The American Journal of Losers

Friends. It's time we said goodbye—at least until some Qatari billionaire offers to foot the bill. But first, we need to make an episode so bad that no one will miss us. And also figure out who the biggest loser we've ever covered is.Follow along with our All Time Loser bracket here! [SPOILER WARNING] Bracket results Follow us online for more from us in the future:Adam: @madam_mcshane on Instagram/Tiktok@adamcshane on TwitterJoey: @joeybednarski on Twitter/Instagram@jojobeddyboy on TiktokCosmo: Cosmo's album (as Clovis Quimby)@Ferrariomopeds on Twitter@cosmonomikos on InstagramListen to the theme song here: We've Won by JaillThank you for listening! 

One day The American Journal of Losers will be taught in high school classes as the textbook example of the depths of misery to which human beings will sink, but for now that honor goes to the Stanford Prison Experiment: Phillip Zimbardo's wacky summer camp for wayward boys.  Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

Eek! The A-SCARE-ican GORE-nal of BOO-sers has taken over once again! This time with strange little gray men from outside this planet who are here to stick to metal objects in our holes. Good thing the three brave hosts of the podcast can be described as “skeptical to the point of being uninterested in this story”. Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

The three coolest guys you've ever heard of are back to tell the tale of the Confederate spy from Canada who become infamous for a botched insurance fraud scheme that killed 80 people and ruined a perfectly good barrel of caviar!  Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

Lives are risked, secrets are revealed, and friendships are betrayed on this exciting, no holds barred, episode about the near-ghost town of Centralia, PA; whose five remaining residents make their home above a fire that has been burning for over sixty years! Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

If you ever hear a bad episode of this podcast, it's because we made it bad on purpose to get an illegal cut in from some guy named “Money Malone” or whatever; just like the Chicago White Sox did in 1919 when they intentionally threw the World Series to profit off an illegal sports betting apparatus. Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

Check out Cosmo's Music here! No need to put away your Bible after your pre-podcast prayer because this week we're doing a classic listicle style episode about the top three biggest losers in the Good Book! Or at least, the ones that Joey remembers from Catholic school. Source: Da Bible Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

The arrest of Patricia Campbell Hearst and the consequences of her actions (very few, she is rich!) Sources: American Heiress- Jeffrey ToobinThe Radical Story of Patty Hearst - CNNAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

We follow as Patty AKA “Tania” robs a bank and then goes on the run for over a year! Sources:American Heiress- Jeffrey ToobinThe Radical Story of Patty Hearst - CNNAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

Sources: American Heiress- Jeffrey ToobinThe Radical Story of Patty Hearst - CNNAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

When Joey loses his precious research notes about presidential hopeful and climate change doomer Al Gore, he's left with no choice but to ask the world's least reliable (but most confident) search engine. This is a crossover with the Adam Asks Chuck Podcast. You can listen to the full archive of episodes wherever you get your podcasts. Sources:Charlie's beautiful brainCorrections from Wikipedia Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

Joey tells the story of the stewardess who survived the sinking of the Titanic and two other ships before finding the story of a cat who did basically the same thing. Sources: The Incredible True Story of The Queen of Sinking Ships | Violet JessopViolet Constance Jessop : Titanic SurvivorMeet Unsinkable Sam: The Cat that Survived Three Ships Sinking in WWIIAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

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Joey is so wrong about the size of France that he insisted this retraction be in the show notes. (It's the 49th largest by area). Aside from that this is one of AJL's least educational episodes, barely scratching the surface of a thing that only maybe happened. Cheers! Sources: The Children's Crusade set out for the Holy Land in 1212. It never arrived. | National GeographicChildren's Crusade: Real Story of the Tragic EventHistory of the Crusades - Episode 81Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

The boys get into a pretty sticky situation when Joey uses the episode on a lethal food spill as a platform to attack the hardworking Italian Americans of 1919 Boston. Also a little bonus loser shows up at the end for all our DMB fans. Sources: The Great MOLASSES Flood of 1919-ReactionsThe Boston Molasses Disaster of 1919- The History GuyThe Great Boston Molasses Flood: why the strange disaster matters today: GuardianAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

