History Buffoons Podcast
Two buffoons who want to learn about history!
Recent Episodes
Aug. 13, 2025
The Origin of Weird: Mayor Lincoln the Goat
Ever wondered what would happen if your town elected a goat as mayor? In this delightfully quirky episode, Bradley teams up with a special guest co-host – his young son Xavier – to explore the fascinating story of Lincoln the...
Aug. 11, 2025
Now With Less Catholic: The Walker Sisters
Hidden in the mist-shrouded valleys of Tennessee's Little Greenbrier cove, six remarkable women defied the march of progress for nearly half a century. The Walker Sisters—Margaret, Martha, Mary Polly, Nancy, Louisa, and Hedy—lived entirely self-sufficiently on their family homestead while the world…
Aug. 4, 2025
Threadbare Underwear: Hetty Green
The tale of America's wealthiest woman reads like fiction, yet Hetty Green's extraordinary life defied all expectations of Gilded Age wealth. Born in 1834 to a prosperous Quaker family, young Hetty wasn't groomed for society balls—she was trained in finance, reading financial newspapers to her gran…
July 30, 2025
The Origin of Weird: Humphry Davy
Ever wonder how laughing gas went from Victorian party entertainment to dental offices? Our journey through the life of Humphrey Davy reveals the surprisingly wild origin story behind one of medicine's most unusual discoverie...
July 28, 2025
The Whole Thing’s a Latrine: Henry Gunther
What drives a soldier to charge toward enemy lines one minute before a ceasefire? Henry Gunther's tragic story serves as a haunting reminder of war's senseless waste. Born to German-American parents and growing up in a predominantly German neighborhood in Baltimore, Gunther was drafted into WWI in …
July 21, 2025
See Something? Don't Say Something: The Shelton Brothers Gang
The forgotten criminal dynasty that ruled Illinois before Capone even knew their names. Meet the Shelton brothers – Carl, Earl, and Bernie – three farm boys who transformed themselves into the most powerful bootleggers in sou...