This Guy Sucked

*THIS GUY SUCKED WILL RETURN NEXT WEEK*In the meantime, enjoy an introduction to Multitude’s newest show, Dreaming Against The Machine with Adam Becker!Want double the TGS episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.Find Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysuckedWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and Megan Kate Nelson head west and discuss old-timey journalistic ethics along the way.GuestOur guest Dr. Megan Kate Nelson is a historian of the American West. Her newest book, The Westerners: Mythmaking and Belonging on the American Frontier is available here. Follow her on Bluesky and Instagram or visit her website.Sensitive Themes & TopicsGenocide, racism, racial violence, sexual assaultCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productions- Cover: History Colorado. Accession #91.429.263Want double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.Find Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysuckedWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and Oscar Winberg consider whether it might be a bad idea to let television characters run your government.GuestOur guest Dr. Oscar Winberg is postdoctoral fellow at the Turku Institute for Advanced Studies and the John Morton Center for North American Studies. His book Archie Bunker for President is available here. Follow him on Bluesky or visit his website.Sensitive Themes & TopicsRacism, warCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsWant double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.Find Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysuckedWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and Prof. Quinn Slobodian remind everyone that no matter how bad things are, some guys have always wanted them to get worse.GuestOur guest Quinn Slobodian is a professor of international history at Boston University. His newest book Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed, is available for pre-order along with his other books here. Follow him on Bluesky.Credits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin - Producer & Editor: Thomas O’Mahony. Find him on Twitter @gotitatguineys and Bluesky gotitatguineys- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisguysucked- Bluesky: tgspod.bsky.socialSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and Dr. Ally Louks shout LOLITA IS NOT A LOVE STORY into the nearest megaphone.GuestOur guest Dr. Ally Louks is a literary scholar, writer, and public academic. Follow her on Twitter, Bluesky, Instagram, and TikTok.Sensitive Themes & TopicsChild sexual abuse, pedophiliaCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsWant double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.Find Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysuckedWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and Manny, Noah, and Devan of No Such Thing try to figure out what’s really up with our freakiest Founding Father.GuestNo Such Thing is a weekly podcast finding actual answers to today’s most pressing questions. Go give it a listen and follow the show on Instagram and TikTok.Sensitive Themes & TopicsSlavery, genocideCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsWant double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.Find Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysuckedWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitudeshows.com/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and Prof. Richard Cole head over to medieval Jerusalem and prove that dysentery is the real mind-killer.GuestOur guest Richard Cole is an Associate Professor of Medieval European History at Aarhus University and host of The Chronicles, from the Centre for Viking and Medieval Studies.Sensitive Themes & TopicsWarfare and violenceCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsWant double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.Find Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysuckedWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and Prof. Nicole Hemmer take aim at the former vice president and then make him apologize for it afterwards.GuestOur guest Nicole Hemmer is a professor of History and Director of the Carolyn T. and Robert M. Rogers Center for the American Presidency at Vanderbilt University, as well as the host of This Day. Her books Partisans and Messengers of the Right are available here. Follow her on Bluesky @pastpunditry and Instagram @pastpundit.Sensitive Themes & TopicsGun violence, terrorism, warfare, torture and imprisonmentCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsWant double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.Find Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysuckedWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/adsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and Prof. Curtis Dozier venture back to Ancient Greece to investigate whether politicians have been horrible forever.GuestOur guest Curtis Dozier is an associate professor and chair of Greek and Roman Studies at Vassar. His book The White Pedestal: How White Nationalists Use Ancient Greece and Rome to Justify Hate, is available here. Follow him on Bluesky @curtisdozier and visit his website, Pharos: Doing Justice to the Classics here.Sensitive Themes & TopicsSlavery, white supremacy/nationalism, misogyny, xenophobiaCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsWant double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.Find Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysuckedWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and