The "Mad" Doctor will see you now....we are robbing graves and cutting people open this episode. Nothing can stop us, not even an uprising riot with cannons and pitchforks...or can it? Enjoy.

The Mad Doctor Joseph Nash McDowell

Part 2 of 2...Horace Greeley is a media magnate that can influence politics with a single article...why not run for President? It doesn't go so well. Enjoy!

Horace Greeley and his Neckbeard (2 of 2)

We go OFF THE RAILS here. Returning guests Jack Steiger and Max Antonucci don't disappoint as they fill in for LP and we can discuss the chaotic life of Anton LaVey, the founder of the American Church of Satan. It get's weird and fast. Enjoy.

Anton LaVey: American Satan

We are joined by the Great Chuck Staton of TESD fame. Chuck joins us to promote his upcoming comedy show and we tell the intense story of "Mad" Anthony Wayne, an American Revolutionary hero with a wild past, a strange end and a TON of LOSERCEPTIONS. Find out how much ass you gotta kick to get a town named after you.

Why you so "Mad" Anthony Wayne?

We're talking the ill fated 18th Amendment aka Prohibition and just how hard to enforce it truly was. America is a strange and bizarre place and this just proves it more! Enjoy!

"Rum Runners and the Real McCoy"

This one almost doesn't seem real....Stanford White designed some of the most iconic structures in New York City. He was well respected and admired up until his murder...as the dust settled and all the details came pouring out in the "Trial of the Century"...the world learned a little too much about Stanford White's "Hobbies"...it's gross, it's wild, it's true...it's American Loser baybay

Stanford White: Architect and Sex Trafficker?

We left off with the Marquis trying to hunt down the traitorous Benedict Arnold....but the Revolution in America is coming to a close and Lafayette's home country of France seems to have a revolution brewing of it's own. So he returns to help lead the cause of change and well....shit goes bad in a hurry...Jacobins, Bastilles, beheadings and a reign of terror await this American War Hero....enjoy the conclusion to a wild and bizarre "American Loser"....Marquis De Lafayette.

Marquis De Lafayette Part 2 of 2... France's Batman

We are joined via Streamyard by the wonderful folks responsible for the "Lafayette Trail", Julien Icher and Kat Marsh. Kat is a Daughter of the American Revolution and Julien is a French Born history enthusiast and they take some time to talk to us about a very cool project underway commemorating LaFayette's Grand Tour of America. There are more historical markers coming in the near future and we hope you'll support this very cool project.

The Lafayette Trail with Julien Icher and Kat Smith

Despite the bigotry of the time, the Harlem Hellfighters, a majority Black American Army unit fought with honor and distinction in The "Great War". Despite their heroism, the Unit experienced racism in the US, earned the nickname "Men of Bronze" from the French, saw more combat and suffered more losses than any American unit in the war....oh yeah, they also introduced the French to Jazz...wild stuff!

The Harlem Hellfighters

Late due to a slight error but it's April and that's INTERNATIONAL LOSER month. LP joins from South Beach via Streamyard to help us do a "redo" of the lost episode about Otto Skorzeny, Hitler's wild commando whose post war activities are downright unsettling...enjoy and apologies to comedian Doug Uram of "No Offense" Podcast for the lost audio....enjoy!

Otto Skorzeny: The Incredible Life of a Despicable Man

I'm joined this week by the hosts of "The Wizards of Odd" (Ted Daniels and Don MacArthur) and we ruin Kahuna's life with true stories of Sasquatch attacks from the Native Americans to as recent as a few years ago. We learn about the origins of the creature, how the Natives treated, feared and respected it. How a battle took place between hunters and an army of "Bigfeet". The Wizards also teach us what a Wendigo is, play recorded Sasquatch voices on air for us and more....it's a dam fun one. Enjoy and check out "The Wizards of Odd" for more history on Urban Legends!

Sasquatches and Wendigos: The Terrifying True Stories (with the "Wizards of Odd"

Joined by Chris Covert, LP is back from Florida for the final installment of International Loser (back to America next week, we swear). When your name becomes synonymous with traitor or scoundrel...you know you've messed up...Vidkun Quisling is considered to be Norways greatest villain. Enjoy the wild story and Chris Covert's beyond perfect celeb look a like comparison.

Vidkun Quisling: Betrayer of Norway

Jack Shackelford was a medical doctor, turned soldier, turned politician, turned soldier and his entire life gives us a great set of eyes to view the Revolution in Texas from. 

Dr Tristan joins us. Enjoy this wonderfully "American" story.

Jack Shackelford and the Massacre at Goliad

LP is in Aruba...so Joe Conte keeps his chair warm while KP tells Kahuna and Joe about the mysterious abandoned town of Ong's Hat, NJ....ghost town, time portal...work of fiction...government cover up??? You tell us when you need to hope off the train...we all know it's coming. ENJOY!

Ong's Hat: Abandoned Town or Time Portal?

Lp, Kahuna and I discuss the bizarre tale of Joshua Huddy...he's many things to many people. War criminal, Pirate, Revolutionary War Hero, Victim, banished Quaker but one hell of a good story. Enjoy this tale of the man who caused the first INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT in American history.

Josh Huddy: Pirate Revolutionary

Awhile back, we decided to do a quick episode about the War of 1812....that did not go as planned. We realized the War is wildly more complex that almost any book or documentary would have you believe....I'm proud to say...us three jerks from Jersey went ahead and wrote and recorded a dam near perfect explanation of the War (from both sides)...enjoy and learn the patreon folks have known for a while now.....America is CHAOS.

