American Filth

American Filth

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American Filth episodes

  • The Worst Showman: Why PT Barnum Sucks

    I know this will be hard to imagine, but the man who is considered the father of the American freak show wasn't the greatest of guys. He was actually a pile of American Filth if you can believe it. This episode, we're talking about PT Barnum and his origin story of exploitation and racism!! 

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    31 min
  • America's Gay Prussian General

    Whoa! It's the live episode but in regular format. America wins its independence with the help of a gay Prussian.

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    23 min
  • American Filth Live!

    It's our recording of American Filth Live! Featuring a gay Prussian who changed the course of the Revolutionary War. 

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    46 min
  • President Harding's Smutty Letters

    Our 29th president had a habit of cheating on his wife. And one of his affairs left behind 1000 pages of smutty letters. 

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    23 min
  • Polly Wanna F**king Cracker: Andrew Jackson's Dirty Bird

    Andrew Jackson had a bad bird...but did you know that pets often take on the personalities of their owners??? Frick!

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    12 min
  • Ouija Board Husband! Comstock Part 3

    Feminist scholar Ida Craddock taught sex education to young couples. She had a lot of experience and expertise to pass on because of her own intellectual and sexual relationship with her husband who was a ghost. But Comstock came calling after she published some pamphlets. 

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    28 min
  • Unpregnanted! Comstock Part 2

    Anthony Comstock strikes again! This time going after notorious abortionist Madame Restell. 

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    32 min

About American Filth

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From famous founders to capitalist cooks, from sex scandals to the dirtiest blues song, AMERICAN FILTH dives into the filthier side of American history: uncovering people who society has largely…

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