History Archives - Sofa King Podcast https://sofakingpodcast.com/category/history/ Comedy, entertainment, pop culture, and topics we want to talk about. Tue, 17 Mar 2026 03:40:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/sofakingpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/SKLOGO-55ad8af4v1_site_icon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 History Archives - Sofa King Podcast https://sofakingpodcast.com/category/history/ 32 32 Sofa King Podcast true episodic socialmedia@sofakingpodcast.com © Sofa King Podcast © Sofa King Podcast podcast History Archives - Sofa King Podcast https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/SofaKingPodcastCoverArt.jpg https://sofakingpodcast.com/category/history/ TV-MA Weelky Join SK Ultra Join SK Ultra 120746233 Before NASA: The Incredible Story of Auguste Piccard https://sofakingpodcast.com/before-nasa-the-incredible-story-of-auguste-piccard/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:00:44 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=11580 Before astronauts, before rockets, and decades before the space race… one man built a metal sphere, attached it to a balloon, and rode it to the edge of space. In this episode we explore the incredible story of Auguste Piccard, the Swiss physicist and explorer who pushed the limits of human exploration in two completely […]

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]]> full false 1:29:15 11580 Out-of-Place Ancient Artifacts That Break the Timeline https://sofakingpodcast.com/out-of-place-ancient-artifacts-that-break-the-timeline/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:00:20 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=11574 Some artifacts don’t belong. Buried in sand. Hidden in shipwrecks. Locked in museum cases. Objects that shouldn’t exist — at least not according to the official timeline. In this episode, we dive into the world of Out-of-Place Artifacts — the Baghdad Battery, the Antikythera Mechanism, the Iron Pillar of Delhi, the Sabu Disc, the Nimrud […]

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]]> full false 1:22:45 11574 Vimana: Ancient Flying Machines They Called Myth https://sofakingpodcast.com/vimana-ancient-flying-machines-they-called-myth/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:00:51 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=11568 Ancient texts describe flying machines thousands of years before modern aviation — were they myth… or something more? In this episode, we dive into Vimanas — legendary aerial craft described in ancient Indian scriptures like the Ramayana and Mahabharata. These texts speak of metallic flying vehicles capable of hovering, extreme speed, interplanetary travel, and devastating […]

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]]> full false 1:14:27 11568 Shanti Devi: The Girl Who Remembered Dying https://sofakingpodcast.com/shanti-devi-the-girl-who-remembered-dying/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:00:51 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=11563 In this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we dive into one of the most disturbing and fascinating reincarnation cases ever recorded — the story of Shanti Devi. Born in 1920s India, Shanti Devi began, at just four years old, describing vivid details of a previous life in another city. She named her former husband, […]

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]]> full false 1:03:11 11563 Salyut 7: The Ghost Ship Above Earth https://sofakingpodcast.com/salyut-7-the-ghost-ship-above-earth/ Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:00:41 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=11541 In February 1985, the Soviet space station Salyut 7 went dark. Powerless and frozen, it drifted above the Earth—a ghost in orbit. Months later, two cosmonauts attempted an impossible rescue: a manual docking and revival of a lifeless spacecraft. What they found inside would become one of the most haunting moments in the history of […]

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]]> full false 58:57 11541 Episode 747: Operation Highjump: The Madness of Antarctica https://sofakingpodcast.com/episode-747-operation-highjump-the-madness-of-antarctica/ Mon, 01 Jul 2024 04:05:33 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=11447 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look at the US Navy’s Operation Highjump. Just a year after WWII, the famous explorer, Admiral Richard Byrd, launched an operation of 70 ships, 33 aircraft, and 4700 men to establish a base in Antarctica. Why? Well, ‘Merca! Also, rumors persisted that the Nazis […]

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]]> full false 1:17:08 11447 Episode 741: Papa Doc Duvalier: The Voodoo Tyrant https://sofakingpodcast.com/episode-741-papa-doc-duvalier-the-voodoo-tyrant/ Thu, 18 Jan 2024 10:35:59 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10918 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we explore one of the worst regimes in the West: the dictatorship of Papa Doc Duvalier. François Duvalier came to be the sadistic president for life of the island of Haiti, running the island through a regime of terror, voodoo, and secret police for 14 […]

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]]> full false 1:38:06 10918 Episode 739: Saturday Night Live: Fifty Years of Funny https://sofakingpodcast.com/saturday-night-live-fifty-years-of-funny/ Thu, 21 Dec 2023 10:31:48 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10889 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we say a hearty “Live from New York…It’s Saturday Night.” That’s right. We talk all things Saturday Night Live. This American television institution has been responsible for discovering some of the most important comic voices over the past five decades. It has been a bastion […]

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]]> full false 1:34:35 10889 Episode 737: Derinkuyu: The Underground Empire https://sofakingpodcast.com/derinkuyu-the-underground-empire/ Thu, 09 Nov 2023 10:31:10 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10871 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look at the amazing underground city of Derinkuyu. This tomb of a city is in modern day Turkey and dates back thousands of years. Nobody is sure when they started building it, but at its peak, it held a sustainable population of 20,000 people. […]

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]]> full false 1:21:33 10871 Episode 735: Move Bombing: West Philadelphia Burned and Razed! https://sofakingpodcast.com/move-bombing-west-philadelphia-burned-and-razed/ Thu, 12 Oct 2023 09:31:23 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10843 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we take a look an activist group called MOVE, and how they were eventually assaulted, murdered, and bombed by Philadelphia police via helicopter in the 80s. MOVE started out as a strange group that people considered one part Black Panthers and one part green-loving hippies. […]

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]]> full false 1:31:29 10843 Episode 732: Archimedes: The Warrior Scholar https://sofakingpodcast.com/archimedes-the-warrior-scholar/ Tue, 19 Sep 2023 09:59:22 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10809 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the ultimate brain baller, Archimedes. He was born in 287 BC, but he was a genius the likes of which the world has seldom known. The cool stuff was his machines. He created giant claws that could scoop attacking ships out of […]

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]]> full false 1:23:14 10809 Episode 731: Annie Palmer: The White Witch of Rose Hall https://sofakingpodcast.com/annie-palmer-the-white-witch-of-rose-hall/ Tue, 12 Sep 2023 09:31:20 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10808 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we go back in time to a story of murder, voodoo, torture, and sex. This is the story of Annie Palmer, the White Witch of Rose Hall. The year is 1820, and an 18 year old Annie marries the wealthy owner of Rose Hall. However, […]

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]]> full false 1:24:20 10808 Episode 729: The Phantom of Heilbronn: The Woman Without A Face https://sofakingpodcast.com/episode-729-the-phantom-of-heilbronn-the-woman-without-a-face/ Sat, 12 Aug 2023 02:10:02 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10783 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast we talk about one of the strangest True Crime cases we’ve ever seen—the Phantom of Heilbronn. Also called “The Woman Without a Face,” this master criminal left DNA evidence at over 6 murders and 40 crime scenes spread over three countries. From the gang-style murder […]

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]]> full false 1:19:28 10783 Episode 728: The Odd Fellows: Skeletons in the Closet https://sofakingpodcast.com/episode-728-the-odd-fellows-skeletons-in-the-closet/ Tue, 08 Aug 2023 09:07:09 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10782 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the Order of Odd Fellows. This fraternity slash secret society included Charlie Chaplin, Wyatt Earp, Ulysses S Grant, Charles Lindberg, and Franklin D Roosevelt. It was once larger than the Masons. Their goal was to expand friendship, love, and truth to all of humanities. […]

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]]> full false 1:29:55 10782 Episode 727: Edward Bernays: Master of Manipulation https://sofakingpodcast.com/edward-bernays-master-of-manipulation/ Tue, 01 Aug 2023 09:31:45 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10773 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the godfather of propaganda, Edward Bernays. Bernays was Sigmund Freud’s nephew, and stewing in that pot of mental manipulation made him a master of the craft. He started as a small-time editor and ended up toppling communist regimes alongside the CIA, getting […]

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]]> full false 1:57:34 10773 Episode 726: The Batman https://sofakingpodcast.com/the-batman/ Thu, 27 Jul 2023 09:31:35 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10761 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the one and only Batman. That’s right, crime fighters! Batman has been a hallmark of American popular culture since he debuted in 1939. He’s gone from a murderer to a campy clown to a brooding teen and back again. His origin story is tragic, […]

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]]> full false 1:43:59 10761 Episode 725: John Ashley: Gangster, Bootlegger, Pirate! https://sofakingpodcast.com/john-ashley-gangster-bootlegger-pirate/ Tue, 25 Jul 2023 09:31:33 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10760 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about John Ashley. He was the head of the Ashley Gang and was said to rob 40 banks while becoming the head of Florida rum-running during prohibition. He got one of his eyes shot out by a member of his own gang, became […]

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]]> full false 1:29:10 10760 Episode 723: Westall UFO Encounter: Aussies, Cover Ups, and Men in Black https://sofakingpodcast.com/westall-ufo-encounter-aussies-cover-ups-and-men-in-black/ Tue, 04 Jul 2023 09:31:43 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10739 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we explore the skies of the land down under and talk about the Westall ’66 Encounter. Also called Melbourne 350, this is a strange UFO sighting. Why is it strange? Well because there were 350 witnesses including 5 local pilots from a flight club who […]

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]]> full false 10739 Episode 721: The Mad Gasser of Mattoon! https://sofakingpodcast.com/the-mad-gasser-of-mattoon/ Fri, 02 Jun 2023 09:31:03 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10708 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the Mad Gasser of Mattoon. A few weeks after D-Day in Mattoon, Illinois, some families smelled a sweet gas that either paralyzed them or left then nauseous with swollen mouths and faces. Within a couple days, there were even sightings of a tall thin […]

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]]> full false 1:27:23 10708 Episode 717: Walled City of Kowloon https://sofakingpodcast.com/walled-city-of-kowloon/ Fri, 12 May 2023 09:31:00 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10683 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we talk about The Walled City of Kowloon. Also known as the City of Darkness, Kowloon was part of Hong Kong, but it went unregulated by either the British or the Chinese. With no laws or regulations, the Triad gangs took over in short order, and everything […]

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]]> full false 1:21:02 10683 Episode 716: The Dark Side of Sea Monkeys https://sofakingpodcast.com/the-dark-side-of-sea-monkeys/ Tue, 09 May 2023 09:31:18 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10671 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the dark side of the classic toy from the 1960s, Sea Monkeys. This is a tale of brine shrimp, a conman who hit the big time, millions of comic books, the Aryan Nations, false identities, and weapons deals. It all hinges around […]

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]]> full false 1:21:04 10671 Episode 715: Rape of Nanking: Japanese Atrocities https://sofakingpodcast.com/rape-of-nanking-japanese-atrocities/ Tue, 02 May 2023 09:31:38 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10659 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about one of the worst atrocities of World War II: The Rape of Nanking. Nanking was formerly the capital city of China, and as Japan invaded parts of the country before they officially entered WWII, destruction of Biblical proportion fell upon the city. […]

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]]> full false 1:28:40 10659 Episode 713: Hatshepsut: The Force of a Female Pharaoh! https://sofakingpodcast.com/hatshepsut-the-force-of-a-female-pharaoh/ Fri, 14 Apr 2023 09:31:15 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10645 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we travel back in time and look at one of the most powerful females of the ancient world, Hatshepsut. She was one of only handful of women to break with Egyptian law and fully become Pharaoh. And while she did conquer neighboring invaders early in […]

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]]> full false 1:19:44 10645 Episode 710: Tunguska Event: 15 Megatons of Terror https://sofakingpodcast.com/tunguska-event-15-megatons-of-terror/ Tue, 28 Mar 2023 09:31:10 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10620 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about one of the most mysterious disasters of the modern world—The Tunguska Event. Early one morning in the summer of 1908, a massive explosion ripped through the heart of Russia. It was estimated to be around 15 megatons of explosive force that destroyed […]

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]]> full false 1:25:55 10620 Episode 708: Paris Attacks: A Night of Terror https://sofakingpodcast.com/paris-attacks-a-night-of-terror/ Thu, 16 Mar 2023 09:30:12 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10606 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the terrorist attack on Paris in 2015. On the night of November 13th, a coordinated assault raged across the city. There were a host of suicide bombers at a soccer match, and there was a car doing some nasty drive-by shootings at […]

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]]> full false 10606 Episode 705: Woodstock 99: Fires, Riots, and Violence https://sofakingpodcast.com/woodstock-99-fires-riots-and-violence/ Fri, 03 Mar 2023 10:31:27 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10577 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the worst music festival ever: Woodstock 99. This was supposed to be the return to peace and love, but it turned out to be a cash grab of a festival filled with sexual assault, mob violence, and riots. It was hosted on […]

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]]> full false 1:13:13 10577 Episode 702: Tetris: Piracy, Profits, and Murder https://sofakingpodcast.com/tetris-piracy-profits-and-murder/ Thu, 02 Feb 2023 10:31:45 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10551 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we take a look at one of the more bizarre stories in video games—The Tale of Tetris. It is a story of mass piracy, Soviet Secrecy, and murder! Everyone knows this brick stacking game, and most of us have been addicted to it at some […]

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]]> full false 1:29:47 10551 Episode 701: Ben Hall: The Baddest Bushranger https://sofakingpodcast.com/ben-hall-the-baddest-bushranger/ Fri, 20 Jan 2023 10:31:41 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10536 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we head down under and talk about the baddest Bushranger of them all, Ben Hall. Ben Hall was an epic outlaw of the outback. After his wife left him, he took up with a bad crowd of criminals and soon became the leader of one […]

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]]> full false 1:20:08 10536 Episode 699: Guy Fawkes: The Gunpowder Plot https://sofakingpodcast.com/guy-fawkes-the-gunpowder-plot/ Thu, 12 Jan 2023 10:31:24 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10521 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we remember, remember the 5th of November and talk about the Gunpowder Plot of Guy Fawkes. If you’re from the UK, this is probably a story you are familiar with. In America, we really only heard about it from the movie and comic book V for Vendetta. […]

