Best Robert Vaughan Podcasts (2025)

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Bartholomew Roberts: The World's Most Successful Pirate 43:12

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Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history! In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods set sail with Bartholomew Roberts, better known as Black Bart, the most successful pirate of the Golden Age. With over 400 ships captured, he outdid eve…

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Turning Right—by awakening to the Left 59:42

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The Left is in a frenzy trying to associate the assassination of Charlie Kirk with the Right, an impossibility given the evidence.By Just Right

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Off Panel #518: Bankers Hours' with John Allison 1:31:55

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Cartoonist John Allison joins the show to talk about where he's at right now in his comics career. Allison discusses finding things for himself, managing freelance living, how he's feeling about comics and the industry, where he fits, being an influencer, going the graphic novel route, how he figures out which projects to take on, writing vs. writi…

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Cleopatra: The Last Pharaoh Who Seduced Empires and Defied Rome 49:48

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Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history! In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods sail down the Nile into the dazzling, dangerous world of Cleopatra VII, the last queen of Egypt. Brilliant, multilingual and ruthlessly strategic, she r…

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The Charlie Kirk turning point—from ballots to bullets 59:42

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While the tragedy of Charlie Kirk's murder is its own horror story, the greater horror story has been the reaction of those on the Left.By Just Right

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Off Panel #517: Hmmm with Ngozi Ukazu 1:17:45

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Cartoonist Ngozi Ukazu joins the show to talk about her upcoming graphic novels, Flip from First Second and Orion at DC Comics. Ukazu discusses book tour living, finding time for yourself, figuring out next steps, growing as a cartoonist, managing your workload, writing for others, the importance of having creative work outside comics, Flip's origi…

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Timothy Dexter: The Eccentric Millionaire Who Outsmarted Everyone by Accident 43:48

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Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history! In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods dive into the bizarre, hilarious and sometimes brilliant life of Timothy Dexter - the self-styled “Lord” from Massachusetts who somehow became rich thro…

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Anti-capitalists—lazy envious losers 59:42

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If calling anti-capitalists lazy envious losers sounds a bit harsh, the reality is that these descriptions are nowhere near harsh enough.By Just Right

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Off Panel #516: Spectating with Brian K. Vaughan 1:19:52

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Writer Brian K. Vaughan joins the show to talk about his work on comics like Saga and the upcoming Spectators, both of which are at Image Comics. Vaughan discusses the state of the world's impact on his writing, navigating his own emotions, how lasting relationships change collaborations, how much of his world is comics, Spectators' evolving covers…

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Shooting blind—at shooter motives 59:42

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Given the alarming number of recent mass shootings, have we been shooting blind in our own analysis of these shooters' motives?By Just Right

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Off Panel #515: The 2025 Superhero State of the Union with Oliver Sava 1:24:10

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Comics critic Oliver Sava joins the show for the eighth annual Superhero State of the Union, as we dive deep into worlds of DC, Marvel, and beyond. Sava and I discuss our overall takes on superhero comics, corporate synergy, what's leading to DC's success, editorial vision, art as proof of concept, the Absolute line, hero families, Big Two digest e…

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Marie Dorion: The Mother of the Frontier 44:31

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Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history! In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods trek into the brutal frontier life of Marie Dorion, the fearless Indigenous woman who joined an expedition across the American wilderness, battled freez…

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Off Panel #514: Slow Horses with Ed Brubaker 1:24:19

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Writer Ed Brubaker joins the show to talk about Criminal the show and the comic, particularly the latter and its new graphic novel release The Knives. Brubaker discusses showrunning the Criminal show, getting back to his roots, surprises from the experience, having two versions of Criminal in his head, adapting his own work, how present he is in Th…

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When objective isn't—there's Objectivism 59:42

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If philosophy seems boring to you, it's probably because the particular philosophies with which you're familiar actually are boring and irrelevant.By Just Right

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Off Panel #513: Off the Grid with Jesse Lonergan 1:09:26

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Cartoonist Jesse Lonergan joins the show to talk about his current mix of projects and his just released graphic novel, DROME. Lonergan discusses managing workflow, the roots of DROME, pushing your approach, the book's title, its archetypal nature and cast, who he is versus what he does, his fit in comics, what he cares about the most, simple machi…

