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History for Foos

FELIPE ESPARZAwww.spreaker.com
Comedians Felipe Esparza and Butch Escobar are NOT history experts. Actually, they barely passed history in high school... But they like talking about and diving into different subjects... and they're willing to learn - and share what they've learned. Some topics are just 1 episode, others take up several episodes. If you didn't learn this stuff in skoo, don't be a foo and check out this podcast!
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Episodes

EP 74 - The Rodney King Riots aka The 1992 Los Angeles Riots

Felipe and Butch talk discuss the infamous Los Angeles Riots that took place in Los Angeles, CA in 1992 where the city of LA was in chaos for severeal days - looting, shootings, arrests, arson, and deaths in the midst of it . They also go in depth to the catalyst of the riots - The video of Rodney King receiving police brutality by LAPD that further went to a trial and caused uproar due to the verdict of acquittals of the officers themselves. LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @Fu...

Jun 29, 20251 hr 35 min

EP 73 - The History of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Felipe and Butch talk about the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Mozart for short), a prodigy musician and songwriter of classical music who started learning music at age 3 and started writing at age 5. The classical music that we still hear to this day was forever influenced by Mozart. They associate the history of this amazing artist through the film "Amadeus" dir. Miloš Forman. LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT) Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (IG and TT Theme mu...

Jun 15, 20251 hr 19 min

EP 72 - The History of The Chicano Squad

Felipe and Butch set their destination to Houston, TX and find themselves in a trance of the famous "Chicano Squad". It's a team of bilingual patrol officers plucked from their beats and suddenly promoted to Detectives to form the first all-Latin homicide unit dedicated to tackling Houston's soaring rate of Latin homicide cases in 1979. LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT) Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (IG and TT Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by IkeReatorBeatz Get...

Jun 08, 20251 hr 6 min

EP 71 - The History of The Barbary Coast

Felipe and Butch talk about the history of San Francisco's Barbary Coast. It was a port that acted as a hub for the "gold rush" in California. The Barbary Coast gave access for all kinds of life to re-establish themselves for gain. Some also caused chaos that also ties in to the life of Emperor Norton. This is quite a history crossover. LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT) Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (IG and TT Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by IkeReatorBeatz Get...

Jun 02, 202547 min

EP 70 - The Rise and Fall of "Emperor Norton"

Felipe and Butch talk about a man who made rules of his own to get buy through society but also made changes that benefited the common man. Joshua Abraham Norton who in 1859 declared himself "Emperor of these United States" in a proclamation that he signed "Norton I., Emperor of the United States". Norton issued several decrees, both surprising and inspiring, including the first proposal for a transbay bridge and tunnel, and a calling for the abolition of the nickname "Frisco." LINKS Felipe Espa...

May 25, 20251 hr 30 min

EP 69 - The History of Alcatraz Island Federal Penitentiary

Felipe and Butch swim across from the main shore to the island of Alcatraz Prison. They talk about the history of the infamous Alcatraz Prison where at one point Al Capone was a resident, living like a king. They cover the riots, the famous escape that inspired films and other entertainment media. Get your jumpsuits ready. LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT) Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (IG and TT Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by IkeReatorBeatz Get tickets to la...

May 18, 20251 hr 33 min

EP 68 - Wrap Up 2025

Felipe and Butch talk about past episodes they have shared their knowledge on and they also share important, historical moments that happened on May 11th. LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT) Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (IG and TT Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by IkeReatorBeatz Get tickets to laugh with Felipe @ http://FelipesWorld.com Felipe Esparza is a comedian and actor, known for his stand-up specials, “They’re Not Gonna Laugh at You”, “Translate This”, and...

May 11, 20251 hr 26 min

EP 67 - The History of Pimps

Felipe and Butch get their dripped out canes and take a stroll down the history of pimps and the "game" of what is known as pimping. Before pimping, there was always prostitution and there have been businesses towards but were operated by women, usually by one powerful female. It's an interesting dive it would take a couple of episodes to cut through it but they hand you the education in about less than two hours. LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT) Butch Escobar:...

May 04, 20251 hr 21 min

EP 66 - The History of Dueling

Felipe and Butch challenge each to a duel, to explain the history of duels. Duels evolved from medieval European traditions where knights and nobles would settle disputes through physical confrontations. There's no laws on it, lives were either changed or lost. It was appropriately called "trial by combat" where legal disputes were settled by fighting. While initially seen as a way to avoid violence, dueling eventually became a popular means of resolving personal slights, particularly among the ...

Apr 27, 20251 hr 4 min

EP 65 - The History of Cold Cereal (Kellogg's and Post)

Felipe and Butch take on the history of cereal. Cold cereal that is. The Kellogg brothers, John Harvey and Will Keith, along with C.W. Post of the famous Post company, invented cereal and by doing that, pushed the industry of food, health, and the refrigeration we have today. Inventions were stolen, flavors and brands were created, and new regimes were unveiled especially by the likes of Marjorie Merriweather Post who took over her father's business and made it to her very own. This is an episod...

Apr 20, 20251 hr 18 min

EP 64 - The History of The San Patricio Brigade

Felipe and Butch keep going back in time to find out the atrocities young America were committing in the 1800s. In this episode, they talk about the history of the Saint Patrick's Brigade formed by John Riley. The brigade was a Mexican Army unit which fought against the United States in the Mexican American War. Consisting of several hundred mostly Irish and other Catholic European expatriates and immigrants, including numerous men who had deserted or defected from the United States Army. This a...

Apr 13, 20251 hr 29 min

EP 63 - The History of The Japanese Internment Camps

Felipe and Butch are on a consistent focus on groups of people being rounded up and tossed into places against their will. The Japanese Internment Camps were no different and it happened in the US during WWII. The US government forcibly relocated and incarcerated approximately 120,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans in ten internment camps, primarily in the western interior, due to Executive Order 9066, a controversial measure based on wartime fears of espionage. The guys highlight the camps in ...

Apr 06, 20251 hr 17 min

EP 62 - The History of The Bracero Program

Felipe and Butch deep into the US Bracero Program - a series of agreements between the U.S. and Mexico, allowed millions of Mexican men to work in the U.S. on short-term contracts, primarily in agriculture, from 1942 to 1964, addressing a national labor shortage during World War II. But that's not all - it was also the first wave of mass deportation of the millions of Mexicans that were in the US regardless of the program itself. LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT...

Mar 30, 20251 hr 34 min

EP 61 - The History of Monopoly Board Game

Felipe and Butch give us the history of the famous board game, Monopoly. But before there was Monopoly, there was The Landlord's Game, that was designed by Elizabeth Magie and first patented in 1904, but existed as early as 1902. The version by The Parker Bros., was patented on December 31, 1935. There's controversy afoot. LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT) Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (IG and TT Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by IkeReatorBeatz Get tickets to la...

Mar 23, 20251 hr 16 min

EP 60 - The Horrors of Native American Concentration Camps

Felipe and Butch give us a brief dissection of real Native American history that some history books failed to teach us regarding the "Indian reservations" that the US government like to call, taking kids away from their parents and instilling non-native practices and non-native religion/spirituality. LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT) Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (IG and TT Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by IkeReatorBeatz Get tickets to laugh with Felipe @ http:...

Feb 02, 20251 hr 15 min

EP 59 - History of the Irish Easter Rising (Pt 2)

Felipe and Butch gives us the bloody history of the Easter Rising. LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT) Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (IG and TT Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by IkeReatorBeatz Get tickets to laugh with Felipe @ http://FelipesWorld.com Felipe Esparza is a comedian and actor, known for his stand-up specials, “They’re Not Gonna Laugh at You”, “Translate This”, and his latest dual-release on Netflix, “Bad Decisions/Malas Decisiones” (2 different perfo...

Jan 19, 20251 hr 13 min

EP 58 - Recap and History of the Irish Easter Rising (Pt 1)

Felipe and Butch are back and blesses us this year with a quick recap of the last month of December 2024 where they were touring that includes a humbling experience in the UK and Ireland. They also share brief history of Ireland, such as the Easter Rising. LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT) Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (IG and TT Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by IkeReatorBeatz Get tickets to laugh with Felipe @ http://FelipesWorld.com Felipe Esparza is a comedi...

Jan 12, 20251 hr 29 min

EP 57 - History of Thanksgiving

Felipe and Butch take their wits and knowledge on the history of Thanksgiving, a US Federal Holiday where we feat with our loved ones, friend, family, what may have you. But there is a dark side to how Thanksgiving came to what it is now in our modern-day traditions. Gobble gobble, motherf- Happy Thanksgiving y'all! LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT) Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (IG and TT Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by IkeReatorBeatz Get tickets to laugh wit...

Nov 24, 20241 hr 25 min

EP 56 - History of The U.S. Secret Service

Felipe and Butch go on an erract dive into the U.S. Secret Service, going from their inception to the conspiracy theories concerning their influence in world security. LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT) Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (IG and TT) Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by IkeReatorBeatz Get tickets to laugh with Felipe @ http://FelipesWorld.com Felipe Esparza is a comedian and actor, known for his stand-up specials, “They’re Not Gonna Laugh at You”, “Transl...

Nov 17, 20241 hr 14 min

EP 55 - History of WWF/WWE and Vince McMahon

Felipe and Butch jump off the top rope and elbow drop some knowledge with the history of pro wrestling in America, especially how the WWE came to be, led by Vince McMahon. Vince McMahon made it happen and made what the franchise is today. LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT) Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (IG and TT) Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by IkeReatorBeatz Get tickets to laugh with Felipe @ http://FelipesWorld.com Felipe Esparza is a comedian and actor, kno...

