Historically Stupid

Happy Mother's Day, geniuses! Sam and Dan celebrate the holiday by having their first repeat guest and Sam's mom, Judy Bachrach. They discuss: Mary Washington (Disloyal Loyalist) Queen Victoria (Royal Pain) Madge Gates Wallace (The Buck Stops with Her) Anna Jarvis (Mother of Insanity) Maria Theresa (Maria Full of Anger) Don't forget to follow the show on Twitter: @historicallydum Facebook: www.facebook.com/historicallystupid Visit our website: www.historicallystupid.com Shoot us an email: historicallystupidpodcast@gmail.com Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/HistoricallyStupid/

On our second to last episode, Dan and Sam have some dumb stuff to share: LBJ (Dead Sexy) Dr. Robert Liston (Cut to the Chase) Adolf Hitler (The Reich Way to Dance) Clement Vallandigham (Miss Trial) Also, some of the dumbest current events in Stupid History in the Making. Don't forget to follow the show on Twitter: @historicallydum Facebook: www.facebook.com/historicallystupid Visit our website: www.historicallystupid.com Shoot us an email: historicallystupidpodcast@gmail.com Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/HistoricallyStupid/

It's just Dan and Sam this week but don't worry there is plenty of foolishness anyhow: Tom Kummer (Fake News) Vladimir Lenin (Grave Mistake) Great Zimbabwe (Old Fashioned Racism) FDR (A Man's Best Friend) Don't forget to follow the show on Twitter: @historicallydum Facebook: www.facebook.com/historicallystupid Visit our website: www.historicallystupid.com Shoot us an email: historicallystupidpodcast@gmail.com Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/HistoricallyStupid/

This episode, Sam and Dan are joined by their friend Katie, an avid listener and a great addition. Together, they cover: Christopher Wren (High Stakes Wager) Bathtub Hoax (Dirty Journalism) Mariner 1 (Check Your Work) Richard Feynman (A Smaller Bet) Battle of ?a???n (Not the Smartest Guy) Don't forget to follow the show on Twitter: @historicallydum Facebook: www.facebook.com/historicallystupid Visit our website: www.historicallystupid.com Shoot us an email: historicallystupidpodcast@gmail.com Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/HistoricallyStupid/

Dan is back and joins Sam in discussing: Failed Assassination of Andrew Jackson (One Shot, One Opportunity) Andrew Jackson May (Different Andrew Jackson) Muhammad bin Tughluq (Capital Idea) Christopher Meili (Nazi Right Bank)

Hey everyone! Dan is off to Ireland this week so Sam was left to hold down the fort. Here to provide some much needed (and appreciated) support were his buddies Andrew and Nate. They discussed: The Toledo War (Go Blue!) Gallipoli (Pre-heroic Churchill) Civil War Love Boat (Motion in the Ocean) The Battle of Antietam (Excuse me, did you drop this?) Don't forget to follow the show on Twitter: @historicallydum Facebook: www.facebook.com/historicallystupid Visit our website: www.historicallystupid.com Shoot us an email: historicallystupidpodcast@gmail.com Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/HistoricallyStupid/

As we delve deeper into the never-ending pit of stupidity, Dan and Sam discuss: The Bolivian Navy (Nothing to Sea Here) The Mars Orbiter (Doesn't Measure Up) Siachen Glacier (Two Enemies Try to Break the Ice) Wicked Bible (The Tempting Typo) Also, some of the dumbest current events in Stupid History in the Making. Don't forget to follow the show on Twitter: @historicallydum Facebook: www.facebook.com/historicallystupid Visit our website: www.historicallystupid.com Shoot us an email: historicallystupidpodcast@gmail.com Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/HistoricallyStupid/

Hey geniuses! It's time to look back at some more stupid history! Dan and Sam discuss: Tuberculosis (Fatal attraction) Musashi (Just a splash) German Fencing (Scars make you beautiful) Cádiz Expedition (One more drink won't hurt?) Also, some of the dumbest current events in Stupid History in the Making. Don't forget to follow the show on Twitter: @historicallydum Facebook: www.facebook.com/historicallystupid Visit our website: www.historicallystupid.com Shoot us an email: historicallystupidpodcast@gmail.com Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/HistoricallyStupid/

Dan and Sam look back at: Franz Reichelt (Falling with style!) General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana (A bad case of dead leg) Heinrich Albert(What you got in that bag) The Roman Empire (The shittiest empire?) Also, some of the dumbest current events in Stupid History in the Making. Don't forget to follow the show on Twitter: @historicallydum Facebook: www.facebook.com/historicallystupid Visit our website: www.historicallystupid.com Shoot us an email: historicallystupidpodcast@gmail.com And our new Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/HistoricallyStupid/

Dan and Sam's latest podcast is mind numbing-ly stupid. They look at: The Battle of Karansebes (Stop Invading Yourself) Caligula (Hey Big Spender) The Battle of Jenkin's Ear (Hungry? Why Wait?) Al?’ ad-D?n Mu?ammed (No You Khan Not) Don't forget to follow the show on Twitter: @historicallydum Facebook: www.facebook.com/historicallystupid Visit our website: www.historicallystupid.com Shoot us an email: historicallystupidpodcast@gmail.com Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/HistoricallyStupid/

