Profiles In Eccentricity

This week Matt brings us the story of the polio-sticken blues singer who would create some of the biggest hits of all time and shape popular music while undergoing immense highs and lows in his personal life and crossing paths with a litany of the most famous and bizarre characters of his era. (Correction, the version of "Piney Brown Blues" that Doc heard was probably the 1940 version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSYRA5f3kQQ) Sources: "Lonely Avenue" by Alex Halberstadt "AKA Doc Pomus" by Peter Miller and William Hechter

This week Aaron does his magic and breaks down the themes, references, callbacks and significance of the highest grossing film of all time, Marvel's Avengers Endgame!

This week Aaron shares some yellow journalism with a few news stories relating to urine and John tells of a counterfeit conman we lost this week and a pervert priest who also passed on after being pissed on!

In a departure from the usual, this week the boys get the creator of Bill and Ted on the phone and discuss the new film, Bill and Ted Face The Music, his new book The Buddha Story, writing advice, Keanu Reeves, Shane Black, Chris's father Richard Matheson and writing in and about the family, theological humor and lots more! Station!

This week Johnboy takes on the reviled Roman ruler Nero! The fire and fury, the incest and intrigue, the extravagance and excess of the madman's reign are all here! Plus Matt shows us the film "Diplomat Tricked In Bathroom!"

This week the boys return with an election won by a household product, a police force undone by a brawl with clowns, and a Prussian king with a fetish for gargantuan soldiers!

This week Matt tells of the rebel maroons in the early 1820s who fled to the swamps and remote countryside to wage war and free slaves from plantation owners. Before that, Johnboy tells of the legendary regiment in ancient Greece composed entirely of gay couples.

We're off this week, but here's Aaron breaking down Terminator 2. If you like this sort of thing, check out the patreon. $5 a month and an extra episode every weekend. Our last patreon episode? John explains Pulp Fiction.

This week Matt opens the episode up with news on a pornographer accused of manslaughter by psychedelics, John tells of a mental disorder where people believe that they are dead and rotting, and Aaron tells the story of the astronomer who vastly improved the map of the heavens, had a pet elk, his own island, and a dwarf jester who predicted the future! Get some!

This week John tells the boys about the maniacally subversive two year plot 47 former samurai hatched to avenge their master who was forced to commit seppuku after a dispute with a hugh-ranking shogun official! RIP Richard Bain

This episode Matt treats us to the saga of the self-made single mother who used her cunning. wits, charm and sexuality to bring her to massive financial success while running brothels and hanging out with gangsters and bank robbers. Matt makes Aaron lose it and Aaron makes John lose it.

Heads up: Matt almost throws up this time, so it's pretty gross! Any clips? Any clips? Eccentric Media returns with public access TV prank calls, anti-drug PSAs, and of course the scariest, weirdest, dumbest porn to ever come screaming out of your nightmares!

This week Aaron regales the boys with the tale of the two warring scientists, Othniel Marsh and Edward Cope, who pioneered dinosaur fossil discovery before John tells the tale of the lightning fast surgeon Robert Liston who saved lives by being faster than his contemporaries but also occasionally cut off way too much in his fury! Plus, a history of unlucky individuals!

This week Aaron treats the boys to the story of a woman far ahead of her time, the daughter of Lord Byron and first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace!

This episode Johnboy tells the lads about "The Human Letter" who tested the limits of the postal service for his own amusement and even mailed himself to his father. This leads to a study of eccentric hobbies and great pranks throughout history.

An extra episode this week, for all, from the vault: Matt brings the story of Canadian Ken Carter, focus of "The Devil At Your Heels." Ken offhandedly mentions the death of Lucky Teeter, the original American stunt driver, so Matt tells his tale as well.

This week Matt treats the boys to the life of the famously strange author of The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka. Despondent in relationships and acutely tormented by his father, Kafka is an overly neurotic figure awaiting judgment.

This week Aaron tells the boys about the Spaniard who faked spying on the British for the Nazis and created 27 imaginary fellow agents all reporting a mixture of truths and horseshit.