Prof. Melissa Murray go south of the Mason-Dixon line to put America’s worst jurist on trial.GuestOur guest Melissa Murray is a Professor of Law at NYU and the host of Strict Scrutiny. You can buy tickets for Strict Scrutiny’s Bad Decisions tour here, and Melissa’s new book, The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader, is available for preorder here. Follow her on Bluesky @profmmurray and Instagram @profmmurray.Sensitive Themes & TopicsRacism and racial violence, slaveryCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsWant double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.Find Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysuckedWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire takes Eleanor, Luke, Danny, and Derek on a holy crusade to bring down Peter the Hermit.GuestToday’s guests are Eleanor Janega, Danny Bessner, Derek Davison, and Luke Waters the hosts of American Prestige and American Prestige: Welcome to the Crusades - give them a listen here.SponsorsTalkiatry is a 100% online psychiatry practice that provides comprehensive evaluations, diagnoses, and ongoing medication management. Head to Talkiatry.com/tgs and complete the short assessment to get matched with an in‑network psychiatrist.Sensitive Themes & TopicsWarfare and violence, starvation, cannibalism, sexual violence, antisemitism, IslamophobiaCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.comWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

When Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States came out in 1980, it literally rocked the boat. Instead of starting where most histories of the Americas start — on the deck of Columbus’s ship as it approached land — Zinn flipped the script, focusing instead on what the people standing on the shore would have seen. This episode tells the story of the ripple effects of Zinn’s radical take on history.Borrowed and Returned is a podcast series from Brooklyn Public Library that examines what our reading public borrowed in the past, and what we’re all reading now. In conversations with writers and readers across the country, the show revisits the books that changed us, and changed America, too.To listen to Borrowed and Returned, head over to your podcast app of choice.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and Christina Wade get a little bit drunk with power and direct their righteous anger at one of the world’s most annoying men.GuestOur guest Dr. Christina Wade is a beer historian and the host of the Beer Ladies podcast. Her newest book, Filthy Queens: A History of Beer in Ireland, is available here. Follow her on Bluesky @braciatrix and Instagram @braciatrix, or visit her website here.Sensitive Themes & TopicsMurder and violence, misogynyCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.comWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and Prof. Austin McCoy ask a very important question: does being okay at the saxophone cancel out hundreds of thousands of prison sentences and the dismantling of the welfare system?GuestOur guest Austin McCoy is an assistant professor at West Virginia University. His new book, Living in a D.A.I.S.Y. Age: The Music, Culture, and World De La Soul Made is available here. Follow him on Bluesky @austinmccoy and Instagram @ausmccoy, or visit his website here.Sensitive Themes & TopicsRacism and racist violence, imprisonmentCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsShop TGS’ bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.Find Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.comWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A moment of... something, if not exactly peace, for our patrons.For more of whatever this is and lots of other slightly-less-weird stuff, join the Multicrew!Credits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editors: Mischa Stanton and Julia Schifini.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.comWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and Akilah Hughes attempt to figure out what that lady’s whole deal was and why everything is kind of her fault.GuestOur guest Akilah Hughes is a writer, comedian, and podcaster. Her newest podcast, How Is This Better? is available from Courier here. Follow her on Twitter @akilahobviously, on Instagram @akilahh, or visit her website.Sensitive Themes & TopicsMisogyny/sexism, murderCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.comWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and Brooke Newman travel back to the 17th century and remind a king that he deserves all the hate he gets.GuestOur guest Brooke Newman is an Associate Professor of History at Virginia Commonwealth University. Her book The Crown’s Silence: The Hidden History of the British Monarchy and Slavery in the Americas is available here. Follow her on Bluesky @brookenewman and Instagram @drbrookenewman, or visit her website here.Sensitive Themes & TopicsSlavery, torture, racial violenceCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.comWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and Maddy Pelling remind us that the life of the party is often also the worst person you know.GuestOur guest Dr. Madeleine Pelling is a cultural historian, author, and broadcaster. Her newest book Hoax: Truth and Lies in the Age of Enlightenment is available for pre-order here, and her podcast After Dark is available here. Follow her on Instagram @maddypelling, or visit her