HILF: History I'd Like to F**k

In Part One of the Manson Family Murders, you went through the law-and-order portion of the history. Now settle in for some of Dawn's favorite mysteries, conspiracies and so much more.

Dawn is joined by her sister, Lisa; and niece, Ellie for the HILF-ing of Los Angeles's most famous true-crime tragedy. Hear about Charles Manson and how the world learned about his sinister cult.As Dawn is a resident of LA, you'll ride shot-gun briefly as they leave the studio and visit a crime scene in order to better understand this dark page from LA's past.   Buckle up!SILF's (Sources I'd Like to F*ck)Book - Helter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiBook - Choas by Tom O'NeillNetflix Doc on book, Choas by Tom O'NeillYOUTUBE - Leslie Van Houten InterviewYOUTUBE - Patricial Krenwinkel InterviewYOUTUBE - Tex Watson and his spiritual journey while incarcerated.YOUTUBE - Susan Atkins Interview (1980's Australia 60 Minutes)YOUTUBE - Diane Sawyer Interview with multiple members of the family. (1994)---LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Histories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Crazy Rich AncientsCheck out HILF MERCH now available on Redbubble! Stickers, t-shirts, bags and more!HILF is now on Patreon!Buy Me a CoffeeFind your next favorite podcast on BIG COMEDY NETWORK.---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat PerkinsPodcast art: Designed by Joe Dressel 

Hear the story of Rosemary Kennedy, sister to John F Kennedy, who goes from being the media-darling of a royal ball, to the the victim of a botched lobotomy at the age of 23. To thank for this sad and fascinating HILF is Molly McAleer who is a comedy writer, and behind the mic of a few hit podcasts including Trend Lightly, and Mother May I Sleep With - which is devoted to Lifetime movies!Catch Molly's LIVE SHOW Friends Only Live! (June 25th, 2025 - BOSTON) ---SILF's (Sources I'd Like to F*ck)Book - The Hidden Kennedy Daughter by Kate Clifford Larson (2016)Lecture - The Hidden Kennedy Daughter author, Kate Clifford Larson at George Washington UniversityFilm - The LobotomistMore Video about Dr. Watts, Lobotomist. Watch news reel about Rosemary's appearance at the English Royal Court.---LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Histories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Crazy Rich AncientsCheck out HILF MERCH now available on Redbubble! Stickers, t-shirts, bags and more!HILF is now on Patreon!Buy Me a CoffeeFind your next favorite podcast on BIG COMEDY NETWORK.---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins

Welcome back! When last we met Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and their Corps of Discovery, our heroes had navigated over 2,000 miles. Up and down rivers, across the Continental Divide, and all way to the Northern Pacific Coast. They saw a dead whale, it was nuts. In the conclusion, learn why those who first saw present-day Yellowstone Park thought it was literal hell on earth; hear how Sacegewea's son finds himself in the royal court of Germany; and so much more!Along with Dawn on this historic journey, is comedian Alex Malt, whose first comedy album debuts this summer! Find Alex on Instagram!—-SILF's (Sources I'd Like to F*ck)Book - Lewis & Clark: An American Journey by Daniel B. Thorp.Journals of the Lewis & Clark Expedition - Amazing online educational resource.Project Gutenberg - The Journals of Lewis & Clark---LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Histories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Crazy Rich AncientsCheck out HILF MERCH now available on Redbubble! Stickers, t-shirts, bags and more!HILF is now on Patreon!Buy Me a CoffeeFind your next favorite podcast on BIG COMEDY NETWORK.---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat PerkinsHILF artwork by Joe Dressel.

Lewis & Clark were more than just two white guys in buckskins! Join Dawn and the “Corps of Discovery” as they venture into the wildest of the wild West. Meet Sacegawea, fight a grizzly, and find out what it takes to cross the Rocky Mountains in 1805. Along with Dawn on this historic journey, is comedian Alex Malt, whose first comedy album debuts this summer!—-SILF's (Sources I'd Like to F*ck)Book - Lewis & Clark: An American Journey by Daniel B. Thorp.Journals of the Lewis & Clark Expedition - Amazing online educational resource.Project Gutenberg - The Journals of Lewis & Clark ---LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Histories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Crazy Rich AncientsCheck out HILF MERCH now available on Redbubble! Stickers, t-shirts, bags and more!HILF is now on Patreon!Buy Me a CoffeeFind your next favorite podcast on BIG COMEDY NETWORK. ---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat PerkinsHILF artwork by Joe Dressel.

It's the wild, true story of Donald Nichols, a seventh-grade drop-out who rises from Army Mechanic to Black Ops Phenomenon during the Korean War. Hear the whole twisted tale - from his unlikely rise, to his fall, to the weeks of electroshock therapy - and from Blaine Harden, the world's leading expert on the subject.—-SILF's (Sources I'd Like to F*ck)Book - The King of Spies: The Dark Reign of America's Spymaster in Korea by Blaine HardenBook - The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot by Blaine HardenBook - Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West by Blaine Harden---LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Histories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Crazy Rich AncientsCheck out HILF MERCH now available on Redbubble! Stickers, t-shirts, bags and more!HILF is now on Patreon!Buy Me a CoffeeFind your next favorite podcast on BIG COMEDY NETWORK. ---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins—-

