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This Guy Sucked

This Guy Sucked

Claire Aubin

This Guy Sucked is a history podcast for haters, by haters.

Join historian Dr. Claire Aubin and a new expert every week to pull back the scholarly curtain on the world’s worst guys and gals - from the widely beloved to the relatively unknown. No historically-significant dead person is safe, and every episode proves that the best part of understanding the past is criticizing it.

New episodes every Thursday — free episodes bi-weekly, and access to all episodes (ad-free!) at patreon.com/thisguysucked

  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    Ramesses II with Patrick Wyman

    Claire and Patrick Wyman build whatever the opposite of a monument is for this guy.


    Guest

    Our guest Dr. Patrick Wyman is a historian and podcaster. His book Lost Worlds: How Humans Tried, Failed, Succeeded, and Built Our World, is available here, and his podcast Past Lives is available here. Follow him on Bluesky, Twitter, and Instagram.


    Sensitive Themes & Topics

    Slavery, warfare and descriptions of war-related violence


    Credits

    - Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.

    - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.

    - Music: Marshall Dean Williams

    - Multitude: multitude.productions


    Want double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.


    Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.


    Find Us Online

    - Website: thisguysucked.com

    - Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked

    - Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com

    - Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked


    Want to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads 

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    30 April 2026, 9:00 am
  • 20 minutes 32 seconds
    Ezra Pound with Kristin Grogan (Subscriber Preview)

    Claire and Prof. Kristin Grogan serve some poetic justice to the literary world’s favorite fascist.


    Guest

    Our guest Kristin Grogan is an Assistant Professor of English at Rutgers University. Her book Stitch, Unstitch: Modernist Poetry and the World of Work is available here.


    Sensitive Themes & Topics

    Torture/imprisonment, antisemitism


    Credits

    - Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.

    - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.

    - Music: Marshall Dean Williams

    - Multitude: multitude.productions


    Want double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.


    Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.


    Find Us Online

    - Website: thisguysucked.com

    - Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked

    - Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com

    - Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked


    Want to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads 



    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    23 April 2026, 9:00 am
  • 59 minutes 35 seconds
    Daisy Bates with Lingthusiasm

    TGS and Lingthusiasm join forces to think through all the things that can go wrong when you give a grifter too much power over indigenous languages.


    Guest

    Our guest Lauren Gawne is an Associate Professor of Linguistics at La Trobe University and the co-host of Lingthusiasm. Follow Lingthusiasm on Bluesky and Instagram, or join their Patreon.


    Sensitive Themes & Topics

    Genocide, racism and racial violence


    Credits

    - Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.

    - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.

    - Music: Marshall Dean Williams

    - Multitude: multitude.productions


    Want double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.


    Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.


    Find Us Online

    - Website: thisguysucked.com

    - Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked

    - Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com

    - Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked


    Want to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads 



    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    16 April 2026, 9:00 am
  • 14 minutes 6 seconds
    Presenting: Dreaming Against The Machine

    *THIS GUY SUCKED WILL RETURN NEXT WEEK*

    In the meantime, enjoy an introduction to Multitude’s newest show, Dreaming Against The Machine with Adam Becker!


    Want double the TGS episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.


    Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.


    Find Us Online

    - Website: thisguysucked.com

    - Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked

    - Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com

    - Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked


    Want to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads 



    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    9 April 2026, 9:00 am
  • 1 hour 15 minutes
    Ovando Hollister with Megan Kate Nelson

    Claire and Megan Kate Nelson head west and discuss old-timey journalistic ethics along the way.


    Guest

    Our guest Dr. Megan Kate Nelson is a historian of the American West. Her newest book, The Westerners: Mythmaking and Belonging on the American Frontier is available here. Follow her on Bluesky and Instagram or visit her website.


    Sensitive Themes & Topics

    Genocide, racism, racial violence, sexual assault


    Credits

    - Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.

    - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.

    - Music: Marshall Dean Williams

    - Multitude: multitude.productions

    - Cover: History Colorado. Accession #91.429.263


    Want double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.


    Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.


    Find Us Online

    - Website: thisguysucked.com

    - Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked

    - Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com

    - Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked


    Want to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    2 April 2026, 9:00 am
  • 16 minutes 4 seconds
    Archie Bunker with Oscar Winberg (Subscriber Preview)

    Claire and Oscar Winberg consider whether it might be a bad idea to let television characters run your government.


