THIS THURSDAY ON @thisguysucked.com: I have a chat with the legendary Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social about an 18th-19th century guy who was also legendary. But, like, kind of in a bad way.

TODAY ON @thisguysucked.com: I am joined by the incredible Kellie Carter Jackson @kcarterjackson.bsky.social to talk about D. W. Griffith, the silent film director who made Birth Of A Nation and enabled the re-birth of the KKK. Zero stars and two thumbs down from us.

THURSDAY ON TGS: Kellie Carter Jackson @kcarterjackson.bsky.social and I discuss the long-term legacy of a man who redefined cinema and resurrected the KKK.

Hi, if you enjoy history podcasts, and like the idea of expert scholars kicking lumps out of famous people from the past, I highly recommend @thisguysucked.com -- it's really good fun, and very informative www.thisguysucked.com

VERY COOL NEWS: we're doing our first-ever TGS live show! Come watch me, Nicole Hemmer @pastpunditry.bsky.social, and Kevin Schultz engage in some wacky political history hijinks and talk (well-informed) trash about the presidency in a special format we're calling The Worst Wing.

TGS x @appodlachia.com: Claire and Chuck dive into the abjectly awful world of The Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency, a union-busting private militia responsible for decades of terror in the West Virginia coalfields.

THIS WEEK ON TGS: We’re joined by the absolutely delightful Anabel Maler @amaler.bsky.social to discuss a guy you’ve definitely learned about - just maybe not this part of his whole deal.

Gotta have @ceaubin.bsky.social and @thisguysucked.com on standby for moments like this

I’ve shouted my love for @thisguysucked.com but @ceaubin.bsky.social is NOT helping me whittle down my TBR w a new book I want almost weekly AND a bookshop affiliate link w discount. I guess Why Everyone Hates White Liberals is coming home to me after all (been sitting in an open tab “for later”)

NEW TGS EPISODE: Kevin Schultz tells me all about Spiro Agnew, a guy so addicted to doing illegal stuff that he fumbled the literal presidency. Oof.

THIS THURSDAY ON TGS: the wonderful Prof. Kevin Schultz on a former father figure, supremely skilled scammer, and alliteration aficionado. See what we did there?

I have this conversation probably once a week with a dude who has a weak-ass mustache

HAPPY TGS DAY! On today’s episode we’ve got Neil J. Young @neiljyoung.bsky.social discussing Terry Dolan, the attack dog of the New Right — architect of ‘traditional values’ conservatism, fan of ruthless politics, and life-long closeted gay man.

THURSDAY ON TGS @thisguysucked.com: a new episode, featuring Nicole Cochrane and one of our all-time most-requested Guys! This one was kind of a gimme, but how could we resist?

TODAY ON TGS: Imani Mosley @imanimosley.bsky.social and I talk trash about Percy Grainger — one of the most objectively strange Guys so far. Join us for an hour of mommy issues, race science, self-insert high fantasy fanfiction, and some middle school band throwbacks.

ahhhh! i’m so excited for you all to hear this deeply weird & very funny convo we had on TGS, you’re gonna love it!

THIS WEEK ON TGS: Imani Mosley @imanimosley.bsky.social talks to me about a composer, arranger, folk music champion, and gigantic f*cking weirdo. So bad we had to bleep out things that I was too embarrassed to have on a public recording.

TODAY ON TGS: the consistently wonderful Hannah Zeavin @hzeavin.bsky.social on Dr. Leo Kanner, a mid-century psychiatrist who had a lot to say about autism, dentistry, and how *not* to be a good mother. Boooooooooo 👎

Oh my god, this weeks episode of @thisguysucked.com is my favourite least likable Athenian Alcibiades with @roelkonijn.bsky.social!!!

THIS THURSDAY ON TGS @thisguysucked.com: the brilliant Hannah Zeavin @hzeavin.bsky.social gives me the lowdown on a psychiatrist who made a whole lot of regular women feel like Very Bad Moms. We also talk about our matching Freud plants.

