Claire and Dr. Andrew Hartman discuss Marxism, labor movements, and why everybody’s favorite presidents might’ve made things a whole lot worse.GuestOur guest Dr. Andrew Hartman is a professor of history at Illinois State University. His newest book Karl Marx in America, is available for pre-order from University of Chicago Press. Follow him on Twitter @hartmanandrew and Bluesky andrewhartman.Credits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin - Producer & Editor: Thomas O’Mahony. Find him on Twitter @gotitatguineys and Bluesky gotitatguineys- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisguysucked- Bluesky: tgspod.bsky.socialWant 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.

Want to hear the rest of this episode? Hear the full conversation only on PatreonClaire and Dr. Asheesh Kapur Siddique attempt to answer an age-old question: what’s Scotland’s whole deal? GuestOur guest Dr. Asheesh Kapur Siddique is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His book The Archive of Empire: Knowledge, Conquest, and the Making of the Early Modern British World is available here. Follow him on Twitter @Asheeshksi and on Bluesky asheeshksi.Sensitive Themes & TopicsRacism, slaveryCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin - Producer & Editor: Thomas O’Mahony. Find him on Twitter @gotitatguineys and Bluesky gotitatguineys- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisguysucked- Bluesky: tgspod.bsky.socialWant 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.

Claire and Dr. Matthew Gabriele go on a holy crusade to figure out what’s up with Charlemagne the Actually-Not-That-Great.GuestOur guest Dr. Matthew Gabriele is a professor of medieval studies at Virginia Tech. His new book with David M. Perry, Oathbreakers: The War of Brothers That Shattered an Empire and Made Medieval Europe is available here. Follow him on Bluesky profgabriele or visit his website here.Sensitive Themes & TopicsIntimate partner violence, violence, racismCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin - Producer & Editor: Thomas O’Mahony. Find him on Twitter @gotitatguineys and Bluesky gotitatguineys- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: tgspod.bsky.social- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisguysuckedWant 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.

Claire and Dr. Drew McKevitt go to the gun range. Not really, but there are definitely some shots fired.GuestOur guest Dr. Drew Mckevitt is a professor of History at Louisiana Tech. His book Gun Country: Gun Capitalism, Culture, and Control in Cold War America, is available here. Follow him on Twitter @drewmckevitt and Bluesky drewmckevittSensitive Themes & TopicsRacism, gun violenceCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin - Producer & Editor: Thomas O’Mahony. Find him on Twitter @gotitatguineys and Bluesky gotitatguineys- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: tgspod.bsky.social- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisguysuckedWant 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.

Claire and Dr. Robert Komaniecki ask an important question: was Jerry Lee Lewis a gigantic jerk to everyone, about everything? Their answer will absolutely not surprise you.GuestOur guest Dr. Robert Komaniecki is a lecturer in music theory and music history at the University of British Columbia. Follow him on Twitter @Komaniecki_R and on Bluesky @komanieckiSensitive Themes & TopicsRacism, intimate partner violence, sexual violence, child sexual abuseCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin - Producer & Editor: Thomas O’Mahony. Find him on Twitter @gotitatguineys and Bluesky gotitatguineys- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisguysucked- Bluesky: tgspod.bsky.socialWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/adsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Claire sits down with Dr. Eleanor Janega to talk Candide-ly (get it?) about the guy who ruined medieval studies.GuestOur guest Dr. Eleanor Janega is a medieval historian and host of the podcast We’re Not So Different and History Hit TV’s Going Medieval. Her book, The Once and Future Sex, is available here. Follow her on Twitter @GoingMedieval and on Instagram @dreleanorjanega, or visit her website.Sensitive Themes & TopicsRacism, sexism, incest, slavery, antisemitismCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin - Producer & Editor: Thomas O’Mahony. Find him on Twitter @gotitatguineys and Bluesky gotitatguineys- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsFind Us Online- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisguysucked- Bluesky: tgspod.bsky.socialWant to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/adsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This Guy Sucked is a history podcast for haters, by 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 beloved to the relatively unknown. No historically-significant dead person is safe, and every episode proves that the best part of understanding the past is criticizing it. New episodes every Thursday! Free episodes bi-weekly, with access to all episodes (ad-free!) at patreon.com/thisguysuckedSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.