American Loser Podcast

This week is a BIG week for us. The Kahuna's directed his first comedy special and oh yeah, I performed it. LP, Kahuna and I tell a few funny stories about the lead in to the recording and release of "Escape From Jacksonville". We've been working on this project for over a year and we're excited its out on youtube, itunes and more now! If you do watch it and enjoy it...please comment "American Loser" so we know it's you guys. Thank you so much! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hells Kitchen in Manhattan is a nice place to see some live music, eat at some upscale restaurants and pay entirely too much in rent...but not too long ago...it was the home of what Rudy Giuliani called "the most savage gang in the history of New York." Machine guns, Mafia hits, heists and Gary Oldman...check out the story of the gang known all around town as "The Westies". See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Joined this week by returning guests Jack Steiger (NSA Watchlist) and Angelo Gingerelli (Handsome Author) me and the Kahuna let them run wild with the bizarre legacy of Ayn Rand, a female author that's been dead for decades but still brought up on the regular. We have a fun conversation about her flaws, her appeal and why the mere mention of her name brings up such varied responses. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Kahuna's dream has come true and we are finally doing an episode on a hero of his...not that one...the other one...Preston Tucker. Tucker was a PIONEER of the auto industry and got the ire of the US Government and the Automotive elites. Enjoy! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A grizzled, old West lawman with a history of gunfights has a bizarre past. How did a nice boy from Italy wind up hunting down bootleggers in the Black Hills? Don't listen while operating heavy machinery...his story takes more odds turns than we care to admit. Enjoy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Robert Ripley started off drawing cartoons for newspapers and soon developed a following that allowed him to explore most of the known world and report back on the weirdest and oddest things Earth had to offer. We talk about early "Freak" shows, the disturbing "Geek" shows and how Ripley's legacy still impacts people today. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How could a battle that took place in 1811 possibly effect the Presidency in 2022? Listen and find out the bizarre legend that a Shawnee Holy Man may have cursed the several Presidents as revenge...enjoy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cowboys of the old west! Wait, what? New York? You can't be serious....enjoy the wild and bizarre tale. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We're back and Covid free baybay....and here is part one of a wild story about the life of the French version of Terminator meets Batman...the Marquis De Lafayette...born to a name synonymous with war he will become a fugitive from his own country, an American hero and more...enjoy and stay tuned for part 2. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Back in action later this week, we're all recovering from Covid so to avoid coughing into the microphones AND rustling papers....we're gonna hit you with a double episode this THURSDAY night baybay. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Horace Greeley is a fascinating man. We had it all written up for one solid episode but due to the studio being hit with jackhammers...yeah, not kidding, we gotta make it a two parter. Thanks to the Kahuna for editing on the fly and see ya next week! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

When did the American Civil War end...I thought I knew but apparently there is a wild story that involves pirates, Australia and espionage. It's a pretty dam good one as we cover the final shots fired of the Civil War onboard the "Pirate" ship the CSS Shenandoah. Enjoy! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We've collected a few of the best ghost stories in American history for this one. Some lesser known Ghosts and creeps! Enjoy See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Albert Fish is the most despicable man in the history of humankind. He is known as the "Gray man", the "Brooklyn Vampire" or the "boogeyman"....this story truly terrified all of us while we were researching him. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

HALLOWEEN kickoff baybay! We got a spooky story of doom and gloom during the brutal storm of 1846 that wrecked a total of nine ships along the coast of New Jersey. What happened? Who was to blame? Do the ghosts of the wreckage still haunt us? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We've got a banger for ya, the seldom heard of and completely unexaggerated true story of the "PIG WAR". The US and Britain have had some great fights in the past...but this time it's personal and petty as hell. Enjoy See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

