The Lesser Stories

The Lesser Stories

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The Lesser Stories episodes

  • S1E17: Take Me Out At The Ball Game
    Another sports episode?! Adam talks about the infamous "Ten Cent Beer Night" riot. Anthony covers "Disco Demolition Night". Both of those are real things.

    Hosts: Adam Azra'el, Anthony Staten

    Producer: Adam Azra'el
    26 min
  • S1E16: A Hero Will Rise
    Anthony talks about the bloody last stand....of a dentist. Adam explores the first documented case of a soldier overdosing on meth during combat. Buckle up; you're in for a ride.

    Hosts: Anthony Staten, Adam Azra'el

    Producer: Adam Azra'el
    20 min
  • S1E15: Accidental Genius
    Anthony talks about the invention of dynamite; Adam dusts off some stories about a merchant in the early days of America. 

    Hosts: Anthony Staten, Adam Azra'el

    Producer: Adam Azra'el
    23 min
  • S1E14: The Near Miss
    Adam shines a light on a government plan to blow up Alaska, and Anthony digs into a routine flight gone very, very wrong. //

    Hosts: Adam Azra'el, Anthony Staten //

    Producer: Adam Azra'el
    23 min
  • S1E13: Thank You, Mr. President
    Like hearing about Presidents getting shot? Well, that's weird, but you do you. Adam talks Teddy Roosevelt, Anthony dishes on Andrew Jackson. //

    Hosts: Adam Azra'el, Anthony Staten //

    Producer: Adam Azra'el
    19 min
  • S1E12: It's The Little Things
    Anthony talks about an innocent tree that knocked out part of the US Electrical Grid, and Adam explores the ridiculous history of a diamond necklace which was definitely NOT owned by Marie Antoinette. //

    Hosts: Adam Azra'el, Anthony Staten //

    Producer: Adam Azra'el
    43 min
  • S1E10: Go Sports Team!
    Anthony shines a light on how exactly a person can steal an entire NFL franchise, and Adam re-opens old wounds for the Brazilian water polo team from the 1932 olympics.

    Hosts: Anthony Staten, Adam Azra'el

    Producer: Adam Azra'el
    30 min
  • S1E9: PR Problems
    Adam explores a Pepsi marketing campaign that resulted in a legal fight over ownership of a fighter jet. Anthony dreams of 25-foot-tall popsicles.

    Hosts: Adam Azra'el, Anthony Staten

    Producer: Adam Azra'el
    28 min
  • S1E8: To Arms, All Good Men!
    Anthony digs into an excellent strategy for a stupid battle, and Adam explores a terrible strategy for an important battle. It's bees, trees, and machine guns for days.

    Hosts: Anthony Staten, Adam Azra'el

    Producer: Adam Azra'el
    25 min

About The Lesser Stories

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History's least-important bits....from the funny to the completely insane, and everything in between!

Hosts: Adam Azra'el, Anthony Staten

Producer: Adam Azra'el