website.Sensitive Themes & TopicsMisogyny, slavery, political violence and police brutalityCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: tgspod.bsky.socialWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and Sophia Rosenfeld discuss what women want. And what they don’t want. And what they don’t want other women to want.GuestOur guest Sophia Rosenfeld is a Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania. Her book The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life  is available here.Sensitive Themes & TopicsMisogynyCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.comWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and Prof. Marlene Daut cover life in the French Caribbean, and fill in all the bits that weren’t covered in high school or our previous Napoleon episode. For example, the murdering.GuestOur guest Marlene Daut is a Professor of French and African Diaspora Studies at Yale. Her newest book, The First and Last King of Haiti is available here. Visit her website here.Sensitive Themes & TopicsRacism and racial violence, slavery, torture, child death & child endangermentCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.comWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and Rhiannon Garth Jones take a trip to the Middle East. Or possibly the Near East. Or maybe somewhere else but it’s DEFINITELY not the West and how dare you imply otherwise.GuestOur guest Rhiannon Garth Jones is a Teaching Fellow at the University of Leeds. Her book All Roads Lead to Rome: Why We Think of the Roman Empire Daily, is available here. Follow her on Bluesky. @rhigarthjonesSensitive Themes & TopicsRacism, IslamophobiaCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.comWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Introducing Past Lives, a brand-new history podcast from Patrick Wyman, creator of Tides of History and Fall of Rome. Discover the real, lived experiences of everyday people in the human past, not Great Men and their Doings.Subscribe for free on your podcast app of choice, and be sure to check out the Past Lives Patreon with tons of bonus content to support this 100% independent production.-Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/PastLivesMedia-Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/past-lives/id1852618120-Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/48xOnIJxt0Nbe8XAZsPcZN?si=2b287fae9eaf4615&nd=1&dlsi=bc74c6a0dc7c4c95See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire et David M. Perry de poeta mediaevali maledicunt.GuestOur guest David M. Perry is a journalist and historian. Pre-order his new book The Public Scholar: A Practical Handbook here, or buy copies of The Bright Ages or Oathbreakers here. Follow him on Bluesky @lollardfish or visit his website here.Sponsors- Uncommon Goods is a small-batch and small-business-centered online marketplace. Visit UncommonGoods.com/TGS for 15% off your purchase.- Give Calm History a listen here.Credits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.comWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/adsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and John Callanan explain why Bernard Mandeville is the bee’s knees. That joke might not make sense yet, but it will once you’re done with the episode.GuestOur guest Dr. John Callanan is a Reader in Philosophy at King’s College London. His book Man-Devil: The Mind and Times of Bernard Mandeville, the Wickedest Man in Europe, is available here. Follow him on Twitter @johnjocallanan and on Bluesky @johnjocallanan.Credits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.comWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and Vanessa Williamson talk about death, taxes, and a man who literally believed they should go hand-in-hand.GuestOur guest Dr. Vanessa Williamson is a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution and a senior fellow at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. Her book The Price of Democracy: The Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History is available here. Follow her on Bluesky @vanessawilliamson.Sponsors- Uncommon Goods is a small-batch and small-business-centered online marketplace. Visit UncommonGoods.com/TGS for 15% off your purchase.- HelloFresh brings chef-designed recipes and fresh, seasonal ingredients right to your door. Visit HelloFresh.com/TGS10FM now to get 10 free meals + a free breakfast for life!- Listen to Calm History: podfollow.com/calm-historySensitive Themes & TopicsRacial violence, murder, slaveryCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.comWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/adsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire, Nicole Hemmer, and Kevin Schultz play some games and answer the easiest question in the world: are all of the American presidents bad?**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED LIVE AT THE CHEERFUL EARFUL PODCAST FESTIVAL. A FULL VERSION IS AVAILABLE TO SUBSCRIBERS, OR FOR PURCHASE BY NON-SUBSCRIBERS AT PATREON.COM/THISGUYSUCKED**GuestNicole Hemmer is a professor of History at Vanderbilt University and Director of the Carolyn T. and Robert M. Rogers Center for the American Presidency. Her podcast This Day is available here or anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow her on Bluesky and Instagram.Kevin Schultz is a professor in History at The University of Illinois, Chicago and the author of Why Everyone Hates White Liberals Including White Liberals, available here. Follow him on Instagram and TikTok.Sensitive Themes & TopicsMisogyny, racism and racial violence, antisemitismCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: tgspod.bsky.socialWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/adsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and Dr. Jonathan Fine build a case against the vice president’s favorite philosopher in the court of public opinion.