Firebrands
Join three barely competent hosts as they embark on an audio exploration of their favorite martyrs, malcontents, and non-conformists.
Episodes
58 episodes
John Dee, The Great Conjurer
In which queens read horoscopes, angels play matchmaker, and Millennials kill the Alchemy industry.
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1:23:05
Charles Wepner, The Bayonne Bleeder
In which men get punched, that punching inspires men, and everyone's on their phones these days.
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57:49
The Lost Firebrands Halloween Special
Things get unseasonably grim as women get hysterical, men's legs explode, and there might be a cow in the attic.Content Warning for lots of things, including: Violence, dead children, incest, sexual assault, and gee this is a darker tha...
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2:21:02
John Boyle O'Reilly, The Fenian
In which prisons are broken, secret societies are formed, and Grace and Geena learn about Ireland for the first time.
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1:17:43
George Waddell, The Rube
In which Colts are Orphaned, men pursue firetrucks, and straw hats end in violence.
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52:29
Carlo Gesualdo, The Madrigalist
In which women sex men to death, other men are addicted to witches, and Grace doesn't want to editorialize.
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1:09:54
Sidney Gottlieb, The Mind-Breaker
In which monkeys get piled up, men leap from hotel windows, and everyone is on acid all the time.
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1:10:39
Sarah Josepha Hale, The Mother of Thanksgiving
In which Mary has a Little Lamb, civil wars are ignored, and Grace is directly attacked by feminine nouns. Special Guest Host: Olivia Weiss
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1:02:10
Joseph Pilates, The Inventor of Pilates
In which contortionists are interned, cats don't do jumping jacks, and Carl is on vacation and simply could not be bothered. Special Guest: Arielle Cimino
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47:00
Vincenzo Peruggia, The Man Who Stole The Mona Lisa
In which art theft is a sex crime, security guards learn judo, and Geena and Grace really exercise their anti-Italian bigotry.
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54:33
Claude Bell, The Sandman
In which dinosaurs are created, mutant berries are discovered, and we make about as many weed jokes as we ever will.
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49:57
Carl Tanzler, The Pygmalion
In which children have visions, graves get robbed, and we start talking about Outback Steakhouse and end talking about very gross body decomposition.
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1:04:59
Eric Blair, The Orwellian
In which policemen draw, communists fight communists, and Grace is off the podcast for real, seriously. Special Guest: Chris O'Connell
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1:12:50
Violet Jessop, The Queen of Sinking Ships
In which ships are unsinkable (and female), stewardesses are attractive (and fired), and a lot of research is still to be done.
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52:28
Martin Couney, The Incubator Doctor
In which babies are weaklings, presidents are assassinated, and Grace is defeated by a Polish town name and whatever that clicking sound is. Please be aware, this episode has a weird amount of discussion of dead babies and eugenics...
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1:13:15
Firebrands Presents: Chompers
Well, its April Fools again and things get silly as cats attack men, tailors attack stains, and farting attacks the French entertainment circuit.
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54:13
Martin Guerre, The Imposter
In which teenagers are cursed with impotency, adults have the wrong number of legs, and Grace does not understand the legal system.
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1:17:12
Juan Garcia, The Double Agent
In which Lisbon is London, Nazis are gullible, and we begin with an unrelated 5 minute CIA anecdote.
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53:04
Alan Abel, The Hoaxer
In which horses are nude, pornography is satire, and the audio is not very good.
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1:12:33
Richard More, The Bastard
In which adultery is committed, bells are stolen, and four out of five Pilgrim children have weird names.
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1:16:02
Matthew Henson, The Second Man to the North Pole(?)
In which dogs are eaten, meteorites are stolen, and none of us can do a decent Teddy Roosevelt.
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52:02
Firebrands Presents: Courthouse of Horror
We kick off the first week of November with our Halloween episode, three grim tales of haunted real estate, dead popes, and rotten feet... all inexplicably legal themed. Content Warning: Not kidding about the rotten feet, stuff get...
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1:17:28
Aimee Semple Kennedy McPherson, The Sister
In which churches are mega, Canadians go missing, and we are unclear on how the story of Jonah goes.
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1:04:27