On this episode Joe and Nick dive into the age of the Crusades...kind of. The People's Crusade was an mob put together by a starving, homeless monk to retake the Holy Land without food, water, weapons, or military training. Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Buy merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/lions-led-by-donkeys-store Follow us on twitter: @lions_by Sources: Extra History, the First Crusade. The First Crusade. A New History
Jan 21, 2019•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode Joe and Nick talk about the CSS Hunley, the first submarine to ever sink an enemy ship in combat. Via suicide bombing. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Buy some merch: https://teespring.com/stores/lions-led-by-donkeys-store Sources: https://web.archive.org/web/20121016165452/http://www.navy.mil/navydata/cno/n87/usw/issue_32/hunley.html https://books.google.com/books?id=txP7dIf1fEkC&pg=PA10#v=onepage&q&f=false https://web.archive.org/web/20030806182729/h...
Jan 14, 2019•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode Joe and Rich talk about Yukio Mishima, one of the greatest writers Japan has ever produced, as well as a psychotic devotee to the Japanese Emperor who created his own right wing militia based around working out in thongs and fucking. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys buy some merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/lions-led-by-donkeys-store Follow the show @lions_by Follow Joe: @jkass99 sources: https://www.stonebridge.com/sbp-blog/death-in-mid-autumn...
Jan 07, 2019•2 hr 39 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode Joe is joined by Army Veteran and one of the characters from The Hooligans of Kandahar, Mike Huang to talk about how a number of people ended up volunteering for the German Army during World War Two from a guy who ended up becoming a US Army Green Beret, the son of the founding dictator of Taiwan, and a poor Korean conscript who ended up fighting for everybody on accident. Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Buy some merchandise: https://teespring.com/store...
Dec 31, 2018•1 hr 25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Unlocked Bonus Episode: The Battle of Hogwarts by
Dec 25, 2018•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Joe is joined by Travis Haycraft again to talk about the countless misconceptions people have about Kurdish history, the Peshmerga, the SDF, and we talk about the hilarious story where a group of religious conservatives accidentally joined a communist militia to fight ISIS. Follow the show @lions_by follow Travis @haycraft_travis donate to the show and get bonus content! http://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys
Dec 24, 2018•1 hr 18 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode Joe is joined by Justin Rose. Justin is a Marine and US Army Veteran and host of the Everything is Awful Podcast to talk about the dangers of Historical Revisionism and the bastardization of facts in the name of politics. PragerU manages to do all of these things in Youtube videos that last less than 5 minutes. Follow the show @Lions_by Follow Joe @jkass99 Follow Justin @Armyguyjustin want to support the show? Donate to our Patreon and get access to all of our bonus content http:...
Dec 17, 2018•2 hr 49 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode Joe is joined by Riley Dosh, a recent graduate of West Point, to talk about one of the most heinous crimes of the Iraq War, the rape and murder of Abeer Al-Janabi by US Soldiers. Support the show and get bonus episodes and merch! http://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Follow the show @lions_by Follow Joe @jkass99 Follow Riley @ms_riley_guprz
Dec 10, 2018•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast We aren't done quite yet! Joe is joined by Travis Haycraft as Travis takes us on the wild, insane, and criminal world of Iraq's weapons procurement program during the war and it's effects. Support the show and get access to our bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Follow the show on twitter @lions_by Follow Joe @jkass99 Follow Travis @Haycraft_Travis
Dec 03, 2018•2 hr 37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 27- Iran Iraq War Part 5: And then things got worse by
Nov 26, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast On the 4th part of our Iran Iraq War series Joe is joined in the studio by Tom to talk about the insanity of the Battle of the Marshes and that one time Iraq built an entire road out of corpses. Follow the show @lionsby Follow Joe @jkass99 Follow Tom @tankcptnemo If you think what we do is worth a dollar you can donate it to us here and unlock all of our bonus content. https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys
Nov 19, 2018•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast On part 3 Saddam's army quickly falls apart as the Iranians launch wave after wave of screaming volunteers at their trenches. Donate to the show https://www.patreon.com/home Follow us on Twitter @lions_by Follow Joe @jkass99 Follow Nick @nickcasm1
Nov 12, 2018•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 24 - Iran Iraq War Part 2: An Army Full of Red Shirts by
Nov 05, 2018•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sources for all related episodes: Karsh, Efraim (2002). The Iran–Iraq War: 1980–1988 https://www.iranchamber.com/history/iran_iraq_war/iran_iraq_war1.php Farrokh, Kaveh (2011). Iran at War: 1500–1988. https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/legacy_files/files/media/csis/pubs/9005lessonsiraniraqii-chap05.pdf https://nuke.fas.org/guide/iraq/cw/az120103.html https://iranprimer.usip.org/resource/basij-resistance-force https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2011/09/09/the-pasdaran-inside-irans-i...