**THIS REMASTERED EPISODE WAS PREVIOUSLY RELEASED EXCLUSIVELY ON PATREON**GuestOur guest Dr. Jonathan Fine is a Germanist specializing in Comparative Literature and Intellectual History. Follow him on Twitter @jonathanbfine and on Bluesky @jonathanbfine, or visit his website.Sensitive Themes & TopicsAntisemitism, Political violenceCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: tgspod.bsky.socialWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and Cynthia Paces try to separate a man from a whole lot of mysteries.GuestOur guest Cynthia Paces is a Professor of History at the College of New Jersey. Her new book Prague: the Heart of Europe, is available here. Visit her website here.Sensitive Themes & TopicsDismemberment/disfigurement, sexual coercionCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: tgspod.bsky.socialWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and Eric Silver remind us that sometimes games we love are created by not-so-good people who openly wanted to do an immense amount of psychic damage to some of their players.GuestOur guest Eric Silver is a podcaster, writer, and the Game Master for TTRPG actual play podcast Join The Party. Follow him on Bluesky and Instagram, or visit his website.Sensitive Themes & TopicsMisogyny, drug use, sexual violenceEric’s ArticleDungeons & Dragons Has An Antisemitism ProblemCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin. - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: tgspod.bsky.socialWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire is joined by Amanda Silberling and Isabel Kim from Wow If True to discuss the collapse of the internet and why we can’t have nice things anymore.**The full episode is available on the TGS Patreon now and will become available in full on the public Wow If True feed from 10/15.**CollaboratorsAmanda Silberling and Isabel Kim are the hosts and intrepid internet travelers behind Wow If True, the podcast of your wildest memes. Find Amanda on her website and Isabel on hers - and don’t forget to preorder Sublimation.This episode discusses Cory Doctorow’s new book Enshittification in some depth - go buy it!Sensitive Themes & TopicsPolitical violence, death threats. Credits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: tgspod.bsky.socialWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and Prof. Dan Hicks bring (more) shame on the name Pitt-Rivers, and make an argument for unburying all of the archival bodies.GuestOur guest Dan Hicks is a Professor of Contemporary Archaeology at Oxford, as well as a curator at the Pitt Rivers Museum. His newest book, Every Monument Will Fall is available here. Follow him on Bluesky, Instagram and… LinkedIn?SponsorsHelloFresh brings chef-designed recipes and fresh, seasonal ingredients right to your door. Visit HelloFresh.com/TGS10FM now to get 10 free meals + a free item for life!Sensitive Themes & TopicsRacism, eugenics, violence, grave desecration and human remainsCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: tgspod.bsky.socialWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and Professor Louis Moore go a few rounds with America’s first heavyweight champion.GuestOur guest Professor Louis Moore is a Professor of History at Michigan State University and the co-host of the Black Athlete Podcast. His newest book, The Great Black Hope: Doug Williams, Vince Evans, and the Making of the Black Quarterback is available here, and I Fight For A Living: Boxing and the Battle for Black Manhood is available here. Follow him on Twitter @loumoore12 and on Bluesky @profloumoore, or visit his website.Sensitive Themes & TopicsRacism, violence, animal abuse, alcoholismCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: tgspod.bsky.socialWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and Elise Wang dig into the men (and motivations) behind one of the world’s most damaging and long-standing conspiracy theories.GuestOur guest Dr. Elise Wang is a professor of medieval literature at CSU Fullerton, and a current Carnegie Fellow. Her book The Making of Felony Procedure in Middle English Literature is available here. Follow her on Bluesky and check out her website.PartnersIncogni removes your personal data from the internet and protects you from scammers, fraudsters, marketers, and more. Visit Incogni.com/TGS for 60% off an annual plan.Sensitive Themes & TopicsChild death, antisemitism, racismCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: tgspod.bsky.socialWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and Dr. Shaily Patel unpack the many misdeeds of one of early Christianity’s most important men.GuestOur guest Dr. Shaily Patel is an Assistant Professor of early Christianity at Virginia Tech. Her book Magic and Heresy in Ancient Christian Literature is available here, and Smoke and Mirrors: Discourses of Magic in Early Petrine Traditions is available here. Follow her on Bluesky.Sensitive Themes & TopicsSlavery, misogyny, antisemitismCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: tgspod.bsky.socialWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Our first ever live show is coming! Where: Caveat, 21A Clinton St, New York CityWhen: Thursday, October 9, 2025 @ 7pmWho: Claire + a couple of special guests!How: Get your tickets here!