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]]> full false 1:41:51 10521 Episode 698: Triangle Shirtwaist Fire: On Greed and Tragedy https://sofakingpodcast.com/triangle-shirtwaist-fire-on-greed-and-tragedy/ Wed, 04 Jan 2023 10:31:01 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10510 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we talk about an American tragedy—the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. The date was March 25, 1911, and a sweatshop in the garment district of New York caught fire. At first, it was thought to be a cigarette in a scrap bin, but the tangle of […]

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]]> full false 1:19:21 10510 Episode 691: Hall and Mills: Murder Most Foul https://sofakingpodcast.com/hall-and-mills-murder-most-foul/ Fri, 04 Nov 2022 09:31:46 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10450 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we talk about one of the most sensationalized murders of the 1920s, the Hall-Mills murder. In September of 1922, Dude Passerby and his girlfriend stumbled upon the bodies of Edward Hall and Eleanor Mills. Hall was the local pastor, and Mills was in the church choir. But […]

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]]> full false 1:09:11 10450 Episode 689: Beer: Liquid Civilization https://sofakingpodcast.com/beer-liquid-civilization/ Fri, 28 Oct 2022 09:31:12 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10434 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we talk beer. The history of beer is no less than the history of human civilization. Archaeologists and historians can track most major human innovations back to the need to make better beer. Its history is thousands of years old, and people think everything from the wheel […]

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]]> full false 1:19:17 10434 Episode 687: Nuremberg Trials: Nazi Justice https://sofakingpodcast.com/episode-687-nuremberg-trials-nazi-justice/ Fri, 21 Oct 2022 09:00:09 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10419 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we travel back in time to the end of World War Two and the Nuremberg Trials. These trials were a worldwide sensation at the end of the war. Their goal was complex: to bring justice to the world by trying the worst of the Nazi leaders. The […]

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]]> full false 1:27:18 10419 Episode 686: John Dillinger: Public Enemy Number One https://sofakingpodcast.com/episode-385-john-dillinger-public-enemy-number-one/ Tue, 18 Oct 2022 09:00:11 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10418 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we look at one of the most famous bank robbers in American history, John Dillinger. Responsible for a dozen bank robberies in just one year of his crime spree, he became the ultimate dark celebrity of his day. Though he broke out of many prisons, murdered people, […]

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]]> full false 1:44:15 10418 Episode 685: Motown: Hitsville, USA https://sofakingpodcast.com/motown-hitsville-usa/ Fri, 07 Oct 2022 09:31:53 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10409 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the ultimate music factory–Motown! This enterprise was like nothing else in the history of modern music. It released hundreds of top-ten hits and helped discover and cultivate acts like Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Rick James, and […]

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]]> full false 1:39:00 10409 Episode 683: The Pony Express: Madmen on Mustangs! https://sofakingpodcast.com/the-pony-express-madmen-on-mustangs/ Wed, 28 Sep 2022 09:31:46 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10393 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we travel back in time and look at the Pony Express. The Pony Express ran for only a year and a half, but was such an epic adventure that it still lives on as part of the mythology of the Old West. In 1860, several business men […]

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]]> full false 1:48:47 10393 Episode 680: Bass Reeves: One Bad Ass Brother! https://sofakingpodcast.com/bass-reeves-one-bad-ass-brother/ Fri, 16 Sep 2022 09:31:41 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10357 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we travel back in time to look at one of the most badass lawmen of all time, Bass Reeves. You may not have ever heard of Bass Reeves. And that may be because he was black. Reeves was a deputy marshal and arrested over 3000 fugitives (the […]

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]]> full false 1:14:20 10357 A Sofa King Classic: City 40: Russia’s Nuclear Secret https://sofakingpodcast.com/a-sofa-king-classic-city-40-russias-nuclear-secret/ Tue, 23 Aug 2022 17:55:33 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10339 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the little-known secret of “closed towns,” most notably Russia’s City 40. City 40 was the old code name for what is now known as Ozersk. This is the birthplace of the Soviet Nuclear weapons program after the end WWII, and to this day, nobody […]

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]]> full false 1:13:57 10339 677: Leopold and Loeb: Subpar Supermen https://sofakingpodcast.com/leopold-and-loeb-subpar-supermen/ Tue, 16 Aug 2022 09:31:09 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10329 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we turn to some True Crime and discuss the case of Leopold and Loeb. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb killed 14-year-old Bobby Frank on May 21, 1924. Why? Well, that one gets complicated. Both Leopold and Loeb were prodigies, child geniuses. They had each graduated […]

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]]> full false 10329 Episode 673: Chowchilla Kidnapping: 26 Kids, 28 Hours, 1 School Bus https://sofakingpodcast.com/chowchilla-kidnapping-26-kids-28-hours-1-school-bus/ Thu, 28 Jul 2022 09:31:51 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10295 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we talk about a strange case of True Crime known as the Chowchilla Bus Kidnapping. In 1976, three men (Frederick Woods, James Schoenfeld, and Richard Schoenfeld) did the unthinkable. As bus driver Ed Ray was driving 26 children back from a pool outing, the kidnappers boarded their […]

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]]> full false 1:19:31 10295 Episode 671: I Want My MTV! https://sofakingpodcast.com/i-want-my-mtv/ Fri, 15 Jul 2022 09:31:53 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10270 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we look at MTV. This little upstart cable channel first aired in 1981with very little content but a big dream. It fulfilled those dreams and then some. There would be no 1980s culture without MTV. The music, the fashion, the videos, all of it was first seen […]

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]]> full false 1:46:33 10270 Episode 668: Berlin Wall: The Rise and Fall of Soviet Tyranny https://sofakingpodcast.com/berlin-wall-the-rise-and-fall-of-soviet-tyranny/ Wed, 06 Jul 2022 09:31:46 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10252 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall. This wall was both a symbolic and physical barrier between Soviet and Western ideals for over 30 years. After WWII, Germany was divided into four parts, each run by a different nation. Berlin was […]

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]]> full false 1:31:44 10252 Episode 665: Sputnik: Start of the Space Race https://sofakingpodcast.com/sputnik-start-of-the-space-race/ Fri, 17 Jun 2022 09:31:30 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10215 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about Sputnik. Sputnik was the first man-made satellite to ever orbit the earth, and it started the Space Race and made the Cold War grow even hotter. It was designed by the Soviet Union using a system of interlocking governmental agencies. Sputnik was […]

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]]> full false 1:33:20 10215 Episode 663: The Kursk: Russia’s Epic Fail https://sofakingpodcast.com/the-kursk-russias-epic-fail/ Fri, 10 Jun 2022 09:31:03 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10200 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we look at the sinking of The Kursk. The Kursk was a Russian nuclear sub and was declared “unsinkable.” However, a constantly declining military budget let their navy start to fall apart. On Aug 12, 2000, during a massive fleet-wide training exercise, the ship fell silent. Well, […]

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]]> full false 1:39:05 10200 Episode 662: The Sphinx: The Ultimate Egyptian Enigma https://sofakingpodcast.com/the-sphynx-the-ultimate-egyptian-enigma/ Tue, 07 Jun 2022 09:31:06 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10201 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about one of the most famous structures on planet earth—The Great Sphinx of Giza. The Sphinx is old. It is really old, but nobody knows exactly how ancient it is. Popular beliefs put it at 4500 years old, built by the Pharaoh Khafre. […]

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]]> full false 1:28:39 10201 Episode 661: James Strang: The King of Beaver Island! https://sofakingpodcast.com/james-strang-the-king-of-beaver-island/ Fri, 03 Jun 2022 09:31:27 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10185 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about one or the boldest cult leaders to ever live—James Strang. He proclaimed himself the King of Beaver Island in Lake Michigan, and from there, he ran an empire of lumber theft, polygamy, and even piracy across The Great Lakes. He wrote diaries […]

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]]> full false 1:41:55 10185 Episode 654: Guinness Book of World Records: World’s Greatest Podcast https://sofakingpodcast.com/guinness-book-of-world-records-worlds-greatest-podcast/ Tue, 26 Apr 2022 09:31:51 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10105 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we try our hand at the Guinness Book of World Records. This childhood favorite started back in 1955 when there was no such thing as the internet, and encyclopedias only covered serious topics. It was launched by Sir Hugh Beaver who worked at Guinness, and […]

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]]> full false 1:40:48 10105 Episode 653: Bhopal: Poison Clouds and Contemptable Corporations https://sofakingpodcast.com/bhopal-poison-clouds-and-contemptable-corporations/ Fri, 22 Apr 2022 09:31:25 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10090 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we look at one of the worst environmental catastrophes of the modern era, the Bhopal Disaster. The Indian city of Bhopal was home to a Union Carbide Corporation chemical company. They made pesticides using a very lethal substance called MIC gas. On December 2nd, 1984, 40 tons […]

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]]> full false 1:33:42 10090 Episode 652: War of the Worlds: Panic at the Radio! https://sofakingpodcast.com/war-of-the-worlds-panic-at-the-radio/ Tue, 19 Apr 2022 09:31:28 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10091 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we bring you the best radio broadcast ever—The War of the Worlds. On October 30th, 1938, the legendary Orson Welles created a radio show for CBS based on the novel, The War of the Worlds. The show was unique, using cutting-edge sound design and special […]

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]]> full false 1:29:09 10091 Episode 651: Rampart: Worst Cops Ever https://sofakingpodcast.com/rampart-worst-cops-ever/ Fri, 15 Apr 2022 09:31:29 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10076 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we look into the largest police scandal in LAPD history. It was called the Rampart Scandal, named after a police station in a bad part of LA. In the mid-90s, when gang violence was at its worst, the police developed CRASH units, designed to arrest gang members […]

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]]> full false 1:28:15 10076 A Sofa King Classic: JFK Part One Life https://sofakingpodcast.com/a-sofa-king-classic-jfk-part-one-life/ Fri, 08 Apr 2022 11:00:55 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10068 This episode of The Sofa King Podcast is Part One of our discussion on the life, politics, policies, and death of the amazing John Fitzgerald Kennedy. JFK was one of the most beloved president of the United States, and his administration was often considered to be the “Golden Age” of America that many people called […]

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]]> full false 1:23:34 10068 A Sofa King Classic: Salem Witch Trials https://sofakingpodcast.com/a-sofa-king-classic-salem-witch-trials/ Tue, 05 Apr 2022 11:00:46 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10064 On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we explore one of the bloodiest chapters in the history of New England, the Salem Witch Trials. The Salem Witch Trials are a complex phenomenon that coupled puritanical fanaticism with fear of not only the devil, but life in the new world. The laws that led to […]

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]]> full false 1:26:03 10064 Black Beard: A Sofa King Classic https://sofakingpodcast.com/black-beard-a-sofa-king-classic/ Fri, 01 Apr 2022 11:00:10 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10060 On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we discuss the wild career of the most famous pirate in history, Edward Teach, aka Blackbeard. Teach was thought to have been born in Britain but moved to Jamaica as a child. From there, he became a privateer (a pirate who worked for England) through Queen Anne’s War. […]

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]]> full false 1:27:45 10060 Mind Control and Propaganda: A Sofa King Classic https://sofakingpodcast.com/mind-control-and-propaganda-a-sofa-king-classic/ Wed, 30 Mar 2022 04:30:41 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10055 Mind Control, influence, and propaganda are the focus of this episode of the Sofa King Podcast. We talk about how governments and corporations try to make us loyal to their product/country using techniques that date back well before World War II. Derren Brown, the British mentalist and psychological manipulator is a prime example that we […]

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]]> full false 1:19:46 10055 Episode 649: Attica Prison: Rebellion, Rockefeller, and Regret https://sofakingpodcast.com/rebellion/ Fri, 25 Mar 2022 09:31:13 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10042 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we look at one of the worst prison events in recent history, the Attica Prison Rebellion. Attica Prison, in upstate New York, was infamous for its cruel staff and correctional officers. Prisoners were given one roll of toilet paper per month, inadequate food, and were even beaten […]

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]]> full false 1:32:40 10042 Episode 647: Gladiators: On Death, Politics, and Celebrity https://sofakingpodcast.com/gladiators-on-death-politics-and-celebrity/ Fri, 18 Mar 2022 09:31:50 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10028 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look at the ultimate form of sports entertainment—Roman Gladiators. Everyone pictures these brave, bloodthirsty men performing for the crowd and emperor, but there is a lot more to their tale. For one, a lot of them were slaves or prisoners of war. Another thing […]

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]]> full false 1:44:14 10028 Episode 645: Exxon Valdez: Nuts! https://sofakingpodcast.com/exxon-valdez-nuts/ Fri, 11 Mar 2022 10:31:42 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=10014 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look at one of the worst ecological disasters of all time, the wreck of the Exxon Valdez. In March of 1989, the massive ship struck Bligh Reef in Alaska, and over 11 Million gallons of crude oil dumped into the once-pristine Prince William Sound. […]

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]]> full false 1:43:20 10014 Episode 643: Mummies: Crypts, Curses, and Kings https://sofakingpodcast.com/mummies-crypts-curses-and-kings/ Fri, 25 Feb 2022 10:31:54 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9984 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we explore the eternal life of mummies. Everyone can picture the linen wrapped Egyptian kings, and most people know about curses and have nightmares of them coming back to life. However, it was more than kings. Middle class and poor Egyptians were mummified as were […]

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]]> full false 1:33:52 9984 Episode 641: Cleopatra: The Cunning Queen of the Nile https://sofakingpodcast.com/cleopatra-the-cunning-queen-of-the-nile/ Fri, 18 Feb 2022 10:31:49 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9969 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we travel back in time and talk about the one and only Cleopatra. She was the queen of Egypt, but she wasn’t just there because she inherited it. In fact, she had to continuously earn her throne by killing members of her own family and […]

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]]> full false 1:36:28 9969 Episode 640: Tuskegee Airmen: Fighting Hard to Die https://sofakingpodcast.com/tuskegee-airmen-fighting-hard-to-die/ Tue, 15 Feb 2022 18:53:46 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9968 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we cover the Tuskegee Airmen. This was the first ever all black air squadron, and they battled not just Nazis and the Axis, but good old American racism. Nobody in the army wanted black pilots, but the NAACP and Eleanor Roosevelt convinced people otherwise. They started to […]

