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Each week history enthusiasts Matt Cooper and Joel Benner bring you the dirt behind iconic people, places, and things. Nothing is sacred, and no one is safe. No matter how well you think you know a subject, it's always way more complicated than you initially thought.

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    • Apr 18, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 133 EPISODES


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    #125 Worse Than The Nazis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2023 91:39


    If you think the Nazi's were Naughty, wait until you get a load of these kinky bastards.

    #124 Captain Phillips

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2023 66:43


    Captain Phillips is probably the most incompetent Captain that ever lived.   #Captainphillips #iconoblast

    #123 The Cocaine Godmother

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2023 72:35


    After partying for 4 days in Miami, it only made sense to talk about the infamous Miami drug lord, "The Cocaine Godmother," Griselda Blanco.   #thecocainegodmother #griseldablanco #miamidruglord

    #122 Moonshiners

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2023 47:38


    Coop and Joel tell the stories of 3 infamous moonshiners: Who's passion for hooch, passed down from generation to generation, withstood the test of time, drove fast and left the cops in their dust, on their quest for the American Dream.

    Lance Reddick | Iconoblast Epitaphs 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2023 77:29


    John Wick 1-4, The Wire, Oz, Lost, Always Sunny - These are just a few of the movies and tv shows that Lance made better. Come with Coop, Joel, and Adam as we drink in Lance's name, and remember what he has left behind.

    #121 Alcohol

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2023 65:08


    Alcohol may be addictive, but how many times has it saved lives? Joel and Coop talk about the history of Alcohol, the "double-edged-sword" that has changed the course of the human race for good and evil.

    Tom Sizemore

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2023 52:27


    Iconoblast Epitaphs 1 Coop and Joel are joined by Adam Hester to talk about the late and great Tom Sizemore.   #tomsizemore #savingprivateryan #blackhawkdown

    #120 The Harlem Terminator | Harlem Hellfighters 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 66:09


    While Joel refuses to stop talking about flashlights, fake butts, and vaginal surgery, Coop wraps up the story of The Harlem Hellfighters. Specifically the true story of The Harlem Terminator, Henry Johnson   #henryjohnson #Harlemhellfighters #ww1

    #119 The Harlem Hellfighters

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2023 50:08


    While Joel suffers from a horrible hangover Coop takes us back to school. Today's lesson? The true story of the Harlem Hellfighters!   #harlemhellfighters #iconoblast #ww1

    #118 George Washington Returns | With Jessie Wiseman

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 69:52


    Coop and Joel are joined by Jessie Wiseman to continue the journey that is George Washington: the first president of the United States. #georgewashington #president #unitedstates

    #117 George Washington Origins

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2023 77:52


    Coop and Joel talk about the early life of George Washington before he became the first president of the United States! Epic battles, slow motion walking with explosions, and an amazing dive bar in Amsterdam.   #ourfirstpresident #georgewashington #1stpresident

    #116 Coop Has Covid

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023 61:02


    Since our sweet innocent boy Coop is dying from the Rona, we pulled out an ancient episode from the unreleased archives. We happened to have one in the bank about Valentines Day sooo, perfect timing! Pray for Coop.

    #115 The Congo is in Africa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2023 70:15


    Coop tries to teach us about King Leopold the Second, the Belgian Congo, and how slave labor is still used to make cars today, but Joel just wants to talk about the movie Congo and laser guns.

    #114 The Battle for High Castle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023 55:17


    Coop and Joel talk about a famous castle in Prague known as Vysehrad (High Castle) and the legend of Horimir and his trusty horse.   #vysehrad #Bohemia #czechrepublic

    #113 Artificial Intelligence Will Destroy Us All

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2023 69:23


    Coop and Joel discuss the positives and negatives of AI and how much its going to change F'ing everything, with a massive twist at the end! #artificialintelligence #skynet #iconoblast

    #112 Iconoblast 2022 Recap Episode!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2023 54:54


    Coop and Joel recap 2022 and try not to be racist white people.

    #111 Plumbergeddon: The Story Of A Plumber Named Charlie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2023 60:15


    To wrap up all this nonsense about outer space from last year, Joel talked to one of his "contacts" at "Nasa" and found the "true story" of a man named Charlie. He was just a normal guy, a plumber, who ended up saving the world. After Joel annoys everyone with talking about his new year adventures in Prague, Coop magically wisps us away, into the magical world of poop, hookers, and space travel! This episode is sort of a paradox mixture of a tangent and a bedtime story episode.  Happy New Year you no good bastards!  

