprisingly violent day of eel grabbing. Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbullCheck out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    Episode 58: WWI's Mulan

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2019 30:19


    Nathan and Spencer talk about Dorothy Lawrence, the only known English woman to serve on the front lines of World War One. Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbullCheck out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    Episode 57: The Polygraph Superhero

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2019 20:33


    Nathan and Spencer discuss William Marston, an American Psychologist with ties to a cultural icon.Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbullCheck out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    Episode 56: Stubbins Ffirth and the Yellow Fever

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2019 22:45


    David and Nathan discuss Stubbins Ffirth, the doctor that tried to crack the case on the infamous Yellow Fever. CONTENT WARNING: It's just gross. Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbullCheck out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    Episode 55: Agatha Christie Vanished

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2019 22:57


    Nathan and Spencer discuss the disappearance of famed muder-mystery-writer Dame Agatha Christie.Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbullCheck out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    Episode 54: John Paul Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2019 39:39


    Nathan and Spencer rattle off a tale about American Naval Captain John Paul Jones, and all of his cool / not so cool escapades. Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbullCheck out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    Episode 53: They Nuked Him Twice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2019 44:30


    Nathan (Evan) and Spencer (Spencer) discuss Tsutomu Yamaguchi, the (un)luckiest man in all of Japanese history. This one requires you to laugh through a very dark event, so bare with the chuckles and goofs. Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbullCheck out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

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    Episode 52: Evander Berry Wall

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2019 16:38


    Nathan and Spencer switch seats to talk about Evander Berry Wall: King of the Dudes.Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbullCheck out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    Episode 51: Digby Tatham-Warter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2019 33:17


    Nathan and Spencer return from their two-month-sabbatical, and discuss World War 2's own tiger-hunting Marry Poppins: Digby Tatham-Warter.Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbullCheck out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    Episode 50: Pepsi in the USSR

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2018 23:36


    Nathan and Spencer talk about the USSR's relationship with a cola giant. Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbullCheck out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    Episode 49: The CSS Shenandoah

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2018 28:03


    Nathan and Spencer talk about a commerce raider from the US Civil War. Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbullCheck out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    Episode 48: The Great Whiskey Fire of 1875

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2018 10:36


    Nathan and Spencer return from hiatus with a short and sweet episode about Dublin's worst booze attrocity. Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbullCheck out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    Episode 47: Harold Braunhut and Sea Monkeys

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2018 36:12


    Nathan, Spencer, and special guest (from Marx Madness) David Painter discuss the origins and aftermath of Sea Monkeys. Find out more at https://cockandbull.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    Episode 46: Pythagoras' Bean-Free Cult

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2018 39:20


    Everybody's favorite guest-host David Painter joins Nathan and Spencer to talk about the triangle man: Pythagoras. Find out more at https://cockandbull.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    Episode 45: Gotz "The Iron Fist"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2018 17:01


    Nathan and Spencer discuss a German mercenary who had quite the "steel grip" on his profession! Eh? EH? Whatever, we don't need your validation--unless of course you're going to rate and review us. Check out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    Episode 44: Henry Ford Hates Jazz

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2018 21:17


    All complaints about editing in this episode should be directed towards Nathan.All complaints about having to hear Spencer say horrible racial slurs should be directed at Ford Motor Company.Check out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    Episode 43: Humanity's Quest For Big Chairs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2018 31:49


    Nathan and Spencer try to make up for their time-off by talking about the dumbest thing imaginable. Check out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    Episode 42: Jacob Miller and the Headshot

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2018 32:19


    Nathan and Spencer talk about union private Jacob Miller, and his terrible horrible no-good very bad day in the civil war. Check out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    Episode 41: The Boston Malassacre

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2018 25:27


    Nathan and Spencer talk about the most hilarious disaster in US history.

    Episode 40: Clement Vallandigham

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2018 34:46


    Nathan and Spencer are joined by Ben Morrison to talk about Clement Vallandigham, a man so hated he was exiled to the Confederacy by Abraham Lincoln. It's the civil war, folks! Strap in!You can find Cooperative Effort at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cooperative-effort/id1434363995

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    Episode 39: Saturn The Alligator

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2018 33:39


    Nathan and Spencer talk about a scaley friend that endured quite a bit of history.

    Episode 38: Ignaz Semmelweis and the Dirty Doctors

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2018 29:45


    nathan and Spencer talk about a Hungarian doctor who modernized hand-washing.

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