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]]> full false 1:38:08 9968 Episode 638: Vincent Van Gogh: Madness on a Canvas https://sofakingpodcast.com/vincent-van-gogh-madness-on-a-canvas/ Tue, 08 Feb 2022 10:31:42 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9950 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the madness and genius of Vincent van Gogh. Surely, you know him as one of the most important artists in all of human history. Because he was. But his life was filled with love, friendship, disaster, prostitutes, depression, art, and absinthe. His […]

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]]> full false 1:41:48 9950 Episode 636: Rodney Alcala: The Dating Game Killer https://sofakingpodcast.com/rodney-alcala-the-dating-game-killer/ Tue, 01 Feb 2022 10:31:29 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9939 In this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we give you some true crime and talk about the Dating Game Killer. Rodney James Alcala was a serial rapist and killer. Some people think he is the second most prolific killer in American history, even though he was only convicted for five counts. He […]

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]]> full false 1:33:08 9939 Episode 632: The Blitz: London’s Darkest Days https://sofakingpodcast.com/the-blitz-londons-darkest-days/ Fri, 21 Jan 2022 10:31:31 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9907 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we back in time to World War Two and talk about the horror and honor that defined the London Blitz. In September of 1940, Hitler had lost the Battle of Britain, which was battle for air superiority over England. As a result, he decided to use bombing […]

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]]> full false 1:41:50 9907 Episode 631: The Krays: Crazed Kings of London https://sofakingpodcast.com/the-krays-crazed-kings-of-london/ Fri, 14 Jan 2022 10:31:26 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9893 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we hop over The Pond and talk about one of the most famous organized crime families in London. This is Ronnie and Reginald Kray. The Kray Brothers were a hyper-violent duo who ran a criminal underground known as The Firm. Their business focused on protection, […]

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]]> full false 1:34:06 9893 Episode 630: Cocaine: One Hell of a Drug! https://sofakingpodcast.com/cocaine-one-hell-of-a-drug/ Tue, 11 Jan 2022 10:31:23 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9892 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we talk about one hell of a drug, Cocaine! It releases more dopamine than any other natural drug into the human brain—way more than even sex. Cocaine made German scientists stick needles in their own eyes, and killed John Belushi, Chris Farley, Mitch Hedberg, and River Phoenix! […]

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]]> full false 1:48:01 9892 Episode 629: Corn: Mayans, Monocrops, and Monopolies https://sofakingpodcast.com/corn-mayans-monocrops-and-monopolies/ Fri, 07 Jan 2022 10:31:31 +0000 https://sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9878 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we drop some science and talk about one of the most important feats of agriculture in all of human history—Corn. You may be asking, why Corn? Many people argue that it is disastrous for the environment and for agriculture in the US. For another thing, it is […]

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]]> full false 1:39:24 9878 Episode 622: Holmesburg Prison Experiments: Acres of Skin https://sofakingpodcast.com/holmesburg-prison-experiments-acres-of-skin/ Tue, 07 Dec 2021 10:31:30 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9832 On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we talk about a wicked case of human test subjects known as the Holmesburg Prison Experiments. This small prison in Philadelphia became home to a very unethical doctor named Albert Kligman. He was brought there to investigate a break-out of athletes foot among the inmates, but what […]

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]]> full false 1:25:19 9832 Episode 619: The Rosenbergs: Espionage to Execution https://sofakingpodcast.com/the-rosenbergs-espionage-to-execution/ Fri, 19 Nov 2021 10:31:36 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9785 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we look at the biggest espionage case of the Cold War, which lead to the infamous killing of the Rosenbergs. Julius Rosenberg and Ethel Rosenberg were killed by electric chair in Sing Sing Prison on June 19 1953. They were both public and passionate communists. Julius allegedly […]

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]]> full false 1:25:43 9785 Episode 616: Nike: Success, Sneakers, and Sweatshops https://sofakingpodcast.com/nike-success-sneakers-and-sweatshops/ Tue, 09 Nov 2021 10:31:58 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9771 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we talk about Nike. It is known around the world as the juggernaut of athletics. In fact, within a decade of opening, they controlled the majority of the sports equipment market. They were founded by a home-town coach and his student in Oregon. But they exploded into […]

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]]> full false 1:46:08 9771 Episode 615: The Amish: A Perfectly Strange Religion https://sofakingpodcast.com/the-amish-a-perfectly-strange-religion/ Fri, 05 Nov 2021 09:31:08 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9754 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look at the Amish. This uniquely American religious sect is most common in Pennsylvania but found throughout the Midwest. They famously avoid all technology, including electricity and the cell phone, but even down to running faucets for their baths. One thing they are famous […]

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]]> full false 1:32:53 9754 Episode 613: Gurkha: Real World Super Soldiers https://sofakingpodcast.com/gurkha-real-world-super-soldiers/ Fri, 29 Oct 2021 09:31:58 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9738 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we fill you in on one of the most badass special forces units in the world, the Gurkha. These soldiers come from Nepal and have been involved in every war around the world since they formed in 1814. They are a strange mix of mercenaries […]

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]]> full false 1:25:14 9738 Episode 609: Operation Condor: State Sanctioned Terror https://sofakingpodcast.com/operation-condor-state-sanctioned-terror/ Fri, 15 Oct 2021 09:31:08 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9708 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about an international terrorist conspiracy known as Operation Condor. This horrible operation was set up by eight South and Central American countries. It was responsible for the death, detention, assassination, murder, and disappearance of tens of thousands of people across multiple borders. People […]

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]]> full false 1:30:15 9708 Episode 607: The Aztecs: A Sacrificed Society https://sofakingpodcast.com/the-aztecs-a-sacrificed-society/ Fri, 01 Oct 2021 09:31:59 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9683 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we travel back in time and look at the Aztec people. They were the largest empire in the history of Mesoamerica. They were famous for being amazing warriors, and they were equally famous for their religious sacrifice. You see, they thought the sun would only […]

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]]> full false 1:23:38 9683 Episode 606: Hindenburg Disaster: The Hubris and The Humanity https://sofakingpodcast.com/hindenburg-disaster-the-hubris-and-the-humanity/ Tue, 28 Sep 2021 09:31:54 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9681 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we discuss the fiery crash of the Hindenburg. Its last moments were made famous by the grainy black and white footage and the scream, “Oh the humanity!” The ship was very interesting before that, however. It was built in Germany and was almost immediately commandeered for Nazi […]

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]]> full false 1:41:40 9681 Episode 600: The Beatles: The Legends of Liverpool https://sofakingpodcast.com/the-beatles-the-legends-of-liverpool/ Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:31:21 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9619 On this 600th episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we cover one of the greatest musical acts of all times, The Beatles. I feel like anything I type in these show notes is pointless. This episode is about the Beatles. You probably love them. You might not. Either way, you know who they are, and […]

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]]> full false 1:55:42 9619 Episode 599: The Voynich Manuscript: The Most Mysterious Manual https://sofakingpodcast.com/the-voynich-manuscript-the-most-mysterious-manual/ Fri, 20 Aug 2021 09:31:42 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9606 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we explore the mystery of the world’s most mysterious book, the Voynich Manuscript. It was named after rare book seller named William Voynich. He bought the book during a bulk book sale from an ancient college in Rome. It was meant to go to the […]

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]]> full false 1:26:35 9606 Episode 597: Punk Rock: Loud, Fast, and Simple https://sofakingpodcast.com/punk-rock-loud-fast-and-simple/ Fri, 06 Aug 2021 09:31:29 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9565 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we look at the music, clothes, and philosophy of the Punk Rock Movement. This one is hard to define. The bands, locations, sounds, and styles all differ radically. However, somehow, a range of different bands are labelled punk. They all rebel against the establishment, and most of […]

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]]> full false 1:32:19 9565 Episode 594: Tattoos: From Tribal to Taboo https://sofakingpodcast.com/tattoos-from-tribal-to-taboo/ Tue, 27 Jul 2021 09:31:02 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9549 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we talk about all things Tattoo. We know a lot of our listeners have ink done, and some even have Sofa King Tattoos! We talk about what tattoos we have or want to have. Next, we play a game to see if Brad and Brent can tell […]

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]]> full false 1:42:00 9549 Episode 593: Harley Davidson: An American Success Story https://sofakingpodcast.com/harley-davidson-an-american-success-story/ Fri, 23 Jul 2021 09:31:24 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9532 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the founders, history, and reputation of bad boys of motorcycles, Harley Davidson. It was started by William S. Harley and Arthur Davidson (and his brothers) in 1903. They wanted to make bicycles that did the work for you. Within a decade, they were one […]

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]]> full false 1:39:53 9532 Episode 589: Paris Crypts: The House of 6 Million Corpses https://sofakingpodcast.com/paris-crypts-the-house-of-6-million-corpses/ Fri, 09 Jul 2021 09:31:51 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9498 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we do some deadly spelunking and talk about the Catacombs of Paris. Under the city of lights, there are over 200 miles of tunnels, many of them filled with the corpses of over 6 million long-dead Parisians. How it came to be is a strange […]

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]]> full false 1:24:40 9498 Episode 586: KFC: Gunfights, Animal Abuse, and The Colonel https://sofakingpodcast.com/kfc-gunfights-animal-abuse-and-the-colonel/ Tue, 22 Jun 2021 09:31:27 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9403 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we grab ourselves a bucket and talk about Kentucky Fried Chicken. There is, of course, no KFC without Colonel Sanders, so that seems like a good start. The story of this massive restaurant chain is also the story of Harlan Sanders, given the honorary title of a […]

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]]> full false 1:48:58 9403 Episode 585: Battle of the Bulge: Near Arctic Warfare https://sofakingpodcast.com/battle-of-the-bulge-near-arctic-warfare/ Fri, 18 Jun 2021 09:31:26 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9385 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the mother of all battles in WWII, the Battle of the Bulge. This was an offensive that lasted for six horrible weeks in the winter of 1944 and 1945. The allies had already launched D-Day and were trying to make their way […]

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]]> full false 9385 Episode 583: The Great Escape: Prisoners, Passages, and Pursuit https://sofakingpodcast.com/the-great-escape-prisoners-passages-and-pursuit/ Fri, 11 Jun 2021 09:31:36 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9368 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we go back in time and look at an interesting story from World War II. The Great Escape was immortalized in a 1963 Steve McQueen movie, but it is based on a real story where hundreds of allied airmen all pitched in to help some escape. The […]

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]]> full false 1:26:44 9368 Chernobyl: A Sofa King Classic https://sofakingpodcast.com/chernobyl-a-sofa-king-classic/ Fri, 28 May 2021 11:00:21 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9349   Dave is gone for 8 days so here is a Sofa King Classic from the archives Quotable moments from radioactive grandmas to Cesium queefs… you wont want to miss this one. On this episode, we discuss the accident at the Chernobyl power plant as only the Sofa King Podcast can. The Chernobyl power plant […]

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]]> full false 1:32:59 9349 Project Azorian: Patreon Vault Release https://sofakingpodcast.com/project-azorian-patreon-vault-release/ Thu, 27 May 2021 11:00:27 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9345 On this bonus episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we cover a real world conspiracy theory that turns out to be true: Project Azorian. What was Project Azorian? Well, it was a little plan concocted by the CIA. In 1968, a Soviet nuclear sub sank, and the Russian didn’t know where it was. The US […]

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]]> full false 49:59 9345 Episode 579: Armenian Genocide: Murder by the Million https://sofakingpodcast.com/armeniangenocide/ Fri, 14 May 2021 09:31:33 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9289 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we talk about one of the biggest war crimes in modern history, the Armenian Genocide. Through a systematic effort, the Ottoman Empire ruled by the Young Turks killed upwards of 1.5 million Armenian Christians through murder, forced marches, hunger, and disease. This was during World War One, […]

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]]> full false 1:31:10 9289 Episode 577: Bayer: The Abhorrent Actuality of Aspirin https://sofakingpodcast.com/bayer-the-abhorrent-actuality-of-aspirin/ Fri, 07 May 2021 09:31:36 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9200 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we take a look at the pharmaceutical company Bayer. What could be interesting about a company that is world famous for its aspirin? A lot, actually. This small German company didn’t invent aspirin, but it perfected and patented it, just as it did heroin (which it originally […]

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]]> full false 1:38:36 9200 Episode 576: Isaac Newton: 3 Laws and an Apple https://sofakingpodcast.com/isaac-newton-3-laws-and-an-apple/ Tue, 04 May 2021 09:31:29 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9199 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we hit you with some straight science and talk about the life, discoveries, and madness of Sir Isaac Newton. Everyone has heard the name, and most people know the legend of an apple falling on his head to make him conceive of gravity. This is kind of […]

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]]> full false 1:43:12 9199 Episode 575: Marie Curie: Of Science and Sexism https://sofakingpodcast.com/marie-curie-of-science-and-sexism/ Fri, 30 Apr 2021 09:31:54 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9172 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we look at one of the greatest scientists to ever live, Marie Curie. She battled with crazy sexism, anti-Semitism, and an endless bout of cancer and tumors due to her radioactive research. But through it all, she was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the […]

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]]> full false 1:16:28 9172 Episode 572: Marcel Petiot: Doctor Satan https://sofakingpodcast.com/marcel-petiot-doctor-satan/ Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:31:54 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9122 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about one of the strangest serial killers ever. Marcel Petiot was a medical doctor in occupied Paris during World War Two. He somehow convinced people that he was part of a resistance underground and could help smuggle people out of France and away […]

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]]> full false 1:25:58 9122 Episode 569: Thomas Jefferson: The Worst Founding Father https://sofakingpodcast.com/thomas-jefferson-the-worst-founding-father/ Fri, 02 Apr 2021 09:31:23 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9061 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we travel back in time and talk about one of the most famous of the Founding Fathers: Thomas Jefferson. To some historians, Jefferson was the most important member of the revolution. He drafted the constitution on his own, and his writings inspired troops and helped forge a […]

