The Lesser Stories

Cheers to the end of another season! It's all about the booze this episode; Anthony talks about definitely-not-alcohol sold during Prohibition, and Adam talks about definitely-alcohol being accidentally set on fire and sent rampaging through Dublin. Clink 'em and drink 'em, and we'll see you in Season 3! Hosts: Anthony Staten, Adam Azra'el Producer: Adam Azra'el

It's WWII time! Adam digs into a unit devoted entirely to making fake armies; Anthony talks about Finland's deadliest sniper.

Next stop: medicine! Anthony talks about a doctor who changed the world forever. Adam talks about one who didn't change the world at all. Warning: parts of this episode are *spectacularly* gross. Hosts: Anthony Staten, Adam Azra'el Producer: Adam Azra'el

Anthony unpacks how Michigan and Ohio both wanted Toledo (for some reason). Adam talks about Nicaragua and Honduras, and how the wrong color green in a stamp re-ignited a century-old border dispute.

Adam, Anthony, and special guest Davey Jones (no, not really, don't be an idiot) discuss some stuff that happens where the sun don't shine. Mostly we mean at the bottom of the ocean, but in this case we also partly mean at the bottom of a person. Hosts: Adam Azra'el, Anthony Staten Producer: Adam Azra'el

If a tree falls in a forest but a BIGGER tree falls in a DIFFERENT forest, did the first tree even fall? Adam digs into the most important (and least-known) pharaoh ever discovered, and Anthony explores three deaths....two of which went totally unnoticed.

It's not our last episode, but it was certainly theirs....Anthony closes the book on Charles The Bad, and Adam makes multiple attempts to kick Zog Of Albania's bucket. It's death, murder, mayhem, destruction....you know. Wholesome stuff. Hosts: Anthony Staten, Adam Azra'elProducer: Adam Azra'el

Can a book save a cathedral from being demolished? Turns out....yeah. Do we have any idea what the Voynich Manuscript is? Turns out....no. Adam and Anthony sit down to very academically unpack two famous historical literary works.

Is it technically littering when a space station falls out of the sky and onto your town? Anthony thinks so. Meanwhile, Adam is busy unpacking the drama of The Corned Beef Sandwich Incident. Hosts: Anthony Staten, Adam Azra'el Producer: Adam Azra'el

Anthony talks about that one time that Ireland accidentally made drugs legal and same-sex marriage legally required. Adam digs into Honest Abe's dirty trick to win an election and end slavery in the United States.

Anthony blows the dust off the Football War (4 days). Adam gets competitive and rolls out the Anglo-Zanzibar War (38 minutes). May history judge us all harshly. Hosts: Anthony Staten, Adam Azra'el Producer: Adam Azra'el

People are the WORST, and the lads can prove it. Adam talks about a suspicious flood in Missouri in 1993; Anthony got the extra-hot gossip (on account of it's been on fire for 50 years) from the town of Centralia, Pennsylvania. Hosts: Adam Azra'el, Anthony Staten Producer: Adam Azra'el

Say three Hail Marys and get ready for some stories straight from the dude upstairs. Anthony talks about the death and subsequent troubles of Pope Formosus. Adam spills the beans on Pope John XII....and they're some spicy beans. If we're going to hell then we'll see at least one of these guys there. Hosts: Adam Azra'el, Anthony Staten Producer: Adam Azra'el

All aboard! It's an episode about trains, with Anthony talking about the Crazy Eights incident and Adam exploring the Crash At Crush. Hosts: Anthony Staten, Adam Azra'el Producer: Adam Azra'el

Adam talks about Notre Damme and the monarchs who were beheaded in front of it. Anthony's got a monty-python-esque story about a light house that had to get built....and rebuilt....and rebuilt... // Hosts: Adam Azra'el, Anthony Staten // Producer: Adam Azra'el

Who's got a more Presidential title? You decide as Adam makes the case for team Saparmurat Niyazov and Anthony shills for Idi Amin....oh, and both of them were crazy. Like, CRAZY crazy. Hosts: Adam Azra'el, Anthony Staten // Producer: Adam Azra'el

Anthony's got some stories from Oz....or at least, from the set of a movie about Oz. Something about a Wizard. Not to be outdone, Adam throws it even farther back to one of the first blockbuster science fiction movies, its crazy director, and how we still don't know what it's about. // Hosts: Adam Azra'el, Anthony Staten // Producer: Adam Azra'el

Arrrrrrgh, matey. Anthony's got the dirt on the worst pirate in history. Adam's mad about one particular act of piracy that cost America dearly. Hosts: Anthony Staten, Adam Azra'el Producer: Adam Azra'el

They're back, baby! Anthony talks Tycho Brahe; Adam digs into Nikola Tesla. Hosts: Anthony Staten, Adam Azra'el Producer: Adam Azra'el

Adam and Anthony trade stories of prison escapes. Lots of prison escapes, in fact....but surprisingly few escapees.

