Podcasts by Famous Dead People
If you’ve ever wanted to know what happened to Amelia Earhart straight from Amelia Earhart herself, then Famous Dead People is the show for you.
Veteran comedian Jarret Berenstein resurrects famous dead people every week to interview on his show. You’ll be amazed at how much you don’t know about all your favorite dead celebrities and historical figures. Secrets will be revealed, stories will be set straight, and history will be rewritten, all courtesy of the city’s best comedians.
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Ep 142 - Charles Ponzi & Busby Berkeley from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Rebecca Robles & Dennis Pacheco) How does one go about establishing themselves as the choreographer of enormous musical numbers for stage and screen? And how does one trick hundreds o...
ListenEp 141 - Jeffrey Epstein & The Big Bopper from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians John Everett Trowbridge & David Bluvband) I feel bad having someone like Epstein on, but I really wanted to find out the truth about his untimely but well deserved death. And I had si...
ListenEp 140 - Charles Bukowski & Boris Karloff from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Louie Pearlman & Shawn Wickens) Why did Charles Bukowski stop writing after getting two stories published, and how did Boris Karloff land his first scary movie role? We get into all o...
ListenEp 139 - Philip Seymour Hoffman & Rudyard Kipling from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Brendan Goggins & Dominic Russo) We chatted with Philip about acting ad Rudyard about writing and also racism and intensity and yelling! Also, stick around till the very end to hear t...
ListenEp 138 - Joseph Stalin & Gene Kelly from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Pat May & guest host Rebecca Robles) I let Famous Dead People darling Rebecca Robles take over the microphone so she could interview famous dancing man and Fred Astaire rival Gene Kel...
ListenEp 137 - Robin Leach & Saint Augustine from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Evan Altshuler & Rob Penty) Where did Robin Leach's obsession with the rich and famous come from? And why was Saint Augustine such a controversial christian? We got into all of that a...
ListenEp 136 - Jim Jones & Geoffrey Chaucer from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Megan Gray & Jonathan B. Lerner) We got to the bottom of Chaucer's early nicknames and Jim Jones' journey to being a cult leader and more! For more Megan Gray: https://twitter.com/gra...
ListenEp 135 - Anna Nicole Smith & Édouard Manet from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Rebecca Robles & Dennis Pacheco) We deconstructed some of Manet's paintings, and Anna had some snacks off mic. All that and more! For more Rebecca Robles: https://www.instagram.com/lo...
ListenEp 134 - Johnny Ramone & De Dee Ramone from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Louie Pearlman & Kyle Gordon) I never usually do this, but we dedicated this entire episode to delving into the life and times of two members of the notorious punk band The Ramones. A...
ListenEp 133 - Andrew Carnegie & Conway Twitty from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Brendan Goggins & Chris Ferry) How did Andrew Carnegie make all his billions of dollars, and what was some of the secret sexual meanings of Conway's songs? We get into all that and mo...
ListenEp 132 - George H. W. Bush & Roger Moore from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Kevin Cobbs & Austin Sanders) I thought I knew what the HW stood for, but it turns out there were many options. And at what point was Roger Moore offerred the role of Bond?! We get in...
ListenEp 131 - Marilyn Monroe & King Arthur from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Mia Bloomfield & Aaron Gold) We get to the bottom of everything in this episode, like the extremely sketchy way that Marilyn Monroe got into modeling and also the weirdly unnecessary ...
ListenEp 130 - Jack Kerouac & Anton Chekhov from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Rob Penty & Graham Techler) We discussed the hidden meaning of some of Chekhov's plays and also the hidden double meaning of the title of Kerouac's book On The Road. Hint: it's exactl...
ListenEp 129 - John Hancock & Dave Thomas from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Megan Gray & Evan Altshuler) When our country first formed there was one key question every new citizen had on their mind: where's the beef. Check out Megan Gray: https://magnettheate...
ListenEp 128 - H. G. Wells & Desi Arnaz from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Rebecca Robles & Dennis Pacheco) We had an awesome time getting into the origins of early Desi Arnaz's career, and what HG Wells' rule is for writing great science fiction stories! Ch...
ListenEp 127 - ee cummings & MCA from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Pat May & Anna Neu) How did ee cummings feel about jews, and how did the Beastie Boys move from punk to rap? We'll get to the bottom of all of that and more on this week's ep! See Pat...
ListenEp 126 - John Wayne & George Washington Carver from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Jonathan B. Lerner & Eric Austin) On this episode we learn what you can and cannot do with a peanut, and John Wayne's famous techniques for surviving dangerous movie stunts! See Eric ...
ListenEp 125 - Johnny Appleseed & George Bernard Shaw from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Federico Garduño & Brendan Goggins) This one got a little dirty through no fault of my own. I'm sorry, but when George Bernard Shaw and Johnny Appleseed start talking about getting it...
