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Milton William (Bill) Cooper

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 63:40


This week we discuss yet another militia lunatic, Milton William Cooper, also known as Bill Cooper. We also discuss Pete Rose, because this was supposed to be the Pete Rose episode, but Steve and Ryan said I couldn't call it that. Oh well, enjoy!

Steamboat Disasters - Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 97:44


This week we conclude our foray into Steamboat disasters, much to Steve's chagrin. Which Steve you may ask? Well, you'll just have to figure that out for yourself.Enjoy!

Steamboat Disasters - Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 85:58


This week the Troika discuss...Steamboat disasters. We're starting with the disaster of the Lucy Walker. Also, the other Steve took 4/20 way too seriously and started the night before and barely made it through this episode. At the end of the day, however, the content did not suffer...much. Enjoy!

Andrew Jackson - Part 3

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 82:43


This week the Troika finish their stumbling, incoherent (other than when Steve is giving actual fats) investigation into Andrew Jackson. We also discuss boofing the primordial light - don't ask me, these things just happen. Enjoy.

Andrew Jackson - Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 51:35


We continue our multi-part examination of Andrew Jackson. The other Steve gets really excited about the knife show, politics and grifting. Philly shows up again, and more, enjoy.

Andrew Jackson - Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 77:24


This week the Troika discuss Andrew Jackson, the well known......American president. We also discuss Reba, the Strawberry Festival in Plant City which consists of strawberries, deep fryers, and shaker rope philosophy marms, enjoy!

Barney and Betty Hill - Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 69:58


This week we conclude our foray into Barney and Betty Hill. We also discuss hockey games, unfortunately we have to talk politics, weed, and The Other Steve fucks up a James Baldwin quote again (Perpetually, you dingbat.) Enjoy!

Barney and Betty Hill

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 62:43


Hello, it's already February and this week the Troika discuss Barney and Betty Hill, UFO see-ers of the highest order (it's hard to prove they weren't full of it). We also discuss overreacting in parking lots, LIVE FROM THE ER, RYAN, and more, enjoy.

Alessandro Cagliostro

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 60:07


This week we discuss Alessandro Cagliostro, historical Italian occultist and magician who also happened to be an imposter and a charlatan, if Wikipedia is any barometer. Anyway, we also discuss how to properly attack a cigarette butt, Balsamic dressing, Top gun, and so on. Enjoy?! Non è poi così male

Gulf Breeze UFO Incident

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 76:41


Happy New Year, this week the Troika discuss the Gulf Breeze UFO "incident." We also discuss dolphin intelligence, Cat Stevens naming dynamics, bird flu, and more, enjoy!

Josip Broz Tito - Part 3

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2024 96:05


Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas! Happy Honda Days, Happy December to Remember Sales Event to those who celebrate. We're back with the conclusion (finally, sheesh) on Jojo Bro-tito. We bullshit for awhile and conclude on his death, because if not he'd be 132 years old and frightening. Enjoy!

Josip Broz Tito - Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 92:17


Welcome back - this week we continue our discussion into Josip Broz Tito, we also discuss a certain shooting, insurance, and the other Steve is entirely too baked. Enjoy.

Josip Broz Tito - Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 76:01


Happy Thanksgiving (for those who celebrate). This week the Troika Tackle Tito, that is, Josip Broz Tito, the communist revolutionary leader of Yugoslavia until his death in 1980. Steve assures us that he had no hand in Tito's Handmade Vodka, but we're not buying it, nor the vodka for that matter. We also discuss his favorite concert, the Warped Tour, if he had only lived to see it. Enjoy.

Demons - Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 74:36


This week we conclude our foray into Demons - we could go on, but this is probably enough. In addition we cover Alex Jones, Bible Code people, and so on. Enjoy....? Yes. There is no intro, blame shrinkflation.

Demons - Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 63:16


BOO! Happy Halloween all! We are episode 138(Yes, I love the Misfits) The Troika is back this week with a Deep Dive Into Demons(album title rights reserved.) WE begin with some of the older of the bunch, the Judaic. We also discuss Disney-scooter morality, Sonny Bono, Vlade Divac and more, enjoy!

Philip J. Klass

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 87:17


This week we talk a bout the original hater, Philip J. Klass, a true pioneer in putting the UFO people in their place, sometimes? Anyway, we also discuss girth, scatback driving, and Steve goes on a mewling, rambling misunderstanding about crystal radios (that he did not edit, even though he feels bad he wasn't accurate)....enjoy? Enjoy.

William Miller

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 74:13


This week the Troika discuss William Miller, a man who failed multiple times at predicting the end of the world, but succeeded wildly in convincing thousands of other people that they too many be able to predict the end of the world - sound familiar? We also discuss Coors Heavy, Ryan only flying first class, and more - enjoy??!!?!?!

J. Edgar Hoover - Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 99:23


This week the Troika complete their discussion against the notorious Vivian Vance, I mean, J. Edgar Hoover. We also discuss DELCO VALLEY accents yet again, right guard, Pauly Shore, and more...enjoy!

J. Edgar Hoover - Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 76:18


This week we begin a talk about the notorious, the infamous, original head of the FBI - J. Edgar Hoover. We also discuss morons that Ryan works with, slacks, and more, enjoy!

Public Universal Friend

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 60:30


This week we talk about The Public Universal Friend, an American preacher who started their career after a severe illness, near-death experience, and reanimation as a genderless evangelist with a really cool name. Oh, and they also are technically the founder of the first religious movement in America - the "Society of Universal Friends." We also discuss Halloween, syrup, and more. Enjoy?????

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Discontinued Olympic Sports

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 67:12


Sorry for the time away - convention season! This week, we discuss Discontinued Olympic Sports. Ah yes, the roar of the crowd as a polo player whacks the ball with a giant mallet. The hush that descends As the tug-of-war between France and Venezuela commences. Enjoy?

The Gold Rush and Soapy Smith

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 70:00


This week we're talking the Klondike gold rush and a real varmint gangster, Soapy Smith. We also discuss current events regarding the geriatric executive branch, digging in Tallahassee and more, enjoy!

Operation Mongoose - Part 3

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 92:52


This week we conclude our longwinded, distracted, foray into the failed Operation Mongoose with an examination of the "Greatest Hits" from the "Hits." We also discuss cigars, Chinese Buick popularity, and more..enjoy!

Operation Mongoose - Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 76:33


This week on the Troika we continue our odd cadence of interrupting Steve while he tries to keep relaying the events of Operation Mongoose. Looks like a three part episode is on the horizon, which is good because we haven't even gotten to the good part. We also dig into various other topics that I am too tired to recall, enjoy!

Operation Mongoose - Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 68:10


This week on the Troika we begin to discuss Operation Mongoose, or the baffling series of hijinks pulled against Cuba by the US CIA. We also discuss renaissance fairs, quinceaneras and more, enjoy!

Roman von Ungern-Sternberg

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2024 89:40


This week we talk about the psychopath of Mongolia, the Bloody Baron, Roman von Ungern-Sternberg. We also discuss steak elitists, Publix prices, and the usual dross. Enjoy!

Ancient Aliens

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 113:07


This week on the Troika we discuss various theories, personalities and "researchers" who think we were visited by aliens in the ancient past. We also discuss grown up topics like you would find on the exceptionally important website, Quora. Enjoy! (Or find a better podcast, on Quora.)

The Knights Templar - Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 72:18


This week we get into the fun stories about the Templars, like curses and the bloodline of Christ and how they bought ganja. Enjoy! (Now with Discord soundboard)

The Knights Templar - Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 73:40


This week we discuss the Knights Templar, an ancient order of bankers who angered the pope and lost quite a few wars. Wait, no, that's not right. An order of militant catholics who crusaded to find Jesus's lost socks. Wait. Just listen, I guess I will too and I was there! Enjoy!

Animal Trials

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 97:11


This week on the Troika we non-sequitur our way through an actual telling of various animal trials of history. And by trials, we mean everything from actual court trials to...oh, that poor elephant.I'm sad now, enjoy.

Adele Spitzeder

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 77:19


This week we discuss the German stage/con artist, Adele Spitzeder. We also discuss Bavarian Cream Donuts, what ears do, and Altoona Hotel Pizza, enjoy. Unless you're Neal Degrasse Tyson, then get out of here Neal! Stop stripping my myths bare!

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Malcolm X - Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 63:55


This week brings us the conclusion of our investigation into Malcolm X and his untimely end. We also discuss North Sentinel Island, Shamrock Shakes, we soapbox and more, enjoy?

Malcolm X - Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 78:28


This week we begin a multi-part episode (we have no idea how many, Steve never tells us head of time, could be two, could be fifty) about Malcolm X, one of the most prominent and vocal figures in the civil rights movement of the United States. We also discuss jail stuff, the other Steve and Ryan bloviate about random topics as usual and more, enjoy!

Harry Price

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2024 99:23


This week the Troika discuss the British Psychic researcher and investigator of fraudulent mediums and hucksters, Harry Price. We also discuss Taylor Swift, the other Steve talks way too much for some reason, and more. Enjoy.

