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We explore the lives of the most tragic and influential characters in history. Laugh at their irony.

Mike Bonuomo

  • May 26, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • every other week NEW EPISODES
  • 41m AVG DURATION
  • 51 EPISODES


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S3E1 - Tarrare - Diarrhea til' Dead

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 33:50


Kicked out of his house for eating too much, Tarrare starts to travel the country. He becomes a side show freak, joints in on the French Revolutionary War, and is even labeled a spy (for 24 hours). All is well until he shits himself to death. Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S2E20 - The Covid Corner II - To Live On Your Knees

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020 28:39


What would you give up not to die? We talk about Governor Cuomo's comments. A racist couple makes a video that could potentially ruin their lives, and their apology is falling on deaf ears. A mass shooting in Nova Scotia becomes a living nightmare for a small community.Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S2E19 - Doc Holliday and the Six Shooter

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2020 55:46


Dying from a fatal disease, drinking himself to death, and gamboling with every cent he can get his hands on, Doc Holliday will not be stopped. Making it to Tombstone, Arizona, and meeting up with Wyatt Earp may have saved both of their lives. After getting into it with a local gang of cowboys, Doc and Earp start killing anyone that stands in their way.Music : https://www.audiomicro.com/western-royalty-free-stock-music-1592892 Video Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6M8IVgfIjsFind out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S2E18 - The Covid Corner - Plague to Plague

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 35:21


As we run through the deadliest plagues of all time, we put the death tolls into perspective. In our first episode from quarantine we bounce through a variety of topics. For how long should we suspend our rights and shelter in place?Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S2E17 - The Black Death - Infected Catapults of War

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2020 42:29


As the world fights through the Coronavirus today, people of the past had their own plague to deal with. The global pandemic of the 1300's is said to have killed at least one third of Europe's population. Let's find out who, or what, is to blame for this disaster?Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S2E16 - Saint Patrick and The Druid Snakes

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 52:15


After being taken into slavery and forced into herding sheep, St Patrick thought his life was over. Then, one night, the voice of the Emerald Isle calls out to him. This voice tells him to spread Christianity through out the lands. Listen as i debate St Patrick in the flesh, see if he can prove his holiness to us all.Intro - The Insides - "Shrink House" Music - "Rumblin'" Trey VanZandt (YouTube.com/c/treyvanzandt)Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S2E15 - Stories from the Gulags - Bitches and Thieves

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020 61:31


After a Bernie Sanders campaign organizer is caught on tape saying his plan is to re-educate the American people in gulags, we decided to take a look at what to expect once we arrive. Exploring how countless millions ended up in these hell holes, we talk about conditions, uprisings, and the politics that led to a hopeless situation.Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S2E14 - Christopher Columbus Part II - Slaves of the Spanish Crown

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 50:12


During his next three voyages, Columbus hopes to find gold and deliver it back to the Spanish Crown. After coming up short, he sells the idea that slaves are just as good. It's even better if you just call them slaves of God. Through the ups and downs, Columbus remains of the greatest sailors of all time.Intro/Outro - The Insides - "Shrink House"Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S2E13 - Christopher Columbus Part I - Path to the Orient

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2020 53:51


Crossing the ocean blue was no easy task. Columbus took his knowledge of sailing and pushed it to the absolute limit. Leaving with three ships, The Nina, The Pinta, and the Santa Maria, the first voyage connected civilizations that would have never met. Is finding the New World a good thing? Or did it just promote slavery and the destruction of a people?Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S2E12 - Boston Corbett - Lincoln's Avenger - The Great Patriot

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2020 21:56


President Abraham Lincoln is dead. There is a nation wide man hunt for the assassin, but still, they want to capture John Wilkes Booth alive. Boston Corbett has other ideas, he takes his orders directly from God.Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S2E11 - William Calley Jr. - My Lai Mass Murder

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 50:51


In the midst of Vietnam, a search and destroy mission goes horribly wrong. After being convicted of twenty two murders, President Nixon pardoned the guilty party, but why?Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S2E10 - Albert Anastasia - Murder on the Docks

