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

Dawn Brodey
HILF: History I'd Like to F**k
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  • HILF: History I'd Like to F**k

    HILF 103 - Pearl Harbor Day with Sam Hale [RECORDED LIVE]

    2026/04/15 | 54 mins.
    Join Dawn and a LIVE audience to hear what John Wayne Gacy and a plane crash have to do with her birthday. You'll also get to know the fabulous Sam Hale, Horror Nerd, and learn all about her grandpa... and his bulge.

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    ✅ Follow HILF on TikTok! 

    🎥. See Sam's one-hour special!

    🎙️ Come see Dawn in Horror Nerd at The Hollywood Improv, April 17th, 2026

    🎟️ HILF Public School - the live, interactive version of HILF: First Thursdays at Flappers Comedy Club - Burbank, CA

    🤑 HILF is now on Patreon!

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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!

    Buy Me a Coffee

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    Theme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins

    Podcast art: Designed by Joe Dressel
  • HILF: History I'd Like to F**k

    HILF 102 - Captain Woodes Rogers, Pirate Hunter with Patrick Day

    2026/04/01 | 1h 24 mins.
    Dawn found herself tits-deep in pirate history and fell so far down the rabbit hole, she called on her friend - and frequent leading man - Patrick Day to fall with her!  Hear the swashbuckling story of a man who helped write some of the 18th century's most toe-curling and horrifying chapters. 

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    🎥 - Watch Florescent Beast - "What is the cost of being creative?"

    🎥 - Watch Cruel Hearts - "Find what you love, let it kill you..."

    🎟️ 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) 

    A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson (Whoever he is...)

    A Cruising Voyage Around the World by Captain Woodes Rogers. (I screamed... will you?)

    Villains of All Nations by Marcus Rediker (THE greatest place to dive into pirate history at large.)

    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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    HILF original music by Kat Perkins @katperkinsmusic

    HILF original artwork by @thejoedressel
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    HILF 101 - The Sex Trial of Mae West with John Heimbuch

    2026/03/18 | 1h 4 mins.
    Climb in bed with one of the first-ever sex symbols, Mae West! She was born in the 1800’s and lived long (and well) enough to star on broadway, lead the silver screen, and even release a ROCK ALBUM before she died! Guest is historian and playwright, John Heimbuch, who wrote the hit play Mae West and the Trial of Sex. 

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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) 

    YOUTUBE - Watch a bit of Mae West in action!

    ARTICLE - Read a bit more about her life and times (American Heritage) 

    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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    HILF original music by Kat Perkins @katperkinsmusic

    HILF original artwork by @thejoedressel
  • HILF: History I'd Like to F**k

    HILF 100 - The Iranian Revolution with Zari Faripour [ RE-RELEASE ]

    2026/03/04 | 1h 36 mins.
    Re-join Dawn and her guest, 76 year-old Zari Faripour, an elegant, intelligent, one-time refugee from the Iranian Revolution. Dawn delivers a utility outline of the major events and people involved in the 1970's revolution, while Zari colors it with her unique perspective and amazing life experiences.

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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 -  Iran Awakening by Shirin Ebadi

    ESSAY - Structural Causes of the Iranian Revolution by Ervand Abrahamian.

    YOUTUBE - The Crash Course folks kill this stuff... 

    For your current news, start with Reuters. 

    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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    HILF original music by Kat Perkins @katperkinsmusic

    HILF original artwork by @thejoedressel
  • HILF: History I'd Like to F**k

    HILF 99 - Lilith with Rhiannon Fiskradatz and Shanan Custer

    2026/02/18 | 1h 8 mins.
    Before there was Adam and Eve, there was Adam and Lilith! Hear the hot gossip straight from the Garden of Eden, and some of the best stories of this pre-biblical bad-ass. 
    Dawn is joined by two Minneapolis besties who thought when they booked their tickets to LA from Minneapolis in January, they'd be escaping ice... In fact, they found they were taking a mere break from fighting I.C.E. Fall in love with Rhiannon and Shanan, artists from the Twin Cities and the best coven you never knew you needed to join. 
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    ✅ Keep up with Rhiannon on Instagram
    ✅ Keep up with Shanan on Instagram
    ✅ See the next SONGversation in Minneapolis!
    🎟️ 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 - Lilith The First Eve by Siegmund Hurwitz
    More about the Alphabet of Ben Sera (Alphabet of Sirach)
    Lilith in the Ancient Texts from Gettysburg College
    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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    HILF original music by Kat Perkins @katperkinsmusic
    HILF original artwork by @thejoedressel

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

Host, comedian Dawn Brodey, takes you through the annals of history with a special guest and history subject each episode. From Dillinger to Frankenstein, from The Crusades to Freak Shows - Dawn brings her history degree and unfiltered sense of humor to deliver well-researched deep-dives that strip history naked and serve it up raw.
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