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This Guy Sucked
A show that proves no matter how long you've been dead, it's never too late to have haters. Join historian Dr. Claire Aubin and a new expert every week to pull back the scholarly curtain on the world’s worst guys and gals. From the widely beloved to the relatively unknown, no historical figure is safe, and every episode reminds listeners that the best part of understanding the past is criticizing it.
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Episodes
This Guy SuckedRasputin with Shane Madej
Claire and Shane Madej ask whether or not we should judge some Guys Who Sucked off their looks alone, and conclude that the answer is: kinda? Guest Our guest…
This Guy SuckedEugene Chantrelle with Lindsey Fitzharris
Claire and Lindsey Fitzharris explore the inspiration behind Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. No, seriously. Guest Our guest Lindsey Fitzharris is a medical historian…
This Guy SuckedHumorous Histories with Greg Jenner
Claire and Greg Jenner let listeners in on some tricks of the trade. Guest Greg is the creator and host of the hit BBC history-comedy podcast You’re Dead To…
This Guy SuckedToussaint Charbonneau with Craig Fehrman (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Craig Fehrman determine that the best part of a 19th century trapper in North America is usually his wife. Guest Our guest Craig Fehrman is a…
This Guy SuckedPaul Gauguin with Daisy Dixon
Claire and Daisy Dixon do a deep-dive on depravity. Guest Our guest Daisy Dixon is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Cardiff. Her book…
This Guy SuckedThe Goosisode (Subscriber Preview)
Claire, Mischa Stanton, Mayanna Berrin, and Julia Schifini commit bird-on-bird violence. Co-stars Mischa Stanton is a sound designer, storyteller, and the host…
This Guy SuckedLord Byron with Kate Lister
Claire and Kate Lister remind you that no man is worth putting up with this type of tomfoolery. Guest Our guest Dr. Kate Lister is a literary scholar and…
This Guy SuckedMartin Frobisher with Lauren Working (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Prof. Lauren Working talk adventure kidnapping, and why you can never trust an alchemist. Guest Our guest Lauren Working is a Senior Lecturer in…
This Guy SuckedGeorge McClellan with Jamelle Bouie
Claire and Jamelle Bouie prove that fear is the mindkiller. Especially in the Civil War. Guest Our guest Jamelle Bouie is a political commentator and columnist…
This Guy SuckedJehanne with Sara McDougall (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Sara McDougall go on a mission to prove everything you thought you knew about medieval women wrong in one of our special This Gal Rocked episodes…
This Guy SuckedDionysius of Syracuse with Roel Konijnendijk
Claire and Dr. Roel Konijnendijk return with another chat about an extremely untrustworthy ancient mediterranean man. Shocker. Guest Our guest Roel Konijnendik…
This Guy SuckedIbn Jamahir with Craig Perry (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Prof. Craig Perry remind you that the medieval period didn’t only happen in Europe, and Christians did not have the monopoly on doing bad stuff…
This Guy SuckedThomas Jefferson with Christa Dierksheide & Nicholas Guyatt
Claire, Christa Dierksheide, and Nicholas Guyatt teach you something new (we promise) about one of the Founding-est Fathers. Guest Christa Dierksheide is a…
This Guy SuckedFrederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore with Brendan Greeley (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Brendan Greeley talk trash about the Andrew Tate of the 18th century, and explain the economy a little bit too. Guest Our guest Brendan Greeley is a…
This Guy SuckedVedius Pollio with Emma Southon
Claire and Emma Southon get really mad at the Romans. What else is new? Guest Our guest Dr. Emma Southon is an author and historian of Ancient Rome. Her new…
This Guy SuckedPreston Brooks with Paul Quigley (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Paul Quigley talk duels, masculinity, and what really happened to Charles Sumner. Guest Our guest Paul Quigley is an Associate Professor of Civil…
This Guy SuckedThe Worst Wing with Nicole Hemmer and Kevin Schultz (UNLOCKED LIVE SHOW)
Claire, Nicole Hemmer, and Kevin Schultz play some games and answer the easiest question in the world: are all of the American presidents bad? **THIS UNLOCKED…
This Guy SuckedJames Buchanan with Gautham Rao (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Gautham Rao get into why, exactly, this guy is often ranked the worst president of a country with a lot of truly awful presidents. Guest Our guest…