The War of 1812 as told by three jerks from Jersey

There are several pretty intense conspiracies surrounding the fate of the RMS Titanic...enjoy!

The Titanic Conspiracies!

At times Spiro T. Agnew was the most popular man in DC...other times...not so much. He remains controversial to this day due to the manner in which he served and left the office of the Vice Presidency.....enjoy the chaos!

Spiro T. Agnew: Disgraced VP to a Disgraced President

The Legend Lives On!! We are talking fact and fiction and everything in between. Enjoy this previously PATREON only episode brought to you by the kind FOUNDING LOSERS!

DB Cooper: Come Fly With Me!

Check out the real life story of Bill the Butcher.

Bill The Butcher

The Origin story of the Army Rangers sees a man named Robert Rogers go from Frontier Hero to Loyalist Terrorist depending on who you ask....enjoy this previously Patreon only episode.

Robert Rogers and his Mighty Morphing Power (Army) Rangers

200 episodes, 4 years of bizarre history, lots of fun and tons of laughs. AMERICAN LOSER is ending (IN IT'S CURRENT FORM) and as we grow the idea to all of it's potential, we are going to be walking away from the weekly format while we fry some bigger fish in some bigger ponds. We love the listeners, the Kahuna, Criss Madd, Ming and Mike Zapcic and all the amazing guests that have been kind enough to come on the show over the years. WE ARE NOT DONE YET...more things to come.

200th Episode and a big announcement

What does it take to have a county in New Jersey named after you? Hugh Mercer's story answers that question and more....guests Mike Sicoli and Kp's Manager join the Kahuna, South Beach Larry and that other guy while they tell the tale of a forgotten hero of not one or two but three wars.....Crazy Scots!

Hugh Mercer got Bayonetted HOW MANY TIMES?

This was formerly a Patreon Episode and for some reason, I can't prove that we ever released it to the the masses when the patreon ended....I hope you enjoy the TRUE story of the Rise and Fall of the King Fish...the only man who could have beaten FDR in an election...Huey Long

Huey Long: America's Kingfish

A lost episode about two people who volunteered to get lost in the NEW WORLD. Enjoy

Lewis And Clark: Ironically...we lost this episode

Another Lost Episode.....about this one crazy time we declared WAR on the Mormon religion.....enjoy!

American Declared WAR on the Mormons???

Did we lose this episode too? Formerly, this was Patreon only but now it's yours for free baybay...enjoy the horrifying true story of the ship that was doomed like none other....Quint from Jaws only barely scratched the service on how bad things were for those poor sailors;

The Tragedy of the USS Indianapolis

More lost gold....one of the greatest Native American warriors of all time...enjoy!!

Crazy Horse of Course, of Course

Lost gold....enjoy...wild story...history sometimes repeats itself and often with the same players

Roy Cohn and the Era of "Mccarthyism"

Lost Gold about the GOD of the US Navy...and yes...he's a Scottish madman and thankfully he was on our side!

John Paul Jones has not yet begun to fight!

When people talk about "Wild Bill" Hickok...they are usually talking about his infamous death in "Deadwood"...but what was his origin story that made him such a feared name in the Wild West to begin with? Well...it's a good story and my Pal Teddy Daniels (from the Wizards of Odd) helps me tell it. Big thanks to Ethan and Ming at A Shared Universe...Kahuna, will return...once he gets paroled.

How Bill Hickok got "Wild"

A return to the Studio, A major announcement and of course.....a wild romp through a bizarre story of American History. The book is out....please consider taking a look at it.

The Tragedy and Mystery of Michael Rockefeller

Joined this week by comedian Teddy Daniels and mean girl Kerri Burke, we tell the story of Lloyd Fredendall, the worst American General in World War 2. Fredendall's reputation as a coward and an awful field commander nearly ruin the Allied Invasion in North Africa. Luckily for the US, we had a guy named Patton just waiting in the wings to take over. A very fun episode.

Lloyd Fredendall- The Worst General of World War 2

In honor of St Patrick's Day, we talk about LP's Spirit Animal and lifelong obsession, Thomas Francis Meagher, an Irish Revolutionary, American Civil War Hero and Provisional Governor of Montana. His story is full of left turns and WTF! moments. Please enjoy responsibly!

Thomas Francis Meagher and the Irish Brigade

IMPEACHMENT is in the news again but we're not a political show...we're a history show goddammit! So please enjoy as LP and I take the Kahuna on part 1 (of 2)of the wild life and precarious times of the first President to ever be impeached...Andrew Johnson. We will wrap this story up next week but Johnson's legacy is too crazy and "Loser" ridden for us to fit into just one episode.

The Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson Part 1

Kicking off March with some extra Madness...here is the story behind the opening lyric of "Atlantic City". Phillip Testa, better known as "The Chicken Man" was an integral part of the Philadelphia mafia. This story starts in Sicily and winds up in the heart of a bloody Mob war. Names like "Little Nicky" and "Angelo Bruno" are included. Also, a little town called "Atlantic City"...enjoy

Phillip "The Chicken Man" Testa and the Philly Mob War

In a culture obsessed with winning, "American Loser" is the podcast that puts the spotlight firmly on second place. Comedian KP Burke dives head first into the true stories of the biggest losers in American History.

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