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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.

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01:23:49

Swift Surgeons; Petty Paleontologists

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2020/05/07

This week Aaron regales the boys with the tale of the two warring scientists, Othniel Marsh and Edward Cope, who pioneered dinosaur fossil discovery before John tells the tale of the lightning fast surgeon Robert Liston who saved lives by being faster than his contemporaries but also occasionally cut off way too much in his fury! Plus, a history of unlucky individuals!

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01:13:07

The Algorithm Fairy: Ada Lovelace

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2020/04/29

This week Aaron treats the boys to the story of a woman far ahead of her time, the daughter of Lord Byron and first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace!

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01:08:50

Willie Reginald Bray and A Prankster Potpourri

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2020/04/23

This episode Johnboy tells the lads about "The Human Letter" who tested the limits of the postal service for his own amusement and even mailed himself to his father. This leads to a study of eccentric hobbies and great pranks throughout history.

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01:18:24

Patreon Preview: North American Daredevils

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2020/04/20

An extra episode this week, for all, from the vault: Matt brings the story of Canadian Ken Carter, focus of "The Devil At Your Heels." Ken offhandedly mentions the death of Lucky Teeter, the original American stunt driver, so Matt tells his tale as well.

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02:22:02

Franz Kafka: Neurotic Maniac

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2020/04/16

This week Matt treats the boys to the life of the famously strange author of The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka. Despondent in relationships and acutely tormented by his father, Kafka is an overly neurotic figure awaiting judgment.

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01:19:48

Self Made Double Agent: Juan Pujol Garcia

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2020/04/09

This week Aaron tells the boys about the Spaniard who faked spying on the British for the Nazis and created 27 imaginary fellow agents all reporting a mixture of truths and horseshit.

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01:31:10

Patreon Preview: Destroying NYC

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2020/04/06

In this episode from the Patreon vault: Matt runs down a list of how New York City has been destroyed through popular fiction, but then also some moments in popular non-fiction. Very popular stuff. Natural disasters, man-made disasters, laughable disasters, they're all there. Patreon.com/ProfilesInEccentricity $1 per month gets you an old patreon episode every weekday during quarantine and ad-free regular episodes. $5 per month gets you ALL patreon episodes, including new patreon episodes every

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01:45:08

Fraud, Porn, Murder: The Life And Associates of...

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2020/04/01

This week John tells the boys about the mysterious murder of a Dutch pornographer who linked up with the mafia and ran credit card scams when he wasn't rubbing elbows with Broadway stars! Patreon.com/ProfilesInEccentricity $1 per month gets you an old patreon episode every weekday during quarantine and ad-free regular episodes. $5 per month gets you ALL patreon episodes, including new patreon episodes every weekend, and ad-free regulars. Plus, we have merch and we'll be tossing up extra dumb shit

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01:14:13

Patreon Preview: The Year Of The Spies and Filthy...

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2020/03/30

An old patreon episode for some extra listening this week. Great friend Laura Crawford joins to tell us about The Year Of The Spies. Matt brings some filthy Civil War letters for the whole gang to read. WARNING: Very Explicit. Patreon.com/ProfilesInEccentricity $1 per month gets you an old patreon episode every weekday during quarantine and ad-free regular episodes. $5 per month gets you ALL patreon episodes, including new patreon episodes every weekend, and ad-free regulars. Plus, we have merch and

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01:54:19

The Earth Is Concave: The Koreshan Unity Cult

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2020/03/27

This episode Matt shares the tale of the cult that believed the world was round, but inside out! Before that, Aaron shares the story of Ignaz Semmelweis, the doctor who popularized washing your fucking hands!!

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01:09:10

Patreon Preview: The Fat Man And The English Bastard:...

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2020/03/23

In week two of the partial shutdown, we bring you another extra episode from the vault. This old Patreon features the profiles of Jim Brady, notorious fat, rich American and John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill, infamous model, soldier, sword carrying member of the war.

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01:02:48

Knocked Out And Shipped Out: Shanghai Kelly

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2020/03/19

This week Johnboy tells the lads about the maniac who sold men into involuntarily working on ships by knocking them out with drinks, opium, or just a good old fashioned beating.

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01:08:02

Patreon Preview: Aaron Explains It All: Bill & Ted's...

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2020/03/17

In light of the virus we decided to dish up our first Patreon episode as an extra for fans stuck in their homes this week.

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01:21:50

Freaks and Geeks: Living Skeletons and Eating Machines

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2020/03/11

This week Matt treats the boys to a gallery of geeks, humans exhibited for their ability to eat anything, and the freaks known as living skeletons. Plus, Aaron adds more unkillable soldier tales!

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02:26:12

Nasal Reflex 101 with Shane Mauss

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2020/03/04

This week Shane Mauss is our guest and we get into his deep dive with psychedelic drugs that temporarily drove him to lose the plot while also discussing the bad science of nose-perv Wilhelm Fliess, the discovery of the x-ray, gravity-hater Roger Babson, and eugenics moron Sir Francis Dalton.

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01:19:28

Unkillable: Adrian Carton de Wiart

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2020/02/19

Aaron drops the story of Adrian Carton de Wiart, war-hungry maniac who served in the British army in the Boer War, 1st World War, and 2nd World War as a 60 year old man. He was shot in the ear, leg, hip, stomach, face, and head. He loved the war. He was also shot in the cock. He really loved that.

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01:28:51

Satanic Gay Nazi Wrestlers On Acid / Wild West...

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2020/02/12

This week John shares limitless mayhem with the boys in the biographies of a mountain man who, for 25 years in the early 1800’s, stalked, murdered, and ate the members of the tribe who killed his wife and the innovative 1970’s gay wrestler who used Nazi and Satanic gimmicks in the ring to incite riots while hallucinating!

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02:00:30

Snakes, Gibberish, Abduction: Aimee Semple McPherson

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2020/02/05

This week Matt treats the boys to the story of the pioneering preacher woman who became a massively influential religious leader in early Los Angeles before she kidnapped herself, dude.

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01:32:47

Patreon Preview: Bad Sex and MUFF

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2020/01/30

We're off this week, so here's a preview of our patreon: In this chill one, John has a definitional porn title, Matt brings terrible writing, and Aaron closes us out with MUFF (Marvel Universe Fan Fiction). Find more episodes at https://www.patreon.com/profilesineccentricity

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05:01

The Trailer: A Taste Of Profiles

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2020/01/28

We love weird, whether it's people, places, or phenomenon. Check out this trailer for a brief rundown of some previous Profiles. We cover a lot of different topics, but, if you like what you hear, find a full episode that piques your interest. Thank you for listening!

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