ListenEp 124 - Eva Perón & Lionel Barrymore from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Rebecca Robles & Shawn Wickens) We really got into it on this ep, and by "it" I mean my pronunciation of various South American words. https://jarretberenstein.com https://twitter.com...
ListenEp 123 - Cecil B DeMille & Wolfman Jack from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What happens when a radio active radio bites a wolf who then bites a man? Or a werewolf bites a man who's listening to the radio? I forget exactly what happened, I only know it's gonna make a hell ...
ListenEp 122 - Mary Shelley & Mel Blanc from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
How did Mel Blanc get his nam and iconic voice, and who hooked up with Byron when Mary Shelley was writing Frankenstein? Don't worry, fam, we get to the bottom of it. Catch Dede on the Friday Night...
ListenEp 121 - Roger Ebert & Arch Duke Ferdinand from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Exactly how many assassins were after Arch Duke Ferdinand, and what about Roger Ebert's secret fav movie? Maybe we will be getting into all these things? jarretberenstein.com @justjarret Pat May...
ListenEp 120 - Cary Grant & David Koresh from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
I'd love to write up this summary, but Cary and I are on our way to see Chance the Rapper at the Branch Davidians complex! I wonder whatever happened to those guys... jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
ListenEp 119 - River Phoenix & George Orwell from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode we learn about Orwell's obsession with poor people and River Phoenix's incredible acting method! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
ListenEp 118 - Hunter S. Thompson & Johannes Brahms from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This was a wonderful episode for a number of reasons, not the least of which being it features the most frequent and second most frequent Famous Dead People comedians. Email me your guess as to whi...
ListenEp 117 - Buddy Holly & Sir Francis Bacon from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What was science like before the scientific method, and what were rockstars like before they had sex? We got to all that and more on this week's episode of Famous Dead People! jarretberenstein.com ...
ListenEp 116 - Cole Porter & Sophocles from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
How did they judge plays in antiquity? And where did Cole Porter get the titles of his songs? We explore all that and more in this week's ep! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
ListenEp 115 - Bing Crosby & Johannes Gutenberg from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Why would a man make so many bibles just so a different man, hundreds of years later, could beat his kids with it? All that and more on this week's ep! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
ListenEp 114 - Charles Bronson & Anne Boleyn from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The only thing that stops a bad king from divorcing his wife is a good king who's divorcing his wife. Also, we get to the bottom of the invention of bowling. You'll never guess who did it?! jarretb...
ListenEp 113 - Hugo Boss & Bob Kane from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Who knew that the Batman was a co-collaboration between Bob Kane and the nazis? Hugo knew! He knew and he let it happen! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
ListenEp 112 - Basquiat & Cornelius Vanderbilt from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
At the intersection of art and commerce comes this fascinating conversation with an artists - desperate to sell out - and a wealthy man who buys only horses (insert shrugging emoji here) jarretbere...
ListenEp 111 - Stanley Kubrick & Charlotte Brontë from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Stay away from hot water and other sins! That is the sage advice we got this week from our two dope guests. Give it a listen! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
ListenEp 110 - Arthur Conan Doyle & Sonny Bono from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
I got another case for Sherlock Holmes: why was Sonny Bono so about copyright extensions?! We get to the bottom of that and more on this week's ep! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret Don't forget to ...
ListenEp 109 - Truman Capote & Selena Perez from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
How did Truman Capote feel about the film version of Breakfast at Tiffany's? And how was it that Selena's dad got her out of school to do all those shows? We've got the straight dope on this latest...
ListenEp 108 - Georgia O'Keeffe & King George the 3rd from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Why did Georgia O'Keeffe decide to paint so many genitals? Was King George really angry at America for succeeding? We get to the bottom of it right here on this ep! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
ListenEp 107 - Michael Crichton & Lady Godiva from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
I don't know why these two kept talking about a train I needed to catch, because I was definitely NOT in a rush to pick up a rental car in Jersey right after the taping. Other than that, stellar ep...
ListenEp 106 - Julia Child & Tom Petty from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
There was some contention on this ep about the proper pronunciation of certain foods. I'm sure we settled on something by the end though. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
ListenEp 105 - Lou Gehrig & Johannes Kepler from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Two men who had things named after them: the movement of the planets, and apparently a sandwich at this one deli, but that has not yet been confirmed. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
ListenEp 104 - Ernest Hemingway & Theodore Roosevelt from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What a fun ep! Have there ever been two more masculine men than Hemingway and Roosevelt? Both all about their solo dude trips and war! Make way for the testoster-zone! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
ListenEp 103 - Stephen Hawking & Claude Monet from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Stephen Hawking has his non robot voice back and he is taking full advantage, plus Claude Monet talks about what impressionism really means. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
ListenEp 102 - Walt Whitman & Steve Rubell from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The man behind studio 54 and the man behind Leaves of Grass. Two sex men, obsessed with sex and masculine energy, together at last. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
ListenEp 101 - Johann Sebastian Bach & Pol Pot from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We played around with some nicknames for these two on the show, which was 100% the best use of our time. Stick around towards the end for a little special bonus content, and happy thanksgiving! jar...
