

Profiles In Eccentricity
John Fahy, Aaron Pita, Matt Brousseau
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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Feb 2, 2023 • 1h 18min
The Barefoot Bandit: Colton Harris Moore
This week Johnboy takes on the story of the traumatized child who started thieving for survival before becoming a folk hero who successfully evaded police for years while teaching himself how to steal and fly planes from the Puget Sound to the Bahamas during his time as a fugitive, challenging society!

Jan 26, 2023 • 2h
Beau Monde Bohemian: Caresse Crosby
This week Matt regales the boys with the story of Caresse Crosby, the wealthy socialite that invented the bra, published works by legendary artists and writers, married drunk morons and entered into a suicide pact with her sleazy, shell-shocked proto-goth husband!

Jan 20, 2023 • 1h 55min
Never Growing Up: Doug Kenney Part 2
In the final installment, Johnboy talks about Doug Kenney building The National Lampoon print empire and expanding into huge Hollywood movie hits, dying mysteriously and doing so much cocaine! Plus bawdy pahts!

Jan 12, 2023 • 1h 48min
Chagrin Falls: Doug Kenney Part 1
Exploring the eccentric lives of Doug Kenney and Peter Ivers, from childhood to Harvard. Diving into Doug's upbringing in Chagrin Falls and his transition to comedy. Analyzing a mysterious death, Harvard adventures, and humorous banter about bleach and wrestling icons.

Dec 15, 2022 • 1h 44min
Pervert Potluck 2: Billy "In The Bowl" Davis, William "Every Conceivable Animal" Buckland, Joe "The Animal" Barboza, John "White Devil" Willis
The boys are back with a Christmas gift from each of us to you! John's got a disabled vagrant murderer from Ireland, Aaron's got a British theologian and archaeologist who ate a king's heart, and Matt and John share two different outsider gangsters from New England.

Dec 9, 2022 • 2h 27min
David Icke: Answers and Challenges
David Icke, a theorist known for his beliefs about extraterrestrial lizard control and illuminati theories, discusses his transformation from football career to controversial figure, prophecies about the end of the world, love as a means to defeat evil, personal life controversies, global conspiracy theories, self-publishing success, moon hologram theories, and societal impact of extreme conspiracy beliefs.

Dec 1, 2022 • 2h 16min
Eccentric Media XIII: That's True!
This week the boys get lost in another mess of videos, cartoons, clips, ads and PSAs including but not limited to madness at McDonald's, Freddy Kruger porn and a Far Side comic that went too far!

Nov 17, 2022 • 1h 57min
Sexual Socialite: Eve Babitz
Original groupie Eve Babitz, muse and challenger to artists in the 60s to 80s, chronicling the experience in veiled fiction to wide acclaim. Discussion includes her upbringing, experiences with famous figures, Barney's Beanery opening, anecdotes on her eccentric lifestyle, and her transition away from the rock and roll crowd. Also, anecdotes about Steve Martin, her acclaimed book 'The Slow Days Fast Company,' and her impact on feminist perspectives.

Nov 10, 2022 • 1h 31min
Brooklyn Blood Bath: Tommy "Karate" Pitera
This week Johnboy tells the lads about the notorious mafia hitman that veered into serial killer territory after growing up a victim of bullying and becoming a martial arts champion!

Nov 3, 2022 • 2h
Patreon Preview: Your Honor
From the patreon, a peek at some of the shit we do there: the first instance of John's new game, Aaron has some hot new yelp reviews, Matt has things to blame Jazz for, and then we end with Orson Welles' history lessons.