The Lions Led By Donkeys podcast is a military history podcast for laughing at the worst military failures, inept commanders, and crazy stories from throughout the history of human conflict. Our podcast will always be free, but if you think what we do is worth a buck you can throw us one here: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys
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A Philly sports podcast from a leftist, pro-labor, and trash-talking perspective. Hosted by Liam Anderson of WTYP and Lions Led By Donkeys fame and Tom Pain of loudmouth Kenzo fame. Go Birds. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenklossespod Leave us a voicemail: 267-371-7218 Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tenthousandlosses
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Harvest of Mars seeks to uncover the essentials of war. Essentials that have been swept under the rug or forgotten by people and societies eager to rewrite history in a way that is intellectually pleasing. This podcast seeks to open your eyes to aspects of military history that, as Paul Fussell accurately noted, never got into the books because of what he called the Disneyfication of war. Here you will get authentic insights from someone who has a genuine love for the material.If you are cur ...
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Each episode, Josie & Caragh give a semi-informed opinion on a topic before going away to research further. Was their chosen hill to die on worth it? They hope so, because they hate being wrong.
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Episode 263 - The Madness of Francisco Macías Nguema
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*CONTENT WARNING*Joe and Tom discuss The Madness of Francisco Macías Nguema, a dictator nicknamed The Pol Pot of Africa.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeysSources:Tufts Mass Atrocity Endings for Equatorial GuineaPaul Kenyon. Dictatorland: The Men Who Stole Africa.https://web.archive.org/web/20230306160338/https://www.telegra…
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Bonus Episode 11 Preview: MMA ft. SrBrocialist
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Fan favorite @SrBrocialist joins us to talk about the history of MMA - from its history in California dojos to the modern shitshow that is the UFC. If you like it, please consider subscribing to us for $1 on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/tenthousandlosses for the full episode. Thank you so much for your support! Follow SrBrocialist on Twitter:…
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A group of Native Americans launch one of the longest fighting retreats in North American military history in order to escape genocide at the hands of the US government. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeysSources:Bruce Hampton. Children of Grace, The Nez Perce War of 1877Elliot West. The Last Indian War: The Nez Perce Storyh…
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Napoleon: The Historical Significance of Military Genius. Part 3
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“I never was truly my own master but was always ruled by circumstances.” – Napoleon Bonaparte This is the last of a three-part series on the Emperor of the French inspired by historian Andrew Robert’s biography, Napoleon: A Life. The book is quite good at revealing the human being behind the controversial historical figure. Focusing primarily on th…
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The story of the most deadly submarine disaster in American history.Support the show and get episodes like this a week before everyone else, plus bonus episodes!https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeysSources:https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/08/14/questions-about-infamous-lost-sub-thresher-resurface-navy-releases-new-documents-tied-decades…
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ITS PODCAST CHRISTMAS YOU GET TWO EPISODES THIS WEEK. Liam stops Tom from doxing himself multiple times as they talk about their FBI files. We look up shirtless baseball players (insert hot face emoji), how the Sixers suck, and some of the guys who we took in the NFL draft. We also answer some listener voicemails, revealing Liam's status within the…
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What would you do with a [REDACTED]?
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In a rare Tom more-actionable-threats-than-Liam edition, the boys ramble about healthcare, the state of baseball, go down the road of Sundown towns, NOT LEGAL ADVICE about guns, talk about elevated positions, then cap off with a classic "which mascot could you beat in a fight" debate. Obviously recorded before the Sixers showed their whole ass, we …
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A blind man tries to charge a line of English longbowmen. It ends exactly like you think it does.Support the show:https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeysSources:https://www.historyextra.com/period/plantagenet/what-happened-battle-crecy-edward-iii-hundred-years-war-victory-why/Andrew Ayton. The Battle of Crécy, 1346 Andrew Ayton. The Battle of Cré…
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Episode 259 - The Taiping Rebellion Part 4: The Heavenly King Has A Tummy Ache
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The conclusion to the saga of the Taiping Rebellion! Support the show:https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeysBy Lions Led By Donkeys
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Tom complains about things being expensive at CBP while Liam flexes dollar bills at the last Flyers game of the year. The boys complain about the Phillies sucking ass and the then-upcoming Nets-Sixers series and finish by going into the mailbag. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenklossespod Leave us a voicemail (leave your name and pronou…
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Episode 258 - The Taiping Rebellion Part 3: The Chicken King
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Trouble in the heavenly kingdom!part 3/4Support the show:https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeysBy Lions Led By Donkeys
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Episode 257 - The Taiping Rebellion Part 2: Working in the Dog Blood Factory
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The Taiping rebellion spreads and the rebels create the world's weirdest gunpowderPart 2/4Support the show:https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeysBy Lions Led By Donkeys
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Episode 256 - The Taiping Rebellion Part 1: Jesus Christ's Little Brother
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A man fails a civil service exam, loses his goddamn mind, and leads China into the deadliest civil war in human history. Part 1/4Support the show:https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeysSources:Johnathan Spence. God's Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan.Stephen Platt. Autumn in the heavenly kingdomJian Youwen. The Taiping Rev…
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Fr fr on god. Tom and Liam indulge you in twenty minutes of history chat before talking about CBAs abound (NBA and MiLB), the stinkiness of the Phillies and Flyers, then move onto loud and chaotic listener voicemails. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenklossespod Leave us a voicemail (leave your name and pronouns): 267-371-7218 Support us…
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Episode 255 - The Battle of Carrahae
