BADASS OF THE WEEK

01/21/2026

I'm not sure how many of my fans are in Curitiba, Brazil, but I'll be doing a talk here next week!

01/15/2026

Happy new year fellow Badasses! Be sure to check out the latest episode of Badass of the Week where cover the smoothest criminal in the West: Butch Cassidy, w/ special guest Todd Weiser co-host of the Heist Club

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Podcast Episode · Badass of the Week · 01/14/2026 · 1h

12/17/2025

History doesn’t usually begin with two sisters on war elephants — but this one does. In 40 AD, the Trưng Sisters ignited a violent break from Han Dynasty rule, led armies commanded by women, seized more than sixty citadels, and ruled Vietnam as queens for three hard-fought years. In today's epi...

12/11/2025

A failed civil-service exam. A month-long fever dream. And a man who woke up convinced he was Jesus Christ’s Chinese younger brother... This week, Ben teams up with historian and History on Fire host Daniele Bolelli to tell one of the wildest, bloodiest, most unbelievable stories in human history:...

12/03/2025

Pearl Harbor wasn’t just tragedy — it was chaos, bravery, and some of the wildest heroes you’ve never heard of. From a ship’s cook with a .50-cal to two hungover pilots in tuxedo jackets, this story goes HARD.

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Podcast Episode · Badass of the Week · 12/03/2025 · 53m

11/26/2025

Check out the latest episode of my podcast Badass of the Week! We talk about war hero and take-no-guff-astronaut first American in space Alan Shepard. You think you know his story... but you don't!

Podcast Episode · Badass of the Week · 11/26/2025 · 55m

11/19/2025

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🚩 History remembers the fall of Rome as inevitable... but buried in the chaos is one man who almost flipped the script. In today's episode, Ben is joined by Matthew and Matteo of the Lost Roman Heroes Podcast to talk about Majorian. He wasn’t a pampered emperor; he was a frontline warrior who carved his way through enemies and politics alike, determined to rebuild an empire everyone else had already written off. He reformed corrupt systems, rallied shattered armies, and launched one of the boldest comeback attempts in Roman history. And just when it looked like he might actually pull it off… well, that’s where things get wild. This is the story of the last emperor who truly tried to save Rome - and the brutal twist that changed everything. 🚩

Podcast Episode · Badass of the Week · 11/19/2025 · 1h 10m