Barney Hill

Eek! The A-SCARE-ican GORE-nal of BOO-sers has taken over once again! This time with strange little gray men from outside this planet who are here to stick to metal objects in our holes. Good thing the three brave hosts of the podcast can be described as “skeptical to the point of being uninterested in this story”. Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

Eek! The A-SCARE-ican GORE-nal of BOO-sers has taken over once again! This time with strange little gray men from outside this planet who are here to stick to metal objects in our holes. Good thing the three brave hosts of the podcast can be described as “skeptical to the point of being uninterested in this story”.  Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL. AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: <a href="https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts</a>

#68 - Betty and Barney Hill

The three coolest guys you've ever heard of are back to tell the tale of the Confederate spy from Canada who become infamous for a botched insurance fraud scheme that killed 80 people and ruined a perfectly good barrel of caviar!  Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

The three coolest guys you've ever heard of are back to tell the tale of the Confederate spy from Canada who become infamous for a botched insurance fraud scheme that killed 80 people and ruined a perfectly good barrel of caviar!   Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL. AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: <a href="https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts</a>

#67 - The Dynamite Fiend AKA Alexander Keith Jr.

Lives are risked, secrets are revealed, and friendships are betrayed on this exciting, no holds barred, episode about the near-ghost town of Centralia, PA; whose five remaining residents make their home above a fire that has been burning for over sixty years! Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

Lives are risked, secrets are revealed, and friendships are betrayed on this exciting, no holds barred, episode about the near-ghost town of Centralia, PA; whose five remaining residents make their home above a fire that has been burning for over sixty years! Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL. AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: <a href="https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts</a>

#66 - Centralia, Pennsylvania

If you ever hear a bad episode of this podcast, it’s because we made it bad on purpose to get an illegal cut in from some guy named “Money Malone” or whatever; just like the Chicago White Sox did in 1919 when they intentionally threw the World Series to profit off an illegal sports betting apparatus. Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

If you ever hear a bad episode of this podcast, it’s because we made it bad on purpose to get an illegal cut in from some guy named “Money Malone” or whatever; just like the Chicago White Sox did in 1919 when they intentionally threw the World Series to profit off an illegal sports betting apparatus.  Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL. AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: <a href="https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts</a>

#65 - The Black Sox Scandal

Check out Cosmo's Music here! No need to put away your Bible after your pre-podcast prayer because this week we're doing a classic listicle style episode about the top three biggest losers in the Good Book! Or at least, the ones that Joey remembers from Catholic school. Source: Da Bible Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

<a href="https://clovisquimby.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check out Cosmo's Music here! </a>No need to put away your Bible after your pre-podcast prayer because this week we're doing a classic listicle style episode about the top three biggest losers in the Good Book! Or at least, the ones that Joey remembers from Catholic school.  Source: Da Bible Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL. AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: <a href="https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts</a>

#64 - Bible Losers Roundup!

The arrest of Patricia Campbell Hearst and the consequences of her actions (very few, she is rich!) Sources: American Heiress- Jeffrey ToobinThe Radical Story of Patty Hearst - CNNAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

The arrest of Patricia Campbell Hearst and the consequences of her actions (very few, she is rich!)  Sources: <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/221312/american-heiress-by-jeffrey-toobin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">American Heiress- Jeffrey Toobin</a><a href="https://www.cnn.com/shows/radical-story-patty-hearst" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Radical Story of Patty Hearst - CNN</a> Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL. AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: <a href="https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts</a>

#63 - The Symbionese Liberation Army (Part 3: “Patricia”)

We follow as Patty AKA “Tania” robs a bank and then goes on the run for over a year! Sources:American Heiress- Jeffrey ToobinThe Radical Story of Patty Hearst - CNNAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

We follow as Patty AKA “Tania” robs a bank and then goes on the run for over a year!  Sources:<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/221312/american-heiress-by-jeffrey-toobin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">American Heiress- Jeffrey Toobin</a><a href="https://www.cnn.com/shows/radical-story-patty-hearst" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Radical Story of Patty Hearst - CNN</a> Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL. AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: <a href="https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts</a>

#62 - The Symbionese Liberation Army (Part 2: “Tania”)

In 1973 newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was kidnapped by a ragtag guerilla  group. Two months later, she helped them rob a bank. And here's the big twist: everyone involved in this story was also a huge loser.  Sources: American Heiress- Jeffrey ToobinThe Radical Story of Patty Hearst - CNNAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

In 1973 newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was kidnapped by a ragtag guerilla  group. Two months later, she helped them rob a bank. And here's the big twist: everyone involved in this story was also a huge loser.   Sources: <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/221312/american-heiress-by-jeffrey-toobin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">American Heiress- Jeffrey Toobin</a><a href="https://www.cnn.com/shows/radical-story-patty-hearst" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Radical Story of Patty Hearst - CNN</a> Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL. AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: <a href="https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts</a>

