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History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas

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Language: en Comedy History
Last Checked: 2025-08-02 10:45:47

Peace is Bad for Business: Military Industrial Complex | History Hyenas

31 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Chris and Yanni dive into the origins, evolution, and far-reaching influence of the military-industr...

Ed Bassmaster's first podcast | History Hyenas

24 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today the boys have on Ed Bassmaster. They talk how he went viral. How he looks so good for 53 years...

White Slaves of Ottoman Empire: The Barbary Wars | History Hyenas

17 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that millions of white Europeans were enslaved by Muslim powers? That slavery was a maj...

Epstein Offed Himself Cuz of Will Smith Rap W/ Mike Vecchione | History Hyenas

10 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Was Epstein not an intelligence asset? Is Will Smith the greatest rapper of all time? Is Youngstown ...

Imperial Japan’s torture facility: Unit 731 was horrifying | History Hyenas

03 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is one of the most horrific hidden tales of human rights violations the modern world has ever k...

From Spears to Split Atoms: The History of Military Tools | History Hyenas

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Chris and Yanni take you on a journey through the history of military weapons. From the Stone Age to...

Juneteenth Better Late than Never- Guess who else had slaves | History Hyenas

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Yanni & Chrissie take you back to the brutes magoots days of slavery to break down the history behin...

Born this way: The history of pride | History Hyenas

12 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Yannis and Chrissy celebrate the history of gay pride month live from Greenwich village. Yaaaaaaas q...

The Wild History of the Ivy League | History Hyenas

05 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Yannis and Chrissy D go all the way back to the bougie birth of the Ivy League, from powdered wigs a...

The return of Frank Rizzo with Big Jay Oakerson | History Hyenas

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Big Jay Oakerson stops by and the boys talk Frank Rizzo and cosmetic surgery. Support our sponso...

Genghis Khan wasn’t as brutal as you think! | History Hyenas

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Yanni & Chris take you back to the Steppes of China where Genghis Kahn rose to power. Support ...

Will Habeas Corpus Protect You? | History Hyenas

15 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Yannis and Chris recite the history of habeas corpus, tracing it back to its predecessor, the Magna ...

Awkward with Matan

13 May 2025

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Matan drops by the studio and it gets akward. #comedy #Podcast #History Join our Patreon at 👇...

From Belgium to Wall Street: The Dirty Birth of the Stock Market

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Yannis and Chris take you on a wild ride back to the very first stock market—then keep going all t...

Aladdin Jews vs Waspy Jews: The Story of the Hamptons & Beverly Hills w/ Tim Dillon | History Hyenas

01 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Yannis & Chris are joined by Tim Dillon who explains the difference between the Hamptons and Beverel...

Chelsea Handler is a Top

29 Apr 2025

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Yannis & Chris sit down with Chelsea Handler and go wild. Make sure to watch her special on Netflix ...

Tom Segura Chooses a Pope

24 Apr 2025

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Tom Segura drops by and calls his mom to see who she thinks might be responsible for the Pope’s de...

Coachella, Lady Gaga, and Ancient music festivals revealed

17 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Chris & Yannis take you from the very first music festival all the way to today’s Coachella. Did y...

Hot Money War w/ China

10 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Yannis and Chris dive into the wild ride that is the history of American tariffs…spoiler alert: it...

The Blood Countess: How Elizabeth Bathory Became History’s Deadliest Woman

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The boys take you back to Transylvania to explore one of history’s most notorious serial killers, ...

Bert Kreischer- Lucky to be Alive

27 Mar 2025

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Bert Kreischer drops in to talk about how he’s the Ulysses S. Grant of comedy, his political heroe...

History of The Samurai is wild! & PACMan Jones

20 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Yanni & Chris take this episode over to the Eastern Hemi to break down the history of Samurai cultur...

King Louis XIV - The Original Influencer

13 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Let’s take you back to Bourbon-ruled France for the tale of Louis XIV. He was an opulent king who ...