On this episode, we feature journalist, author, former radio host and Sam's mom, Judy Bachrach. We discuss: Scopes Monkey Trial (A devolving case) Treaty of Waitangi (and the "mistranslation") Flags (I do declare) Queen Mary (Not Scot free) Nuclear scare of 1979 (Practice makes perfect) Ashanti Empire (No R&B involved) Don't forget to follow the show on Twitter: @historicallydum Facebook: www.facebook.com/historicallystupid Visit our website: www.historicallystupid.com Shoot us an email: historicallystupidpodcast@gmail.com Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/HistoricallyStupid/

Once again, it's time to reminisce. Dan and Sam look back at: Bernard Montgomery (and the Unnecessary Gamble) Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli (Life on Mars) Anne Kopchovsky (Unbalanced) Joseph Stalin (Scared to Death) Also, some of the dumbest current events in Stupid History in the Making. Don't forget to follow the show on Twitter: @historicallydum Facebook: www.facebook.com/historicallystupid Visit our website: www.historicallystupid.com Shoot us an email: historicallystupidpodcast@gmail.com And our new Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoricallyStupid/

Historically Stupid is back and is just as good as ever (maybe better, I don't want to oversell it. Anyway, in our President's Day episode we cover some stupid mistakes by various leaders of the free world, including: Andrew Jackson (Take my wife) Grover Cleveland (More disgusting than Cleveland, OH) Rutherford B Hayes (Secret celebration) Franklin Pierce (Dust in the Wind) Also, our segment Stupid History in the Making! Don't forget to follow the show on Twitter: @historicallydum Facebook: www.facebook.com/historicallystupid Visit our website: www.historicallystupid.com Shoot us an email: historicallystupidpodcast@gmail.com

Sadly, this is the final episode of the season. But we ended it in true idiotic fashion with the follow topics: The Golden Gate Bridge (No safety net) Satislav Petrov (Inaction Hero) Steam Locomotive (The Disintegration Train) Benito Mussolini's Invasion (Greece Lightning) Don't forget to follow the show on Twitter: @historicallydum Facebook: www.facebook.com/historicallystupid Visit our website: www.historicallystupid.com Shoot us an email: historicallystupidpodcast@gmail.com

Okay, this is our second to last episode of Season One because stupidity can be exhausting. Episode 11 covers: Giuseppe Marco Fiesche (and the 20 gun salute) Bicycle Face (A bit unbalanced) Anna Ivanovna (Cold blooded) Polyphonic music (Hooked on Phonics) Don't forget to follow the show on Twitter: @historicallydum Facebook: www.facebook.com/historicallystupid Visit our website: www.historicallystupid.com Shoot us an email: historicallystupidpodcast@gmail.com

A belated "Happy Thanksgiving" to all of our fans. In the spirit of the holidays, we have a very special Thanksgiving episode where we welcomed our good friend Charley Oldaker to discuss what the holidays are really about: native populations getting screwed over by incoming ones. We discuss: John Smith (Worse than Mel Gibson) General Armstrong Custer (The wrong way to take a stand...) Maji Maji Rebellion (Check your sources) Ferdinand Magellan (They might be giants?) The Indian Revolution of 1857 (Cut the fat) Don't forget to follow the show on Twitter: @historicallydum Facebook: www.facebook.com/historicallystupid Visit our website: www.historicallystupid.com Shoot us an email: historicallystupidpodcast@gmail.com Historically StupidDaniel KhanSam Seifmanstreet lightsitalycatholic churchbannedSaddam HusseinDetroitkey to the cityIraqHillary ClintonDonald Trump2016 ElectionElectoral CollegeBen CarsonSarah PalinAlliesPilotsparachutesNoradComputer chipmissiles

On this episode of Historically Stupid, Daniel Khan and Sam Seifman remember the days of: Kim Jong Il (Does that make me crazy) Lightening rods (Hit me with your best shot) Skylab (It's the end of the world as we know it) Windmills (You spin me right round, baby right round) Don't forget to follow the show on Twitter: @historicallydum Facebook: www.facebook.com/historicallystupid Visit our website: www.historicallystupid.com Shoot us an email: historicallystupidpodcast@gmail.com

In the aftermath of the election, it might just feel good to look back to forget about the present. This week, Dan and Sam discuss: Italians and their anti-streetlight phase (Basta!) Saddam Hussein's Relationship to Detroit (Friendship is key) WWI Allied Forces Lack of Belief in Parachutes (Don't fall for it) NORAD and America's Potential Judgement Day (Chip on their shoulder) Also, our segment Stupid History in the Making! Don't forget to follow the show on Twitter: @historicallydum Facebook: www.facebook.com/historicallystupid Visit our website: www.historicallystupid.com Shoot us an email: historicallystupidpodcast@gmail.com

Just in time for Election Day, Historically Stupid presents its first election-themed episode! Every segment this week centers around some election, including: The 1972 Democrats (Snow, I'm Not Crying) Dan Quayle (You Say Potato) Tiririca (Clowning Around in Brazil) Gerald Ford (Not Well RED) Also, introducing our new current events segment: Stupid History in the Making! Don't forget to follow the show on Twitter: @historicallydum Facebook: www.facebook.com/historicallystupid Visit our website: www.historicallystupid.com Shoot us an email: historicallystupidpodcast@gmail.com

Dan and Sam continue their search for stupid. This week, they found a few gems: Canada Accidentally Bombs the U.S.? (Not the other way around) An American Army Buys Too FEW Weapons? (Who knew?!) Air Force Attached Bears to Rockets? (Bad plan, great idea for TV show) Marie Antoinette Screws Up Escape Plan (OUR FIRST WOMAN!)