Anthony talks about China's Four Pests initiative....and one pest in particular. Adam gets philosophical with an exploration of the Perverse Incentive....formerly known as the Cobra Effect. Hosts: Anthony Staten, Adam Azra'el Producer: Adam Azra'el

Another sports episode?! Adam talks about the infamous "Ten Cent Beer Night" riot. Anthony covers "Disco Demolition Night". Both of those are real things. Hosts: Adam Azra'el, Anthony Staten Producer: Adam Azra'el

Anthony talks about the bloody last stand....of a dentist. Adam explores the first documented case of a soldier overdosing on meth during combat. Buckle up; you're in for a ride. Hosts: Anthony Staten, Adam Azra'el Producer: Adam Azra'el

Anthony talks about the invention of dynamite; Adam dusts off some stories about a merchant in the early days of America.

Adam shines a light on a government plan to blow up Alaska, and Anthony digs into a routine flight gone very, very wrong. // Hosts: Adam Azra'el, Anthony Staten // Producer: Adam Azra'el

Like hearing about Presidents getting shot? Well, that's weird, but you do you. Adam talks Teddy Roosevelt, Anthony dishes on Andrew Jackson. // Hosts: Adam Azra'el, Anthony Staten // Producer: Adam Azra'el

Anthony talks about an innocent tree that knocked out part of the US Electrical Grid, and Adam explores the ridiculous history of a diamond necklace which was definitely NOT owned by Marie Antoinette. // Hosts: Adam Azra'el, Anthony Staten // Producer: Adam Azra'el

Adam digs into a bear that joined the Polish Army in WWII. Anthony explores where the American Civil War began....and ended. Hosts: Adam Azra'el, Anthony Staten Producer: Adam Azra'el

Anthony shines a light on how exactly a person can steal an entire NFL franchise, and Adam re-opens old wounds for the Brazilian water polo team from the 1932 olympics. Hosts: Anthony Staten, Adam Azra'el Producer: Adam Azra'el

Adam explores a Pepsi marketing campaign that resulted in a legal fight over ownership of a fighter jet. Anthony dreams of 25-foot-tall popsicles. Hosts: Adam Azra'el, Anthony Staten Producer: Adam Azra'el

Anthony digs into an excellent strategy for a stupid battle, and Adam explores a terrible strategy for an important battle. It's bees, trees, and machine guns for days. Hosts: Anthony Staten, Adam Azra'el Producer: Adam Azra'el

Adam explores Banana Republics, and Anthony digs into an unlikely post-Cold War superpower. Hosts: Adam Azra'el, Anthony Staten Producer: Adam Azra'el

Anthony's got a smorgasbord of rock 'n roll stories; Adam only has eyes for ZZ Top's shenanigans. Hosts: Anthony Staten, Adam Azra'el Producer: Adam Azra'el

Anthony talks cosmonauts and guns; Adam digs into the REAL first man-made object in space.Hosts: Anthony Staten, Adam Azra'elProducer: Adam Azra'el

Ignition, blast off! Anthony digs up some dirt on (or rather, around) Mars, while Adam keeps it closer to home with the Hubble's troubles.Hosts: Adam Azra'el, Anthony StatenProducer: Adam Azra'el

Adam explores the Cleveland Balloonfest of 1986, and Anthony digs into a truly awkward bomb scare.Hosts: Anthony Staten, Adam Azra'elProducer: Adam Azra'el

Anthony explores the workers' strike that stopped ancient Rome in its tracks; Adam recounts a not-so-pleasant story from ancient Greece.Hosts: Anthony Staten, Adam Azra'elProducer: Adam Azra'el

Adam dives deep into the history of Sweden's worst warship; Anthony explores the story of an unexpected hero of the high seas.Hosts: Adam Azra'el, Anthony StatenProducer: Adam Azra'el