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Hosted by Dawn Brodey · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 125 episodes
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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.
Dawn Brodey hosts HILF: History I'd Like to F**k, a history show with 125 episodes published.
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
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 misadven
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 🎧 HIL
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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 the
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 Hovhannisya
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 books
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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 Atl
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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. --
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 wr
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! Guest
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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 revoluti
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 tho
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 F
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
Get into the ring with Spartacus! An enslaved gladiator turned rebel general who led the largest, most destructive assault against the Roman Empire EVER. Dawn is joined by comedian, JB Ball , who also happens to be the b
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Join Dawn and a LIVE audience to get the true story you probably heard first in Jaws. It's the USS Indianapolis a doomed ship from World War 2 which endured one of the worst shark attacks in human history. On the anniver
2026 is going to be a big year for HILF! Find out what annals Dawn will be exploring next, and what it means for you! --- 🎟️ Get tickets to HILF Public School - the live, interactive version of HILF: First Thursdays at
Before it was a modern language-learning program, the Rosetta Stone was the ancient world’s ultimate decoder ring—a 2,200-year-old decree carved in stone that finally unlocked Egyptian hieroglyphics. Without it, your fav
Return with Dawn and guest, improvisor Kelly Vrooman , as they follow Catherine the Great from the dramatic coup that brought her power, through her rein as The Last Empress of Russia. Forbidden pregnancies, secret lette
Join Dawn and the hilarious, Kelly Vrooman , as they saddle up with Catherine the Great. Hear how a young German girl in middle-nobility finds herself the Last Empress of Russia. You'll love the torrid story of Catherine
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HILF: History I'd Like to F**k is hosted by Dawn Brodey. The show is categorised under history (comedy) and has published 125 episodes.
HILF: History I'd Like to F**k has published 125 episodes.
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