This Guy SuckedRenaissance Arms Dealers with Catherine Fletcher
Claire and Prof. Catherine Fletcher take a (metaphorical) trip to the gun range, except it’s in Italy and the people are wearing funny pants. Guest Our guest…
This Guy SuckedLouis Bieral with Andrew Wender Cohen (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Prof. Andrew Wender Cohen confirm that you really, really, really did not want to be alive in the 19th century. Guest Our guest Andrew Wender Cohen…
This Guy SuckedIvan the Terrible with Eli Yudin
Claire and Eli Yudin ponder the long-term negative effects of poisoning everybody you’ve ever met. Guest Our guest Eli Yudin is a comedian, writer, and host of…
This Guy SuckedHenry Hudson with Peter Mancall (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Prof. Peter Mancall remind listeners that all those places were named after a real guy, who might still be alive since we don’t technically know…
This Guy SuckedAlonzo Slayback with Devin Thomas O'Shea
Claire and Devin Thomas O’Shea come up with a series of incredible drag names and talk about a Confederate soldier/secret society founder a little bit. Guest…
This Guy SuckedHe Despised Himself with Matt Seybold and Erin Bartram (Subscriber Preview)
Claire sits down with two Mark Twain experts for a live discussion of his memory and misdeeds. In his own home. Guests Matt Seybold is an Associate Professor…
This Guy SuckedYuppies with Dylan Gottlieb
Claire and Dylan Gottlieb do some introspection on their brie and Pellegrino habits. Guest Our guest Dylan Gottlieb is an Assistant Professor of History at…
This Guy SuckedA Show We Love: No Such Thing
We’re excited to share a preview of a new podcast we think you’d enjoy: No Such Thing No Such Thing is a show where three best friends and journalists settle…
This Guy SuckedRichard the Lionhearted with Matthew Gabriele (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Matthew Gabriele talk medieval kingship, TikTok expertise, and why all historians are basically just sword guys. Guest Our guest Matthew Gabriele is…
This Guy SuckedRamesses II with Patrick Wyman
Claire and Patrick Wyman build whatever the opposite of a monument is for this guy. Guest Our guest Dr. Patrick Wyman is a historian and podcaster. His book…
This Guy SuckedEzra Pound with Kristin Grogan (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Prof. Kristin Grogan serve some poetic justice to the literary world’s favorite fascist. Guest Our guest Kristin Grogan is an Assistant Professor of…
This Guy SuckedDaisy Bates with Lingthusiasm
TGS and Lingthusiasm join forces to think through all the things that can go wrong when you give a grifter too much power over indigenous languages. Guest Our…
This Guy SuckedPresenting: Dreaming Against The Machine
*THIS GUY SUCKED WILL RETURN NEXT WEEK* In the meantime, enjoy an introduction to Multitude’s newest show, Dreaming Against The Machine with Adam Becker! Want…
This Guy SuckedOvando Hollister with Megan Kate Nelson
Claire and Megan Kate Nelson head west and discuss old-timey journalistic ethics along the way. Guest Our guest Dr. Megan Kate Nelson is a historian of the…
This Guy SuckedArchie Bunker with Oscar Winberg (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Oscar Winberg consider whether it might be a bad idea to let television characters run your government. Guest Our guest Dr. Oscar Winberg is…
This Guy SuckedMurray Rothbard with Quinn Slobodian
Claire and Prof. Quinn Slobodian remind everyone that no matter how bad things are, some guys have always wanted them to get worse. Guest Our guest Quinn…
This Guy SuckedHumbert Humbert with Ally Louks
Claire and Dr. Ally Louks shout LOLITA IS NOT A LOVE STORY into the nearest megaphone. Guest Our guest Dr. Ally Louks is a literary scholar, writer, and public…
This Guy SuckedAll About the Benjamin with No Such Thing
Claire and Manny, Noah, and Devan of No Such Thing try to figure out what’s really up with our freakiest Founding Father. Guest No Such Thing is a weekly…
This Guy SuckedFrederick II with Richard Cole (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Prof. Richard Cole head over to medieval Jerusalem and prove that dysentery is the real mind-killer. Guest Our guest Richard Cole is an Associate…
This Guy SuckedDick Cheney with Nicole Hemmer
Claire and Prof. Nicole Hemmer take aim at the former vice president and then make him apologize for it afterwards. Guest Our guest Nicole Hemmer is a…
This Guy SuckedPericles with Curtis Dozier (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Prof. Curtis Dozier venture back to Ancient Greece to investigate whether politicians have been horrible forever. Guest Our guest Curtis Dozier is…