RIP Choco Taco. In memoriam we'll be taking a little trip across the pond to tell the tale of Harold Davidson; the theatrical priest who, after getting defrocked by the Anglican Church, met a bizarre fate during a carnival sideshow! Sources: The Prostitutes Padre - Reverend with a Roving Eye - English EccentricsDefrocked rector was 'unfairly vilified' | UK news | The GuardianThe sad story of the Vicar of Stiffkey | Express Yourself | CommentAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

On this week's episode (of the American Journal of Losers) our parasite-ridden boys talk about infamous “Pharma Bro”, Martin Shkreli, who became the most hated man in America when he upped the price of a life-saving AIDS medication from $13.50 a pill to $750 a pill. There are new episodes of this show every week y'know! Sources: Pharma Bro (2021)The Journalist and the Pharma Bro"I'm Back" AMAAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

There's about 800 square miles of unclaimed desert in between Egypt and Sudan in case anyone was looking to pick up a few hundred miles of unclaimed desert. Also: we get some fan mail from our neighbor! Joey's highly detailed mapSources: Welcome to the land that no country wants | Middle East and north Africa | The GuardianVa. man plants flag, claims African country, calling it 'Kingdom of North Sudan' - The Washington Post'Kingdom Of Dixit': Indore Man Declares Himself King Of Unclaimed Land Between Egypt And SudanThe Virginia Man Who Crowned Himself King In Africa Is Much More Serious Than You ThinkWhat Starting My Own Country Taught Me About IndependenceKingdom of Dixit? Indian stakes claim to African territory, American says he already owns itAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

Go ahead and mark “episodes about balloons” tied with “episodes about birds” as this week we talk about the family behind 2009's zaniest media fiasco: when inventor/reality tv star wannabe Richard Heene accidentally sent his son Falcon into the sky in a homemade flying saucer. Or so he says. Tune in to find out if Cosmo has COVID! Sources: The Balloon Boy Hoax—Solved!Balloon boy hoax in Fort Collins, Colo., still amazes 10 years laterBalloon Boy | The Untold Story"Wife Swap" Heene/Martel (TV Episode 2008) - IMDbAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

It's been almost a calendar year and over 50 episodes but still Joey, Adam and Cosmo are finding new things to call losers. This week it's the absolutely adorable and completely helpless symbol of endangered animals everywhere; the giant panda. Listen  to hear AJL's official stance on Taiwan and stick around for a much over-hyped announcement! Sources: How America Fell in Love With the Giant Panda | History| Smithsonian Magazine50 Years Later, Some Question Value of US-China 'Panda Diplomacy' - The New York TimesA Brief History of Panda Diplomacy - The New York TimesPandas Getting a New View of their Mating RitualThe Flapper and the PandaRuth Harkness and Su Lin: The first panda to leave China - BBC NewsAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

A curmudgeonly Irish-American chef isn't the only thing “infectious” about this episode. If you're not careful listening you're bound to come down with a fit of grade-A giggles. Usually I listen to these episodes before writing the descriptions but this time I just texted Adam and he said we talk about poop a lot so that's probably pretty fun!  Sources:"The Curious Case of Typhoid Mary" by George SoperBiography of Typhoid Mary, Who Spread Typhoid in Early 1900sHow Typhoid Mary left a trail of scandal and death - BBC NewsAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

There are a lot of perfectly good reasons to commit treason. In the spring of 1789 twenty British sailors found, perhaps, one of the coolest: they wanted to hang out with their Tahitian girlfriends. This week AJL takes to the seas to discuss history's most famous mutiny and the lieutenant who just had the kind of face you just want to violently overthrow. Sources:Complement of the HMS BountyHistory's Mysteries - The True Story of Mutiny on the BountyAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

This one. Oh boy, this one. In an attempt to tell the myth of the Corinthian King who was subjected to an afterlife of meaningless toil we end up rolling a few boulders of our own. We'd wager this episode is only half about Sisyphus and the other half is about one cohost's insane quest to catch his supposed shoe thief (guess which one).  Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

We stare into the mouth of madness this week as we try to decipher the anti-usury politics of Ontario's own John Turmel, the perennial candidate who has run for office (and lost!) over 100 times. John's Very Old School WebsiteSources: The biggest loser: John Turmel is making his 99th try for office this fall | CBC NewsMeet John Turmel, Canada's most-defeated election candidate | Full 2018 Ontario Election CoverageMeet the candidate: Independent John Turmel has run (and lost) in nearly 100 byelections'No regrets': world's biggest election loser runs for 96th time in CanadaDanforth byelection: John Turmel has lost 74 elections, and is ready to lose another on Monday. | The StarAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

