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A brother and sister explore history with frequent profanity and casual disrespect. Listeners will learn young George Washington entered the French & Indian War as a corporate stooge and helped ki... more
FAQs about Chainsaw History:How many episodes does Chainsaw History have?The podcast currently has 37 episodes available.
January 10, 2024No Time For Love Doctor Jones #4: Paris 1908{ Discover more at ChainsawHistory.com — access our full episode list, delve into bonus content, and support our show with a paid subscription! }Welcome back to Chainsaw History’s limited series, "No Time For Love Doctor Jones,” where Jamie Chambers guides his reluctant sister Bambi through the life of fictional life of Indiana Jones. In this episode, we travel to Paris, France, exploring The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Episode 19: "Paris, September 1908."Today’s episode introduces 9-year-old Henry (our future Indiana Jones) to the Parisian art scene, where he meets a young Norman Rockwell and a Spanish maniac named Pablo Picasso—who loves to party with sex workers and fire his gun into the air. Thrill as Henry and Norman brawl with French pimps and engage in Scooby-Doo hijinks in a graveyard. All this is framed by old Indiana Jones reminiscing about the fraud he committed on the art community. It’s a wacky romp in Paris as we see how little Henry gets one step closer to cinema’s favorite two-fisted archeologist!...more1h 31minPlay
December 20, 2023Bonus Episode: Alice Roosevelt, First Daughter of American Politics{ Discover more at ChainsawHistory.com — access our full episode list, delve into bonus content, and support our show with a paid subscription! }As a holiday treat Jamie gets to take a break, so the rest of us can sit back and get cozy as Bambi tells the story of Alice Roosevelt—daughter of the ridiculously-mustached Teddy. Inheriting her father's need for attention, she went from pranking White House dinner parties with her pet snake (Emily Spinach) to becoming a political institution in Washington D.C., whose favor and advice was sought by insiders. Alice was beloved by the press and foreign leaders including the Dowager Empress of Japan and Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany. But her ambitions to return to the White House were thwarted by rivalries and difficult choices, and she lived a life touched by tragedy. Let's sip some cocoa and hear the story of a feminist icon who defied convention, set trends, and held onto petty grudges....more1h 17minPlay
November 20, 2023Part Two: The Haunting Truth About Ed and Lorraine Warren{ Discover more at ChainsawHistory.com — access our full episode list, delve into bonus content, and support our show with a paid subscription! }Grab a crucifix and burn some sage! Jamie and Bambi (finally) wrap up the enigmatic tale of Ed and Lorraine Warren. Learn how a historically accurate version of The Conjuring would have ended with Ed getting punched in the face and thrown out of the Perron family home. Visit the most famous haunted house in the world—the Amityville Horror—which taught the Warrens the value of book and movie deals. Meet the author who dedicated his life to discrediting the Warrens. And learn the dark secret that Lorraine Warren tried to hide when she signed the deal for The Conjuring.In this episode recommend people donate to Feeding America to address growing food insecurity in our country. We also express support and solidarity with the Atlanta Forest Defenders and encourage you to learn more and help stop Cop City....more1h 19minPlay
October 30, 2023Part One: Conjuring The Real Ed and Lorraine Warren Plus Annabelle{ Visit ChainsawHistory.com see full show notes and research links, get access to our full back catalog, check out our bonus content, and support the show with a paid subscription! }We’re back! Podcasting siblings Jamie and Bambi return just in time for Halloween with an episode all about Ed and Lorraine Warren, the demonologist and clairvoyant couple made famous by The Conjuring movies starring Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga. Learn what Ed smelled like as a sixteen year old boy and how the nuns punished Lorraine for seeing into the future. Find out how their careers began as hobo artists collecting ghost stories before they learned how to monetize their hobby for fun and profit! We’ll take a look at the world’s most famous creepy doll: Annabelle. Were the Warrens truly battling the forces of Satan or were they just shady grifters? Research, skepticism, and swearing are all required to untangle this mess.In this episode recommend people donate to Feeding America to address growing food insecurity in our country. We also express support and solidarity with the Atlanta Forest Defenders and encourage you to learn more and help stop Cop City....more1h 8minPlay
May 17, 2023The Value of Marie CurieJoin podcasting siblings Bambi and Jamie Chambers as they venture further into the ValueTales series from the 1980s with The Value of Learning: The Story of Marie Curie. In this episode they dissect the peculiar storytelling of an extraordinary scientist's life—the only person to ever win a Nobel Prize in both physics and chemistry. She's also one of the few people in history entombed in lead because her incredible discovery also killed her dead and left behind a corpse that would startle a geiger counter. Marie Curie is given much respect while the children's book about her ... not so much. But at least we learn the private concerns of an imaginary friend named "Fizz." Check out their candid thoughts and insights on this unusual take on a scientific legend's life story.Stay tuned with us on social media and discover more on our website: http://www.chainsawhistory.com...more45minPlay
