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The Lesser Known People Podcast

Lesser Known People

The Lesser Known People Podcast dives deep into the craziest, most absurd, and most overlooked stories in history. From grimy criminals and rogue inventors to bizarre historical events and unsung lunatics, we bring you the wildest tales you"ve never heard, packed with brutal honesty, dark humor, and completely unfiltered commentary.

society & culture

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01:12:40

78: Three Mysteries

The Lesser Known People Podcast ·

2022/06/13

The gang chase down three mysteries and every joke they think up in this extended episode

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56:35

77: John Brinkley

The Lesser Known People Podcast ·

2022/05/31

In the early 1900s, "physician" John Brinkley made millions by implanting goat testicles into men in order to cure their erectile dysfunction. He managed to kill some of them and become a Border Blaster Radio tycoon. Listen to find out why it's better to have 3 testicles.

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33:38

76: Charles Joughin

The Lesser Known People Podcast ·

2022/05/16

The Titanic's chief baker had one wet and wild night, and lived to tell about it. . .When being drunk at work saves your life. Come check out the story of Charles Joughin or we will see you at the crossroads.

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01:03:05

75: David Irving

The Lesser Known People Podcast ·

2022/04/18

Ready for a good villain episode? This week the subject is David Irving: pseudo historian, Holocaust denier and Hitler apologist. Join the guys as they rip apart this truly horrid human being. Hilarity ensues!

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53:09

74: Don Omand 2

The Lesser Known People Podcast ·

2022/04/11

The second edition of Rev Doctor Donald Omand! Long awaited by fans, tales of the good Reverend in the installment include haunted roadways for some reason and ghosts which the Reverend doesn't give a shit about. Listen as the good Doctor spends more time on the side of the road than a construction cone.

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32:20

73: Yuri Tolochko

The Lesser Known People Podcast ·

2022/03/14

We in live in an era when a man can marry a sex doll. We live in an era where that same man can cheat on his sex doll wife with an ashtray. So, why shouldn't he be allowed to marry a chicken? Talking to all you narrow-minded people out there. Open your minds, open your hearts, open your orifices for this tale of love.

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46:40

72: UnPoped

The Lesser Known People Podcast ·

2022/02/08

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48:56

71: Cocaine Hippos

The Lesser Known People Podcast ·

2022/01/17

Have you ever fantasized about starting drug empire and collecting a menagerie of exotic animals? Pondered what would happen to them after the policia take you down? Hypothesized how much cocaine a hippo needs to get high? Manifest your nose with the gang and find the answers you seek in this wild story.

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01:11:51

70: Ahmed Ibn Fadland

The Lesser Known People Podcast ·

2021/12/19

A tenth century Arab scribe is forced into a series of life threatening situations after he stumbles upon a band of Volga Vikings in southern Russia. The ensuing adventure inspired the movie, The Thirteenth Warrior.

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51:42

69: Spookies

The Lesser Known People Podcast ·

2021/12/02

A little collection of spooky shorties that are guaranteed to make your tummy feel weird and force you to ask "now just wtf is going on here?" Dancing plagues, killer fungi, a toxic lady, and a love that pushes the limits of death, yeeesh.

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34:57

68: Spencer Elden

The Lesser Known People Podcast ·

2021/11/17

Babies, water, and famous album covers. Bring anything to mind? In this episode we learn about the mild mannered Spencer. An average man with an infamous infancy. Where he is today and what crazy nonsense people will do for money.

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35:33

67: McKamey Manor

The Lesser Known People Podcast ·

2021/10/28

Got a little extra dog food laying around? Good news! You can use it pay a man to torture you . . . If we're lying, we're dying; come learn about Russ McKamey before he kills someone and goes to prison for the rest of his life.

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47:51

66: Sid Miller

The Lesser Known People Podcast ·

2021/09/27

The gang saddles up and goes off on a rootin' tootin' horse-meat slingin' women-hatin' Texas lawmaker

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01:20:11

65: Sir Douglas Mawson

The Lesser Known People Podcast ·

2021/09/24

Sir Douglas Mawson, a legendary man known for his icy adventures at the beginning of the 20th century, but he also went through quite a few ordeals, including crevasse deaths (of friends), as well as madness followed by death (of friends) brought on by hypervitaminosis A (cause of gross stuff, of course). We also figured that squirrels are a valid unit of measurement. Come check it out.

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35:28

64: Mark K Sargent (Flat Earther)

The Lesser Known People Podcast ·

2021/09/12

"Are we inside a Truman show enclosed world, thousands of miles wide? This is part of a series of videos that shows not only is it possible, but likely." - Mark K Sargent. Yeah, so we make fun of this guy pretty bad.

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01:00:28

63: Donald Omand

The Lesser Known People Podcast ·

2021/09/07

Reverend Dr Donald Omand was an Exorcist from the Church of England. Part 1 of the series covers his vampiric adventures that may or may not have been a cover for his extramarital exploits. "The Don" travels far and wide to exorcise these demons while humble bragging the whole time. There are more installments on this Circus Priest coming soon!

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52:49

62: Andy Hildebrand

The Lesser Known People Podcast ·

2021/09/02

The man who gifted us T-Pain's signature sound and who re-animated Cher's corpse, Andy Hildebrand invents auto-tune and changes the face of pop music forever.

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01:14:10

61: Round-robin Teasers

The Lesser Known People Podcast ·

2021/08/24

The gang takes turns to give teasers for future episodes. The list includes a Circus Priest, the founder of Autotune, a daring polar expedition, and some assholes flat earth theory that involves a domed Pog. Check it out and get titillated for future episodes!

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49:58

60: Heist of the Century

The Lesser Known People Podcast ·

2021/08/19

The boys are talking bank heists - In 2006, thieves break into the Banco Rio in Buenos Aires. After a 7 hour police standoff, police storm the bank to find the robbers, and $20 million in valuables, have disappeared without a trace

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01:21:21

59: Owosso Wedding Sting

The Lesser Known People Podcast ·

2021/08/11

We hope everyone is ready for this wild ride - two undercover police officers in 1990 Michigan setup a fake wedding for themselves with a bunch of local drug dealers as guests to bust as many of them as possible in one go, due to lack of funding for normal procedures. Needless to say, this one got rather silly along the way.

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