HILF: History I'd Like to F**k

Join Dawn for three hilarious stories told live, all centered around one simple question: what is the WORST DAY AT WORK? Dawn and her guests dig into spectacular professional disasters, bad decisions, and the kind of workplace chaos that makes you grateful you can just go home at the end of the day. Recorded live with the HILF crowd at Flappers Comedy Club (in beautiful Burbank, California). 

🔗 JOE ROCHE

🔗 KELLEY VROOMAN

--- Read the Gizmodo article from 2010! This discusses the play-by-play detail of the lost iphone prototype story. 

✅ Follow HILF on TikTok! 

🎟️ HILF Public School - the live, interactive version of HILF: First Thursdays at Flappers Comedy Club - Burbank, CA

🤑 HILF is now on Patreon!

LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) 

• See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Histories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)
• See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Crazy Rich Ancients
• Check out HILF MERCH now available on Redbubble! Stickers, t-shirts, bags and more!
• Buy Me a Coffee

---

WANNA TALK? 

Find us on Instagram or email us [email protected]

Theme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins

It was a cold and blustery night in 1692 when the Macdonalds were slaughtered in their beds by a group of rival Campbells who had not only sworn them no harm, but had been their guests for almost two weeks. Dawn is joined by friend and comedy writer, Joe Roche, for the dark tale of the Glencoe Massacre. 

--

🎟️ Get tickets and HILF LIVE! : First Thursdays at Flappers Comedy Club - Burbank, CA

---

SILFS (Sources I'd Like to F*ck): 

• BOOK: The Glencoe Massacre by John Prebble 
• PODCAST: BBC In Our Time: The Glencoe Massacre (2010)
• VIDEO: Knives in the Dark (Part one of two) 
• VIDEO: History Hit 'Forgotten Massacre of Jacobite Revolution' - Dan Snow

LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck):

• See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Histories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)
• See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Crazy Rich Ancients
• Check out HILF MERCH now available on Redbubble! Stickers, t-shirts, bags and more!
• HILF is now on Patreon!
• Buy Me a Coffee

---

HILF original music by Kat Perkins @katperkinsmusic

Join Dawn and some very special guests - including her dear, sweet mom - and a live audience at Flappers Comedy Club (in beautiful Burbank, California). Hear the tragic tale of Jonestown, why you too could have fallen into the charm of Jim Jones, and the stories of hope and resilience among the bloodshed.

🔗 Ryan Ripple

🔗 JB Ball

---

✅ Follow HILF on TikTok! 

🎟️ HILF Public School - the live, interactive version of HILF: First Thursdays at Flappers Comedy Club - Burbank, CA

🤑 HILF is now on Patreon!

--- Looking for more historical information about Jonestown? This was my best online resource - An amazing digital archive hosted by San Diego State University (SDSU).

LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) 

---

WANNA TALK? 

Find us on Instagram or email us [email protected]

Theme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins

Dawn is joined by Kat Perkins, one of her best friends (and the voice of the HILF theme song!) for a dive into the dark history of cults. From the strangest real-life rituals, to the made-up cults - and why it's important to know the difference. 

--

🎟️ Get tickets and HILF LIVE! : First Thursdays at Flappers Comedy Club - Burbank, CA

---

SILFS (Sources I'd Like to F*ck): 

LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck):

---

HILF original music by Kat Perkins @katperkinsmusic

King Philip is simultaneously a real historic figure, and an object of early American fantasy. Join Dawn and a live audience at Flappers Comedy Club (in beautiful Burbank, California) to hear the tale of how history reports... and distorts... just like the present does. 

---

✅ Follow HILF on TikTok! 

🎟️ HILF Public School - the live, interactive version of HILF: First Thursdays at Flappers Comedy Club - Burbank, CA

🤑 HILF is now on Patreon!

---

LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) 

---

WANNA TALK? 

Find us on Instagram or email us [email protected]

Theme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins

The journey isn't over, it's only just reached the underworld.  Rejoin Dawn and guest Sam Cowan as they link arms to follow Odysseus all the way home.  Whether you're preparing for Christopher Nolan's upcoming blockbuster movie, revisiting an old favorite, or experiencing The Odyssey for the first time, this episode explores why Odysseus' long road home remains one of the most thrilling—and profoundly human—stories ever told.

--

🎟️ Get tickets and HILF LIVE! : First Thursdays at Flappers Comedy Club - Burbank, CA

🎫 Visit Theatricum Botanicum - Sam performs in Treasure Island, June - October, 2026

✅ Checkout Sam's work as a Personal Trainer!

---

SILFS (Sources I'd Like to F*ck): 

LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck):

---

HILF original music by Kat Perkins @katperkinsmusic

As Christopher Nolan brings The Odyssey to the big screen, Dawn is taking listeners back to the source. Join Dawn and guest Sam Cowan as they get down and dirty with Homer, unpacking the gods, mortals, monsters, and misadventures that made The Odyssey one of the most enduring stories ever told. By the end, you'll be walking into your local cineplex HILF'd and loaded.

--

🎟️ Get tickets and HILF LIVE! : First Thursdays at Flappers Comedy Club - Burbank, CA

🎫 Visit Theatricum Botanicum - Sam performs in Treasure Island, June - October, 2026

✅ Checkout Sam's work as a Personal Trainer!

---

SILFS (Sources I'd Like to F*ck): 

LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck):

---

HILF original music by Kat Perkins @katperkinsmusic

You're back in the cockpit with Dawn and guest, Heather Cowan, for part two of this little-known chapter of World War II history. Re-join these badass fliers through more of their spine-tingling adventures (and misadventures) all the way to victory and beyond. 

--

🎧 HILF EP39 - NAZI KILLERS with Michelle Mosher

🎧 HILF EP60 - AMELIA EARHART with Fallon Morey

🎟️ Get tickets and HILF LIVE! : First Thursdays at Flappers Comedy Club - Burbank, CA

✅ Checkout Heather's work in Personal Development: Body of Work 

---

SILFS (Sources I'd Like to F*ck): 

LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck):

---

HILF original music by Kat Perkins @katperkinsmusic

Climb into the cockpit with Dawn and guest, Heather Cowan, as they get to know some of the baddest-asses from this little-known chapter of World War II history. 

--

🎧 HILF EP39 - NAZI KILLERS with Michelle Mosher

🎧 HILF EP60 - AMELIA EARHART with Fallon Morey

🎟️ Get tickets and HILF LIVE! : First Thursdays at Flappers Comedy Club - Burbank, CA

✅ Checkout Heather's work in Personal Development: Body of Work 

---

SILFS (Sources I'd Like to F*ck): 

LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck):

---

HILF original music by Kat Perkins @katperkinsmusic

Dawn and guest, Kelly Vrooman, go down the rabbit hole with neither the first nor the last "disgraced" American president.  Join them as they review the unlikely rise and spectacular fall or Richard Nixon. Hear about the founding of the EPA, the Watergate burglars, and the insane story of Martha Mitchell. 

---

✅ Follow HILF on TikTok! 

🎟️ HILF Public School - the live, interactive version of HILF: First Thursdays at Flappers Comedy Club - Burbank, CA

🤑 HILF is now on Patreon!

---

LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) 

---

WANNA TALK? 

Find us on Instagram or email us [email protected]

Theme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins

Podcast art: Designed by Joe Dressel