HILF: History I'd Like to F**k

Get into the ring with Spartacus! An enslaved gladiator turned rebel general who led the largest, most destructive assault against the Roman Empire EVER. Dawn is joined by comedian, JB Ball, who also happens to be the biggest Spartacus nerd of all time, as they trade facts and laugh... a lot!
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✅ Keep up with JB Ball on Instagram 
🎟️ Get tickets to HILF Public School - the live, interactive version of HILF: First Thursdays at Flappers Comedy Club - Burbank, CA
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SILF's (Source's I'd Like to F*ck) 
BOOK - The Spartacus War by Barry Strauss (2009)
PODCAST - Dan Snow's History Hit: 11/14/24 "Gladiators: The Real Spartacus"
ARTICLE - Read more from Barry Strauss about Spartacus's mysterious 'woman'. 
WATCH - Spartacus Series (Originally STARZ, now on Netflix)
LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) 
See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Histories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)
See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Crazy Rich Ancients
Check out HILF MERCH now available on Redbubble! Stickers, t-shirts, bags and more!
HILF is now on Patreon!
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HILF original music by Kat Perkins @katperkinsmusic
HILF original artwork by @thejoedressel

Join Dawn and a LIVE audience to get the true story you probably heard first in Jaws. It's the USS Indianapolis a doomed ship from World War 2 which endured one of the worst shark attacks in human history. On the anniversary of both the release of the movie and the sinking of the real-life ship, you'll learn along with guest, Mark Decarlo, TV. host, VO actor, and hell of a trivia player. 
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JOIN US AT THE NEXT SHOW!
🎟️ HILF Public School - the live, interactive version of HILF: First Thursdays at Flappers Comedy Club - Burbank, CA
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LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) 
See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Histories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)
See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Crazy Rich Ancients
Check out HILF MERCH now available on Redbubble! Stickers, t-shirts, bags and more!
HILF is now on Patreon!
Buy Me a Coffee
Find your next favorite podcast on BIG COMEDY NETWORK.
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WANNA TALK? 
Find us on Instagram or email us [email protected]
Theme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins
Podcast art: Designed by Joe Dressel

2026 is going to be a big year for HILF!  Find out what annals Dawn will be exploring next, and what it means for you!
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🎟️ Get tickets to HILF Public School - the live, interactive version of HILF: First Thursdays at Flappers Comedy Club - Burbank, CA
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LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) 
See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Histories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)
See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Crazy Rich Ancients
Check out HILF MERCH now available on Redbubble! Stickers, t-shirts, bags and more!
HILF is now on Patreon!
Buy Me a Coffee
Find your next favorite podcast on BIG COMEDY NETWORK.

Before it was a modern language-learning program,  the Rosetta Stone was the ancient world’s ultimate decoder ring—a 2,200-year-old decree carved in stone that finally unlocked Egyptian hieroglyphics. Without it, your favorite stories and lives from ancient Egypt might’ve stayed silent forever! Join Dawn and guest, her sister-in-law Maggie, who is a former linguistics major and maker of fine martinis. 
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🎟️ Get tickets to HILF Public School - the live, interactive version of HILF: First Thursdays at Flappers Comedy Club - Burbank, CA
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SILF's (Source's I'd Like to F*ck) 
BOOK - The Riddle of Rosetta by Jed Z Buchwald and Diane Greco Josefowicz
BOOK - The Rosetta Stone by Omar Khalil
PODCAST - Short History, THE ROSETTA STONE, Dec. 5th, 2022
The British Museum 
LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) 
See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Histories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)
See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Crazy Rich Ancients
Check out HILF MERCH now available on Redbubble! Stickers, t-shirts, bags and more!
HILF is now on Patreon!
Buy Me a Coffee
Find your next favorite podcast on BIG COMEDY NETWORK.

Return with Dawn and guest, improvisor Kelly Vrooman, as they follow Catherine the Great from the dramatic coup that brought her power, through her rein as The Last Empress of Russia. Forbidden pregnancies, secret letters, and of course... that whole thing with the horse that allegedly fucked her death. 
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✅ Listen to Catherine the Great, Part One
✅ Follow Kelly Vrooman on Instagram.
🎟️ Get tickets to HILF Public School - the live, interactive version of HILF: First Thursdays at Flappers Comedy Club - Burbank, CA
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SILF's (Source's I'd Like to F*ck) 
BOOK - LAST EMPRESS OF RUSSIA by Michael W. Simmons (2016, 170 pages)
BOOK - CATHERINE THE GREAT, PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN by Robert K Massie (2012, 650+ pages)
MEMOIR - THE MEMOIR OF CATHERINE THE GREAT (Published posthumously, 1859. Contains works collected throughout her life, 1750 until her death in 1796)
LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) 
See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Histories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)
See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Crazy Rich Ancients
Check out HILF MERCH now available on Redbubble! Stickers, t-shirts, bags and more!
HILF is now on Patreon!
Buy Me a Coffee
Find your next favorite podcast on BIG COMEDY NETWORK.
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WANNA TALK? 
Find us on Instagram or email us [email protected]
Theme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins
Podcast art: Designed by Joe Dressel