AJL is going Down Under to tell the story of Western Australia's 1932 crusade against the emu menace.  Listen to Joey do some of the worst accents imaginable, but not before diving deep into a post-9/11 Do Not Play list.  Sources: The Great Emu War-Scientific American Blog NetworkThe Great Emu War-Sydney Morning HeraldThe Messed Up History Of Australia's Emu WarRidiculous History: The Emu War | HowStuffWorksAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

ASSASSINAPRIL comes to its bloody conclusion with the unbelievable story of the death of Kim Jong-nam, the disgraced heir apparent to the Supreme Leader of North Korea, who was killed by two women who thought they were on a Japanese prank show. No, for real. Video of Doan Thi Huong's "Prank"Sources: Assassins (2020) How North Korea got away with the assassination of Kim Jong-nam | Malaysia | The GuardianKim Jong Nam's Disneyland obsession helped to ID his bodyAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

ASSASSINAPRIL continues with the story of the fan club president who killed Selena, the young Queen of Tejano music. Sure, this counts as an assassin!Sources:American Justice: The Life and Death of Selena - Full Episode (S7, E17) | A&EHow Yolanda Saldívar's Obsession With Selena Turned Deadly - BiographyThe True Story Of Yolanda Saldívar, The Unhinged Fan Who Killed Selena QuintanillaAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

No, that's not a typo. ASSASSINAPRIL continues with the story of a man named Doctor-- who became a doctor-- whose negligence led to the death of President James A Garfield after his 1881 shooting. This episode has got it all: puss, blood, bacteria and a return of the fan favorite “shoving food up your rectum”. Sources:  Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice MillardWatch Murder of a President | American Experience | Official Site | PBSDamn Near Killed Him. Rectal feeding and the case of… | by Simon Carryer | MediumThe inept doctor who killed President GarfieldAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

It's ASSASSINAPRIL on the American Journal of Losers: four weeks, four assassinations, four losers. We're kicking it off with the story of the man whose interpretation of The Catcher in the Rye led to his 1980 murder of John Lennon. Plus tips on how to cheat if you're currently in middle school! Sources: I Just Shot John Lennon: The Mark David Chapman StoryWho Was The Man Who Killed John Lennon? | The Man Who Shot John Lennon | TimelineThe shooting of John Lennon: Will Mark David Chapman ever be released? | The IndependentCosmo's Change.org petitionAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

Our first ever double header episode is AJL's ode to the Mistake on the Lake. Not one, but TWO losers from the great city of Cleveland, Ohio. First we talk about that time the Cuyahoga river caught on fire. Then the story of the scheme to release over a million balloons into the sky right before a storm moved in. Sources: The Cuyahoga River Caught Fire at Least a Dozen Times, but No One Cared Until 1969 | History| Smithsonian MagazineThe Disastrous Cleveland Balloon Fest of 1986The Myth of the Cuyahoga River Fire | Science History InstituteHow Releasing 1,500,000 Balloons Went Horribly Wrong- BE AMAZEDAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

Lieutenant Onoda of the Imperial Japanese army maintained an effective and deadly squadron of guerilla fighters on the Philippine island of Lubang… 29 years after his country surrendered. This week, we're dropping planeloads of propaganda about the bizarre phenomenon of Japanese holdouts, who maintained their posts in the Pacific well after the dissolution of Imperial Japan.   Sources: Hiroo Onoda: Japanese WW2 Holdout -- Part OneLast Japanese soldier to surrender 29 years after WW2 ended | Hiroo Onoda's 1974 surrenderHiroo Onoda, Soldier Who Hid in Jungle for Decades, Dies at 91 - The New York TimesJapanese holdout - WikipediaAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

Finally an episode for the gamers! It's often called one of the worst games of all time and is credited with tanking the nascent video game industry, but how much damage could a crappy rendering of a beloved alien really do? This week we unwrap the worst Christmas present of 1982: the Atari 2600 adaptation of Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Footage of the game Sources: Total Failure: Creating The World's Worst Video Game : NPRHoward Scott Warshaw Pleads Not Guilty to Killing Video Games | WIREDOSG Presents Classic Gamer Magazine #2 (Page 35)Atari: Game Over (2014) Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

