Gus Grissom was an American fighter pilot and one of the original "Astronauts" for the early days of NASA. Enjoy this legit one of a kind story that is criminally under told. LP calls up via skype in the bonus content to talk about the "30 Million Dollar Sandwich". See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
LP calls in from South Beach to give us some nuance about Washingston's personal spy network known as "The Culper Ring". It's a skype call so the quality isn't the best but it'll have to do til we can get him back up in Jersey. Enjoy this bonus episode and thanks for listening. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Back in action as best we can! Kahuna and I are holed up in an undisclosed location and bringing you a "Loser" to behold. The legendary Nathan Hale, the first spy to die in service of America. The story contains all the classic elements...some dumb shit, some cool stuff, some Loser-ceptions and of course...a Jersey connection. Enjoy guys, we're happy to be back. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Corona be damned...we're firing off a great episode from our quarantined bunker about the wild month leading up to and following the "Hard Hat Riots" of 1970. We're talking Kent State, Nixon, bombing Cambodia, Frank Serpico and more. This episode gets LP talking about his youthful first hand experiences and we even get Kahuna to laugh from within his gas mask. Enjoy! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
No guests this week, just the harrowing tale of the Steamship "Sultana" and its doomed voyage on the Mississippi River at the end of the Civil War. We spare no details as we tell the backstory of greed and corruption that led to the biggest maritime disaster in American History....we're not sure how but Kahuna snuck in some Muppet references. Enjoy! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The Queen of Jersey, Jackie Bryne, is back in studio with LP, the Kahuna and I to talk about the mystery and legacy of Amelia Earhart. We cover her humble beginnings, passion for aviation, her fateful end and the conspiracy theories that survive to this day! It's a dam good one...Enjoy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
This weeks "Loser" is the English born but American made, soldier bandit of the Wild West known as "Black Bart". His story is as unique as the poems he wrote for the victims of his robberies. Bart held a life long feud with a little company known as WELLS FARGO. Enjoy his bizarre "Loser-hood" with guests comedian Mike Celona and guest audio engineer Criss (who's also part of the band "Serious Matters", an NJ favorite). Also I will actively work on not saying "Not for Nothing" anymore. See Privac...
This weeks #loser is the undeniable "Calamity Jane", her story is amazing, hilarious and could not be told without LP, Kahuna and the King of West Orange, NJ Kevin Joseph Garifo. Please enjoy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Before Jackie Robinson broke the "color barrier" in Major League baseball, the "Negro Leagues" were brimming with talent and future baseball legends. None stood taller than Satchel Paige, who is considered the hardest fastball pitcher of all time. His feats seem unhuman, his life reads like a screenplay and most people don't know about him....lets fix that this week. Guest Ty Raney and the Kahuna help me tell this truly bizarre story. Enjoy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Ca...
We got a little too into this episode but just in time for the Superbowl we are covering the possibly greatest athlete of all time. Olympic medals, NFL records, Major League Baseball....this self described "Poor little Indian Boy" could do it all. Born and raised with the Native American "Sac and Fox" tribe this mixed background athlete captured the worlds attention seemingly overnight. Mark Riccadonna joins us for this in depth look at "The Legend of Jim Thorpe". See Privacy Policy at https://a...
LP is back in South Beach and Kahuna ran off with a girl he met on Spring Break so it's up to KP, the Boss himself Ming Chen and NJ comic/ vagabond hero Andy Lawson to deliver the goods this week. Enter this weeks "Loser" Edward Bernays, a cousin of Sigmund Freud who used psychoanalysis to market products to American consumers....it gets bizarre in a hurry. Enjoy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
We sat down with Davey Stylee and Timmy Rich to eat some wings and talk about the Donner party. The wings were great, the story was grotesque and the Big Kahuna finally got to have the Spicy Chicken Sandwich from Popeyes. Everybody wins...except the Donner Party that is...enjoy! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Tale as old as time, Boy meets Girl, Girl breaks Boy out of Prison, Boy starts the crime spree of the century....Girl gets a price on her head by the state of Texas. Unpredictable as hell but highly entertaining, LP, the Kahuna and I are joined by returning guest Big Rich from Jersey and his wife Dani McDonald (Real Beauty Uncovered) and we're tackling the outrageously true story of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow aka Bonnie and Clyde. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californi...
LP took a crack at picking the topic at this week and he does not disappoint. John Tyler was the Tenth President of the United States...only thing is, nobody liked him or even really voted him. His own party disowned him and he had a few too many enemies in Washington DC so he tried his luck again down the highway serving in the Confederate government. Bizarre, true and a total "LOSER", Alex Alvarez joins us on this "Christmas Edition" of the American Loser. Enjoy. See Privacy Policy at https://...
This week we're talking the weird and wild world of HP Lovecraft..it doesn't take us long to discover what makes him a "Loser", we talk his early life, horrible childhood, hardships and skeletons in his closer while our guest, Lovecraft super fan,Jack Steiger coaches us up on all things literary. This was a really fun one. Enjoy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
We had some audio issues and scheduling conflicts that left me unsatisfied with our first effort on General Patton. Luckily, the team at a Shared Universe came through for us and my guests, comedians Linette Palladino and James Mac came back down for us. LP and I right the ship and do an episode that is part recap, part sequel but all "Loser". Please enjoy the story of the man Hitler called "that crazy cowboy general". See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...
