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Hosted by Dawn Brodey · history · EN · 132 episodes
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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Signup to Generate a PitchHost, 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.
HILF: History I'd Like to F**k is hosted by Dawn Brodey. The show has published 132 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "HILF 118 - The Black Death with Mary Ramos Part 2 [RE-RELEASE]" (24 October 2026, 68 minutes), "HILF 117 - The Black Death with Mary Ramos Part 1 [RE-RELEASE]" (23 October 2026, 59 minutes), and "HILF 115 - The Glencoe Massacre with Joe Roche" (16 September 2026, 57 minutes).
HILF: History I'd Like to F**k publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 65 minutes across 132 episodes.
Booking probability for HILF: History I'd Like to F**k is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. HILF: History I'd Like to F**k requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. HILF: History I'd Like to F**k's contact route on record: verified email.
Dawn Brodey hosts HILF: History I'd Like to F**k, a history show with 132 episodes published.
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Episode #118
Hear about the places that managed to avoid the plague, at least for a little while, and what a medieval haz-mat suit looked like. Also, continue to roll the 'Death Dice' along with celebrated music supervisor, Mary...
Episode #117
Dawn is joined by celebrated Music Supervisor, Mary Ramos , who has worked on some of the most incredible film scores in movie history! A close collaborator with Quentin Tarantino, she’s had a hand in everything from...
Episode #115
It was a cold and blustery night in 1692 when the Macdonalds were slaughtered in their beds by a group of rival Campbells who had not only sworn them no harm, but had been their guests for almost two weeks. Dawn is...
Episode #114
Join Dawn and some very special guests - including her dear, sweet mom - and a live audience at Flappers Comedy Club (in beautiful Burbank, California). Hear the tragic tale of Jonestown, why you too could have fallen...
Episode #113
Dawn is joined by Kat Perkins , one of her best friends (and the voice of the HILF theme song!) for a dive into the dark history of cults. From the strangest real-life rituals, to the made-up cults - and why it's...
Episode #112
King Philip is simultaneously a real historic figure, and an object of early American fantasy. Join Dawn and a live audience at Flappers Comedy Club (in beautiful Burbank, California) to hear the tale of how history...
Episode #111
The journey isn't over, it's only just reached the underworld. Rejoin Dawn and guest Sam Cowan as they link arms to follow Odysseus all the way home. Whether you're preparing for Christopher Nolan's upcoming blockbuster...
Episode #109
You're back in the cockpit with Dawn and guest, Heather Cowan , for part two of this little-known chapter of World War II history. Re-join these badass fliers through more of their spine-tingling adventures (and...
Episode #108
Climb into the cockpit with Dawn and guest, Heather Cowan , as they get to know some of the baddest-asses from this little-known chapter of World War II history. -- 🎧 HILF EP39 - NAZI KILLERS with Michelle Mosher 🎧...
Episode #107
Dawn and guest, Kelly Vrooman , go down the rabbit hole with neither the first nor the last "disgraced" American president. Join them as they review the unlikely rise and spectacular fall or Richard Nixon. Hear about...
Episode #106
Welcome back to book club! Whether you’re a book worm who is always looking for new nerdy stuff to read - or you only like history when it’s funny - this is for you! Return with Dawn and her classmate, Stacey...
Episode #105
Whether you’re a book worm who is always looking for new nerdy stuff to read - or you only like history when it’s funny - this is for you! Dawn sits down with her classmate, Stacey Hovhannisyan , to discuss ALL the...
Episode #104
Join host, Dawn Brodey, and a LIVE audience to hear this most-titillating chapter from The Golden Age of Piracy, the tale of Mary Read and Anne Bonny. Born in very different circumstances and on opposite sides of the...
Episode #103
Join Dawn and a LIVE audience to hear what John Wayne Gacy and a plane crash have to do with her birthday. You'll also get to know the fabulous Sam Hale , Horror Nerd, and learn all about her grandpa... and his bulge...
Episode #102
Dawn found herself tits-deep in pirate history and fell so far down the rabbit hole, she called on her friend - and frequent leading man - Patrick Day to fall with her! Hear the swashbuckling story of a man who helped...
Episode #101
Climb in bed with one of the first-ever sex symbols, Mae West! She was born in the 1800’s and lived long (and well) enough to star on broadway, lead the silver screen, and even release a ROCK ALBUM before she died...
Episode #100
Re-join Dawn and her guest, 76 year-old Zari Faripour, an elegant, intelligent, one-time refugee from the Iranian Revolution. Dawn delivers a utility outline of the major events and people involved in the 1970's...
Episode #99
Before there was Adam and Eve, there was Adam and Lilith! Hear the hot gossip straight from the Garden of Eden, and some of the best stories of this pre-biblical bad-ass. Dawn is joined by two Minneapolis besties who...
Episode #98
Dawn's Guest, Dave Reinitz is a stand-up comedian and stain-glass artist whose personal connection to this slice of History brings it alive for all of us. Hear about how his mother, Janet Braun-Reinitz, joined with the...
Episode #97
The 'Father of Philosophy' and the teacher of Plato, Socrates was arguably the most important intellectual in human history. He was also a war veteran, a bad dad, and never wrote anything himself. So why did Athens kill...
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