ListenEp 100 - Reunion Spectacular! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Megan Gray, Chris Ferry, Dede Tabak, & Brian Patchett) Our first ever reunion show in honor of our 100th episode! Hoo boy, did we have fun both before and after this show getting turn...
ListenEp 99 - Charles Dickens & Andre the Giant from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians John Everett Trowbridge & Rebecca Robles) I felt bad about how I treated Charles Dickens during this episode, he just wanted to be included and I was very dismissive of him. I didn't ...
ListenEp 98 - Johnny Carson & Daniel Boone from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Lex Morales & Jonathan B. Lerner) If there's one thing that brings the disparate worlds of Johnny Carson and Daniel Boone together, it's a desire for Israel to git! jarretberenstein....
ListenEp 97 - Ansel Adams & Sir Edmund Hillary from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Justin Moran & Todd Fasen) A mountaineer and a guy who likes taking pictures of mountains. Two men who are famous for doing equally dangerous things I guess? jarretberenstein.com @ju...
ListenEp 96 - Patrick Swayze & Charlemagne from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Sulaiman Beg & Austin Sanders) What does it really mean to Swayze? And who killed Charlemagne's younger brother Carloman? And what year did I go to high school with Ludacris? All thes...
ListenEp 95 - Rod Serling & Martha Washington from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians David Bluvband & Rebecca Robles) This episode had so many twists I honestly can't make heads or tails of it. There were Hitler's and dinosaurs, that is all I can say, and Martha was a...
ListenEp 94 - Shirley Temple & Archimedes from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Brian Patchett & Megan Gray) The invention of the heat ray plus the invention of adorable! These two dished the straight dope on this light hearted ep. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
ListenEp 93 - James Joyce & John Denver from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Kevin Cobbs & Jarret Berenstein) Friend of the pod Austin Sanders hosted this light hearted romp with two notorious drunk perverts! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
ListenEp 92 - Wes Craven & Lord Byron from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Louie Pearlman & Will Jacobs) I believe these two are currently in talks to develop a spooooooky poem! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
ListenEp 91 - Henry Ford & Mary Todd Lincoln from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Pat May & Fu Goto) Who was really behind the invention of the cheap car? And who was really behind a second plot to wound Abraham Lincoln? All this and more in today's exciting ep. j...
ListenEp 90 - Immanuel Kant & Richard Feynman from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Matt Nedostup & Boris Khaykin) I know these guys are smart, but I weirdly also found them to be super condescending. Who knew! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
ListenEp 89 - Vincent van Gogh & Eliot Ness from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Aaron Gold & Chris Ferry) We may not figure out who the Torso Killer is in this episode, but we do figure out exactly who wanted to exchange Vincent's ear for sex. jarretberenstein.c...
ListenEp 88 - Philip K. Dick & Elizabeth Báthory from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Megan Gray & Melissa Ulloa) If you've ever wondered why science fiction is so RANDOM or why a Hungarian noble woman would want to murder over 650 and people, then this is the episode ...
ListenEp 87 - Rowdy Roddy Piper & Edward the Eighth from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Austin Sanders & Tim Platt) I made a lot of mistakes in this episode. I mistakenly called Edward the Eighth a former king but he was NEVER coronated. Also, I mistakenly used an offens...
ListenEp 86 - Alfred Hitchcock & Nicolaus Copernicus from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Jon B Lerner & Pat May) Suspenseful movies and the math of the stars! Also, we got into the B movie versions of Alfred's movies made by the infamous Freddy Bitch-cock. jarretberenste...
ListenEp 85 - Mary Magdalene & Jim Varney from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Fu Goto & Chris Ferry) We got the inside scoop here on the other two Mary's that used to hang out with Jesus, and also floated the idea of a darker Ernest movie, maybe we could get DC...
ListenEp 84 - Dean Martin & President Taft from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Brian Patchett & Jon Krauss) President Taft and Dean Martin came at me hard in this episode. It was weirdly familiar, like how I get roasted by my high school friends every day on a t...
ListenEp 83 - Steve Irwin & Eli Whitney from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Kevin Cobbs & Eric Yearwood) Steve and Eli really got on like a house fire. Look for our new doom synth band, who's name I forget, but I think we have a gig at the Bellhouse coming up...
ListenEp 82 - Vincent Price & Moliere from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Matt Weir & Shawn Wickens) Did you know Moliere worked on a spooooky play? And that Vincent Price did the audio for the historical exhibit at the OK Corral? Unprompted?!? Learn all th...
ListenEp 81 - Shel Silverstein & Pontius Pilate from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Megan Gray & Peter McNerney) One of these people is really tired of hearing about how they killed the lord and savior. The other one is on the run from massive gambling debts. Listen ...
ListenEp 80 - George Harrison & Nero from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Louie Pearlman & Dennis Pacheco) You'll never guess which former Beatles girlfriend was a spectral being able to travel through time and tell people secrets about the future! We revea...
