x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

Profiles In Eccentricity

John Fahy, Aaron Pita, Matt Brousseau

A show about weirdos. Hosted by comedians John Fahy, Aaron Pita, and Matt Brousseau, each episode tells a tale about someone who lives afoul of the rules most of us live by.

comedy

All Episodes

01:31:00

Brooklyn Blood Bath: Tommy "Karate" Pitera

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2022/11/10

This week Johnboy tells the lads about the notorious mafia hitman that veered into serial killer territory after growing up a victim of bullying and becoming a martial arts champion!

en

02:00:25

Patreon Preview: Your Honor

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2022/11/03

From the patreon, a peek at some of the shit we do there: the first instance of John's new game, Aaron has some hot new yelp reviews, Matt has things to blame Jazz for, and then we end with Orson Welles' history lessons.

en

01:03:35

Hubert Fauntleroy Julian: The Black Eagle of Harlem

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2022/10/27

This week Johnboy takes us through the story of an early black aviator who's daring and deceit made him a brash war hero, gun runner and braggadocio who would parachute over Harlem while playing the saxophone!

en

02:34:52

The Four O'Clock Murders: Ervil LeBaron Part 2

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2022/10/20

This week Matt wraps up the saga of the murderous polygamist church leader whose imprisonment and even death couldn't stop the bloodshed when his progeny get a hold of a list of names and take their father's mission to a chilling crescendo!

en

02:25:06

Blood Atonement: Ervil LeBaron Part 1

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2022/10/13

This week Matt weaves us through the early history of Mormonism leading to the creation of the offshoot polygamist church of one man that would use murder to eliminate his rivals, including his own brothers! Plus John and Aaron want to play a game...

en

01:23:35

Dan Burros: The Jewish Nazi

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2022/10/07

This week Johnboy tells the lads about some of the members of the American Nazi Party in the 50s and 60s including the grand dragon of the NY chapter of the Klan who was secretly Jewish!

en

01:41:34

Dynasty's End: The Dallas Cowboys Part 2

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2022/10/07

This week Matt concludes the saga of the notorious lone star football team where at first a change in leadership can't stop the winning machine but all good things must come to an end!

en

01:35:24

Winning And Sinning: The Dallas Cowboys Part 1

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2022/09/15

This week Matt shows us how the Dallas Cowboys began as a middling NFL team before a management shake up and some daring and bizarre roster additions led them to take two superbowls in a row!

en

01:24:31

Mountain Mayhem, Airline Anarchy: Japanese Red Army...

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2022/09/08

This week Johnboy wraps the saga of the 1970s leftwing terrorist group that had one wing become a death cult while the other became an international terrorist menace in an absurd, tragic series of bizarre events that mystify to this day.

en

01:22:40

Japanese Red Army Part 1: Grounds For War

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2022/08/25

This week Johnboy tells the lads the beginnings of the Japanese Red Army, a terrorist group borne from the student protest movement following the second world war. Plus Canada's amputee mystery man!

en

02:05:25

The Fight For Common Decency: George Orwell

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2022/08/11

This week Johnboy shares the life story of the famed writer Eric Blair aka George Orwell through his time pioneering embedded reporting among the impoverished, his imperial police days in India, revolutionary socialist military volunteer era in Spain and beyond while trying to make sense of the politics, neuroses, compromises and legacies of a still relevant but complex individual.

en

02:18:53

The Duel: Chaos, Justice or a Means To An End?

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2022/07/28

This week Matt breaks down the history and absurdity of the tradition of dueling from the nobles and elites of the dawn of the ritual in Europe through the more popular version of the ridiculous act of petty pride in the Old West and highlights some of the most preposterous matchups along the way!

en

01:34:56

John Dee: The Science Of Myth

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2022/07/21

This week Aaron unveils the portrait of a prodigy who's faith, aptitude and search for knowledge led him to unprecedented access and power in 16th century Britain at a time when the scientific method was as mysterious as magic.

en

01:51:40

The Subversive Pervert: Jamie Gillis Part 2

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2022/07/07

This week John drops the linear path of the famed sicko porn actor who started as a poor youth aspiring to be an actor but not sell out, then became a porn actor who didn't sell out, went to the far reaches of kink without being unkind and surprisingly left behind an incredibly touching story.

en

01:18:26

The Far Reaches Of Perversion: Jamie Gillis Part 1

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2022/06/30

This episode John shares scattered(!) debauched stories of porn legend Jamie Gillis who came up in porn through the peep show era in the early 70s and launched the reality and gonzo genres in the early 90s and was accused of murder and unabashedly defended depraved sex in his personal and public life!

en

02:02:13

The Life And Death Of Tania: The SLA and Patty Hearst

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2022/06/17

This week Johnboy gets into the juicy, violent saga of the leftwing militant group that abducted a wealthy heiress that was groomed - or just convinced - to join their dysfunctional revolutionary struggle as the world watched, befuddled!

en

01:13:18

The World's Big Asshole: Alfred Lawson Part 2

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2022/06/09

This week Matt concludes the saga of the brainstorming pitchman and entrepreneur Alfred Lawson by zeroing in on his final role - that of a cult leader peddling pseudoscience and personal hunches!

en

01:35:41

The World's Big Asshole: Alfred Lawson Part 1

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2022/06/02

This week Matt shares with us the story of a man who buys his own bullshit - but is it with good reason? Alfred Lawson was a successful and unsuccessful baseball player, baseball manager, baseball promoter, publisher, aviator and airplane manufacturer - what will he do next? And has he got something or is he just an asshole?

en

01:27:54

Patreon Preview: Harry Tracy Alfred

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2022/05/26

This week, a preview of what you might find on our Patreon: Matt brings the story of the Greatest Western Outlaw, some dull yahoo, and John introduces his plan to get Johnny Depp's Veleno guitar.

en

02:18:04

The Unabomber Ted Kaczynski Part 2

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2022/05/19

In this episode Aaron and John bring the Unabomber's saga to a close, discussing the bombing campaign, the iconic sketch and legendary manifesto in addition to Ted's acrimonious relationship with family, women, neighbors and dogs!

en

389 results

Similar Podcasts

射後不理＃爽就好了

咪咪 & 淳淳

Therapy Gecko

iHeartPodcasts

百靈果 News

Bailingguo News

Old Time Radio Comedy

solgoodmedia.com

The Hard Yarns Podcast

Cameron Branch and Daniel Delby