PREORDER JOE'S NEW BOOK https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0GSG5CNXX?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_0&storeType=ebooks&qid=1773423127&sr=8-3 SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys CHECK OUT THE WORST OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS: https://www.worstpossible.world/ Josh Boerman, of the Worst of All Possible Worlds and Ill Conceived, joins Joe in the studio to talk about the time that an absolute madman attempted to build the largest aircraft carrier in the world ...
Mar 23, 2026•1 hr 11 min
FOR THE WHOLE EPISODE GO HERE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/153325099 Tom and Joe are joined by Lucy Valentine of the podcasts Boonta Vista and Savant Garde to talk about...whatever FLCL is. Is it about growing up? Puberty? Changing oneself for the better? Trauma? We have no idea but man is it fun.
Mar 18, 2026•10 min
PREORDER JOE'S NEW FANTASY NOVEL: https://www.amazon.com/Highlands-Burn-Foundling-Brigade-Saga-ebook/dp/B0GSG5CNXX/ref=sr_1_1?crid=28PYNNVKMAELT&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.vJU8q9bT2skMPocB8TLK3SQaS00llqP5djabrgGlb6PbohI3eXCKx4PBd_estyu1sKcrRFhwYBND4TTpbK29TKTSRPPQXAMm0YtWlJsX-8frRQT5ljLnsOplutHcSx-MyYKJWlUWmYxAem3R0vVpZ8eSLhuzHTNiTAIai0QTTHfC-O75kLfjAbf_0Vq_CjuTDU0Oof4mWclUz3aM9Fx0vCHuzb_9WzwH8c2xEjgOUN8.W_JOGgoCzfIALrWzYBC1ie5Bg9oW9Axq6Ok6Wo3Pv28&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+highlands+burn&qid...
Mar 16, 2026•1 hr 13 min
Nate emerges from a vat of paprikas boykibble to take the reins and bring us the story of The Battle of Haçova, a decisive clash between the Habsburgs and the Ottomans, the implications of the Hamburger Helper Mascot, and Smurf racism. Get the whole episode on Patreon here! https://www.patreon.com/posts/152758527 We still have merch available! Check it out here www.llbdpodcast.com/
Mar 11, 2026•13 min
SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: http://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys In the aftermath of the Sand Creek Massacre, the traditional governance of the Cheyenne people fracture, the pro-peace chiefs lose power, and warrior societies promise revenge against the settlers and military for their crimes. A band of warriors trap a small patrol of American soldiers and frontiersmen leading to a plains siege that forces soldiers to eat raw horse meat and then get violently ill because they were eating raw ...
Mar 09, 2026•1 hr 37 min
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Mar 04, 2026•11 min
SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys US Forces lie to the people of the Great Plains, convince them they are under the protection of the US government for the purpose of negotiations and commit a crime so horrible that it forces congress to investigate. *correction. Several Medals of Honor have been revoked. Specifically in 1917. This had nothing to do with conduct but rather a changing of criteria of what was considered worthy of the medal. SOURCES: Grinnell, Ge...
Mar 02, 2026•1 hr 30 min
SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys A Sierra Leonean rebel group modeled after American West Side Gangsters and ripped out of their minds on drugs, kidnaps a patrol of British soldiers, sparking a rescue mission. Sources: Fowler, William (2004). Operation Barras: The SAS Rescue Mission: Sierra Leone 2000 Fremont-Barnes, Gregory (2009). Who Dares Wins: The SAS and the Iranian Embassy Siege 1980 Utas, Mats; Jörgel, Magnus (2008). "The West Side Boys: military nav...
Feb 23, 2026•1 hr 33 min
SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys We visit the 13th century Northern Crusades and examine what happens when Alexander Nevsky and the Livonian Order go head-to-head for a battle on the ice. No, not like that—no pucks, no skates, and way more bog mud than could possibly be healthy. WORKS CITED EBSCO. “Alexander Nevsky | History | Research Starters | EBSCO Research.” Accessed February 9, 2026. https://www.ebsco.com. Fennell, John. "The Crisis of Medieval Russia ...
Feb 16, 2026•1 hr 22 min
For this week's bonus, Joe, Nate and Tom hole up, safe and sound, behind sturdy city walls to tell the story of the fall of Constantinople and discuss Byzantine great replacement theory, doing nominative determinism on your fortress, and easy 5 Minute Hacks to reassign your attackers somewhere on the lahmacun-doner meat spectrum. Get the whole episode on Patreon here! https://www.patreon.com/posts/150311739
Feb 11, 2026•10 min
In this WWII Prequel, the Empire of Japan and the Soviet Union fight over the Mongolian border, a stretch of lifeless steppe with no cover, trees, or established supply lines. In what has been dubbed a "border conflict" tens of thousands of men, thousands of trucks, and hundreds of tanks are rushed to the frontline that only barely escapes spiraling into a much larger war...at least for a few years. Sources: Edward Drea. Nomohan: Japanese-Soviet Tactical Combat, 1939. Edward Drea. Tradition and ...
