Ranked #1
Episode 4 - The House Built Out of Dead Nazis
Episode 4 - The House Built Out of Dead Nazis
On this episode of the Lions Led by Donkeys we talk about Sergeant Yakov Pavlov and his Soviet House of Death during the... Read more
14 Aug 2018
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37mins
Ranked #2
Episode 9 - German Armor Fails of WWII Ft. Tom
Episode 9 - German Armor Fails of WWII Ft. Tom
Episode 9 brings us our first guest! Tom is an Officer in the United States Army Armor Corps, history graduate, and anon... Read more
14 Aug 2018
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1hr 22mins
Ranked #3
Episode 55 - Soviet Afghan War 1: A Revolution of Drunks
Episode 55 - Soviet Afghan War 1: A Revolution of Drunks
On part 1 of the Soviet Afghan War the Afghan King is overthrown leading to a series of coups, counter coups, and purges... Read more
17 Jun 2019
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57mins
Ranked #4
Episode 23- Iran-Iraq War Part 1: Revolution!
Episode 23- Iran-Iraq War Part 1: Revolution!
Sources for all related episodes: Karsh, Efraim (2002). The Iran–Iraq War: 1980–1988https://www.iranchamber.com/history/... Read more
29 Oct 2018
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #5
Episode 95 - French Invasion of Russia Part 1: Imperial Bromance
Episode 95 - French Invasion of Russia Part 1: Imperial Bromance
Napoleon attempts to make friends, ends up making war instead. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonk... Read more
9 Mar 2020
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57mins
Ranked #6
Episode 16 - War of 1812 Part 1: A Cannonball to the Face
Episode 16 - War of 1812 Part 1: A Cannonball to the Face
It's our first ever series so buckle up as we talk about the beginnings of the War of 1812 between a newborn America and... Read more
10 Sep 2018
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59mins
Ranked #7
Episode 40 - The Assholes of Holocaust Denial
Episode 40 - The Assholes of Holocaust Denial
On this episode Nick and Joe dive into the insane world of Holocaust Denial and why these people shouldn't be debated, t... Read more
25 Feb 2019
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57mins
Ranked #8
Episode 67 - The M-16 Rifle: A Dumb History
Episode 67 - The M-16 Rifle: A Dumb History
On this episode we examine the birth of the M-16 Rifle and its deployment to the Vietnam War. How did the Pentagon take ... Read more
9 Sep 2019
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1hr 4mins
Ranked #9
Episode 56 - Soviet Afghan War 2: Operation Storm 333
Episode 56 - Soviet Afghan War 2: Operation Storm 333
Another Afghan head of state is assassinated and replaced with an even more insane despot. The Soviets decide if anyone ... Read more
24 Jun 2019
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49mins
Ranked #10
Episode 82 - Clint Lorance is a Murderer
Episode 82 - Clint Lorance is a Murderer
Clint Lorance killed two unarmed Afghan civilians in 2012. Clint Lorance is a free man. He walked out of the United Sta... Read more
9 Dec 2019
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1hr 21mins
Ranked #11
Episode 85 - Winter War Part 1: Russian Problems
Episode 85 - Winter War Part 1: Russian Problems
On part one of our Winter War series we dive into the history of Finland and its long struggle for independence from a s... Read more
30 Dec 2019
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42mins
Ranked #12
Episode 79 - Philippine American War Part 1: Thanks a lot Nebraska
Episode 79 - Philippine American War Part 1: Thanks a lot Nebraska
On this episode we dive into America's first overseas war of Empire and how two racists from Nebraska started a war. Cor... Read more
18 Nov 2019
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52mins
Ranked #13
Episode 78 - The Battle of Teutoburg Forest
Episode 78 - The Battle of Teutoburg Forest
Join Joe and Nick as they dive into one of the worst military defeats in history.Support the show: https://www.patreon.c... Read more
11 Nov 2019
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1hr 14mins
Ranked #14
Episode 59 - Soviet Afghan War 5: The Rise of Najibullah
Episode 59 - Soviet Afghan War 5: The Rise of Najibullah
Babrak Karmal is a failure and the Soviets know he has to be replaced if they are ever going to get a functioning Afghan... Read more
15 Jul 2019
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1hr 4mins
Ranked #15
Episode 43 - The Kargil War
Episode 43 - The Kargil War
On this episode Joe and Travis talk about the Kargil War of 1999. You may have never heard of it but it involves nukes, ... Read more
18 Mar 2019
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1hr 8mins
Ranked #16
Episode 42 - The White Rose
Episode 42 - The White Rose
On this episode Joe and Rich talk about one of the most badass groups of people to ever walk the earth: The White Rose. ... Read more
11 Mar 2019
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46mins
Ranked #17
Episode 26 - Iran Iraq War Part 4: Marsh Madness!
Episode 26 - Iran Iraq War Part 4: Marsh Madness!
On the 4th part of our Iran Iraq War series Joe is joined in the studio by Tom to talk about the insanity of the Battle ... Read more
19 Nov 2018
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1hr 12mins
Ranked #18
Episode 5- Pavel Grachev
Episode 5- Pavel Grachev
On this episode we talk about Pavel Grachev, the Russian Minister of Defense who ordered the storming of Grozny while pi... Read more
14 Aug 2018
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #19
Episode 47 - The Easter Rising Part 1: The Wolfe Tone
Episode 47 - The Easter Rising Part 1: The Wolfe Tone
On this episode we dive into some of the history that caused the 1916 Easter Rising like stealing Irish freedom with the... Read more
22 Apr 2019
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55mins
Ranked #20
Episode 77 - Unit 731
Episode 77 - Unit 731
*TRIGGER WARNING** Everything. Seriously everything. It is terrible. On this episode Joe and Rich discuss one of the gr... Read more
4 Nov 2019
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1hr