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]]> full false 1:42:22 9061 SOFA KING CLASSIC: Nikola Tesla – Laser Pigeon Lover https://sofakingpodcast.com/sofa-king-classic-nikola-tesla/ Thu, 18 Mar 2021 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=9019 As per listener request, this week’s Sofa King Podcast covers the life and inventions of Nikola Tesla. Born in Croatia in 1856, he was the archetype of the mad scientist. We start the episode with a look at his feud and relationship Thomas Edison. At the heart of this rivalry was a race to provide […]

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]]> full false 1:12:10 9019 Episode 564: Shao Lin Warrior Monks: The Brutal Buddhists https://sofakingpodcast.com/shao-lin-warrior-monks-the-brutal-buddhists/ Tue, 09 Mar 2021 10:31:14 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=8979 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the Warrior Monks of Shao Lin. Yes, there is a real Shao Lin Temple, and yes it still exists. 400 monks are allowed to train there, and supposedly 100 are warrior monks, dedicated not just to studying Buddha but also perfection of […]

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]]> full false 52:32 8979 Episode 563: Ellis Island: The Golden Doorway or an Island of Tears? https://sofakingpodcast.com/ellis-island-the-golden-doorway-or-an-island-of-tears/ Fri, 05 Mar 2021 10:31:06 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=8946 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we look at the most important point of arrival to the United States for more than 60 years, Ellis Island. This small (mostly manmade) island near New York City is famous for admitting ancestors of roughly 40% of all Americans. It was where the mass influx of […]

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]]> full false 1:33:23 8946 Episode 562: Eliot Ness and The Untouchables https://sofakingpodcast.com/eliot-ness-and-the-untouchables/ Tue, 02 Mar 2021 10:31:58 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=8945 Born in Chicago, Eliot Ness was a smart, officious child. He dressed well and always did his homework—so much so, that his nickname in high school was Elegant Mess. His brother in law was a fed, and he inspired the young Eliot to become a federal investigator as well. Shortly after college, he joined the […]

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]]> full false 1:37:26 8945 Episode 561: Qin Shi Huan: Game of Thrones, China Style! https://sofakingpodcast.com/qin-shi-huan-game-of-thrones-china-style/ Fri, 26 Feb 2021 10:31:55 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=8913 On this episode of the World Famous Sofa King Podcast, we travel back time and look at the first emperor of unified China, Qin Shi Huan. His legacy is one of power, unification, reformation, and madness in the quest for eternal life. He was the one who started construction of the Great Wall of China […]

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]]> full false 1:40:14 8913 Episode 559: Bobby Kennedy: The Best Kennedy? https://sofakingpodcast.com/bobby-kennedy-the-best-kennedy/ Fri, 19 Feb 2021 10:31:07 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=8876 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King podcast, we look at the life, power, assassination, and conspiracy theories surrounding Robert Kennedy. Bobby Kennedy was of course John F Kennedy’s younger brother. He was raised in the Kennedy shark tank by their father Joe Kennedy, and he had no real choice but to be […]

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]]> full false 1:46:53 8876 Episode 558: Underground Railroad: Light in American Darkness https://sofakingpodcast.com/underground-railroad-light-in-american-darkness/ Tue, 16 Feb 2021 10:31:00 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=8875 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we travel back in time and look at the history of the Underground Railroad. Some people estimate that this unofficial network of abolitionists helped 100,000 slaves escape to Canada. Key figures such as Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglas, and John Brown helped this movement grow and […]

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]]> full false 1:23:44 8875 Episode 557: Mount St. Helens: Horror in the Northwest https://sofakingpodcast.com/mount-st-helens-horror-in-the-northwest/ Fri, 12 Feb 2021 10:31:09 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=8836 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we take a look at the largest volcanic eruption in the modern history of the United States, the eruption of Mount St. Helens. This volcano started grumbling and causing a superstring of earthquakes in March of 1980, but on May 18, the volcano erupted. Two hundred and […]

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]]> full false 1:27:05 8836 Episode 556: Patty Hearst: Victim or Vicious? https://sofakingpodcast.com/patty-hearst-victim-or-vicious/ Tue, 09 Feb 2021 10:31:05 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=8835 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we hit you with a little urban guerrilla true crime and look at the kidnapping, crimes, and domestic terrorism or Patty Hearst. Patricia Hearst is the granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst. In 1974, she was kidnapped from her apartment in Berkeley by a group called the Symbionese […]

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]]> full false 1:41:22 8835 Episode 555: Joseph Merrick–The Elephant Man https://sofakingpodcast.com/joseph-merrick-the-elephant-man/ Fri, 05 Feb 2021 10:31:56 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=8798 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we look at one of the all-time fascinating medical cases, the story of Joseph Merrick–The Elephant Man. Due to a hardcore medical condition, Merrick was deformed beyond recognition as a human being, with a massive head, huge protrusions all over his body, and even skin lesions that […]

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]]> full false 1:26:51 8798 Episode 549: Night Witches: Russia’s Secret Terror https://sofakingpodcast.com/night-witches-russias-secret-terror/ Fri, 15 Jan 2021 10:31:38 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=8445 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look back at a little known group from World War Two called the Night Witches. Known as the 588th Night Bomber Regimen, this all female group of Soviet pilots were such a terror to the Nazis that any German who could shoot one down […]

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]]> full false 1:19:57 8445 Episode 547: Butch and Sundance: Life in the Wild Bunch https://sofakingpodcast.com/butch-and-sundance-life-in-the-wild-bunch/ Fri, 08 Jan 2021 10:31:54 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=8411 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we go back in time and look at two of the most famous train robbers and desperadoes from Cowboy Days, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. These two are linked through all of U.S. history, but they were really part of a much larger game called The […]

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]]> full false 1:30:52 8411 Episode 545: Anne Frank: Remember… https://sofakingpodcast.com/anne-frank-remember/ Fri, 01 Jan 2021 10:31:51 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=8380 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we talk about one of the most revealing figures of World War Two, Anne Frank. Born to a Jewish family in 1929, her story perfectly captures the plight and flight of Jews as they tried to avoid the pure evil of the Third Reich. Though her father […]

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]]> full false 1:39:53 8380 Episode 544: Hulk Hogan: Wrestling Running Wild! https://sofakingpodcast.com/hulk-hogan-wrestling-running-wild/ Mon, 28 Dec 2020 10:31:48 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=8379 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we explore the meteoric rise, scandal, and fame of the one and only Hulk Hogan. Born Terry Bollea, this six foot seven inch monster became synonymous with wrestling for several decades. It is said that nobody ever sold as many tickets to a wrestling match […]

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]]> full false 1:50:45 8379 Episode 52: Origins of Christmas: Relisten Like You’ve Never Listened Before https://sofakingpodcast.com/episode-52-origins-of-christmas-relisten-like-youve-never-listened-before/ Thu, 24 Dec 2020 12:05:10 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=8359 This holiday season has hit us with some unexpected time restraints as we are visiting and spending quality time with our families. We hope all of you are healthy and doing well in this joyous season. Please excuse our absence as we will be back next week on our normal schedule, well as normal as […]

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]]> full false 1:12:05 8359 Episode 541: Ian Fleming: James Bond’s Spy Master https://sofakingpodcast.com/ian-fleming-james-bonds-spy-master/ Fri, 11 Dec 2020 10:31:51 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=8290 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look at the life and imagination of Ian Fleming. Fleming was of course, the creator of the iconic James Bond and author of a dozen Bond books, but he was also a key figure in British Intelligence during WWII. In fact, many people say […]

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]]> full false 1:32:43 8290 Episode 539: Henry Morgan: Scourge of the Spanish Main https://sofakingpodcast.com/henry-morgan-scourge-of-the-spanish-main/ Fri, 04 Dec 2020 10:31:34 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=8256 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we travel back in time and look at the king of all swashbucklers, Sir Henry Morgan. Morgan was a privateer (paid by the crown, so not a dirty pirate) who single handedly changed the face of the Caribbean and the war between England and Spain. In the […]

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]]> full false 1:36:30 8256 Episode 538: Enfield Poltergeist: Fear or Fake? https://sofakingpodcast.com/enfield-poltergeist-fear-or-fake/ Tue, 01 Dec 2020 10:31:30 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=8255 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look into one of the most famous cases of a haunting to come out of the UK, the Enfield Poltergeist. This is the story of a single mother living in government housing trying to support four kids when some very strange things started to […]

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]]> full false 1:23:40 8255 Episode 537: Indian Ocean Tsunami: Quarter Million Dead in a Day https://sofakingpodcast.com/indian-ocean-tsunami-quarter-million-dead-in-a-day/ Thu, 26 Nov 2020 10:31:12 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=8223 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look at one of the worst natural disasters of our lifetimes, the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. Responsible for the death of at least 230,000 people, this massive wave gave no warning in most areas, and the level of destruction was unprecedented. Some native peoples […]

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]]> full false 1:29:42 8223 Episode 534: Thomas Edison: Unbridled Genius https://sofakingpodcast.com/thomas-edison-unbridled-genius/ Tue, 17 Nov 2020 10:31:06 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=8184 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we travel back in time and look at the first tech giant in American history, the one and only Thomas Edison. Edison was credited for almost 1100 patents in his life (400 of them from just a short 8 year period!). He is known for inventing the […]

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]]> full false 1:46:51 8184 Episode 531: Toynbee Tiles: Graffiti and Human Resurrection on Jupiter! https://sofakingpodcast.com/toynbee-tiles-graffiti-and-human-resurrection-on-jupiter/ Fri, 06 Nov 2020 10:31:38 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=8116 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we discuss the mystery of the Toynbee Tiles. Part art, part graffiti, part philosophy, part political statement, part crazy, these tiles have been appearing in the blacktop of Philadelphia (and eventually, many states and South America) since the 1980s. The classic tile reads “TOYNBEE IDEA IN MOViE […]

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]]> full false 1:28:41 8116 Episode 530: John Gosh: Missing Child or Secret Sex Ring? https://sofakingpodcast.com/john-gosh-missing-child-or-secret-sex-ring/ Tue, 03 Nov 2020 10:31:35 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=8115 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we do a true crime dive and look at the case of a missing paper boy named John Gosch. This one starts a simple missing person case and then gets pretty strange, delving into child sex trafficking, a mysterious man named Sam Soda, and a possible connection […]

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]]> full false 1:45:16 8115 Episode 529: Moscow Theater Hostage Crisis: Death in the Cheap Seats https://sofakingpodcast.com/moscow-theater-hostage-crisis-death-in-the-cheap-seats/ Fri, 30 Oct 2020 09:31:53 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=8079 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look at the infamous Moscow theater hostage crisis. Also known as the Nord-Ost Siege, this horrible event saw a Russian rescue attempt become far more lethal than the terrorist hostage-takers. The terrorists were Chechnyan and were there to get Russia to cease hostilities in […]

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]]> full false 1:25:33 8079 Episode 528: Jimi Hendrix: Best There Ever Will Be https://sofakingpodcast.com/jimi-hendrix-best-there-ever-will-be/ Tue, 27 Oct 2020 09:31:50 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=8078 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the man named the greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone magazine, the one and only Jimi Hendrix. Hendrix was a virtuoso by any measure. His first album almost toppled Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club from the charts, and his four studio albums […]

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]]> full false 1:49:38 8078 Episode 527: Ernest Shackleton: Life and Death at the South Pole https://sofakingpodcast.com/ernest-shackleton-life-and-death-at-the-south-pole/ Fri, 23 Oct 2020 09:31:27 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=8045 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the life, adventures, and death of one of the UK’s greatest explorers, Ernest Shackleton. Shackleton was on a quest to be the first person to reach the south pole starting as a teen ager. He made several of the dangerous, years-long expeditions down there […]

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]]> full false 1:40:50 8045 Episode 526: Odin: Allfather of Gods and Master of Ecstasy https://sofakingpodcast.com/odin-allfather-of-gods-and-master-of-ecstasy/ Tue, 20 Oct 2020 09:31:23 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=8044 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we take on some ancient Norse mythology and talk about Odin, the Allfather. The myths surrounding him are amazing; his impact on Viking culture was second to none; and his rapidly growing worship today ranges from heathens to white supremacists. This is a god of […]

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]]> full false 1:44:29 8044 Episode 521: The Great Chinese Famine: Mao Murders Millions! https://sofakingpodcast.com/the-great-chinese-famine-mao-murders-millions/ Fri, 02 Oct 2020 09:31:00 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7954 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we travel back in time and examine the largest famine in human history, The Great Chinese Famine. Known to the Chinese government as “Three Years of Difficulties,” this famine is unique since it is blamed almost entirely on human governance, not on nature. How bad […]

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]]> full false 1:31:28 7954 Episode 520: Barney and Betty Hill: The Epic Alien Abduction https://sofakingpodcast.com/barney-and-betty-hill-the-epic-alien-abduction/ Tue, 29 Sep 2020 09:31:55 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7952 On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we put on our tinfoil hats and talk about what might be the most important alien abduction case of all time, the story of Barney and Betty Hill. This story, straight outta 1961, has everything you want in an abduction story. Missing time? Check. Lights in the […]

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]]> full false 1:47:19 7952 Episode 519: Frank Matthews: The Black Caesar https://sofakingpodcast.com/frank-matthews-the-black-caesar/ Fri, 25 Sep 2020 09:31:37 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7919 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we look at the life of the African-American drug kingpin Frank Matthews: The Black Caesar. Matthews went from stealing chickens to running a numbers game in the back of his barber shop to being the top non-Mafia drug importer in the nation, in just a couple of […]

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]]> full false 7919 Episode 518: The Three Stooges: Moe, Larry, the Cheese! https://sofakingpodcast.com/the-three-stooges-moe-larry-the-cheese/ Tue, 22 Sep 2020 09:31:34 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7918 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we crack wise about the greatest comedy trio to have ever been put on film—The Three Stooges. Their short films were so popular that they single handedly saved the genre from dying for years and years. They poked fun at Hitler in the 1940s, and […]

