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HILF: History I"d Like to F**k

Host, comedian Dawn Brodey, takes you through the annals of history with a special guest and history subject each episode. From Dillinger to Frankenstein, from The Crusades to Freak Shows - Dawn brings her history degree and unfiltered sense of humor to deliver well-researched deep-dives that strip history naked and serve it up raw.

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01:07:03

HILF 25 - The Supreme Court with Mary Whiteside

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2022/11/02

Dawn met guest, Mary Whiteside, while they were both backlot tour guides at Universal Studios, Hollywood. When Mary suggested the HILF subject of the Supreme Court, Dawn was a bit stymied. The legal system can feel a little dark, a little depressing, and just too damn hard to understand sometimes - with the dates and the names and the precedents and -- what's an amicus? Which is why Dawn immediately said yes, because Mary is not just a guest with a HILFY curiosity, she's a real lawyer, and a mom,

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01:23:18

HILF 24: Horror Movies with Jose Barrientos

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2022/10/19

Guest, Jose Barrientos is a stand-up comedian and professional hacker - who also happens to love Horror Movies. He begins by telling Dawn what a 'professional hacker' does - and yes, it is a bit more like Jason Bourne than you may be prepared for. 00:08:15 - Dawn and Jose discuss their favorite horror movies and why. Inevitably, part of the reason any given movie scares us more than another has a lot to do with when and where we first saw it. Jose saw his while alone in a war zone, Dawn saw hers

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01:04:29

HILF 23: Pompeii with Andrew Melby

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2022/10/05

In August of 2022 my husband Andrew Melby (everyone, including me, calls him Melby) and my 4 year old daughter, Beatrice went on a 16 day trip through Italy. It was a first visit for all of us and we had spectacular visits planned from Venice to Amalfi - but I had only one Can-Not-Miss on my list: Pompeii. The Ancient City destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD. One of my all-time HILF’s - I was so fucking excited to see it.On they day we got there, it was over 98 degrees but still

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01:05:13

HILF 22: Baseball with Joe Dungun

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2022/09/21

Dawn welcomes Joe Dungan a guy who likes HILF and Baseball so much he asked to be drafted as a guest. Together Dawn and Joe cover the origins of the game, as well as Dawn's top 3 HILFs from baseball's history: Shoeless Joe Jackson, Babe Ruth and Jackie Robinson. Play ball!00:06:30 - Dawn starts with the mythical origin of Baseball: Cooperstown and Abner Doubleday. A lovable story that, perhaps was an attempt to obscure the more elite, urban and gentrified beginning to America's Pastime. The real

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01:04:27

HILF 21: Houdini with Joe Brogie

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2022/09/07

Dawn's guest, Joe Brogie, began performing magic around his home town in Nebraska until he moved to LA in 2018 to start a career in Voice Over (you can hear him as Matty in Nickelodean's "The Beatbuds - Let's Jam!"). Joe is also a comedian, actor and has appeared on Jimmy Fallon. 00:00:00 - Joe discusses his track from Nebraska to Los Angeles and the similarities he has found between performing magic and performing stand-up comedy. They are more connected than some may have guessed. 00:06:37 - Dawn

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00:30:07

HILF 20: The Orgy with All Previous Guests

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2022/07/20

Dawn recorded her first episode of HILF in June of 2021 and- as a podcaster - came in rather cold. Microphones, editing and distribution were new, but a love of History and way with people were very familiar territory. What follows are short clips from each guest, in the order they were originally released... but with no other order whatsoever. Welcome to the HILF ORGY.---00:02:20 - EP01: FRANKENSTEIN with Helen Shephard - The two discuss Dawn’s possible merch line that could come from long-standing

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00:56:08

HILF 19: Lesbians with Rachel Scanlon (Recorded LIVE)

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2022/07/06

About 40 people joined Dawn and special guest, Rachel Scanlon in The Glendale Room for a night of comedy, history and Lesbians!Not included in the recording, was the first part of the live show which featured stand-up comedy from Ryan Ripple [Guest from 'THE F WORD - EP. 6 &7] and Rachel Scanlon. We learned a lot about Rachel during her set, including that she has hit some impressive weight-loss milestones over the past year.Listeners join the live audience as Dawn and Rachel sit down together on a

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01:34:49

HILF 18: The Iranian Revolution with Zari Faripour

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2022/06/22

For over a year during the Covid Lockdown, Zari was the only person outside of Dawn's house that she spoke to in person. Chats in doorway turned to coffee on the patio - turned to tea at her kitchen table - which eventually became whiskey on the couch. More than once she found myself at 1o’clock in the morning awash - not just in the Makers Mark Zari pours so generously - but in her captivating tales of her life in Iran. Dawn recorded with Zari for a few sessions over two days and what is compiled

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01:12:04

HILF 17: Joan of Arc with Lauren Pritchard

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2022/06/08

Lauren Prichard is a renowned actress and improviser whose credits include Disney, Upright Citizens Brigade and MADtv. She and Dawn work together as street improvisors in the New York Window element at Universal Studios, Hollywood - and they're mutual fans of one another. Lauren's knowledge of the life of Joan of Arc is limited to her appearance in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure - and as the namesake of canned beans. Dawn delights in delivering not only the amazing story of this 15th C. heroine,

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01:00:05

HILF 16: Great Mistakes with Brian Kiley

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2022/05/25

Dawn and guest, Brian Kiley, were backstage at a comedy show when they first realized their shared love for History. In this episode, the two get to really let their nerd-flag fly and take turns sharing their favorite LOL moments from a wide variety of people, places and timelines. Prepare to feel (comparatively) less stupid in this episode devoted to History's Great Mistakes:00:04:40 - Before we dig deep in annals of history, we learn about Brian Kiley. How he first came to comedy, his Emmy