Joining Napoleon on his journey to his now-famous defeat at Waterloo, is comedian, Jackie Kashian. She has several comedy albums, performs across the country, and on all your screens: Netflix, late show, Conan and so much more. You can also hear her on two great podcasts, The Dork Forest, which invites folks from a variety of backgrounds to come and share the stuff on which they are “dorks”, and the comedy podcast The Jackie and Laurie Show which pairs her with another great comedian, Laurie Kilmartin.—-SILF's (Sources I'd Like to F*ck)Book - Waterloo: The History of Four Days, Three Armies, and Three Battles by Bernard CornwellYOUTUBE - Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Waterloo 1815 (Epic History: 14 min)---LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Histories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Crazy Rich AncientsCheck out HILF MERCH now available on Redbubble! Stickers, t-shirts, bags and more!HILF is now on Patreon!Buy Me a CoffeeFind your next favorite podcast on BIG COMEDY NETWORK.---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins—-

Re-join Dawn and her guest, comedian, Jackie Kashian (Netflix, late show, Comedy Central) for a few more tasty morsels from the history of Napoleon's doomed last stand.  Listen to Jackie's two great podcasts: The Dork Forest, which invites folks from a variety of backgrounds to come and share the stuff on which they are “dorks”, and the comedy podcast The Jackie and Laurie Show which pairs her with another great comedian, Laurie Kilmartin.—SILF's (Sources I'd Like to F*ck)Book - Waterloo: The History of Four Days, Three Armies, and Three Battles by Bernard CornwellYOUTUBE - Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Waterloo 1815 (Epic History: 14 min)---LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Histories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Crazy Rich AncientsCheck out HILF MERCH now available on Redbubble! Stickers, t-shirts, bags and more!HILF is now on Patreon!Buy Me a CoffeeFind your next favorite podcast on BIG COMEDY NETWORK.  ---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins

In HILF EP78, you got to know the Jeep Show, a real-life WW2 unit of enlisted soldiers (including Mickey Rooney) who were on the front lines with nothing but an accordion, a Jeep full of wigs, and ORDERS to boost morale.  Continue the conversation with Dawn and author Robert B. O'Connor who wrote Jeep Show: A Trouper at the Battle of the Bulge. See video of the real Electro - The Westinghouse Robot that captured Robert's heart.  —-SILF's (Sources I'd Like to F*ck)Book - The Jeep Show by Robert B O'Connor - https://jeepshowbook.com/Here is the US military's look on the battle on the 80th anniversary. https://www.army.mil/botb/Surprise! PBS has a kick-ass documentary of the battle - Go ahead and donate while you're there, why don't cha?  https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/bulge/More great images from The Battle of the Bulge - https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-battle-of-the-bulge ---LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Histories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Crazy Rich AncientsCheck out HILF MERCH now available on Redbubble! Stickers, t-shirts, bags and more!HILF is now on Patreon!Buy Me a CoffeeFind your next favorite podcast on BIG COMEDY NETWORK. ---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins

“Entertainment Specialist” was the technical designation of what would later be known as The Morale Corps. This intrepid group of enlisted soldiers were responsible for finding joy in life's darkest and most dangerous corners. To tell the story, Dawn is joined by author Robert B. O'Connor who wrote Jeep Show: A Trouper at the Battle of the Bulge. Hear how his novel weaves a lovely fiction among real history and makes the case for why we should all learn to play the spoons.—- SILF's (Sources I'd Like to F*ck)Book - The Jeep Show by Robert B O'Connor - https://jeepshowbook.com/ Here is the US military's look on the battle on the 80th anniversary. https://www.army.mil/botb/ Surprise! PBS has a kick-ass documentary of the battle - Go ahead and donate while you're there, why don't cha?  https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/bulge/ More great images from The Battle of the Bulge - https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-battle-of-the-bulge  ---LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Histories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Crazy Rich AncientsCheck out HILF MERCH now available on Redbubble! Stickers, t-shirts, bags and more!HILF is now on Patreon!Buy Me a CoffeeFind your next favorite podcast on BIG COMEDY NETWORK.  ---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins

It's a family affair as Dawn is joined by her husband, director Andrew Melby, to HILF this awe-inspiring natural wonder of the world. On a recent road-trip to Los Angeles from Minnesota, Dawn and Andrew stopped in the Grand Canyon. The beauty, wonder and mystery of the place inspired Dawn to take a deep dive into the history. …and who better to go down with?—- SILF's (Sources I'd Like to F*ck)Book - It Happened in the Grand Canyon by Todd R. BergerBook - We are Going in The Story of the 1956 Grand Canyon Midair Collision by Mike NelsonWant more rock hard Geology?Wanna visit? Start here!  ---LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Histories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Crazy Rich AncientsSee more of Andrew's work:  https://andrewmelby.comCheck out HILF MERCH now available on Redbubble! Stickers, t-shirts, bags and more!HILF is now on Patreon!Buy Me a CoffeeFind your next favorite podcast on BIG COMEDY NETWORK.---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

Join Dawn and guest, Cristina Van Epps, as they follow the dark and fascinating path of Jack Parsons - the rocket-loving occultist who helped man get to the moon. Cristina works as an engineer at The Jet Propulsion Laboratory and is also a self-professed ‘sci-fi nerd'. Hear the incredible story of Jack Parsons whose fascination with science and outer space led him on a journey to the stars… and huge piles of drugs. Listen to Cristina's Dungeon and Dragons podcast: I Seduce the DragonListen to Cristina's podcast, Cults, Cryptids and Conspiracies Want more? Jump into HILF Episode 54 - Aleister Crowley with Hilah Johnson.—-SILF's (Sources I'd Like to F*ck)Book - Strange Angel by George Pendle (2005)Book - Sex & Rockets by John Carter & Robert Anton Wilson (2005) The Collected Writings of Jack Parsons AKA: The Book of Babylon  (the record of a magical experiment, 1946) ---LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Histories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Crazy Rich AncientsCheck out HILF MERCH now available on Redbubble! Stickers, t-shirts, bags and more!HILF is now on Patreon!Buy Me a CoffeeFind your next favorite podcast on BIG COMEDY NETWORK. ---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