It's time at last for AJL's episode on the little planet that couldn't. Joey knows everything unless you ask him any follow-up questions, Adam creates his own handy mnemonic devices and Cosmo is absolutely shattered by the cosmos. Sources:Timeline of the Discovery of the Solar SystemClyde Tombaugh  Yes, Pluto Is A Planet Says NASA Scientist At The Site Of Its Discovery 91 Years Ago This WeekUnveiling Pluto, with Alan Stern and Neil deGrasse TysonAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

Guard the delicate ears of your young ones from this week's piping hot riffs! We're looking at the legacy of Tipper Gore: co-founder of the Parent's Music Resource Center which fought for the use of those corny little "Explicit Content" stickers that physical albums once had. All in all, this episode is a fun time and no one gets hurt. Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It" Music VideoSources: Parental Advisory Forever: An Oral History of the PMRC's War on Dirty LyricsFormer Second Lady Tipper Gore: Banging the Drum for a Better WorldPMRC's 'Filthy 15': Where Are They Now? - Rolling Stone25 Years Ago, Rage Against the Machine Whipped Their Dicks Out in ProtestAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

The Kellogg saga continues this week as we learn more about the mad doctor's little brother William Keith and his adventures as a cereal magnate. Sources: Dr. John Kellogg Invented Cereal. Some of His Other Wellness Ideas Were Much Weirder - HISTORYHow an Accidental Invention Changed What Americans Eat for Breakfast - HISTORYJohn Harvey Kellogg, The Eccentric Eugenicist Who Invented Corn FlakesWill Kellogg: King of Corn Flakes - Foundation for Economic EducationAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

The boys are back and part of a complete breakfast as they discuss the health theories of Seventh Day Adventist Dr. John Harvey Kellogg. (This may sincerely be our grossest episode yet. Frankly, we don't know why you would listen if you weren't okay with extensive talks about genitalia and feces, but you've been warned!)Sources: Dr. John Kellogg Invented Cereal. Some of His Other Wellness Ideas Were Much Weirder - HISTORYHow an Accidental Invention Changed What Americans Eat for Breakfast - HISTORYJohn Harvey Kellogg, The Eccentric Eugenicist Who Invented Corn FlakesWill Kellogg: King of Corn Flakes - Foundation for Economic EducationAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

AJL is back to tell the tale of Erwin Kreuz; the roly-poly German whose sleepy misunderstanding made him a household name across the United States. Cosmo is definitely on this episode. Sources: The Curious Case of Erwin KreuzThe story of how a German tourist ended up mistaking Bangor for San FranciscoThe bizarre tale of the world's last lost tourist, who thought Maine was San Francisco Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

The unaired pilot of AJL featured a certain “unaired” bird. (Because the bird couldn't fly. Do you think this joke works? We held onto this episode because we were worried this description wasn't funny enough) Sources:Dodo - WikipediaDutch Mauritius - WikipediaAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

That's right, true believers! AJL tells a thrilling tale of real life superheroes turned real life antiheroes. Also we say the most beautiful phrase in the English language: Manitoba Spider-Man.  Sources: The Fall of Phoenix JonesPhoenix Jones and the Rain City Superhero MovementThe Rain City Superheroes: Seattle's Amateur Crime-FightersAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

Tucked away in the woods of western New Hampshire, the sleepy town of Grafton is being invaded by two opposing forces: on the one side a national movement of free thinkers and mavericks who wish to boost the power of the Libertarian Party. On the other, big hungry bumbly black bears looking for a snack. This week, the Losers pop their little snouts into the unlocked garbage can that is Grafton, NH.    Sources: A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear by Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling | PublicAffairsThe Town That Went Feral | The New RepublicHow a New Hampshire libertarian utopia was foiled by bearsYou Asked, We Answered: What Is The Free State Project? | New Hampshire Public RadioThe successes – and failures – of the Free State Project | Manchester Ink LinkAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

