The nation’s #1 academic resource on losers, chumps, and has-beens. Join comedians/scholars Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos as they profile extinct animals, stupid criminals and just about every other kind of failure on God’s green earth.
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Joey Bednarski Podcasts
Carl and Joey are two nobodies from nowhere who started a podcast with one very specific goal: to attract the attention of superstar actor and professional wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Listen in every week as these goofballs try to produce a program that Dwayne will be inevitably want to listen to and, eventually, participate in.
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Friends. It’s time we said goodbye—at least until some Qatari billionaire offers to foot the bill. But first, we need to make an episode so bad that no one will miss us. And also figure out who the biggest loser we’ve ever covered is. Follow along with our All Time Loser bracket here! [SPOILER WARNING] Bracket results Follow us online for more from…
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One day The American Journal of Losers will be taught in high school classes as the textbook example of the depths of misery to which human beings will sink, but for now that honor goes to the Stanford Prison Experiment: Phillip Zimbardo's wacky summer camp for wayward boys. Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians bas…
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Eek! The A-SCARE-ican GORE-nal of BOO-sers has taken over once again! This time with strange little gray men from outside this planet who are here to stick to metal objects in our holes. Good thing the three brave hosts of the podcast can be described as “skeptical to the point of being uninterested in this story”. Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and…
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Lives are risked, secrets are revealed, and friendships are betrayed on this exciting, no holds barred, episode about the near-ghost town of Centralia, PA; whose five remaining residents make their home above a fire that has been burning for over sixty years! Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicag…
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If you ever hear a bad episode of this podcast, it’s because we made it bad on purpose to get an illegal cut in from some guy named “Money Malone” or whatever; just like the Chicago White Sox did in 1919 when they intentionally threw the World Series to profit off an illegal sports betting apparatus. Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos …
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Check out Cosmo's Music here! No need to put away your Bible after your pre-podcast prayer because this week we're doing a classic listicle style episode about the top three biggest losers in the Good Book! Or at least, the ones that Joey remembers from Catholic school. Source: Da Bible Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up c…
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The arrest of Patricia Campbell Hearst and the consequences of her actions (very few, she is rich!) Sources: American Heiress- Jeffrey Toobin The Radical Story of Patty Hearst - CNN Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL. AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincol…
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We follow as Patty AKA “Tania” robs a bank and then goes on the run for over a year! Sources: American Heiress- Jeffrey Toobin The Radical Story of Patty Hearst - CNN Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL. AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podc…
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In 1973 newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was kidnapped by a ragtag guerilla group. Two months later, she helped them rob a bank. And here's the big twist: everyone involved in this story was also a huge loser. Sources: American Heiress- Jeffrey Toobin The Radical Story of Patty Hearst - CNN Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand…
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When Joey loses his precious research notes about presidential hopeful and climate change doomer Al Gore, he’s left with no choice but to ask the world’s least reliable (but most confident) search engine. This is a crossover with the Adam Asks Chuck Podcast. You can listen to the full archive of episodes wherever you get your podcasts. Sources: Cha…
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Joey tells the story of the stewardess who survived the sinking of the Titanic and two other ships before finding the story of a cat who did basically the same thing. Sources: The Incredible True Story of The Queen of Sinking Ships | Violet Jessop Violet Constance Jessop : Titanic Survivor Meet Unsinkable Sam: The Cat that Survived Three Ships Sink…
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Uh oh! Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Chicago, IL. AJL is part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network: https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/podcastsBy Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski & Cosmo Nomikos
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Joey is so wrong about the size of France that he insisted this retraction be in the show notes. (It’s the 49th largest by area). Aside from that this is one of AJL’s least educational episodes, barely scratching the surface of a thing that only maybe happened. Cheers! Sources: The Children's Crusade set out for the Holy Land in 1212. It never arri…
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The boys get into a pretty sticky situation when Joey uses the episode on a lethal food spill as a platform to attack the hardworking Italian Americans of 1919 Boston. Also a little bonus loser shows up at the end for all our DMB fans. Sources: The Great MOLASSES Flood of 1919-Reactions The Boston Molasses Disaster of 1919- The History Guy The Grea…
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RIP Choco Taco. In memoriam we’ll be taking a little trip across the pond to tell the tale of Harold Davidson; the theatrical priest who, after getting defrocked by the Anglican Church, met a bizarre fate during a carnival sideshow! Sources: The Prostitutes Padre - Reverend with a Roving Eye - English Eccentrics Defrocked rector was 'unfairly vilif…
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We're changing the tried and true formula of AJL . This week Cosmo is in charge of the episode! It's kind of a new take on an old... what's that? Everyone hates the change we've made? Nevermind we're giving it back to Joey. Sorry, sorry, please don't be mad at us. Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of C…
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On this week’s episode (of the American Journal of Losers) our parasite-ridden boys talk about infamous “Pharma Bro”, Martin Shkreli, who became the most hated man in America when he upped the price of a life-saving AIDS medication from $13.50 a pill to $750 a pill. There are new episodes of this show every week y’know! Sources: Pharma Bro (2021) T…
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There's about 800 square miles of unclaimed desert in between Egypt and Sudan in case anyone was looking to pick up a few hundred miles of unclaimed desert. Also: we get some fan mail from our neighbor! Joey's highly detailed map Sources: Welcome to the land that no country wants | Middle East and north Africa | The Guardian Va. man plants flag, cl…
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We're back from our summer break but mentally we're still very much at the beach. That's right, baby, this episode about the grim history of the Donner Party may as well have been recorded by King Jimmy Buffet himself! Snow? Cannibalism? Manifest Destiny? No match for a Hawaiian shirt and a winning attitude. Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo …
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Go ahead and mark “episodes about balloons” tied with “episodes about birds” as this week we talk about the family behind 2009’s zaniest media fiasco: when inventor/reality tv star wannabe Richard Heene accidentally sent his son Falcon into the sky in a homemade flying saucer. Or so he says. Tune in to find out if Cosmo has COVID! Sources: The Ball…
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It’s been almost a calendar year and over 50 episodes but still Joey, Adam and Cosmo are finding new things to call losers. This week it’s the absolutely adorable and completely helpless symbol of endangered animals everywhere; the giant panda. Listen to hear AJL’s official stance on Taiwan and stick around for a much over-hyped announcement! Sourc…
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A curmudgeonly Irish-American chef isn’t the only thing “infectious” about this episode. If you’re not careful listening you’re bound to come down with a fit of grade-A giggles. Usually I listen to these episodes before writing the descriptions but this time I just texted Adam and he said we talk about poop a lot so that's probably pretty fun! Sour…
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There are a lot of perfectly good reasons to commit treason. In the spring of 1789 twenty British sailors found, perhaps, one of the coolest: they wanted to hang out with their Tahitian girlfriends. This week AJL takes to the seas to discuss history’s most famous mutiny and the lieutenant who just had the kind of face you just want to violently ove…
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This one. Oh boy, this one. In an attempt to tell the myth of the Corinthian King who was subjected to an afterlife of meaningless toil we end up rolling a few boulders of our own. We’d wager this episode is only half about Sisyphus and the other half is about one cohost’s insane quest to catch his supposed shoe thief (guess which one). Adam McShan…
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We stare into the mouth of madness this week as we try to decipher the anti-usury politics of Ontario's own John Turmel, the perennial candidate who has run for office (and lost!) over 100 times. John's Very Old School Website Sources: The biggest loser: John Turmel is making his 99th try for office this fall | CBC News Meet John Turmel, Canada's m…
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AJL is going Down Under to tell the story of Western Australia's 1932 crusade against the emu menace. Listen to Joey do some of the worst accents imaginable, but not before diving deep into a post-9/11 Do Not Play list. Sources: The Great Emu War-Scientific American Blog Network The Great Emu War-Sydney Morning Herald The Messed Up History Of Austr…
