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This Guy Sucked

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A show that proves no matter how long you've been dead, it's never too late to have 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 historical figure is safe, and every episode reminds listeners that the best part of understanding the past is criticizing it.

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

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  1. The Orientalists with Rhiannon Garth Jones (Subscriber Preview)

    · 17 min · Explicit

    Claire and Rhiannon Garth Jones take a trip to the Middle East. Or possibly the Near East. Or maybe somewhere else but it’s DEFINITELY not the West and how dare you imply otherwise. Guest Our guest Rhiannon Garth…

  2. A Show We Love: Past Lives

    · 21 min · Bonus

    Introducing Past Lives, a brand-new history podcast from Patrick Wyman, creator of Tides of History and Fall of Rome. Discover the real, lived experiences of everyday people in the human past, not Great Men and their…

  3. Petrarch with David M. Perry

    · 1 h 03 min · Explicit

    Claire et David M. Perry de poeta mediaevali maledicunt. Guest Our guest David M. Perry is a journalist and historian. Pre-order his new book The Public Scholar: A Practical Handbook here, or buy copies of The Bright…

  4. Bernard Mandeville with John Callanan (Subscriber Preview)

    · 18 min · Explicit

    Claire and John Callanan explain why Bernard Mandeville is the bee’s knees. That joke might not make sense yet, but it will once you’re done with the episode. Guest Our guest Dr. John Callanan is a Reader in…

  5. Martin Witherspoon Gary with Vanessa Williamson

    · 1 h 13 min

    Claire and Vanessa Williamson talk about death, taxes, and a man who literally believed they should go hand-in-hand. Guest Our guest Dr. Vanessa Williamson is a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings…

  6. The Worst Wing with Nicole Hemmer and Kevin Schultz (Preview)

    · 16 min · Explicit

    Claire, Nicole Hemmer, and Kevin Schultz play some games and answer the easiest question in the world: are all of the American presidents bad? **THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED LIVE AT THE CHEERFUL EARFUL PODCAST FESTIVAL.…

  7. Carl Schmitt with Jonathan Fine *Unlocked*

    · 1 h 03 min · Explicit

    Claire and Dr. Jonathan Fine build a case against the vice president’s favorite philosopher in the court of public opinion. **THIS REMASTERED EPISODE WAS PREVIOUSLY RELEASED EXCLUSIVELY ON PATREON** Guest Our guest…

  8. Edward Kelley with Cynthia Paces (Subscriber Preview)

    · 23 min · Explicit

    Claire and Cynthia Paces try to separate a man from a whole lot of mysteries. Guest Our guest Cynthia Paces is a Professor of History at the College of New Jersey. Her new book Prague: the Heart of Europe, is…

  9. Gary Gygax with Eric Silver

    · 1 h 21 min · Explicit

    Claire and Eric Silver remind us that sometimes games we love are created by not-so-good people who openly wanted to do an immense amount of psychic damage to some of their players. Guest Our guest Eric Silver is a…

  10. The Internet with Wow If True (Subscriber Preview)

    · 18 min · Explicit

    Claire is joined by Amanda Silberling and Isabel Kim from Wow If True to discuss the collapse of the internet and why we can’t have nice things anymore. **The full episode is available on the TGS Patreon now and will…

  11. George Pitt-Rivers with Dan Hicks

    · 1 h 09 min · Explicit

    Claire and Prof. Dan Hicks bring (more) shame on the name Pitt-Rivers, and make an argument for unburying all of the archival bodies. Guest Our guest Dan Hicks is a Professor of Contemporary Archaeology at Oxford, as…

  12. John L. Sullivan with Louis Moore (Subscriber Preview)

    · 16 min · Explicit

    Claire and Professor Louis Moore go a few rounds with America’s first heavyweight champion. Guest Our guest Professor Louis Moore is a Professor of History at Michigan State University and the co-host of the Black…

  13. Godwin Sturt & Thomas of Monmouth with Elise Wang

    · 1 h 19 min · Explicit

    Claire and Elise Wang dig into the men (and motivations) behind one of the world’s most damaging and long-standing conspiracy theories. Guest Our guest Dr. Elise Wang is a professor of medieval literature at CSU…

  14. Paul (the Apostle) with Shaily Patel (Subscriber Preview)

    · 19 min · Explicit

    Claire and Dr. Shaily Patel unpack the many misdeeds of one of early Christianity’s most important men. Guest Our guest Dr. Shaily Patel is an Assistant Professor of early Christianity at Virginia Tech. Her book…