The Jewish general that started the Israel Palestine conflict

06 Mar 2025

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Yannis & Chris delve deep into the past to explore the causes of the Jewish Diaspora. The Jews sough...

Tim Dillon is at the End

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Yannis & Chrissie take a look at the life of P. Diddy and ask: What went wrong? Was he just an ambit...

HOW SHE ESCAPED 24 YEARS OF SLAVERY

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s Black History Month, and Chris and Yannis bring you one of the wildest slave escape stories i...

Is Trump Right on Panama Canal?

13 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The boys rattle off the history of the Panama Canal and how we got to where we are today with it. Do...

The Happiest Place on Earth

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Hyenas dive into the wild and sordid history of Walt Disney and the empire he built. From questi...

A Prostitute’s RISE to Empress

30 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Live from The Lincoln Theater in Washington DC, Chrissie & Yanni cover a vicious toot who became a r...

Live from the Blast Zone

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Yannis and Chris are in D.C. at Spotify’s on-site studio. They cover the history of inaugurations,...

The Greek General That Ended the Ottoman Empire with his Glue Gun

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Georgios Karaiskakis might just be one of the wildest figures in history. A Greek mountain rebel and...

Cloning Humans?

09 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The boys take a deep dive into the wild history of cloning. These days, you can clone a pet, and sci...

China vs. The Boys

02 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

China has risen to global superpower status in just 49 years. What’s their ultimate goal? Is it to...

Menendez Sisters do the Menedez Bros

26 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Hyenas dive deep into the story of the Menendez brothers—two seemingly innocent kids raised in...

Winston Churchill Keep Calm & Cackle on

19 Dec 2024

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Winston Churchill was overweight and a cigar smoker, but the man lived a long life because he loved ...

The Secret Life of Da Vinci

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Was Leonardo da Vinci the most brilliant person ever? Was he the first true gay icon? How was he so ...

Matt Rife is for The Table

05 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The boys had stand-up comedian Matt Rife on today and tried to crack him open and clean him out. The...

John D. Rockefeller Good or Evil?

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Conspiracy Cuties have a wild one for you today, all about John D. Rockefeller and how he was a ...

Alexander The Great Gay?

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Alexander the Great was a fully charged conqueror who had no chill. He was also a lover of men, wome...

Republicans vs Democrats where it all began

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The boys break down the history of the two political parties and it gets wild! This one is Cayutteee...

Surprise The History Hyenas R Back!

07 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The boys are back and (kind of) cover the history of October Surprises. As it turns out, today isn’...

History Hyenas was WILD! | Final Episode

24 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

#Comedy #Podcast #History Follow the boys on their new projects! Yanni Long Days https://www.youtu...

194. Jared Fried is WILD!

17 Mar 2021

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THIS IS A THROWBACK TO JUNE 2019! AS YOU KNOW we have this on our YouTube but not on our AUDIO LIBRA...

193. Joe List is WILD!

11 Mar 2021

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THIS IS A THROWBACK TO MARCH 2019! AS YOU KNOW we have this on our YouTube but not on our AUDIO LIBR...

191. Tanks Good News is WILD!

25 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

THIS IS A THROWBACK TO JUNE 2019! AS YOU KNOW we have this on our YouTube but not on our AUDIO LIBRA...

Enissa Amani is WILD!

18 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Hyenas have Enissa Amani on the poddy and things GET WILD YAAASSSSS! Learn more about your ad ch...

Carly Aquilino is WILD! | ep 189 - History Hyenas

10 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The hyenas have Carly Aquilino on the pod and they talk history of the Titanic! Join our Patreon at...

Akaash Singh is WILD! - 188

03 Feb 2021

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The Hyenas have Akaash Singh on the poddy and things GET WILD YAAASSSSS! Learn more about your ad ch...

Ryan Long is WILD! - 187

27 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The HYENAS catch up with comedian Ryan Long! They talk about Canadian serial killer Paul Kenneth Ber...

186 - Bernie Madoff is WILD!

20 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is a celebration of Bernie Madoff! WEI ZHONG XIAN! The guy did some pretty brutes things to a l...