#61 - The Symbionese Liberation Army (Part 1: Patty)

Al Gore

Charlie Kojis

When Joey loses his precious research notes about presidential hopeful and climate change doomer Al Gore, he’s left with no choice but to ask the world’s least reliable (but most confident) search engine. This is a crossover with the Adam Asks Chuck Podcast. You can listen to the full archive of episodes wherever you get your podcasts. Sources:Charlie's beautiful brainCorrections from Wikipedia Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

When Joey loses his precious research notes about presidential hopeful and climate change doomer Al Gore, he’s left with no choice but to ask the world’s least reliable (but most confident) search engine.  This is a crossover with <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adam-asks-chuck/id1636764667" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the Adam Asks Chuck Podcast</a>. You can listen to the full archive of episodes wherever you get your podcasts.  Sources:<a href="https://www.kojis.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Charlie's beautiful brain</a>Corrections from Wikipedia  Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL. AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: <a href="https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts</a>

#60 - Al Gore: feat. Charlie Kojis (an ADAM ASKS CHUCK PODCAST Crossover)

Joey tells the story of the stewardess who survived the sinking of the Titanic and two other ships before finding the story of a cat who did basically the same thing. Sources: The Incredible True Story of The Queen of Sinking Ships | Violet JessopViolet Constance Jessop : Titanic SurvivorMeet Unsinkable Sam: The Cat that Survived Three Ships Sinking in WWIIAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

Joey tells the story of the stewardess who survived the sinking of the Titanic and two other ships before finding the story of a cat who did basically the same thing.  Sources: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHKFOi-IkuQ&amp;ab_channel=ForgottenLives" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Incredible True Story of The Queen of Sinking Ships | Violet Jessop</a><a href="https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-survivor/violet-constance-jessop.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Violet Constance Jessop : Titanic Survivor</a><a href="https://www.zmescience.com/other/feature-post/unsinkable-sam-cat-wwii/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Meet Unsinkable Sam: The Cat that Survived Three Ships Sinking in WWII</a> Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL. AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: <a href="https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts</a>

#59 - Violet Jessop: Queen of Sinking Ships 

The nation’s #1 academic resource on losers, chumps, and has-beens. Join comedians/scholars Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos as they profile extinct animals, stupid criminals and just about every other kind of failure on God’s green earth.

Uh oh! Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

Uh oh!  Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL. AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: <a href="https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts</a>

Joey’s Big Day Off

Joey is so wrong about the size of France that he insisted this retraction be in the show notes. (It’s the 49th largest by area). Aside from that this is one of AJL’s least educational episodes, barely scratching the surface of a thing that only maybe happened. Cheers! Sources: The Children's Crusade set out for the Holy Land in 1212. It never arrived. | National GeographicChildren's Crusade: Real Story of the Tragic EventHistory of the Crusades - Episode 81Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

Joey is so wrong about the size of France that he insisted this retraction be in the show notes. (It’s the 49th largest by area). Aside from that this is one of AJL’s least educational episodes, barely scratching the surface of a thing that only maybe happened. Cheers!  Sources: <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2020/05/the-childrens-crusade-set-out-for-the-holy-land-in-1212-it-never-arrived" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Children's Crusade set out for the Holy Land in 1212. It never arrived. | National Geographic</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RfHz2gVcUo&amp;ab_channel=KingsandGenerals" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Children's Crusade: Real Story of the Tragic Event</a><a href="https://podcastaddict.com/episode/51752483" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">History of the Crusades - Episode 81</a> Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL. AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: <a href="https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts</a>

#58 - The Children’s Crusade

The boys get into a pretty sticky situation when Joey uses the episode on a lethal food spill as a platform to attack the hardworking Italian Americans of 1919 Boston. Also a little bonus loser shows up at the end for all our DMB fans. Sources: The Great MOLASSES Flood of 1919-ReactionsThe Boston Molasses Disaster of 1919- The History GuyThe Great Boston Molasses Flood: why the strange disaster matters today: GuardianAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

The boys get into a pretty sticky situation when Joey uses the episode on a lethal food spill as a platform to attack the hardworking Italian Americans of 1919 Boston. Also a little bonus loser shows up at the end for all our DMB fans.  Sources: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMPGm3OSvMg&amp;ab_channel=Reactions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Great MOLASSES Flood of 1919-Reactions</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adPuti-SL5o&amp;t=556s&amp;ab_channel=TheHistoryGuy%3AHistoryDeservestoBeRemembered" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Boston Molasses Disaster of 1919- The History Guy</a><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/13/the-great-boston-molasses-flood-why-it-matters-modern-regulation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Great Boston Molasses Flood: why the strange disaster matters today: Guardian</a> Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL. AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: <a href="https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts</a>

