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HILF 89 - George Washington with Ryan Keeley [HILF Public School - RECORDED LIVE]
It's July 3rd, 2025 and Dawn can hardly contain herself as she invites the audience at Flappers Comedy Club (https://flapperscomedy.com/) to fall down the rabbit hole of history along with her, LIVE! She is joined in this HILF-ing by two sp
HILF 88 - Karl Marx VS Adam Smith with Mary Gallagher
If you get into a heated conversation on any subject these days (and who isn’t?) it often ends with someone being called a “F*cking Marxist” or “Capitalist PIG". Join Dawn and comedian, Mary Gallagher (https://www.myfriendmary.com/), to fin
HILF 87 - Billy the Kid with Kerstin Porter
Billy the Kid - like Black Beard and Al Capone - is one of those real historical characters whose life was so colorful and dramatic that the facts sound like fiction. Dawn is joined by actress and comedian, Kerstin Porter (https://www.kerst
HILF 86 - Religion in America with Ryan Ripple
Dawn and bestie, Ryan Ripple (https://www.instagram.com/ripplerapple/), take on the easy, non-controversial subject of Protestant Christianity in America. As your history books have told you, the earliest colonial settlers came seeking reli
HILF 85 - The Manson Family Murders, Part Two with Lisa and Ellie Dehner
In Part One of the Manson Family Murders (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hilf-history-id-like-to-f-k/id1591266758?i=1000710238814), you went through the law-and-order portion of the history. Now settle in for some of Dawn's favorite
HILF 84 - The Manson Family Murders with Lisa and Ellie Dehner
Dawn is joined by her sister, Lisa; and niece, Ellie for the HILF-ing of Los Angeles’s most famous true-crime tragedy. Hear about Charles Manson and how the world learned about his sinister cult. As Dawn is a resident of LA, you'll ride sho
HILF 83 - Rosemary Kennedy with Molly McAleer
Hear the story of Rosemary Kennedy, sister to John F Kennedy, who goes from being the media-darling of a royal ball, to the the victim of a botched lobotomy at the age of 23. To thank for this sad and fascinating HILF is Molly McAleer (http
HILF 82 - The Lewis & Clark Expedition, Part 2 with Alex Malt
Welcome back! When last we met Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and their Corps of Discovery, our heroes had navigated over 2,000 miles. Up and down rivers, across the Continental Divide, and all way to the Northern Pacific Coast. They saw
HILF 81 - The Lewis & Clark Expedition with Alex Malt
Lewis & Clark were more than just two white guys in buckskins! Join Dawn and the “Corps of Discovery” as they venture into the wildest of the wild West. Meet Sacegawea, fight a grizzly, and find out what it takes to cross the Rocky Mountain
HILF 80 - The King of Spies with Blaine Harden
It’s the wild, true story of Donald Nichols, a seventh-grade drop-out who rises from Army Mechanic to Black Ops Phenomenon during the Korean War. Hear the whole twisted tale - from his unlikely rise, to his fall, to the weeks of electroshoc
HILF 79 - Waterloo with Jackie Kashian
Joining Napoleon on his journey to his now-famous defeat at Waterloo, is comedian, Jackie Kashian (https://jackiekashian.com/). She has several comedy albums, performs across the country, and on all your screens: Netflix, late show, Conan a
HILF 78 - The Morale Corps with Robert B. O'Connor
“Entertainment Specialist” was the technical designation of what would later be known as The Morale Corps. This intrepid group of enlisted soldiers were responsible for finding joy in life’s darkest and most dangerous corners. To tell the s
HILF 77 - The Grand Canyon with Andrew Melby
It’s a family affair as Dawn is joined by her husband, director Andrew Melby (https://www.instagram.com/melby1), to HILF this awe-inspiring natural wonder of the world. On a recent road-trip to Los Angeles from Minnesota, Dawn and Andrew st
HILF 76 - Jack Parsons with Cristina Van Epps
Join Dawn and guest, Cristina Van Epps (https://www.instagram.com/phasersonstunning/), as they follow the dark and fascinating path of Jack Parsons - the rocket-loving occultist who helped man get to the moon. Cristina works as an engineer
HILF 75 - How to Steal a Fighter Jet with Andy Rider
Dawn's guest is comedian, Andy Rider, (https://www.instagram.com/andyrideragain/?hl=en) whose hit comedy album The Get Together (https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-get-together/1756727188) has topped itunes and earned him increasing accla
