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Mother Teresa, Dr. Seuss, Gandhi. Is it possible these enlightened historical figures were total scumbags? That's what we try to decide in Scumbags of History, where we pick through the dirty underwear pile of lesser-known facts about some of the famous people society has put on a pedestal. Hosted by confirmed scumbags, comedians Brittany Schmitt and Mateen Stewart, Scumbags Of History is a thoroughly disreputable history lesson on the people you thought you knew from history.

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    • Jul 8, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 21 EPISODES


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    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 1:28


    Watch this space for more Scumbags Of History! And write in, by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you're listening, to let us know who we should cover when we do more episodes of the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Vince McMahon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 56:47


    Vince McMahon's legal issues, allegations of sexual misconduct, tens of millions in hush money payments, and even allegations of sex trafficking make the soap opera theatrics of his average WWE event look tame. He's also an all-time strange character, regarding whom seemingly thousands of bizarre, maybe-true, maybe-not tales are all over the internet. Producer note: this episode was recorded PRIOR to additional allegations against Vince McMahon coming out. Scumbags of History is a production of Voyage Media and Enthusiast Gaming. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, and Dan Benamor (Voyage Media), J.B. Elliott, Roarke Boes, and Amanda Scherker (Enthusiast Gaming) and Samuel Levine. Executive Produced and hosted by Brittany Schmitt and Mateen Stewart. Showrunner: Joe Borden. Original Concept: Amanda Scherker. Research: Amanda Scherker and Dan Benamor. Technical Producer and Editor: A.J. Moseley. Theme song by Derlis Gonzalez and Morgan Jay. Special thanks to Mike Nell, recorded at Second Floor Studios. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you're listening, and subscribe for future episodes.  Listeners, we want to continue to be able to make this show great for you, and an excellent way to make sure we can do that is to tell us more about you, who you are, what you like, and more. There's a survey link below, if you can fill that out, it will help us continue making the show as great as it can be for you. http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=yW6zSS4SXCLJ&ver=short Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Walt Disney

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 49:36


    Was Walt Disney anti-semitic? We look at the research and try to decide. Did he hate unions? Definitely. Scumbags of History is a production of Voyage Media and Enthusiast Gaming. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, and Dan Benamor (Voyage Media), J.B. Elliott, Roarke Boes, and Amanda Scherker (Enthusiast Gaming) and Samuel Levine. Executive Produced and hosted by Brittany Schmitt and Mateen Stewart. Showrunner: Joe Borden. Original Concept: Amanda Scherker. Research: Amanda Scherker and Dan Benamor. Technical Producer and Editor: A.J. Moseley. Theme song by Derlis Gonzalez and Morgan Jay. Special thanks to Mike Nell, recorded at Second Floor Studios. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you're listening, and subscribe for future episodes.  Listeners, we want to continue to be able to make this show great for you, and an excellent way to make sure we can do that is to tell us more about you, who you are, what you like, and more. There's a survey link below, if you can fill that out, it will help us continue making the show as great as it can be for you. http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=yW6zSS4SXCLJ&ver=short Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Miles Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 45:18


    Miles Davis admitted in his autobiography to being a pimp that sold women for sex to support his heroin habit, and that was just the tip of the iceberg for this brilliant jazz musician who was incredibly honest about his many, many vices. Scumbags of History is a production of Voyage Media and Enthusiast Gaming. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, and Dan Benamor (Voyage Media), J.B. Elliott, Roarke Boes, and Amanda Scherker (Enthusiast Gaming) and Samuel Levine. Executive Produced and hosted by Brittany Schmitt and Mateen Stewart. Showrunner: Joe Borden. Original Concept: Amanda Scherker. Research: Amanda Scherker and Dan Benamor. Technical Producer and Editor: A.J. Moseley. Theme song by Derlis Gonzalez and Morgan Jay. Special thanks to Mike Nell, recorded at Second Floor Studios. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you're listening, and subscribe for future episodes.  Listeners, we want to continue to be able to make this show great for you, and an excellent way to make sure we can do that is to tell us more about you, who you are, what you like, and more. There's a survey link below, if you can fill that out, it will help us continue making the show as great as it can be for you. http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=yW6zSS4SXCLJ&ver=short Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Steve Jobs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 42:34


