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This Guy Sucked

A show that proves no matter how long you"ve been dead, it"s never too late to have haters. Join historian Dr. Claire Aubin and a new expert every week to pull back the scholarly curtain on the world’s worst guys and gals. From the widely beloved to the relatively unknown, no historical figure is safe, and every episode reminds listeners that the best part of understanding the past is criticizing it.New episodes every Thursday — free episodes bi-weekly, and access to all episodes (ad-free!)

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00:18:31

Paul (the Apostle) with Shaily Patel (Subscriber...

This Guy Sucked ·

2025/09/11

Claire and Dr. Shaily Patel unpack the many misdeeds of one of early Christianity’s most important men.Guest Our 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 & Topics Slavery, misogyny, antisemitism Credits - Host & Executive

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00:01:05

Come See This Guy Sucked LIVE!

This Guy Sucked ·

2025/09/10

Our first ever live show is coming! Where: Caveat, 21A Clinton St, New York City When: Thursday, October 9, 2025 @ 7pm Who: 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.

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01:41:15

Edmund Kean with Greg Jenner

This Guy Sucked ·

2025/09/04

Claire and Greg Jenner take center stage to prove Edmund Kean was less leading man, more dramatic cautionary tale. Guest Our 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

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00:16:10

Christopher Columbus with Dr. Surekha Davies...

This Guy Sucked ·

2025/08/28

Claire and Dr. Surekha Davies badmouth a man who made the world a lot bigger for some people and a lot worse for others.Guest Our 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 & Topics Racism and racial violence, genocide, slavery Credits - Host & Executive

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01:11:12

D W Griffith with Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson

This Guy Sucked ·

2025/08/21

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.Guest Our 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 & Topics Racism and racial violence, slavery, sexual violence Credits - Host &

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00:18:11

Tertullian of Carthage with Dr. Chance Bonar (Patreon...

This Guy Sucked ·

2025/08/14

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.Guest Our 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 & Topics Sex, child sexual abuse & marriage, misogyny, antisemitism, violence, slavery Credits - Host &

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01:14:37

The Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency with Appodlachia

This Guy Sucked ·

2025/08/07

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.Collaborator This 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, WV Sensitive

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00:16:54

Alexander Graham Bell with Dr. Anabel Maler (Patreon...

This Guy Sucked ·

2025/07/31

Claire and Dr. Anabel Maler dial in for a discussion on everything that was wrong with that one phone guy.Guest Our 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 & Topics Ableism, eugenics Credits - Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin -

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01:09:30

Alexander the Great with Dr. Patrick Wyman

This Guy Sucked ·

2025/07/24

Claire and Dr. Patrick Wyman have a chat about mythology, stupidity, and the guy who put the Great in Great Man History.Guest Our 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 & Topics Violence, murder,

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00:21:11

Spiro Agnew with Dr. Kevin Schultz (Patreon Preview)

This Guy Sucked ·

2025/07/17

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. Guest Our 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 & Topics Racism, war Credits - Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on

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01:00:43

Terry Dolan with Dr. Neil J. Young

This Guy Sucked ·

2025/07/10

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.Guest Our 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 & Topics Racism, homophobia, misogyny, HIV/AIDS, death Credits - Host & Executive

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00:18:22

Napoleon Bonaparte with Dr. Nicole Cochrane (Patreon...

This Guy Sucked ·

2025/07/03

Claire and Dr. Nicole Cochrane make an important contribution to the Horrible Man Theory of history and do not mention anybody’s alleged height or anatomical features while doing it. Guest Our guest Dr. Nicole Cochrane is an art historian and Assistant Curator in Historic British Art (1790-1850) at Tate Britain. Her co-edited collection Napoleonic Objects and their Afterlives: Art, Culture, and Heritage 1821-present is available here. Follow her on Twitter. Sensitive Themes &

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01:13:11

Percy Grainger with Dr. Imani Mosley

This Guy Sucked ·

2025/06/26

Claire and Dr. Imani Mosley talk high-school band, Scandinavian fantasy freaks, and BDSM (Bizarre/Delusional/Strange Men).

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00:15:53

Leo Kanner with Dr. Hannah Zeavin (Patreon Preview)

This Guy Sucked ·

2025/06/19

Claire and Dr. Hannah Zeavin do a deep-dive on 20th century child psychiatry, and why we all started believing everything is our moms’ fault.

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01:19:11

Alcibiades with Dr. Roel Konijnendijk

This Guy Sucked ·

2025/06/12

Claire and Dr. Roel Konijnendijk talk trash about ancient Athens’ most treacherous twink.

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00:16:00

William McCain with Dr. Lauren Lassabe Shepherd...

This Guy Sucked ·

2025/06/05

Claire and Dr. Lauren Lassabe Shepherd grade the man behind Mississippi’s mid-century campus culture wars. He (unsurprisingly) gets an F.

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01:12:22

Henry Ford with Dr. Zack Furness

This Guy Sucked ·

2025/05/29

Claire and Dr. Zack Furness let loose on the antisemitic calorie-counting surveillance pervert behind America’s most mediocre homegrown auto manufacturer.

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00:15:21

Ptolemy with Dr. Moiya McTier (Patreon Preview)

This Guy Sucked ·

2025/05/22

Claire and Dr. Moiya McTier ascend to the heavens and nuke 2nd century astrophilosophers from orbit.

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01:04:44

Marie de France with Dr. Sarah-Jane Murray

This Guy Sucked ·

2025/05/15

Claire and Dr. Sarah-Jane Murray flip the script on the world’s first French poet with our inaugural This Guy Rocked episode.

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00:17:07

Carl Schmitt with Dr. Jonathan Fine (Patreon Preview)

This Guy Sucked ·

2025/05/08

Claire and Dr. Jonathan Fine build a case against the vice president’s favorite philosopher in the court of public opinion.

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