Patreon Preview: Aaron Explains It All: Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
In light of the virus we decided to dish up our first Patreon episode as an extra for fans stuck in their homes this week.
Mar 17, 2020•1 hr 8 min
Profiles In Eccentricity
A show about weirdos. Hosted by comedians John Fahy, Aaron Pita, and Matt Brousseau, each episode tells a tale about someone who lives afoul of the rules most of us live by.
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Episodes
Freaks and Geeks: Living Skeletons and Eating Machines
This week Matt treats the boys to a gallery of geeks, humans exhibited for their ability to eat anything, and the freaks known as living skeletons. Plus, Aaron adds more unkillable soldier tales!
Mar 11, 2020•1 hr 22 min
Nasal Reflex 101 with Shane Mauss
This week Shane Mauss is our guest and we get into his deep dive with psychedelic drugs that temporarily drove him to lose the plot while also discussing the bad science of nose-perv Wilhelm Fliess, the discovery of the x-ray, gravity-hater Roger Babson, and eugenics moron Sir Francis Dalton.
Mar 04, 2020•2 hr 26 min
Unkillable: Adrian Carton de Wiart
Aaron drops the story of Adrian Carton de Wiart, war-hungry maniac who served in the British army in the Boer War, 1st World War, and 2nd World War as a 60 year old man. He was shot in the ear, leg, hip, stomach, face, and head. He loved the war. He was also shot in the cock. He really loved that.
Feb 19, 2020•1 hr 19 min
Satanic Gay Nazi Wrestlers On Acid / Wild West Vendetta Cannibal: The Lives Of Chris Colt and Liver Eating Johnson
This week John shares limitless mayhem with the boys in the biographies of a mountain man who, for 25 years in the early 1800’s, stalked, murdered, and ate the members of the tribe who killed his wife and the innovative 1970’s gay wrestler who used Nazi and Satanic gimmicks in the ring to incite riots while hallucinating!
Feb 12, 2020•1 hr 29 min
Snakes, Gibberish, Abduction: Aimee Semple McPherson
This week Matt treats the boys to the story of the pioneering preacher woman who became a massively influential religious leader in early Los Angeles before she kidnapped herself, dude.
Feb 05, 2020•2 hr 1 min
Patreon Preview: Bad Sex and MUFF
We're off this week, so here's a preview of our patreon: In this chill one, John has a definitional porn title, Matt brings terrible writing, and Aaron closes us out with MUFF (Marvel Universe Fan Fiction). Find more episodes at https://www.patreon.com/profilesineccentricity
Jan 30, 2020•1 hr 33 min
The Trailer: A Taste Of Profiles
We love weird, whether it's people, places, or phenomenon. Check out this trailer for a brief rundown of some previous Profiles. We cover a lot of different topics, but, if you like what you hear, find a full episode that piques your interest. Thank you for listening!
Jan 28, 2020•5 min
Queen Of The Fences: Mother “Marm” Fredericka Mandelbaum
This week John shares the life of Fredericka Mandelbaum, the Jewish-German immigrant who started a school for criminals in 19th century New York and created a progeny of world class criminals like Sophie Lyons, Max Shinbaum, George Leonidas Leslie, and Alan Worth.
Jan 22, 2020•1 hr 19 min
The Life and Love of Princess Charlotte Of Wales
This week John tells the tragic story of the pre-Victorian British royal family’s rebellious princess who struggled for independence and ultimately broke the hearts of her husband, family, and subjects.
Jan 15, 2020•1 hr 18 min
Boozing and Boxing: Jimmy "Slats" Slattery
This week Matt treats us to the life of an early 20th century boxer and booze hound from Buffalo, New York. Jimmy goes from fighting in Madison Square Garden, throwing money from his car window, blowing through toll booths, and fighting guys like Young Stribling and Kid Numbers to living on the streets of the city that worshiped him.
Jan 08, 2020•2 hr 16 min
Gotham Gangs: From Bowery Boys and Dead Rabbits To Lucky Luciano and Al Capone
This week John tells the boys about the 19th and 20th century gangs that caused mayhem and bloodshed in the slums of New York and created the foundation for organized crime in the next century.
Jan 01, 2020•1 hr 36 min
Episode 100 Christmas Creeptacular ft. Stu Ungar and the Bear Test Pilots
This holiday season the boys bring a feast of media clips to devour and in between they pause to give two of our favorite guests time to get into some mini-profiles. First up our adorable bussy boss Joe Kaye brings us the tale of the bears the US military drugged and ejected from fighter jets. Then returning hero David Sharpe tells of another gambling legend, Stu Ungar, the card player who loved chopping’ it up. Extra giant-sized edition.
Dec 19, 2019•2 hr 38 min
“I Have Lived Many Lives” Stanley Clifford Weyman
This week John tells of the early 20th century con man and impersonator Stanley Weyman, who mainly used his false identities not for money, but sheer experience. Then Matt shares the story of a strange miser with a fondness for silver dollars! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 11, 2019•1 hr 2 min
Padre Pio: The Priest Who Bled The Wounds Of Christ
This week John serves up the story of the priest who self maimed or spontaneously suffered from the stigmata, a condition where devout Christians painfully suffer eternally open wounds similar to those of Jesus at his execution. Hear how the church ostracizes him, fascist thugs protect him, and Pope John Paul II makes him a saint after Pio allegedly cures his friend’s inoperable cancer.
