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

The journey isn't over, it's only just reached the underworld.  Rejoin Dawn and guest Sam Cowan as they link arms to follow Odysseus all the way home.  Whether you're preparing for Christopher Nolan's upcoming blockbuster movie, revisiting an old favorite, or experiencing The Odyssey for the first time, this episode explores why Odysseus' long road home remains one of the most thrilling—and profoundly human—stories ever told.

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🎟️ Get tickets and HILF LIVE! : First Thursdays at Flappers Comedy Club - Burbank, CA

🎫 Visit Theatricum Botanicum - Sam performs in Treasure Island, June - October, 2026

✅ Checkout Sam's work as a Personal Trainer!

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SILFS (Sources I'd Like to F*ck): 

BOOK: One of many free, online versions of The Odyssey

THE LECTURE: The Learning Company presents Dr. Elizabeth Vandiver. (Hoopla and Libby often have audio versions available FOR FREE!)

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

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HILF original music by Kat Perkins @katperkinsmusic

As Christopher Nolan brings The Odyssey to the big screen, Dawn is taking listeners back to the source. Join Dawn and guest Sam Cowan as they get down and dirty with Homer, unpacking the gods, mortals, monsters, and misadventures that made The Odyssey one of the most enduring stories ever told. By the end, you'll be walking into your local cineplex HILF'd and loaded.

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🎟️ Get tickets and HILF LIVE! : First Thursdays at Flappers Comedy Club - Burbank, CA

🎫 Visit Theatricum Botanicum - Sam performs in Treasure Island, June - October, 2026

✅ Checkout Sam's work as a Personal Trainer!

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SILFS (Sources I'd Like to F*ck): 

BOOK: One of many free, online versions of The Odyssey

THE LECTURE: The Learning Company presents Dr. Elizabeth Vandiver. (Hoopla and Libby often have audio versions available FOR FREE!)

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

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HILF original music by Kat Perkins @katperkinsmusic

You're back in the cockpit with Dawn and guest, Heather Cowan, for part two of this little-known chapter of World War II history. Re-join these badass fliers through more of their spine-tingling adventures (and misadventures) all the way to victory and beyond. 

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🎧 HILF EP39 - NAZI KILLERS with Michelle Mosher

🎧 HILF EP60 - AMELIA EARHART with Fallon Morey

🎟️ Get tickets and HILF LIVE! : First Thursdays at Flappers Comedy Club - Burbank, CA

✅ Checkout Heather's work in Personal Development: Body of Work 

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SILFS (Sources I'd Like to F*ck): 

BOOK: The Night Witches by Bruce Myles (1981)

More about OPERATION BARBAROSSA from the Imperial War Musuem

One of the only videos I found with interviews of some of the surviving pilots.

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

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HILF original music by Kat Perkins @katperkinsmusic

Climb into the cockpit with Dawn and guest, Heather Cowan, as they get to know some of the baddest-asses from this little-known chapter of World War II history. 

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🎧 HILF EP39 - NAZI KILLERS with Michelle Mosher

🎧 HILF EP60 - AMELIA EARHART with Fallon Morey

🎟️ Get tickets and HILF LIVE! : First Thursdays at Flappers Comedy Club - Burbank, CA

✅ Checkout Heather's work in Personal Development: Body of Work 

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SILFS (Sources I'd Like to F*ck): 

BOOK: The Night Witches by Bruce Myles (1981)

More about OPERATION BARBAROSSA from the Imperial War Musuem

One of the only videos I found with interviews of some of the surviving pilots.

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

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HILF original music by Kat Perkins @katperkinsmusic

Dawn and guest, Kelly Vrooman, go down the rabbit hole with neither the first nor the last "disgraced" American president.  Join them as they review the unlikely rise and spectacular fall or Richard Nixon. Hear about the founding of the EPA, the Watergate burglars, and the insane story of Martha Mitchell. 

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✅ Follow HILF on TikTok! 

🎟️ 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) 

Listen to Dawn and Kelly HILF Catherine the Great Part 1 and Part 2. 

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