The Donner Party, Part One with Andy Kraft [RE-RELEASE]
This was no party...They were the group who got hopelessly stranded over a particularly harsh winter in the Sierra Nevadas - many of them starve to death and several of those who don’t starve to death, survived by resorting to cannibalism.D
The Donner Party, Part Two with Andy Kraft [RE-RELEASE]
When last we met, Dawn and guest Andy Kraft were taking a shot of whiskey to prepare for the dark path ahead. Hear how it all ends up in the dark pages of history and why your high school teachers probably never told you the whole story. --
HILF 74 - The Christmas Miracle of WWI (Recorded LIVE)
Dawn has the benefit of a live audience and visual aides as she tells the story of the remarkable Christmas Truce of 1914. From the streets of Sarajevo to the trenches of France, it's a story of humanity and joy in the darkest of times. Rec
HILF 73 - The Toast with Jules and Uncle Brad
Dawn's guests are two connoisseurs of drinking, Juliana McIntosh (https://joinjules.com/) and Brad Sutton (https://www.instagram.com/favorite_uncle_brad/) - the neice-and-uncle-team behind the hit podcast, The Art of Drinking (https://www.i
HILF 72 - The Black Death, Part 2 with Mary Ramos
Hear about the places that managed to avoid the plague, at least for a little while, and what a medieval haz-mat suit looked like. Also, continue to roll the 'Death Dice' along with celebrated music supervisor, Mary Ramos (https://maryramos
HILF 71 - The Black Death with Mary Ramos
Dawn is joined by celebrated Music Supervisor, Mary Ramos (https://maryramosmusic.com/), who has worked on some of the most incredible film scores in movie history! A close collaborator with Quentin Tarantino, she’s had a hand in everything
HILF 70 - Vampires with Macy Issacs
Dawn is joined by comedian, Macy Issacs (https://www.maceyisaacs.com/), to talk about the origin of Vampire folklore and what - from the many stories about them - is actually real! We’ll go around the world and see how vampires in Japan and
Horror Movies with Jose Barrientos [RE-RELEASE]
Originally released in October of 2022, revisit Dawn and her guest, Jose Barrientos (https://www.instagram.com/el_m4riach1/), for a rundown of the history of horror movies! From silent dancing skeletons, to The Wolfman, and all the way past
HILF 69 - Benjamin Franklin with Bryan Austin
To help tell the story of the man behind our 100-dollar bill, Dawn is joined by Benjamin Franklin expert, Bryan Austin (https://www.bfranklinlive.com/let-s-be-frank/). He portrays James Madison and Ben Franklin in Colonial Williamsburg (htt
HILF 68 - Mozart's Sister with LAZOU
Nannerl Mozart, Wolfgang Amadaeus's intriguing older sister, is the HILF of Dawn's guest, LAZOU (https://linktr.ee/itslazou). She is an award-winning podcast host (https://nuancespod.com/) and composer with work featured in film, television
HILF 67 - The Lost Island of Lemuria with Justin McHenry
Dawn's guest literally wrote the book on this mysterious and mythic place known by some as 'the Atlantis of the Pacific Ocean'. Historian and writer Justin McHenry (https://www.justinjmchenry.com/) joins her from his office in West Virginia
HILF 66 - Mount Rushmore with Christine Blackburn
While many of us can easily picture Mount Rushmore in our heads, few of us know much about it beyond the heads. Even if you CAN name all four presidents featured (and only 30% of Americans can) the story of how and why this enormous feat of
HILF 65 - The Constitution with AJ Jacobs
AJ Jacobs (https://ajjacobs.com/) is a writer and humorist known for his immersive dedication to a variety of subjects. He spent a year attempting to follow EVERY rule in the Bible and wrote a NY TIMES best-seller, The Year of Living Biblic
The Whiskey Rebellion with Rashid Green [RE-RELEASE]
Originally recorded recorded in April, 2022 - over 50 episodes ago - Dawn revisits The Whiskey Rebellion with bartender, Rashid Green. (https://www.instagram.com/greendanger/)Learn how to make some of the best 18th Century cocktails AND get
HILF 64 - Doc Holliday with Brandon Gibson
Dawn is joined by actor and writer, Brandon Gibson (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1340435/) (Black-ish, Fresh Off the Boat, Spilled Paint (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11736136/)) who has long been fascinated by the the consumptive, former-de
