Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters
Jamie Lewis & Greta Hardin
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The 19th Century - the American Spirit really comes from here.
Fighting, Food, Fashion & Fraud
Plus mayhem, bombast, fornication, mendacity, debauchery, slander, sensationalism and vapid triviality... and swearing.
Yet it's the least understood American century - far more than the Civil War, the Railroad & Cowboy Movies. Through 20th & 21st century TV & Movies, Jamie Lewis of Plague Of Strength & Greta Hardin of The History of American food will take up on a wild ride through the most exciting parts. These history junkies will talk you through a wild assortment of media as we discuss things like:
Fighting, Food, Fashion & Fraud
Plus mayhem, bombast, fornication, mendacity, debauchery, slander, sensationalism and vapid triviality... and swearing.
Yet it's the least understood American century - far more than the Civil War, the Railroad & Cowboy Movies. Through 20th & 21st century TV & Movies, Jamie Lewis of Plague Of Strength & Greta Hardin of The History of American food will take up on a wild ride through the most exciting parts. These history junkies will talk you through a wild assortment of media as we discuss things like:
- physical culture & body building
- medicine shows
- carnivals & the circus
- sex work
- organized crime
- & ever so many fights
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What The Hell Is Going On 1st Installment - Zorro S1E3 on Amazon Prime
Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters
08/30/24 • 69 min
What the Hell is going on? That's the entire sentiment of this episode.
And well, as viewers always trying to figure things out we may have brought it on ourselves.
One approach of course is to take one story line and then make it endlessly twisty - each twist more diabolical than the last and it's some of the these post Game of Thrones shows where eventually people just can't care anymore. The characters are so contradictory - nothing matters anymore.
The other, more fun approach is to just keep throwing in new characters (who's Guadalupe Montero?), sting out plot points (what is up with the bear pins?) and moving the story around to new locations (how are we in New York - err Nueva York?)
And that is what Zorro has chosen to do, because it is a fun show! So buckle those swashes and let's go! (That will get old, I know. But not yet)
As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)
And well, as viewers always trying to figure things out we may have brought it on ourselves.
One approach of course is to take one story line and then make it endlessly twisty - each twist more diabolical than the last and it's some of the these post Game of Thrones shows where eventually people just can't care anymore. The characters are so contradictory - nothing matters anymore.
The other, more fun approach is to just keep throwing in new characters (who's Guadalupe Montero?), sting out plot points (what is up with the bear pins?) and moving the story around to new locations (how are we in New York - err Nueva York?)
And that is what Zorro has chosen to do, because it is a fun show! So buckle those swashes and let's go! (That will get old, I know. But not yet)
As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)
Filling Up the Telenovela Bingo Card - Zorro S1E9 on Amazon Prime
Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters
10/11/24 • 67 min
The Telenovela is blooming in it's full flower - we have secret baby - but even better, it is fake! We have mysterious mothers, promised weddings that were and were not completed, consumation while engaged to be married. It's all a grand mess.
Plus THE OUTFITS
and finally Party Food.
But wait, there's also the reveal that some of the bad GUYS are bad Girls. This show has everything, including an evil priest.
There's nothing more to be desired - except a second season!
As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)
Plus THE OUTFITS
and finally Party Food.
But wait, there's also the reveal that some of the bad GUYS are bad Girls. This show has everything, including an evil priest.
There's nothing more to be desired - except a second season!
As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)
Attractive Wildness - Warrior S1E2
Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters
08/04/23 • 55 min
The 19th Century - Way more interesting than you throught...
It's episode 2, and frankly, things look good on the HBO Show:
Warrior
There's a sense of looking around, and getting to know the place. But don't worry, there are still a few fights. Just like the actors, they are incredibly good looking!
Why were people so viscious in the 19th century? Partly, I dunno, partly insecurity. But also partly, they really were sure they were right. All of them. All the time. That could make for a mess.
You can find us:
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)
Look for us weekly and on Instagram & Threads: @pcgpodcast
Email: [email protected]
It's episode 2, and frankly, things look good on the HBO Show:
Warrior
There's a sense of looking around, and getting to know the place. But don't worry, there are still a few fights. Just like the actors, they are incredibly good looking!
Why were people so viscious in the 19th century? Partly, I dunno, partly insecurity. But also partly, they really were sure they were right. All of them. All the time. That could make for a mess.
You can find us:
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)
Look for us weekly and on Instagram & Threads: @pcgpodcast
Email: [email protected]
Comic Book Nonsense in Egypt & America Knows it All - Movie: The Mummy (1999)
Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters
01/19/24 • 75 min
America - we know what's up. And we are not afraid to America-splain to you about how your country/culture works. That's right, we are just that good.
Or bad.
Or something.
This is the FUN Mummy movie from 1999 - not the gritty reboot from 2017. So pop the popcorn and get ready for things to get a little silly.
While Greta enjoys the comic book nonsense of it all, Jamie is skeptical that anything this ridiculous can be good. Shoot-em-ups, punch-em-ups, romance tropes, practical special effects for the mummies and early CGI - this has it all - and body paint!
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)
Look for us weekly and on Instagram & Threads: @pcgpodcast
Or bad.
Or something.
This is the FUN Mummy movie from 1999 - not the gritty reboot from 2017. So pop the popcorn and get ready for things to get a little silly.
While Greta enjoys the comic book nonsense of it all, Jamie is skeptical that anything this ridiculous can be good. Shoot-em-ups, punch-em-ups, romance tropes, practical special effects for the mummies and early CGI - this has it all - and body paint!
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)
Look for us weekly and on Instagram & Threads: @pcgpodcast
How to Make "It Could Be Worse" a Reality - Warrior S3E4
Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters
02/16/24 • 96 min
What happens when everyone gets to lean into their worst instincts? You set up all the crises!
Young Jun's gonna spit in the eye of authority, Mai Ling's gonna be the one asking for approval and Buckley is going to allow a woman to hold his hand.
In otherwords, everything is about to go off the rails and it's all going to go gorgeously wrong. I mean if you are here for a scrap.
So buckle up - and whatever you do, don't go out to eat in a fancy restaurant in short sleeves.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)
Look for us weekly and on Instagram & Threads: @pcgpodcast
Young Jun's gonna spit in the eye of authority, Mai Ling's gonna be the one asking for approval and Buckley is going to allow a woman to hold his hand.
In otherwords, everything is about to go off the rails and it's all going to go gorgeously wrong. I mean if you are here for a scrap.
So buckle up - and whatever you do, don't go out to eat in a fancy restaurant in short sleeves.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)
Look for us weekly and on Instagram & Threads: @pcgpodcast
I've Never Been Exploded - Warrior S1E6
Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters
09/01/23 • 58 min
The boys are back in town, and it's time for a party!
Lee's happy, O'Hara's grumpy, Young Jun wants to fight and Ah Sahm is making bad decisions - so what else is new? Mai Ling is ready t omake moves on her own - and she is NOT subtle. Get a few face tattooed warriors in her back pocket and she thinks she's are the baddest lady in town.
Maybe so - but it doesn't come without consequences and a whole bunch of bodies.
Come join us for some trouble, some spectacle and some new complications!
Help us out - Download! And leave a Review to Get the Word OUT!
You can find us:
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)
Questions? Comments? Corrections?
[email protected]
Look for us weekly and on Instagram & Threads: @pcgpodcast
Lee's happy, O'Hara's grumpy, Young Jun wants to fight and Ah Sahm is making bad decisions - so what else is new? Mai Ling is ready t omake moves on her own - and she is NOT subtle. Get a few face tattooed warriors in her back pocket and she thinks she's are the baddest lady in town.
Maybe so - but it doesn't come without consequences and a whole bunch of bodies.
Come join us for some trouble, some spectacle and some new complications!
Help us out - Download! And leave a Review to Get the Word OUT!
You can find us:
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)
Questions? Comments? Corrections?
[email protected]
Look for us weekly and on Instagram & Threads: @pcgpodcast
Resurrections, New York & New Villains - Zorro S1E10 on Amazon Prime
Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters
10/18/24 • 54 min
Ok ok... we reached the end of Season 1 and almost nobody who's name we know dies.
I mean let's not kid ourselves, the swashing and the buckling and the fact that there MUST be bad guys means that there's going to be a body count - but let's face it. Here we are in Telanovela-land so it's going to be less gruesome that Star Trek.
Which - ya' know what? It's fun sometimes to just escape into the past and only be confronted with sherry in pretty glasses, questions about what someone's social class is based on whether or not they are wearing anything on their head, and mysteries about cuff-links.
But with horses and dramatic pauses.
And that - thank you very much is what this delivers.
Deadly plots - or are they?
Intrepid newspaper reporters -
And just how many languages were spoken in Alta California before it became a part if the USA (the answer is: probobly about the same number as now - lots)
It's the end of Season 1 of Zorro. So much fun, lets do it again!
As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)
I mean let's not kid ourselves, the swashing and the buckling and the fact that there MUST be bad guys means that there's going to be a body count - but let's face it. Here we are in Telanovela-land so it's going to be less gruesome that Star Trek.
Which - ya' know what? It's fun sometimes to just escape into the past and only be confronted with sherry in pretty glasses, questions about what someone's social class is based on whether or not they are wearing anything on their head, and mysteries about cuff-links.