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ASSASSINAPRIL comes to its bloody conclusion with the unbelievable story of the death of Kim Jong-nam, the disgraced heir apparent to the Supreme Leader of North Korea, who was killed by two women who thought they were on a Japanese prank show. No, for real. Video of Doan Thi Huong's "Prank" Sources: Assassins (2020) How North Korea got away with t…
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ASSASSINAPRIL continues with the story of the fan club president who killed Selena, the young Queen of Tejano music. Sure, this counts as an assassin! Sources: American Justice: The Life and Death of Selena - Full Episode (S7, E17) | A&E How Yolanda Saldívar's Obsession With Selena Turned Deadly - Biography The True Story Of Yolanda Saldívar, The U…
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No, that’s not a typo. ASSASSINAPRIL continues with the story of a man named Doctor-- who became a doctor-- whose negligence led to the death of President James A Garfield after his 1881 shooting. This episode has got it all: puss, blood, bacteria and a return of the fan favorite “shoving food up your rectum”. Sources: Destiny of the Republic: A Ta…
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It’s ASSASSINAPRIL on the American Journal of Losers: four weeks, four assassinations, four losers. We’re kicking it off with the story of the man whose interpretation of The Catcher in the Rye led to his 1980 murder of John Lennon. Plus tips on how to cheat if you’re currently in middle school! Sources: I Just Shot John Lennon: The Mark David Chap…
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Our first ever double header episode is AJL’s ode to the Mistake on the Lake. Not one, but TWO losers from the great city of Cleveland, Ohio. First we talk about that time the Cuyahoga river caught on fire. Then the story of the scheme to release over a million balloons into the sky right before a storm moved in. Sources: The Cuyahoga River Caught …
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Lieutenant Onoda of the Imperial Japanese army maintained an effective and deadly squadron of guerilla fighters on the Philippine island of Lubang… 29 years after his country surrendered. This week, we’re dropping planeloads of propaganda about the bizarre phenomenon of Japanese holdouts, who maintained their posts in the Pacific well after the dis…
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Finally an episode for the gamers! It’s often called one of the worst games of all time and is credited with tanking the nascent video game industry, but how much damage could a crappy rendering of a beloved alien really do? This week we unwrap the worst Christmas present of 1982: the Atari 2600 adaptation of Steven Spielberg’s E.T. the Extra-Terre…
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It’s time at last for AJL’s episode on the little planet that couldn’t. Joey knows everything unless you ask him any follow-up questions, Adam creates his own handy mnemonic devices and Cosmo is absolutely shattered by the cosmos. Sources: Timeline of the Discovery of the Solar System Clyde Tombaugh Yes, Pluto Is A Planet Says NASA Scientist At The…
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Guard the delicate ears of your young ones from this week's piping hot riffs! We're looking at the legacy of Tipper Gore: co-founder of the Parent's Music Resource Center which fought for the use of those corny little "Explicit Content" stickers that physical albums once had. All in all, this episode is a fun time and no one gets hurt. Twisted Sist…
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The Kellogg saga continues this week as we learn more about the mad doctor’s little brother William Keith and his adventures as a cereal magnate. Sources: Dr. John Kellogg Invented Cereal. Some of His Other Wellness Ideas Were Much Weirder - HISTORY How an Accidental Invention Changed What Americans Eat for Breakfast - HISTORY John Harvey Kellogg, …
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The boys are back and part of a complete breakfast as they discuss the health theories of Seventh Day Adventist Dr. John Harvey Kellogg. (This may sincerely be our grossest episode yet. Frankly, we don’t know why you would listen if you weren’t okay with extensive talks about genitalia and feces, but you’ve been warned!) Sources: Dr. John Kellogg I…
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AJL is back to tell the tale of Erwin Kreuz; the roly-poly German whose sleepy misunderstanding made him a household name across the United States. Cosmo is definitely on this episode. Sources: The Curious Case of Erwin Kreuz The story of how a German tourist ended up mistaking Bangor for San Francisco The bizarre tale of the world's last lost tour…
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The unaired pilot of AJL featured a certain “unaired” bird. (Because the bird couldn’t fly. Do you think this joke works? We held onto this episode because we were worried this description wasn’t funny enough) Sources: Dodo - Wikipedia Dutch Mauritius - Wikipedia Adam McShane, Joey Bednarski, and Cosmo Nomikos are stand up comedians based out of Ch…
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#32- Phoenix Jones: Guardian of Seattle In… The Incredible Tale of the Rain City Superhero Movement!