Oct 29, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode Joe and Nick fly off the deep end talking about the origins and stupidity of one of the internet's favorite military conspiracy theories. Follow the show @lions_by Follow our Hosts @jkass99 @nickcasm1 Support the show! https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys
Oct 22, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast On our first halloween special Joe is joined by true crime and serial killer junkie Rich to discuss a Bela Kiss, otherwise known as the "Hungarian Vampire" who turned his victims into pickles, before running off to the Eastern Front of World War One, never to be seen again. Thank you for your support! You can help the show by donating here: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Follow the show on twitter @lions_by
Oct 15, 2018•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Joe is joined by Historian, writer, and host of the War Stories Cast Angry Staff Officer to talk about the 100th Anniversary of the Meuse Argonne Offensive and the development of the US Army from a stick wielding joke to a super power. Follow the show on Twitter @lions_by Follow Joe @jkass99 Follow Angry Staff Officer @pptsapper and check out the War Stories Cast here https://warstoriescast.com
Oct 08, 2018•1 hr 28 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode Joe is joined by Nuclear Anthropology PhD student Marty Pfeiffer. Marty takes us through the terrifying history of man's relationship with nuclear weapons from insane chicken powered landmines, nuclear artillery, and all the times the US military almost nuked itself. Follow the podcast on twitter @lions_by Follow Joe @jkass99 Follow Marty @Nuclearanthro
Oct 01, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode we close out the war of 1812 with style! Joe is joined by Flynn while Nick is away and we discuss the ending to the most pointless war in American history (psych!) Our show will always be free but if you think what we do is worth a buck throw it to us here: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys even donating 1$ will get bonus content and you'll get to hear our new stuff before everyone else. You can follow the show @lions_by Follow Joe at @jkass99 Follow Nick at @nickcasm1...
Sep 24, 2018•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast On part II of the War of 1812, America bites off more than it can chew as it is kicked out of Canada and begins to burn down Canadian towns in anger. The American Militia is routed from the fields of Bladensburg, leading to the burning of the White House. Follow the podcast on twitter @lions_by Follow Joe @jkass99 Follow nick @nickcasm1 Donate to the Patreon for bonus content! https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys
Sep 17, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's our first ever series so buckle up as we talk about the beginnings of the War of 1812 between a newborn America and British Empire. Thank you to everyone for donating and helping fund the research into our show! https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Follow the podcast on twitter @lions_by Follow Joe on twitter @jkass99 Follow Nick on twitter @nickcasm1
Sep 10, 2018•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode we discuss the Battle of Jadotville, a little known battle during the Congolese Crisis that pit a company of badly armed Irish UN Peace Keepers against an Army of african tribesman, French Foreign Legionnaires, and everyone else looking for a paycheck. Donate to us on patreon if you think what we do is worth a buck: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Follow us on twitter @lions_by follow Joe on Twitter @jkass99 follow nick on twitter @nickcasm1
Sep 03, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode we discuss the Haditha Massacre carried out by members of the US Marine Corps during the Iraq War in 2005 and the cover up that followed. Rate and review us on whatever platform you listen to podcasts on and thank you to everyone who donates to the show! Follow the podcast on twitter @lions_by Follow Joe @jkass99 Follow Nick @nickcasm1
Aug 27, 2018•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode we discuss the Great Emu War while simultaneously offending the entire nation of Australia probably. Follow us on twitter @Lions_by Donate to the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys
Aug 20, 2018•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast On the most depressing episode yet Joe and Nick talk about the Liberian Civil War and a insane, blood drinking, heart eating warlord by the name of General Butt Naked. A man who ran screaming into battle totally naked while leading a legion of sundress wearing, clown wig headed, cannibals against his enemies. Follow the podcast on Twitter @lions_by Follow Joe @jkass99 Follow Nick @nickcasm1
Aug 14, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode Joe and Nick talk about Battles that never actually happened! From the Great LA air raid to the Battle of Kransebes, where Joseph II Austrian Army supposedly routed itself. We apologize for the audio issue that pops up about 20 minutes in. We have no idea what is causing it, but we are working to fix it. If anyone knows what might cause random static through the microphone please let us know! Follow the podcast on twitter @lions_by Follow Joe on twitter @jkass99
Aug 14, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast On our 10th episode we go to our Emails to answer all the questions that have been sent to us over the last couple of week. Nick finally admits reenacting is cosplay, Joe loses his damn mind about Vietnam, and Nick nearly has a heat stroke. Follow the podcast on twitter @lions_by Follow joe on Twitter where you can watch him laugh at russian bots @jkass99 Follow nick on twitter for weird memes @nickcasm1
Aug 14, 2018•1 hr 26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 9 brings us our first guest! Tom is an Officer in the United States Army Armor Corps, history graduate, and anonymous shitposter on twitter. On this episode Joe and Tom talk about the stupid history of German WW2 armor development and how it went from revolutionary to comically insane in a short amount of time. We also discuss the myths and legends surrounding German tanks and battlefield prowess that has managed to follow the soldiers of the 3rd Reich for nearly 100 years after their fa...
Aug 14, 2018•1 hr 22 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode we talk about the Bonus Army! A rag tag Army of unarmed WW1 veterans to marched on DC to demand the money they were owed. If you think the government has a level headed reaction to this you must be new to our show. Joe gets emotional and goes on a communist rant while Nick fails in his attempts to reel him back to reality. Follow the Podcast on Twitter @lions_by Follow Joe on Twitter @jkass99 Follow Nick on Twitter @nickcasm1
Aug 14, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast On our seventh episode we jump back in time to The Great Game. The British Empire invades Afghanistan and puts the most truthworthy idiot to ever be promoted general in charge. Nick has a hot take on the smell of 18th century men's genitals and Joe is left question what the hell a post-prostitute ritual bath is. Like, share, and review us on Itunes for the Glory of the British East India Company. Follow Lions Led By Donkeys on Twitter. Follow Joe on Twitter. Follow Nick on Twitter.
Aug 14, 2018•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast