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Dictators, serial killers, corporate proxy wars, actual wars, anything nitty and gritty that has a bloody history, we will talk about it. Many companies and counties have dark pasts you may not know about but always wanted to. Give us a listen, you’ll be entertained I promise

Matt Johnson & Leo Croes


    • Aug 10, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 54m AVG DURATION
    • 153 EPISODES

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    Episode 153: The Battle of Kadesh

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2023 28:51


    Join the RB crew as we delve into one of histories oldest recorded battles! Featuring over 5,000 chariots, this battle pitted two of the largest empires of the time!

    Episode 152: Entebbe Airport

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2023 69:57


    Episode 151: Wacky War - War of the Stray Dog

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 25:54


    Episode 150: Against All Odds - Battle of Longewala

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 33:23


    Join the RB crew as we discuss the Battle of Longewala! This is truly an epic underdog story. Listen to how one company of men defended a hill from an armoured column of 50 tanks! Grab your beers and get ready for a doozy!

    Episode 149: Russian H4H Round 2 Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2023 74:45


    Episode 148: Head4Head Russian Serial Killers:Anatoly Slivko vs Irina Gaidamachuk

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2023 46:43


    Join the RB crew as we knock out our last matchup of the first round! This one gets a lil bit weird...involving "experiments" and shoes? This is definitely a matchup you want to hear! Let us know who you think is worse!

    Episode 147: H4H Russian Serial Killers: Darya Saltykova vs Andre Chikatilo

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 74:28


    Join the RB crew for the penultimate matchup of the first round. The killer Countess vs the Butcher of Rostov. Who do you think is worse? Cheers

    Episode 146: The Battle of Teutoburg Forest

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2023 45:01


    Join the RB crew as we break down the Battle of Teutoburg Forest. One of the most devastating defeats of the Roman army. How a kidnapped prince became a barbarian war leader and help take down his jailors!

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    Episode 145:Head4Head Russian Serial Killers:Tamara vs Viktor

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2023 38:36


    Aaand we're back! Back at it again with a Fokin H4H match-up. This week's pits 2 elderly murderers. Have a listen and let us know which one you think is worse! Cheers!

    Episode 144: Head4Head Russian Serial Killers: Vasili Komaroff vs Sergey Golovkin

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 39:05


    Aaand we're back! Another matchup pitting 3 Russian Serial killers in a head-to-head duel where the RB crew determines who is worse! Grab your beers, have a listen, and let us know who you think is worse!

    Episode 143: BHM Series: The Tuskegee Airmen Pt 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2023 37:55


    Episode 142: BHM Series: The Tuskegee Airmen Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023 45:03


    Join the RB crew as they discuss the Tuskegee Airmen! The US military's first black fighter squadron. The Red Tails became one of the most successful squadrons in all of WW2! Grab your beers and enjoy!

    Episode 141: The Boer War

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 63:59


    Episode 140: Head4Head Russian Serial Killers:The Battle of Mikhails

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 45:54


    Join the RB crew for the Battle of the Mikhail's! This episode pits "the Werewolf" against "the Necrophile Rebel"! Have a listen and let us know who you think is worst!

    Episode 139: The Philippine-American War

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2023 46:36


    Join the RB gruesome twosome as we discuss one of the USA's lesser known conflicts, the Philippine-American War!

    Episode 138: Head4Head Russian Serial Killers:Romanov vs Pichuskin

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 59:26


    This episode of H4H pita "The Chessboard Killer" vs. "The Kaliningrad Maniac"! Join the RB crew as we discuss to find out which killer moves on in the bracket! Grab you beers and let us know who you think should move on!

    Episode 137: Dennis Nilson

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 64:26


    Aaand we're back! Join this week's episode to hear about how a simple call to a plumber could stop a serial killer! Join the RB crew as we discuss the life and crimes of Dennis Nilsen! Grab your beers and cheers!

    Episode 136: Head4Head Russian Serial Killers: Bychkov vs Retunsky

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 58:28


    And we're back with the second match-up of our H4H Russian Serial Killers! These two are pretty evenly matched. Grab your beers and let us know who you think should move on?

