This week the boys look at the Flat Earth movement from its inception till today. Come be amazed at the fact that adults, in 2020, with worlds knowlege at their finger tips, at all times....believe the earth is flat. 

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86 - Flat Earthers, this is why we cant have nice things.

Remember that one time when a Frenchmen convinced the entire World that Halley's Comet was going to kill us all? It's tail would saturate the Earth in cyanide? You know when every built shelters in mines and people burned all their possessions? No? Well come along with the lads and hear how in 1910, the wheels fell off and people stopped listening to science...Almost like today!

85 - Flammarion and World ending Comet

For our final part of the Guns and Roses saga, the boys investigate the release of "Chinese Democracy" and the bullshit that surrounded it. We look at what became of the band and where they all ended up. Also that Axl Rose had cornrows....lel.

84 - Guns and Roses Part 3, Chinese Democracy, a swing and a miss.

Axl and the Gang (the ever increasing circus of personalities) are riding high. Surely they'll put 2 and 2 together and strike while the iron is hot. You know, release new and exciting content, strive for the best and create musical works of art! Or maybe they'll have a chicken coop in the studio and have a wolf shit in it. Maybe drop the N-bomb a zillion times in a song  as well while you're at it. So yeah, whatever works.

83 - Guns and Roses Part Duex, Sorry Bucket, the Wolf shit in your coop.

Guns and Roses rose to collossal fame during the 80s. Apparently with fame, comes heoin and heavy drinking....Also standing up patrons at your shows and assaulting the average joe  here and there. Come listen to how it all got started and the story of their early years.....also drugs...so, so many drugs.  

82 - Guns and Roses Part 1, booze, babes and china brown.

Ulysses S. Grant was a master tactician, a poorer President, and issuer of the infamous "General Order 11". Grant was responsible for the forceful removal of Jewish families from parts of the South during the Civil War. Come join the boys as we see how Grant bumbles his way through the mess he'd made for himself.

81 - Ulysses S. Grant and the Jewish "problem".

Tim Anderson was a natural athlete, strong, fast and amazing at almost any sport he put his efforts towards, especially boxing. However Tim had one fatal flaw, he was a good man. Being the good guy in the 80s fight game was tough, maybe a little too tough. Come see how Tim Anderson rose the through the heavy weight rankings, dodging girls, drugs and parties...and how it all came crashing down.

80 - Tim "Doc" Anderson, drugs, match fixing and murder.

Keith Raniere had a childhood like so many of us, laughter, happiness, parents who convinced you, you were all powerful. Come see how Keith and his gang of merry ladies scammed hundreds of millions out the wealthy elite and started a sex cult with Hollywood.

79 - NXIVM, sex, money, power and human cattle branding.

Count Dante was described as the most dangerous man who ever lived. Over 6 foot, spandex, cape...Staff with a gold lion head...black belts in multiple martial art forms. With his patented "Monkey steals the peach" technique, Dante could literally snatch a mans nuts from his body. Or could he? Come see how Dante become a powerhouse in American martial arts and arguably started the UFC.

78 - Count Dante - The Most Dangerous Man who EVER lived.

This week the boys are rejoined by Tamara, to hear the story of Steve Gough. Steve successfully walked the entire length of Britain twice....in the nude. Strangely enough he also a huge amount of time behind bars in the process. Come see how he convinced his girlfriend to bare all with him, and ramble the lands. P.S the audio is rough for the first 2 min but clears up after that. Technical bug we couldn't work out.

77 - Steve Gough, The Naked Rambler

Diego Maradona is has it all, the girls, the lifestyle and a raging cocaine habit. Maradona encapsulates the classic tale of wasted potential and why its not a good idea to get in bed with the mob. Come see how it all went south (and still is).

76 - Diego Maradona - Coke, kicks and tits: A Soccer Tale.

Chance are if you've been to, or live in Liverpool England, you know of "Purple Aki", the man who squeezes muscles. Aki rose to infamy after being charged with over 100 counts of indecent assault, mainly to young "muscular" men. See Purple Aki had a need to be squatted by strong boys, yep, squatted,  on their backs...ass to grass.

75 - Purple Aki, "I just want you to squat me"

Self proclaimed "Dr" Martin Ssempa is a Ugandan pastor and activist and the founder of the Makerere Community Church. He's also a raving homophobe without the ability to filter his words. While disturbing, his decent into gibbering idiocy is pleasant enough. Come listen to how it all falls apart. 

74 - Martin Ssempa, "They eat the poo poo, like ice-cream"

Julian Buchwald and Carolynne Watson were young star crossed love birds in rural Victoria, Australia. After the two go missing from a picnic lunch, Police are in a race against time to save the couple from a Satanic cult....In rural Australia....something is very suss here.

73 - Julian Buchwald: Satan, the spade and young lovers

Barry Seal was one of Americas most notorious drug runners....He also worked for the CIA. Come see how this conflict of interest may have been seen as "problematic" by his less than understanding boss, Pablo Escobar.

72 - Barry Seal, the CIA's Dust Delivery-man

Each week Kayle, Ben, Christian and Matt (plus the occasional guest) catch up to talk about someone who has had some pretty out there ideas and see how it turns out for them.

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