Shows
FirebrandsJohn Dee, The Great ConjurerIn which queens read horoscopes, angels play matchmaker, and Millennials kill the Alchemy industry. 2025-06-111h 23FirebrandsCharles Wepner, The Bayonne BleederIn which men get punched, that punching inspires men, and everyone's on their phones these days. 2024-06-0357 minFirebrandsThe Lost Firebrands Halloween SpecialThings get unseasonably grim as women get hysterical, men's legs explode, and there might be a cow in the attic.Content Warning for lots of things, including: Violence, dead children, incest, sexual assault, and gee this is a darker than usual episode. Oh and a dog is mildly injured. Product placement! Purchase 'The Afters: Book 2' here: https://a.co/d/80McbKa2024-05-172h 21FirebrandsJohn Boyle O'Reilly, The FenianIn which prisons are broken, secret societies are formed, and Grace and Geena learn about Ireland for the first time. 2024-04-241h 17FirebrandsGeorge Waddell, The RubeIn which Colts are Orphaned, men pursue firetrucks, and straw hats end in violence. 2024-03-2052 minFirebrandsCarlo Gesualdo, The MadrigalistIn which women sex men to death, other men are addicted to witches, and Grace doesn't want to editorialize. 2024-02-231h 09FirebrandsSidney Gottlieb, The Mind-BreakerIn which monkeys get piled up, men leap from hotel windows, and everyone is on acid all the time. 2024-02-091h 10FirebrandsSarah Josepha Hale, The Mother of ThanksgivingIn which Mary has a Little Lamb, civil wars are ignored, and Grace is directly attacked by feminine nouns. Special Guest Host: Olivia Weiss 2023-11-181h 02FirebrandsJoseph Pilates, The Inventor of PilatesIn which contortionists are interned, cats don't do jumping jacks, and Carl is on vacation and simply could not be bothered. Special Guest: Arielle Cimino 2023-10-2147 minFirebrandsVincenzo Peruggia, The Man Who Stole The Mona LisaIn which art theft is a sex crime, security guards learn judo, and Geena and Grace really exercise their anti-Italian bigotry. 2023-09-2254 minFirebrandsClaude Bell, The SandmanIn which dinosaurs are created, mutant berries are discovered, and we make about as many weed jokes as we ever will. 2023-09-0149 minFirebrandsCarl Tanzler, The PygmalionIn which children have visions, graves get robbed, and we start talking about Outback Steakhouse and end talking about very gross body decomposition. 2023-06-231h 04FirebrandsEric Blair, The OrwellianIn which policemen draw, communists fight communists, and Grace is off the podcast for real, seriously. Special Guest: Chris O'Connell2023-06-021h 12FirebrandsViolet Jessop, The Queen of Sinking ShipsIn which ships are unsinkable (and female), stewardesses are attractive (and fired), and a lot of research is still to be done. 2023-04-2952 minFirebrandsMartin Couney, The Incubator DoctorIn which babies are weaklings, presidents are assassinated, and Grace is defeated by a Polish town name and whatever that clicking sound is. Please be aware, this episode has a weird amount of discussion of dead babies and eugenics specifically. 2023-04-151h 13FirebrandsFirebrands Presents: ChompersWell, its April Fools again and things get silly as cats attack men, tailors attack stains, and farting attacks the French entertainment circuit. 2023-04-0154 minFirebrandsMartin Guerre, The ImposterIn which teenagers are cursed with impotency, adults have the wrong number of legs, and Grace does not understand the legal system. 2023-03-171h 17FirebrandsJuan Garcia, The Double AgentIn which Lisbon is London, Nazis are gullible, and we begin with an unrelated 5 minute CIA anecdote. 2023-03-0353 minFirebrandsAlan Abel, The HoaxerIn which horses are nude, pornography is satire, and the audio is not very good. 2023-02-171h 12FirebrandsRichard More, The BastardIn which adultery is committed, bells are stolen, and four out of five Pilgrim children have weird names. 2022-12-181h 16FirebrandsMatthew Henson, The Second Man to the North Pole(?)In which dogs are eaten, meteorites are stolen, and none of us can do a decent Teddy Roosevelt. 2022-11-3052 minFirebrandsFirebrands Presents: Courthouse of HorrorWe kick off the first week of November with our Halloween episode, three grim tales of haunted real estate, dead popes, and rotten feet... all inexplicably legal themed. Content Warning: Not kidding about the rotten feet, stuff gets gross. 2022-11-081h 17FirebrandsAimee Semple Kennedy McPherson, The SisterIn which churches are mega, Canadians go missing, and we are unclear on how the story of Jonah goes. 2022-10-091h 04FirebrandsNapoleon Hill, The SuccessfulIn which magnets cure tuberculosis, babies are immortal, and Carl can't pronounce southern town names.2022-09-171h 09FirebrandsAda Blackjack, The Female Robinson CrusoeFirebrands triumphantly returns as the Arctic is friendly, explorers do the dishes, and Robinson Crusoe is a fictional character. 2022-09-0458 minFirebrandsEugenie Clark, The Shark LadyIn which all fish must die, men are unnecessary, and we do some uncompensated product placement for a B-Tier streaming platform. Special Guest Host: Arielle Cimino 2022-07-291h 00FirebrandsMary Wilcox, The Princess CarabooIn which maids walk across England, mysterious princesses are discovered, and Grace's promise to keep these episodes short is insincere. 2022-07-091h 23FirebrandsJones Very, The Brave SaintIn which students riot, the Second Coming comes, and we've seen Master and Commander, but not Dead Poets Society. 2022-06-2556 minFirebrandsSarah Goodrich, The MiniaturistIn which flirting is art, senators are aloof, and the last 15 minutes is debate over the exact same scores. 2022-06-1150 minFirebrandsLenny Dykstra, The NailsIn which steroids are sampled, baseballs are the size of basketballs, and Grace would clearly rather be talking about hockey. 2022-05-281h 12FirebrandsVictor Lustig, The "Count"In which landmarks are sold, money is printed, and Geena is perhaps too fond of today's hero. 2022-05-1453 minFirebrandsHetty Green, The Witch of Wall StreetIn which assassinations are thwarted, Quakers are austere, and this episode isn't late, you're late. 2022-05-0355 minFirebrandsJoseph Knowles, The Naked SurvivalistIn which moose fight moose, pants are tumbleweeds, and we learn some fun animal facts. 2022-04-161h 16FirebrandsFreaky Friday-brandsThings get topsy turvy as women give birth to animals, postmen attempt abortions, and Grace tells a very boring story. 2022-04-021h 06FirebrandsDoctor Willard Bliss, The Presidential PhysicianIn which metal is detected, pus is plentiful, and Grace ignores a very important notification and commits Sound Crime against everyone's audio.Part 2 of 'The Life and Getting Shot of James Garfield' 2022-03-191h 17FirebrandsCharles Guiteau, The Stalwart of the StalwartsIn which ships collide, lawyers are arrested, and coitus gets interruptus'd. Part 1 of 'The Life and Getting Shot of James Garfield' 2022-03-041h 03FirebrandsMarita Lorenz, The Spy Who Loved CastroIn which assassinations are planned (allegedly), babies disappear (or possibly don't), and Captain von Trapp loses his job.2022-02-181h 00FirebrandsTimothy Dexter, The Earl of ChesterIn which deaths are faked, sailors herd cats, and we explore some real crypto bro energy. Special Guest Host: Patrick Cornacchio2022-02-0458 min