Profiles In Eccentricity

Jan 30 2025 335 ep. 98 mins 2.4k

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A show about weirdos. Hosted by comedians John Fahy, Aaron Pita, and Matt Brousseau, each episode tells a tale about someone who lives afoul of the rules most of us live by.

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Totalitarian Tolerated: Saparmuruat “Turkmenbashi” Niyazov

Jan 30 2025 71 mins

Vlad The Impaler: Stuck In The Middle Dracul

Jan 23 2025 80 mins

This week Aaron explores the life, legend and legacy of Vlad Dracula III and the boys explore to what extent the 15th century ruler of Wallachia influenced Bram Stoker’s novel! Vlad cuts an equally chilling figure as a daring, sadistic, brutal ruler and military leader - with a flare for unfathomably macabre spectacle!

From The Vault: Neo Nazi Hot Tub Party

Jan 16 2025 109 mins

We're off this week due to the fires out here, so we've got one of our favorite old episodes. This episode John shares the story of a neo-nazi biker gang whose members were half undercover ATF agents, the story of a WW2 SS unit that committed such heinous atrocities that even the Nazi leadership was appalled, and the Norwegian phenomenon of preceding doppelgängers that show up bef

Storm Chasers Part 2: Corporal John Park Finley and Ted Fujita

Jan 09 2025 78 mins

This week Matt throws us back into the storm with a savagely harrowing tale of a tornado made of fire in Wisconsin! Then we meet the next generation of experts, Corporal John Park Finley and Ted Fujita and discover new ways of looking at devastating storms!

Storm Chasers Part 1: James Espy and William Redfield

Jan 02 2025 73 mins

This week Matt treats the lads to the story of America’s first tornado chasers from Ben Franklin through the first meteorologists - who’s overblown egos and theoretical stubbornness revolted the scientific community! Along the way we get into the science of storms and the awe-inspiring violence and power of the tornado!

From The Vault: Pervert Potluck

Dec 25 2024 83 mins

Dropping an old favorite on Xmas. From 2019: This week on Profiles each lad once again brings a wee bit for a 3 way love fest! Aaron tells of a 19th century prostitute who used steak creatively. John meditates on cosmonaut tragedy and sacrifice and Matt brings us to the island that cocaine changed dramatically!

Episode 300: Eccentric Media X(mas)VIII: JEFF?!

Dec 19 2024 88 mins

This week the boys celebrate episode 300 with the 18th entry into our eccentric media series! We’ve got Canadian gay rock tunes, Santa toilet ads, headlines blaming women and comets, Marvel movie erotica, Jeffrey Dahmer’s drug dealer, Chinese bingo app commercials and a very merry DMX tune! Links to all videos are on our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/profilesineccentricity

The North Pond Hermit: Christopher Thomas Knight

Dec 12 2024 88 mins

This week Johnboy tells the lads about the man who haunted a rural Maine community before his capture after 27 years of living in a frigid campsite, living solely on what he stole. His transition from myth to man in the public eye reveals challenging questions about survival, society and solitude.

Dorothy Eady: Back To Egypt

Nov 21 2024 89 mins

This week returning guest Laura Crawford explores the life and past life claims of Dorothy Eady, an English woman born in the early 20th century who claimed she was a reincarnated priestess of Ancient Egypt! Her return to Egypt and adherence to ancient religion and devotion to her claimed homeland are pitted against an early childhood injury as we seek to explore her mysterious lif

Patreon Preview: We Gotta Figure Out These Pyramids

Nov 14 2024 87 mins

We're off this week, but have a Patron's Choice episode for you from April. We talked Arizona, Kellogg, Xmen 97, Vikings! and more.