Dawn's guest is comedian, Andy Rider, whose hit comedy album The Get Together has topped itunes and earned him increasing acclaim. Together they discuss the history of North Korea, the incredible story of No Kum Sok, and so much more!Learn more about HILF's new podcast family, The Big Comedy Network.Find Andy's podcast Fingering the PageSILF's (Sources I'd Like to F*ck)Book - The Great Leader and The Fighter Pilot by Blaine HardenBook - A MiG-15 to Freedom by No Kum Sok (AKA: Kenneth Rowe)Watch an interview with Blaine Harden and No Kum Sok with Mimi Geerges.Article - Read more about how and why Korea was divided between North and South.Hear more about the devastating battle of Pork Chop Hill during the Korean War. ---LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL! Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)Check out HILF MERCH now available on Redbubble! Stickers, t-shirts, bags and more!HILF is now on Patreon!Buy Me a Coffee---Want to help LA Fire Victims? Project HOPE - Project HOPE is on the ground in Los Angeles, actively distributing hygiene kits to displaced families and children.LA Food Bank - The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank and our partner agencies provide food assistance to people throughout LA County in normal times and times of crisis.Pasadena Humane Society - They provide shelter, dedicated care and new beginnings for thousands of the community's most vulnerable animals every year.---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

When last we met, Dawn and guest Andy Kraft were taking a shot of whiskey to prepare for the dark path ahead. Hear how it all ends up in the dark pages of history and why your high school teachers probably never told you the whole story. ---SILF's (Sources I'd Like to F*ck)See the map of the journey.Read the book - The History of The Donner Party by CF McGlashan---LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)Check out HILF MERCH now available on Redbubble! Stickers, t-shirts, bags and more!HILF is now on Patreon!Buy Me a Coffee---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

This was no party...They were the group who got hopelessly stranded over a particularly harsh winter in the Sierra Nevadas - many of them starve to death and several of those who don't starve to death, survived by resorting to cannibalism.Dawn's guest is actor and writer, Andy Kraft. He is a longtime friend and colleague - together they've done everything from romantic comedies on screen, to portraying water droplets on stage. Andy can be seen in countless commercials, episodes of television (including the final episode of Brooklyn nine-nine) and is the hand up the bum of some of your favorite puppets!---SILF's (Sources I'd Like to F*ck)See the map of the journey. Read the book - The History of The Donner Party by CF McGlashan---LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)Check out HILF MERCH now available on Redbubble! Stickers, t-shirts, bags and more!HILF is now on Patreon!Buy Me a Coffee---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

Dawn has the benefit of a live audience and visual aides as she tells the story of the remarkable Christmas Truce of 1914. From the streets of Sarajevo to the trenches of France, it's a story of humanity and joy in the darkest of times.  Recorded LIVE in Burbank, California - December 11th, 2024 at Flappers Comedy Club. Watch the full video of the show when you subscribe on Patreon! SILF's (Sources I'd Like to F*ck)Book - Silent Night: The Remarkable Christmas Truce of 1914 by Stanley WeintraubPlay/ Movie - The Big Picnic (1997) Book - All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque---LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)Check out HILF MERCH now available on Redbubble! Stickers, t-shirts, bags and more!HILF is now on Patreon!Buy Me a Coffee---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

Dawn's guests are two connoisseurs of drinking, Juliana McIntosh and Brad Sutton - the neice-and-uncle-team behind the hit podcast, The Art of Drinking.  Jules is an influencer in the craft cocktail space (what?); and her real-life uncle Brad serves up classic cocktail recipes and history. Swoon!GET JULE'S BOOK - Pretty Simple Cocktails**During the episode, we make and drink 2 cocktails! Recipes and approximate time-code in the episode when we start making ours is below so you can toast along with us!COCKTAIL #1 - The View Carre. [00:13:00]3/4 oz Rye whiskey (higher proof, like 100 proof but not more. Rittenhouse makes a good one)3/4 oz Cognac (I like Pierre Ferrand Ambre but Remy Martin VSOP works well too)3/4 oz   Strucchi Rosso Vermouth (or Dolin Rouge)2 tsp Benedictine D.O.M. (make sure it's DOM and not B&B)2 dash Peychaud's bitters (white label, red liquid)1 dash Angostura bittersIn mixing glass add all ingredients and fill the mixing glass with ice so you have more ice than liquid.Stir for 20 - 30 seconds.Using hawthorn strainer, strain into chilled rocks glass over large cubeGarnish with lemon peel  COCKTAIL #2 - The Black Manhattan [00:40:00]2 oz Rye whiskey (use your favorite Rye. The Rittenhouse might work well here, but could get hot)1 oz Averna Amaro1 dash Angostura bitters1 dash Orange bittersIn mixing glass add all ingredients and fill the mixing glass with ice so you have more ice than liquid.Stir for 20 - 30 seconds.Using hawthorn strainer, strain into chilled coupe glass.Garnish with brandied cherry / luxardo cherry (or something similar)  - just drop it in or put it on a pick if you're fancy---Join us for HILF LIVE - Wednesday, Dec. 11th @8PM - Flappers Comedy Club. Burbank, CA---SILF's (Sources I'd Like to F*ck)Book - The Royal Toast Master: Containing many thousands of the best toasts old and new to give brilliancy to mirth and make the joys of the glass supremely agreeable. INCLUDES: The Seaman's Bottle Companion: Being a selection of Exquisite Modern Sea Songs by J. Roach.    *Yes this is real! ---LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)Check out HILF MERCH now available on Redbubble! Stickers, t-shirts, bags and more!HILF is now on Patreon!Buy Me a Coffee---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