Happy Halloween Losers. Our last episode for the month of October is ready just in time for October 31st! Please enjoy the true and highly sarcastic story of the "Jersey Devil". We are joined by guests Angelo Gingerelli and James Mac as we tell the spooky origin of the Devil and then the pretty hysterical true version that involves Ben Franklin and the Jersey Tradition of hating your neighbors. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pri...
ONE OF OUR BEST YET! We're proud to get you deep into the Halloween Spirit with one of my personal favorites episodes so far. The Cianci boys (Bill and his rapscallion son Anthony) are back in studio with me, LP and the Kahuna. This week we're talking about the greatest magician of all time, Harry Houdini. We cover his whole ridiculous life, all his feats and escapes but we pay extra attention to his devotion to debunking frauds and the details of his still disputed death. We didn't want this on...
Halloween Bonus Episode number 2 is here... Kahuna and I are joined by sociopath and convicted felon, my mean sister Kerri. This episode we tell the awful, disturbing story of HH Holmes, America's First Serial Killer. We cover his victims, his methods, his murder castle right in the heart of Chicago and finally his capture....then shit gets weird when we tell some of our own ghost stories. Enjoy this extra episode guys! Happy Halloween. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califor...
Bonus content: My buddy, Long Island Comedian and all around awesome dude Anthony DiDomenico skypes into the show to tell us about the not one BUT TWO times he stayed overnight in the house where the Lizzie Borden Axe Murders took place! As Kahuna says...this is some white people shit! Enjoy! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Here comes the Halloween Episodes.... this week LP, the Kahuna and I are joined by my returning cousin Megan and just to make her uncomfortable we've added her two kids to the mix. We're telling the wild story of Lizzie Borden who may or may not have gotten away with murdering her own Father and Stepmother with an axe. This story stays weird and unpredictable throughout...please enjoy!!!! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#d...
Part 2 of the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson is here. We left off with the assassination of Lincoln and the swearing in of Johnson, now we're gonna show the descent into chaos that was Johnson's Presidency and later impeachment. Enjoy and thanks for your patience. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
IMPEACHMENT is in the news again but we're not a political show...we're a history show goddammit! So please enjoy as LP and I take the Kahuna on part 1 (of 2)of the wild life and precarious times of the first President to ever be impeached...Andrew Johnson. We will wrap this story up next week but Johnson's legacy is too crazy and "Loser" ridden for us to fit into just one episode. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-s...
This week we dive headfirst into a strange time in America, we've covered parts of it in other episodes but this week we're finally tackling the assassination of President William McKinley by Leon Czolgosz, a Polish Immigrant who became an Anarchist after losing his factory job. This story has tons of layers, its a legit Tarantino type story and we can't wait to tell you all about it. Cousin Jonathan aka the redheaded Puerto Rican joins LP and I in studio. Enjoy! See Privacy Policy at https://ar...
Slightly off our normal path but still on point is this weeks episode on the downfall of Montezuma and his Aztec Empire by Hernan Cortes and his Conquistadors. This story has it all, worlds colliding, doomsday prophecies, new worlds, temples of gold and three white guys slaughtering the pronunciation of Spanish names. Uncle Paulie returns as our guest. Enjoy! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
This weeks "Loser" is a group of US Soldiers who deserted the army and fought FOR Mexico under the name of the San Patricios aka St. Patricks Brigade. To tell their story the right way, we break down "manifest destiny" and a little background on Zachary Taylor and the war with Mexico. This one gets out of hand fast. Enjoy! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
We're back with a banger of an episode on Nikola Tesla, one of the most fascinating human beings of all time. Scott Brennan from "Verbal Shenanigans" joins us to discuss Tesla's brilliant mind, weird habits, amazing ideas and a few other pretty stupid ones. Enjoy! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Big Rich From Jersey returns to the studio and LP and I dig deep into the "Secret Files" of famous/infamous FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. Tons of dirt gets brought to light including a Presidential sex tape, rumors of Hoover as a crossdresser, mafia meetings and more. One of our very best. Enjoy! (Also please subscribe...shit helps) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Our one year anniversary recap! Thanks for being a part of our show as it keeps growing. Studio owners Mike Zapcic and Ming Chen join LP, the Kahuna and returning guest Mark Riccadonna while we recap the TOP TEN "LOSERS" We've covered so far on the show. The original broadcast was on FB Live so we answer some questions and read some hilarious comments from our top fans. Enjoy! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-m...
Hot off the presses this weeks #Loser is Mary Todd Lincoln, First Lady of the United States and a magnet for catastrophe. She had relatives fighting for the Confederacy while she was married to the President, she was obsessed with spiritualism and the occult and was even committed to a psychiatric facility....oh yeah and she stood next to her husband during his assassination. Returning favorite, the Queen of Jersey, Jackie Byrne guests. Enjoy! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and ...
