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American Timelines

by historyforjerks

Amy & Joe discuss true crime & pop culture and crazy events through history year by year. Amy takes a deep dive on something creepy while Joe tells us about wacky stuff that happened. Amy likes murder, Joe likes old sitcoms, and they podcast to escape the monotony of adulthood.

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Episodes

Biography 1942: Dewey Beard (Ep 224)

1h 2m · Published 27 Apr 20:07
Hunter Brame returns to assist Joe in discussing Dewey Beard, a native who was forced off of his land on multiple occasions, and was part of some notable historical moments in US history. We talk Wounded Knee, Battle of Little Big Horn, General Custar’s smokin’ hot wife, Libbie Custar and their sexy 1800’s version of sexting among other things. PLUS Hunter tells us another recent story of almost pooping his pants while flying. Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums! Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!

Biography 1942: Audie Murphy (Real Life Captain America)

1h 18m · Published 10 Apr 15:02
Joe is joined by Hunter Brame, WW2 Buff, pilot and beard and glasses wearer to do a biography episode about Audie Murphy, the real life Captain America. We planned to talk Dewey Beard too, but we ran out of time. Enjoy. Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!

Friend Check: An Architect Usher: Aaron Moody (Episode 222)

1h 40m · Published 26 Mar 21:49
Friend Check: An Architect Usher: Aaron Moody (Episode 222) Aaron Moody episode: Recorded March of 2023. Aaron Moody is an architect and a volunteer usher at a performing arts center, and he volunteers at the Queen City Comedy Experience Festival to help things run smoothly, along with his wife Meg. Aaron and Meg are super fun to be around, and they support the local comedy community in Charlotte whenever they can. Listen as we get to know Aaron Moody as a Clemson alum, an architect, a volunteer usher, and a good guy to talk to. We talk global ADA regulations, religion, Netflix Special filming, meeting his wife, traveling to Antarctica to see Penguins have sex & more! Friend Check is a subseries of American Timelines, where a middle aged man scours his Facebook friend list to reconnect with each person and ask….Are we ACTUALLY friends? Why are we Facebook friends? Who actually ARE you? Should we STAY Facebook Friends?

1942: The Phantom Barber & The Oregon State Hospital Poisoning (Episode 221)

1h 7m · Published 13 Mar 21:36
1942: The Phantom Barber & The Oregon State Hospital Poisoning (Episode 221) Amy’s back to jump into 1942 with Joe. Amy tells the tale of the Phantom Barber, while Joe covers the following timeline topics: •World War 2 rationing effects on candy, rubber, coffee, chocolate, Nutella •Anne Frank’s Diary •Bugs Bunny’s effect on pop culture •Hoagy Carmichael’s longest song title •Dewey Beard, Audie Murphy, Calvin Graham •Bambi •The Skeleton Lake of Roopkund •Carole Lombard’s death •Birthdays such as Richard Roundtree, Paul McCartney, Stephen Hawking, Cassius Clay, Harrison Ford and more •Glenn Miller & Bing Crosby on the Billboard Charts •Princess Elizabeth joining the military •The Cocoanut Grove Fire •Cat People •The Hitler-Mannerheim Recording And much more! Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Credits Include: crimelibrary.org, A Crime To Remember, Murderpedia & More. Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!

Friend Check: A Guy We Went To Middle School With

1h 50m · Published 22 Feb 17:09
A guy we went to middle School with. Aaron Crane episode: Recorded March of 2023. Aaron Crane is a father, a husband, a Vice President of Operations, a Miami University Redhawk, a son of an elementary school teacher, and a guy we went to middle school with. We haven’t spoken to him since 8th grade graduation, as his parents made him go to a different high school, and we lost touch. This is a REUNION episode. Listen as we catch up and reminisce. We talk about a class reunion where a foreign exchange student gets dropped on his head, we reminisce about school days including getting paddled, food fights, roughhousing accidents, playing ding dong ditch, and being sentenced to cleaning a booger wall in high school. Friend Check is a subseries of American Timelines, where a middle aged man scours his Facebook friend list to reconnect with each person and ask….Are we ACTUALLY friends? Why are we Facebook friends? Who actually ARE you? Should we STAY Facebook Friends?

A Pearl Harbor Conspiracy Theory

54m · Published 05 Feb 23:49
Joe is joined by Gruff from the Gruff & Loud show to take a deep dive on Pearl Harbor and a particular conspiracy theory about a cryptic warning hidden in an ad for a dice game.

Friend Check: Aaron Sinclair (Episode 217)

1h 31m · Published 21 Jan 16:49
Friend Check: Aaron Sinclair (Episode 217) This episode is the third of a series of episodes called Friend Check.Listen while Joe goes through his Facebook Friends list and "checks" in with each person that is willing to record an hour long conversation along with co-host Gruff. Who are these people? Why are we Facebook Friends? Are we ACTUALLY friends? Should we remain friends? This episode features Aaron Sinclair, a poet, author, voice actor, actor and program manager in Columbus, Ohio. Listen along as we find out....WHO IS Aaron Sinclair????

Episode 216: 1941 Insanity Pleas & The Gentleman Killer

43m · Published 02 Jan 23:49
Episode 216: 1941 Insanity Pleas & The Gentleman Killer America’s favorite jerks continue into the1940’s! This episode: 1941. Amy tells us about The Gentleman Killer of 1941, also known as the aspirin killer, while Joe covers an array of old timey happenings including: •Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy •Mad Hatter’s Disease •M&Ms •Jimmy Orlando the angry hockey player •The Espisito Brothers Insanity Plea •Air Raid Fashion •Cheerioats •Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, Nick Nolte and more celebrity births •A tragic photo op •World War II Ghost Stories and much more! Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Credits Include: crimelibrary.org, A Crime To Remember, Weirduniverse. Murderpedia & More. Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!

Episode 215: 1940: William Johansen, Toni Jo Henry & The Ghosts of Alcatraz

39m · Published 30 Nov 03:27
Episode 215: 1940 William Johansen, Toni Jo Henry & The Ghosts of Alcatraz. Amy & Joe jump into season 6 of American Timelines, the 1940’s! This episode:1940. Amy tells us about Serial Killer William Johansen. Joe tells Amy about the Christian Front, Ghosts on Alcatraz, The Murder of Laura Law, Female Murderer: Toni Jo Henry, The lynchings of Elbert Williams, Jesse Thornton & Austin Callaway and the first appearances of Elmer Fudd, Batman’s sidekick Robin, The Green Lantern, Woody Woodpecker, Bugs Bunny, & The Copacabana night club. Plus: Shirley Temple Retires, Two Beatles are born, and much more! Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Credits Include: Billboard Magazine, https://trouptogether.wordpress.com/austin-callaway/ & More. Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy theiralbums!

Friend Check Part 2: AJ Foster

1h 8m · Published 15 Nov 15:06
This episode is the second of a series of episodes called Friend Check.Listen while Joe goes through his Facebook Friends list and "checks" in with each person that is willing to record an hour long conversation along with co-host Gruff. Who are these people? Why are we Facebook Friends? Are we ACTUALLY friends? Should we remain friends? This episode features AJ Foster, a comedian from the South Bronx, who now lives in Dallas, Texas. Listen along as we find out....WHO IS AJ FOSTER???? This was actually the first one we recorded in this format, so we were still trying to figure out how this is going to work.

American Timelines has 234 episodes in total of explicit content. Total playtime is 249:06:21. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 21st 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 10th, 2024 19:10.

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