In this episode from the Patreon vault: Matt runs down a list of how New York City has been destroyed through popular fiction, but then also some moments in popular non-fiction. Very popular stuff. Natural disasters, man-made disasters, laughable disasters, they're all there. Patreon.com/ProfilesInEccentricity $1 per month gets you an old patreon episode every weekday during quarantine and ad-free regular episodes. $5 per month gets you ALL patreon episodes, including new patreon episodes every weekend, and ad-free regulars. Plus, we have merch and we'll be tossing up extra dumb shit every week.

This week John tells the boys about the mysterious murder of a Dutch pornographer who linked up with the mafia and ran credit card scams when he wasn't rubbing elbows with Broadway stars! Patreon.com/ProfilesInEccentricity $1 per month gets you an old patreon episode every weekday during quarantine and ad-free regular episodes. $5 per month gets you ALL patreon episodes, including new patreon episodes every weekend, and ad-free regulars. Plus, we have merch and we'll be tossing up extra dumb shit every week.

An old patreon episode for some extra listening this week. Great friend Laura Crawford joins to tell us about The Year Of The Spies. Matt brings some filthy Civil War letters for the whole gang to read. WARNING: Very Explicit. Patreon.com/ProfilesInEccentricity $1 per month gets you an old patreon episode every weekday during quarantine and ad-free regular episodes. $5 per month gets you ALL patreon episodes, including new patreon episodes every weekend, and ad-free regulars. Plus, we have merch and we'll be tossing up extra dumb shit every week.

This episode Matt shares the tale of the cult that believed the world was round, but inside out! Before that, Aaron shares the story of Ignaz Semmelweis, the doctor who popularized washing your fucking hands!!

In week two of the partial shutdown, we bring you another extra episode from the vault. This old Patreon features the profiles of Jim Brady, notorious fat, rich American and John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill, infamous model, soldier, sword carrying member of the war.

This week Johnboy tells the lads about the maniac who sold men into involuntarily working on ships by knocking them out with drinks, opium, or just a good old fashioned beating.

In light of the virus we decided to dish up our first Patreon episode as an extra for fans stuck in their homes this week.

This week Matt treats the boys to a gallery of geeks, humans exhibited for their ability to eat anything, and the freaks known as living skeletons. Plus, Aaron adds more unkillable soldier tales!

This week Shane Mauss is our guest and we get into his deep dive with psychedelic drugs that temporarily drove him to lose the plot while also discussing the bad science of nose-perv Wilhelm Fliess, the discovery of the x-ray, gravity-hater Roger Babson, and eugenics moron Sir Francis Dalton.

Aaron drops the story of Adrian Carton de Wiart, war-hungry maniac who served in the British army in the Boer War, 1st World War, and 2nd World War as a 60 year old man. He was shot in the ear, leg, hip, stomach, face, and head. He loved the war. He was also shot in the cock. He really loved that.

This week John shares limitless mayhem with the boys in the biographies of a mountain man who, for 25 years in the early 1800's, stalked, murdered, and ate the members of the tribe who killed his wife and the innovative 1970's gay wrestler who used Nazi and Satanic gimmicks in the ring to incite riots while hallucinating!

This week Matt treats the boys to the story of the pioneering preacher woman who became a massively influential religious leader in early Los Angeles before she kidnapped herself, dude.

We're off this week, so here's a preview of our patreon: In this chill one, John has a definitional porn title, Matt brings terrible writing, and Aaron closes us out with MUFF (Marvel Universe Fan Fiction). Find more episodes at https://www.patreon.com/profilesineccentricity

We love weird, whether it's people, places, or phenomenon. Check out this trailer for a brief rundown of some previous Profiles. We cover a lot of different topics, but, if you like what you hear, find a full episode that piques your interest. Thank you for listening!

This week John shares the life of Fredericka Mandelbaum, the Jewish-German immigrant who started a school for criminals in 19th century New York and created a progeny of world class criminals like Sophie Lyons, Max Shinbaum, George Leonidas Leslie, and Alan Worth.