ListenEp 79 - Audrey Hepburn & Carl Sagan from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Rebecca Robles & Sulaiman Beg) You do NOT want to get in the way of the woman who runs social media for WeWork, she will eat you alive. And Carl might not know exactly how babies are ...
ListenEp 78 - Dale Earnhardt & Karl Marx from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Jon Bander & Pat May) If you've never seen a Disney movie, then you will not understand the budding friendship between these two luminaries of socialism and cars. jarretberenstein.co...
ListenEp 77 - Agatha Christie & Edith Bouvier Beale from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Dede Tabak & Devin O'Neil) This episode has it all! A comprehensive list of all the men and women who were in love with/jealous of Lil Edie, AND the one mystery that even Agatha Chris...
ListenEp 76 - The Wright Brothers & Fred Trump from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Boris Khaykin, Matt Shafeek, & John Everett Trowbridge) Our first live show! I hope you enjoy, and I swear I never did cocaine with Fred Trump in Klan robes. He is making that up. ja...
ListenEp 75 - Voltaire & Joan Crawford from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Austin Sanders & Anna Neu) No wire hangers on this episode! That was not something Joan asked, but I did a little research and I heard they both weren't fans. jarretberenstein.com @j...
ListenEp 74 - Noel Coward & Martin Van Buren from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Adam Mamawala & Chris Ferry) One of the world's most successful playwrights paired with one of America's most forgettable presidents? This was one for the books! jarretberenstein.com...
ListenEp 73 - Marie Antoinette & Frank Lloyd Wright from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Alan Fessenden & Marian Rosin) These two have some historically dope libidos, and do not fret because we talked about it at LENGTH! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
ListenEp 72 - James Dean & Montezuma from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Jon Bander & Federico Garduño) My one regret in this episode is I don't think I did enough to keep Montezuma from picking up smoking. That damn James Dean makes it look so cool! Kids!...
ListenEp 71 - Richard Nixon & Virginia Woolf from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Jonathan B. Lerner & Kevin Cobbs) Looks like Virginia added one more member to the Woolf pack! These two really got into it over Vietnam though. Yikes! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
ListenEp 70 - Elvis Presley & John Wayne Gacy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians John Everett Trowbridge & David Bluvband) I was frankly surprised by how well these two got along. Elvis was particularly impressed at how bipartisan Gacy was politically. Also...KARA...
ListenEp 69 - Salvador Dali & Ayn Rand from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Dennis Pacheco & Xavier Padin) Uncovering the secrets of Ayn Rand's bizarre philosophy of "Get Yours or Go Fuck Yourself" and Dali's possible involvement in the kidnapping of the Lind...
ListenEp 68 - Dr Seuss & Louis Vuitton from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Pat May and Rebecca Robles) You'll never guess which of these two was the more depressed. And it wasn't even close! One was real depressed, and the other was totally fine. Great ep, t...
ListenEp 67 - Ed Wood & Nostradamus from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Shawn Wickens and Jamie Rivera) Weirdly accurate predictions from Nostradamus about Ed Wood?! This is the episode that has it all! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
ListenEp 66 - The Buddha & Queen Victoria from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Will Jacobs & Austin Sanders) This episode is all about getting crazy nuclear orgasms and how it can lead to enlightenment. Enjoy one of my new favorite eps! jarretberenstein.com @ju...
ListenEp 65 - Benjamin Franklin & Rodney Dangerfield from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Douglas Widick & James Robilotta) It's hard to tell the one liners from the truth in this episodes, but we did get some good dirt on Ed Sullivan and James Madison (I assume). jarretb...
ListenEp 64 - Kurt Cobain & Saint Francis of Assisi from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Matt Weird & Chris Ferry) Kurt Cobain reveals the only good chain store in the world and Saint Francis gives us the real skinny on his many miscommunications with the lord. It's a hoo...
ListenEp 63 - Howard Hughes & Frida Kahlo from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Kevin Cobbs & Lex Morales) If there's one main takeaway from this episode, it's that everybody loves a hilarious t shirt. I still not sure about the frog thing, but it'll probably mak...
ListenEp 62 - Jackie Gleason & Galileo Galilei from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Dennis Pacheco & Xavier Padin) Being successful is, apparently, all about being a huge dick! This from both one of the greatest entertainers of the 20th century and a dude who tried t...
ListenEp 61 - Princess Di & Pythagoras from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians John Trowbridge & Megan Gray) All three of us finally lost our v cards! If you're a regular listener you know that was a long time coming for me and Wilt Chamberlin, but the stories f...
ListenEp 60 - Caligula & Alexander Graham Bell from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Pat May and Paul Valienti) Sex, drugs, and rock and roll: the life of the man who would eventually invent the telephone. And also some roman dude. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
ListenEp 59 - David Bowie & JD Rockefeller from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Austin Sanders & Rebecca Robles) A very nice episode featuring dancing girls, rampant drug use, and a brief fling with white supremacy (gulp). jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
ListenEp 58 - Keith Moon & Lizzie Borden from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Adam Twitchell & Anna Neu) Did Lizzie Borden really kill all those people? And how is it that Keith Moon is dead and Keith Richards is still alive? Answers to both those pressing ques...
