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Join three barely competent hosts as they embark an audio exploration of their favorite martyrs, malcontents, and non-conformists.

Carl Schultz, Grace Ulrich, Geena Santiago


    • Jun 3, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 2m AVG DURATION
    • 57 EPISODES


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    Charles Wepner, The Bayonne Bleeder

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 57:49


    In which men get punched, that punching inspires men, and everyone's on their phones these days. 

    The Lost Firebrands Halloween Special

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 141:02


    Things get unseasonably grim as women get hysterical, men's legs explode, and there might be a cow in the attic.Content Warning for lots of things, including: Violence, dead children, incest, sexual assault, and gee this is a darker than usual episode. Oh and a dog is mildly injured. Product placement! Purchase 'The Afters: Book 2' here: https://a.co/d/80McbKa

    John Boyle O'Reilly, The Fenian

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 77:43


    In which prisons are broken, secret societies are formed, and Grace and Geena learn about Ireland for the first time. 

    George Waddell, The Rube

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 52:29


    In which Colts are Orphaned, men pursue firetrucks, and straw hats end in violence.  

    Carlo Gesualdo, The Madrigalist

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 69:54


    In which women sex men to death, other men are addicted to witches, and Grace doesn't want to editorialize. 

    Sidney Gottlieb, The Mind-Breaker

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2024 70:39


    In which monkeys get piled up, men leap from hotel windows, and everyone is on acid all the time. 

    Sarah Josepha Hale, The Mother of Thanksgiving

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2023 62:10


    In which Mary has a Little Lamb, civil wars are ignored, and Grace is directly attacked by feminine nouns. Special Guest Host: Olivia Weiss 

    Joseph Pilates, The Inventor of Pilates

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2023 47:00


    In which contortionists are interned, cats don't do jumping jacks, and Carl is on vacation and simply could not be bothered. Special Guest: Arielle Cimino 

    Vincenzo Peruggia, The Man Who Stole The Mona Lisa

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 54:33


    In which art theft is a sex crime, security guards learn judo, and Geena and Grace really exercise their anti-Italian bigotry. 

    Claude Bell, The Sandman

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2023 49:57


    In which dinosaurs are created, mutant berries are discovered, and we make about as many weed jokes as we ever will. 

    Carl Tanzler, The Pygmalion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2023 64:59


    In which children have visions, graves get robbed, and we start talking about Outback Steakhouse and end talking about very gross body decomposition. 

    Eric Blair, The Orwellian

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 72:50


    In which policemen draw, communists fight communists, and Grace is off the podcast for real, seriously. Special Guest: Chris O'Connell

    Violet Jessop, The Queen of Sinking Ships

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2023 52:28


    In which ships are unsinkable (and female), stewardesses are attractive (and fired), and a lot of research is still to be done. 

    Martin Couney, The Incubator Doctor

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023 73:15


    In which babies are weaklings, presidents are assassinated, and Grace is defeated by a Polish town name and whatever that clicking sound is. Please be aware, this episode has a weird amount of discussion of dead babies and eugenics specifically. 

    Firebrands Presents: Chompers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2023 54:13


    Well, its April Fools again and things get silly as cats attack men, tailors attack stains, and farting attacks the French entertainment circuit. 

    Martin Guerre, The Imposter

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2023 77:12


    In which teenagers are cursed with impotency, adults have the wrong number of legs, and Grace does not understand the legal system. 

    Juan Garcia, The Double Agent

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2023 53:04


    In which Lisbon is London, Nazis are gullible, and we begin with an unrelated 5 minute CIA anecdote. 

    Alan Abel, The Hoaxer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2023 72:33


    In which horses are nude, pornography is satire, and the audio is not very good. 

    Richard More, The Bastard

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2022 76:02


    In which adultery is committed, bells are stolen, and four out of five Pilgrim children have weird names. 

    Matthew Henson, The Second Man to the North Pole(?)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 52:02


    In which dogs are eaten, meteorites are stolen, and none of us can do a decent Teddy Roosevelt. 

    Firebrands Presents: Courthouse of Horror

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 77:28


    We kick off the first week of November with our Halloween episode, three grim tales of haunted real estate, dead popes, and rotten feet... all inexplicably legal themed. Content Warning: Not kidding about the rotten feet, stuff gets gross. 

    Aimee Semple Kennedy McPherson, The Sister

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2022 64:27


    In which churches are mega, Canadians go missing, and we are unclear on how the story of Jonah goes. 

    Napoleon Hill, The Successful

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2022 69:29


    In which magnets cure tuberculosis, babies are immortal, and Carl can't pronounce southern town names.

    Ada Blackjack, The Female Robinson Crusoe

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2022 58:09


    Firebrands triumphantly returns as the Arctic is friendly, explorers do the dishes, and Robinson Crusoe is a fictional character. 