Nov 10, 20241 hr 20 min

EP 54 - The History Of Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino

Felipe and Butch go on a film dive to the genius and creative artistry of Academy Award Winner Quentin Tarantino, one of the best filmmakers in the past 30 years. He's know for "Reservoir Dogs", "Pulp Fiction", The Hateful Eight", "Jackie Brown", "Kill Bill" and many more. LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT) Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (IG and TT) Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by IkeReatorBeatz Get tickets to laugh with Felipe @ http://FelipesWorld.com Felipe E...

Nov 03, 20241 hr 50 min

EP 53 - The Rent Collectors - History of 18th Street Gang

Felipe and Butch go on an erractic dive of the 18th Street Gang that ties into the book called "The Rent Collector" written by Jesse Katz. LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT) Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (IG and TT) Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by IkeReatorBeatz Get Tickets to laugh with Felipe @ http://FelipesWorld.com Felipe Esparza is a comedian and actor, known for his stand-up specials, “They’re Not Gonna Laugh at You”, “Translate This”, and his latest dua...

Oct 27, 20241 hr 32 min

EP 52 - The History of the Quebec Biker War

Felipe and Butch go on a dive to the Quebec Biker War that went from 1994 to 2002 between the Hells Angels and Rock Machine. LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT) Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (IG and TT) Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by IkeReatorBeatz Get Tickets to laugh with Felipe @ http://FelipesWorld.com Felipe Esparza is a comedian and actor, known for his stand-up specials, “They’re Not Gonna Laugh at You”, “Translate This”, and his latest dual-release on N...

Oct 13, 20241 hr 8 min

EP 51 - Re-visiting Aaron Hernandez Murder/Trial

This week we dive deep into the scandalous life of Aaron Hernandez, who would have been one of the best NFL athletes of all time, if he hadn't a dark road that ended him in prison. LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT) Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (IG and TT) Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by IkeReatorBeatz Get Tickets to laugh with Felipe @ http://FelipesWorld.com Felipe Esparza is a comedian and actor, known for his stand-up specials, “They’re Not Gonna Laugh at ...

Sep 29, 20241 hr 2 min

EP 50 - Re-visiting Jim Jones and The Peoples Temple Cult

This week we dive deep into infamous cult leader, Jim Jones, who led the People's Temple in his own establishment named Jonestown. LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT) Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (IG and TT) Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by IkeReatorBeatz Get Tickets to laugh with Felipe @ http://FelipesWorld.com Felipe Esparza is a comedian and actor, known for his stand-up specials, “They’re Not Gonna Laugh at You”, “Translate This”, and his latest dual-releas...

Sep 22, 20241 hr 8 min

EP 49 - History of Outlaws Motorcycle Club

This week we dive deep into biker culture primarily the Outlaws Motorcycle Club that was heavily referenced in the film "The Bikeriders". LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT) Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (IG and TT) Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by IkeReatorBeatz Get Tickets to laugh with Felipe @ http://FelipesWorld.com Felipe Esparza is a comedian and actor, known for his stand-up specials, “They’re Not Gonna Laugh at You”, “Translate This”, and his latest dual...

Sep 15, 20241 hr 19 min

EP 48 - Re-visiting the Menéndez Case 28 Years Later

This week we dive pretty deep into the scandalous and infamous Menéndez Brothers case. As of recent, new things have surfaced enough to possibly re-open the case... LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT) Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (IG and TT) Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by IkeReatorBeatz Get Tickets to laugh with Felipe @ http://FelipesWorld.com Felipe Esparza is a comedian and actor, known for his stand-up specials, “They’re Not Gonna Laugh at You”, “Translate...

Sep 08, 20241 hr 23 min

EP 47 - History of the Two Party System in the US

We dive into the history of the two-party system in the US (democrats/republicans). I think we got *some* of it right... LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TW) Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (IG and TW) Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by IkeReatorBeatz Get Tickets to laugh with Felipe @ http://FelipesWorld.com About Felipe Felipe Esparza is a comedian and actor, known for his stand-up specials, “They’re Not Gonna Laugh at You”, “Translate This”, and his latest dual-rel...

Aug 28, 20241 hr 17 min

EP 46 - History of Gangs of Harlem

We explore the history of some of the most notorious gangsters who came out of Harlem, NY. LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TW) Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (IG and TW) Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by IkeReatorBeatz Get Tickets to laugh with Felipe @ http://FelipesWorld.com About Felipe Felipe Esparza is a comedian and actor, known for his stand-up specials, “They’re Not Gonna Laugh at You”, “Translate This”, and his latest dual-release on Netflix, “Bad Decision...

Aug 28, 20241 hr 29 min

EP 45 - Changes in the Upcoming Election

This week we're talking about the changes in the upcoming election and a bunch of other things that go along with it. LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TW) Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (IG and TW) Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by IkeReatorBeatz Get Tickets to laugh with Felipe @ http://FelipesWorld.com About Felipe Felipe Esparza is a comedian and actor, known for his stand-up specials, “They’re Not Gonna Laugh at You”, “Translate This”, and his latest dual-releas...

Aug 28, 20241 hr 6 min
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