Nov 24

Episode 389 - The Istanbul Snowball Fight

USE CODE DEC25 FOR 50% OFF ALL PATREON SUBSCRIPTIONS UNTIL THE END OF DECEMBER https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys In the early days of English ambassadorships to the Ottoman Empire, an increasingly petty collection of grievances among European envoys and Ottoman dignitari ... Show More

1h 19m

Nov 23

A Holiday Season Message for Our Dear Listeners

*USE CODE DEC25 TO GET 50% OFF PATREON MEMBERSHIPS UNTIL THE END OF DECEMBER* Huge thank you to Boonta Vista The Worst of All Possible Worlds Hell of a Way to Dad For making a very stupid idea for an ad possible.

8m 10s

Nov 19

*PREVIEW* Lions Led By Robots 21: Angel Slop

This is a preview. For the entire episode support the show on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/143938643

10m 3s

Oct 2022

Bay of Pigs Invasion

In 1961, an attack is launched on the Bay of Pigs in Cuba in an attempt to weaken Castro’s Revolution. But, the attack is a huge failure and it's shrouded in scandal and conspiracy. We have SO many questions - was the CIA actually behind it all? How did it all go so wrong? How di ... Show More

47m 33s

Oct 2021

Part One Joe Pyne: The Man Who Invented Right Wing Talk Radio

Robert is joined by Tom Reimann to discuss Joe Pyne. FOOTNOTES:<ol> <li><a href="https://timeline.com/hot-seat-wally-george-edccf13491cf">https://timeline.com/hot-seat-wally-george-edccf13491cf</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ocweekly.com/remembering-the-time-ocs- ... Show More

1h 1m

Jul 2023

Episode 35 - Obstruction Inception (feat. Brian Greer)

This week: Allison and Andy discuss the superseding indictments that came down on Trump and Nauta; the head of maintenance at Mar-a-Lago gets a charge; CIPA expert Brian Greer joins for the “Under Seal” segment to talk about the Iran document and CIPA schedule; prosecutors in ... Show More

1h 8m

Apr 2024

Part One: Beria: Stalin's Pedophile Cop & the Soviet Oppenheimer

Robert sits down with Joe Kassabian to tell the sordid tale of Lavrentiy Beria, the head of Stalin's secret police, prolific sex criminal and ethnic cleanser, and nuclear weapon entrepreneur. <a href="https://gofund.me/e815d59e">https://gofund.me/e815d59e</a> So ... Show More

1h 13m

Jan 2024

The Apache Wars

What were the Apache Wars? How did they begin? And how did the end of the Mexican-American War impact the indigenous people of that region? In the 19th century, U.S. forces and Apache groups in areas that are now parts of New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas fought a serie ... Show More

32m 41s

Mar 2021

Part One: How The U.S.A. Murdered Panama with Chelsea Manning

Robert is joined by Chelsea Manning to discuss the bastardly history of United States and Panama.FOOTNOTES:1. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Emperors-Jungle-American-Encounters-Interactions/dp/0822330989">https://www.amazon.com/Emperors-Jungle-American-Encoun ... Show More

1h 5m

Sep 2023

Episode 41 - Staggering Desperation

This week: CNN reports that an investigation into voting machine breaches continues as the federal grand jury meets again after a four-week break; DoJ opposes a motion to vacate in the DC case; a partial win for Rep. Scott Perry in his fight to keep his phone data from Jack Sm ... Show More

1h 8m

Apr 2024

Hollywood Spy: The British WW1 Hero Who Helped Japan Attack Pearl Harbour

Frederick Rutland was one of Britain's finest naval pilots and a celebrated hero of the First World War. And yet in the interwar period, he would become a turncoat, feeding information to Japanese intelligence whilst living undercover in the glitz and glamour of 1930s Hollywoo ... Show More

25m 28s

Episode 241 - The Bay of Pigs Invasion