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Crassus attempts to go to war to build his own resume. He ignores everyone's advice and marches his legions into the most predictable defeat on earth.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeysSources:Plutarch. Crassus. Mary T. Boatwright. The Romans: From Village to EmpireRoman-Persian Wars: The Battle of Carrhae…
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Episode 254 - Zheng Yi Sao, The Pirate Queen of China
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A sex worker turned pirate queen builds a more powerful navy than the entire navy of China.Support the show!https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeysSources:Murray, Dian H. Pirates of the South China Coast, 1790-1810https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ching-shih-chinese-female-pirateBy Lions Led By Donkeys
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The Secret to Podcasting is Crime ft. SrBrocialist
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The statute of limitations has expired! SrBrocialist returns to 10kL and joins Tom and Liam to talk about financial crimes, how to benefit materially from the death of family members, and confess to breaking the speed limit at specific times and places Follow SrBrocialist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SrBrocialist Follow us on Twitter: https://tw…
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Joe, Tom, and Nate talk about the time that Crusaders forgot that humans need water to live. Support the show:https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeysSources:Nicholson, R. L. Joscelyn III and the Fall of the Crusader StatesPhillips, Jonathan (2002), The Crusades 1095–1187Lacey, James. Crushed at the Horns of Hattin…
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Episode 252 - The Battle of Tannenberg Part 3: The Not So Battle of Tannenberg
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The conclusion to the Battle of Tannenberg seriesSupport the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeysBy Lions Led By Donkeys
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Episode 251 - The Battle of Tannenberg Part 2: A Wild T Rex Appears
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The story of the battle of tannenberg continues part 2/3Support the show:https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeysBy Lions Led By Donkeys
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Episode 250 - The Battle of Tannenberg Part 1: Deadly German Swamp Ass
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Joe and Nate begin the story of one of the most legendary battles from the beginning of WWI. It is much dumber than you think.Part 1/3support the show:https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeysBy Lions Led By Donkeys
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Episode 249 - How the US Almost Annexed the Dominican Republic
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Once upon a time the United States came shockingly close to annexing the Dominican Republic. support the show:https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeysSources:https://www.jstor.org/stable/2717114https://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/61771?lang=enhttps://news.yahoo.com/1871-us-almost-acquired-dominican-135435379.htmlhttps://www.insider.com/ann…
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Russia-Ukraine War, February 2023: War Reporting, Russia's Reforms, and NATO's Tanks for Ukraine
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“Ukraine has achieved irreversible momentum.” -- US General Ben Hodges, Retired, November 3, 2022 “From a military standpoint, I still maintain that for this year it would be very, very difficult to militarily eject the Russian forces from every inch of Russian-occupied Ukraine.” -- US General Mark Milley, January 20, 2023 In the episode, we look a…
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Liberty County ft. Alex & Bobby from Tipping Pitches
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Twitter's no. 1 & 2 NFL geeks Alex Bazeley and Bobby Wagner from the Tipping Pitches podcast to analyze the James Bradberry holding call in four dimensions. We talk Super Bowl, about [redacting] baseball owners, complain about Wawa, and answer a few sad listener voicemails. Follow Tipping Pitches on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tipping_pitches Foll…
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Episode 248 - The Night Witches of WWII
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Joe, Nate, and Tom talk about the Soviet all woman night bomber unit of WWII that terrorized the Nazis and pissed off Soviet men. support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeyssources:https://www.history.com/news/meet-the-night-witches-the-daring-female-pilots-who-bombed-nazis-by-nighthttps://www.wrightmuseum.org/2020/10/01/the-soviet-…
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Episode 247 - The Wooden Nazi Jet Made for Kids
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Joe is joined by Nate to talk about the time the Nazis built a death trap out of wood and thought it would be perfect for the Hitler Youth.Correction:The Gloster Meteor was a jet that also saw limited action in WWllSupport the show:https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeysSources:http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/models/aircraft/Heinkel-Salamander.htmlh…
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Just in time for the Big Game, DraftF*cks brings you the hottest moneylines, parlays, money bets, odds, and gamifying of crippling addictive behaviors caused by the material conditions of the imperial stage of capitalism AND is your new sponsor of Ten Thousand Losses! Tom & Liam talk about the Super Bowl and then answer a backlog of listener questi…
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The conclusion to The Troubles series Support the show:https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeysListen to the Beneath The Skin Podcast:https://twitter.com/BeneathSkinPodFollow Tom on Twitter:https://twitter.com/gotitatguineysBy Lions Led By Donkeys
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Friend of the pod @SrBrocialist joins the boys on an XL edition of 10kL to talk about Faraday caging your nuts, the Eagles, being a fat kid who played offensive line, and more seriously, discuss Dana White being an asshole and how shitty MMA is for its athletes. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenklossespod Leave us a voicemail: 267-371-7…
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Napoleon: The Historical Significance of Military Genius. Part 2
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“You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.” – Napoleon Bonaparte This is the second of a three-part series on the Emperor of the French inspired by historian Andrew Robert’s biography, Napoleon: A Life. The book is quite good at revealing the human being behind the controversial historical figure. Focus…
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Tom continues to take Joe through the history of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. During this episode we talk about Bloody Sunday and how and why nobody has ever been held accountable. CONTENT WARNING: This gets pretty grim. Support the show! Get bonus content!https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeysFollow Tom on Twitter:https://twitter.com/gotit…
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