ListenEp 57 - Mark Twain & Saddam Hussein from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Matt Nedostup & Sulaiman Beg) Had I realized that their names rhymed (Twain and Hussein), I never would have put these two in the room together. Alas, the milk has been spilt, so plea...
ListenEp 56 - Johnny Cash & Hammurabi from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Brian Patchett & Lex Morales) If there's one thing we learned from this episode it's that a man has gotta have a code. Whether you enforce that code on entire populations has a lot to...
ListenEp 55 - Macho Man Randy Savage & Melvil Dewey from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Will Jacobs and Charlie Nicholson) Snap into this episode, guys. Snap into it because it is about organization, and living as macho a life as possible. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
ListenEp 54 - Gene Roddenberry & Leon Trotsky from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedian Kevin Cobbs & Shawn Wickens) One of my new favorite eps! Find the secret motivations one of the most influential communists leaders and the producer of the original star trek series. I...
ListenEp 53 - Benedict Arnold & Bobby Fischer from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Pat May & Alan Fessenden) "War is a game of chess, not checkers," said someone probably, and so we bring you this episode featuring one of the greatest chess masters of all time and T...
ListenEp 52 - Ronald Reagan & Marquis de Sade from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Austin Sanders & Jon Bander) A very unapologetic Marquis and a former president who was very vocal about the old pleasure dungeons he used to hang out in. This one is for the books! ...
ListenEp 51 - Ginger Rogers & Tomas de Torquemada from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Megan Gray & Chris Ferry) An interview with the original bad girl of Hollywood and a surprisingly sympathetic habitual torturer! Secrets are revealed, people. Get into it. jarretbere...
ListenEp 50 - Hugh Hefner & Luciano Pavarotti from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians John Trowbridge & Douglas Widick) Join us as we celebrate the 50th episode by doing the same thing as every other ep! I was joined the studio today by two very controversial figures....
ListenEp 49 - Edgar Allan Poe & Harpo Marx from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Paul Valenti & Joe Miles) Somehow, at the end of this episode, Edgar was wearing Harpo's pants. It'll make sense when you listen. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
ListenEp 48 - Leonardo da Vinci & Ted Williams from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Rebecca Robles & Brian Patchett) You know what they say about orgies: three people is too few, and there's no such thing as too many! I think that's the lesson from this week's episod...
ListenEp 47 - Christopher Columbus & Eleanor Roosevelt from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Alan Fessenden & Patricio Machuca)The theme of this episode is powerful women, ie Eleanor, and the Queen that Columbus had to get money from for his dumb trip to the Bahamas (aka his ...
ListenEp 46 - Charles Darwin & Alexander the Great from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Pat May & David Etkin) Is it fair to only call one guest "great" just because it's the name that history gave them? Darwin was a little sticky about this, but we got past it. jarretb...
ListenEp 45 -Friedrich Nietzsche & J.R.R. Tolkien from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Peter McNerney & Will Jacobs) The line between genius and moron has never been so fiercely debated! This was a spicy one, baby. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
ListenEp 44 - Che Guevara & Leonard Cohen from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Megan Gray & Austin Sanders) Everybody knows that the dice are loaded, everybody knows that the United Fruit Company paid American politicians to stage a coup in Guatemala! (I think t...
ListenEp 43 - Leonidas & Marcel Duchamp from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Brian Frange & Todd Fasen) I'm noticing a worrying trend of booking dead people who end up either trying to or vowing to kill me on the air. No more warrior kings or 20th century arti...
ListenEp 42 - Blackbeard & Alfred Kinsey from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Branson Reese and Kevin Cobbs) There may or may not have been a little spark in the air between Blackbeard and me. Either that or Kinsey just really likes watching people bone. You be...
ListenEp 41 - Charlton Heston & Mary Queen of Scots from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Chris Ferry & Meghan O'Neill) Everybody is confused by the history of European royalty, even Charlton Heston and Mary Queen of Scots! Enjoy the ep and don't...lose your HEAD! (spoiler...
ListenEp 40 - John Wilkes Booth & Plato from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians John Trowbridge & Eric Yearwood) The father of western philosophy and the handsomest man in 19th century America! Which one was which? You'll have to listen to find out! jarretberens...
ListenEp 39 - Neil Armstrong & Walt Disney from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Pat May & Evan Altshuler) You'd think Neil Armstrong would be tired of talking about space, but on the contrary he was annoyed we didn't get to it more, much to Disney's consternation...
ListenEp 38 - Marlon Brando & Louis Pasteur from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Douglas Widick & Lex Morales) If I had to pick two dudes who I did not expect to be as obsessed with farts and boobs as they were, it would be Louis Pasteur and Marlon Brando, who joi...
