In the mid 19th century a man rose to prominence in the United States and became known as one of the greatest leaders the military has ever seen and a pretty okay dude to boot. But, the first half of his life was kind of a miserable failure in which he constantly lost his job, drank all the time, and was ridiculously poor. Unfortunately they didn't have podcasts back then to help him earn money he didn't deserve, so he had to wait for a war to make him a national superstar. In this episode we're talking about those painful early years and the struggles of a future hero. So grab a drink, settle in, and enjoy this episode of Hundred Proof History titled Ulysses S. Grant Part I...More Like Useless!

Almost 20 years ago, the world was shocked when 19 terrorists attacked the United States by hijacking passenger airliners and crashing them into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.  Who were these men? Why did they do what they did? Who was behind it? And could it have been prevented?  In this week's episode of HPH we're going to answer all of these questions and more!  Get ready for the backstory and enjoy it because next week we're talking about the attacks and man is that some heavy stuff. Grab your drinks, settle in, and listen your ears to this episode of Hundred Proof History titled 9/11 Part 1: Building Up.

Throughout 2021 we here at HPH laboratories have been crafting an exciting and erotic series of shows focusing on World War I. Up to this point we've gone strictly in chronological order because that's also how real life history handled the story. But this week, we're going back to 1914 and bringing you up to the end of 1917 by telling you about a place on the Belgian coastline that would see hundreds of thousands of deaths and would be the testing ground for some of the worst weapons mankind ever created. So, grab a drink and settle in for the exciting tale of misery that is this episode of Hundred Proof History titled The Battles of Ypres: New and Exciting Ways to Die!

In the year 51 BCE an 18 year old woman became the leader of Egypt. Over the next two decades she would lead her people to prosperity and would expand the Egyptian empire to levels not seen in centuries. But, you probably know her name because she boned some Roman dudes and would go down in history as a sex crazed seductress who used her vagina to try and take over the known world. But HPH is here to tell you the real story, show her for the awesome leader she was...and also tell you about the dudes she boned. So, grab your drinks, settle in, walk like an Egyptian, and enjoy this episode of Hundred Proof History titled Cleopatra: Bad ROMEance!

Hey kids do you like the old west? Tales of hero cowboys and dangerous men solving their problems with whiskey and bullets? What about stories of shipping businesses that failed due to massive overhead and mismanagement? If you answered yes to these questions then boy howdy are you in luck! In this episode of HPH we're telling you about a legendary company and the even bigger wild west legends who were a part of that company's story. Grab a drink and hit the dusty trail for this episode of Hundred Proof History titled The Pony Express...Delivering Horseshit Since 1860!

Last week we set up the story by telling you about President James Garfield and his future assassin, Charles Guiteau. This week, it's TIME FOR BLOOD! Join us as we tell you all about the shooting and the medical fallout that probably actually led to the death of James Garfield. It's a wild ass story so grab a drink and buckle in because you aren't going to want to miss this episode of Hundred Proof History titled The Assassination of James Garfield Part II: Garfield FUCKING HATES Mondays!