Cock and Bull Podcast

Cock and Bull

Spencer Foust, Nathan
True stories with unbelievable characters. Brought to you by amateur historians and professional brothers.
89: The Great Bone Plundering
After the Great Iconoclasm destroyed innumerable holy relics, the Catholic Church had to figure out a way to replace them. When vineyard workers unveiled a crypt that had been untouched for nearly 15 centuries, the church had its answer. Our podcast is an independent show, free of network restrictions and paid advertisements. We keep it that way firmly based on principles, and not because we haven't received any offers. Below is a link to our tip jar. Donations to Cock and Bull go toward research materials, and will never be spent on DVD copies of Deep Impact (again).... Support Cock and Bull by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbull Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.
Sep 5, 2023
38 min
88: Heinrich Schliemann and the Hunt for Troy
After nearly three years of intermittent hiatus, Cock and Bull is back for our triumphant ROAD TO 100! New episodes every Tuesday, starting right here with German businessman / amateur archeologist Heinrich Schliemann. Our podcast is an independent show, free of network restrictions and paid advertisements. We keep it that way firmly based on principles, and not because we haven't received any offers. Below is a link to our tip jar. Donations to Cock and Bull go toward research materials, and will never be spent on DVD copies of Deep Impact (again). Support Cock and Bull by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbull Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.
Aug 29, 2023
44 min
87: The Holy Prepuce
Recorded after a six month gap and released another six months after that! Don't call it a comeback, but Nathan and Spencer talk about the elusive artifact dubbed "The Holy Prepuce," also known as the foreskin of Jesus Christ. Cock and Bull is a somewhat-weekly history podcast about unbelievable characters and shockingly true stories, brought to you by Spencer Foust and Nathan: a sophisticated text-to-speech program. You can find our other shows at: www.one-shot-one-quill.pinecast.co www.marxmadness.pinecast.co www.blunderphonics.pinecast.co www.cooperative-effort.pinecast.co Cock and Bull is a labor of love, and has neither sponsors nor a network to monetize it. Donations go towards purchasing episode material like memoirs, letters, and research papers from a time when people thought "some idiot is going to buy this in 2022, and I'm going to make him work for it." Support Cock and Bull by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbull Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.
Apr 27, 2022
48 min
86: Pellegrino Ernetti's Photo of Jesus
Nathan and Spencer explore the life and legacy of Father Pellegrino Ernetti, and his miraculous invention dubbed "The Chronovisor." Cock and Bull is a somewhat-weekly history podcast about unbelievable characters and shockingly true stories, brought to you by Spencer Foust (@BalraagTheOrc), and Nathan, a sophisticated text-to-speech program. You can find our other shows at: www.one-shot-one-quill.pinecast.co www.marxmadness.pinecast.co/ www.blunderphonics.pinecast.co/ www.cooperative-effort.pinecast.co Cock and Bull is a labor of love, and has neither sponsors nor a network to monetize it. Donations go towards purchasing episode material like memoirs, letters, and research papers from a time when people thought "some idiot is going to buy this in 2021, and I'm going to make him work for it." Support Cock and Bull by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbull Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.
Apr 26, 2021
85: St. Columba and The War For The Book
Nathan and Spencer talk about Saint Columba, a gaelic historical figure with a slew of impossibly tall tales to his name. Cock and Bull is a somewhat-weekly history podcast about unbelievable characters and shockingly true stories, brought to you by Spencer Foust (@BalraagTheOrc), and Nathan, a sophisticated text-to-speech program. You can find our other shows at: www.blunderphonics.pinecast.co/ www.marxmadness.pinecast.co/ www.cooperative-effort.pinecast.co Cock and Bull is a labor of love, and has neither sponsors nor a network to monetize it. Donations go towards purchasing episode material like memoirs, letters, and research papers from a time when people thought "some idiot is going to buy this in 2021, and I'm going to make him work for it." Support Cock and Bull by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbull Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.