Dec 04, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Patreon Preview: JSG Boggs
On our Patreon we also do extra profiles. In this one Matt drops the tale of Boggs, the man who drew money to barter with. Hear a possible history of money and how one artist's contemporary recreation redefined contemporary definition. Get an extra episode every week: https://www.patreon.com/profilesineccentricity
Nov 27, 2019•1 hr 52 min
The Chinese Pirate Empress: Ching Shih
This week Aaron regales the boys with the epic tale of the Chinese woman who rose from prostitution to the illicit control of the Eastern seas with a massive fleet of men and vessels at her whim. But first, Matt treats us to the absurdly sad and stupid saga of the Ketchum brothers, the doomed train robbers who idolized Jesse James.
Nov 20, 2019•1 hr 24 min
Cops Versus Cult: Frances Thomas and the Christ Miracle Healing Center and Church
This week John shares the story of the Miracle Valley Shootout between the local police and the black church that became a woman-led cult in the 80's in South Arizona.
Nov 13, 2019•1 hr 31 min
Hot Horses And Daring Dogs
This episode the lads share tales of remarkable and unique animals of the 20th Century: Sgt. Stubby, a decorated veteran Boston Terrier from WWI. Mike, a headless chicken sideshow attraction. A cat caught in a war. And Beautiful Jim Key, a brilliant horse and his former slave trainer are just a few of the characters discussed in this examination of animal eccentricity.
Nov 06, 2019•1 hr 56 min
Arming The Insane: Dr. Wolfgang Huber and the Socialist Patients Collective
This week John brings the tale of the terrorist organization of mentally ill patients and college students and the doctor that founded the paramilitary group. Also covered: heroin overdoses and the people who get hammered without drinking alcohol.
Oct 30, 2019•1 hr 27 min
Qian Xuesen: Father Of Chinese Rocketry
This week Aaron drops the tale of Jack Parsons' Chinese buddy that co-founded Jet Propulsion Labs in California before being imprisoned during the Red Scare and then returning to China to pioneer the nuclear and space program.
Oct 23, 2019•1 hr 6 min
Such Is Fame: Sam Patch
Do you like throwing bear cubs over waterfalls? Leaping into Niagara Falls? Perhaps becoming a folk hero suits you. This week Matt reveals the story of a man who jumped off of tall things to entertain in the 1800s.
Oct 16, 2019•2 hr 20 min
Patreon Preview: Ooze It Or Gooze It
A preview of our patreon page and another of the many different types of episodes available. Matt drops a clip of a guy trolling Headline News. Aaron plays a recruitment in G by R. Kelly. John tells a turd sandwich tale. Matt reveals the Ig Noble Prize winners. It's a very, very stupid episode. https://www.patreon.com/profilesineccentricity
Oct 09, 2019•1 hr 53 min
Father Yod and the Source Cult
This week Aaron shares the tale of Jim Baker, the man who killed men in and out of war, started successful L.A. restaurants, and began a cult that brought him many wives before dying like a jackass in Hawaii.
Oct 03, 2019•1 hr 39 min
Public Access Pervert: Al Goldstein
This episode John lays out the life of first amendment filth advocate Al Goldstein, host of public access TV show ‘Midnight Blue,’ a show where Al interviewed porn stars and celebrities and ranted against politicians and local businesses.
Sep 25, 2019•1 hr 20 min
John Holmes and Eddie Nash: The Wonderland Murders
This week John tells the saga of porn star John Holmes and his huge cock, cocaine addiction, and crime world affiliations.
Sep 18, 2019•1 hr 53 min
Fecal Matter: Brown And Out In Paris And London
This week Matt brings the rich history of shit in the streets of 1800s London and Paris, plus John tells the tale of Lord Timothy Dexter, the repeated accidental millionaire moron.
Sep 11, 2019•1 hr 50 min
Patreon Preview: Matt Loves The Show Connections 2
Matt's out of town, so this week we give you a preview of our Patreon page: Matt brings another edition of breaking down Connections, the show that shows how one historical invention leads to the next. Aaron and John are morons that draw their own nonsensical nor factual connections. Matt really gifted us with this one. Operation Paper Clip, Pulp Fiction, Lou Ferigno, Napoleon, the gang's all here. Try It Out: https://www.patreon.com/profilesineccentricity...
Sep 04, 2019•1 hr 18 min
The Battle Of North Hollywood
This episode John gets all amped up about the armed and armored bank robbers and the shootout with law enforcement that would lead to police carrying semi-automatic weapons. Plus Matt unveils the furniture King Edward VII had made for sex after he let himself go and his body became disgusting.
Aug 28, 2019•1 hr 18 min
Hollywood’s Underground Sex Network: The Scotty Bowers Story
This episode John takes the lads into the world of the WW2 veteran turned Hollywood matchmaker for secretly gay, straight, and bisexual encounters between celebrities and prostitutes - while accepting, “no money?” From the Royal family to Katherine Hepburn, from Iwo Jima to a threesome with Lana Turner and Ava Gardner, there is no life like that of Scotty Bowers.
Aug 21, 2019•1 hr 5 min
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