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2019 48:03


Working as a new longshoreman on the Brooklyn docks, Albert realizes there is a lot of power in being a made man. Deciding to help fellow mobster Lucky Luciano to the top of the food chain, his world is consumed by murder and money.Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S2E9 - Eli Whitney and The Cotton Engine

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2019 46:33


Heading south on business, Eli walks into something that will change the United States forever. The cotton gin accidentally explodes slave labor, and causes a Civil War, but maybe he can make enough guns to stop it.Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S2E8 - Hiroo Onoda - Thirty Years of World War II

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019 35:49


After World War II, humanity was trying to get back on track. One Japanese Imperial Officer couldn't fathom the idea of surrender, so he hid in the trees and waited to be officially relieved of his duty.Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S2E7 - Lady Fu Hao - The Real Mulan?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2019 15:52


King Wu Ding had sixty four wives, but this priestess was one of his favorites. When her tomb was uncovered, the world wanted to know more about the lady buried with a shit load of weaponry and sixteen sacrifices.Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S2E6 - Tsutomu Yamaguchi and the Two Atomic Bombs

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2019 31:11


Japan refuses to surrender during World War II and causes the United States to take drastic measures. We take a look at how one man survived two of the most devastating events in human history.Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S2E5 - William Tecumseh Sherman - Part II

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2019 52:36


Burning down Atlanta was just the beginning, Sherman hunts the confederates at every turn. The country is in turmoil and Lincoln has just been shot dead, everyone must come to together to stabilize the nation.Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S2E4 - William Tecumseh Sherman - Part I

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2019 59:51


Before burning down the entire plantation south just for a victory, Sherman enjoyed his lifestyle in Georgia and South Carolina. At first he sympathized with slave owners, but when William hears that Confederates are planning to destroy the Union, It is his priority to get in on the American Civil War.Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S2E3 - The Queens I - Catherine of Aragon

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2019 45:18


Another hidden episode has been revealed! It's all about the Queens, Catherine attempts to deliver an heir to the throne, but it's harder than it sounds. Failing to give birth might just doom her to exile, but i guess it's better than getting your head cut off with a dull axe.Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S2E2 - John Rabe - The Rape of Nanking

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2019 47:07


A simple German businessman finds himself in the middle of a Chinese massacre. Deciding to stay and help, he builds a safety zone for civilians to take shelter. But safety is never guaranteed.Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S2E1 - John Noyes - Sex and Silverware

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2019 48:35


After realizing that Jesus Christ was alive, John convinced a group of people that they were already living in a new age. Everyone in his community were told they must be free of sin, or face eternal damnation.Featuring Music From - The InsidesFind out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S1E20 - Kent State Massacre

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2019 62:27


President Nixon promised he would bring an end to the Vietnam War, then he invaded Cambodia. The country was upset, and students protested across college campuses. Kent State just happened to be the program to host a horrible tragedy.Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S1E19 - Fred Hampton and the Black Panther Party

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2019 63:05


The Black Panthers try to make their communities a better place for all people, no matter what color they were. Fred Hampton rises through the ranks of the party, but the police were hell bent on neutralizing the threat.Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S1E18 - Winston Churchill Part V

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2019 55:26


On the series finale, Churchill does his best to make sure France is remembered as one of the heroes during the war. We also learn he would've been a simple drunk without the one and only Clementine.Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Candid Candidates

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2019 10:21


Mike Bonuomo and Shawn Kleinz discuss the future of the United States and the people who wish to gain the power and take over the world. Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S1E17 - Winston Churchill Part IV

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2019 61:39


Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin get together to take on the Axis powers. Britain knows Winston is built for war, but can he be trusted in peace?We also cover the U.S. and their decision to drop the atomic bomb, what would you have done?Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S1E16 - Winston Churchill Part III

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2019 51:53


Shawn Kleinz and I admire Churchill's artistic ability, run through his political exile, and get heated over Neville Chamberlain's dealings with Adolf Hitler.Remember to Rate and Review, Thank You.Including Music by : The InsidesFind out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Military Exp. IV - Robert Craft