    Eugenie Clark, The Shark Lady

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2022 60:36


    In which all fish must die, men are unnecessary, and we do some uncompensated product placement for a B-Tier streaming platform. Special Guest Host: Arielle Cimino 

    Mary Wilcox, The Princess Caraboo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2022 83:13


    In which maids walk across England, mysterious princesses are discovered, and Grace's promise to keep these episodes short is insincere. 

    Jones Very, The Brave Saint

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2022 56:57


    In which students riot, the Second Coming comes, and we've seen Master and Commander, but not Dead Poets Society. 

    Sarah Goodrich, The Miniaturist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2022 50:32


    In which flirting is art, senators are aloof, and the last 15 minutes is debate over the exact same scores. 

    Lenny Dykstra, The Nails

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2022 72:23


    In which steroids are sampled, baseballs are the size of basketballs, and Grace would clearly rather be talking about hockey. 

    Victor Lustig, The "Count"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2022 53:13


    In which landmarks are sold, money is printed, and Geena is perhaps too fond of today's hero. 

    Hetty Green, The Witch of Wall Street

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2022 55:12


    In which assassinations are thwarted, Quakers are austere, and this episode isn't late, you're late. 

    Joseph Knowles, The Naked Survivalist

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2022 76:50


    In which moose fight moose, pants are tumbleweeds, and we learn some fun animal facts. 

    Freaky Friday-brands

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2022 66:01


    Things get topsy turvy as women give birth to animals, postmen attempt abortions, and Grace tells a very boring story. 

    Doctor Willard Bliss, The Presidential Physician

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2022 77:26


    In which metal is detected, pus is plentiful, and Grace ignores a very important notification and commits Sound Crime against everyone's audio.Part 2 of 'The Life and Getting Shot of James Garfield' 

    Charles Guiteau, The Stalwart of the Stalwarts

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 63:28


    In which ships collide, lawyers are arrested, and coitus gets interruptus'd. Part 1 of 'The Life and Getting Shot of James Garfield' 

    Marita Lorenz, The Spy Who Loved Castro

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 60:28


    In which assassinations are planned (allegedly), babies disappear (or possibly don't), and Captain von Trapp loses his job.

    Timothy Dexter, The Earl of Chester

    Play Episode Play 60 sec Highlight Listen Later Feb 4, 2022 58:25


    In which deaths are faked, sailors herd cats, and we explore some real crypto bro energy. Special Guest Host: Patrick Cornacchio

    Homer & Langley Collyer, The Collectors

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 61:17


    In which traps are set, gynecologists canoe to work, and Henry Ford plots to prevent the formation of Steely Dan.

    Lee Christmas, The Incredible Yanqui

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2021 52:35


    In which trains crash, banana companies go to war, and snowmen look like the wrong celebrity.

    Iva Toguri, The Tokyo Rose

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 48:56


    In which passports are refused, propaganda is sarcastic, and Geena commits some low-level treason. 

    Julie d'Aubigny, The Duelist

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2021 52:03


    In which nuns go on the run, vocal ranges are named, and we dont know how to end these episodes. 

    Jonathan Wild, The Thief-taker General

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2021 60:12


    In which jails are broken, Buttocks have Twangs, and everyone is sick. 

    A Very Dreadfull Firebrands Halloween Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 70:54


    Three startling tales of terror in which the dead speak, monks are annoying, and something spooky happens to Geena's audio and makes it unlistenable. 

    John Brinkley, The Goat Gland Doctor

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2021 73:19


    In which goats are the most virile animal, radio hosts run for governor, and things become too silly. 

    Elizabeth Bigley, The Heiress

    Play Episode Play 33 sec Highlight Listen Later Sep 24, 2021 55:48


    In which signatures are forged, fake philanthropists die, and Grace is the only one who knows what a Section Boss is. 

    Albert Parsons, The Anarchist

    Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Sep 10, 2021 54:16


    In which printer's devils become powder monkeys, men's heads explode, and we briefly stop being political. 

    Stede Bonnet, The Gentleman Pirate

    Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 57:46


    In which men walk the plank, cities are held hostage for syphilis medication, and Grace's house is haunted. Special Guest Host: Calvin Berry

    Belle Gunness, The Ogress

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 61:47


    In which candy stores burn down, Norewegians disappear,and Grace's snack choices are unfortunate.

    Anna Chennault, The Steel Butterfly

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 58:33


    In which peace talks are infiltrated, Communists seize power, and Geena takes a very firm stance on girl's names. 

    Robert Chesebrough, The Viscous

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021 53:33


    In which whales are slaughtered, men set themselves ablaze on New York streets, and Carl ran out of time to set his mic levels and thought it wouldn't matter. 

    J.G. & Buffalo Bill Hawkins, The Two Witnesses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 58:04


    In which the True Name of God is discovered, Texans invent Judaism, and cult members bootleg ranch dressing.

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