Hear about the places that managed to avoid the plague, at least for a little while, and what a medieval haz-mat suit looked like. Also, continue to roll the 'Death Dice' along with celebrated music supervisor, Mary Ramos, to see if any of the characters we meet along the way manage to avoid the sickness and death that overcame half of the global population. ---Join us for HILF LIVE - Wednesday, Dec. 11th @8PM - Flappers Comedy Club. Burbank, CA---SILF's (Sources I'd Like to F*ck)The Great Courses - With Dorsey Armstrong, PhD. Got a library card? Find it via Hoopla or Libby!Check out this great visual guide to understanding how The Black Death compares to other pandemics.Read an article about plague bodies being found outside London this decade!Read Mary Ramos's article in Variety breaking down the soundtrack to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.---LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)Check out HILF MERCH now available on Redbubble! Stickers, t-shirts, bags and more!HILF is now on Patreon!Buy Me a Coffee---NEXT NEW EPISODE: Wednesday, November13th, 2024 THE BLACK DEATH Part 2 - Plague Stories with Mary Ramos---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

Dawn is joined by celebrated Music Supervisor, Mary Ramos, who has worked on some of the most incredible film scores in movie history! A close collaborator with Quentin Tarantino, she's had a hand in everything from Pulp Fiction to Django Unchained - and a slew of other favorites in-between.Join us as we discuss the very beginning of The Black Death, starting with Patient Zero in Italy and then follow us… and the rats, and the fleas… around the world and right to our own back door.---SILF's (Sources I'd Like to F*ck)The Great Courses - With Dorsey Armstrong, PhD. Got a library card? Find it via Hoopla or Libby!Check out this great visual guide to understanding how The Black Death compares to other pandemics.Read an article about plague bodies being found outside London this decade!Read Mary Ramos's article in Variety breaking down the soundtrack to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.---LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)Check out HILF MERCH now available on Redbubble! Stickers, t-shirts, bags and more!HILF is now on Patreon!Buy Me a Coffee---NEXT NEW EPISODE: Wednesday, November13th, 2024 THE BLACK DEATH Part 2 - Plague Stories with Mary Ramos---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

Dawn is joined by comedian, Macy Issacs, to talk about the origin of Vampire folklore and what - from the many stories about them - is actually real! We'll go around the world and see how vampires in Japan and Alaska differ from the ones in Transylvania. Take notes, because we also discuss the most effective ways to fight them off… unless you chose to invite them in.Find Macy on InstagramHear Macy's Podcast, SSRI'M OK---SILF's (Sources I'd Like to F*ck)Essay - The History and Folklore of Vampires - The Stories and Legends Behind The Mythical Beings: Charles River Editors.Book - The Secret History of Vampires - Their multiple Forms and Hidden Purposes by Claude LeCouteux. ---LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)HILF is now on Patreon!Buy Me a Coffee---NEXT NEW EPISODE: Wednesday, October 30th, 2024 THE BLACK DEATH with Mary Ramos---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

Originally released in October of 2022, revisit Dawn and her guest, Jose Barrientos, for a rundown of the history of horror movies! From silent dancing skeletons, to The Wolfman, and all the way past The Walking Dead - we're here to tell you what has scared us collectively the most... and why! Find Jose on Youtube!Find Jose on Instagram!---SILF's (Sources I'd Like to F*ck)BOOK - Lost in the Dark by Brad Weismann DOCUMENTARY SERIES - The Movies That Made UsESSAY - A Brief History of Horror Films (Albany County Public Library)---LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)HILF is now on Patreon!Buy Me a Coffee---NEXT NEW EPISODE: Wednesday, October 16th, 2024---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

To help tell the story of the man behind our 100-dollar bill, Dawn is joined by Benjamin Franklin expert, Bryan Austin. He portrays James Madison and Ben Franklin in Colonial Williamsburg and has walked much more than a mile in their shoes...Pull up a chair and hear the stories of Benjamin Franklin's wild childhood, his multitude of lovers, and the parties that were so good, they saved America.Listen to Bryan's podcast, LET'S BE FRANKFollow Bryan on Instagram!---LEARN MORE about Benjamin Franklin!ARTICLE in ATLAS OBSCURA about Franklin's shocking electricity partiesMore about THE KEY AND KITE EXPERIMENT from The Franklin Institute.Read about Franklin's The Lightning Rod... you heard me.Article specifically about Ben's years living in London before the Revolution.Read the SILENCE DOGOODE LETTERS.Learn more about Alexander Wedderburn, the guy who scolded Ben in London.--- LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)HILF is now on Patreon!Buy Me a Coffee---NEXT NEW EPISODE: VAMPIRES with comedian, Macy Issacs. ---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

Nannerl Mozart, Wolfgang Amadaeus's intriguing older sister, is the HILF of Dawn's guest, LAZOU. She is an award-winning podcast host and composer with work featured in film, television and a gazillion other places!  Hear about her childhood growing up on the tiny island of Mauritius (the only place the Dodo bird ever lived) and how moving to Canada and then the US shaped both her perspective and her music. ---SILF's (Sources I'd Like to F*ck)Book - Mozart's Women - His Family, His Friends, His Music by Jane GloverPodcast - You're Dead to Me (March, 2024)Podcast - Storical (S2, E52)Interview with author,  Rita Charbonnier.  (She wrote novel, MOZART'S SISTER which is fiction but like... very historically appropriate if not accurate.)--- LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)HILF is now on Patreon!Buy Me a Coffee---NEXT NEW EPISODE: Benjamin Franklin with Benjamin Franklin (kinda).---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