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]]> full false 7918 Episode 517: Arthur Dozier School: A Curriculum of Murder https://sofakingpodcast.com/arthur-dozier-school-a-curriculum-of-murder/ Fri, 18 Sep 2020 09:31:43 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7886 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we look into the horrible history of Florida’s school for juveniles called the Arthur Dozier School. It opened in 1900 and ran until 2011. It was the subject of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize winning book The Nickel Boys. The Dozier school was (in)famous for housing children who […]

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]]> full false 1:29:16 7886 Episode 516: Roald Dahl: From Ace to Spy to Oompa Loompa https://sofakingpodcast.com/roald-dahl-from-ace-to-spy-to-oompa-loompa/ Tue, 15 Sep 2020 09:31:39 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7885 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we take a look at the very interesting life of a man named Roald Dahl. You may think you’ve never heard of him, but we promise that you have. For one, he was a world famous and beloved children’s author. He wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, […]

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]]> full false 1:43:18 7885 Episode 515: Uruguayan Flight 571: Tragedy, Cannibalism, and Survival https://sofakingpodcast.com/uruguayan-flight-751-tragedy-cannibalism-and-survival/ Fri, 11 Sep 2020 09:31:04 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7859 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we take a look at an infamous case of Cannibalism, the crash of Uruguayan Flight 751. In October of 1972, a plane crashed carrying 40 passengers and 5 crew. As the plane bounced off the side of the mountain, it lost its wing, then it’s tail, then […]

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]]> full false 1:42:37 7859 Episode 513: The 761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers https://sofakingpodcast.com/the-761st-tank-battalion-the-original-black-panthers/ Fri, 04 Sep 2020 09:31:11 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7836 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we go back in time to World War Two and look at the outstanding story of the 761st Tank Battalion. Known as the Black Panthers (no, not those Black Panthers), they were the first ever all black tank battalion. They met with racism and even […]

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]]> full false 1:24:53 7836 Episode 510: The Batavia: Maritime Mutiny and Mass Murder https://sofakingpodcast.com/the-batavia-maritime-mutiny-and-mass-murder/ Tue, 25 Aug 2020 09:31:10 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7812 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we look at one of the greatest maritime disasters in history, the wreck of the Batavia. I know what you’re thinking. It’s like the Titanic but back in time. No, not at all. This one involved mutiny, hanging a young girl off the side of the boat, […]

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]]> full false 1:24:52 7812 Episode 509: Haitian Earthquake: Devastation, Death, Deceit https://sofakingpodcast.com/haitian-earthquake-devastation-death-deceit/ Fri, 21 Aug 2020 09:31:24 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7797 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the devastation, death, deceit, and clean up surrounding the Haiti Earthquake from 2010. On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti, and the results were epic. Estimates are that 250,000 lives were lost and 1.5 million people were displaced. 80% of schools, 60% […]

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]]> full false 1:31:02 7797 Episode 506: Paul Ogorzow: Nazi Serial Killer! https://sofakingpodcast.com/paul-ogorzow-nazi-serial-killer/ Tue, 11 Aug 2020 09:31:32 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7765 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about little known serial killer who did his thing during the reign of the Third Reich in Berlin. His name was Paul Ogorzow, and he was a Nazi serial killer. He started with sexual assault and rape, but like most serial killers he […]

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]]> full 1:28:03 7765 Episode 503: Apollo 13: Explosions, Starvation, and Duct Tape https://sofakingpodcast.com/apollo-13-explosions-starvation-and-duct-tape/ Fri, 31 Jul 2020 09:31:42 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7726 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we look at the infamous flight of NASA’s Apollo 13. Made famous for a new generation by the film of the same name, this was one of the most important moments in all of space flight. A critical error on the way to the moon led to […]

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]]> full 7726 Episode 502: George Washington: The Reluctant Warrior President https://sofakingpodcast.com/george-washington-the-reluctant-warrior-president/ Tue, 28 Jul 2020 09:31:38 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7725 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we travel back in time and look at the life, loves, war, revolution, presidency and death of George Washington. Born to a middle class family, he rose in wealth and power, until by age 20, he was the wealthiest land owner in Virginia. His story […]

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]]> full 7725 Episode 501: John Demjanjuk: The Hunting of a Nazi https://sofakingpodcast.com/john-demjanjuk-the-hunting-of-a-nazi/ Fri, 24 Jul 2020 09:31:24 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7704 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we look at the crazy case of a Cleveland man named John Demjanjuk, and the decades long court battle to prove he was the evil Ivan the Terrible. Ivan the Terrible was a guard at the gas chambers in the Treblenka concentration camp. He was notorious for […]

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]]> full 1:46:34 7704 Episode 499: Polio: The Paralytic Pandemic https://sofakingpodcast.com/polio-the-paralytic-pandemic/ Fri, 17 Jul 2020 09:31:32 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7685 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we get all pandemic on you and talk about Polio. Famous for causing paralysis and death through the first half the century (most notably in the US and UK), this disease goes back to ancient Egypt. Two doctors created different vaccines for the disease in […]

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]]> full 1:33:46 7685 Episode 498: Whitey Bulger: Boston’s Godfather of Crime https://sofakingpodcast.com/whitey-bulger-bostons-godfather-of-crime/ Tue, 14 Jul 2020 09:31:29 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7684 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we do some mobster-style true crime and talk about the kingpin of Boston, Whitey Bulger. In the 1970s and 80s, Bulger ran the Winter Hill Gang and was the head of the Irish Mob in the Boston area. This was a title he earned through several wars […]

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]]> full 1:46:12 7684 Episode 497: Order of the Solar Temple: Murder, Suicide, and Sex https://sofakingpodcast.com/order-of-the-solar-temple-murder-suicide-and-sex/ Fri, 10 Jul 2020 09:31:19 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7655 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we sift through the ashes of a pretty wicked cult that most people have near heard of: The Order of the Solar Temple. The OTS was a group that was loosely based on the beliefs of the Knights Templar with a heavy dash of the Rosicrucians, but […]

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]]> full 1:39:00 7655 Episode 496: Gardner Museum Heist: Half a Billion Dollar Mystery https://sofakingpodcast.com/gardner-museum-heist-half-a-billion-dollar-mystery/ Tue, 07 Jul 2020 09:31:15 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7653 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we explore the largest art heist in American history, the Gardner Museum Heist. In 1990, thirteen pieces of art were stolen from Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. The grade total? A whopping half $600 million dollars. Just one painting was worth half of that. The […]

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]]> full 1:44:00 7653 Episode 493: Spanish Inquisition: Torture, Death, and other Catholic Fun! https://sofakingpodcast.com/spanish-inquisition-torture-death-and-other-catholic-fun/ Fri, 26 Jun 2020 09:31:59 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7598 On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we travel back to castle times and look at one of the worst crimes the Catholic Church ever committed: The Inquisition. While the Spanish Inquisition is the most famous, there were inquisitions in Rome, Portugal, The New World and tons of colonies in Central and South America. […]

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]]> full 1:24:16 7598 Episode 491: Alchemy: The Science of Magic https://sofakingpodcast.com/alchemy-the-science-of-magic/ Fri, 19 Jun 2020 09:31:04 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7577 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we look at the ultimate merger of science and magic, the ancient art of Alchemy. Everyone knows that Alchemy was an attempt to turn lead into gold using something called the Philosopher’s Stone. But it was much more than that. At the heart of Alchemy was a […]

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]]> full 7577 Episode 487: Jesse James: Guerilla, Cowboy Style https://sofakingpodcast.com/jesse-james-guerilla-cowboy-style/ Fri, 05 Jun 2020 09:31:09 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7526 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we take a look back in time and explore the life, crimes, and assassination of Old West Outlaw, Jesse James. He was forged in the middle of the Civil War, and at the young age of 16, a brutal attack on his family farm made him join […]

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]]> full 7526 Episode 484: Atari: Life Behind the Pong https://sofakingpodcast.com/atari-life-behind-the-pong/ Tue, 26 May 2020 09:31:55 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7488 On this episode of the world Famous Sofa King Podcast, we do a dive into the history of the video game and look at the rise and fall of Atari. The world of video games would not exist without the innovation of Atari. They started the video arcade with the invention of the coin operated […]

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]]> full 7488 Episode 483: Alexander the Great: History’s Ultimate Conqueror? https://sofakingpodcast.com/alexander-the-great-historys-ultimate-conqueror/ Fri, 22 May 2020 09:31:28 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7451 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look at one of the greatest military leaders in human history, Alexander the Great. Alexander was born in the Greek kingdom of Macedonia in 356 B.C. He was the son of a powerful king and queen, and after Game of Thrones type ups and […]

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]]> full 7451 Episode 482: Father Yod: LA’s Vegan Sex Guru https://sofakingpodcast.com/father-yod-las-vegan-sex-guru/ Tue, 19 May 2020 09:31:25 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7450 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we discuss a cult leader (or commune founder?) and spiritual love guru named Father Yod. Yod (pronounced like “load”) was originally named James Edward Baker. James Baker was a very interesting man, if you believe the tales about his past. He was a World War II Marine […]

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]]> full 7450 Episode 481: Munster Rebellion: A Castle Times Cult https://sofakingpodcast.com/munster-rebellion-a-castle-times-cult/ Fri, 15 May 2020 09:31:12 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7434 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we travel back in time and look at a little known cult slash political revolt known as the Münster Rebellion. Back in Castle Times, the German city of Munster became home to a group of three men (Bernhard Rothman, Jan Matthys, and John of Leiden) who staged […]

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]]> full 7434 Episode 480: Woodstock: Filth, Music, Love, and Drugs https://sofakingpodcast.com/woodstock-filth-music-love-and-drugs/ Tue, 12 May 2020 09:31:09 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7433 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look at Woodstock. Not only was it the most important music festival ever, it set the tone and soundtrack of an entire generation. It helped the nation stop thinking of hippies in so bad a light, and it created the careers of several of […]

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]]> full 7433 Episode 478: George Carlin: The Vulgar Prophet https://sofakingpodcast.com/george_carlin_vulgar_prophet/ Tue, 05 May 2020 09:31:07 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7391 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we look at the life, laughs, and legacy of one of the greatest comedians of all time—George Carlin. Carlin was made most famous for his “7 Dirty Words” set. It got him arrested and made him fight the FCC all the way to the supreme court. He […]

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]]> full 7391 Episode 474: John DeLorean: Cars, Corporations, and Cocaine https://sofakingpodcast.com/john-delorean-cars-corporations-and-cocaine/ Tue, 21 Apr 2020 09:31:10 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7350 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we travel back in time and look at a legend of the 1980s, John DeLorean. DeLorean was a very gifted engineer and marketer who invented the category of the muscle car with the creation of the GTO. His rise through the ranks of Detroit’s Big Auto made […]

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]]> full 7350 Episode 472: Killdozer: Modern Day Hero or Complete Lunatic? https://sofakingpodcast.com/killdozer-modern-day-hero-or-complete-lunatic/ Tue, 14 Apr 2020 09:31:40 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7333 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the notorious Killdozer. This homemade battle tank was created a man named Marvin Heemeyer in 2002. He used it in Granby, Colorado and went on a rampage of revenge against the big wigs in city hall and the owner of a cement factory that […]

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]]> full 1:23:57 7333 Episode 469: Tsavo Man Eaters: Woa-oh Here They Come! https://sofakingpodcast.com/tsavo-man-eaters-woa-oh-here-they-come/ Fri, 03 Apr 2020 09:31:43 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7287 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we cover the unique and horrible tale of the Tsavo Man-Eaters. They were a pair of lions who plagued the construction of a railroad in 1898 and killed perhaps as many as 135 human beings in one year. A British military man was put in […]

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]]> full 7287 Episode 468: William Wallace: For Freedom! https://sofakingpodcast.com/william-wallace-for-freedom/ Tue, 31 Mar 2020 09:31:40 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7286 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we look at the life of a soldier, patriot, murderer, and traitor, Scotland’s own William Wallace. During the war for Scottish independence, Wallace grew to meteoric importance and was a cunning strategist and sometimes cruel warlord. He would fight for freedom wherever there’s trouble (or was that […]

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]]> full 7286 Episode 467: Dalai Lama: The Thorn in China’s Side https://sofakingpodcast.com/dalai-lama-the-thorn-in-chinas-side/ Fri, 27 Mar 2020 09:31:49 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7269 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we discuss one of the greatest spiritual leaders of our time, the Dalai Lama. His real name is Tenzin Gyatso, and he is the 14th Dalai Lama, supposedly the true ruler of Tibet and a beacon for Buddhism around the world. His life story is one that […]

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]]> full 7269 Episode 463: Irish Potato Famine: Great Hunger or Genocide? https://sofakingpodcast.com/irish-potato-famine-great-hunger-or-genocide/ Fri, 13 Mar 2020 09:31:03 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7216 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we travel back in time to the 1840s and look at the Irish Potato Famine. Known as the Great Hunger, this was a period of years where a horrible blight caused the failure of the single most important crop in the nation—potatoes. But the problem […]

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]]> full 7216 Episode 462: Nostradamus: The Divining Doctor https://sofakingpodcast.com/nostradamus-the-divining-doctor/ Tue, 10 Mar 2020 09:31:00 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7215 We predict you are going to enjoy this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast when we talk all things Nostradamus. Born as Michel de Nostradame in France in 1503, this man was said to have predicted the future with eerie accuracy. Haters gonna hate and skeptics gonna skept, but some of his creepy […]

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]]> full 7215 Episode 459: The MV Wilhelm Gustloff: Hitler’s Titanic https://sofakingpodcast.com/the-mv-wilhelm-gustloff-hitlers-titanic/ Fri, 28 Feb 2020 10:31:06 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7172 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we travel back in time to look at the worst maritime disaster of all time, the sinking of the MV Wilhelm Gustloff. It was a ship with an interesting history that was being used by the Nazis to evacuate Germans from the oncoming Red Army in Operation […]