    Guest

    Our guest Dr. Oscar Winberg is postdoctoral fellow at the Turku Institute for Advanced Studies and the John Morton Center for North American Studies. His book Archie Bunker for President is available here. Follow him on Bluesky or visit his website.


    Sensitive Themes & Topics

    Racism, war


    Credits

    - Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.

    - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.

    - Music: Marshall Dean Williams

    - Multitude: multitude.productions


    Want double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.


    Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.


    Find Us Online

    - Website: thisguysucked.com

    - Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked

    - Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com

    - Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked


    Want to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads 



    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    26 March 2026, 9:00 am
  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    Murray Rothbard with Quinn Slobodian

    Claire and Prof. Quinn Slobodian remind everyone that no matter how bad things are, some guys have always wanted them to get worse.


    Guest

    Our guest Quinn Slobodian is a professor of international history at Boston University. His newest book Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed, is available for pre-order along with his other books here. Follow him on Bluesky.


    Credits

    - Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin 

    - Producer & Editor: Thomas O’Mahony. Find him on Twitter @gotitatguineys and Bluesky gotitatguineys

    - Music: Marshall Dean Williams

    - Multitude: multitude.productions


    Find Us Online

    - Website: thisguysucked.com

    - Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked

    - Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked

    - Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked

    - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisguysucked

    - Bluesky: tgspod.bsky.social

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    20 March 2026, 9:00 am
  • 1 hour 5 minutes
    Humbert Humbert with Ally Louks

    Claire and Dr. Ally Louks shout LOLITA IS NOT A LOVE STORY into the nearest megaphone.


    Guest

    Our guest Dr. Ally Louks is a literary scholar, writer, and public academic. Follow her on Twitter, Bluesky, Instagram, and TikTok.


    Sensitive Themes & Topics

    Child sexual abuse, pedophilia


    Credits

    - Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.

    - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.

    - Music: Marshall Dean Williams

    - Multitude: multitude.productions


    Want double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.


    Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.


    Find Us Online

    - Website: thisguysucked.com

    - Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked

    - Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com

    - Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked


    Want to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    19 March 2026, 9:00 am
  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    All About the Benjamin with No Such Thing

    Claire and Manny, Noah, and Devan of No Such Thing try to figure out what’s really up with our freakiest Founding Father.


    Guest

    No Such Thing is a weekly podcast finding actual answers to today’s most pressing questions. Go give it a listen and follow the show on Instagram and TikTok.


    Sensitive Themes & Topics

    Slavery, genocide


    Credits

    - Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.

    - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.

    - Music: Marshall Dean Williams

    - Multitude: multitude.productions


    Want double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.


    Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.


    Find Us Online

    - Website: thisguysucked.com

    - Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked

    - Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com

    - Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked


    Want to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitudeshows.com/ads

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    18 March 2026, 9:00 am
  • 23 minutes 12 seconds
    Frederick II with Richard Cole (Subscriber Preview)

    Claire and Prof. Richard Cole head over to medieval Jerusalem and prove that dysentery is the real mind-killer.


    Guest

    Our guest Richard Cole is an Associate Professor of Medieval European History at Aarhus University and host of The Chronicles, from the Centre for Viking and Medieval Studies.


    Sensitive Themes & Topics

    Warfare and violence


    Credits

    - Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.

    - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.

    - Music: Marshall Dean Williams

    - Multitude: multitude.productions


    Want double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.


    Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.


    Find Us Online

    - Website: thisguysucked.com

    - Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked

    - Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com

    - Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked


    Want to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    12 March 2026, 9:00 am
  • 1 hour 18 minutes
    Dick Cheney with Nicole Hemmer

    Claire and Prof. Nicole Hemmer take aim at the former vice president and then make him apologize for it afterwards.


    Guest

    Our guest Nicole Hemmer is a professor of History and Director of the Carolyn T. and Robert M. Rogers Center for the American Presidency at Vanderbilt University, as well as the host of This Day. Her books Partisans and Messengers of the Right are available here. Follow her on Bluesky @pastpunditry and Instagram @pastpundit.


    Sensitive Themes & Topics

    Gun violence, terrorism, warfare, torture and imprisonment


    Credits

    - Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.

    - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.

    - Music: Marshall Dean Williams

    - Multitude: multitude.productions


    Want double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.


    Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.


    Find Us Online

    - Website: thisguysucked.com

    - Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked

    - Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com

    - Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked


    Want to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    5 March 2026, 10:00 am
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