Dawn's guest literally wrote the book on this mysterious and mythic place known by some as 'the Atlantis of the Pacific Ocean'. Historian and writer Justin McHenry joins her from his office in West Virginia to help tell this absolutely bananas tale of Lemuria: A True Story of a Fake Place. ---SILF's (Sources I'd Like to F*ck)Justin's Book: Lemuria: A True Story of a Fake PlaceRead more about scientists who say Lemuria might actually have existed afterall?Think you had a past life on Lemuria? I don't, but go down a rabbit hole, why don't ya?Want more about the Theosophists and Madame Blavatsky?  Check out HILF Episode 36 - Fairies with Rhiannon Fiskradatz.--- LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)HILF is now on Patreon!Buy Me a Coffee---NEXT NEW EPISODE: Mozart's Sister with musician and podcaster, LAZOU. ---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

While many of us can easily picture Mount Rushmore in our heads, few of us know much about it beyond the heads. Even if you CAN name all four presidents featured (and only 30% of Americans can) the story of how and why this enormous feat of engineering - and total fuck-job on the Native Americans - came to pass.Guest, Christine Blackburn, is a comedian and story-teller located in LA, and the host of several wildly successful shows. Story Worthy is an epic podcast now in it's 14th seasonStory Smash is a live story-telling gameshow featuring an all-star celebrity panel of judges. My Life in Three Songs is her latest podcast where comedians, including Patton Oswald and Margaret Cho, sit down with her and discuss their lives through their favorite music.SILF's (Sources I'd Like to F*ck)VIDEO: Mount Rushmore & The Black Hills (YA/Tourism Video via Hoopla) PODCAST: American History Tellers (Podcast: Season 30, Episode 3) PODCAST: The Sculptor's Funeral. (Two parter: #73 and #74)Crazy Horse Memorial --- LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)HILF is now on Patreon!Buy Me a Coffee---NEXT NEW EPISODE: Lemuria with Justin McHenry, Wednesday, Sept 4th, 2024---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

AJ Jacobs is a writer and humorist known for his immersive dedication to a variety of subjects.  He spent a year attempting to follow EVERY rule in the Bible and wrote a NY TIMES best-seller, The Year of Living Biblically; and his latest book The Year of Living Constitutionally follows his journey through the lens of the 18th century.  Join Dawn and AJ as they discuss what in the constitution they think is worth keeping, what could use some changes - and why 'cherry picking' isn't such a bad concept after all...  SILF's (Sources I'd Like to F*ck)THE YEAR OF LIVING CONSTITUTIONALLY: *The audiobook is a joy to listen to!So you want to bake an election cake!Watch AJ on The Daily ShowWatch AJ on CBS Sunday MorningRead the Constitution. (Go on... I dare ya!)--- LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)HILF is now on Patreon!Buy Me a Coffee---NEXT NEW EPISODE: Mount Rushmore with Christine Blackburn, Wednesday, August 21st, 2024---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

Originally recorded recorded in April, 2022 - over 50 episodes ago - Dawn revisits The Whiskey Rebellion with bartender, Rashid Green.   Learn how to make some of the best 18th Century cocktails AND get a dose of some founding daddy realness.--- Get Rashid's recipe for THE SHERRY FLIPGet Rashid's recipe for CLARET'S PUNCH---LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)HILF is now on Patreon!Buy Me a Coffee---HILF is part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!NEXT NEW EPISODE: Wednesday, August 7th, 2024---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.Show Less

Dawn is joined by actor and writer, Brandon Gibson (Black-ish, Fresh Off the Boat, Spilled Paint) who has long been fascinated by the the consumptive, former-dentist, with a southern drawl and a propensity for prostitutes… who isn't?SILF's (Sources I'd Like to F*ck)Doc Holiday The Life and Legend by Gary L Roberts - Biography (2019)Tombstone, The Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday and the Vendetta Ride From Hell by Tom Clavin (2020)Clara Brown - The reporting short-term resident of TombstoneKate Elder - Doc's ‘wife'. A highly unreliable (but entertaining) source.Wyatt Earp - He wrote a few books, this will take you to all of them.Court docs & News Papers GALORE.--- LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)HILF is now on Patreon!Buy Me a Coffee---HILF is part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!NEXT NEW EPISODE: Wednesday, August 7th, 2024---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

Join Dawn as she strips down YOUR HILF's in the first-ever audience-request show. [00:01:13]  The Great Emu War of 1932 which pitted a bunch of WWI veterans against a mob of flightless birds.[00:08:37] The Blood Countess, Elizabeth Bathoroy. Was she the first documented serial killer AND an inspiration for Dracula?[00:19:42]  Hedy Lamarr who went from dinner parties with Hilter to inventing weapons to go right up Germany's ass. ---LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)HILF is now on Patreon!Buy Me a Coffee---HILF is part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

Maybe you think WW2 started when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor... but that was just when America got involved. Maybe you think WW2 started when Germany invaded Poland... but that was just when England and France had finally had enough. To really understand how WW2 started, historian Michael Trapani has written and produced an audio-book - HOW TO START A WAR - that is a vivid guide through the lurid and surprising events of the rise of the Third Reich. Together, Dawn and Michael highlight some of the  most hair-raising moments, while reminding the listener of how easily it could have gone differently... if only the people involved had recognized the power they had at the time. ---HEAR THE TRAILER for Michael's book!--- LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)HILF is now on Patreon!Buy Me a Coffee---HILF is part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