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]]> full 7172 Episode 458: The Axeman of New Orleans: Nuff Said! https://sofakingpodcast.com/the-axeman-of-new-orleans-nuff-said/ Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:31:03 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7171 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we look into the True Crime vault, back to a series of murders in New Orleans at the turn of the century. The killer? The infamous Axeman of New Orleans. This figure is still unidentified to this day. He killed six people with an axe and razor […]

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]]> full 7171 Episode 456: Tulsa Race Massacre: Oklahoma’s Dark Day https://sofakingpodcast.com/tulsa-race-massacre-oklahomas-dark-day/ Tue, 18 Feb 2020 10:31:19 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=7147 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we look at a dark (and often unknown) chapter from American history, the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. This was brought to the public’s attention in the excellent HBO Watchmen series, and many people (hosts included) thought it was just a fiction from this world of super […]

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]]> full 1:40:38 7147 Episode 454: Falcon Lake: Canada’s Roswell https://sofakingpodcast.com/falcon-lake-canadas-roswell/ Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:31:07 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=6994 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look North of the Border at “The Roswell of Canada” known as the Incident at Falcon Lake. This took place back in 1967. Most people claim it is the most documented encounter in Canada’s UFO history. It is the story of a Polish prospector […]

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]]> full 6994 Episode 453: General George Patton: The Legend of WWII https://sofakingpodcast.com/general-george-patton/ Fri, 07 Feb 2020 10:31:52 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=6979 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we look at the life of an exceptional man of war, General George S. Patton. Patton was born to a privileged family. He knew politicians and seemingly indestructible Civil War generals as a child. His family was a military family, and he was destined to be the […]

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]]> full 1:33:36 6979 Episode 449: The Black Death: Disease and Disaster https://sofakingpodcast.com/the-black-death-disease-and-disaster/ Fri, 24 Jan 2020 10:31:30 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=6925 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we travel back in time and look at one of the worst disasters in the history of human civilization, The Black Death. The Black Death is commonly thought to be a horrible epidemic of the Bubonic Plague, though some doctors think it was a different […]

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]]> full 6925 Episode 447: Pinkerton Detective Agency: Thugs, Cops, or Something in the Middle? https://sofakingpodcast.com/pinkerton-detective-agency-thugs-cops-or-something-in-the-middle/ Fri, 17 Jan 2020 10:31:00 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=6866 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look at one of the most corporations in American history, the Pinkerton Detective Agency. Known simply as the Pinkertons, they have were a key figure in the taming of the old west. They feuded with Jesse James, killed strikers during labor disputes, and protected […]

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]]> full 6866 Episode 446: Modern Day UFOs: Military Mysteries https://sofakingpodcast.com/modern-day-ufos-military-mysteries/ Tue, 14 Jan 2020 10:31:58 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=6865 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we explore some of the most reliable UFO cases in modern history. There are hundreds of sightings out there, so we wanted to focus on ones that had the most eye witnesses or had a lot of military backing. We settled on three cases that were pretty […]

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]]> full 6865 Episode 443: Black Panthers: Who Watches the Watchmen? https://sofakingpodcast.com/black-panthers-who-watches-the-watchmen/ Fri, 03 Jan 2020 10:31:30 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=6831 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we go back to the 1960s and talk about the rise and fall of the Black Panther Party. It was originally founded by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in 1966. They were college students fed up with the new racism in the north that the Civil […]

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]]> full 6831 Episode 441: Great Wall of China: Man, That’s One Big Wall… https://sofakingpodcast.com/great-wall-of-china-man-thats-one-big-wall/ Wed, 25 Dec 2019 10:31:29 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=6812 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we look at one of the 7 Wonders of the World: The Great Wall of China. This incomprehensible war machine took centuries to build and maxed out at over 13,000 miles in total length. It is said that over a million Chinese conscripts died in the construction […]

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]]> full 6812 Episode 439: Gold Rush: California Dreaming https://sofakingpodcast.com/gold-rush-california-dreaming/ Fri, 20 Dec 2019 10:31:28 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=6788 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look at one of the most important pieces of California’s history, the Gold Rush of 1849. While many people know about the football team called the 49ers, many don’t know that this name came from a term given to the hundreds of thousands of […]

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]]> full 6788 Episode 438: Foo Fighters of WWII: Nazi Tech or Natural Phenomenon https://sofakingpodcast.com/foo-fighters-of-wwii-nazi-tech-or-natural-phenomenon/ Tue, 17 Dec 2019 10:31:53 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=6786 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we travel back in time to look at one of the earliest events of UFO history, the Foo Fighters of World War Two. Before a grunge band took the name, it was a term used by the US Army to describe unexplained phenomenon that pilots saw over […]

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]]> full 6786 EPISODE 435: Australia: WWII https://sofakingpodcast.com/australia-wwii/ Fri, 06 Dec 2019 10:31:18 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=6745 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we look at a topic that has been high on the fan-voted list: Australia in World War Two. In spite of Brad not believing they did anything to help the war, there is a lot of evidence on the contrary. The story of Australia in WWII is […]

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]]> full 6745 Episode 431: The Dust Bowl: Oklahoma’s Epic Fail https://sofakingpodcast.com/the-dust-bowl-oklahomas-epic-fail/ Fri, 22 Nov 2019 10:31:06 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=6699 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look at one of the biggest natural disasters in American history—The Dust Bowl. The Dust Bowl was a period of ten years where the perfect mixture of events combined to destroy all of agriculture in Oklahoma, Texas, Nebraska, and Kansas. It led to millions […]

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]]> full 1:20:05 6699 Episode 430: Ilse Koch: The Bitch of Buchenwald https://sofakingpodcast.com/ilse-koch-the-bitch-of-buchenwald/ Tue, 19 Nov 2019 10:31:15 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=6695 On this episode of the world Famous Sofa King Podcast, we travel back to World War Two and tell the tale of Ilse Koch, the Bitch of Buchenwald. Everyone knows the names like Dr. Mengele and tales of SS Officers who tortured and murdered the Jews in concentration camps. But this obscure, and truly evil […]

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]]> full 1:21:38 6695 Episode 428: Library of Alexandria: A Collection of The Worlds Knowledge Lost https://sofakingpodcast.com/library-of-alexandria/ Thu, 14 Nov 2019 10:31:19 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=6681 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we travel back in time and look at one of the most important creations of the ancient world—the Library of Alexandria. This was considered to be the largest library ever built by humanity (until the Library of Congress…), and it was destroyed in a raging […]

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]]> full 6681 Episode 427: Carl Tanzler: The Tale of The Corpse Bride https://sofakingpodcast.com/carl-tanzler-the-tale-of-the-corpse-bride/ Tue, 12 Nov 2019 10:31:58 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=6679 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we take a poke at some disturbing history and explore the life and love of Carl Tanzler. If you don’t know who Tanzler was, here’s a sneak peek—he lived with the corpse of the girl he obsessed over for seven years. But more on that […]

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]]> full 6679 Episode 424: Freddie Mercury: The Ultimate Rock God https://sofakingpodcast.com/freddiemercury/ Tue, 29 Oct 2019 09:31:00 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=6644 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we explore the life, love, songs, and death of the ultimate rock and roll front man, Freddie Mercury. He wasn’t the typical British rock god people assume him to be. In fact, he was born in Zanzibar, not the UK. His birth name was Farrokh […]

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]]> full 1:09:26 6644 Peter Freuchen: From Poo Daggers to Killing Nazis https://sofakingpodcast.com/peter-freuchen-from-poo-daggers-to-killing-nazis/ Tue, 22 Oct 2019 09:31:10 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=6624 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we cover the life of one of the world’s greatest explorers, survivalists, Nazi Hunters, movie producers, and authors of the past hundred years: Peter Freuchen. Never heard of him? Well, get ready for a story full of jail breaks, fecal daggers, and peg legs! Peter […]

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]]> full 1:20:34 6624 Episode 416: The Weather Underground: Bombs, Commies, and Orgies https://sofakingpodcast.com/the-weather-underground-bombs-commies-and-orgies/ Fri, 13 Sep 2019 09:31:36 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=5402 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look at the ultimate left-wing radical group from the 1960s, the Weather Underground. The WGO, or simply the Weathermen detonated 25 bombs in the US in only seven years. They blew up a bomb at the U.S. Senate, the Pentagon, and the New York […]

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]]> full 1:32:13 5402 Episode 412: Trail of Tears: American Greed, American Tragedy https://sofakingpodcast.com/trail-of-tears-american-greed-american-tragedy/ Fri, 30 Aug 2019 09:31:38 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=5374 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look at greed made manifest by the US government—the tragedy of the Trail of Tears. Most people know the Trail of Tears to be a death march in which indigenous peoples in the US were forced to relocate to lands they didn’t want, but […]

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]]> full 1:22:33 5374 Episode 411: Beaumont Children: Australia’s Wake Up Call https://sofakingpodcast.com/beaumont-children-australias-wake-up-call/ Tue, 27 Aug 2019 09:30:32 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=5372 On this true crime episode of the world Famous Sofa Kind Podcast, we go Down There (to the land down under) and discuss one of the largest missing person cases in Australia’s history. The case of the Beaumont Children. Jane, Arnna, and Grant Beaumont famously went missing on August 26, 1966 amongst Australia Day celebrations […]

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]]> full 1:32:58 5372 Episode 408: Operation Valkyrie: Taking Down Hitler From Within https://sofakingpodcast.com/episode-408-operation-valkyrie-taking-down-hitler-from-within/ Fri, 02 Aug 2019 11:00:27 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=5224 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we go back in time and look at Operation Valkyrie and the German plot to kill Hitler. Made famous by the Tom Cruise movie, Operation Valkyrie was not actually the plot kill Hitler, but it was all tied to it. Valkyrie was a plan that […]

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]]> full 1:15:38 5224 Episode 405: LA Riots: Race, Rodney, and Revolution https://sofakingpodcast.com/episode-405-la-riots-race-rodney-and-revolution/ Tue, 23 Jul 2019 11:31:16 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=5207 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we participate in some civil unrest and look at the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. They were often called the Rodney King Riots since they were sparked by the verdict of the Rodney King beating trial. In the course of five days, 63 people were killed, […]

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]]> full 1:50:14 5207 Episode 404: Great Quake of 1906: San Francisco’s Deadliest Days https://sofakingpodcast.com/great-quake-of-1906-san-franciscos-deadliest-days/ Fri, 19 Jul 2019 11:31:44 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=5199 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we feel the earth move under our feet and look back at the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. It is considered by many to the worst natural disaster in American history, killing 3000 people and destroying 80% of what was then the 9th largest […]

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]]> full 1:26:38 5199 Episode 402: Mr. T–I Pity the Fool! https://sofakingpodcast.com/mr-t-i-pity-the-fool/ Fri, 12 Jul 2019 11:31:06 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=5186 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the ultimate icon from the 1980’s, Mr. T. He was born Laurence Tero Tureaud and was the child of a preacher who abandoned him and his 11 siblings in housing projects in Chicago. But Mr. T went from welfare to army to […]

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]]> full 1:27:02 5186 Episode 400: D-Day: “The Beginning of the End” https://sofakingpodcast.com/d-day-the-beginning-of-the-end/ Thu, 04 Jul 2019 11:31:48 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=5173 On this 400th episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the largest invasion effort in all of human warfare, the “Day of Days,” D-Day. On June 6th, 1944, the allied armies made a bold move to finally break Hitler’s Europe and establish a foothold on the continent as part of Operation […]

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]]> full 1:30:29 5173 Episode 399: Ivar the Boneless: The Bane of England! https://sofakingpodcast.com/ivar-the-boneless-the-bane-of-england/ Tue, 02 Jul 2019 11:31:05 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=5171 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we go back to Viking days and look at the life of one of their most important conquerors, Ivar the Boneless. Ivar was made popular by his fictional portrayal in the TV show Vikings, but he was a real guy back in the 9th century. […]

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]]> full 1:27:47 5171 Episode 398: Wild Bill Hickok: Prodigy with a Pistol https://sofakingpodcast.com/wild-bill-hickok-prodigy-with-a-pistol/ Fri, 28 Jun 2019 11:31:58 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=5158 In this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we travel back in time and look at the life and legend of the ultimate symbol of the Old West: Wild Bill Hickok. Born James Butler Hickok, he took the name William from his brother when he joined the army (well, one of the three […]

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]]> full 1:26:13 5158 Episode 396: Operation Ajax: The CIA’s First Coup! https://sofakingpodcast.com/operation-ajax-the-cias-first-coup/ Fri, 21 Jun 2019 11:31:42 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=5141 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look at the first recorded incident of the CIA overthrowing a foreign government during peace time. I was called Operation Ajax (aka Operation Boot for the British side of the coup), and it helped to eliminate the rightfully elected government of Iran in the […]

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]]> full 1:03:21 5141 Episode 395: 1996 Olympic Bombing: From Abortions to the Appalachians https://sofakingpodcast.com/1996-olympic-bombing-from-abortions-to-the-appalachians/ Tue, 18 Jun 2019 11:31:32 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=5139 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about one of the most famous cases of domestic terrorism in the USA: the 1996 Olympic Bombing. The date was July 27, and the concert in the Centennial Olympic Park was going full speed. Then, just before midnight, a call came in to […]

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]]> full 1:23:07 5139 Episode 394: Britain’s SOE: Set Europe Ablaze! https://sofakingpodcast.com/britains-soe-set-europe-ablaze/ https://sofakingpodcast.com/britains-soe-set-europe-ablaze/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2019 11:31:20 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=5124 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we travel back in time to World War Two and study a pretty cool artifact of the Great Britain: the Special Operations Executive. Known as the “Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare” and the “Baker Street Irregulars,” the SOE was an “officially unofficial” group of spies and […]

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]]> https://sofakingpodcast.com/britains-soe-set-europe-ablaze/feed/ 1 full 5124 Episode 392: The Spanish Flu: The Ultimate Pandemic https://sofakingpodcast.com/the-spanish-flu-the-ultimate-pandemic/ Fri, 07 Jun 2019 11:31:00 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=5114 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we travel back in time and look at the Spanish Flu of 1918. This 15 month pandemic was the worst in history. It killed more people than the Black Plague and AIDS. It killed more people than every war in the 20th century combined—in just […]