  15. Come See This Guy Sucked LIVE!

    · 1:05 · Bonus

    Our first ever live show is coming! Where: Caveat, 21A Clinton St, New York City When: Thursday, October 9, 2025 @ 7pm Who: Claire + a couple of special guests! How: Get your tickets here! See Privacy Policy at…

  16. Edmund Kean with Greg Jenner

    · 1 h 41 min · Explicit

    Claire and Greg Jenner take center stage to prove Edmund Kean was less leading man, more dramatic cautionary tale. Guest Our guest Greg Jenner is a historian, author, podcaster, and ‘weaselly looking guy.’ You can…

  17. Christopher Columbus with Surekha Davies (Subscriber Preview)

    · 16 min · Explicit

    Claire and Dr. Surekha Davies badmouth a man who made the world a lot bigger for some people and a lot worse for others. Guest Our guest Dr. Surekha Davies is an author, historian of science, speaker, and monster…

  18. D W Griffith with Kellie Carter Jackson

    · 1 h 11 min · Explicit

    Claire and Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson send the man behind Birth Of A Nation (and the re-birth of the KKK) to the cutting room floor. Guest Our guest Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson is an Associate Professor of Africana…

  19. Tertullian of Carthage with Chance Bonar (Subscriber Preview)

    · 18 min · Explicit

    Claire and Dr. Chance Bonar journey back into Ancient Roman Africa to talk about a guy who was very afraid of everything, including jewelry and high school teachers. Guest Our guest Dr. Chance Bonar is an Advising…

  20. The Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency with Appodlachia

    · 1 h 15 min · Explicit

    Claire teams up with Chuck from Appodlachia to talk about the union-busting hired guns that made it even harder to survive in the West Virginia coalfields. Collaborator This episode is a collaboration with…

  21. Alexander Graham Bell with Anabel Maler (Subscriber Preview)

    · 17 min · Explicit

    Claire and Dr. Anabel Maler dial in for a discussion on everything that was wrong with that one phone guy. Guest Our guest Dr. Anabel Maler is an Assistant Professor of Music Theory at the University of British…

  22. Alexander the Great with Patrick Wyman

    · 1 h 10 min · Explicit

    Claire and Dr. Patrick Wyman have a chat about mythology, stupidity, and the guy who put the Great in Great Man History. Guest Our guest Dr. Patrick Wyman is a historian, author, and podcaster. His book The Verge:…

  23. Spiro Agnew with Kevin Schultz (Subscriber Preview)

    · 21 min · Explicit

    Claire and Dr. Kevin Schultz discuss a man who grifted his way into (and out of) the White House, and how America’s current political polarization started earlier than you think. Guest Our guest Dr. Kevin Schultz is…

  24. Terry Dolan with Neil J. Young

    · 1 h 01 min · Explicit

    Claire and Dr. Neil J. Young discuss the frustrating legacy of Terry Dolan – attack dog of the New Right, proponent of ‘traditional values,’ and life-long closeted gay man. Guest Our guest Neil J. Young is a…

  25. Napoleon Bonaparte with Nicole Cochrane (Subscriber Preview)

    · 18 min · Explicit

    Claire and Dr. Nicole Cochrane make an important contribution to the Horrible Man Theory of history and do not mention anybody’s alleged height or anatomical features while doing it. Guest Our guest Dr. Nicole…

  26. Percy Grainger with Imani Mosley

    · 1 h 13 min · Explicit

    Claire and Dr. Imani Mosley talk high school band, Scandinavian fantasy freaks, and BDSM (Bizarre/Delusional/Strange Men). Guest Our guest Dr. Imani Mosley is an Assistant Professor at the University of Florida…

  27. Leo Kanner with Hannah Zeavin (Subscriber Preview)

    · 16 min · Explicit

    Claire and Dr. Hannah Zeavin do a deep-dive on 20th century child psychiatry, and why we all started believing everything is our moms’ fault. Guest Our guest Dr. Hannah Zeavin is an Assistant Professor of History at…

  28. Alcibiades with Roel Konijnendijk

    · 1 h 19 min · Explicit

    Claire and Dr. Roel Konijnendijk talk trash about ancient Athens’ most treacherous twink. Guest Our guest Dr. Roel Konijnendijk is a Darby Fellow in Ancient History at Oxford. Follow him on Bluesky or find him on…