Dawn's guest is adult-film actress, Ryan Keely who takes no offense to the term 'porn star'. Ryan is also a book-worm and one of the cast of the sensational new Dungeons and Dragons podcast, I Seduce The Dragon. @ISTDJoin Dawn and Ryan as two professional 'fuckers' in hot pursuit of history's hottest outlaw. Dawn's Sources   Book - SHOT ALL TO HELL by Mark Lee GardnerVisit - Northfield, MN has an annual Jesse James Day Festival. It's fuckin' great.Podcast - LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST: Season 7, Episode 2. ---See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)HILF is now on Patreon!---COMING UP:EP62 - How to Start a War with Michael TrapaniHILF is part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

Climbing into the cockpit with Amelia and Dawn is guest, Fallon Morey of That's So Fucked Up. Fallon's knowledge of history and love of bad-ass women makes her a perfect navigator for this incredible story.Dawn's Sources   Book - Amelia Earhart A Biography by Doris L. Rich. (1989)Article - Read more about her surprise landing in Derry. BBCMaps - Maps and details about her almost Around the World flight.---- Hear Dawn as a guest with Ashely on TSFU - Jonesin' for JonestownSee Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)HILF is now on Patreon! Watch Dawn HILF Amelia Earhart with Jim Jeffries, LIVE in Burbank. ---COMING UP:EP61 - Jesse James with Ryan KeeleyHILF is part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

Dawn is joined by guest, Katy Hearne-Church one of the hosts of The Queens Podcast. Katy is not only a big fan of Josephine Baker, but she is whip-smart and enjoys a cocktail in the afternoon. Dawn's Sources   Book - AGENT JOSEPHINE by Damien LewisPodcast - YOU'RE DEAD TO ME Video -See her dance in 1927, some of the faces that made her famousHear an interview with her in 1950Watch this BBC Retrospective with one of her kids. ----See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)HILF is now on Patreon! ---COMING UP:EP60 - AMELIA EARHART with Fallon MoreyHILF is part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

Dawn's Guest, Dave Reinitz is a stand-up comedian and stain-glass artist whose personal connection to this slice of History brings it alive for all of us. Hear about how his mother, Janet Braun-Reinitz, joined with the Freedom Riders in 1961 and endured and enlightened one of the darkest chapters of American History. ---Dawn's Sources   Book - The Freedom Riders by Raymond ArsenaultPodcast - Stuff you Missed in History Class (2011)  (3-part series) Interview - Watch Janet's interview with The Library of Congress (2001) Summary of events from The Bill of Rights InstituteExcellent sources here from The Civil Rights TrailJanet Braun-Reinitz's Artwork Dave's stain-glass page on Etsy - Boomdiggitty Glass ----See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (mulitple seasons)HILF is now on Patreon! ---COMING UP:EP59 - JOSEPHINE BAKER with Katy (from The Queens Podcast)HILF is part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

Joining Dawn for the HILF-ing of the Conch Republic is Florida native, comedian, and former Marine Biologist, Forrest Shaw. He currently performs stand-up around the world, and is the co-host of the podcast, I don't Know About That with Jim Jeffries. You can also catch him on The Mermen Podcast with Dave Williamson.---Dawn's Sources   Book - The Two Mice that Roared, by Wayne Madsen (Author) Youtube - Founding of the Conch Republic by  Key West's library historian.----See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)HILF is now on Patreon! ---COMING UP:EP58 - The Freedom Rides with Dave ReinitzHILF is part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

Welcome back aboard the ill-fated Bounty with Dawn and guest, Scott Edwin Williams, school-teacher and author of the fantastic book series, LIGHTBULB MOMENTS IN HUMAN HISTORY.  Part one left the mutineers singing and dancing as they pushed Captain Bligh into the horizon. Rejoin them as they go in search of a new future among hostile territory, and while be hunted by an angry king.Dawn's Sources   Book - The Truth About the Mutiny on the Bounty by Glynn Christian. *The author is a descendant of mutineer, Fletcher Christian!Genealogy Site - Essential if you want to keep track of who-was-who and where they went.Pitcairn Islands Study Center - Go here for details on each mutineer, specifically the ones who ended up on the island.----See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)HILF is now on Patreon! ---COMING UP:EP57 - The Conch Republic with Forrest ShawHILF is part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

Come aboard the ill-fated Bounty with Dawn and guest, Scott Edwin Williams. Scott is a school-teacher and author of the fantastic book series, LIGHTBULB MOMENTS IN HUMAN HISTORY which looks at history with a nod to both humor, and a hope for the future. Together they trace the origins and outcomes of not only the infamous Captain Bligh, but the mutineers, their Tahitian lovers, and even the blind fiddler... Dawn's SourcesBook - The Truth About the Mutiny on the Bounty by Glynn Christian. *The author is a descendant of mutineer, Fletcher Christian!Genealogy Site - Essential if you want to keep track of who-was-who and where they went.Pitcairn Islands Study Center - Go here for details on each mutineer, specifically the ones who ended up on the island.----See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)HILF is now on Patreon! ---COMING UP:EP56 - The Mutiny on the Bounty, Part 2 with author and historian, Scott Edwin Williams.HILF is part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