That’s right, true believers! AJL tells a thrilling tale of real life superheroes turned real life antiheroes. Also we say the most beautiful phrase in the English language: Manitoba Spider-Man. Sources: The Fall of Phoenix Jones Phoenix Jones and the Rain City Superhero Movement The Rain City Superheroes: Seattle's Amateur Crime-Fighters Adam McSh…
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Tucked away in the woods of western New Hampshire, the sleepy town of Grafton is being invaded by two opposing forces: on the one side a national movement of free thinkers and mavericks who wish to boost the power of the Libertarian Party. On the other, big hungry bumbly black bears looking for a snack. This week, the Losers pop their little snouts…
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His name is a hot commodity now thanks to certain giant nerds who suck, but during his lifetime Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla languished in relative obscurity. This week AJL blinds you with science as Joey takes the boys through Tesla’s many horrible financial decisions, odd quirks, and romantic trysts with pigeons. Sources: The Rise and Fall of Ni…
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As a special end of the year treat (?) the AJL guys are covering three very special losers… themselves??? That’s right, not only are Adam, Joey and Cosmo your favorite podcasters (!) they’re also humongous losers in their own unique ways. So kick back with a frosty glass of your preferred holiday nog and force your family and loved ones to listen t…
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Somewhere in between Gangnam Style and Susan Boyle singing Les Mis, a different kind of video went viral on YouTube; a heart wrenching 30 minute documentary about a Ugandan warlord named Joseph Kony. This week AJL is raising awareness about Kony 2012, the internet’s biggest slacktivist movement, and the strange media flurry that followed it. Also w…
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Dan, if you want to put us on your list of haters our email is [email protected]. Sources: Dan Nainan, The Media's Favorite 'Millennial,' Is 55 Years Old Dan Nainan Is The Worst Human Being Ever: The Definitive Email Collection The Rise and Fall of Dan Nainan Comedian Dan Nainan arrested after journalist punched in face over tweets …
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In 1944, a 73 year old soprano sold out Carnegie Hall for an evening of classical vocal performance. The catch? She didn’t hit a single note. This one goes out to all the AJL listeners who also love Grand Opera; a small but growing quadrant of our audience! Sources: Florence Foster Jenkins: A World Of Her Own Killing Me Sharply With Her Song: The I…
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Some things can be done as well as others! This week the Losers pencil-dive straight into the short but extreme life of “Jersey Jumper” Sam Patch and ask the question that will one day be asked about this very podcast: “how did this qualify as entertainment?”. Sources: The Story of Sam Patch, America's First Professional Waterfall Jumper The Real S…
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Calling 10% of our audience losers because of which hand they use? Yeah, I guess you could say we’re “on one” this week. We’ve got a lot of questions about lefties and science has got… well not answers exactly, but a lot of little theories as to how this sinister group has stuck around for so long in a largely right-handed world. Sources: Bias agai…
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What if everyone else was wrong and you were the only one who knew the truth? (This is probably not the case, for the record. If everyone disagrees with you it’s probably because you’re wrong.) But what if everyone had been suckered into worshipping false popes for the last 60 years and the real pope was just some guy from a tiny town outside Topek…
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He was a boy, she was an aggressive white-naped crane who had maybe murdered her last two suitors; can we make it any more obvious? This week we return to the scandalous world of bird-love with the story of Walnut and her reluctant mate Chris Crowe. Put the kids to bed because this episode includes some saucy tips on how to please your bird lover! …
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