ListenEp 37 - Pope John Paul I & John Keats from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Joe Miles and Andy Moskowitz) A poet and a pope! It's not a romantic comedy, it's John Keats and the very first John Paul sitting down with Jarret and really getting into it. jarretb...
ListenEp 36 - Anne Frank & Timothy Leary from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Boris Khaykin and Austin Sanders) I thought these two would get along a lot better than they did, but Timothy Leary kept insisting that Anne Frank take responsibility for the bad thin...
ListenEp 35 - Napoléon Bonaparte & Alan Rickman from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Megan Gray and Mike Cabellon) Did you know that Alan Rickman and Napoleon were both famous for parties for which there are no records at all? Thankfully, I got them in the studio to d...
ListenEp 34 - Emily Dickinson & Winston Churchill from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Federico Garduño & Molly Cahen) Emily Dickinson gave Churchill and real lesson in confidence here, and I think that's a lesson that all of us can take to the heart. jarretberenstein....
ListenEp 33 - Ludwig van Beethoven & Jerry Falwell from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Branson Reese and Michael Lutton) Don't worry guys, I really let Jerry Falwell have it on this episode, but it was hard because he had an unlikely ally! jarretberenstein.com @justja...
ListenEp 32 - Thomas Edison & Sappho from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Rebecca Robles & Michael Wolf) a surprisingly Australian Sappho and predictably blustery Thomas Edison join Jarret in the studio this week to talk about poems from the heart, gods, an...
ListenEp 31 - Judy Garland & Paul Revere from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Meghan O'Neil and Sean Taylor) Both of these two would describe their lives as "quite a ride!" Poor abused Judy Garland and hero of the revolution Paul Revere join Jarret in the studi...
ListenEp 30 - Jacques Cousteau & John the Baptist from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Matthew Sellitti & Les Morales) A real watery theme for our thirtieth podcast ep! John the Baptist and Jacques Cousteau join Jarret in the studio this week to get to the bottom of the...
ListenEp 29 - PT Barnum & JFK from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Peter McNerney & Austin Sanders) We're on a real wacky roll here on Famous Dead People. JFK and PT Barnum join Jarret in the studio this week to debate who can put on a better show: a...
ListenEp 28 - Pablo Escobar & Oscar Wilde from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Kevin Cobbs and Chris Ferry) Both criminals but for very different reasons! Oscar Wilde and Pablo Escobar join Jarret in the studio this week to try and figure out which one of these ...
ListenEp 27 - Marco Polo & Lewis Carroll from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Boris Khaykin and Jarret Berenstein) Friend of the pod Andy Moskowitz hosted this light hearted romp with explorer Marco Polo and writer/pedophile Lewis Carroll. One of my fav eps so ...
ListenEp 26 - Sid Vicious & Alfred Nobel from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Patricio Machuca & Bianca Casusöl) The man who invented dynamite and the man who WAS dynamite...on stage (I'm nailing this intro). Aldred Nobel of the Nobel peace prize and Sid Viciou...
ListenEp 25 - Vlad the Impaler & Amelia Earhart from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Shawn Wickens and Starr Kendall) Oh the great mysteries of history! Where did Amelia go? Why did Vlad do so much impaling? What's fact and what's exaggeration? All that and more as Am...
ListenEp 24 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Shaka Zulu from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Federico Garduño and Joe Miles) How old was Mozart when he first started composing? And was Shaka Zulu the black Napoleon, or was Napoleon the white Shaka Zulu? All this and more on t...
ListenEp 23 - Abraham Lincoln & Michelangelo from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Chris Ferry and Andy Moskowitz) Did you know that Michelangelo's dad was a real poon hound? And that Lincoln's wife was bonkers? You did? Well, listen to this great ep anyway. jarret...
ListenEp 22 - Katharine Hepburn & Socrates from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Matt Nedostop and Dede Tabak) Socrates and Katharine Hepburn guided me through the seedy underbelly of Hollywood and philosophy in this dope ep. Find out more by LISTENING! jarretber...
ListenEp 21 - William Shakespeare & Cesar Chavez from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Lex Morales and Chris Ferry) Want to know where Shakespeare was for his lost years? Wonder what the Salad Bowl boycott was all about? This ep is for you. jarretberenstein.com @justja...
ListenEp 20 - Jim Henson & Pablo Picasso from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Matt Shafeek and George Fernandez) It's the first interview I ever did paired with a totally separate interview I did later! Join me and get to know our beloved Jim Henson and the mys...
ListenEp 19 - Fred Rogers & Sacagawea from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Peter McNerney and Maya Deshmukh) I had no idea how wrong I was pronouncing these names, you guys. Listen to me struggle, plus get all the hot gossip on Louis and Clark and the Land o...
ListenEp 18 - Albert Einstein & Genghis Khan from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Megan Gray and Rebecca Robles) I finally stepped away from the host mic for an ep and let someone else do the question-making. Friend of the show Megan Gray hosts this epic conversati...