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]]> full 5114 Episode 391: Georgia Tann: Queen of Black Market Babies https://sofakingpodcast.com/georgia-tann-queen-of-black-market-babies/ Mon, 03 Jun 2019 11:31:29 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=5112 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we take a look at some true crime by delving not into a serial killer but a serial kidnapper. Her name was Georgia Tann. She ran an adoption racket in the 1920s through 1940s. She kidnapped, stole, abducted, and faked the death of over 5000 […]

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]]> full 5112 Episode 387: Coca-Cola: From Jolly Santa to Nazi Fanta https://sofakingpodcast.com/coca-cola-from-jolly-santa-to-nazi-fanta/ Fri, 17 May 2019 11:31:37 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=4837 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we do some corporate snooping and explore the history, pitfalls, and popularity of the most iconic brand in the world: Coca-Cola. From cocaine to Nazis, this one has it all. Coke is one of the biggest corporations on the planet, and it all started with […]

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]]> full 1:37:13 4837 Episode 386: Project Underworld: German Uboats Versus the Italian Mob https://sofakingpodcast.com/project-underworld-german-uboats-versus-the-italian-mob/ Tue, 14 May 2019 11:31:49 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=4835 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we go back in time to World War Two and explore the time when the US Navy got in bed with the Italian Mob through a crazy program officially called Project Underworld. It all started when about 650,000 tons of war goods per month were […]

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]]> full 4835 Episode 385: Hollywood Shootout: 44 Minutes of Mayhem https://sofakingpodcast.com/hollywood-shootout-44-minutes-of-mayhem/ Fri, 10 May 2019 11:31:04 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=4586 In this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we go back in time all the way to February of 1997, and we talk about the infamous Hollywood Bank Robbery Shootout. It was a day that showed the world the damage a couple of well-equipped active shooters could be. It showed how easy and […]

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]]> full 1:18:44 4586 Bonus Episode: Previously On the Sofa King Podcast https://sofakingpodcast.com/previously-on-the-sofa-king-podcast/ Thu, 09 May 2019 11:31:04 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=4588 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we do things a little differently. What makes this episode so special? We go back and discuss some of our past episodes and see if our knowledge or opinion of them has changed over the years. However, instead of doing it in any organized manner, we […]

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]]> full 29:20 4588 Episode 384: Pancho Villa: The Gangster Guerrilla of Mexico https://sofakingpodcast.com/pancho-villa-the-gangster-guerrilla-of-mexico/ Tue, 07 May 2019 11:31:58 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=4584 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we head to the Old West and talk about the rebel, guerilla, and shaper of nations, Pancho Villa. He was born the son of a poor Mexican sharecropper in 1878. His name was originally Doroteo Arango. They lived the life of subsistence farmers, and his […]

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]]> full 1:19:07 4584 Episode 383: Sodder Family Disappearance: From Mafia to Mario! https://sofakingpodcast.com/sodder-family-disappearance-from-mafia-to-mario/ Fri, 03 May 2019 11:31:24 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=4576 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about a listener-voted favorite, the mysterious disappearance of the Sodder Family. On Christmas Eve of 1945, an odd fire raged through the Sodder home, supposedly killing five of the 10 Sodder children. However, the circumstances around the fire are pretty baffling, and the […]

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]]> full 4576 Episode 382: H.P. Lovecraft: The Stars are Aligned https://sofakingpodcast.com/h-p-lovecraft-the-stars-are-aligned/ Tue, 30 Apr 2019 11:31:19 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=4573 In this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we check to see if the stars are aligned, chant Cthulhu Fhtagn, and explore the life, mind, and worlds of H.P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft was one of the most prolific and influential horror writers of the last century. Even some guy named Stephen King thinks so. […]

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]]> full 4573 Episode 381: Miracle at Fatima: Miracle or Mass Hallucination? https://sofakingpodcast.com/miracle-at-fatima-miracle-or-mass-hallucination/ Fri, 12 Apr 2019 11:31:36 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=4538 We get all supernatural on this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, and we talk about the largest apparition in Catholic history, the Miracle of Fatima, which some 70,000 people witnessed. The place was Portugal, and the year was 1917. The children of three shepherds in the area were bringing their sheep home, […]

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]]> full 1:17:11 4538 Episode 380: Lizzie Borden: Lesbian Revenge Murder? https://sofakingpodcast.com/lizzie-borden-lesbian-revenge-murder/ Tue, 09 Apr 2019 11:31:58 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=4535 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we go back in time and visit the Grandmother of all true crime cases: the story of Lizzie Borden. Most people know the dark nursery rhyme, “Lizzie Borden took and axe and gave her mother forty whacks…” However, the truth isn’t anywhere as clear cut […]

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]]> full 1:33:11 4535 Episode 378: Project Blue Book: Real Life X-Files https://sofakingpodcast.com/project-blue-book-real-life-x-files/ Tue, 02 Apr 2019 11:31:21 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=4522 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look to the skies (or at least to those who looked to the skies), and we explore the infamous Project Blue Book. From 1952 until 1969, Project Blue Book was the US Air Force’s official investigation into Unidentified Flying Objects. In fact, that’s where […]

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]]> full 4522 Episode 375: Mad Trapper of Rat River: Putting the Man in Manhunt! https://sofakingpodcast.com/mad-trapper-of-rat-river-putting-the-man-in-manhunt/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 11:31:14 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=4497 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we take off to the great white north and discuss one of the most notorious manhunts in Canada’s history—the story of the Mad Trapper of Rat River. It is a story of fur trapping gone wrong, miraculous feats of manliness, dog sleds, gun fights, and […]

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]]> full 1:13:09 4497 Episode 371: King Tut: Curses and Conspiracies https://sofakingpodcast.com/king-tut-curses-and-conspiracies/ Fri, 01 Mar 2019 12:31:30 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=4468 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we travel all the way back to Pyramid Times and explore the life, love, death, tomb, mummification, and conspiracy theory surrounding the one and only King Tut. He was born son of the pharaoh Akhenaten, who was a bit of a rogue leader. King Tut’s […]

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]]> full 4468 Episode 369: East India Company: Worst Corporation Ever https://sofakingpodcast.com/east-india-company-worst-corporation-ever/ Fri, 22 Feb 2019 12:31:49 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=4448 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we travel back in time to the 1600s and look at the birth, rise, and crazy corruption and power of the British East India Company. Initially, it was a small corporation which was one of 200 that were granted a charter by Queen Elizabeth I […]

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]]> full 4448 Episode 368: Muhammad Ali: The Greatest of All Time! https://sofakingpodcast.com/muhammad-ali-the-greatest-of-all-time/ Tue, 19 Feb 2019 12:31:23 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=4446 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we hit you with some information on the Greatest of all Time—Muhammad Ali! He was born as Cassius Marcellus Clay in 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky. This put him at the heart of racial inequality in America, and as the grandson of freed slaves, he grew […]

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]]> full 4446 Episode 366: Tuskegee Experiment: Bad Blood in Alabama https://sofakingpodcast.com/tuskegee-experiment-bad-blood-in-alabama/ Tue, 12 Feb 2019 12:31:40 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=4433 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look at one of the worst government conspiracy theories and most egregious cases of abusing medical ethics in American history—the Tuskegee Experiment. In a nutshell, the Tuskegee Experiment was the time the American government identified hundreds of African Americans who had syphilis and gave […]

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]]> full 4433 Episode 364: Richard Pryor – Comedy, Cocaine, and Comebacks! https://sofakingpodcast.com/episode-364-richard-pryor-comedy-cocaine-and-comebacks/ Tue, 05 Feb 2019 12:31:23 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=4406 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look at arguably the best stand-up comedian who ever graced a stage, the legendary Richard Pryor. He paved the way for vulgar, race-charged jokes that nobody in the mainstream was doing. Without him, we’d have no Dave Chappell, no Chris Rock, and no Eddie […]

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]]> full 4406 Episode 363: Belcher Island – Madness under the Meteors https://sofakingpodcast.com/episode-363-belcher-island-madness-under-the-meteors/ Thu, 31 Jan 2019 19:59:22 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=4398 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we do some more True Crime, but it’s back in time True Crime as we explore the massacre at Belcher Island. Belcher Island is an incredibly remote island in Canada—so remote that white folks didn’t set foot here until as late as 1914. In the […]

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]]> full 4398 Episode 359: Crazy Horse – A Tale of Massacres, Visions, and Betrayal https://sofakingpodcast.com/episode-359-crazy-horse-a-tale-of-massacres-visions-and-betrayal/ Fri, 18 Jan 2019 12:31:50 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=4376 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we go to the old west and look at life, death, struggle, and battles of the Lakota Sioux warrior called Crazy Horse. Born around 1840 in what is currently Rapid Springs, South Dakota, he was called something radically less impressive when he was a kid. […]

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]]> full 1:16:57 4376 Episode 357: Lost Colony of Roanoke: Potatoes Make The World Go Round https://sofakingpodcast.com/episode-357-lost-colony-of-roanoke-potatoes-make-the-world-go-round/ Fri, 11 Jan 2019 12:01:31 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=4365 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we go back in time and look at one of the earliest mysteries in American history, the lost colony of Roanoke. Roanoke was supposed to be the first English colony in the new world, a base to explore and fight the dreaded Spanish Armada from. […]

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]]> full 1:18:53 4365 Episode 354: The Eggnog Riots – The Ultimate Hangover https://sofakingpodcast.com/episode-354-the-eggnog-riots-the-ultimate-hangover/ Fri, 21 Dec 2018 12:31:27 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=4319 In this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look back in time and talk about the little-known but awesome Christmas mutiny at West Point Military Academy known as the Eggnog Riots. On Christmas Eve back in 1826, roughly 90 students at this military school got loaded on spiked eggnog and caused problems. […]

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]]> full false 1:05:54 4319 Episode 353: Bill Murray – The One-Man Meme https://sofakingpodcast.com/episode-353-bill-murray-the-one-man-meme/ Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:31:07 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=4317 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we get stuck in a time loop, caddy some shacks, and ain’t afraid of no ghosts as we talk about the popular culture icon, comedian, and actor: Bill Murray. Bill Murray is known for his comedy roles (and more lately some pretty inspiring drama roles […]

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]]> full 1:38:15 4317 Episode 352: Lewis and Clark (And Sacagawea) – The Ultimate Mapquest https://sofakingpodcast.com/episode-352-lewis-and-clark-and-sacagawea-the-ultimate-mapquest/ Fri, 14 Dec 2018 12:31:22 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=4297 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we do what Brad calls “8th Grade History for Adults,” and we look at the adventures of Lewis and Clark. William Clark and Meriwether Lewis famously explored a path from St. Louis to Oregon in the early 1800s, a path no white man had ever […]

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]]> full 1:27:08 4297 Episode 351: Gilles de Rais: The Dracula of France! https://sofakingpodcast.com/gilles-de-rais-the-dracula-of-france/ Tue, 11 Dec 2018 12:31:05 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=4295 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we travel back to castle times and explore the life, myth, and legacy of a French nobleman named Gilles de Rais—the Dracula of France! This man went from celebrated war hero to ally with the infamous Joan of Arc to church owner to theater producer […]

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]]> full 1:17:28 4295 Episode 350: The Great Depression: Calamity or Conspiracy? https://sofakingpodcast.com/great-depression-calamity-conspiracy/ Fri, 07 Dec 2018 12:31:34 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=4272 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we ask if a brother can spare a dime and look back at the horrible decade known as The Great Depression. This was the roughest period of global finance in the modern world, and it saw American crippled with unemployment, bank closures, farm closures, and […]

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]]> full 1:19:03 4272 Episode 349: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson: The People’s Champ! https://sofakingpodcast.com/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-the-peoples-champ/ Tue, 04 Dec 2018 12:31:35 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=4268 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, know our role, shut our mouths, and smell what our topic is cookin. Our topic? Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. The Rock is currently the highest paid actor in Hollywood, with a series of movies that have grossed a total of $8.1 Billion! But, he started […]

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]]> full 1:25:15 4268 Episode 347: RMS Queen Mary: Her Haunted History https://sofakingpodcast.com/rms-queen-mary-her-haunted-history/ Tue, 13 Nov 2018 12:31:54 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=4231 On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about history and hauntings of one of the greatest ships ever to sail the seas, The Queen Mary. Now docked in Long Beach, California and used as a hotel and tourist destination, the RMS Queen Mary has had an interesting past and has […]

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]]> full 1:28:25 4231 Episode 345: Arnold Schwarzenegger: Get to the Choppa! https://sofakingpodcast.com/arnold-schwarzenegger-get-to-the-choppa/ Tue, 06 Nov 2018 12:31:52 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=4180 On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we get pumped and talk about one of the all-time greats of cinema, athletics, action, cigars, and politics: Arnold Schwarzenegger. This icon was born in 1947 (yes, he’s that old now!) in Austria, and his father was a drunken, abusive police chief who was once a paramilitary […]

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]]> full 1:27:09 4180 Episode 344: Thuggee: Indian Assassination Cult https://sofakingpodcast.com/thuggee-indian-assassination-cult/ Fri, 02 Nov 2018 11:31:04 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=4132 On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we mix two of our listeners’ favorite topics–cults and serial killers–and we talk about the Thuggee Assassin Cults of India. This group terrorized the Indian countryside for almost five centuries, were the root of the English word “thug,” and according to some experts were responsible for the […]

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]]> full 1:18:38 4132 Episode 340: Rosicrucians: A Secret Society of Alchemists https://sofakingpodcast.com/rosicrucians-a-secret-society-of-alchemists/ Fri, 19 Oct 2018 11:31:44 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=4032 On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we look at a not-so-secret society that has been around for hundreds of years throughout all of the Western World: The Rosicrucians. They are often compared to the Freemasons and have some amazing world leaders, philosophers, and artists (I’m looking at you Gene Rodenberry) in their membership […]

