Murderhobos: Masculinity Throughout History
A historical biography podcast about men-at-arms and masculinity throughout history, hosted by historian Adam Franti.
Episodes
Adam is joined by Murderhobos producer Tony Williams to answer your questions about Henry Morgan: Pirate, Pirate Hunter, and Professional Alcoholic, in that order.
The podcast episode Adam talks about with the costumer from Pirates of the Carribean:
https://teamdeakins.libsyn.com/penny-rose-costume-designer
A clip from Treasure Island (1950), where Robert Newton basically invented the "pirate accent":
Today on Murderhobos, Captain Henry Morgan: a Jamacian planter, freebooter, and king of the so-called bretheren of the coast, whose brutal raids on Spanish colonies led to his knighthood and his position as Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica. He was by fortune or chance tied to Jamaica at a critical time in its history, and was in many ways the architect of western colonialism in the Carribean. Plus they named a rum after him.
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The first Q&A episode of Season 2! Adam is joined by Murderhobos producer Tony Williams to answer your questions about Colonel Thomas Monstery.
Adam's lecture on fencing in the 19th Century:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGwHVDdRFgc&ab_channel=LansingLongswordGuild
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Today on Murderhobos, Colonel Thomas Monstery: master fencer, military adventurer, filbuster, sailor and pulp novellist. What does his fiction have to do with his filibustering, and how does that explore the era of imperialism in which he lived, fought, and especially, wrote?
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We're back! Our second season begins next week, on 9/2.
Surprise! We know it's been a while but we're back with a special conversation to prepare you for Season 2, which'll be out before you know it.
This week, a conversation between Adam and fencing instructor and historian Arik Mendelevitz. Arik recently published "Bolognese Longsword for the Modern Practitioner," a book offering an introduction to the beautiful and oft-forgotten tradition of Bolognese longsword fencing of the 16th ce...
Today on Murderhobos, another interim episode! This week, part 2 of our crossover episode with the excellent history podcast Well Behaved Women, hosted by Lauren Schill and Hannah Moses. The gang heads back to the Old West to take a closer look at Calamity Jane, sharpshooter, storyteller, and friend of Wild Bill Hickok. We're also excited to announce that Season 2 is officially in the swing of production, with ...
Today on Murderhobos, another interim episode! This week, a crossover episode with the excellent history podcast Well Behaved Women, hosted by Lauren Schill and Hannah Moses. The gang heads back to the Old West to take a closer look at Calamity Jane, sharpshooter, storyteller, and friend of Wild Bill Hickok. We're also excited to announce that Season 2 is officially in the swing of production, with two episodes...
Today on Murderhobos, another interim episode to slake your bloodthirst for season two. (Back, fiends!) This week, an interview Adam did with Dr. Stuart Ellis-Go...
Today on Murderhobos, our first guest episode! *Gasps, oohs and ahs*
We're joined by fantasy author, friend of the show, and noted trans historian Alina Boyden to discuss transness in history. We talk about Lia De Beaumont, the Chevalière d'Éon, one of the most famous trans women in history, and a kickass swordswoman. We also talk about the way academic historians often fail to recognize tr...
Today on Murderhobos, a special episode produced by Tony. We’re headed all the way back to Minneapolis, circa 1900. As the mill capital of the world, Minneapolis was packed to the brim with seasonal workers, thriving brothels, and scheming card sharks. But to Mayor Albert Alonzo Ames, it was just a piggy bank waiting to be smashed open. Over the cour...
Adam is joined by Murderhobos producer Tony Williams to answer your questions about Murderhobos Season 1.
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The last biography Q&A episode of Season 1! Adam is joined by Murderhobos producer Tony Williams to answer your questions about Ernest Hemingway.
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Today on Murderhobos, Ernest Hemingway, a writer, sportsman, trophy hunter, and war correspondent, considered by many to be one of the best writers of the twentieth century. But what can studying Ernest Hemingway - and studying the study of Ernest Hemingway - teach us about masculinity in the mid-twentieth century?
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Adam is joined by Murderhobos producer Tony Williams to answer your questions about Sid Hatfield.
Not the best audio quality on this one, apologies for the guerilla field recording.
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Today on Murderhobos, Sid Hatfield, otherwise known as Smilin' Sid, a West Virginia miner, gunslinger, chief of police, and hero to the US labor movement. His public murder in 1921 spurred on what would become the largest domestic uprising in US history following the Civil War. How did his life and death interface with broader trends in American law enforcement and labor rights of the time?
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Adam is joined by Murderhobos producer Tony Williams to answer your questions about Theodore Roosevelt.
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Today on Murderhobos, Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, a trendsetter, politician, reformer, citizen soldier, and one of the most popular and influential American presidents of all time. How did a boy who grew up with severe asthma come to be known as one of history's chief promoters of the masculine lifestyle, and why is his legacy so important for understanding the United States in the 20th Century?
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Adam is joined by Murderhobos producer Tony Williams to answer your questions about Wild Bill Hickok.
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Today on Murderhobos, James Butler Hickok, better known as Wild Bill Hickock, a wilderness scout, lawman, gambler, gunslinger, and half-hearted actor, who was one of the archetypal frontiersman and myth-makers of the American West. His short, violent life has been seen as a parallel to the American frontier experience. But could one man's life, and one man's lies, truly represent a whole era?
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