The Assassination of RFK Sr.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 94:44


This week on the Troika we discuss the assassination of RFK Sr, his assassin Sirhan Sirhan, and comedy central playing the same movie over and over back in the late 90s, early 00's. Enjoy

The Lufthansa Heist

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 69:30


Welcome back - sorry for the delay of our completely free "three dudes talking" podcast, Ryan apparently has a JOB. This week we discuss The Lufthansa Heist, the criminal operation most notably portrayed in the movie "Goodfellas." We also discuss the lack of USB in 1978, the Mafia weaponizing cancer, and more. Enjoy? Tu capcisci?

Travis Walton

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2023 77:11


This week we discuss Travis Walton. However, all references are about Travis Walton, in Minecraft, for legal reasons. We also discuss how heavy amphetamine use combined with LSD and lost sleep possibly makes people think they were abducted by aliens and Joey Diaz comes up again. Enjoy.

The Christmas Revolution

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 99:59


Merry Holidaytidemas to you and yours. This week we discuss The Christmas Revolution, also known as the Romanian Revolution and the downfall of Nicolae Ceaușescu, a man who was never a good boy for Santa(to put it...lightly.) Enjoy!

Nikita Khrushchev - Part 3 (final)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 103:35


This week we conclude our foray into Nikki-baby, we also discuss Hungarian words, dinnertime arguments, seatbelt importance and more, enjoy!

Nikita Khrushchev - Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 100:17


On this week the Troika continue their investigation into Nikita Khruschev. We also discuss McDonalds Big Breakfast techniques, wine distribution at mass in Mass, and so on. Enjoy...

Nikita Khrushchev - Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 109:52


This week we begin our talk about the former premier of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev. We also discuss strange Pepsi formulations, do a poor job all around of pronouncing Russian last names and more, enjoy!

The Bell Witch

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 111:17


This week the Troika continue with the ghostly themes and explore The Bell Witch. We also dive into hard Mountain Dew and the leering eyes of public judgement, DMX, and more. Happy Halloween!

Ed and Lorraine Warren

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 94:00


BOO! Let's kick off October and talk about ghosts and demons! This week we discuss Ed and Lorraine Warren, who were either extremely good at detecting demons and ghosts, or, charlatans grifting for a buck. It's a thin line between the two, honestly. We also discuss ghost pierogis, frightening Raggedy Ann doll's and more. Enjoy.

The Luddites

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2023 67:06


On this week of the Troika we discuss the Luddites, who are much more interesting than our stereotypes of them. We also discuss Andy Rooner, insane medicinal side effects, candlepin bowling and more. Enjoy!!@!@@?

The Fenian Raids

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2023 73:24


This week we discuss the Fenian Raids, whereby the Fenian Brotherhood attacked Canada to free Ireland from Britain...or probably not that, but I have trouble paying attention. We also discuss Smashmouth, M1 Garand clip ejections sounds, and the Potato "famine" (read: forced starvation, RIP Sinead.) Enjoy?

Salomon August Andrée - Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 70:17


This week on the Troika we conclude the life and times of Salomon August Andrée, a great balloon buffoon. We also discuss allergies and the associated medicines available, Milwaukee's best, and Miss Cleo. Enjoy?!?!?

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Salomon August Andrée - Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2023 71:23


This week we discuss Salomon August Andrée, a Swedish engineer, physicist, aeronaut and polar explorer who had crazy ideas about balloons and where to take them. We also discuss homing pigeons, being on time, and more. Enjoy?

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William Adams / Miura Anjin

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2023 124:24


This week the Troika discuss Williams Adams, a.k.a: Miura Anjin, the first Englishman to reach Japan/possibly the first Weeaboo. We also discuss Erasmus, "figuring," alternatives to starvation on a ship and so much more. Enjoy!

Financial Prophetic Movements

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 81:57


Welcome back, on this week the Troika discuss Financial Prophetic Movements. We also discuss forex, ADHD medications, and so much more. Enjoy.

UFO Disclosure - Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2023 81:12


On this week the Troika finish our foray in UFO Disclosure...for now. We also discuss Bigfoot, Antivenom treatment costs, Bidet's and Texas de Brazil. Enjoy

UFO Disclosure - Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 68:40


On this week we begin our foray into UFO Disclosure all while trying to keep Steve awake and alert because, full disclosure, he had a few. We also discuss pothole repair, Rob Schneider's demise, how to do impressions, and Macho Man makes another appearance. Enjoy.

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