185 - The Battle of the Little Bighorn was WILD!

13 Jan 2021

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Chris and Yannis are BACK and they talking about The Battle of The Little Big Horn and no that’s n...

184 - Mike Rowe is WILD!

06 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

HAPPY NEW YEAR CUZZIES! We started the New Year by interviewing Mike Rowe !! Guys first reflect on ...

183 - Operation Paperclip was WILD!

30 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Make no mistake this is the last time to say that because every year after is going ...

WEPA in the Morning - 2020 Year in Review | Bonus History Hyenas

28 Dec 2020

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WEPA in the Morning 2020 year in review! WILD CUZZIES! It's been a fun year of WEPA and we appreciat...

182 - A History Hyenas Christmas

23 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

THE BOYS ARE BACK TOGETHER AND WOKE YANNI IS LIVING THROUGH HIS OWN CHRISTMAS CAROL. Yannis Pappas i...

181 - Mark Normand is WILD!

16 Dec 2020

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Comedian Mark Normand joins Chris Distefano this week and guest hosts the poddy. Yannis Pappas is re...

180 - Chazz Palminteri is WILD!

09 Dec 2020

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The boys visit Chazz Palminteri and record an episode at his house!! This episode is the history of ...

179 - Jeremiah Watkins is WILD!

02 Dec 2020

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Fresh new episode with Jeremiah Watkins! THE BOYS GO FULL CHARACTER PIECE AND THINGS GO RIGHT OFF TH...

178 - Colin Quinn is WILD!

25 Nov 2020

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Happy Thanksgiving Cuzzies! The great Colin Quinn is in the studio!!! What are the guys talking abou...

177 - The Uncomfortable Truth About Gandhi

18 Nov 2020

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The guys are back in the studio and it’s another episode of going wild. New game show idea: Hyenas...

176 - Joey Diaz is WILD!

11 Nov 2020

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Joey Coco Diaz is finally on the East Coast, where he belongs We do things a bit differently here o...

175 - The Electoral College is WILD!

04 Nov 2020

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It’s an F&B History Hyenas Halloween! The guys are late with celebrating but, hey they’re wild, ...

174 - History of the Comanches w Shane Gillis!

28 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As Yannis Pappas is waiting for Beba Pappas to come into the world, we have the great Shane Gillis o...

173 - Harry Houdini was WILD!

21 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hyenas are back for another episode and this one is about the great magician Harry Houdini. Yannis i...

172 - Indigenous Peoples' Day with Dan Soder

14 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week Chris Distefano is joined by comedian Dan Soder to talk about the history of Indigenous Pe...

171 - Bridget Phetasy is WILD!

07 Oct 2020

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This week the guys have Bridget Phetasy AKA the female version of Yanni Long Days!! The group dives ...

170 - Tom Segura look alike was the Original Shaun King! WILD!

30 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week the HYENAS rip into the story of Clarence King who was some WILD Tom Segura look alike who...

169 - Tim Dillon is WILD!

23 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week the Hyenas are joined by comedian Tim Dillon! They chat about everything from New York bei...

168 - Whitney Houston is WILD!

16 Sep 2020

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This week the hyenas jump into the history of Whitney Houston. This one hits home for Chrissy D beca...

167 - Joe Rogan is WILD!

09 Sep 2020

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Chris doesn’t have any hair gel, Yannis is going to have a baby soon and Joe Rogan is in Austin, T...

166 - It's our Birthday! YASSSS!

02 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas celebrate their 40th Birthday! YAAAS Happy Birthday to the boys!! ...

Conspiracy Cuties - JFK is DEAD!?

28 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Instead of WEPA this week, we’re giving you a treat of our favorite fun new series, Conspiracy Cut...

165 - James Altucher: King of New York

25 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Yannis Pappas and Chris Distefano are giving you a different type of ep this week! The boys were on ...

WEPA in the Morning - America has let itself GO!

21 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Wepa in the Morning is your favorite Spanish -English speaking, daily news show with fumare, bed hea...

164 - Summer of 1977 was WILD!