This Guy SuckedRoger B. Taney with Melissa Murray
Claire and Prof. Melissa Murray go south of the Mason-Dixon line to put America’s worst jurist on trial. Guest Our guest Melissa Murray is a Professor of Law…
This Guy SuckedPeter the Hermit with Welcome To The Crusades
Claire takes Eleanor, Luke, Danny, and Derek on a holy crusade to bring down Peter the Hermit. Guest Today’s guests are Eleanor Janega, Danny Bessner, Derek…
This Guy SuckedA Show We Love: Borrowed & Returned
When Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States came out in 1980, it literally rocked the boat. Instead of starting where most histories of the…
This Guy SuckedBarnabe Rich with Christina Wade (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Christina Wade get a little bit drunk with power and direct their righteous anger at one of the world’s most annoying men. Guest Our guest Dr…
This Guy SuckedBill Clinton with Austin McCoy
Claire and Prof. Austin McCoy ask a very important question: does being okay at the saxophone cancel out hundreds of thousands of prison sentences and the…
This Guy SuckedThe Long Rest (Subscriber Preview)
A moment of... something, if not exactly peace, for our patrons. For more of whatever this is and lots of other slightly-less-weird stuff, join the Multicrew!…
This Guy SuckedPhyllis Schlafly with Akilah Hughes
Claire and Akilah Hughes attempt to figure out what that lady’s whole deal was and why everything is kind of her fault. Guest Our guest Akilah Hughes is a…
This Guy SuckedJames II with Brooke Newman (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Brooke Newman travel back to the 17th century and remind a king that he deserves all the hate he gets. Guest Our guest Brooke Newman is an Associate…
This Guy SuckedGeorge IV with Madeleine Pelling
Claire and Maddy Pelling remind us that the life of the party is often also the worst person you know. Guest Our guest Dr. Madeleine Pelling is a cultural…
This Guy SuckedThe Anti-Suffragists with Sophia Rosenfeld (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Sophia Rosenfeld discuss what women want. And what they don’t want. And what they don’t want other women to want. Guest Our guest Sophia Rosenfeld…
This Guy SuckedNapoleon Bonaparte (redux) with Marlene Daut
Claire and Prof. Marlene Daut cover life in the French Caribbean, and fill in all the bits that weren’t covered in high school or our previous Napoleon…
This Guy SuckedThe Orientalists with Rhiannon Garth Jones (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Rhiannon Garth Jones take a trip to the Middle East. Or possibly the Near East. Or maybe somewhere else but it’s DEFINITELY not the West and how…
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A Show We Love: Past Lives
Introducing Past Lives, a brand-new history podcast from Patrick Wyman, creator of Tides of History and Fall of Rome. Discover the real, lived experiences of…
This Guy SuckedPetrarch with David M. Perry
Claire et David M. Perry de poeta mediaevali maledicunt. Guest Our guest David M. Perry is a journalist and historian. Pre-order his new book The Public…
This Guy SuckedBernard Mandeville with John Callanan (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and John Callanan explain why Bernard Mandeville is the bee’s knees. That joke might not make sense yet, but it will once you’re done with the episode…
This Guy SuckedMartin Witherspoon Gary with Vanessa Williamson
Claire and Vanessa Williamson talk about death, taxes, and a man who literally believed they should go hand-in-hand. Guest Our guest Dr. Vanessa Williamson is…
This Guy SuckedThe Worst Wing with Nicole Hemmer and Kevin Schultz (Preview)
Claire, Nicole Hemmer, and Kevin Schultz play some games and answer the easiest question in the world: are all of the American presidents bad? **THIS EPISODE…
This Guy SuckedCarl Schmitt with Jonathan Fine *Unlocked*
Claire and Dr. Jonathan Fine build a case against the vice president’s favorite philosopher in the court of public opinion. **THIS REMASTERED EPISODE WAS…
This Guy SuckedEdward Kelley with Cynthia Paces (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Cynthia Paces try to separate a man from a whole lot of mysteries. Guest Our guest Cynthia Paces is a Professor of History at the College of New…
This Guy SuckedGary Gygax with Eric Silver
Claire and Eric Silver remind us that sometimes games we love are created by not-so-good people who openly wanted to do an immense amount of psychic damage to…
This Guy SuckedThe Internet with Wow If True (Subscriber Preview)
Claire is joined by Amanda Silberling and Isabel Kim from Wow If True to discuss the collapse of the internet and why we can’t have nice things anymore. **The…