    #110 Space Plumbers

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2022 59:45


    Space Plumbers are a real thing and might be the most important person on your ship. #spaceplumber #spacetoilet #spacetravel

    #109 Space Travel Will Be Horrible

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2022 64:22


    Coop tries to tell Joel about the struggles of space travel, but Joel refuses to listen and talks about how cool it would be if James Cameron and Elon Musk joined forces.

    #108 Space Sharks! The Fermi Paradox

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2022 80:47


    On this episode of Iconoblast Coop takes Joel into space and tries to get him to understand the complexities of distance, time, the speed of light, aliens and the Fermi paradox.   #fermiparadox #iconoblast #spacesharks

    #107 A Heartwarming Tale Of Doing Drugs OnThanksgiving Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2022 50:40


    Joel and Coop discuss the power of drugs and what to be thankful for on this delicious (last minute) Thanksgiving special.

    #106 F*cked Up Fairy Tales

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 72:41


    Coop and Joel dig into the history of classic fairy tales like Snow White and The Little Mermaid. Come to find out, the original versions of these classic stories are full of violence, mutilation and murder.

    #105 A** Up In The Air

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022 65:01


    Matt and Joel get intimate while reading some erotic fiction about "The Mile High Club"   #milehighclub #iconoblast #eroticfiction

    #104 From Grass to Gas | The Story of Fritz Haber

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 80:24


    #103 The Terrifying True Stories Behind Iconic American Horror

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022 80:31


    Coop and Joel discover the true stories behind horror icons like Freddy Krueger, Leatherface, Beauty and the Beast, The Exorcist and much more!   #leatherface #FreddyKrueger #DevilsRejects

    #102 The Bell Witch Haunting

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 52:33


    Coop and Joel talk about a crazy spirit witch lady that haunted the bell family for years and years. Jealous wife? Murder? The Black Dog from the movie Black Dog? Who knows!   merch https://shop.drinkinbros.com/search?q=iconoblast   #thebellwitch #iconoblast #witchcraft

    #101 The Man Who Ate Everything

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 96:04


    Coop and Joel talk about a crazy French spy with an endless appetite to eat, including entire baskets of apples, and baby humans.   Merch link! https://shop.drinkinbros.com/search?q=iconoblast   #iconoblast #history #fatshaming

    #100 The Great American Bender

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 99:39


    Coop and Joel are joined by two incredible actors, Jessie Wiseman and Jack Mandaville to reenact the massive party that happened after our forefathers created the constitution. We drank like they drank and celebrated our 100th episode with our founding presidents. What a banger.   Merch! https://shop.drinkinbros.com/search?q=iconoblast   #forefathers #constitution #america

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    #99 The Cannibal King!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 75:06


    Coop and Joel are joined by Jake The Desert Hippie to discuss a family of 60 cannibals living in a cave for over 25 years.   Merch! https://shop.drinkinbros.com/search?q=iconoblast     #thecannibalking #iconoblast #sawneybean

    Bedtime Stories #3 | Incest Confessions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 38:43


    Coop tries to help Joel fall asleep by reading him a couple incest confession stories.

    #98 The Matawan Man-eater!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 120:38


    Coop and Joel discuss a real life version of the movie Jaws, releasing sharks into the Austin river, and wtf the difference between a hill and a mountain is.   Merch! https://shop.drinkinbros.com/search?q=iconoblast   #matawanmaneater #sharkattacks #iconoblast

    Not Even The Dogs Are Safe | Hugh Hefner 2 | Iconoblast Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 143:08


    Coop and Joel are joined by voice legend, Reuben Snyder to finish up the story of the controlling, dog raping, womanizing asshole, Hugh Hefner.   Merch! https://shop.drinkinbros.com/search?q=iconoblast   #hughhefner #playboymansion #playboybunny

    #96 It's All Mildred's Fault | Hugh Hefner

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2022 89:28


    Joel and Coop put Hugh Hefner on blast!   #hughhefner #playboybunny #playboymansion

    #95 Devil's Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 65:06


    Coop and Joel discuss the true story about Devil's Night: A night in Detroit that started in the 1940's, and the connection between this fiery day, Brandon Lee and a comic book called The Crow. #devilsnight #thecrow #brandonlee

    #94 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | Marilyn Monroe

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 125:45


    Coop and Joel are joined by Adam Hester to talk about the tragic life of Marilyn Monroe. #marilynmonroe #iconoblast

    #93 The Cream Rises to the Top | The Macho Man Randy Savage

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 70:15


    Joel and Coop are joined by Adam Hester to discuss the insane life of our childhood hero, The Macho Man Randy Savage.   #MachoMan #RandySavage #machomanrandysavage

    #92 The Unluckiest Man in History

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 48:23


    Matt Cooper and Joel Benner talk about the unluckiest man to ever live. Or is he the luckiest unlucky person to ever live? What is luck? Baby don't hurt me. Don't hurt me. No more.