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01:13:00

HILF 15: Salem Witch Trials with Alex Malt

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2022/05/11

It is one of the darkest, yet most alluring parts of early American History, and although it only lasted for one year [1692-1693] the Salem Witch Trials spellbind us to this day. Dawn sits down with guest, Alex Malt, who is eager to get into this bewitching history and go visit his hometown sites with more authority next time. 00:07:42 - After some catching up and chit-chat, Dawn gets into her sources, 2 Books:Death in Salem - Diane E FouldsThe Salem Witch Trials. A Day-by-Day Chronicle of a city

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01:08:25

HILF 14: Prohibition with Beau Hufford

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2022/04/27

It may seem unthinkable now - people considered it unthinkable at the time - but for about 13 years in America, alcohol was constitutionally banned. The 18th Amendment made criminal the distillation, transportation and distribution of alcohol. It was never, however, illegal to drink it.Ah-ha. An American-sized loop-hole.Prohibition was a dark and exciting time - the birth of jazz clubs, speak-easies, and organized crime. A time none of us would return to, yet it remains in the top five party-themes

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01:01:31

HILF 13: Whiskey Rebellion with Rashid Green

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2022/04/13

Rashid and his wife Kasey started the social channel THE BARLESS TENDER during covid for all of us boozehounds who found ourselves suddenly bar-less - but no less-thirsty. Not only do they demonstrate how to make bitchin’ cocktails - but he serves up each one with an accompanying dose of history. I KNOW!So I invited Rashid over and in he came with a little cooler filled with fragrant and intoxicating delights from America’s Colonial Past.Drink along with us, if you can! Recipes and directions for

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00:58:58

HILF 12: Freaks with Christine Blackburn

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2022/03/30

Christine Blackburn is not only the guest for this episode, but also the gracious host as we recorded at her kitchen table in Los Feliz, California. Christine is the host of the long-running and much-loved podcast, Story Worthy - and it's live show counterpart, Story Smash. 00:01:53 - Thanks for being here. We’ve shared a joint… you’re holding a cat. No two women have been more prepared. Dawn introduces Christine. Her podcast, Story Worthy has had over 725 episodes, running 12 years. 00:04:04 -

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00:59:42

HILF 11: Stand-Up Comedy with Wayne Federman

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2022/03/16

Wayne Federman, author of The History of Stand-Up, makes it clear early in his book - and in our conversation - that this is not the history of Comedy in general. We are not necessarily concerned with when the first cave-man made a fart joke. We get into how the modern day performance style, 'STAND-UP' came to be. We learn who were the originators, how it evolved, and where might it be going next. Thanks for joining us - lets get started!PART 100:02:35 - Wayne is also a professor at the University

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00:58:53

HILF 10: Pirates Part 2 with Shelby Young

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2022/03/02

As Shelby and Dawn resume the tale of Mary Read and Anne Bonny from PART 1, they begin with a discussion of how they themselves earn their loot - not as pirates, but even more notorious - as entertainers in Los Angeles. 00:00:00 - Shelby asks Dawn how she began doing stand-up comedy and Dawn explains how the path from being a Theater Major led her here. Dawn also explains why she loves comedy and how she considers the art of making others laugh to be a sacred one. 00:04:15 - Dawn asks Shelby how she

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00:56:01

HILF 09: Pirates with Shelby Young

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2022/02/16

00:01:56 - Actor, Shelby Young, a fun and funny FORCE to be reckoned with. Leia - Star Wars Forces of DestinyRayna - Baby Shark’s Big Show00:03:15 - Also, Shelby is a babe. Top shelf mega babe. What else on camera?Everybody Hates ChrisCriminal MindsAmerican Horror StoryWild Child00:04:15 - Stay-Puft Marshmallow man, ‘uncredited’. What is this?00:05:14 - They discuss where Shelby grew up, why and when she came to LA and why she and Dawn both hate earthquakes and love Palm Springs. The Big One Podcast

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01:05:30

HILF 08: The Spice Trade with Wayne Wilderson

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2022/02/02

Welcome to a particularly delicious romp through the history of the Spice trade with my guest, 'television's own' Wayne Wilderson. His IMDB Credits read like a CVS receipt and you'll find he is as effortless on the microphone as he is on camera. 00:04:55 - After telling you a little bit about where we are (and why I'm wearing my daughter's Hello Kitty Headphones) Wayne tells us a little bit about when he came to Hollywood and some of his favorite jobs... and there have been so many. Among his gigs

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00:52:32

HILF 07: The F-Word, Part 2 with Ryan Ripple

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2022/01/19

Dawn and Ryan continue their conversation (and open another bottle of wine) as they jump right back into the history of profanity, beginning with Ryan's favorite swear word, 'shit.'PART 100:03:30 - Dawn begins with the fun (but likely false) theory that the word 'shit' originated with the shipping of manure - and the necessity for it to be stamped with the instructions to Ship High In Transit.00:06:50 - More likely the root of the english word 'shit' is from German/Ukranian roots: Scheisse and skei

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01:07:13

HILF 06: The F-Word with Ryan Ripple

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2022/01/05

The name of this podcast includes profanity, so it may not be terribly surprising that Dawn was delighted to embrace the subject of the next episode: The F-WordHer guest is the delightful and hilarious, Ryan Ripple, and together they discuss not only the origin and creative utilization of our favorite curse word - but the history of cursing in general. We also get into the science of swearing and how it functions within our brain. Why for example, does your pain tolerance demonstrably increase when

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