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and Greg Jenner take center stage to prove Edmund Kean was less leading man, more dramatic cautionary tale.GuestOur guest Greg Jenner is a historian, author, podcaster, and ‘weaselly looking guy.’ You can follow him on Instagram and on Bluesky. His website is gregjenner.com and his book Dead Famous: An Unexpected History of Celebrity from Bronze Age to Silver Screen is available here.Partners- Nord VPN is the fastest VPN provider on the market, helping to keep your data safe. Visit NordVPN.com/TGS for a discount.Sensitive Themes & TopicsAlcoholism, drug use, murderCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: tgspod.bsky.socialWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and Dr. Surekha Davies badmouth a man who made the world a lot bigger for some people and a lot worse for others.GuestOur guest Dr. Surekha Davies is an author, historian of science, speaker, and monster consultant. Her newest book, Humans: A Monstrous History is available here. Follow her on Bluesky @drsurekhadavies and Instagram @surekhadavies, or visit her website.Sensitive Themes & TopicsRacism and racial violence, genocide, slaveryCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: tgspod.bsky.socialWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson send the man behind Birth Of A Nation (and the re-birth of the KKK) to the cutting room floor.GuestOur guest Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson is an Associate Professor of Africana Studies at Wellesley College and host of This Day from Radiotopia. Her book We Refuse is available here. Follow her on Twitter, Bluesky, and Instagram, or visit her website.Sensitive Themes & TopicsRacism and racial violence, slavery, sexual violenceCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: tgspod.bsky.socialWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and Dr. Chance Bonar journey back into Ancient Roman Africa to talk about a guy who was very afraid of everything, including jewelry and high school teachers.GuestOur guest Dr. Chance Bonar is an Advising Fellow at the University of Virginia. His book God, Slavery, and Early Christianity, is available here. Follow him on Twitter and on Bluesky.Sensitive Themes & TopicsSex, child sexual abuse & marriage, misogyny, antisemitism, violence, slaveryCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: tgspod.bsky.socialWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire teams up with Chuck from Appodlachia to talk about the union-busting hired guns that made it even harder to survive in the West Virginia coalfields.CollaboratorThis episode is a collaboration with Appodlachia, a show about the culture, history, and politics of Appalachia. Listen to them here and join their Patreon here.Recommendations- Black Coal and Red Bandanas by Raymond Tyler, Summer McClinton, and Paul Buhle- West Virginia Mine Wars Museum in Matewan, WVSensitive Themes & TopicsMurder, gun violence, racism & racial violenceCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: tgspod.bsky.socialWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/adsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and Dr. Anabel Maler dial in for a discussion on everything that was wrong with that one phone guy.GuestOur guest Dr. Anabel Maler is an Assistant Professor of Music Theory at the University of British Columbia. Her book, Seeing Voices: Analyzing Sign Language Music, is available here. Follow her on Bluesky @amaler.Sensitive Themes & TopicsAbleism, eugenicsCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: tgspod.bsky.socialWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and Dr. Patrick Wyman have a chat about mythology, stupidity, and the guy who put the Great in Great Man History.GuestOur guest Dr. Patrick Wyman is a historian, author, and podcaster. His book The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that Shook the World is available here, and you can listen to his podcast Tides of History here. Follow him on Twitter @Patrick_Wyman, Bluesky @patrickwyman, on Instagram @wyman_patrick. Sensitive Themes & TopicsViolence, murder, slavery, genocide, infanticide, alcoholismCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: tgspod.bsky.socialWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and Dr. Kevin Schultz discuss a man who grifted his way into (and out of) the White House, and how America’s current political polarization started earlier than you think. GuestOur guest Dr. Kevin Schultz is a Professor of History at the University of Illinois, Chicago. His newest book, Why Everyone Hates White Liberals (Including White Liberals) is available here. Sensitive Themes & TopicsRacism, warCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: tgspod.bsky.socialWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire and Dr. Neil J. Young discuss the frustrating legacy of Terry Dolan – attack dog of the New Right, proponent of ‘traditional values,’ and life-long closeted gay man.GuestOur guest Neil J. Young is a historian of the American Right. His book Coming Out Republican: A History of the Gay Right is available here. Follow him on Twitter and Bluesky, or visit his website.Sensitive Themes & TopicsRacism, homophobia, misogyny, HIV/AIDS, deathCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: tgspod.bsky.socialWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.