    Steve Jobs denied the paternity of his daughter, and avoided paying child support, while the mother of his child and his daughter were on welfare. He also completely changed how pretty much every person on the planet interacts with technology (including this podcast!). Brittany and Mateen litigate Jobs' legacy in this episode. Scumbags of History is a production of Voyage Media and Enthusiast Gaming. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, and Dan Benamor (Voyage Media), J.B. Elliott, Roarke Boes, and Amanda Scherker (Enthusiast Gaming) and Samuel Levine. Executive Produced and hosted by Brittany Schmitt and Mateen Stewart. Showrunner: Joe Borden. Original Concept: Amanda Scherker. Research: Amanda Scherker and Dan Benamor. Technical Producer and Editor: A.J. Moseley. Theme song by Derlis Gonzalez and Morgan Jay. Special thanks to Mike Nell, recorded at Second Floor Studios. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you're listening, and subscribe for future episodes.  Listeners, we want to continue to be able to make this show great for you, and an excellent way to make sure we can do that is to tell us more about you, who you are, what you like, and more. There's a survey link below, if you can fill that out, it will help us continue making the show as great as it can be for you. http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=yW6zSS4SXCLJ&ver=short Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Martha Stewart

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 52:23


    Martha Stewart's insider trading scandal led to prison time, where she endured the "hard time" of "Camp Cupcake". Scumbags of History is a production of Voyage Media and Enthusiast Gaming. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, and Dan Benamor (Voyage Media), J.B. Elliott, Roarke Boes, and Amanda Scherker (Enthusiast Gaming) and Samuel Levine. Executive Produced and hosted by Brittany Schmitt and Mateen Stewart. Showrunner: Joe Borden. Original Concept: Amanda Scherker. Research: Amanda Scherker and Dan Benamor. Technical Producer and Editor: A.J. Moseley. Theme song by Derlis Gonzalez and Morgan Jay. Special thanks to Mike Nell, recorded at Second Floor Studios. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you're listening, and subscribe for future episodes.  Listeners, we want to continue to be able to make this show great for you, and an excellent way to make sure we can do that is to tell us more about you, who you are, what you like, and more. There's a survey link below, if you can fill that out, it will help us continue making the show as great as it can be for you. http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=yW6zSS4SXCLJ&ver=short Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Oppenheimer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 42:49


    J. Robert Oppenheimer dropped some pretty serious bombs in his personal life as well. Scumbags of History is a production of Voyage Media and Enthusiast Gaming. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, and Dan Benamor (Voyage Media), J.B. Elliott, Roarke Boes, and Amanda Scherker (Enthusiast Gaming) and Samuel Levine. Executive Produced and hosted by Brittany Schmitt and Mateen Stewart. Showrunner: Joe Borden. Original Concept: Amanda Scherker. Research: Amanda Scherker and Dan Benamor. Technical Producer and Editor: A.J. Moseley. Theme song by Derlis Gonzalez and Morgan Jay. Special thanks to Mike Nell, recorded at Second Floor Studios. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you're listening, and subscribe for future episodes.  Listeners, we want to continue to be able to make this show great for you, and an excellent way to make sure we can do that is to tell us more about you, who you are, what you like, and more. There's a survey link below, if you can fill that out, it will help us continue making the show as great as it can be for you. http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=yW6zSS4SXCLJ&ver=short Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    James Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 52:17


