This Guy Sucked

A show that proves no matter how long you've been dead, it's never too late to have haters. Join historian Dr. Claire Aubin and a new expert every week to pull back the scholarly curtain on the world’s worst guys and gals. From the widely beloved to the relatively unknown, no historical figure is safe, and every episode reminds listeners that the best part of understanding the past is criticizing it.

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Cesare Lombroso with Matt Lodder (Subscriber Preview)

Claire and Dr. Matt Lodder discover why being born left-handed and a woman mean they missed out on their real calling: a life of crime. Guest Our guest Dr. Matt Lodder is a Senior Lecturer in Art History and Theory at the University of Essex. His newest book Tattoos: The Untold History of a Modern Art is now out with Yale University Press. Follow him on Twitter @mattlodder and on Bluesky mattlodder , or visit his Instagram . Sensitive Themes & Topics Racism, misogyny, ableism, eugenics Credi...

Apr 24, 2025•16 min

Mid-Century Liberals with Andrew Hartman

Claire and Dr. Andrew Hartman discuss Marxism, labor movements, and why everybody’s favorite presidents might’ve made things a whole lot worse. Guest Our guest Dr. Andrew Hartman is a professor of history at Illinois State University. His newest book Karl Marx in America , is available for pre-order from University of Chicago Press. Follow him on Twitter @hartmanandrew and Bluesky andrewhartman . Credits - Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ce...

Apr 17, 2025•58 min

Henry Dundas with Asheesh Kapur Siddique (Subscriber Preview)

Want to hear the rest of this episode? Hear the full conversation only on Patreon Claire and Dr. Asheesh Kapur Siddique attempt to answer an age-old question: what’s Scotland’s whole deal? Guest Our guest Dr. Asheesh Kapur Siddique is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His book The Archive of Empire: Knowledge, Conquest, and the Making of the Early Modern British World is available here . Follow him on Twitter @Asheeshksi and on Bluesky asheeshksi . Se...

Apr 10, 2025•10 min

Charlemagne with Matthew Gabriele

Claire and Dr. Matthew Gabriele go on a holy crusade to figure out what’s up with Charlemagne the Actually-Not-That-Great. Guest Our guest Dr. Matthew Gabriele is a professor of medieval studies at Virginia Tech. His new book with David M. Perry, Oathbreakers: The War of Brothers That Shattered an Empire and Made Medieval Europe is available here . Follow him on Bluesky profgabriele or visit his website here . Sensitive Themes & Topics Intimate partner violence, violence, racism Credits - Ho...

Apr 03, 2025•53 min

Samuel Cummings with Drew McKevitt

Claire and Dr. Drew McKevitt go to the gun range. Not really, but there are definitely some shots fired. Guest Our guest Dr. Drew Mckevitt is a professor of History at Louisiana Tech. His book Gun Country: Gun Capitalism, Culture, and Control in Cold War America , is available here . Follow him on Twitter @drewmckevitt and Bluesky drewmckevitt Sensitive Themes & Topics Racism, gun violence Credits - Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaub...

Mar 27, 2025•1 hr 4 min

Jerry Lee Lewis with Robert Komaniecki

Claire and Dr. Robert Komaniecki ask an important question: was Jerry Lee Lewis a gigantic jerk to everyone, about everything? Their answer will absolutely not surprise you. Guest Our guest Dr. Robert Komaniecki is a lecturer in music theory and music history at the University of British Columbia. Follow him on Twitter @Komaniecki_R and on Bluesky @komaniecki Sensitive Themes & Topics Racism, intimate partner violence, sexual violence, child sexual abuse Credits - Host & Executive Produc...

Mar 20, 2025•48 min

Voltaire with Eleanor Janega

Claire sits down with Dr. Eleanor Janega to talk Candide-ly (get it?) about the guy who ruined medieval studies. Guest Our guest Dr. Eleanor Janega is a medieval historian and host of the podcast We’re Not So Different and History Hit TV’s Going Medieval. Her book, The Once and Future Sex, is available here . Follow her on Twitter @GoingMedieval and on Instagram @dreleanorjanega , or visit her website . Sensitive Themes & Topics Racism, sexism, incest, slavery, antisemitism Credits - Host &a...

Mar 20, 2025•59 min

Welcome to This Guy Sucked

This Guy Sucked is a history podcast for haters, by haters. Join historian Dr. Claire Aubin and a new expert every week to pull back the scholarly curtain on the world’s worst guys and gals - from the beloved to the relatively unknown. No historically-significant dead person is safe, and every episode proves that the best part of understanding the past is criticizing it. New episodes every Thursday! Free episodes bi-weekly, with access to all episodes (ad-free!) at patreon.com/thisguysucked See ...

Mar 09, 2025•2 min

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