The American Journal of Losers

Dec 01 2022 69 ep.

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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.

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AJL Gets Canceled

Friends. It’s time we said goodbye—at least until some Qatari billionaire offers to foot the bill. But first, we need to make an episode so bad that no one will miss us. And also figure out who the biggest loser we’ve ever covered is. Follow along with our All Time Loser bracket here! [SPOILER WARNING] Bracket results Follow us online for more from us in the future:

#69 - The Stanford Prison Experiment

One day The American Journal of Losers will be taught in high school classes as the textbook example of the depths of misery to which human beings will sink, but for now that honor goes to the Stanford Prison Experiment: Phillip Zimbardo's wacky summer camp for wayward boys. Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL.AJL is part

#68 - Betty and 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 co

#66 - Centralia, Pennsylvania

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 L

#65 - The Black Sox Scandal

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

#64 - Bible Losers Roundup!

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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

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 brainCorrectio