Feb 09, 2026•1 hr 33 min
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Feb 04, 2026•10 min
SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Constantine has a vision (or not) and takes the Roman throne in an incredibly one-sided battle that may or may not end with a different Emperor being drowned in the river. SOURCES: Lactantius. On the Deaths of the Persecutors. David Potter. Constantine: The Emperor. Ross Cowan. Milvian Bridge AD 312: Constantine's battle for Empire and Faith. Ludwig Heinrich Dyck. The Battle of Milvian Bridge: Battle for the Western Empire. M...
Feb 02, 2026•1 hr 12 min
The second part oin our series about the rise and fall of the first Republic of Armenia in 1918-1920. Get the whole episode on Patreon here! https://www.patreon.com/posts/149346184
Jan 28, 2026•11 min
SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys The conclusion to our series on the Kagera War!
Jan 26, 2026•1 hr 27 min
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Jan 21, 2026•10 min
Support the show on Patreon and get the conclusion to our series right now! https://www.patreon.com/posts/early-episode-4-148529099 The Ugandan military stumbles over a series of problems of their own creation while the Tanzanians are defeated by a single independent contractor and a ferry boat. Part 3/4
Jan 18, 2026•1 hr 23 min
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Jan 14, 2026•10 min
SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON AND GET PART 3 RIGHT NOW https://www.patreon.com/posts/early-episode-3-147978927 Uganda goes to war after a bar fight sparks an invasion led by a man so crazy his men nicknamed him after the local insane asylum. PART 2/4
Jan 12, 2026•1 hr 14 min
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Jan 07, 2026•9 min
SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Idi Amin comes to power in Uganda, a military strongman, he lets his military run wild across the nation in a nearly decade long reign of terror. Amin, however, is a drunken, paranoid, monster. He purges his military, worried that someone would depose him. He imagines invasions of the British, Americans, Tanzanians, and the Israelis massing on his border. Finally, he invades Tanzania, sparking the Kagera War. This is the stor...
Jan 05, 2026•1 hr 14 min
SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys The conclusion to our series on Lord Byron. Special thanks to Joel Butler for additional research in this episode. New sources in this episode: C.W. Crawley, The Question of Greek Independence: A Study of British Policy in the Near East, 1821-1833 (Cambridge, 1930), Caroline Finkel, Osman’s Dream (London, 2006), 425-428. W.H. Humphreys, W.H. Humphreys’ First “Journal of the Greek War of Independence” (July 1821-February 1822)...
Dec 29, 2025•1 hr 24 min
SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys In this week's episode, we begin part one of a 2-part series describing the life and times of George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, the famous Romantic poet of the early 19th century who went to Greece in hopes of fighting for independence against the Ottomans, and immediately died. But, who was this man? And is describing something as "Byronic" a good thing? Spoiler: uh-oh. BIBLIOGRAPHY Bostridge, Mark. “On the Trail of the ...
Dec 22, 2025•1 hr 33 min
The Italian military suffers its first combat casualties since WWII while engaged in a stupid, quixotic, and self-sabotaging "peacekeeping mission" in Somalia c. 1993. And the battle took place in an abandoned Barilla pasta factory. Yes. Get the whole episode on Patreon here! https://www.patreon.com/posts/146061189 30% off all merch on our site until January 1! Check it out here: https://www.llbdpodcast.com/ BIBLIOGRAPHY: Biddle, Stephen "The Somali National Alliance in Somalia, 1992–94". Nonsta...
Dec 17, 2025•12 min
SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON USE CODE DEC25 TO GET 50% OFF UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys In 1602, Savoy launched an invasion of Geneva, forcing the city-state's residents to rush to the walls and arm themselves with whatever they could get their hands on, including, in one infamous case, a pot of boiling soup. sources: Abplanalp, Andrej. “L’Escalade.” Blog: Schweizerisches National Museum. 11 Dec 2020. Online: https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/fr/2020/12/l-escalade-de-...
Dec 15, 2025•1 hr 18 min
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Dec 10, 2025•10 min
USE CODE DEC25 TO GET 50% OFF PATREON SUBSCRIPTIONS UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Joe and Tom are joined by Dr. Patrick Wyman, host of Past Lives and Tides of History to talk about the time the US Navy attempted to deploy flying aircraft carriers, which failed at a rate of 100% Sources: https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/how-airship-became-flying-aircraft-carrier https://nationalsecurityjournal.org/the-u-s-navys-flying-aircraft-carrier-mistake-sti...
Dec 08, 2025•1 hr 23 min
This is a preview. Support the show on patreon for the rest, use code DEC25 to get 50% off patreon subscriptions until the end of 2025. https://www.patreon.com/posts/144965304?pr=true
Dec 03, 2025•10 min
USE CODE DEC25 FOR OUR HOLIDAY SALE. https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys A group of people, forced into one of the worst jobs in human history, decide to launch a suicidal revolt to destroy the tools of the Holocaust. Sources: Lawerence Langer. Versions of Survival: The Holocaust and the Human Spirit Primo Levi. The Drowned and the Saved. Nathan Cohen. Diaries of the Sonderkommando - Confronting Fate and Reality. Tzipora Hager Halivni. Preparation for Revolt in Auschwitz-Birkenau: Heroes a...
Nov 30, 2025•1 hr 34 min
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Nov 26, 2025•10 min
