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Famous Dead People

Jarret Berensteinfamousdeadpeople.podomatic.com
If you’ve ever wanted to know what happened to Amelia Earhart straight from Amelia Earhart herself, then Famous Dead People is the show for you. Veteran comedian Jarret Berenstein resurrects famous dead people every week to interview on his show. You’ll be amazed at how much you don’t know about all your favorite dead celebrities and historical figures. Secrets will be revealed, stories will be set straight, and history will be rewritten, all courtesy of the city’s best comedians.
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Episodes

Ep 76 - The Wright Brothers & Fred Trump

(ft comedians Boris Khaykin, Matt Shafeek, & John Everett Trowbridge) Our first live show! I hope you enjoy, and I swear I never did cocaine with Fred Trump in Klan robes. He is making that up. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

May 30, 20181 hr 5 min

Ep 75 - Voltaire & Joan Crawford

(ft comedians Austin Sanders & Anna Neu) No wire hangers on this episode! That was not something Joan asked, but I did a little research and I heard they both weren't fans. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

May 23, 20181 hr 2 min

Ep 74 - Noel Coward & Martin Van Buren

(ft comedians Adam Mamawala & Chris Ferry) One of the world's most successful playwrights paired with one of America's most forgettable presidents? This was one for the books! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

May 15, 20181 hr

Ep 73 - Marie Antoinette & Frank Lloyd Wright

(ft comedians Alan Fessenden & Marian Rosin) These two have some historically dope libidos, and do not fret because we talked about it at LENGTH! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

May 09, 20181 hr

Ep 72 - James Dean & Montezuma

(ft comedians Jon Bander & Federico Garduño) My one regret in this episode is I don't think I did enough to keep Montezuma from picking up smoking. That damn James Dean makes it look so cool! Kids! Don't smoke! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

May 02, 20181 hr

Ep 71 - Richard Nixon & Virginia Woolf

(ft comedians Jonathan B. Lerner & Kevin Cobbs) Looks like Virginia added one more member to the Woolf pack! These two really got into it over Vietnam though. Yikes! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Apr 25, 20181 hr

Ep 70 - Elvis Presley & John Wayne Gacy

(ft comedians John Everett Trowbridge & David Bluvband) I was frankly surprised by how well these two got along. Elvis was particularly impressed at how bipartisan Gacy was politically. Also...KARATE! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Apr 18, 20181 hr 2 min

Ep 69 - Salvador Dali & Ayn Rand

(ft comedians Dennis Pacheco & Xavier Padin) Uncovering the secrets of Ayn Rand's bizarre philosophy of "Get Yours or Go Fuck Yourself" and Dali's possible involvement in the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby. Dope ep. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Apr 11, 20181 hr 1 min

Ep 68 - Dr Seuss & Louis Vuitton

(ft comedians Pat May and Rebecca Robles) You'll never guess which of these two was the more depressed. And it wasn't even close! One was real depressed, and the other was totally fine. Great ep, though. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Apr 04, 20181 hr 1 min

Ep 67 - Ed Wood & Nostradamus

(ft comedians Shawn Wickens and Jamie Rivera) Weirdly accurate predictions from Nostradamus about Ed Wood?! This is the episode that has it all! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Mar 28, 20181 hr 2 min

Ep 66 - The Buddha & Queen Victoria

(ft comedians Will Jacobs & Austin Sanders) This episode is all about getting crazy nuclear orgasms and how it can lead to enlightenment. Enjoy one of my new favorite eps! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Mar 21, 20181 hr

Ep 65 - Benjamin Franklin & Rodney Dangerfield

(ft comedians Douglas Widick & James Robilotta) It's hard to tell the one liners from the truth in this episodes, but we did get some good dirt on Ed Sullivan and James Madison (I assume). jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Mar 14, 20181 hr

Ep 64 - Kurt Cobain & Saint Francis of Assisi

(ft comedians Matt Weird & Chris Ferry) Kurt Cobain reveals the only good chain store in the world and Saint Francis gives us the real skinny on his many miscommunications with the lord. It's a hoot. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Mar 07, 20181 hr

Ep 63 - Howard Hughes & Frida Kahlo

(ft comedians Kevin Cobbs & Lex Morales) If there's one main takeaway from this episode, it's that everybody loves a hilarious t shirt. I still not sure about the frog thing, but it'll probably make sense to somebody. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Feb 28, 20181 hr

Ep 62 - Jackie Gleason & Galileo Galilei

(ft comedians Dennis Pacheco & Xavier Padin) Being successful is, apparently, all about being a huge dick! This from both one of the greatest entertainers of the 20th century and a dude who tried to tell people about the earthing moving. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Feb 21, 20181 hr 1 min

