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This Guy Sucked

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.

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

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Episodes
  • George IV with Madeleine Pelling

    George IV with Madeleine Pelling
    Dec 25 2025

    Claire and Maddy Pelling remind us that the life of the party is often also the worst person you know.


    Guest

    Our guest Dr. Madeleine Pelling is a cultural historian, author, and broadcaster. Her newest book Hoax: Truth and Lies in the Age of Enlightenment is available for pre-order here, and her podcast After Dark is available here. Follow her on Instagram @maddypelling, or visit her website.


    Sensitive Themes & Topics

    Misogyny, slavery, political violence and police brutality


    Credits

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

    - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.

    - 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

    - Bluesky: tgspod.bsky.social


    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.
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • The Anti-Suffragists with Sophia Rosenfeld (Subscriber Preview)

    The Anti-Suffragists with Sophia Rosenfeld (Subscriber Preview)
    Dec 18 2025

    Claire and Sophia Rosenfeld discuss what women want. And what they don’t want. And what they don’t want other women to want.


    Guest

    Our guest Sophia Rosenfeld is a Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania. Her book The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life is available here.


    Sensitive Themes & Topics

    Misogyny


    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


    Find Us Online

    - Website: thisguysucked.com

    - Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked

    - Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked

    - Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked

    - Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com


    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.
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    20 mins
  • Napoleon Bonaparte (redux) with Marlene Daut

    Napoleon Bonaparte (redux) with Marlene Daut
    Dec 11 2025

    Claire and Prof. Marlene Daut cover life in the French Caribbean, and fill in all the bits that weren’t covered in high school or our previous Napoleon episode. For example, the murdering.


    Guest

    Our guest Marlene Daut is a Professor of French and African Diaspora Studies at Yale. Her newest book, The First and Last King of Haiti is available here. Visit her website here.


    Sensitive Themes & Topics

    Racism and racial violence, slavery, torture, child death & child endangerment


    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


    Find Us Online

    - Website: thisguysucked.com

    - Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked

    - Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked

    - Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked

    - Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com


    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.
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    1 hr and 3 mins
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