  29. William McCain with Lauren Lassabe Shepherd (Subscriber Preview)

    · 16 min · Explicit

    Claire and Dr. Lauren Lassabe Shepherd grade the man behind Mississippi’s mid-century campus culture wars. He (unsurprisingly) gets an F. Guest Our guest Dr. Lauren Lassabe Shepherd is a historian of American…

  30. Henry Ford with Zack Furness

    · 1 h 12 min · Explicit

    Claire and Dr. Zack Furness let loose on the antisemitic calorie-counting surveillance pervert behind America’s most mediocre homegrown auto manufacturer. Guest Our guest Dr. Zack Furness an Associate Professor of…

  31. Ptolemy with Moiya McTier (Subscriber Preview)

    · 15 min · Explicit

    Claire and Dr. Moiya McTier ascend to the heavens and nuke 2nd century astrophilosophers from orbit. Guest Our guest Dr. Moiya McTier is an astrofolklorist and the host of Pale Blue Pod. Her book The Milky Way: An…

  32. Marie de France with Sarah-Jane Murray

    · 1 h 05 min · Explicit

    Claire and Dr. Sarah-Jane Murray flip the script on one of the world’s first French poets with our inaugural This Guy Rocked episode. Guest Our guest Dr. Sarah-Jane Murray is a Professor of Great Texts and Creative…

  33. Carl Schmitt with Jonathan Fine (Subscriber Preview)

    · 17 min · Explicit

    Claire and Dr. Jonathan Fine build a case against the vice president’s favorite philosopher in the court of public opinion. Guest Our guest Dr. Jonathan Fine is a Germanist specializing in Comparative Literature and…

  34. Elton Mayo with Madeleine Baker

    · 52 min · Explicit

    Claire and Dr. Madeleine Baker set out on an intrepid journey deep into the heart of darkness itself: Harvard Business School. Guest Our guest Dr. Madeleine Baker is a historian of labor and lecturer at Harvard. Her…

  35. Cesare Lombroso with Matt Lodder (Subscriber Preview)

    · 16 min · Explicit

    Claire and Dr. Matt Lodder discover why being born left-handed and a woman mean they missed out on their real calling: a life of crime. Guest Our guest Dr. Matt Lodder is a Senior Lecturer in Art History and Theory…

  36. Mid-Century Liberals with Andrew Hartman

    · 58 min · Explicit

    Claire and Dr. Andrew Hartman discuss Marxism, labor movements, and why everybody’s favorite presidents might’ve made things a whole lot worse. Guest Our guest Dr. Andrew Hartman is a professor of history at Illinois…

  37. Henry Dundas with Asheesh Kapur Siddique (Subscriber Preview)

    · 9:44 · Explicit

    Want to hear the rest of this episode? Hear the full conversation only on Patreon Claire and Dr. Asheesh Kapur Siddique attempt to answer an age-old question: what’s Scotland’s whole deal? Guest Our guest Dr.…

  38. Charlemagne with Matthew Gabriele

    · 53 min · Explicit

    Claire and Dr. Matthew Gabriele go on a holy crusade to figure out what’s up with Charlemagne the Actually-Not-That-Great. Guest Our guest Dr. Matthew Gabriele is a professor of medieval studies at Virginia Tech. His…

  39. Samuel Cummings with Drew McKevitt

    · 1 h 04 min · Explicit

    Claire and Dr. Drew McKevitt go to the gun range. Not really, but there are definitely some shots fired. Guest Our guest Dr. Drew Mckevitt is a professor of History at Louisiana Tech. His book Gun Country: Gun…

  40. Jerry Lee Lewis with Robert Komaniecki

    · 48 min · Explicit

    Claire and Dr. Robert Komaniecki ask an important question: was Jerry Lee Lewis a gigantic jerk to everyone, about everything? Their answer will absolutely not surprise you. Guest Our guest Dr. Robert Komaniecki is a…

  41. Voltaire with Eleanor Janega

    · 59 min · Explicit

    Claire sits down with Dr. Eleanor Janega to talk Candide-ly (get it?) about the guy who ruined medieval studies. Guest Our guest Dr. Eleanor Janega is a medieval historian and host of the podcast We’re Not So…

  42. Welcome to This Guy Sucked

    · 1:40 · Trailer

    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 beloved to the…

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