    James Brown sang, "When I hold you, in my arms, I know that I can do no wrong." Many of the women in his life might disagree. Scumbags of History is a production of Voyage Media and Enthusiast Gaming. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, and Dan Benamor (Voyage Media), J.B. Elliott, Roarke Boes, and Amanda Scherker (Enthusiast Gaming) and Samuel Levine. Executive Produced and hosted by Brittany Schmitt and Mateen Stewart. Showrunner: Joe Borden. Original Concept: Amanda Scherker. Research: Amanda Scherker and Dan Benamor. Technical Producer and Editor: A.J. Moseley. Theme song by Derlis Gonzalez and Morgan Jay. Special thanks to Mike Nell, recorded at Second Floor Studios. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you're listening, and subscribe for future episodes.  Listeners, we want to continue to be able to make this show great for you, and an excellent way to make sure we can do that is to tell us more about you, who you are, what you like, and more. There's a survey link below, if you can fill that out, it will help us continue making the show as great as it can be for you. http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=yW6zSS4SXCLJ&ver=short Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Charlie Chaplin

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 53:30


    Chaplin? We're doing Chaplin? What could he possibly have done wrong? Turns out... a lot. Scumbags of History is a production of Voyage Media and Enthusiast Gaming. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, and Dan Benamor (Voyage Media), J.B. Elliott, Roarke Boes, and Amanda Scherker (Enthusiast Gaming) and Samuel Levine. Executive Produced and hosted by Brittany Schmitt and Mateen Stewart. Showrunner: Joe Borden. Original Concept: Amanda Scherker. Research: Amanda Scherker and Dan Benamor. Technical Producer and Editor: A.J. Moseley. Theme song by Derlis Gonzalez and Morgan Jay. Special thanks to Mike Nell, recorded at Second Floor Studios. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you're listening, and subscribe for future episodes.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Frank Sinatra

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 39:53


    The summer wind, came blowing in... along with a slap across the face. Scumbags of History is a production of Voyage Media and Enthusiast Gaming. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, and Dan Benamor (Voyage Media), J.B. Elliott, Roarke Boes, and Amanda Scherker (Enthusiast Gaming) and Samuel Levine. Executive Produced and hosted by Brittany Schmitt and Mateen Stewart. Showrunner: Joe Borden. Original Concept: Amanda Scherker. Research: Amanda Scherker and Dan Benamor. Technical Producer and Editor: A.J. Moseley. Theme song by Derlis Gonzalez and Morgan Jay. Special thanks to Mike Nell, recorded at Second Floor Studios. Listeners, we want to continue to be able to make this show great for you, and an excellent way to make sure we can do that is to tell us more about you, who you are, what you like, and more. There's a survey link below, if you can fill that out, it will help us continue making the show as great as it can be for you. http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=yW6zSS4SXCLJ&ver=short Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Michael Jordan

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 53:40


    The coolest figure in Scumbags of History, history? Scumbags of History is a production of Voyage Media and Enthusiast Gaming. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, and Dan Benamor (Voyage Media), J.B. Elliott, Roarke Boes, and Amanda Scherker (Enthusiast Gaming) and Samuel Levine. Executive Produced and hosted by Brittany Schmitt and Mateen Stewart. Showrunner: Joe Borden. Original Concept: Amanda Scherker. Research: Amanda Scherker and Dan Benamor. Technical Producer and Editor: A.J. Moseley. Theme song by Derlis Gonzalez and Morgan Jay. Special thanks to Mike Nell, recorded at Second Floor Studios. Listeners, we want to continue to be able to make this show great for you, and an excellent way to make sure we can do that is to tell us more about you, who you are, what you like, and more. There's a survey link below, if you can fill that out, it will help us continue making the show as great as it can be for you. http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=yW6zSS4SXCLJ&ver=short Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Charles Dickens and JM Barrie