Ep 61 - Princess Di & Pythagoras

(ft comedians John Trowbridge & Megan Gray) All three of us finally lost our v cards! If you're a regular listener you know that was a long time coming for me and Wilt Chamberlin, but the stories from our guests this week were just as scandalous. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Feb 14, 20181 hr 2 min

Ep 60 - Caligula & Alexander Graham Bell

(ft comedians Pat May and Paul Valienti) Sex, drugs, and rock and roll: the life of the man who would eventually invent the telephone. And also some roman dude. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Feb 07, 20181 hr 2 min

Ep 59 - David Bowie & JD Rockefeller

(ft comedians Austin Sanders & Rebecca Robles) A very nice episode featuring dancing girls, rampant drug use, and a brief fling with white supremacy (gulp). jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Jan 31, 20181 hr 1 min

Ep 58 - Keith Moon & Lizzie Borden

(ft comedians Adam Twitchell & Anna Neu) Did Lizzie Borden really kill all those people? And how is it that Keith Moon is dead and Keith Richards is still alive? Answers to both those pressing questions and more on this week's riveting episode. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Jan 24, 20181 hr

Ep 57 - Mark Twain & Saddam Hussein

(ft comedians Matt Nedostup & Sulaiman Beg) Had I realized that their names rhymed (Twain and Hussein), I never would have put these two in the room together. Alas, the milk has been spilt, so please enjoy this particularly delightful episode. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Jan 17, 20181 hr

Ep 56 - Johnny Cash & Hammurabi

(ft comedians Brian Patchett & Lex Morales) If there's one thing we learned from this episode it's that a man has gotta have a code. Whether you enforce that code on entire populations has a lot to do with whether you are an ancient king or not. Enjoy! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Jan 10, 20181 hr

Ep 55 - Macho Man Randy Savage & Melvil Dewey

(ft comedians Will Jacobs and Charlie Nicholson) Snap into this episode, guys. Snap into it because it is about organization, and living as macho a life as possible. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Jan 03, 201849 min

Ep 54 - Gene Roddenberry & Leon Trotsky

(ft comedian Kevin Cobbs & Shawn Wickens) One of my new favorite eps! Find the secret motivations one of the most influential communists leaders and the producer of the original star trek series. It's one for the books! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Dec 27, 20171 hr 1 min

Ep 53 - Benedict Arnold & Bobby Fischer

(ft comedians Pat May & Alan Fessenden) "War is a game of chess, not checkers," said someone probably, and so we bring you this episode featuring one of the greatest chess masters of all time and THE eponymous American traitor. Can you figure out which is which? It's easy. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Dec 20, 20171 hr 1 min

Ep 52 - Ronald Reagan & Marquis de Sade

(ft comedians Austin Sanders & Jon Bander) A very unapologetic Marquis and a former president who was very vocal about the old pleasure dungeons he used to hang out in. This one is for the books! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Dec 13, 20171 hr 1 min

Ep 51 - Ginger Rogers & Tomas de Torquemada

(ft comedians Megan Gray & Chris Ferry) An interview with the original bad girl of Hollywood and a surprisingly sympathetic habitual torturer! Secrets are revealed, people. Get into it. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Dec 06, 20171 hr 1 min

Ep 50 - Hugh Hefner & Luciano Pavarotti

(ft comedians John Trowbridge & Douglas Widick) Join us as we celebrate the 50th episode by doing the same thing as every other ep! I was joined the studio today by two very controversial figures. Pavarotti was obviously a tax evader, and I forget what Hugh did that got people upset, but don't worry, it's in the interview. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Nov 29, 20171 hr 1 min

Ep 49 - Edgar Allan Poe & Harpo Marx

(ft comedians Paul Valenti & Joe Miles) Somehow, at the end of this episode, Edgar was wearing Harpo's pants. It'll make sense when you listen. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Nov 22, 20171 hr

Ep 48 - Leonardo da Vinci & Ted Williams

(ft comedians Rebecca Robles & Brian Patchett) You know what they say about orgies: three people is too few, and there's no such thing as too many! I think that's the lesson from this week's episode with Leonardo and Ted, but I could be remembering incorrectly. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Nov 15, 20171 hr 1 min

Ep 47 - Christopher Columbus & Eleanor Roosevelt

(ft comedians Alan Fessenden & Patricio Machuca)The theme of this episode is powerful women, ie Eleanor, and the Queen that Columbus had to get money from for his dumb trip to the Bahamas (aka his Bahama mama). Dope women is dope, no matter what country or century. Ya heard? jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Nov 08, 20171 hr 1 min
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