Episodes: 180
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.4/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: USA
Publicly listed emails
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Why Are Billionaires So Out Of Touch? (Season 7 Episode 24)
October 11, 2026
Peter Thiel thinks evil is underrated, Elon Musk thinks empathy is a weakness, and Zuckerberg wants to sell you friends. Why are billionaires so out of touch? In this episode of History’s Greatest Idiots, we dig into the strangest things the world’s richest people have said lately, from Thiel’s Ferrari theory of good and evil and his lectures naming Greta Thunberg as a modern Antichrist, to Sam Altman’s plan to sell you intelligence on a meter. We look at Palantir’s eyebrow-raising manifesto ...
Real Mad Scientists From History (Season 7 Episode 23)
October 04, 2026
Two mad scientists: one transplanted goat glands into prisoners, the other may have eaten a king's heart. These men discarded the rules of society in pursuit of their own insane goals.In this Greatest Hits episode of History's Greatest Idiots, we revisit two of the strangest careers in the history of science.Dr Leo Stanley spent nearly four decades as chief surgeon at San Quentin State Prison, where he performed more than 10,000 gland implants using material from goats, rams, boars, d...
A Brief History of the End of the World (Season 7 Episode 22)
September 27, 2026
Every generation since the turn of the 20th Century has believed the world was ending due to all-out war. This one's no different.Danish intelligence says Russia could attack NATO within months. Drones keep turning up over airbases in Poland. Putin talks peace while calling Ukraine's own defense "state terrorism." It's easy to feel like we're on the brink, so this episode asks whether we actually are, or whether "the end is near" has just always been the lo...
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History's Greatest Idiots typically books working professionals with real expertise. Typical guest background: Founders, historians, political analysts, economists, authors, and other subject-matter experts with direct experience in controversial historical, political, economic, or technology-related issues. Common among recent guests: Founded or led a relevant organization or technology platform; Established expertise in a specific historical, political, economic, or social issue. Recent guests include William Lavelle.
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