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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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00:16:58

The Orientalists with Rhiannon Garth Jones...

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2025/12/04

Claire and Rhiannon Garth Jones take a trip to the Middle East. Or possibly the Near East. Or maybe somewhere else but it’s DEFINITELY not the West and how dare you imply otherwise.Guest Our guest Rhiannon Garth Jones is a Teaching Fellow at the University of Leeds. Her book All Roads Lead to Rome: Why We Think of the Roman Empire Daily, is available here. Follow her on Bluesky. @rhigarthjones Sensitive Themes & Topics Racism, Islamophobia Credits - Host & Executive Producer:

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00:21:07

A Show We Love: Past Lives

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2025/12/03

Introducing Past Lives, a brand-new history podcast from Patrick Wyman, creator of Tides of History and Fall of Rome. Discover the real, lived experiences of everyday people in the human past, not Great Men and their Doings.Subscribe for free on your podcast app of choice, and be sure to check out the Past Lives Patreon with tons of bonus content to support this 100% independent production. -Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/PastLivesMedia -Apple

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01:02:51

Petrarch with David M. Perry

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2025/11/27

Claire et David M. Perry de poeta mediaevali maledicunt.Guest Our guest David M. Perry is a journalist and historian. Pre-order his new book The Public Scholar: A Practical Handbook here, or buy copies of The Bright Ages or Oathbreakers here. Follow him on Bluesky @lollardfish or visit his website here. Sponsors - Uncommon Goods is a small-batch and small-business-centered online marketplace. Visit UncommonGoods.com/TGS for 15% off your purchase. - Give Calm History a listen

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00:17:58

Bernard Mandeville with John Callanan (Subscriber...

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2025/11/20

Claire and John Callanan explain why Bernard Mandeville is the bee’s knees. That joke might not make sense yet, but it will once you’re done with the episode.Guest Our guest Dr. John Callanan is a Reader in Philosophy at King’s College London. His book Man-Devil: The Mind and Times of Bernard Mandeville, the Wickedest Man in Europe, is available here. Follow him on Twitter @johnjocallanan and on Bluesky @johnjocallanan. Credits - Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on

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01:12:52

Martin Witherspoon Gary with Vanessa Williamson

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2025/11/13

Claire and Vanessa Williamson talk about death, taxes, and a man who literally believed they should go hand-in-hand.Guest Our guest Dr. Vanessa Williamson is a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution and a senior fellow at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. Her book The Price of Democracy: The Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History is available here. Follow her on Bluesky @vanessawilliamson. Sponsors - Uncommon Goods is a small-batch and

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00:16:07

The Worst Wing with Nicole Hemmer and Kevin Schultz...

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2025/11/06

Claire, Nicole Hemmer, and Kevin Schultz play some games and answer the easiest question in the world: are all of the American presidents bad?**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED LIVE AT THE CHEERFUL EARFUL PODCAST FESTIVAL. A FULL VERSION IS AVAILABLE TO SUBSCRIBERS, OR FOR PURCHASE BY NON-SUBSCRIBERS AT PATREON.COM/THISGUYSUCKED** Guest Nicole Hemmer is a professor of History at Vanderbilt University and Director of the Carolyn T. and Robert M. Rogers Center for the American Presidency. Her

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01:02:34

Carl Schmitt with Jonathan Fine *Unlocked*

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2025/10/30

Claire and Dr. Jonathan Fine build a case against the vice president’s favorite philosopher in the court of public opinion.**THIS REMASTERED EPISODE WAS PREVIOUSLY RELEASED EXCLUSIVELY ON PATREON** Guest Our guest Dr. Jonathan Fine is a Germanist specializing in Comparative Literature and Intellectual History. Follow him on Twitter @jonathanbfine and on Bluesky @jonathanbfine, or visit his website. Sensitive Themes & Topics Antisemitism, Political violence Credits - Host

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00:22:55

Edward Kelley with Cynthia Paces (Subscriber Preview)

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2025/10/23

Claire and Cynthia Paces try to separate a man from a whole lot of mysteries.Guest Our guest Cynthia Paces is a Professor of History at the College of New Jersey. Her new book Prague: the Heart of Europe, is available here. Visit her website here. Sensitive Themes & Topics Dismemberment/disfigurement, sexual coercion Credits - Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website. -

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01:20:52

Gary Gygax with Eric Silver

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2025/10/16

Claire and Eric Silver remind us that sometimes games we love are created by not-so-good people who openly wanted to do an immense amount of psychic damage to some of their players.Guest Our guest Eric Silver is a podcaster, writer, and the Game Master for TTRPG actual play podcast Join The Party. Follow him on Bluesky and Instagram, or visit his website. Sensitive Themes & Topics Misogyny, drug use, sexual violence Eric’s Article Dungeons & Dragons Has An Antisemitism

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00:17:34

The Internet with Wow If True (Subscriber Preview)

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2025/10/09

Claire is joined by Amanda Silberling and Isabel Kim from Wow If True to discuss the collapse of the internet and why we can’t have nice things anymore.**The full episode is available on the TGS Patreon now and will become available in full on the public Wow If True feed from 10/15.** Collaborators Amanda Silberling and Isabel Kim are the hosts and intrepid internet travelers behind Wow If True, the podcast of your wildest memes. Find Amanda on her website and Isabel on hers - and don’t

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01:08:42

George Pitt-Rivers with Dan Hicks

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2025/10/02

Claire and Prof. Dan Hicks bring (more) shame on the name Pitt-Rivers, and make an argument for unburying all of the archival bodies.Guest Our guest Dan Hicks is a Professor of Contemporary Archaeology at Oxford, as well as a curator at the Pitt Rivers Museum. His newest book, Every Monument Will Fall is available here. Follow him on Bluesky, Instagram and… LinkedIn? Sponsors HelloFresh brings chef-designed recipes and fresh, seasonal ingredients right to your door. Visit

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00:16:25

John L. Sullivan with Louis Moore (Subscriber Preview)

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2025/09/25

Claire and Professor Louis Moore go a few rounds with America’s first heavyweight champion.Guest Our guest Professor Louis Moore is a Professor of History at Michigan State University and the co-host of the Black Athlete Podcast. His newest book, The Great Black Hope: Doug Williams, Vince Evans, and the Making of the Black Quarterback is available here, and I Fight For A Living: Boxing and the Battle for Black Manhood is available here. Follow him on Twitter @loumoore12 and on Bluesky

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01:18:50

Godwin Sturt & Thomas of Monmouth with Elise Wang

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2025/09/18

Claire and Elise Wang dig into the men (and motivations) behind one of the world’s most damaging and long-standing conspiracy theories.Guest Our guest Dr. Elise Wang is a professor of medieval literature at CSU Fullerton, and a current Carnegie Fellow. Her book The Making of Felony Procedure in Middle English Literature is available here. Follow her on Bluesky and check out her website. Partners Incogni removes your personal data from the internet and protects you from scammers,

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00:18:31

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

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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!

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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

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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...

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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

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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...

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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

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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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