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Let Them Fight: A Comedy History Podcast

May 30, 2023

Today we're bringing you a real fun story, dear listeners, Robin Olds, one of America's most badass pilots. The guy was basically born to fly, he might as well have gone straight from the womb to the cockpit. And once he decided he wanted to see combat, nothing was gonna stop him. Not surprisingly, once he got the...


May 25, 2023

Today we're going way back in time to the Byzantine empire to talk about a man who hated the Bulgarians to a level that most people would still consider normal. Sure, Basil did other badass shit, like basically lead the army for decades straight in near constant battle, but what he did to the Bulgarians earned him...


May 23, 2023

Now I don't want to spoil anything about how bad of a scumbag Boone Helm was, but you don't get nicknamed The Kentucky Cannibal by being a swell guy. He was really less of a person and more of a plague upon everyone who happened to be in his vicinity. This dude loved killing, and he did it in what was essentially the...


May 18, 2023

Today we'll be taking a little trip to Jamaica to talk to about a woman so badass she's literally money. Nanny of the Maroons left Africa and showed up on the island during the time it was occupied by the British, and boy was she not happy with how they were running the show. So she decided to fuck with everything they...


May 16, 2023

As our longtime listeners are probably aware, sometimes one of us will cover a person the other has on their list, and said person will be very upset. Today is not one of those times. Robert Berdella was on both of our lists, but boy am I glad Tim had to do the research on this guy. The Collector, as he liked to...