#57 - The Boston Molasses Flood

RIP Choco Taco. In memoriam we’ll be taking a little trip across the pond to tell the tale of Harold Davidson; the theatrical priest who, after getting defrocked by the Anglican Church, met a bizarre fate during a carnival sideshow! Sources: The Prostitutes Padre - Reverend with a Roving Eye - English EccentricsDefrocked rector was 'unfairly vilified' | UK news | The GuardianThe sad story of the Vicar of Stiffkey | Express Yourself | CommentAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

RIP Choco Taco. In memoriam we’ll be taking a little trip across the pond to tell the tale of Harold Davidson; the theatrical priest who, after getting defrocked by the Anglican Church, met a bizarre fate during a carnival sideshow!  Sources: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kztmvEY3ak4&amp;ab_channel=ObsoleteOddity" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Prostitutes Padre - Reverend with a Roving Eye - English Eccentrics</a><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/sep/18/patrickbarkham" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Defrocked rector was 'unfairly vilified' | UK news | The Guardian</a><a href="https://www.express.co.uk/expressyourself/356253/The-sad-story-of-the-Vicar-of-Stiffkey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The sad story of the Vicar of Stiffkey | Express Yourself | Comment</a> Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL. AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: <a href="https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts</a>

#56 Harold Davidson: The Horny Reverend of Stiffkey

We're changing the tried and true formula of AJL . This week Cosmo is in charge of the episode! It's kind of a new take on an old... what's that? Everyone hates the change we've made? Nevermind we're giving it back to Joey. Sorry, sorry, please don't be mad at us. Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

We're changing the tried and true formula of AJL . This week Cosmo is in charge of the episode! It's kind of a new take on an old... what's that? Everyone hates the change we've made? Nevermind we're giving it back to Joey. Sorry, sorry, please don't be mad at us.  Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL. AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: <a href="https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts</a>

#55 - New Coke

Martin Shkreli

On this week’s episode (of the American Journal of Losers) our parasite-ridden boys talk about infamous “Pharma Bro”, Martin Shkreli, who became the most hated man in America when he upped the price of a life-saving AIDS medication from $13.50 a pill to $750 a pill. There are new episodes of this show every week y’know! Sources: Pharma Bro (2021)The Journalist and the Pharma Bro"I'm Back" AMAAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

On this week’s episode (of the American Journal of Losers) our parasite-ridden boys talk about infamous “Pharma Bro”, Martin Shkreli, who became the most hated man in America when he upped the price of a life-saving AIDS medication from $13.50 a pill to $750 a pill. There are new episodes of this show every week y’know!  Sources: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8522216/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pharma Bro (2021)</a><a href="https://www.elle.com/life-love/a35021224/martin-shkreli-christie-smythe-pharma-bro-journalist/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Journalist and the Pharma Bro</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/vnewfc/im_back_from_five_years_in_prison_ama/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=ios_app&amp;utm_name=iossmf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"I'm Back" AMA</a> Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL. AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: <a href="https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts</a>

#54 - Martin Shkreli

There's about 800 square miles of unclaimed desert in between Egypt and Sudan in case anyone was looking to pick up a few hundred miles of unclaimed desert. Also: we get some fan mail from our neighbor! Joey's highly detailed mapSources: Welcome to the land that no country wants | Middle East and north Africa | The GuardianVa. man plants flag, claims African country, calling it 'Kingdom of North Sudan' - The Washington Post'Kingdom Of Dixit': Indore Man Declares Himself King Of Unclaimed Land Between Egypt And SudanThe Virginia Man Who Crowned Himself King In Africa Is Much More Serious Than You ThinkWhat Starting My Own Country Taught Me About IndependenceKingdom of Dixit? Indian stakes claim to African territory, American says he already owns itAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

There's about 800 square miles of unclaimed desert in between Egypt and Sudan in case anyone was looking to pick up a few hundred miles of unclaimed desert. Also: we get some fan mail from our neighbor! <a href="https://ibb.co/qJjQPdH" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Joey's highly detailed map</a> Sources: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/03/welcome-to-the-land-that-no-country-wants-bir-tawil" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Welcome to the land that no country wants | Middle East and north Africa | The Guardian</a><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/va-man-plants-flag-claims-african-country-calling-it-kingdom-of-north-sudan/2014/07/12/abfbcef2-09fc-11e4-8a6a-19355c7e870a_story.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Va. man plants flag, claims African country, calling it 'Kingdom of North Sudan' - The Washington Post</a><a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/kingdom-of-dixit-indore-man-declares-himself-king-of-unclaimed-land-between-egypt-and-sudan-1776291" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">'Kingdom Of Dixit': Indore Man Declares Himself King Of Unclaimed Land Between Egypt And Sudan</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/interview-with-jeremiah-heaton-king-of-north-sudan-2014-7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Virginia Man Who Crowned Himself King In Africa Is Much More Serious Than You Think</a><a href="https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/what-starting-my-own-country-taught-me-about-independence" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What Starting My Own Country Taught Me About Independence</a><a href="https://scroll.in/article/858071/kingdom-of-dixit-indian-stakes-claim-to-african-territory-american-says-its-already-his" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kingdom of Dixit? Indian stakes claim to African territory, American says he already owns it</a> Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL. AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: <a href="https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts</a>

