HILF: History I'd Like to F**k
Summary: Host, comedian Dawn Brodey, takes you through the annals of history with a special guest and history subject each episode. From Dillinger to Frankenstein, from The Crusades to Freak Shows - Dawn brings her history degree and unfiltered sense of humor to deliver well-researched deep-dives that strip history naked and serve it up raw.
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On a cold January morning in 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after launch, killing all seven crew members, including Christa McAuliffe, a school teacher. Host Dawn Brodey was seven years-old at the time and - like many other children across the country - watched the disaster live on TV. Sitting next to her that day is her guest for this episode, her oldest friend, Adam Andreasen.
The Clinton/Lewinski Scandal was not the first presidential sex scandal, nor the first sleazy media blitz - but it was the first one to happen on the internet. Join Dawn and her guest, Kelly Blackheart, a producer and co-host of Jim Jeffries's podcast, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT, as they go deep.
Oscar Wilde was the 19th century's Freddy Mercury. A cultural rockstar, a literary legend, and gay. Super gay. So gay he went to jail for it. Join Dawn and her guest, painter and designer Clarione Gutierrez-Owens, as they HILF the literary legend who despite his famous quote - had so much more to declare than his genius.
Anne Boleyn was the doomed second wife of Henry VIII. Whether you’re big into Royals or coming in cold - this one will blow your hair back! Sex, religion, incest, intrigue, war, public executions. I mean… If anyone in history gave great head, it’s Anne Boleyn. Dawn's guest is Enkrypt, a photographer, director and the coolest nerd you've ever met.
She is the name behind one of the most internationally famous brands of all time. She launched the perfume, Chanel No. 5, introduced the little black dress, was the inspiration behind Breakfast at Tiffany’s... and fucked Nazis. Join Dawn and guest, comedian, Amanda Michelle as they lift the pearls of Coco Chanel exposing her wild life and dark legacy.
Welcome back aboard the doomed Ship of Dreams with Dawn and guest, True-Crime Podcaster, Ashley Richards. We left off with our survivors afloat in a sea of ice and darkness. Join us for the stories of the living and the dead, as well as the endeavor to find Titanic and bring some of her mysteries to the surface.
Titanic is a history Rockstar. Lady Gaga. A subject so intriguing that even a partial, temporary exhibit can single-handedly rejuvenate a museum’s annual budget. Welcome aboard The Ship of Dreams. Put on your life-jacket and stretch because we're all going down together.
It is the incredible World War II story of three young women in the Netherlands who, as part a local Resistance group, seduce and execute high-ranking Nazi officers in the woods around their town.
It's the conclusion of the HILF-ing of Area 51. We’ve had our ass-grabbing and nipple-flicks, now it's time to get to the good stuff. Join Dawn and guest, Lainie Pahos, as they jump into more stories of the spaceships, egos and accidents that all went down (you heard me) at the most famous place you're not supposed to know about.
Area 51 is a top-secret US Military Base that no one is supposed to know about, but everyone has heard of. Using a wealth of recently declassified materials, Dawn relays some orgasmic stories from the history of the most mysterious and controversial places on earth.
Dawn is joined by singer/songwriter, fairy-enthusiast, and best-friend forever, Rhiannon Fiskradatz. Together they discuss fairy legend, lore, hoaxes... and the possibility that it's all real after all.
When you have nothing, that's Love... but when you love tennis, you have it all! Tennis-lover and stand-up comedian, Jeff Zenisek, assigned Dawn this ancient games of hands and balls. From Louis X to the Battle of the Sexes, from strokes to slams - it's a HILF of champions.
It's a very special episode of HILF as Dawn is joined by her Mom, and two older sisters, to discuss one of the most maligned and beloved of sexual devices, The Vibrator. We cover it all, from its early use as a cure for hysteria, to its contemporary application as a (wink-nod) personal massager.
Join Dawn and guest - comedian, Jason Ryan - for the history of Alcoholics Anonymous, AA. This organization started in the United States in the 1930’s and has helped millions achieve and maintain sobriety. AA has an amazing origin story; one that stars a series of unlikely heroes. And for a club full of drunks, it has always been remarkably scandal-free.
From the very beginning of Time, human beings have been predicting the end of It. Dawn and guest, comedian James Connolly, discuss the many, varied predictions of Dooms Day from history. We've got 'em all - from Revelation to Radium; from Y2K, to black Nikes.