ListenEp 17 - Babe Ruth & Catherine the Great from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Dede Tabak and Lex Morales) It matters who plays you in the movie, version, guys. That's what I learned from my talk with Catherine the Great and Babe Ruth (the great). Enjoy! jarre...
ListenEp 16 - Charles Lindbergh & Jane Austen from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Kevin Cragg and Andy Moskowitz) Some political views do not age well, that is my main takeaway from this ep, where I interviewed Charles Lindbergh and Jane Austen. Enjoy! jarretberen...
ListenEp 15 - Sir Isaac Newton & Jackson Polluck from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Maya Deshmukh and Patricio Machuca) Some real sexual truth bombs got dropped on this ep with Jackson Polluck and Sir Isaac Newton! We also talked about painting and math and whatever...
ListenEp 14 - Gandhi & Jimi Hendrix from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Armando Diaz and Joe Miles) Peace and love, bros. Jimi Hendrix and Gandhi join Jarret in the studio this week and discuss more sex than I thought we would. jarretberenstein.com @jus...
ListenEp 13 - Sigmund Freud & Julius Caesar from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Megan Gray and Kevin Cobbs) Maybe my new fav ep! Sigmund Freud and Julius Caesar join Jarret in the studio this week to discuss daddy issues and early Roman stick ball. jarretberens...
ListenEp 12 - Harriet Tubman & JD Salinger from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Shawn Wickens and Shacottha Fields) Legendary underground railroad conductor Harriet Tubman and reclusive author JD Salinger join Jarret in the studio this week to discuss work ethic ...
ListenEp 11 - Cleopatra & Christian Dior from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Jon Bander and Rebecca Robles) Another ep where I was unfairly maligned! Cleopatra and Christian Dior join Jarret in the studio this week to discuss fashion and sleeping your way to t...
ListenEp 10 - William Henry Harrison & Martin Luther from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Peter McNerney and Michael Lutton) Whigs and daddy issues! If you listen real hard you may hear those themes brought up a few times in this ep. William Henry Harrison and Martin Lut...
ListenEp 9 - Nikola Tesla & Henry the 8th from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Nick Kanellis and Jon Bander) Nikola Tesla and Henry the 8th join Jarret in the studio to reveal some relationship secrets and also knock some puns outta the fucking park. jarretbere...
ListenEp 8 - Andy Warhol & Susan B Anthony from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Andy Moskowitz and Bianca Casusol) Hoo boy, did I get in hot water on this one! Susan B Anthony and Andy Warhol join Jarret in the studio to decide if the women's rights movement or t...
ListenEp 7 - John Lennon & George Washington from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Rick Andrews and Kevin Cobbs) The silliest ep so far! John Lennon and George Washington join Jarret in the studio to discuss Washington's little known affair and John Lennon's one bi...
ListenEp 6 - Steve Jobs & Dennis Farina from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Christian Paluck and Peter McNerney) We had a little audio trouble here but it's too fun of an ep to not release to the public. Dennis Farina and Steve Jobs join Jarret in the studio ...
ListenEp 5 - Robert Ripley & Jackie Kennedy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Megan Gray and Sam Rogal) Robert Ripley & Jackie Kennedy join Jarret in the studio to discuss personal tragedies and other peculiarities you can either believe or not. jarretberenste...
ListenEp 4 - Charlie Chaplin & Joan of Arc from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Louis Kornfeld and Bianca Casusol) Charlie Chaplin & Joan of Arc join Jarret in the studio to discuss the evolution of comedy and the truth behind religions miracles. jarretberenstei...
ListenEp 2 - Wilt Chamberlain & Mother Theresa from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Wilt Chamberlain & Mother Theresa join Jarret in the studio to discuss love, sex, and possible second careers. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
ListenEp 3 - Al Capone & Jesus from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Al Capone & Jesus join Jarret in the studio to discuss dying at 33, syphilis and party tricks. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
ListenEp 164 - H. P. Lovecraft & John Witherspoon from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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ListenEp 163 - Steve McQueen & Aldous Huxley from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Shawn Wickens & Dennis Pacheco) The king of cool and also Aldous Huxley! For more Dennis Pacheco: https://magnettheater.com/ensembles/newport/ @dpacheco For more Shawn Wickens: http:/...
ListenEp 162 - Miss Cleo & Andy Rooney from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Chris Bell & Evan Altshuler) The cards have predicted a great ep! For more Chris Bell: https://magnettheater.com/show/54205/ For more Evan Altshuler: https://twitter.com/evanalt For m...
ListenEp 161 - Annette Funicello & Muammar Gaddafi from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Megan Gray & Louie Pearlman) We talked to a surprisingly progressive Gaddafi and a hard partying Annette about Walt Disney's weird obsession with her. https://www.louiepearlman.com/ K...
