American Loser Podcast

This weeks #loser is the undeniable "Calamity Jane", her story is amazing, hilarious and could not be told without LP, Kahuna and the King of West Orange, NJ Kevin Joseph Garifo. Please enjoy.

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Before Jackie Robinson broke the "color barrier" in Major League baseball, the "Negro Leagues" were brimming with talent and future baseball legends. None stood taller than Satchel Paige, who is considered the hardest fastball pitcher of all time. His feats seem unhuman, his life reads like a screenplay and most people don't know about him....lets fix that this week. Guest Ty Raney and the Kahuna help me tell this truly bizarre story. Enjoy.

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We got a little too into this episode but just in time for the Superbowl we are covering the possibly greatest athlete of all time. Olympic medals, NFL records, Major League Baseball....this self described "Poor little Indian Boy" could do it all. Born and raised with the Native American "Sac and Fox" tribe this mixed background athlete captured the worlds attention seemingly overnight. Mark Riccadonna joins us for this in depth look at "The Legend of Jim Thorpe".

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LP is back in South Beach and Kahuna ran off with a girl he met on Spring Break so it's up to KP, the Boss himself Ming Chen and NJ comic/ vagabond hero Andy Lawson to deliver the goods this week. Enter this weeks "Loser" Edward Bernays, a cousin of Sigmund Freud who used psychoanalysis to market products to American consumers....it gets bizarre in a hurry. Enjoy.

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We sat down with Davey Stylee and Timmy Rich to eat some wings and talk about the Donner party. The wings were great, the story was grotesque and the Big Kahuna finally got to have the Spicy Chicken Sandwich from Popeyes. Everybody wins...except the Donner Party that is...enjoy!

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Tale as old as time, Boy meets Girl, Girl breaks Boy out of Prison, Boy starts the crime spree of the century....Girl gets a price on her head by the state of Texas. Unpredictable as hell but highly entertaining, LP, the Kahuna and I are joined by returning guest Big Rich from Jersey and his wife Dani McDonald (Real Beauty Uncovered) and we're tackling the outrageously true story of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow aka Bonnie and Clyde.

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LP took a crack at picking the topic at this week and he does not disappoint. John Tyler was the Tenth President of the United States...only thing is, nobody liked him or even really voted him. His own party disowned him and he had a few too many enemies in Washington DC so he tried his luck again down the highway serving in the Confederate government. Bizarre, true and a total "LOSER", Alex Alvarez joins us on this "Christmas Edition" of the American Loser. Enjoy.

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This week we're talking the weird and wild world of HP Lovecraft..it doesn't take us long to discover what makes him a "Loser", we talk his early life, horrible childhood, hardships and skeletons in his closer while our guest, Lovecraft super fan,Jack Steiger coaches us up on all things literary. This was a really fun one. Enjoy.

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We had some audio issues and scheduling conflicts that left me unsatisfied with our first effort on General Patton. Luckily, the team at a Shared Universe came through for us and my guests, comedians Linette Palladino and James Mac came back down for us. LP and I right the ship and do an episode that is part recap, part sequel but all "Loser".

Please enjoy the story of the man Hitler called "that crazy cowboy general".

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Happy Halloween Losers. Our last episode for the month of October is ready just in time for October 31st! Please enjoy the true and highly sarcastic story of the "Jersey Devil". We are joined by guests Angelo Gingerelli and James Mac as we tell the spooky origin of the Devil and then the pretty hysterical true version that involves Ben Franklin and the Jersey Tradition of hating your neighbors.

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