NEW EPISODE: Roel Konijnendijk @roelkonijn.bsky.social is on TGS today to tell me about Alcibiades, the most traitorous narcissist in all of Ancient Athens. And Sparta. And Persia. And Athens again. And Phrygia. Ugh. Available now wherever you get your podcasts!

This week on TGS, an episode we’ve all been waiting for: the internet’s favorite military historian, Dr. Roel Konijnendijk @roelkonijn.bsky.social, on ancient Athens’ most annoying nepo baby! Place your guesses in the amphora 🏺

I would just like to say that @thisguysucked.com episode on Marie de France is fantastic! Thank you @ceaubin.bsky.social

Thank you to @thisguysucked.com for introducing me to the concept of gloss! That and all the rest of the episode on Marie de France are helping me have a most delightful discussion tonight. 😊

This week on @thisguysucked.com: Lauren Lassabe Shepherd @llassabe.bsky.social talks to me about a major Southern racist who sullied the good names of historians everywhere. Just kidding, we also generally suck. Guessed accepted, as always!

Check out my partner @punkademic.bsky.social dragging Henry Ford to filth on @thisguysucked.com podcast!

Born too late to call Henry Ford a gigantic POS to his face, but at just the right time to make a podcast about it. 😌 Catch Prof. Zack Furness @punkademic.bsky.social on today’s episode of TGS @thisguysucked.com - available wherever you listen to pods!

Anyways, new episodes of @thisguysucked.com get released every Thursday at 9:00 PST wherever you get your podcasts! www.thisguysucked.com

This week on the pod: we’re joined by Prof. Zack Furness @punkademic.bsky.social to talk about easily one of the most hate-able industrialists of all time. Now accepting guesses!

HAPPY TGS DAY! Today we’ve got universe’s greatest astrofolklorist @goastromo.bsky.social telling us about ancient astronomer/philosopher/geographer/heliocentrist Ptolemy and why it’s very important to revise your ideas when you learn new things! 💫

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Over 1 million people have listened to this video of me talking shit about Jerry Lee Lewis on @thisguysucked.com

My episode of @thisguysucked.com is about a literal Nazi

Great news for TGS listeners - we're back to hating! This week on @thisguysucked.com we have the world's best astrofolklorist Dr. Moiya McTier @goastromo.bsky.social to talk about a Scientist Who Sucked. I had to learn a bunch of astrophysics words for this one. Now accepting guesses!

Today on @thisguysucked.com we have Sarah-Jane Murray in our first-ever This Guy Rocked episode! We’re talking about the weird and wonderful world of medieval poet Marie de France, and I know always say this, but I really, really love this one. Available now wherever you get your podcasts!

This week on @thisguysucked.com we have our very first This Guy Rocked episode, featuring incredible storyteller Dr. Sarah-Jane Murray and this cool medieval lady! Guesses cheerfully accepted.

Coming soon to @tgspod.bsky.social - collections! Paid Patreon members will get automatic access to them as part of their subscriptions, but once each collection reaches at least 5 posts, non-members (and free members) will be able to purchase them too. Pretty cool, if I do say so myself!

This week on @tgspod.bsky.social - I talk with @mattlodder.com about this guy, and why (according to him) we should both leave academia to pursue a life of crime. Now accepting guesses!

On this week's episode of This Guy Sucked, we've got @drewmckevitt.bsky.social talking to Claire about a dude you've probably never heard of — but he's almost definitely made your life worse if you live in America. Now accepting guesses!

Was listening to @tgspod.bsky.social on Voltaire, and Elon makes way more sense. Hes the type of dude who hears a pithy meaningless phrase and will use it to squash all things actually profound. Hes the type of guy who wants free speech for him but to hell with the other guy.

To celebrate launching @tgspod.bsky.social, we’re starting the show off with the gift of a two-episode double-header! The first episode, featuring Dr. Eleanor Janega ( @goingmedieval.bsky.social ) and Guy #1 drops Thursday at 9:00 am PST. Now accepting guesses.

As the producer for @tgspod.bsky.social here is my personal hitlist of people who sucked that I’m waiting for someone to take on: 1) Karl Lagerfeld 2) St. Patrick 3) Ian Paisley 4) Ayn Rand 5) Liam Clancy