3 years of losing in style celebrating live with myself, the Kahuna, Lawrence Patrick and the boss Ming Chen himself. We recap the year, tell some of the chaos from this past weekend with the album recording and more. Back to regular format next week folks! Thank you for all the love an support of these three years. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We're back! Melvin Purvis is the FBI legend that you've probably never heard of. You have probably heard of the people he hunted down for the FBI though. Names like "Babyface Nelson", "Prettyboy Floyd" and of course...the original Public Enemy Number 1, John Dillinger. Enjoy and stand by for an announcement we've been waiting to unveil for quite a bit of time. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We tried to record on time this week and it kind of all just went hell in a hand basket. We explain and rest assured, the episodes we owe you are up and ready now! Enjoy! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We're Back! Returning guest Chris Covert stops by and we're telling the story of MACHINE GUN KELLY (No, not that one!) The old school Public Enemy Era gangster! He was a total badass or was he just the product of his wife's hype machine? J. Edgar Hoover gets involved so you know it's a good one! MACHINE GUN KELLY! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Kahuna saves the day and we manage to find a quiet part of the studio to record this bad boy of an episode. LP guts it out for this performance while we tell the story of Narciso Gonzales, a journalist murdered in broad daylight by the Lt. Governor of South Carolina....it's true and bizarre. Enjoy! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feeling bad? Podcast with your Dad, we'll do anything we can...the wrong way....as in "Wrong Way" Corrigan the most famous aviator in America...on accident. His story makes no sense but dam is it fun. ENJOY! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hear all about how a nice little girl from Massachusetts became the richest woman in America BUT also earned the nickname the "Witch of Wall Street" . Enjoy her wild but of course true, story. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The story of Sonny Liston would take three Hollywood movies to tell accurately. We don't have that kind of budget so we just made a dam good podcast instead. Enjoy the out of this world true story of Sonny Liston...Heavyweight Champion of the World. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We are born on the fourth of July and ready to roll through this chaos with you that is the Vietnam War and more specifically, the infamous "Tet" Offensive. Tet is considered to be one of the biggest holidays in Vietnamese Culture so much so that it was usually accompanied by ceasefire of the hostilities during the war....but 1968 was gonna be different....very, very different. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Crossover time baybay! Ken Krantz of "I love Rock n Roll" pod joins us in studio as we talk about the chaos that ended John Lennon's life at the hands of Mark David Chapman. We talk about how "Catcher in the Rye" played a role, the theory of MK Ultra being involved, Mark's own account of the murder and the unbelievable fallout. Enjoy! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The historical find of the century turned out to be a prank gone wildly wrong. Jon Beecroft and Joe Weber (Comics, Cartoons, Craft Beer), join KP and the Kahuna as we tell the story of how some drunk guys in the woods played a joke that wound up legit going down in the history books. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Patty Hearst is a little bit of everything and nothing all at once. Her story is bizarre and perfect LOSER fodder. Was the granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst the victim of brainwashing by her kidnappers? How did a nice heiress from Cali wind up robbing banks and shooting assault rifles with domestic terrorists? Well...it takes awhile, so let me, LP, Kahuna and our pal Angelo Gingerelli (Stand up and Laugh) tell ya. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Alcatraz aka The Rock aka the prison that nobody escapes from...except for these three guys maybe.... did Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers pull it off? Are they living in South America now or did they drown in the San Fran Bay? Max Antonucci returns to talk all things Alcatraz! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dorie Miller is a legit American hero and his story needs to be told! World War 2, Pearl Harbor, Cuba Gooding Jr and more! Enjoy! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Soapy Smith is the kind of con artist you can't help but admire. He's a scumbag but dam is he clever. His "cons" included rigged poker games, sleight of hand tricks and eventually politics. Soapy will build three empires over the course of his life and it's nothing short of incredible! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Howard Unruh etched his names in the history books by going from decorated WW2 veteran to one of America's First Mass Shooters....his story is brutal but important and we find a few ways to make fun of him in the mean time. Big Rich From Jersey joins us to discuss this "Loser" who ruined Camden, New Jersey's Good Name! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Richard Byrd lived an amazing life, but how much of it is true? Find out about the man, the legend and the conspiracy theories surrounding him to this day. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The most forgotten "War" in American history is also one of its first. Tensions boil over with France after the US starts getting buddy-buddy with England again with the Jay Treaty. A war most people don't know we ever really had is a large factor why we have the modern territory of the United States. Enjoy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, LP is in South Beach still so we called up old Uncle Paulie to talk about the wild but true story of Mark Felt aka DEEP THROAT the man who essentially took down the Nixon Whitehouse. His legacy is controversial and highly enjoyable. Thank you to Criss Madd for producing this episode. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Elbridge Gerry should be a household name. He was a Founding Father and had the respect of many big names including John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Elbridge is responsible for many vital freedoms and protections we enjoy today. However, he's also the guy that Gerrymandering (zoning voting districts to give one party an advantage) is named after. Enjoy! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.