    Episode 135: Game Changers: Battle of Hastings

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022 41:42


    Join the RB crew as we discuss one of history's most pivotal battles. It's safe to say the outcome of this ONE single battle changed the way the world would be shaped in the future. Heck even writing this in English is a result of it! Grab your beers and cheers!

    Episode 134:H4H Russian Serial Killers: Vladimir Mirgorod vs Alexander Spesivtsev

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 60:53


    Aaaaand it's here! Head4Head Serial Killers kicks off with the first match-up. Pitting "The Strangler" against "The Siberian Ripper"! I'm telling you now you don't want to miss this. Grab your beers it's about to get messed up!

    Episode 133: Head4Head Tournament 2 Bracket

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 29:43


    Episode 132: Wacky Wars:The Paraguayan War

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 66:47


    Some wars have a goofy reason for kicking off...others are just plain stupid. Join the RB crew as we delve into the Paraguayan War! A war that was purely about ego against insurmountable odds. Grab your beers And let's get boody. Salud!

    Episode 131: NC Ghost Stories pt. II

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 72:17


    Join the RB crew for some spoooooky season ghost stories! The fellas share some of NC's best ghost stories/legends. Get your barrel of pitch boiling and grab your beers! Happy Halloween y'all!

    Episode 130: Soul Sisters Paranormal Interview round 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 56:41


    Join the RB crew as we interview Kristy, paranormal investigator and co-founder of Soul Sisters Paranormal! We catch up with Kristy about her about her latest investigation of the USS North Carolina! Grab your beers and get spooky!

    Episode 129: The Harpe Brothers: America's First Serial Killers?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 52:05


    To most, H.H. Holmes is the United States' first serial killer. But have you ever heard of the Harpe Brothers? Join 1/2 of the RB crew as we try to delve into the lives of the Harpe Brothers and decide if they are deserving of the title: 1st US serial killers. 

    Episode 128: The Irish Rebellion of 1798

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 55:59


    Have you ever heard of the French backed Connacht Republic? Chances are you haven't. Join the RB crew and find out just how involved the French were during an Irish rebellion. Grab your beers and allons-y!

    Episode 127: Witold Pilecki

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022 52:34


    Join the better looking half of the RB crew as we discuss one of modern history's ballsiest men. A man that voluntarily entered Auschwitz as a prisoner! Find out how his story unfolds in this weeks episode! Grab your beers and enjoy! Na Zdrowie!

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    Episode 126: Wacky Wars - The Pastry War

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 41:10


    Now we've all seen the classic food fight in movies and TV shows. But a war over baked goods? Find out why two nations went war over some dough! Grab your beers and tune in!

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    Episode 125: Battles that Shaped the World: Marathon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2022 55:56


    Join the RB crew in our latest segment, where we discuss the most pivotal battles in history. Some engagements had more lasting effects than others and these are some of the most important! Grab your beers and run on over for a listen!

    Episode 124: Famous Last Meals

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 38:14


    Episode 123: NFL Prime Crime

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2022 42:39


    It's almost that time of the year again...football is back! And to celebrate we wanted to discuss a couple players with some killer careers. Aaron Hernandez and OJ Simpson have been covered enough, join us on to lesser known but equally if not more dastardly players. DOWN...SET...CHUG YOUR BEERS!The Proffitt PodcastThe podcast that shows you tips & strategies to create content with confidence!Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

    Episode 122: Shower Posse

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 46:56


    Episode 120: Adolfo Constazo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 58:52


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    Episode 120: Head4Head Serial Killers: The Gruesome Twosome Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 58:05


    ITS FINALLY HERE! The finale! Tune in to see who the RB crew (sans Leo) picks as the "winner"! This is truly a David vs Goliath match-up! Grab your beers and let us know who you think should move on!

    Episode 119: Fatal Four Round 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 65:07


    Aaaaand we're back! The second match-up in the Fatal Four. Pitting the Killer Clown vs. the Green River Killer! Who do you think should move on in the bracket? Grab your beers and let us know!

