Who was the "Irish Hamilton"? Join us in learning the jaw-dropping saga of Richard Martin, a man of passion who was just as likely to shoot you in a duel as he was to defend an innocent animal. Dubbed “Hair-Trigger Dick” for the 100-plus duels he survived and “Humanity Dick” for dragging a battered donkey into court and writing the world’s first anti-cruelty law, Martin was an 18th-century Irish MP, ship-wreck magnet, and founding spirit behind what would become the ASPCA. Come for the gossip; stay to learn how one man could be both a crack-shot duelist and the patron saint of donkey justice.
00:00:00 Catch-Up
00:27:04 D*ck of All Trades
01:03:40 Meet Richard Martin
01:22:10 Irish Hamilton’s Aftermath
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