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Legs Diamond: The Gangster Who Couldn’t Be Killed 34:47

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Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history! In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods dive into the bullet-riddled life of Legs Diamond, the Prohibition-era gangster who survived so many assassination attempts that he became known as the …

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Official Dumb—the incompetence of state regulation 59:42

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The ridiculous fine of $28,870.50 levied against Nova Scotia resident Jeff Evely is a classic example of officialdom hard at work.By Just Right

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Off Panel #512: Gold Star with Nicole Goux 1:18:12

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Artist Nicole Goux joins the show to talk about her career and her upcoming graphic novel, This Place Kills Me. Goux discusses the other parts of the job, how far ahead she's working, the importance of mixing it up, drawing digitally, her relationship with drawing, when comics entered the picture, figuring out what she wanted to do, convention life…

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Spartacus: The Gladiator Who Took on Rome and Led the Biggest Slave Revolt in History 44:43

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Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history! In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods unleash the blood-and-sand saga of Spartacus, the enslaved Thracian who fought his way out of the gladiator arena, built an army of tens of thousands of…

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The Majority Rule: The majority is never Right 59:42

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Since in any free society no one 'rules' anyone else, the democratic principle of 'majority rule' must be framed in that light.By Just Right

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Off Panel #511: The Grapevine with Mariko Tamaki 1:14:40

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Writer Mariko Tamaki joins the show to talk about her career and her upcoming graphic novel, This Place Kills Me. Tamaki discusses what she works to, the value of editors, her own editing at Surely Books, learning from artistic partners, the wide world of comics, getting into comics, the biggest things she's learned, different approaches for differ…

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Charles Upham: The Schoolteacher with Two Victoria Crosses and Escaped the Nazis 41:40

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Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history! In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods dive into the jaw-dropping life of Charles Upham, the quiet New Zealand schoolteacher who became the only combat soldier to win the Victoria Cross twice…

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Jean therapy—against the WOKE virus 59:42

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Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle blue jeans ad has proven to be a 'jean therapy' against the WOKE virus. But is it a cure?By Just Right

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Off Panel #510: Not Funny with Kyle Starks 1:36:07

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Writer/artist Kyle Starks joins the show to talk about where he's at these days and his upcoming slate of projects. Starks discusses the merits of San Diego Comic Con, his approach to cons, his past few years, comics marketing, back catalog releases, how the moment feels for original comics, Where Monsters Lie's next phase, not letting stories go, …

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Leonardo da Vinci: The Renaissance Genius 44:37

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Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history! In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods explore the wildly inventive, mind-blowingly brilliant, and just a bit bizarre life of Leonardo da Vinci, the illegitimate son of a notary who went on t…

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The Obama bombshell—and the call for accountability 59:42

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The difficulty in holding individual politicians 'accountable' for their actions is an unavoidable part of the democratic process.By Just Right

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Off Panel #509: Land Mines with Robert Kirkman 1:22:35

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Writer Robert Kirkman joins the show to talk about his wild ways in the direct market and work on comics like the upcoming Skinbreaker and Transformers. Kirkman discusses his feelings about San Diego Comic Con, a typical day for him, the Skybound side of things, his unconventional approach to the direct market, the impact of experimentation, paying…

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Lambert Simnel: The 10-Year-Old Con Artist Who Nearly Stole the English Throne 46:25

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Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history! In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods unravel the absurd tale of Lambert Simnel, a pint-sized pretender who was plucked from obscurity and paraded across Europe as a royal heir. Backed by fo…

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Third Party politics: Two's company, Three's a democracy 59:42

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"Almost every major reform that has ever happened in American history is due to third parties," explains lawyer Robert Barnes.By Just Right

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Off Panel #508: Playing the Hits with Si Spurrier 1:19:49

2M ago1:19:49

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Writer Si Spurrier joins the show to talk about his views on comics and his work on comics like The Flash and the upcoming The Voice Said Kill and A Mischief of Magpies. Spurrier discusses his departure from The Flash, how sales impact how creators are viewed, trying to be different, the power of support, ideas, how he's doing these days, the natur…