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]]> full 1:15:43 4032 Episode 338: Winston Churchill: Legendary, Racist, British Hero! https://sofakingpodcast.com/winston-churchill-legendary-racist-british-hero/ Fri, 12 Oct 2018 11:31:42 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=3978 On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we take a jump across the pond and talk about one of the most important politicians who ever lived, the original British Bulldog, Winston Churchill. Many credit him with playing a major role in the victory over Nazi Germany, and others accuse him of causing the death […]

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]]> full 3978 Episode 337: Caligula: The Sick, Sick, Sick Roman Emperor https://sofakingpodcast.com/caligula-the-sick-sick-sick-roman-emperor/ Tue, 09 Oct 2018 11:31:34 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=3976 On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we travel back in time and look at the life, fetishes, mass killings, reign, and assassination of the most infamous of all Roman emperors: Caligula. Caligula was the great-great grandson of Julius Caesar, and his real name was Gaius Caesar Germanicus. Caligula was a term that meant […]

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]]> full 3976 Episode 335: Devices of Death: Instruments of Execution https://sofakingpodcast.com/episode-335-devices-of-death-instruments-of-execution/ Tue, 02 Oct 2018 18:51:00 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=3970 On this grisly episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we talk about devices of death, all the inventions that are used for capital punishment from the ancient world until now. Every society since the most ancient days of China have killed criminals for the worse offenses, and the means vary from “humane” to absolutely brutal. […]

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]]> full 1:22:16 3970 Episode 332: Sparta: Ancient Bad Asses https://sofakingpodcast.com/sparta-ancient-bad-asses/ Fri, 21 Sep 2018 11:31:22 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=3921 On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we travel back in time and look at perhaps the most hardcore civilization to ever exist. This. Is. Sparta. Sparta was a city-state in ancient Greece that was made popular in recent years thanks to Frank Miller’s graphic novel and Zack Snyder’s movie adaption of it—300. This […]

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]]> full 1:25:21 3921 Episode 328: The Jewish Holocaust: History’s Ultimate Crime https://sofakingpodcast.com/the-jewish-holocaust-historys-ultimate-crime/ Fri, 07 Sep 2018 11:31:10 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=3890 On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we explore one of the darkest chapters in all of human history—the Jewish Holocaust. During this horrible period of history, an estimated 6 million European Jews were killed by the Nazi regime. Many of them were in murder camps such as Auschwitz, but more of them were […]

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]]> full 3890 Episode 327: Doc Holliday: The Violent Gentleman https://sofakingpodcast.com/doc-holliday-the-violent-gentleman/ Tue, 04 Sep 2018 11:31:30 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=3888 On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we travel back to cowboy days and talk about the violent gentleman, Doc Holliday. Though it’s hard to sift through the tall tales of the Old West, historical evidence proves that Holliday killed dozens of men after drunken fights at the poker table, and that was years […]

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]]> full 3888 Episode 326: Columbine Massacre: On Psychopaths and Bullies https://sofakingpodcast.com/columbine-massacre-on-psychopaths-and-bullies/ Fri, 31 Aug 2018 11:31:05 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=3877 On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we talk about some true crime and look at the most influential mass shooting in American history, the tragedy at Columbine. On April 20, 1999 Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold entered Columbine High School and shot and killed 13 people. Rumors spread in the media that it […]

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]]> full 1:25:35 3877 Episode 320: J Edgar Hoover: The Flawed Founder of the FBI https://sofakingpodcast.com/j-edgar-hoover-the-flawed-founder-of-the-fbi/ Fri, 03 Aug 2018 11:31:54 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=3800 On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we break out the Tommy Guns, polish our badges, and talk about the life, power, corruption, and secrets of the ultimate G-Man, J Edgar Hoover. J Edgar Hoover was the first director of the FBI (he even predated the FBI when it was simply the Bureau of […]

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]]> full 1:20:34 3800 Episode 318: Albert Einstein: The Ultimate Genius https://sofakingpodcast.com/albert-einstein-the-ultimate-genius/ Fri, 27 Jul 2018 11:31:37 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=3783 On this very nerdy episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we talk about discoveries, math, and quantum shift in the world that was Albert Einstein. Virtually every discovery about Quantum Physicist is based in part on papers written by a very young Albert Einstein. By the age of 26, he proved that atoms and molecules […]

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]]> full 1:22:28 3783 Episode 314: Julius Caesar: Ultimate Historical Badass? https://sofakingpodcast.com/episode-314-julius-caesar/ Fri, 13 Jul 2018 11:08:07 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=3754 On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we travel back in time and look at the life, loves, and conquests of one of the biggest bad-asses in all of human history, Julius Caesar. Caesar was born to an aristocratic family that was on the decline. But he was smart and of the right pedigree, […]

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]]> full 1:14:32 3754 Episode 312: Apartheid: The Ultimate Racism https://sofakingpodcast.com/apartheid-the-ultimate-racism/ Fri, 06 Jul 2018 11:31:14 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=3739 On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we look at the ultimate in institutionalized racism, South Africa’s Apartheid. Apartheid literally means separateness, and it was a policy of social discrimination turned into pretty hardcore laws that stripped the rights away from black South Africans. Although the black population was almost 4 times larger than […]

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]]> full 1:23:54 3739 Episode 310: Amelia Earhart: Feminist, Trail-Blazer, Spy? https://sofakingpodcast.com/amelia-earhart-feminist-trail-blazer-spy/ Fri, 29 Jun 2018 11:31:10 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=3719 On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the fame, flight records, trail blazing, and life story of the biggest missing persons case in American History: they case of Amelia Earhart. Amelia Earhart was born to an upper middle class family, and though her father was an alcoholic, and her parents had […]

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]]> full 1:34:38 3719 Episode 309: Japanese Internment Camps: So Much for the 5th Amendment https://sofakingpodcast.com/japanese-internment-camps-so-much-for-the-5th-amendment/ Tue, 26 Jun 2018 11:31:47 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=3715 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we travel back in time and look at a dark chapter in American history—Japanese Internment Camps. After the attack on Pearly Harbor back in 1941, paranoia and anti-Japanese sentiment reached an all time high in the US, and with the signing of Executive Order 9066, President Roosevelt […]

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]]> full 1:26:28 3715 Episode 306: Benjamin Franklin: The First American https://sofakingpodcast.com/benjamin-franklin-the-first-american/ Fri, 15 Jun 2018 11:31:12 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=3694 On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we travel back in time and look at the inventions, diplomacy, and crazy sex life of “The First American,” Benjamin Franklin. Franklin is one of the original founding fathers of the United States, and he is a true American success story. He was born the son of […]

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]]> full 3694 Episode 286: Bay of Pigs: The CIA’s Failed Coup! https://sofakingpodcast.com/bay-of-pigs-the-cias-failed-coup/ Fri, 06 Apr 2018 11:31:36 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=3340 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we do a deep dig on the facts and failures of the attempted CIA-backed revolution that was meant to topple Fidel Castro in Cuba, The Bay of Pigs invasion. The Bay of Pigs was a not-so-secret plan for the CIA to train and arm exiled Cubans living […]

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]]> full 3340 Episode 284: Prescott Bush: Pulling the Strings of Presidents https://sofakingpodcast.com/prescott-bush-pulling-the-strings-of-presidents/ Fri, 30 Mar 2018 11:31:02 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=3323 On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we do the whole biography thing on the grandfather of an American dynasty, Mr. Prescott Bush. Prescott Bush is the father of President George H.W. Bush and the grandfather of President George W Bush. He was a businessman, politician, power broker, Skull and Bones Man, and possible […]

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]]> full 3323 EPISODE 269: EDGAR A. POE: FATHER OF MODERN WRITING https://sofakingpodcast.com/episode-269-edgar-poe-father-modern-writing/ Tue, 06 Feb 2018 12:30:04 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=3208 On this 269th episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we pull back the shadows of the famous American mastermind of mystery and macabre, Edgar Allan Poe. Known historically as the Godfather of funk, wait no, I’m still drunk. Poor boy Poe was the middle child of three souls born to actor parents in 1809. By […]

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]]> full 1:38:09 3208 Episode 238: Joan of Arc: Dude Look Like a Lady https://sofakingpodcast.com/joan-arc-dude-look-like-lady/ Fri, 06 Oct 2017 11:31:26 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=2748 On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we travel back to Castle Times and discuss a fan-voted historical icon: Joan of Arc. Nicknamed “The Maid of Orléans” (and eventually considered the patron saint of all of France), she was born Joan d’Arc in a small village in France. This was during the 100 Year’s […]

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]]> full 1:15:57 2748 Episode 232: Leonardo da Vinci: The Ultimate Renaissance Man https://sofakingpodcast.com/leonardo-da-vinci-ultimate-renaissance-man/ Fri, 15 Sep 2017 11:31:09 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=2683 On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we delve into the life of the genius, artist, scientist, anatomist, engineer, and the original futurist—Leonardo da Vinci. Da Vinci was born in 1452 and is considered one of (or the?) most important artists in all of human history. He was the ultimate renaissance man. The techniques […]

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]]> full 1:23:09 2683 Episode 229: Napoleon Bonaparte: The Ultimate Warrior? https://sofakingpodcast.com/napoleon-bonaparte-ultimate-warrior/ Tue, 05 Sep 2017 11:31:33 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=2662 On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we look at the life of the world’s most famous short man, Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon was one of the greatest military minds in human history, and it’s a bit surprising that his wars aren’t considered a world war since they involved almost everyone. He nearly conquered the […]

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]]> full 1:29:17 2662 Episode 215: Hunter S Thompson: Gonzo Drug Fueled Journalism https://sofakingpodcast.com/hunter-s-thompson-gonzo-drug-fueled-journalism/ Tue, 18 Jul 2017 11:31:34 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=2513 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we look at the truly gonzo life of the one and only Hunter S Thompson. Thompson was a journalist who became famous for his crazed drug-fueled antics and anti-authority stance. Born in Louisville, Kentucky to a middle class family, his father died while he was a teenager, […]

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]]> full 1:34:10 2513 Episode 178: Bohemian Grove: Satanic? Or Just A Gay Ol’ Time https://sofakingpodcast.com/episode-178-bohemian-grove-satanic-just-gay-ol-time/ Fri, 10 Mar 2017 12:00:13 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=2109 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the not-so-secret society known as the Bohemian Club. While the main club is in the Union Square district of San Francisco (at 624 Taylor Street), the club is most famous for what goes on at the notorious Bohemian Grove in in Sonoma County. It […]

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]]> full 1:16:01 2109 Episode 173: The Donner Party: Cowboy Cannibalism https://sofakingpodcast.com/donner-party-cowboy-cannibalism/ Tue, 21 Feb 2017 12:31:12 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=2062 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we cover a fan-voted topic and discuss the tragedy and cannibalism of the Donner Party. Famous since Cowboy Days, this story of tragedy, bad timing, and trust in the wrong people has become a part of American lore. Originally, the group was a small band of travelers […]

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]]> full 1:26:01 2062 Episode 171: Rasputin: The Mad Monk of Russia https://sofakingpodcast.com/rasputin-mad-monk-russia/ Tue, 14 Feb 2017 12:31:55 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=2041 This episode of the Sofa King Podcast looks at the Mad Monk of Russia, Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin. Born in a small town in Siberia to peasants, he had a reputation of having visions from God as a young child, and he eventually left town to join a monastery after he was recruited due to his “visions.” […]

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]]> full 1:21:24 2041 Episode 169: DB Cooper: Hijacker, Thief, Deadman? https://sofakingpodcast.com/db-cooper-hijacker-thief-deadman/ Tue, 07 Feb 2017 12:31:40 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=2029 On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we look at the case that the FBI was unable to solve for over 40 years—the hijacking and disappearance of DB Cooper. The day before Thanksgiving, November, 24, 1971, travel was busy with people trying to get home for the holiday. One plane that was bound from […]

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]]> full 1:29:54 2029 Episode 109: The Winchesters: Rifles, Money, and Madness https://sofakingpodcast.com/winchesters-rifles-money-madness/ Fri, 15 Jul 2016 11:32:32 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=1053 This episode of The Sofa King Podcast explores the life and legacy of the Winchester family. From the “Gun that Won the West” to the Winchester Mystery house, we look at this intriguing and influential family and how they shaped America in the Old West and Beyond. We start with a look at the early […]

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]]> full 1:16:22 1053 Episode 93: Abraham Lincoln–Emancipator or Dictator? https://sofakingpodcast.com/abraham-lincoln-emancipator-dictator/ Fri, 20 May 2016 11:31:36 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=977 On this episode, we set our sights on Abraham Lincoln. Is there a grand conspiracy theory we uncover? Not really. (Or maybe yes, if you’re Brad…he’s pretty into this topic and the reasons he thinks the Civil War started). Instead, we wanted to contrast the history books which only tell a tale of a man […]

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]]> full 1:25:16 977 Episode 65: Prohibition https://sofakingpodcast.com/prohibition/ Tue, 16 Feb 2016 12:30:27 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=805 On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we discuss America’s prohibition of alcohol. (We found it only fitting as a topic since we are building our own little speakeasy down in the Fight Club basement with the “Wall of Whiskey.”) Starting in 1920, the sale and transport of liquor was made illegal by the […]

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]]> full 56:52 805 Episode 46: Thanksgiving https://sofakingpodcast.com/thanksgiving/ Fri, 27 Nov 2015 12:30:43 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=708 For this week’s episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we focus on everyone’s most gluttonous holiday—Thanksgiving. We try to get an accurate account of history for Thanksgiving and note the fact that most historical sources don’t line up on this one. Obviously, Americans celebrate the landing of the pilgrims on the Mayflower at Plymouth, but […]

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]]> full 59:52 708 Episode 28: Vikings https://sofakingpodcast.com/vikings/ https://sofakingpodcast.com/vikings/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2015 11:31:03 +0000 https://www.sofakingpodcast.com/?p=598 This week we Brad, Brent, and Dave talk Vikings. Not the cartoon Vikings with the silly hats, and funny garb. We get into what it would be like to be a viking, to pillage and plunger, to sail the high seas with little navigation, to endure battle with nothing but a bear skin and kill […]

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