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2019 33:02


Our close friend Robert Craft tells us about his peacetime army down in Panama, and what kind of state the U.S. was in.Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S1E15 - Winston Churchill Part II

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2019 47:07


This week, on our continuation of Winston Churchill, we talk about the failures that almost ruined a political career, and we plop ourselves into the horrors of the Western Front.Featuring Music from "The Insides".Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Military Exp. III - Heather Orr

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2019 26:51


Heather takes us through her experience in basic training, time as an MP, and attempts to train the Afghanistan Police.Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S1E14 - Cannibal Warlords of Liberia

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2019 45:33


We go back, to an episode that never got released, and delve deep in the world of wigs and baby eating. Anything to win a war in Africa!Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Military Exp. II

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2019 27:03


We continue with Corporal Kleinz and the time spent in school, training as a Nuclear Biological Chemical Defense Specialist.Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S1E13 - Winston Churchill Part I

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2019 55:01


A Liberal in all but name and a professional war correspondent, young Winston is only beginning his life of influence.Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Ironic Deaths #3

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2019 14:53


A defense lawyer is willing to do anything to free his client, a loving mom stays hydrated, and a daredevil takes a deadly fall.Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Military Exp. I

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2019 17:24


In this new series we will bring in Veterans and get an inside look at their time in the Military. We start with our very own, Corporal Kleinz. Boot Camp.Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S1E12 - Guy Fawkes

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2019 49:16


A group of English Catholic's plan on making their own religious freedoms. Guido goes down in history for his part in the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605.Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Ironic Deaths #2

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2019 6:28


Godwin creates his own Electric Chair, while Kieper stands his ground and protests these unfair American laws. Isn't it ironic, don't ya think?Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S1E11 - Smedley Butler Part II

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2019 46:55


The ultimate Philadelphia policeman, and a plot overthrow Franklin D. Roosevelt. Can we believe everything Butler is telling us?Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Brief #2

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2019 13:29


The Last Samurai was real. Brunet did his best to defend the Shogun forces in JapanFind out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S1E10 - Smedley Butler Part I

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019 50:01


Imagine being responsible for men's lives at 19 years old. Butler was already a Captain in the Marines by then. War is life.Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Ironic Deaths #1

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2019 6:37


This series covers the strangest deaths ever. Isn't it ironic, don't ya think?Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Brief #1

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2019 14:36


A 14 year old girl, or just another Nazi fighting machine. Freddie Oversteegen will kill to protect her country.Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S1E9 - Joseph Smith Part II

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2019 50:28


Episode Notes In our conclusion of Smith's life. We get a new set of rules for love and being captured isn't always a bad thing. Until it is!Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S1E8 - Joseph Smith Part I

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2019 49:45


God, Jesus, and the angels wanted a religion that was pure. Joseph Smith was just the guy to make it happen. We discover the origins of Mormonism.Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S1E7 - Idi Amin

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2019 46:13


One of the most frightening regimes that Africa has ever seen. When massacring people become's routine, it might be time to flee, or fight.Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S1E6 - Ivan The Terrible

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2019 55:32


Find out what caused Ivan The Terrible to go on a Russian rampage that would be remembered for all time.Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S1E5 - William Penn

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2019 58:08


Our hometown hero William Penn went through a lot to become the bronze statue atop City Hall. His life was crazier then we ever expected.Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S1E4 - Aaron Burr

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2019 67:00


If you ever have a problem with someone, challenge them to a duel! This week we talk about Vice President Aaron Burr, and his clash with Alexander Hamilton.Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S1E3 - Fritz Haber

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2019 38:41


The father of chemical warfare, Fritz Haber, did his best to add to the death toll of World War I. While also dooming the people he loved the most.Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S1E2 - Henry Rathbone

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2019 39:31


Henry found himself in a situation that would be remembered for all time. He would be known as the man in the box on the night of Lincoln's assassination. That night in the theatre would send his life into a spiral of tragedy.Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S1E1 - Demo H. Rathbone

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2019 39:26


We cover the most tragic characters in history. Though some of these stories are shocking and deadly, we do our best to bring these characters to life. This is a comedic outlook to learn and have fun at the same time.Find out more at https://fight-the-fate.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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