His name is a hot commodity now thanks to certain giant nerds who suck, but during his lifetime Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla languished in relative obscurity. This week AJL blinds you with science as Joey takes the boys through Tesla's many horrible financial decisions, odd quirks, and romantic trysts with pigeons. Sources: The Rise and Fall of Nikola Tesla and His Tower | History | Smithsonian MagazineThe Tragic Story of Nikola TeslaNikola Tesla Explained In 16 MinutesThe Undying Appeal of Nikola Tesla's “Death Ray” | Science History InstituteTopsy the Elephant Was a Victim of Her Captors, Not Thomas Edison | Smart News | Smithsonian MagazineAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

As a special end of the year treat (?) the AJL guys are covering three very special losers… themselves??? That's right, not only are Adam, Joey and Cosmo your favorite podcasters (!) they're also humongous losers in their own unique ways. So kick back with a frosty glass of your preferred holiday nog and force your family and loved ones to listen to three comics humiliate themselves for the entertainment of no one in particular. Cosmo's PictureAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

Somewhere in between Gangnam Style and Susan Boyle singing Les Mis, a different kind of video went viral on YouTube; a heart wrenching 30 minute documentary about a Ugandan warlord named Joseph Kony. This week AJL is raising awareness about Kony 2012, the internet's biggest slacktivist movement, and the strange media flurry that followed it. Also we talk about emissions so much on this one— I mean Jesus Christ it's disgusting.  Sources:The Story of Kony2012- Internet HistorianThe 'Kony 2012' Effect: Recovering From A Viral SensationKony 2012 quickly became a punch line. But what if it did more good than harm?What Happened With Kony 2012, The Most Viral Video Ever?BBC World Service - Outlook, Kony 2012: My Breakdown After Viral FameAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

Dan, if you want to put us on your list of haters our email is americanjournaloflosers@gmail.com.Sources:Dan Nainan, The Media's Favorite 'Millennial,' Is 55 Years OldDan Nainan Is The Worst Human Being Ever: The Definitive Email CollectionThe Rise and Fall of Dan NainanComedian Dan Nainan arrested after journalist punched in face over tweetsDan Nainan's Official Website

In 1944, a 73 year old soprano sold out Carnegie Hall for an evening of classical vocal performance. The catch? She didn't hit a single note. This one goes out to all the AJL listeners who also love Grand Opera; a small but growing quadrant of our audience!Sources: Florence Foster Jenkins: A World Of Her OwnKilling Me Sharply With Her Song: The Improbable Story Of Florence Foster JenkinsHere's the story of the real Florence Foster JenkinsAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

Some things can be done as well as others! This week the Losers pencil-dive straight into the short but extreme life of “Jersey Jumper” Sam Patch and ask the question that will one day be asked about this very podcast: “how did this qualify as entertainment?”. Sources: The Story of Sam Patch, America's First Professional Waterfall JumperThe Real Simon Pure Sam PatchPlummeting Approval1829: Sam Patch, America's first daredevil, meets a sad, violent end in RochesterAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

Calling 10% of our audience losers because of which hand they use? Yeah, I guess you could say we're “on one” this week. We've got a lot of questions about lefties and science has got… well not answers exactly, but a lot of little theories as to how this sinister group has stuck around for so long in a largely right-handed world. Sources:Bias against left-handed peopleWhy are some people left-handed? - Daniel M. AbramsHow Humans Became (Mostly) Right-HandedHandedness and sexual orientationDo Other Animals Show Handedness?Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

What if everyone else was wrong and you were the only one who knew the truth? (This is probably not the case, for the record. If everyone disagrees with you it's probably because you're wrong.) But what if everyone had been suckered into worshipping false popes for the last 60 years and the real pope was just some guy from a tiny town outside Topeka? I mean that'd be pretty wild if that were true, but you never know! Sources:"Pope Michael" - Full DocumentaryThe gospel of Pope Michael: Kansan stakes own claim to Catholic ChurchDavid Bawden: The Guy From Oklahoma Who Claims He's The PopeVatican in Exile: WelcomeAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

He was a boy, she was an aggressive white-naped crane who had maybe murdered her last two suitors; can we make it any more obvious? This week we return to the scandalous world of bird-love with the story of Walnut and her reluctant mate Chris Crowe. Put the kids to bed because this episode includes some saucy tips on how to please your bird lover! Sources: The crane who fell in love with a humanMy Life as a Turkey | Who's Your Mama? The Science of Imprinting | NatureA Crane with a CrushMan Courts Whooping Crane for Three Years to Save It From Extinction (Video)Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts