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History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
Comedians Yannis Pappas and Chris Distefano are smoothie-drinking history cuties who bring wild energy to every episode of their podcast, History Hyenas! Join these two as they blend history and humor like never before. Get ready to laugh and learn with the boys!
Episodes
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
American Propaganda: How Freud's nephew brainwashed America | History Hyenas
The Hyenas sink their teeth into the “Father of Public Relations,” Edward Bernays—a man who figured out how to sell bacon, cigarettes, and even wars by hacking…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
Fibonacci Sequence & AI prove God | History Hyenas
Yanni & Chrissie discover the Fibonacci sequence and go wild wondering if this proves there’s is a god. Support our sponsors: https://bluechew.com Earn points…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
Fleeing the City w/ Paul Virzi | History Hyenas
Comedian Paul Virzi drops by for a hilarious hang where we get into Italians and their love for jewelry, the joys and headaches of moving out of the city…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
Nazi Plan to Bomb NYC | History Hyenas
Did you know that Hitler had a master plan to try and destroy NYC? He was all set on trying to bomb the Big Apple. Kid must have been real jealous of how lit…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
Joe DeRosa Has Bad Jeans | History Hyenas
Joe DeRosa comes through to chop it up about his new special, Marc Maron lately, and the Sydney Sweeney jeans controversy. Support our sponsors: Life insurance…
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What Makes a Step Dad w/ Dan Soder | History Hyenas
Dan Soder drops by to chop it up about everything under the sun, and the boys get into what really makes a stepdad. Is it just the guy dating your mom — or is…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
Peace is Bad for Business: Military Industrial Complex | History Hyenas
Chris and Yanni dive into the origins, evolution, and far-reaching influence of the military-industrial complex. From President Eisenhower’s warning to today’s…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
Ed Bassmaster's first podcast | History Hyenas
Today the boys have on Ed Bassmaster. They talk how he went viral. How he looks so good for 53 years old, and what Philadelphia is really like. You won’t need…
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White Slaves of Ottoman Empire: The Barbary Wars | History Hyenas
Did you know that millions of white Europeans were enslaved by Muslim powers? That slavery was a major driver of their economy? Ever heard of the Barbary Wars?…
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Epstein Offed Himself Cuz of Will Smith Rap W/ Mike Vecchione | History Hyenas
Was Epstein not an intelligence asset? Is Will Smith the greatest rapper of all time? Is Youngstown the best city in America? We tackle it all—and fire off…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
Imperial Japan’s torture facility: Unit 731 was horrifying | History Hyenas
This is one of the most horrific hidden tales of human rights violations the modern world has ever known. Imperial Japan committed atrocities under the guise…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
From Spears to Split Atoms: The History of Military Tools | History Hyenas
Chris and Yanni take you on a journey through the history of military weapons. From the Stone Age to the present, mankind has always found new ways to…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
Juneteenth Better Late than Never- Guess who else had slaves | History Hyenas
Yanni & Chrissie take you back to the brutes magoots days of slavery to break down the history behind Juneteenth. They get into the real consequences of…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
Born this way: The history of pride | History Hyenas
Yannis and Chrissy celebrate the history of gay pride month live from Greenwich village. Yaaaaaaas queen get your three dollar bills out. Support our sponsors…
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The Wild History of the Ivy League | History Hyenas
Yannis and Chrissy D go all the way back to the bougie birth of the Ivy League, from powdered wigs and Latin mottos to today’s woke battlegrounds. Then they…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
The return of Frank Rizzo with Big Jay Oakerson | History Hyenas
Big Jay Oakerson stops by and the boys talk Frank Rizzo and cosmetic surgery. Support our sponsors: Your new wardrobe awaits! Get 20% off @chubbies with the…
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Genghis Khan wasn’t as brutal as you think! | History Hyenas
Yanni & Chris take you back to the Steppes of China where Genghis Kahn rose to power. Support our sponsors: Get $80 off your first month with promo code…
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Will Habeas Corpus Protect You? | History Hyenas
