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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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01:30:46

David Hahn: Child Of The Atom

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2024/07/18

This week Aaron brings us the story of chemistry prodigy - turned - nuclear threat, David Hahn - the child of divorce who applied DIY ethos to nuclear energy experiments before his creations became too unwieldy for US government agencies and still earned him an Eagle Scout badge!

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01:22:52

Rod Ansell: Crocodile Hunter On Meth

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2024/07/11

This week Johnboy brings the tale of the young Australian boy who was trapped in the hostile wilderness of the Northern Territories for two months and became a national hero whose exploits became the basis for the film Crocodile Dundee, before his legal troubles and drug abuse led him to a bloody showdown with the law!

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02:29:39

Harsh River: The Saga of the 19th century Mississippi...

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2024/07/04

This week Matt profiles a time and place! The Mississippi River in the early 1800s takes in crime, geological aberrations, natural disasters and local politics in fascinating ways and identifies river folk as their own unique breed!

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01:33:02

Porfirio Rubirosa Ariza: Playing The Schlong Game

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2024/06/27

This week Johnboy shares the tale of “Rubi,” the Latin lover, sportsman, diplomat, despot affiliate and international man of mystery who courted the wealthiest and most beautiful women of the middle of the 20th century due to his charismatic magnetism, gentlemanly disposition and big ol’ hawg!

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02:35:06

The Panczko Brothers: Crime And Ingenuity

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2024/06/21

This week Matt shares the story of three Polish American boys- Butch, Pops and Peanuts -who grew up poor in Chicago, stealing food to survive and later went on to be responsible for some of the largest robberies in American history with endless arrests, schemes, bribes, chases, prison terms, bullet wounds, and heists in between!

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01:34:53

On Air Chaos: Morton Downey Junior

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2024/06/13

This week Johnboy shares the story of the chain-smoking combative talk show host that courted controversy and violence in the brief time his show soared in popularity before burning out abruptly!

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01:30:54

Patreon Preview: Meat Shower

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2024/06/06

We're off this week, but here's a little extra episode from our patreon. We talk wild nature, porn blocking, bee facts, SBF, and more. Only $5 per month. Find us at https://www.patreon.com/profilesineccentricity

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01:31:10

John Kellogg: Enemas And Cereal

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2024/05/30

This week Aaron treats the lads to the far out ideas of John Kellogg, from his progressive ideas about diet, cleanliness and exercise to his problematic notions about sex, genetics and masturbation prevention through genital mutilation!

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01:18:40

The Revengers: Tura Satana, Jason Vukovich and Shawn...

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2024/05/23

This week Johnboy assembles a team of vengeance-driven eccentric characters from the recent past, including a 60s femme fatale film star, an abused-child-turned-abuser-hunter and a man with a chip on his shoulder, meth in his system, and the know-how to wage a one man war on the town that let him down!

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01:35:09

Everybody Hates This Guy: Charles J. Guiteau

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2024/05/16

This week Matt tells the lads about the delusional, lazy, universally-loathed narcissist who failed his way through several industries before landing in Republican politics - failing at that as well - and trying to finally attain success as the assassin of President Garfield!

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01:49:40

Big Baby Business: Georgia Tann

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2024/05/09

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02:17:40

The Death Mask Murder: Andrew Crispo Part 2

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2024/05/02

In the finale of Matt’s Crispo saga, we see drug paranoia mixed with the heights of access, sycophantic sadists and power play into cruel sexual fantasies that lead to a dark crime that bears little justice and darker implications for society as a whole. Plus Joe Kaye!

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01:54:24

Sketchy Socialite: Andrew Crispo Part 1

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2024/04/25

This week we are joined by fan favorite Joe Kaye to begin exploring the tale of the orphan who ingratiated himself into the elite world of art during a time when gay culture was burgeoning in New York City and Andrew was keeping business fast and loose!

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54:05

(Rerelease) Eccentric Media IV - Juiced

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2024/04/18

In light of recent events we revisit an old patreon media episode: Our friend Nisa Ward joins us to talk about being duped into appearing in O.J. Simpsons’s TV prank show and John fills in with background on Juiced, the strangest and trashiest television show ever created.

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01:14:48

Harlem’s Crime Renaissance: Ellsworth “Bumpy” Johnson

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2024/04/11

This week Johnboy shares the story of “Bumpy” Johnson’s rise to power in the world of crime, taking on established Jewish and Italian gangsters, entertaining fame, women, celebrity and prison time after starting as a small plucky kid who might just cut your face!

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02:28:42

Eccentric Media Sweet 16: Tony Little; Kill Yourself

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2024/04/04

This week the lads collide with another smorgasbord of clips from the halls of miscellany with odd ads from Jack In The Box, a far too open interview with Vincent Gallo, Orson Welles remembering his time with Churchill and so much more!! Links to all media available on Patreon.

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02:20:03

The Fourth World: Jack Kirby Part 2

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2024/03/28

This week Aaron concludes the biography of Jack “The King” Kirby with his trading talent to Marvel and DC, creating too many iconic heroes and villains to count and playing a pivotal role in an international spy ruse that saved American lives!

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02:06:14

I Know A Gangster When I See It: Jack Kirby Part 1

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2024/03/21

This week Aaron enthralls the lads with the beginnings of the comic book legend who came from immigrant parents to selling millions of copies of his creation Captain America before being drafted into the Second World War and returning to comics and finding himself at the mercy of exploitative publishers once again!

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01:34:59

The Crime Boss Top Cop and the Rebel Thief: Jonathan...

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2024/03/14

This week Johnboy treats the lads to the tale of London’s earliest policing, which was run by a stolen goods thief and fence who secretly organized theft into a scam that saw victims and thieves taxed alike to his benefit, before a rogue thief and routine prison escapee beloved by the public brought his reign to a bitter end!

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01:30:33

Patreon Preview: Egg Cream

Profiles In Eccentricity ·

2024/03/07

We had to take this week off, so we decided to drop an old patreon episode if anyone wanted to get a sense of what those episodes are like! This one is the introduction of some of our favorite characters... "We talk about a bad date and some Russian opera, but this one is really dominated by a couple of Southern Gentlemen." Join us at: https://www.patreon.com/profilesineccentricity

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