    #91 The Secret Of Nimh | How Society Ends 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2022 71:09


    Coop and Joel talk about Universe 25, the rat utopia created by John B Calhoun and how it relates to modern society. #JohnCalhoun #ratprison #secretofnimh

    #90 How Society Ends

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2022 73:57


    Despite Coop and Joel's rage they are still just a rat in a cage.

    #89 The Great Impostor | Fred Demara

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 73:03


    You should dress for the job you want, not the job you have. Or you could do what Fred Demara Jr did and adopt an entirely new identity that already has the job you want. Over the course of his life, Fred swindled his way through just about every career path you can think of. Join Coop and Joel as they tell the tale of The Great Impostor and reveal why “Fake it til you make it” is actually some pretty solid advice.   Help support the show by supporting our sponsors:   Getting the right life insurance can be a confusing process. Let the experts at PolicyGenius help. Head to Policygenius.com/ICONO to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save.   Whether you are a smoker or ex-smoker who still struggles with cravings, Füm is the perfect tool for you. Head to breathefum.com/ICONO and use promo code ICONO to save 10% off your entire order.   Follow us on Instagram: @iconoblastpodcast @Coopnukem @Joelrbenner   Have a topic for an episode? Email us here: iconoblastpodcast@gmail.com

    #88 Devil Dogs: History of the Marine Corps

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2022 67:44


    Matt Cooper and Joel Benner celebrate the history of the Devil Dogs and tell the stories of some of the greatest warriors to ever eat a 24 pack of Crayon crayons. Semper fi!   #devildogs #usmc #marines

    #87 Elvis Presley and The National Hotdog and Sausage Council

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022 86:10


    Happy 4th of July Iconofam! On this episode of Iconoblast Matt Cooper and Joel Benner discuss the wonders of the 4th of July and of the secret naughty life of Elvis Presley!   #Elvis #Elvispresley #SausageCouncil

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    #86 MAYHEM: The Story of Count Grichnackh

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 64:32


    Part 2 of the Mayhem series- Matt Cooper and Joel Benner discuss the murder of Euronymous by the one and only, Varg "Count Grichnackh" Vikernes.   #vargvikernes #Mayhem #euronymous

    #85 Megalodons and Dinosaur Poop! | With Colton Petry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 96:43


    Matt Cooper and Joel Benner are joined by Colton Petry, AKA GHOST, to unlock the hidden treasures of the past in this Ancient Artifact Special!!!   #iconoblast #dinopoop #Megalodon

    #84 The Holy Grail

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 60:09


    Presented by Ghosted.com Matt Cooper and Joel Benner go on a quest to find the Holy Grail.   #holygrail #cupofchrist #kingarthur

    #83 Aliens Exist #2 | David Cline - Military Drone Operator

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 118:20


    Iconoblast Tangents #3   Matt Cooper and Joel Benner are joined by David Cline, a former military drone operator in this BONUS episode, to analyze the 3 popular ufo videos, Gimble, Go Fast, and Flir.   #gimblevideo #gofast #aliensexist

    #82 The Deadliest Man in History 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2022 92:30


    Presented by Ghosted.com   Matt Cooper and Joel Benner finish the story about the most dangerous man that ever lived. Responsible for 100's of millions of deaths and also maybe Hip-Hop.   #iconoblast #leadedgas #2pac

    #81 The Deadliest Man in History

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022 70:53


    Presented by Ghosted.com   Matt Cooper and Joel Benner talk about the deadliest man to ever live. Why he was the deadliest may surprise you.

    #80 MAYHEM: The Story of Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 59:15


    Presented by Ghosted.com   Joel Benner on HIS show The Joel Iconoblast Show is joined by Matt Cooper to discuss the story of "Dead". A member of the band Mayhem.   #Mayhem #blackmetal #Euronymous

    #79 Idiots and Idioms

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 92:56


    Presented by Ghostbed.com Matt Cooper and Joel Benner battle depression while discussing famous sayings and their origins. #idioms #iconoblast #theRword

    #79 The Unaballer | Mother's Day Special with Memaw Coop!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 110:01


    Matt Cooper and Joel Benner are joined by the one and only Memaw Coop to discuss motherhood, childhood, life, sex, drugs, and mostly just embarrass the hell out of Mr. Coop. #Mothersday #mom #theunaballer

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