Cock and Bull

Cock and Bull

By Spencer Foust, NathanComedyHistory
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Cock and Bull episodes

  • 76: Santorio Santorio the Weight Watcher

    Nathan and Spencer have a little pow-wow about a (supposedly) real human being named Santorio Santorio. First and last name. Would I lie to you?

    Cock and Bull is a somewhat-weekly history podcast about unbelievable characters and shockingly true stories, brought to you by Spencer Foust (@BalraagTheOrc), and Nathan (@MarxMadness, a sophisticated text-to-speech program.

    You can find our other shows at:

    www.blunderphonics.pinecast.co/
    www.marxmadness.pinecast.co/
    www.cooperative-effort.pinecast.co

    Cock and Bull is a labor of love, and has neither sponsors nor a network to monetize it. Donations go towards purchasing episode material like memoirs, letters, and research papers from a time when people thought "some idiot is going to buy this in 2020, and I'm going to make him work for it."

    Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbull

    Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    31 min
  • 75: John Stapp's Need for Speed

    Nathan and Spencer are stirred from their eternal slumber to talk about one man's thirst for high speeds and hard stops.

    Cock and Bull is a somewhat-weekly history podcast about unbelievable characters and shockingly true stories, brought to you by Spencer Foust (@BalraagTheOrc), and Nathan, a sophisticated text-to-speech program.

    You can find our other shows at:

    www.blunderphonics.pinecast.co/
    www.marxmadness.pinecast.co/
    www.cooperative-effort.pinecast.co

    Cock and Bull is a labor of love, and has neither sponsors nor a network to monetize it. Donations go towards purchasing episode materials like memoirs, letters, and research papers from a time when people thought "some idiot is going to buy this in 2020, and I'm going to make him work for it."

    Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbull

    Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    44 min
  • Episode 71: The Piltdown Man
    Spencer and Ben discuss the life of Charles Dawson and his most famous discovery: Piltdown Man. This is potentially the easiest name Spencer has repeatedly mispronounced.
    27 min
  • Episode 68: China's Last Eunuch

    CONTENT WARNING: Genital Mutilation.

    Nathan and Spencer return to talk about the last Chinese Eunuch: Sun Yaoting.

    Thanks to Driftless Pony Club for allowing us to use the song "There Were Buffalo on the Ark" off the album Cholera. For the first time in 60-something episodes we forgot to thank them.

    Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbull

    Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.

    45 min

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True stories with unbelievable characters. Brought to you by amateur historians and professional brothers.