But with horses and dramatic pauses.
And that - thank you very much is what this delivers.
Deadly plots - or are they?
Intrepid newspaper reporters -
And just how many languages were spoken in Alta California before it became a part if the USA (the answer is: probobly about the same number as now - lots)
It's the end of Season 1 of Zorro. So much fun, lets do it again!
As always - you can reach us on the internets.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)
Absolutely Outsmarting Ourselves - Warrior S3E5
Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters
02/23/24 • 90 min
This is one of those episodes where everyone gets a very bent version of what they wanted all along. Power - but not that way. Friendship, but whoops! it is not. A chance to go out in a blaze of glory, but thwarted - but in the good way.
And of course, setting up the perfect trap that... traps you.
An episode full of twists and turns - and a certain amount of smacking oneself in the face. Outsmarting all around.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)
Look for us weekly and on Instagram & Threads: @pcgpodcast
And of course, setting up the perfect trap that... traps you.
An episode full of twists and turns - and a certain amount of smacking oneself in the face. Outsmarting all around.
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)
Look for us weekly and on Instagram & Threads: @pcgpodcast
Season 3 Says - Let's Goooo! - Warrior S3E1
Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters
01/26/24 • 78 min
And Season 3 of Warrior is BACK!
If Season 2 went graphic novel, Season 3 seems to be going simply GRAPHIC as in the "this changes your rating to NC-17"
Right out of the gate Ah Sahm seems a little more unhinged, Mai Ling seems a little more murder-y, Wang Chao is tempting death that much more, Lee has more brain bruises, Buckley is that much more power hungry and Leary is that much more an Irish Bruiser.
And the injury effects - blech. Jamie who loves a good horror flick is here for it. Greta, who is much more squeamish when it comes to onscreen injury may watch more of this season from behind her hands.
So let's get this season started with a few big fights and a bad misfire from an old pistol!
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)
Look for us weekly and on Instagram & Threads: @pcgpodcast
If Season 2 went graphic novel, Season 3 seems to be going simply GRAPHIC as in the "this changes your rating to NC-17"
Right out of the gate Ah Sahm seems a little more unhinged, Mai Ling seems a little more murder-y, Wang Chao is tempting death that much more, Lee has more brain bruises, Buckley is that much more power hungry and Leary is that much more an Irish Bruiser.
And the injury effects - blech. Jamie who loves a good horror flick is here for it. Greta, who is much more squeamish when it comes to onscreen injury may watch more of this season from behind her hands.
So let's get this season started with a few big fights and a bad misfire from an old pistol!
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)
Look for us weekly and on Instagram & Threads: @pcgpodcast
This Can't Be The End! Warrior S3E10
Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters
03/29/24 • 62 min
All beautiful things must come to an end - but PLEASE not this one!
Somehow we are at the last Warrior episode in existence as of the end of 2023!
And all sorts of things are left hanging - but more importantly, the board is cleared of all the useless pieces.
Printer Girl Yan Mi catches a train
Li Yong no longer has a friend or a wife
Ah Sahm has had to choose Tong Brother or Blood Sister
and we are left with QUESTIONS!
Has Wong Chao made his last deal?
How much hate does it take to break out of Alcatraz?
Has O'Hara found the perfect amount of grumpy?
And - who is Leary's new 18yr old Scoth supplier?
So join us for this Grand Finale!
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)
Look for us weekly and on Instagram & Threads: @pcgpodcast
Somehow we are at the last Warrior episode in existence as of the end of 2023!
And all sorts of things are left hanging - but more importantly, the board is cleared of all the useless pieces.
Printer Girl Yan Mi catches a train
Li Yong no longer has a friend or a wife
Ah Sahm has had to choose Tong Brother or Blood Sister
and we are left with QUESTIONS!
Has Wong Chao made his last deal?
How much hate does it take to break out of Alcatraz?
Has O'Hara found the perfect amount of grumpy?
And - who is Leary's new 18yr old Scoth supplier?
So join us for this Grand Finale!
Jamie Lewis (plagueofstrength.com & IG @plagueofstrength)
&
Greta Hardin (The History of American Food podcast & @THoAFood all over)
Look for us weekly and on Instagram & Threads: @pcgpodcast
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How many episodes does Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters have?
Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters currently has 69 episodes available.
What topics does Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters cover?
The podcast is about Health & Fitness, History, Fitness and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters?
The episode title 'Incredibly Greasy - Movie: Gangs of New York (2002)' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters?
The average episode length on Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters is 78 minutes.
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Episodes of Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters are typically released every 7 days.
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The first episode of Prizefighters, Circus Freaks & Gangsters was released on Jul 14, 2023.
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