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 53:35


    A literary Scumbags double-header! Featuring the not-so-great personal histories of the authors of "A Christmas Carol" and "Peter Pan". Scumbags of History is a production of Voyage Media and Enthusiast Gaming. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, and Dan Benamor (Voyage Media), J.B. Elliott, Roarke Boes, and Amanda Scherker (Enthusiast Gaming) and Samuel Levine. Executive Produced and hosted by Brittany Schmitt and Mateen Stewart. Showrunner: Joe Borden. Original Concept: Amanda Scherker. Research: Amanda Scherker and Dan Benamor. Technical Producer and Editor: A.J. Moseley. Theme song by Derlis Gonzalez and Morgan Jay. Special thanks to Mike Nell, recorded at Second Floor Studios. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you're listening, and subscribe for future episodes.  Listeners, we want to continue to be able to make this show great for you, and an excellent way to make sure we can do that is to tell us more about you, who you are, what you like, and more. There's a survey link below, if you can fill that out, it will help us continue making the show as great as it can be for you. http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=yW6zSS4SXCLJ&ver=short Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Thomas Edison

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 34:20


    Thomas Edison loved electricity almost as much as he loved publicly electrocuting animals. Scumbags of History is a production of Voyage Media and Enthusiast Gaming. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, and Dan Benamor (Voyage Media), J.B. Elliott, Roarke Boes, and Amanda Scherker (Enthusiast Gaming) and Samuel Levine. Executive Produced and hosted by Brittany Schmitt and Mateen Stewart. Showrunner: Joe Borden. Original Concept: Amanda Scherker. Research: Amanda Scherker and Dan Benamor. Technical Producer and Editor: A.J. Moseley. Theme song by Derlis Gonzalez and Morgan Jay. Special thanks to Mike Nell, recorded at Second Floor Studios. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you're listening, and subscribe for future episodes.  Listeners, we want to continue to be able to make this show great for you, and an excellent way to make sure we can do that is to tell us more about you, who you are, what you like, and more. There's a survey link below, if you can fill that out, it will help us continue making the show as great as it can be for you. http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=yW6zSS4SXCLJ&ver=short Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Winston Churchill

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 54:51


    Winston Churchill had a lot going on... he may or may not have let a catastrophic famine slide. Scumbags of History is a production of Voyage Media and Enthusiast Gaming. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, and Dan Benamor (Voyage Media), J.B. Elliott, Roarke Boes, and Amanda Scherker (Enthusiast Gaming) and Samuel Levine. Executive Produced and hosted by Brittany Schmitt and Mateen Stewart. Showrunner: Joe Borden. Original Concept: Amanda Scherker. Research: Amanda Scherker and Dan Benamor. Technical Producer and Editor: A.J. Moseley. Theme song by Derlis Gonzalez and Morgan Jay. Special thanks to Mike Nell, recorded at Second Floor Studios. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you're listening, and subscribe for future episodes.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Abraham Lincoln

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 44:06


    Say it ain't so! We check the transcripts of Abraham Lincoln's speeches... and have some questions. Scumbags of History is a production of Voyage Media and Enthusiast Gaming. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, and Dan Benamor (Voyage Media), J.B. Elliott, Roarke Boes, and Amanda Scherker (Enthusiast Gaming) and Samuel Levine. Executive Produced and hosted by Brittany Schmitt and Mateen Stewart. Showrunner: Joe Borden. Original Concept: Amanda Scherker. Research: Amanda Scherker and Dan Benamor. Technical Producer and Editor: A.J. Moseley. Theme song by Derlis Gonzalez and Morgan Jay. Special thanks to Mike Nell, recorded at Second Floor Studios. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you're listening, and subscribe for future episodes.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Picasso

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 46:43


    Sometimes a tortured artist... emotionally tortures other people. Scumbags of History is a production of Voyage Media and Enthusiast Gaming. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, and Dan Benamor (Voyage Media), J.B. Elliott, Roarke Boes, and Amanda Scherker (Enthusiast Gaming) and Samuel Levine. Executive Produced and hosted by Brittany Schmitt and Mateen Stewart. Showrunner: Joe Borden. Original Concept: Amanda Scherker. Research: Amanda Scherker and Dan Benamor. Technical Producer and Editor: A.J. Moseley. Theme song by Derlis Gonzalez and Morgan Jay. Special thanks to Mike Nell, recorded at Second Floor Studios. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you're listening, and subscribe for future episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Dr. Seuss

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 38:08


    Horton wouldn't want to hear a who about all the things Dr. Seuss may have done... Scumbags of History is a production of Voyage Media and Enthusiast Gaming. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, and Dan Benamor (Voyage Media), J.B. Elliott, Roarke Boes, and Amanda Scherker (Enthusiast Gaming) and Samuel Levine. Executive Produced and hosted by Brittany Schmitt and Mateen Stewart. Showrunner: Joe Borden. Original Concept: Amanda Scherker. Research: Amanda Scherker and Dan Benamor. Technical Producer and Editor: A.J. Moseley. Theme song by Derlis Gonzalez and Morgan Jay. Special thanks to Mike Nell, recorded at Second Floor Studios. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you're listening, and subscribe for future episodes.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Albert Einstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2024 42:33


    Albert Einstein was a genius... but perhaps the woman behind him, who never got credit, was too. Scumbags of History is a production of Voyage Media and Enthusiast Gaming. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, and Dan Benamor (Voyage Media), J.B. Elliott, Roarke Boes, and Amanda Scherker (Enthusiast Gaming) and Samuel Levine. Executive Produced and hosted by Brittany Schmitt and Mateen Stewart. Showrunner: Joe Borden. Original Concept: Amanda Scherker. Research: Amanda Scherker and Dan Benamor. Technical Producer and Editor: A.J. Moseley. Theme song by Derlis Gonzalez and Morgan Jay. Special thanks to Mike Nell, recorded at Second Floor Studios. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you're listening, and subscribe for future episodes.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Coco Chanel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 40:29


    The perfume is great... the Nazi informant stuff, not so much. Scumbags of History is a production of Voyage Media and Enthusiast Gaming. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, and Dan Benamor (Voyage Media), J.B. Elliott, Roarke Boes, and Amanda Scherker (Enthusiast Gaming) and Samuel Levine. Executive Produced and hosted by Brittany Schmitt and Mateen Stewart. Showrunner: Joe Borden. Original Concept: Amanda Scherker. Research: Amanda Scherker and Dan Benamor. Technical Producer and Editor: A.J. Moseley. Theme song by Derlis Gonzalez and Morgan Jay. Special thanks to Mike Nell, recorded at Second Floor Studios. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you're listening, and subscribe for future episodes.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Mother Teresa

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 41:34


    This may not be the ideal episode to play on your way to church. Scumbags of History is a production of Voyage Media and Enthusiast Gaming. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, and Dan Benamor (Voyage Media), J.B. Elliott, Roarke Boes, and Amanda Scherker (Enthusiast Gaming) and Samuel Levine. Executive Produced and hosted by Brittany Schmitt and Mateen Stewart. Showrunner: Joe Borden. Original Concept: Amanda Scherker. Research: Amanda Scherker and Dan Benamor. Technical Producer and Editor: A.J. Moseley. Theme song by Derlis Gonzalez and Morgan Jay. Special thanks to Mike Nell, recorded at Second Floor Studios. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you're listening, and subscribe for future episodes.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Gandhi

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 36:56


    Gandhi! What could he have possibly done wrong? Well... you'll just have to listen. Scumbags of History is a production of Voyage Media and Enthusiast Gaming. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, and Dan Benamor (Voyage Media), J.B. Elliott, Roarke Boes, and Amanda Scherker (Enthusiast Gaming) and Samuel Levine. Executive Produced and hosted by Brittany Schmitt and Mateen Stewart. Showrunner: Joe Borden. Original Concept: Amanda Scherker. Research: Amanda Scherker and Dan Benamor. Technical Producer and Editor: A.J. Moseley. Theme song by Derlis Gonzalez and Morgan Jay. Special thanks to Mike Nell, recorded at Second Floor Studios. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you're listening, and subscribe for future episodes.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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