This week John tells the tragic story of the pre-Victorian British royal family's rebellious princess who struggled for independence and ultimately broke the hearts of her husband, family, and subjects.

This week Matt treats us to the life of an early 20th century boxer and booze hound from Buffalo, New York. Jimmy goes from fighting in Madison Square Garden, throwing money from his car window, blowing through toll booths, and fighting guys like Young Stribling and Kid Numbers to living on the streets of the city that worshiped him.

This week John tells the boys about the 19th and 20th century gangs that caused mayhem and bloodshed in the slums of New York and created the foundation for organized crime in the next century.

This holiday season the boys bring a feast of media clips to devour and in between they pause to give two of our favorite guests time to get into some mini-profiles. First up our adorable bussy boss Joe Kaye brings us the tale of the bears the US military drugged and ejected from fighter jets. Then returning hero David Sharpe tells of another gambling legend, Stu Ungar, the card player who loved chopping' it up. Extra giant-sized edition.

This week John tells of the early 20th century con man and impersonator Stanley Weyman, who mainly used his false identities not for money, but sheer experience. Then Matt shares the story of a strange miser with a fondness for silver dollars! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week John serves up the story of the priest who self maimed or spontaneously suffered from the stigmata, a condition where devout Christians painfully suffer eternally open wounds similar to those of Jesus at his execution. Hear how the church ostracizes him, fascist thugs protect him, and Pope John Paul II makes him a saint after Pio allegedly cures his friend's inoperable cancer.

On our Patreon we also do extra profiles. In this one Matt drops the tale of Boggs, the man who drew money to barter with. Hear a possible history of money and how one artist's contemporary recreation redefined contemporary definition. Get an extra episode every week: https://www.patreon.com/profilesineccentricity

This week Aaron regales the boys with the epic tale of the Chinese woman who rose from prostitution to the illicit control of the Eastern seas with a massive fleet of men and vessels at her whim. But first, Matt treats us to the absurdly sad and stupid saga of the Ketchum brothers, the doomed train robbers who idolized Jesse James.

This week John shares the story of the Miracle Valley Shootout between the local police and the black church that became a woman-led cult in the 80's in South Arizona.

This episode the lads share tales of remarkable and unique animals of the 20th Century: Sgt. Stubby, a decorated veteran Boston Terrier from WWI. Mike, a headless chicken sideshow attraction. A cat caught in a war. And Beautiful Jim Key, a brilliant horse and his former slave trainer are just a few of the characters discussed in this examination of animal eccentricity.

This week John brings the tale of the terrorist organization of mentally ill patients and college students and the doctor that founded the paramilitary group. Also covered: heroin overdoses and the people who get hammered without drinking alcohol.

This week Aaron drops the tale of Jack Parsons' Chinese buddy that co-founded Jet Propulsion Labs in California before being imprisoned during the Red Scare and then returning to China to pioneer the nuclear and space program.

Do you like throwing bear cubs over waterfalls? Leaping into Niagara Falls? Perhaps becoming a folk hero suits you. This week Matt reveals the story of a man who jumped off of tall things to entertain in the 1800s.

A preview of our patreon page and another of the many different types of episodes available. Matt drops a clip of a guy trolling Headline News. Aaron plays a recruitment in G by R. Kelly. John tells a turd sandwich tale. Matt reveals the Ig Noble Prize winners. It's a very, very stupid episode. https://www.patreon.com/profilesineccentricity

This week Aaron shares the tale of Jim Baker, the man who killed men in and out of war, started successful L.A. restaurants, and began a cult that brought him many wives before dying like a jackass in Hawaii.

This episode John lays out the life of first amendment filth advocate Al Goldstein, host of public access TV show 'Midnight Blue,' a show where Al interviewed porn stars and celebrities and ranted against politicians and local businesses.

This week John tells the saga of porn star John Holmes and his huge cock, cocaine addiction, and crime world affiliations.