Unfortunate History

Major Digby Tatham Warter was an umbrella-wielding commander during the Battle of Arnhem that occurred during World War II. Cody and Greg discuss Major Digby and his insanely British antics before, during, and after the battle.

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Cody and Greg discuss Lorena Bobbitt and her knife wielding skills. This story caused the world to take a hard look at domestic violence, and also caused a flurry of jokes on nearly every talk show around the world. Sorry in advance for all the laughing.

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Cody and Greg discuss a fatal accident that occurred during the filming of the Twilight Zone movie. They discuss the accident itself, and also the legal fallout it caused in the filmmaking industry.

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GRAPHIC WARNING - 14-year-old African American Emmett Till was brutally murdered on 28 August 1955. The details of his murder are infuriating, as are the reasons why it occurred. But even more infuriating were the punishments handed out to the child's murderers. His murder galvanized civil rights activists throughout America, assisting in the fight for equality for African Americans.

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Today's episode is the conclusion to our Billy the Kid series. Cody and Greg discuss the Kid's downfall leading up to his untimely and unfortunate death.

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Cody and Greg discuss one of the Wild West's most infamous criminals, Billy the Kid. This episode covers Billy's early life and some of the crazy parts of his childhood that turned him into a ruthless fighter and killer. You'll learn about some of his crazy run-ins with the Apache Indians, like when he defended a wagon train from 14 Apache warriors.

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Cody and Greg discuss Tsutomu Yamaguchi, a man that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during WW2. They discuss the atomic bombs and the actual events of the day leading up to the bombing and its aftermath.

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GRAPHIC WARNING - Cody and Greg discuss the murder of 2-year-old James Bulger and his 10-year-old murderers, Robert Thompson and Jon Venables. They cover the day of the murder and the years following, including where Thompson and Venables are now.

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Cody Pennington and Sam Brown discuss "Lord" Timothy Dexter, arguably one of the luckiest men in history. Dexter was a true eccentric of history, and his life is an unbelievable tale. We discuss the crazy life he led only to be accepted by the upper-class...who never actually liked him.

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