Aleister Crowley is a sado-machoistic cult leader that Dawn frankly hates... but since when has hate ever made anyone less fuckable? Joining her on this journey into the darker pages of history, is celebrated chef, Hilah Johnson. She has hosted several cooking shows on Youtube and The Travel Channel and is also the author of several cookbooks. Dawn's SourcesBook - Do What Thou Wilt - A Life of Aleister Crowley by Lawrence Sutin. (2000)Documentary - Aleister Crowley THE WICKEDEST MAN IN THE WORLD?  [youtube]Poetry - Read all of Aleister's poetry... at your own risk.----Watch Dawn on Hilah's Cooking show make Beer Cheese Soup!See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)HILF is now on Patreon! ---COMING UP:EP55 - The Mutiny on the Bounty with author and historian, Scott Edwin Williams.HILF is part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

Dawn's guests are sports podcasters (and native Bostonians) Sarah Retalic and Dave Houghton of IN A PICKLE RADIO.  Find out how much they know regarding one of their city's defining events, and keep score along with Dawn all the way to the surprise ending. Dawn's SourcesBook - THE BOSTON MASSACRE, A Family History by Serena ZabinBook - REPORTING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, by Todd AndrilikDoc - AN AMERICAN REVOLUTION BREWS IN BOSTON | (E1) - The History Channel Mini Series - JOHN ADAMS, HBO (2008) Podcast - BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S WORLD (3-PART SERIES) ----[ @IAPradio on Instagram ]See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)HILF is now on Patreon! ---COMING UP:EP54 - ALIESTER CROWLEY with chef and writer, Hilah Johnson. HILF is part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

Dawn's guests  are Jimmy G and Mike Wehmann who love the world of wrestling - and the world of rock bands, and whiskey, and podcasting, and bacon. They are the co-hosts of the hit podcast ‘Bacon is my Podcast' and that makes this episode a three-way, baby.Hear Dawn on BIMP - Part 1 and Part 2 are available now!Dawn's SourcesThe Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling by Aubrey Sitterson and Chris MorenoDocumentary: Wrestling with ShadowsDocumentary Series: Dark Side of the Ring by VICEPodcast: Behind the Bastards (series on Vince McMahon) ----See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)HILF is now on Patreon! ---COMING UP:EP53 - The Boston Massacre with Dave Houghton and Sarah Retalic from IN A PICKLE RADIO. [ @IAPradio on Instagram ]HILF is part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

Love 'em or hate 'em, rom coms have been an established genre for centuries and Holiday Rom-Coms are their modern-day beating heart. Dawn is something of a convert, having spent most of her life considering them thin, uninteresting trash... which they are sometimes. BUT THAT'S WHY THEY'RE GREAT! Leah Bonnema is not only a longtime fan of the genre, she has contributed to it as the author of THE HOLIDAY BREAKDOWN, a Christmas rom-com novel. ---See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)HILF is now on Patreon! ---Coming up:More 'stocking stuffers' throughout December; next regular  episode: January 5th: EP52 - The Montreal Screwjob with Mike and Jimmy from Bacon is my Podcast [BIMP]HILF is now part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!HILF is now on Patreon! ---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.com

In December 2021 - almost 50 episodes ago - Dawn sat down with her husband, director, Andrew Melby.  Together they discussed the origin and history of the dark, Yuletide figure of Krampus... and debate whether he may be a welcome addition to their family.The Krampus and the old Dark Christmas by Al RidenourThe Old Magic of Christmas by Linda RaedischKrampusnacht - Twelve Nights of Krampus edited by Kate Wolford---See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)HILF is now on Patreon! ---Coming up:More 'stocking stuffers' throughout December; next regular  episode: January 5th: EP52 - The Montreal Screwjob with Mike and Jimmy from Bacon is my Podcast [BIMP]HILF is now part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!HILF is now on Patreon! ---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.com

On March 29th, 2023 I released EP#34 - The Vibrator, with my mom and two older sisters as my guests. It went bananas - broke the podcast's download record and yielded a slew of comments from listers telling me they felt like they knew us. And those who actually do know us, said they felt like we were all back around the Thanksgiving table just like the old days. What happened to us when we sat down together,  I think, is what happens to all friends and family who are fortunate enough to reconnect - you naturally reminisce.  Tell old stories.And when you do, you're sharing your own HILFs. The history that you want to go back to, highlight, cement, celebrate, mourn, clarify. I think we revisit our own personal history for the same reason we do humanity's - because it brings us closer to each other, it reveals things about ourselves and helps us navigate this complicated journey of life on earth.Thanks for sharing this little slice with me. ---See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)HILF is now on Patreon! ---Coming up:More 'stocking stuffers' throughout December; next regular  episode: January 5th: EP52 - The Montreal Screwjob with Mike and Jimmy from Bacon is my Podcast [BIMP]HILF is now part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!HILF is now on Patreon! ---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.com

Dawn's guest is stand-up comedian (and former award-winning journalist) Kiki Andersen. Kiki aces Dawn's spontaneous quiz on the last Queen of Egypt as the two traverse the second chapter of her little black book. Dawn's SourcesBook - CLEOPATRA - A Captivating Guide to the Last Queen of Egypt and her Relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. (2021)Doc - QUEEN CLEOPATRA on NetflixPodcast - History Extra BBC: Cleopatra: Unpicking Myth from Reality with Egyptologist, Joyce Tyldesley. ----See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)HILF is now on Patreon! ---COMING UP:Watch for weekly audio gifts in your RSS throughout the month of December! The next NEW Episode will drop Wednesday, Jan. 3rd: EP52 - The Montreal Screwjob with Mike & Jimmy [from Bacon is my Podcast].HILF is part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