April 28, 2023No Time For Love Doctor Jones #3: Italy 1908Welcome back to Chainsaw History’s limited series, "No Time For Love Doctor Jones,” where Jamie Chambers guides his unconvinced sister Bambi through the thrilling and controversial life of Indiana Jones. This time they travel to Florence, Italy in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Episode 25: "Florence, May 1908."In this installment Indy’s Mom steps out on her husband Professor Jones with legendary opera composer Giacomo Puccini. The podcasting siblings discuss the cringe-inducing story of opera, doomed romance, and a one-eyed old man hustling pool in a dive bar at noon. Watch the episode and follow along with the hosts and see the incredible shots of the Tuscan countryside and hear music from Madame Butterfly and La Boheme.Get ready for romance, tears, and laughter as we dive into the ups and downs of cinema's most iconic archaeologist and whip-cracking hero!...more1h 11minPlay
April 19, 2023Bonus Episode: The Value of Elizabeth FryPodcasting siblings Jamie and Bambi Chambers continue their journey through the ValueTales series of children's books from the 1980s with The Value of Kindness: The Story of Elizabeth Fry. In this episode, they tackle the peculiar portrayal of a pivotal prison reformer, as the book veers off course by focusing on Elizabeth's obsession with her hair and the private thoughts of an imaginary butterly. Listen in as they shed light on Fry's actual accomplishments—including her work in Newgate Prison, her advocacy for female inmates, and her efforts to transform the penal system—while expressing their frustration at the book's failure to depict her as the trailblazing humanitarian she truly was.Stay connected with us on social media and discover more on our website: http://www.chainsawhistory.com...more48minPlay
April 14, 2023No Time For Love Doctor Jones #2: Morocco 1908It's another episode of our new limited series from Chainsaw History: "No Time For Love Doctor Jones" — where Jamie Chambers drags his reluctant sister Bambi through the fictional life of Indiana Jones. In today's episode, our hosts continue The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles in chronological order with Episode 35: "Tangiers May, 1908." (Future episodes of this series will be available only to paid subscribers ... but for now they're free!)On today's installment the Jones family visits Morocco, where nine-year-old Indy is loaned a young slave by Emily Keene, Cherifa of Wazan. But when he disguises himself as an Arab and forces his enslaved friend decide to sneak off with him to check out a severed head on a stick, they are abducted by child slavers--requiring a rescue by famous journalist and known pedophile Walter B. Harris. Decades later in the 1990s, old Indiana Jones liberates a beauty pageant.Created for fans and newcomers alike, "No Time For Love Doctor Jones" delivers foul-mouthed entertainment and real-world history as we follow the evolution of cinema's most iconic archaeologist and whip-cracking hero!...more1h 4minPlay
April 07, 2023No Time For Love Doctor Jones #1: Egypt 1908It's the first regular episode of our brand-new limited series from Chainsaw History: "No Time For Love Doctor Jones" — where Jamie Chambers takes his skeptical sister Bambi on a journey through the fictional life of Dr. Henry Walton Jones, Jr.—better known as Indiana Jones. In today's episode, our hosts dive into The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles starting with the first half of "Curse of the Jackal."Gorgeous Egyptian landscapes are shot and historical creative liberties are taken (both Lawrence of Arabia and Howard Carter are featured before they would have been in Egypt) in order to teach kids about mummies and ancient tombs. The royal architect, Ka, was a "juicy" mummy taken to Italy in real life.Designed for fans and newcomers alike, "No Time For Love Doctor Jones" promises entertainment and real-world history as we follow the evolution of cinema's most iconic archaeologist and whip-cracking hero!...more1h 5minPlay
April 06, 2023Introducing "No Time For Love, Doctor Jones" - Indiana Jones Meets HistoryIt's a new limited series from Chainsaw History: "No Time For Love, Doctor Jones" — in which Jamie Chambers drags his reluctant sister Bambi through the fictional life of Dr. Henry Walton Jones, Jr. — aka Indiana Jones. In today's episode our hosts introduce our new show and take a meta look at the history of our complicated main character as created by George Lucas in collaboration with Steven Spielberg. (Did you know that if wasn't for Clint Eastwood and white supremacist Asa Carter, we might live in a world with an "Indiana Smith" movie and no Star Wars?)Made for fans and newcomers alike, "No Time For Love, Doctor Jones" will find entertainment and real-world history as we watch the development of cinema's most famous archeologist and whip-cracking hero!...more35minPlay
FAQs about Chainsaw History:How many episodes does Chainsaw History have?The podcast currently has 37 episodes available.