Yannis and Chris recite the history of habeas corpus, tracing it back to its predecessor, the Magna Carta. They explore how it has evolved over time, the…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
Awkward with Matan
Matan drops by the studio and it gets akward. #comedy #Podcast #History Join our Patreon at 👇 https://www.patreon.com/historyhyenas/ Subscribe to the poddy…
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From Belgium to Wall Street: The Dirty Birth of the Stock Market
Yannis and Chris take you on a wild ride back to the very first stock market—then keep going all the way to ancient Greece and Rome, where guys in togas were…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
Aladdin Jews vs Waspy Jews: The Story of the Hamptons & Beverly Hills w/ Tim Dillon | History Hyenas
Yannis & Chris are joined by Tim Dillon who explains the difference between the Hamptons and Beverely Hills. #Comedy #Podcast #History Join our Patreon at 👇…
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Chelsea Handler is a Top
Yannis & Chris sit down with Chelsea Handler and go wild. Make sure to watch her special on Netflix and get her book! #Comedy #Podcast #History Join our…
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Tom Segura Chooses a Pope
Tom Segura drops by and calls his mom to see who she thinks might be responsible for the Pope’s death. Afterwards, Tom, Chris, and Yannis go over the potential…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
Coachella, Lady Gaga, and Ancient music festivals revealed
Chris & Yannis take you from the very first music festival all the way to today’s Coachella. Did you know music festivals have always been a thing? Then they…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
Hot Money War w/ China
Yannis and Chris dive into the wild ride that is the history of American tariffs…spoiler alert: it’s been messy. Then they fast-forward to the Trump Tariffs…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
The Blood Countess: How Elizabeth Bathory Became History’s Deadliest Woman
The boys take you back to Transylvania to explore one of history’s most notorious serial killers, Countess Elizabeth Bathory. Did she really bathe in the blood…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
Bert Kreischer- Lucky to be Alive
Bert Kreischer drops in to talk about how he’s the Ulysses S. Grant of comedy, his political heroes, and how he could take over an African village. He also…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
History of The Samurai is wild! & PACMan Jones
Yanni & Chris take this episode over to the Eastern Hemi to break down the history of Samurai culture. Then, NFL legend Pacman Jones drops in for a wild ride…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
King Louis XIV - The Original Influencer
Let’s take you back to Bourbon-ruled France for the tale of Louis XIV. He was an opulent king who ruled with a watchful eye for 72 years. He spent lavishly…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
The Jewish general that started the Israel Palestine conflict
Yannis & Chris delve deep into the past to explore the causes of the Jewish Diaspora. The Jews sought to shake off the yoke of Roman rule but failed in three…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
Tim Dillon is at the End
Yannis & Chrissie take a look at the life of P. Diddy and ask: What went wrong? Was he just an ambitious kid from New York who lost his way, or was he born…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
HOW SHE ESCAPED 24 YEARS OF SLAVERY
It’s Black History Month, and Chris and Yannis bring you one of the wildest slave escape stories in history: The incredible tale of Ellen and William Craft…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
Is Trump Right on Panama Canal?
The boys rattle off the history of the Panama Canal and how we got to where we are today with it. Donald Trump wants it back, and even prior administrations…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
The Happiest Place on Earth
The Hyenas dive into the wild and sordid history of Walt Disney and the empire he built. From questionable business dealings to urban legends about Disney…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
A Prostitute’s RISE to Empress
Live from The Lincoln Theater in Washington DC, Chrissie & Yanni cover a vicious toot who became a ruthless and effective ruler. The only prostitute to ever do…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
Live from the Blast Zone
Yannis and Chris are in D.C. at Spotify’s on-site studio. They cover the history of inaugurations, recap their day in Washington, D.C., and go wild on the…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
The Greek General That Ended the Ottoman Empire with his Glue Gun
Georgios Karaiskakis might just be one of the wildest figures in history. A Greek mountain rebel and the illegitimate son of a nun, he lived his life with zero…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
Cloning Humans?
The boys take a deep dive into the wild history of cloning. These days, you can clone a pet, and scientists have successfully cloned animals—but what about…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
China vs. The Boys
China has risen to global superpower status in just 49 years. What’s their ultimate goal? Is it to surpass the USA? Can the boys hold their ground against…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
Menendez Sisters do the Menedez Bros
The Hyenas dive deep into the story of the Menendez brothers—two seemingly innocent kids raised in a bizarre mix of indulgence and harsh discipline. Their…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
Winston Churchill Keep Calm & Cackle on
Winston Churchill was overweight and a cigar smoker, but the man lived a long life because he loved to paint and didn’t take everything too seriously—except…
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The Secret Life of Da Vinci
Was Leonardo da Vinci the most brilliant person ever? Was he the first true gay icon? How was he so brilliant? Most people know him for the Mona Lisa, but…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
Matt Rife is for The Table
The boys had stand-up comedian Matt Rife on today and tried to crack him open and clean him out. They teach him about religion, China, eunichs and why social…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
John D. Rockefeller Good or Evil?
The Conspiracy Cuties have a wild one for you today, all about John D. Rockefeller and how he was a bad, bad, bad boy! Sgt. Snuggles and Lt. Lollipop make an…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
Alexander The Great Gay?
Alexander the Great was a fully charged conqueror who had no chill. He was also a lover of men, women, and anything else available. History calls him “the…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
Republicans vs Democrats where it all began
The boys break down the history of the two political parties and it gets wild! This one is Cayutteeeee! #comedy #Podcast #History Join our Patreon at 👇…
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Surprise The History Hyenas R Back!
The boys are back and (kind of) cover the history of October Surprises. As it turns out, today isn’t worse than it used to be—dirty politics has always been…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
History Hyenas was WILD! | Final Episode
#Comedy #Podcast #History Follow the boys on their new projects! Yanni Long Days https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCywn6iboO1P8U7fotfllocw Chrissy Chaos…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
194. Jared Fried is WILD!
THIS IS A THROWBACK TO JUNE 2019! AS YOU KNOW we have this on our YouTube but not on our AUDIO LIBRARY. As we are coming to an end we are wrapping up our F&B…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
193. Joe List is WILD!
THIS IS A THROWBACK TO MARCH 2019! AS YOU KNOW we have this on our YouTube but not on our AUDIO LIBRARY. As we are coming to an end we are wrapping up our F&B…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
191. Tanks Good News is WILD!
THIS IS A THROWBACK TO JUNE 2019! AS YOU KNOW we have this on our YouTube but not on our AUDIO LIBRARY. As we are coming to an end we are wrapping up our F&B…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
Enissa Amani is WILD!
The Hyenas have Enissa Amani on the poddy and things GET WILD YAAASSSSS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
Carly Aquilino is WILD! | ep 189 - History Hyenas
The hyenas have Carly Aquilino on the pod and they talk history of the Titanic! Join our Patreon at 👇 https://www.patreon.com/bayridgeboys/ Subscribe to the…
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Akaash Singh is WILD! - 188
The Hyenas have Akaash Singh on the poddy and things GET WILD YAAASSSSS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ryan Long is WILD! - 187
The HYENAS catch up with comedian Ryan Long! They talk about Canadian serial killer Paul Kenneth Bernardo. Bernardo is known for initially committing a series…
- History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas
186 - Bernie Madoff is WILD!
This is a celebration of Bernie Madoff! WEI ZHONG XIAN! The guy did some pretty brutes things to a lot of people and now he's in jail! RIP to all the money…
History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas185 - The Battle of the Little Bighorn was WILD!
Chris and Yannis are BACK and they talking about The Battle of The Little Big Horn and no that’s not Yannis’ piece! The boys are putting you ON NOTICE IF YOU…
History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas184 - Mike Rowe is WILD!
HAPPY NEW YEAR CUZZIES! We started the New Year by interviewing Mike Rowe !! Guys first reflect on the year. What a nightmare but the boys did grow in 2020!…
History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas183 - Operation Paperclip was WILD!
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Make no mistake this is the last time to say that because every year after is going to be Happy Chinese New Year because of Emporer Biden. WEI…
History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis PappasWEPA in the Morning - 2020 Year in Review | Bonus History Hyenas
WEPA in the Morning 2020 year in review! WILD CUZZIES! It's been a fun year of WEPA and we appreciate all of you for the support! YAAAASSSSS Join our Patreon…