    Episode 118: Head4Head Serial Killers: Fatal Four Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2022 60:30


    Aaand we're back! We're down to the semi-finals of our Merc Madness bracket! We're getting down to the wire now. It's Richard Cottingham vs. Clementine Barnabet!!Who do you think should advance? Grab your beers and let us know who you think should make the finals!Da MassIt's a Roman Catholic Mass...for misfits...conducted by professional misfit and...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

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    Episode 117: Jeffrey R Macdonald

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 64:48


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    Episode 116: Tuscarora War

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2022 42:24


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    Episode 115: Head4Head Egregious Eight Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 71:08


    Episode 114: Head4Head Egregious Eight Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 72:06


    Episode 113: Wacky Wars: The Football War

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 32:29


    Aaaaand we're back! We've all heard of football hooligans, but rarely do they ever cause a war where thousands died. Enter the Football War; a border war between Honduras and El Salvador using football(soccer) as a spark. Grab your beers and invade the pitch!

    Episode 112: Head4Head Merc Madness Round 2 Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 72:39


    Join the RB crew as we continue with our 2nd round match ups! This side definitely features some heavy hitting Head4Heads! Grab you beers and let us know who you think should move on!

    Episode 111: Head4Head Merc Madness Round 2 Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 71:22


    Aaaaand we're back! Back at it again! Knocking out the second round of our Head4Head Serial Killers bracket! See if you agree with our picks, if not, let us know l! Get your beers folks!Create Content with ConfidenceListen to The Proffitt Podcast for the best content tips, strategies, and resources.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Women in Tech Podcast, "If She Can Do it, So Can I"Inspiring women in tech share their stories on how they got to where they are today.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify The Short Box: A Comic Book Podcast Join four lifelong friends for entertaining discussions about comics and culture.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Smart Passive Income PodcastWeekly interviews, strategy, and advice for building your online business the smart way.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

    Episode 110: Head 4 Head Femme Fatale feat. Ariel Cooksey

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 81:49


    Aaaaand we're back! Back at it with a special edition of our Head4Head series :Femme Fatale. Special guest and friend of the RB crew Ariel Cooksey (Malice Podcast) representing Giulia Tofana pitted against Aaron's Elizabeth Bàthory! Who will win?! Grab you beers and enjoy!

    Episode 109: The First Barbary War

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2022 51:07


    Aaaaand we're back! Join the RB crew as we delve into the story of the USA's first foreign war.  Find out how the fledgling US Navy fared against the Barbary Pirates, that had been operating since the Middle Ages! Grab your beers ye bilge rats! You're in the Navy now!

    Episode 108: Salvatore Giuliano and the Portella della Ginestra Massacre

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 55:05


    Aaaaand we're back! Back to the massacres! Travel with us to Sicily post WW2. We've all experienced the losing sensation after your political party loses. But you probably haven't shot people over it. Was this a isolated bandit attack or a Mafia/CIA operation? Join the RB crew as we discuss Salvatore Giuliano and the Portella Della Ginestra Massacre! Grab your beers and cheers!

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    Episode 107: Head4Head Serial Killers: Randy Kraft vs Gary Ridgway

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 55:10


    Aaaaand we're back! This is it! The final match-up of the first round! Pitting The Green River Killer vs The Scorecard Killer! Grab your beers and let us know who you think should move on!

    Episode 106: Head4Head Serial Killers: Ed Kemper vs Joseph Naso

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 67:05


    Aaaaand we're back! Another round of our Head4Head Serial Killer series! The penultimate match-up pitting the Mad Titan Ed Kemper vs super stalker Joseph Naso! Grab your beers and let us know who you think "wins"!

    Episode 105: The Zodiac Killer vs David Berkowitz

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 68:59


    AAAAND we're back! Back at it again with the Head4Heads! This match-up features an unidentified killer vs a man who took "the dog ate my homework" to a WHOLE nother level! Zodiac v. Son of Sam! Grab a beer and let us know who you think "wins"!

    Episode 104: Nika Riots

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 41:38


    Aaaaand we're back! Sports have been a major part of history. Heck, I'm willing to bet some of you listeners would call your self a "die-hard" fan. But are you willing to die...hard for your colors? That's exactly what happened during the Nika Riots. So grab a beer and enjoy the show!

    Episode 103: Head4Head Serial Killers:Ted Bundy Vs Paul John Knowles

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 80:01


    AAAND WE'RE BACK! Back with another round of H4H Serial Killers. This match features 2 serial that used their good looks as a weapon! Grab a beer and let us know who you think "wins"!

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