19 Aug 2020

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The summer of 1977 in NYC was wild!!! CUZ some guy David Berkowitz started killing people all over ...

WEPA in the Morning - Kamala Harris has been RESURRECTED!

14 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Another week of INSANE NEWS! YASSSSS! WEPA IN THE MORNING IS HERE TO GET YOU ON NOTICE! Want more H...

163 - The History of the News is WILD!

12 Aug 2020

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The boys try to make sense of the current state of the news media but exploring its history. WHEN DI...

WEPA in the Morning - Is Joe Biden Okay?!

07 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Wepa in the Morning is your favorite Spanish -English speaking, daily news show with fumare, bed hea...

162 - Come See You in a Different Way! The Mafia is WILD!

05 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Inspired by the new Netflix doc "Fear City", the hyenas go through the history of the NYC mafia and ...

WEPA in the Morning - Ellen DeGeneres is a boss!

31 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Wepa in the Morning is your favorite Spanish -English speaking, daily news show with fumare, bed hea...

161 - The History of Black Conservatism is WILD!

29 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It’s time to be woke and dope and learn about the Black Conservatism movement, and Bubbas, it is W...

WEPA in the Morning - Cold War 2020: Trump vs AOC

24 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Wepa in the Morning is your favorite Spanish speaking daily news show with fumare, bed head, and a w...

160 - The History of C-Sections is WILD!

22 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas are back for another WILD ep about baby making and the history of ...

WEPA in the Morning - REVENGE OF MEDIOCRE

17 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

WEPA in the Morning is your favorite English-speaking Spanish news show with fumare, bed head, and a...

159 - Apollo 13 was WILD!

15 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Distefano & Yannis Pappas are back in Bay Ridge Brooklyn talking about SPACE! Boys discuss whe...

WEPA in the Morning- KANYE MY PRESIDENT!

10 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Wepa in the Morning is your favorite Spanish speaking daily news show with fumare, bed head, and a w...

158 - The True Story of Sherman’s March to the Sea

08 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas are back for another WILD ep about the Civil War. This ep the boys...

WEPA in the Morning - Lady Cops, Antifa and Statue Topplers

03 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Wepa in the Morning is your favorite English-speaking Spanish news show with fumare, bed head, and a...

157 - The Father of Sadism, Marquis De Sade!

01 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Chris & Yannis go back into French History and discover just how much of a wild sociopath Marquis De...

WEPA in the Morning - Wokeness gone WRONG!

26 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Wepa in the Morning is your favorite Spanish speaking daily news show with fumare, bed head, and a w...

156 - RuPaul, Werk it gurl!

24 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You better work! It’s Pride Month and Lieutenant Lollipop and Baby Gorgeous are here for it! The b...

WEPA in the Morning - Happy Juneteenth!

19 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Wepa in the Morning is your favorite Spanish speaking daily news show with fumare, bed head, and a w...

155 - Lies they told us about Jesse Owens

17 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Cuzzies Chris and Yannis are back in the studio again going WILD, this time about the 1936 Berli...

Wepa in the Morning 6/12!

12 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Yannis and Chris give you what's going on in the new this week, from JK Rowling tweets to America pr...

154 - What Happened At Tiananmen Square

10 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Cuzzies Chris and Yannis are finally back in each others arms and in the new studio and after ca...

Spinning the Wheel With the Matriarchy! May Bonus Calls!

07 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The History Hyenas Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas reach out to their fans thru Zoom video confere...

153 - Nimesh Patel is WILD!

05 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Nimesh Patel comes on the pod with the Cuzzies to get into the plight of immigrants and make no mist...

Wepa in the Morning 6/4!

04 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this weeks Wepa in the Morning, the morning news program from History Hyenas Chris Distef...

152 - What We Weren't Told About the Tulsa Massacre

03 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The boys talk about the disturbing incident that destroyed "The Black Wall Street" killing 300 Afric...

151 - Nikki Glaser is WILD!

29 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The boys are joined by hilarious stand up comedian Nikki Glazor! This piece has traveled around and ...