#53 - Bir Tawil: It's Free Real Estate 

We're back from our summer break but mentally we're still very much at the beach. That's right, baby, this episode about the grim history of the Donner Party may as well have been recorded by King Jimmy Buffet himself! Snow? Cannibalism? Manifest Destiny? No match for a Hawaiian shirt and a winning attitude. Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

We're back from our summer break but mentally we're still very much at the beach. That's right, baby, this episode about the grim history of the Donner Party may as well have been recorded by King Jimmy Buffet himself! Snow? Cannibalism? Manifest Destiny? No match for a Hawaiian shirt and a winning attitude.  Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL. AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: <a href="https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts</a>

#52 - The Donner Party

Go ahead and mark “episodes about balloons” tied with “episodes about birds” as this week we talk about the family behind 2009’s zaniest media fiasco: when inventor/reality tv star wannabe Richard Heene accidentally sent his son Falcon into the sky in a homemade flying saucer. Or so he says. Tune in to find out if Cosmo has COVID! Sources: The Balloon Boy Hoax—Solved!Balloon boy hoax in Fort Collins, Colo., still amazes 10 years laterBalloon Boy | The Untold Story"Wife Swap" Heene/Martel (TV Episode 2008) - IMDbAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

Go ahead and mark “episodes about balloons” tied with “episodes about birds” as this week we talk about the family behind 2009’s zaniest media fiasco: when inventor/reality tv star wannabe Richard Heene accidentally sent his son Falcon into the sky in a homemade flying saucer. Or so he says. Tune in to find out if Cosmo has COVID!  Sources: <a href="https://www.5280.com/2019/09/the-balloon-boy-hoax-solved/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Balloon Boy Hoax—Solved!</a><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/10/12/balloon-boy-hoax-fort-collins-10-years-later/3954659002/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Balloon boy hoax in Fort Collins, Colo., still amazes 10 years later</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWhUvm8SunY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Balloon Boy | The Untold Story</a><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1263636/?ref_=ttep_ep1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Wife Swap" Heene/Martel (TV Episode 2008) - IMDb</a> Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL. AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: <a href="https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts</a>

#51 - Balloon Boy: The Heene Family Hoax

It’s been almost a calendar year and over 50 episodes but still Joey, Adam and Cosmo are finding new things to call losers. This week it’s the absolutely adorable and completely helpless symbol of endangered animals everywhere; the giant panda. Listen  to hear AJL’s official stance on Taiwan and stick around for a much over-hyped announcement! Sources: How America Fell in Love With the Giant Panda | History| Smithsonian Magazine50 Years Later, Some Question Value of US-China 'Panda Diplomacy' - The New York TimesA Brief History of Panda Diplomacy - The New York TimesPandas Getting a New View of their Mating RitualThe Flapper and the PandaRuth Harkness and Su Lin: The first panda to leave China - BBC NewsAdam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts

It’s been almost a calendar year and over 50 episodes but still Joey, Adam and Cosmo are finding new things to call losers. This week it’s the absolutely adorable and completely helpless symbol of endangered animals everywhere; the giant panda. Listen  to hear AJL’s official stance on Taiwan and stick around for a much over-hyped announcement!  Sources: <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-america-fell-love-giant-panda-180956692/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How America Fell in Love With the Giant Panda | History| Smithsonian Magazine</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/13/world/asia/us-china-panda-diplomacy.html#:~:text=Panda%20diplomacy%2C%20in%20its%20current,at%20least%20a%20few%20years" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">50 Years Later, Some Question Value of US-China 'Panda Diplomacy' - The New York Times</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/28/arts/a-brief-history-of-panda-diplomacy.html?action=click&amp;module=RelatedLinks&amp;pgtype=Article" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Brief History of Panda Diplomacy - The New York Times</a><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/22/AR2006112202039.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pandas Getting a New View of their Mating Ritual</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_XuCV3Hs2s&amp;ab_channel=thebrainscoop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Flapper and the Panda</a><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-25136118" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ruth Harkness and Su Lin: The first panda to leave China - BBC News</a> Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL. AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: <a href="https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcasts</a>

#50 - Giant Pandas

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