ListenEp 160 - Dick Clark & Roger Ailes from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Jarret Berenstein & Jon B Lerner) Austin Sanders took over the hosting for this week's ep, and he sat down with Roger Ailes and Dick Clark, two guys who definitely touched dicks in th...
ListenEp 159 - John Glenn & Caroll Spinney from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Rebecca Robles & John Trowbridge) We got into the real history of the space program and everybody's early attitudes towards The Muppets on this historic ep. For more Rebecca Robles: L...
ListenEpisode Reissue! Elvis and John Wayne Gacy! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians David Bluvband & John Trowbridge) Full disclosure: I was in Mexico last week on a well deserved vacation and I went on a jet ski and it was dope. But that also means I didn't have tim...
ListenEp 158 - Coco Chanel & Gene Siskel from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Austin Sanders & Matt Shafeek) We talked all about the movies the Gene Siskel loved and the men Coco Chanel used for money! All that and more on today's ep! For more Austin Sanders: E...
ListenEp 157 - Adam West & Hernan Cortez from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Pat May & Brendan Goggins) Did Cortez really burn his boats on purpose? And what was the worst tv show Adam West ever did? We get into all of that and more on this week's awesome ep! ...
ListenEp 156 - Robert Evans & Klaus Nomi from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Louie Pearlman & John Trowbridge) We explored the golden age of Hollywood and the new wave revolution in New York all in the same interview! Also, we really got into how to sell out a...
ListenEp 155 - Peter Fonda & Nelson Mandela from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Dennis Pacheco & Chris Bell) Peter Fonda didn't do any drugs and Nelson Mandela was super violent! These are only some of the amazing findings from this latest episoooooode. For more ...
ListenEp 154 - Frank Sinatra & David Koch from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Kevin Cobbs & John Trowbridge) Old blue eyes and old GOP mega-donor! Two of the most humble people I've ever had in the studio. You should listen! For more John Trowbridge: First Imp...
ListenEp 153 - Casey Kasem & Paul Cézanne from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Pat May & Evan Altshuler) We find out the origin of Casey Kasem's top 40 television show, and the inspiration behind some of Cezanne's brush techniques! Probably! I don't remember! Fo...
ListenEp 152 - Jimmy Stewart & Graham Greene from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Austin Sanders & Rebecca Robles) We uncover some intense secrets about French culture, and also some incredible stories about Jimmy Stewart and Graham Greene fighting the nazis. Get i...
ListenEp 151 - Luke Perry & President Franklin Pierce from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Steve Hofstetter & Brett Druck) What was President Pierce's favorite drink? And how did Luke Perry start a riot? We get to the bottom of all that and more on this week's ep! For more ...
ListenEp 150 - Maya Angelou & Gloria Vanderbilt from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Megan Gray & Chris Bell) Why did Gloria Vanderbilt marry some donk when she could have married Howard Hughes? And how many jobs did Maya Angelou have in her life? We get into all of t...
ListenEp 149 - Humphrey Bogart & Amerigo Vespucci from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Aaron Gold & Chris Ferry) We get all into Humphrey Bogart's early acting work and Amerigo's early exploring!
ListenEp 148 - Stan Lee & Edward R Murrow from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Dennis Pacheco & Rob Penty) So much fun business with this legendary newsman and the chief creative force behind Marvel comics! We really got into it on this one, so check it out, pun...
ListenEp 147 - Eddie Money & Rip Torn from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Brendan Goggins & John Trowbridge) Two tickets to paradise, Defending your life...these two have rounded all the artistic bases! We get into all of that and more on this week's episod...
ListenEp 146 - Liberace & Wyatt Earp from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Rebecca Robles & Louie Pearlman) Of the two people that I had on this week's episode, you'll never guess which one invented gaslighting! We get to all of that and more on this week's ...
ListenEp 145 - Walter Cronkite & Ray Kroc from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Jon Bander & Jonathan B. Lerner) A lot of antisemitism on this ep, despite all three of us being jewish. What do you expect when we talk about Walter Cronkite's tv show where he did t...
ListenEp 144 - Evel Knievel & Julian Eltinge from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Pat May & Keith DiRienzo) What's more dangerous than jumping over the Snake River in a rocket? How about building your entire career as a female impersonator in the early 1900s! This ...
ListenEp 143 - Charles Schulz & Mario Puzo from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
(ft comedians Federico Garduño & Megan Gray) Who were the inspirations for all of the Peanuts gang? And how did Mario Puzo go about researching all his mafia books? We get to the bottom of all that...
ListenEp 1 - Grigori Rasputin&Orville Redenbacher from 2017-01-20T00:52
We're starting out the season with my favorite episode! Grigori Rasputin&Orville Redenbacher join Jarret in the studio to discuss popcorn, religion, and giant dongs. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
ListenEp 1 - Grigori Rasputin&Orville Redenbacher from 2017-01-20T00:52
We're starting out the season with my favorite episode! Grigori Rasputin&Orville Redenbacher join Jarret in the studio to discuss popcorn, religion, and giant dongs. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
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