E32 - The War for... Jenkins' Ear?! (Anthology Vol 3)

08/22/23 • 62 min

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Epik Fails of History

“Reality is frequently inaccurate.” ― Douglas Adams

For our third anthology episode, we invited podcasters from around the world to share some more Random Tales of Fail...

Podcasters / Topics Featured:

Elyse from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Super Switch Club - Australian Expedition Shenanigans: the ridiculous rivalry of William Hovell and Hamilton Hume
Link Flores from Twitch.TV/LinkIBe - Epic African Slave Escapes: Eliza Harris, Henry 'Box' Brown, and Robert Smalls!
Dan Hitch from ⁠The Temporal Trek Podcast⁠ - Parachute Mines (WWII)
Ben from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dragoon Effect - The Sullivan Brothers (WWII), the Third Co-Founder of Apple, and the tragic history of The Lobotomy...
Erik presents: The Maginot Line (WWII) *and* The War for... Jenkin's Ear?!

Also on this Episode:

Chris's Conspiracy Corner: The Hollow Earth *and* Flat Earth Theories?!
Bracket of Fails - Round 3 Tie-Breaker: Christopher Columbus vs Andrew Jackson!
Epik WINS of History: Cathay Williams *and* Madam C.J. Walker

(Listen to our other Anthology Episodes: Episode 14 and Episode 18, our Earth Week Special!)

If you’d like to submit a segment for an upcoming episode, click here!⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow / Message Me on Social Media:

E-mail: [email protected]

Twitter: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsdotcom

Instagram: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsOfHistory

⁠⁠All 4 EPIC FAILS books are now available on Amazon!⁠⁠

You can also support me here: ⁠⁠BuyMeACoffee.com/EpikFails!⁠⁠

This podcast is a production of the ⁠⁠We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network⁠⁠ follow us to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts!

“Reality is frequently inaccurate.” ― Douglas Adams

For our third anthology episode, we invited podcasters from around the world to share some more Random Tales of Fail...

Podcasters / Topics Featured:

Elyse from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Super Switch Club - Australian Expedition Shenanigans: the ridiculous rivalry of William Hovell and Hamilton Hume
Link Flores from Twitch.TV/LinkIBe - Epic African Slave Escapes: Eliza Harris, Henry 'Box' Brown, and Robert Smalls!
Dan Hitch from ⁠The Temporal Trek Podcast⁠ - Parachute Mines (WWII)
Ben from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dragoon Effect - The Sullivan Brothers (WWII), the Third Co-Founder of Apple, and the tragic history of The Lobotomy...
Erik presents: The Maginot Line (WWII) *and* The War for... Jenkin's Ear?!

Also on this Episode:

Chris's Conspiracy Corner: The Hollow Earth *and* Flat Earth Theories?!
Bracket of Fails - Round 3 Tie-Breaker: Christopher Columbus vs Andrew Jackson!
Epik WINS of History: Cathay Williams *and* Madam C.J. Walker

(Listen to our other Anthology Episodes: Episode 14 and Episode 18, our Earth Week Special!)

If you’d like to submit a segment for an upcoming episode, click here!⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow / Message Me on Social Media:

E-mail: [email protected]

Twitter: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsdotcom

Instagram: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsOfHistory

⁠⁠All 4 EPIC FAILS books are now available on Amazon!⁠⁠

You can also support me here: ⁠⁠BuyMeACoffee.com/EpikFails!⁠⁠

This podcast is a production of the ⁠⁠We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network⁠⁠ follow us to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts!

Previous Episode

E31.5 - "OPPENHEIMER" (2023) Movie Review / Bracket Update: Round 3 / LK-99

Episode 31.5 - Erik and Justin are back for a "quick" review of Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" (2023), starring Cillian Murphy - aka 'Existential Dread: The Movie'! How accurate is it? Did Nolan actually drop a nuke? Does Robert Downey Jr. deserve an Oscar? Who played Einstein? Does it stack up against Margot Robbie's "Barbie"? Is that Gary Oldman?! Find out now!

Also on this Episode:

"LK-99"?! - A quick breaking news alert about what may end up being the revolutionary discovery of a "room temperature super-conductor" in South Korea!
Initial thoughts on the trailer for Ridley Scott's "Napoleon" (2023) starring Joaquin Phoenix
Discussion of the ongoing Writers Strike and AI
A breakdown of The Bracket of Fails - Round 3!

The Bracket of Fails - Round 3: "The Hateful Eight":

Gavrilo Princip vs Caligula
Stede Bonnet (the Gentleman Pirate) vs Francisco Pizarro (Spanish Conquistador)
Stalin vs President Andrew Johnson
Columbus vs President Andrew Jackson

Click here to VOTE NOW for all 4 matches of Round 3!

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E-mail: [email protected]

Twitter: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsdotcom

Instagram: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsOfHistory

⁠⁠All 4 "EPIC FAILS" history books are available on Amazon!⁠⁠

You can also support me here: ⁠⁠BuyMeACoffee.com/EpikFails!⁠⁠

This podcast is a production of the ⁠⁠We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network⁠⁠ follow us to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts! And follow the discussion in our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord server⁠⁠!

Next Episode

E32.5 - Bracket of Fails: The Final Four (Vote Now on Spotify)

We're down to "The Final Four" on our Bracket of Fails!

Vote now below (directly on Spotify) for our semifinals...

Caligula vs Francisco Pizarro
Next Time: Andrew Jackson vs Stalin!

Follow / Message Me on Social Media:

E-mail: [email protected]

Twitter: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsdotcom

Instagram: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsOfHistory

⁠⁠⁠All 4 EPIC FAILS books are now available on Amazon!⁠⁠⁠

You can also support me here: ⁠⁠⁠BuyMeACoffee.com/EpikFails!⁠⁠⁠

This podcast is a production of the ⁠⁠⁠We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network⁠⁠⁠ follow us to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts!