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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 SuckedGeorge Pitt-Rivers with Dan Hicks
Claire and Prof. Dan Hicks bring (more) shame on the name Pitt-Rivers, and make an argument for unburying all of the archival bodies. Guest Our guest Dan Hicks…
This Guy SuckedJohn L. Sullivan with Louis Moore (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Professor Louis Moore go a few rounds with America’s first heavyweight champion. Guest Our guest Professor Louis Moore is a Professor of History at…
This Guy SuckedGodwin Sturt & Thomas of Monmouth with Elise Wang
Claire and Elise Wang dig into the men (and motivations) behind one of the world’s most damaging and long-standing conspiracy theories. Guest Our guest Dr…
This Guy SuckedPaul (the Apostle) with Shaily Patel (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Dr. Shaily Patel unpack the many misdeeds of one of early Christianity’s most important men. Guest Our guest Dr. Shaily Patel is an Assistant…
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Our first ever live show is coming! Where: Caveat, 21A Clinton St, New York City When: Thursday, October 9, 2025 @ 7pm Who: Claire + a couple of special…
This Guy SuckedEdmund Kean with Greg Jenner
Claire and Greg Jenner take center stage to prove Edmund Kean was less leading man, more dramatic cautionary tale. Guest Our guest Greg Jenner is a historian…
This Guy SuckedChristopher Columbus with Surekha Davies (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Dr. Surekha Davies badmouth a man who made the world a lot bigger for some people and a lot worse for others. Guest Our guest Dr. Surekha Davies is…
This Guy SuckedD W Griffith with Kellie Carter Jackson
Claire and Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson send the man behind Birth Of A Nation (and the re-birth of the KKK) to the cutting room floor. Guest Our guest Dr. Kellie…
This Guy SuckedTertullian of Carthage with Chance Bonar (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Dr. Chance Bonar journey back into Ancient Roman Africa to talk about a guy who was very afraid of everything, including jewelry and high school…
This Guy SuckedThe Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency with Appodlachia
Claire teams up with Chuck from Appodlachia to talk about the union-busting hired guns that made it even harder to survive in the West Virginia coalfields…
This Guy SuckedAlexander Graham Bell with Anabel Maler (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Dr. Anabel Maler dial in for a discussion on everything that was wrong with that one phone guy. Guest Our guest Dr. Anabel Maler is an Assistant…
This Guy SuckedAlexander the Great with Patrick Wyman
Claire and Dr. Patrick Wyman have a chat about mythology, stupidity, and the guy who put the Great in Great Man History. Guest Our guest Dr. Patrick Wyman is a…
This Guy SuckedSpiro Agnew with Kevin Schultz (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Dr. Kevin Schultz discuss a man who grifted his way into (and out of) the White House, and how America’s current political polarization started…
This Guy SuckedTerry Dolan with Neil J. Young
Claire and Dr. Neil J. Young discuss the frustrating legacy of Terry Dolan – attack dog of the New Right, proponent of ‘traditional values,’ and life-long…
This Guy SuckedNapoleon Bonaparte with Nicole Cochrane (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Dr. Nicole Cochrane make an important contribution to the Horrible Man Theory of history and do not mention anybody’s alleged height or anatomical…
This Guy SuckedPercy Grainger with Imani Mosley
Claire and Dr. Imani Mosley talk high school band, Scandinavian fantasy freaks, and BDSM (Bizarre/Delusional/Strange Men). Guest Our guest Dr. Imani Mosley is…
This Guy SuckedLeo Kanner with Hannah Zeavin (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Dr. Hannah Zeavin do a deep-dive on 20th century child psychiatry, and why we all started believing everything is our moms’ fault. Guest Our guest…
This Guy SuckedAlcibiades with Roel Konijnendijk
Claire and Dr. Roel Konijnendijk talk trash about ancient Athens’ most treacherous twink. Guest Our guest Dr. Roel Konijnendijk is a Darby Fellow in Ancient…
This Guy SuckedWilliam McCain with Lauren Lassabe Shepherd (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Dr. Lauren Lassabe Shepherd grade the man behind Mississippi’s mid-century campus culture wars. He (unsurprisingly) gets an F. Guest Our guest Dr…
This Guy SuckedHenry Ford with Zack Furness
Claire and Dr. Zack Furness let loose on the antisemitic calorie-counting surveillance pervert behind America’s most mediocre homegrown auto manufacturer…
This Guy SuckedPtolemy with Moiya McTier (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Dr. Moiya McTier ascend to the heavens and nuke 2nd century astrophilosophers from orbit. Guest Our guest Dr. Moiya McTier is an astrofolklorist and…
This Guy SuckedMarie de France with Sarah-Jane Murray
Claire and Dr. Sarah-Jane Murray flip the script on one of the world’s first French poets with our inaugural This Guy Rocked episode. Guest Our guest Dr…
This Guy SuckedCarl Schmitt with Jonathan Fine (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Dr. Jonathan Fine build a case against the vice president’s favorite philosopher in the court of public opinion. Guest Our guest Dr. Jonathan Fine…
This Guy SuckedElton Mayo with Madeleine Baker
Claire and Dr. Madeleine Baker set out on an intrepid journey deep into the heart of darkness itself: Harvard Business School. Guest Our guest Dr. Madeleine…
This Guy SuckedCesare Lombroso with Matt Lodder (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Dr. Matt Lodder discover why being born left-handed and a woman mean they missed out on their real calling: a life of crime. Guest Our guest Dr…
This Guy SuckedMid-Century Liberals with Andrew Hartman
Claire and Dr. Andrew Hartman discuss Marxism, labor movements, and why everybody’s favorite presidents might’ve made things a whole lot worse. Guest Our guest…
This Guy SuckedHenry Dundas with Asheesh Kapur Siddique (Subscriber Preview)
Want to hear the rest of this episode? Hear the full conversation only on Patreon Claire and Dr. Asheesh Kapur Siddique attempt to answer an age-old question…
This Guy SuckedCharlemagne with Matthew Gabriele
Claire and Dr. Matthew Gabriele go on a holy crusade to figure out what’s up with Charlemagne the Actually-Not-That-Great. Guest Our guest Dr. Matthew Gabriele…
This Guy SuckedSamuel Cummings with Drew McKevitt
Claire and Dr. Drew McKevitt go to the gun range. Not really, but there are definitely some shots fired. Guest Our guest Dr. Drew Mckevitt is a professor of…
This Guy SuckedJerry Lee Lewis with Robert Komaniecki
Claire and Dr. Robert Komaniecki ask an important question: was Jerry Lee Lewis a gigantic jerk to everyone, about everything? Their answer will absolutely not…
This Guy SuckedVoltaire with Eleanor Janega
Claire sits down with Dr. Eleanor Janega to talk Candide-ly (get it?) about the guy who ruined medieval studies. Guest Our guest Dr. Eleanor Janega is a…
This Guy SuckedWelcome to This Guy Sucked
This Guy Sucked is a history podcast for haters, by haters. Join historian Dr. Claire Aubin and a new expert every week to pull back the scholarly curtain on…