Apr 14, 2021
37 min
84: Quattlebaum's "Quadro-Tracker"
Episode Notes In 1993, a used-car salesman named Wade Quattlebaum had a harmless idea that spiraled into a scam worth millions. Cock and Bull is a somewhat-weekly history podcast about unbelievable characters and shockingly true stories, brought to you by Spencer Foust (@BalraagTheOrc), and Nathan, a sophisticated text-to-speech program. You can find our other shows at: www.blunderphonics.pinecast.co/ www.marxmadness.pinecast.co/ www.cooperative-effort.pinecast.co Cock and Bull is a labor of love, and has neither sponsors nor a network to monetize it. Donations go towards purchasing episode material like memoirs, letters, and research papers from a time when people thought "some idiot is going to buy this in 2021, and I'm going to make him work for it." Support Cock and Bull by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbull Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.
Jan 25, 2021
83: Julius Wagner-Jauregg's "Pyrotherapy"
Episode Notes Nathan and Spencer crank up the heat and talk about an old-fashioned remedy for mental illness. Cock and Bull is a somewhat-weekly history podcast about unbelievable characters and shockingly true stories, brought to you by Spencer Foust (@BalraagTheOrc), and Nathan, a sophisticated text-to-speech program. You can find our other shows at: www.blunderphonics.pinecast.co/ www.marxmadness.pinecast.co/ www.cooperative-effort.pinecast.co Cock and Bull is a labor of love, and has neither sponsors nor a network to monetize it. Donations go towards purchasing episode material like memoirs, letters, and research papers from a time when people thought "some idiot is going to buy this in 2020, and I'm going to make him work for it." Support Cock and Bull by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbull Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.
Nov 11, 2020
42 min
82: "Garbo," International Man of Mystery
I uploaded this before Nov 3. Hope your post-election life is going alright. <3 Cock and Bull is a somewhat-weekly history podcast about unbelievable characters and shockingly true stories, brought to you by Spencer Foust (@BalraagTheOrc), and Nathan, a sophisticated text-to-speech program. You can find our other shows at: www.blunderphonics.pinecast.co/ www.marxmadness.pinecast.co/ www.cooperative-effort.pinecast.co Cock and Bull is a labor of love, and has neither sponsors nor a network to monetize it. Donations go towards purchasing episode material like memoirs, letters, and research papers from a time when people thought "some idiot is going to buy this in 2020, and I'm going to make him work for it." Support Cock and Bull by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbull Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.
Nov 4, 2020
40 min
81: Dr. Cade's Guinea Pig Piss Piñatas
Nathan and Spencer are joined by Brittany, guest host, who teaches the brothers all about Dr. John Cade. Cade, throughout the 1940s, single-handedly cornered the jar and guinea pig markets of Australia. Why? We're still not 100% certain, but he'd argue it was science. Cock and Bull is a somewhat-weekly history podcast about unbelievable characters and shockingly true stories, brought to you by Spencer Foust (@BalraagTheOrc), and Nathan, a sophisticated text-to-speech program. You can find our other shows at: www.blunderphonics.pinecast.co/ www.marxmadness.pinecast.co/ www.cooperative-effort.pinecast.co Cock and Bull is a labor of love, and has neither sponsors nor a network to monetize it. Donations go towards purchasing episode material like memoirs, letters, and research papers from a time when people thought "some idiot is going to buy this in 2020, and I'm going to make him work for it." Support Cock and Bull by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbull Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.
Oct 14, 2020
54 min
80: Woollard and Carmichael, "Ball Busters"
Nathan and Spencer have a... well, frankly uncomfortable discussion about organs. Sensitive, external--did I say sensitive?--organs. Cock and Bull is a somewhat-weekly history podcast about unbelievable characters and shockingly true stories, brought to you by Spencer Foust (@BalraagTheOrc), and Nathan, a sophisticated text-to-speech program. You can find our other shows at: www.blunderphonics.pinecast.co/ www.marxmadness.pinecast.co/ www.cooperative-effort.pinecast.co Cock and Bull is a labor of love, and has neither sponsors nor a network to monetize it. Donations go towards purchasing episode material like memoirs, letters, and research papers from a time when people thought "some idiot is going to buy this in 2020, and I'm going to make him work for it." Support Cock and Bull by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbull Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.
Jul 10, 2020
18 min
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