Dawn's guest is stand-up comedian (and former award-winning journalist) Kiki Andersen. Kiki aces Dawn's spontaneous quiz on the last Queen of Egypt as the two traverse the first chapter of her little black book. Dawn's SourcesBook - CLEOPATRA - A Captivating Guide to the Last Queen of Egypt and her Relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. (2021)Doc - QUEEN CLEOPATRA on NetflixPodcast - History Extra BBC: Cleopatra: Unpicking Myth from Reality with Egyptologist, Joyce Tyldesley. ----See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)HILF is now on Patreon! ---NEXT NEW EPISODE:Nov. 29th, 2023 - Cleopatra, Part 2, with comedian Kiki Andersen.HILF is part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

Dawn's guest is the hilarious author of the book, Your Child is Not Broken - How to Parent Your Neurodivergent Child Without Losing Your Marbles. Find her and the organization she runs in the UK for other parents of neurodivergent children who struggle in school, EOTAS Matters. Dawn's SourcesBook - Alan Turing, ENIGMA by Anna Revell (2017) Doc - Alan Turing: The Scientist who Saved the Allies Essay - Turing and Autism [Autism Parent Magazine]----See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)HILF is now on Patreon! ---NEXT NEW EPISODE:Nov. 22nd, 2023 - Cleopatra, Part 1, with comedian Kiki Andersen.HILF is part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

Just in time for Halloween, but good for any time you're feeling like you need a spooky kick in the literary brainpan.  The Raven was first published in January, 1845 by the dark and troubled poet, Edgar Allan Poe.  He would die, a mysterious death, four short years later and leave generations of to wonder about him. Makes you kinda' want a whole HILF episode about him, don't it?  ...stay tuned.The haunting music that underscores is by Lucas King. Read the full poem here.  [The Poetry Foundation]---HILF is part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.com----See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)HILF is now on Patreon! 

Join Dawn and guest, actor Peter Breitmayer, as they discuss this little known story from American History. Meet heroes like Sid Hatfield and Mother Jones, and villains like Albert Felts and that murderous cunt, CE Lively. It's a tragic story of labor unions and the powerful monopolists who dropped literal bombs on them - in a page that was missing from all our history books. Dawn's SourcesBook - The Battle of Blair Mountain by Robert Shogan (2004)PBS Documentary - The Mine Wars (2016)Podcast - Wondery American Story Tellers: Coal Wars - 4 Episodes----See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)HILF is now on Patreon! ---NEXT NEW EPISODE:Nov. 8th, 2023 - Alan Turing with Heidi Mavir.HILF is part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

From the aftermath of the Challenger Disaster, to the rollercoaster investigation, get ready for the Ride of your life. Dawn is rejoined by her guest Adam Andreasen, an artist in central Wisconsin and her friend since childhood, indeed he was sitting next to her the day the disaster unfolded on TV. --- LISTEN TO EP46 - CHALLENGER DISASTER, PART 1 ---LILFS: (Links I'd Like to Follow)Dawn's SourcesBOOK: The Burning Blue by Kevin Cook (2021): The Untold Story of Christa McAuliffe and NASA's Challenger Disaster.DOC: Challenger: The Final Flight - Netflix (2020) NASA (these nerds love data - dig in.)See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)HILF is now on Patreon! ---NEXT NEW EPISODE:Oct. 25th, 2023 - EP48: The Battle of Blair Mountain with Peter Brietmayer. HILF is part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

When Challenger broke apart shortly after launch over Cape Canaveral, seven people died. The most well-known to the American public was Christa McAuliffe, a school teacher. She had won a well-publicized national search,  making her something of an American Celebrity - especially among school children, many of whom watched the tragic launch from their classrooms. Join Dawn and her guest Adam Andreasen, an artist in central Wisconsin (and her first kiss oh-my-god-oh-my-god-oh-my-god.)---LILFS: (Links I'd Like to Follow)Dawn's SourcesBOOK: The Burning Blue by Kevin Cook (2021): The Untold Story of Christa McAuliffe and NASA's Challenger Disaster.DOC: Challenger: The Final Flight - Netflix (2020) NASA (these nerds love data - dig in.)See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)HILF is now on Patreon! ---NEXT NEW EPISODE:Oct. 11th, 2023 - EP47: The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster - PART 2 with Adam Andreasen.HILF is part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

If you lived through this event from 25 years ago, you'll find it's a complicated walk down memory lane:  The blue dress, The Cigar, and that back-stabbing bitch, Linda Tripp. If you're new to this one, come learn how talk of pink thongs and blow jobs were suddenly brought into America's living-rooms NOT by the demon MTV or Playboy… but by the nightly news. The 90's man… Dawn's guest is Kelly Blackheart, producer and co-host of I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT [IDKAT] with Jim Jeffries. ---LILFS: (Links I'd Like to Follow)Check out podcast I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT with Jim Jeffries [Kelly Blackheart, Forrest Shaw and Jack Hackett.]Hear Dawn as Jim's guest:Frankenstein (Originally aired: March 28th, 2023)The Vibrator (Originally aired: June 20th, 2023)The Titanic (coming soon)Dawn's SourcesBook - Monica's Story - By Andrew MortonKen Starr Report Podcast - Slow Burn (Great interview with Linda Tripp from 2018)See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!Crazy Rich AncientsHistories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)HILF is now on Patreon! ---NEXT NEW EPISODE:Sept. 27th, 2023 - EP46: The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster with Adam Andreasen.HILF is part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.