Profiles In Eccentricity

This episode John shares the story of blood drinking cannibal Fritz Haarmann, who killed men so he could steal their clothes for his gay lover and sell his victim’s flesh to neighbors as “horse meat” in depression era Germany, all while operating as an underworld criminal and police informant.

Get ready for a wild ride through history as the hosts explore the wealth generated from pee in ancient Rome and the hilarious concept of a piss tax. Tune into eccentric tales about the Beach Boys, bizarre nursery rhymes linked to plantation culture, and the unconventional uses of urine in medicine and warfare. Expect amusing anecdotes about urine-powered batteries, shark meat fermentation, and even soldiers’ inventive survival tactics during World War I. It's a chaotic blend of humor and fascinating insights that makes history both entertaining and bizarre!

Michael Malloy, a homeless man from 1930s New York, epitomizes resilience as he survives multiple murder attempts from his own friends. The podcast delves into the bizarre story of the 'Murder Trust,' a group ineptly plotting his demise for insurance money. Amid dark humor, the hosts also explore a tragic meth-fueled party that resulted in death. They share absurd anecdotes, celebrating the chaotic extremes of human behavior while reflecting on the surreal dynamics of life and death during the Prohibition era.

This week Matt takes on the reclusive tribe that recently killed a Christian missionary and the British colonialist that tried to tame them a century ago. Also, John highlights the “cargo cults” of the Pacific islands that sprang up in the wake of WWII. Sponsored by Coconut Beats by Dre!

This week, fan favorite Laura Crawford returns to share the story of media fraudster Alan Abel who fooled everyone from Donahue to Walter Cronkite, started fake campaigns against animal nudity and faked his own death.

Aaron Pita, in his most challenging profile yet, takes on the original hypervert: The Marquis! Hear Matt and John squirm though the descriptions of the French psycho's real and imagined depictions of depravity and Aaron's careful comparison to modern taboo literature.

Matt brings the story of the Green family, starting with the matriarch, the Witch Of Wall Street, an incouragable, miserable woman, who made millions of dollars and zero friends and ending with the story of her son, The Colonel, who spent as much as he could on everything he could, including one grand mamillian phallus.

John discovers new information on the porn director turned ice cream shop armed robber from episode three and mysteries are solved, chop is synthetic, and the last laugh is Phil’s.

For the holidays, we share another killer Patreon subscribers-only episode! Our friend Nisa Ward joins us to talk about being duped into appearing in O.J. Simpsons’s TV prank show and John fills in with background on Juiced, the strangest and trashiest television show ever created.   For more Profiles content, join our patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/profilesineccentricity

Matt, John, and Aaron bring out another trove of offbeat songs, internet oddities, movie clips, and - of course - insane porno to pore over and get stupid with.