This Guy Sucked

James Buchanan with Gautham Rao (Subscriber Preview) 02.07.2026 20мин

Claire and Gautham Rao get into why, exactly, this guy is often ranked the worst president of a country with a lot of truly awful presidents.GuestOur guest Gautham Rao is an Associate Professor of History at American University. His newest book, White Power: Policing American Slavery is available here. Follow him on Bluesky @gauthamrao, and on Instagram @rao__gautham, or visit his website here.Sensitive Themes & TopicsSlavery, racism and racial violenceCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsWant double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.Find Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com- Twitter: twitter.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.

Introducing Silver Linings with The Old Gays 02.07.2026 2мин

Claire discusses the Silver Linings podcast. It is hosted by The Old Gays, who became a TikTok sensation and are all about serving wisdom, laughs, and a little lovingly earned side-eye after decades of love, loss, and fabulous survival. Hope you give it a listen and that you enjoy it as much as I do.

Renaissance Arms Dealers with Catherine Fletcher 25.06.2026 1ч 14мин

Claire and Prof. Catherine Fletcher take a (metaphorical) trip to the gun range, except it’s in Italy and the people are wearing funny pants.GuestOur guest Catherine Fletcher is a Professor of History at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her new book The Firearm Revolution: From Renaissance Italy to the European Empires is available here. Follow her on Bluesky @catherinefletcher or visit her website.Sensitive Themes & TopicsGun violenceCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsWant double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.Find Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com- Twitter: twitter.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.

Louis Bieral with Andrew Wender Cohen (Subscriber Preview) 18.06.2026 17мин

Claire and Prof. Andrew Wender Cohen confirm that you really, really, really did not want to be alive in the 19th century.GuestOur guest Andrew Wender Cohen is a Professor of History at Syracuse University. His new book Gangster of New York: A Violent Life in 19th Century America, is available here.Sensitive Themes & TopicsRacial violence, domestic violence and child abuse, sexual violence, misogynyCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsWant double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.Find Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com- Twitter: twitter.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.

Ivan the Terrible with Eli Yudin 11.06.2026 1ч 14мин

Claire and Eli Yudin ponder the long-term negative effects of poisoning everybody you’ve ever met.GuestOur guest Eli Yudin is a comedian, writer, and host of What A Time To Be Alive. Watch his new stand-up special Humble Offering here. Follow him on Twitter @eliyudin, Bluesky @eliyudin, Twitch @pig_dog and Instagram @yahootoolbar, or visit his website.Sensitive Themes & TopicsMurder, domestic violenceCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsWant double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.Find Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com- Twitter: twitter.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.

Henry Hudson with Peter Mancall (Subscriber Preview) 04.06.2026 22мин

Claire and Prof. Peter Mancall remind listeners that all those places were named after a real guy, who might still be alive since we don’t technically know what happened to him.GuestOur guest Peter Mancall is a Professor of History, Anthropology, and Economics at the University of Southern California. His newest book Contested Continent: The Struggle for North America c. 1000-1680 is available here. Visit his website here.Sensitive Themes & TopicsGenocide, racial violence, child abuse, child death, murder, corporal punishment, starvationCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsWant double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.Find Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com- Twitter: twitter.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.

Alonzo Slayback with Devin Thomas O'Shea 28.05.2026 1ч 21мин

Claire and Devin Thomas O’Shea come up with a series of incredible drag names and talk about a Confederate soldier/secret society founder a little bit.GuestOur guest Devin Thomas O’Shea is a writer and lecturer at Saint Louis University. His book The Veiled Prophet: Secret Societies, White Supremacy, and the Struggle for St. Louis is available here. Follow him on Twitter and Bluesky, or visit his website.Sensitive Themes & TopicsMurder, warfare, animal death, racism and racial violence, slaveryCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsWant double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.Find Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com- Twitter: twitter.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.

He Despised Himself with Matt Seybold and Erin Bartram (Subscriber Preview) 21.05.2026 17мин

Claire sits down with two Mark Twain experts for a live discussion of his memory and misdeeds. In his own home.GuestsMatt Seybold is an Associate Professor of American Literature and Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College and the host of The American Vandal, and Erin Bartram is a historian and the Associate Director for Education at the Mark Twain House and Museum. Visit Matt’s website here, and Erin’s here.A special thanks to the Mark Twain House and Museum for organizing and hosting this event.Sensitive Themes & TopicsSlavery, racismCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsWant double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.Find Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com- Twitter: twitter.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.

Yuppies with Dylan Gottlieb 14.05.2026 1ч 7мин

Claire and Dylan Gottlieb do some introspection on their brie and Pellegrino habits.GuestOur guest Dylan Gottlieb is an Assistant Professor of History at Bentley University and the host of Who Makes Cents. His new book Yuppies: The Bankers, Lawyers, Joggers and Gourmands Who Conquered New York, is available here. Follow him on Twitter and Bluesky, or visit his website.Sensitive Themes & TopicsArson, murderCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsWant double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.Find Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com- Twitter: twitter.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.

A Show We Love: No Such Thing 11.05.2026 14мин

We’re excited to share a preview of a new podcast we think you’d enjoy: No Such ThingNo Such Thing is a show where three best friends and journalists settle their dumb arguments — and yours — by actually doing the research. Hosts Manny Fidel, Noah Friedman, and Devan Joseph start each episode with an argument using just their gut feelings. Then they go out into the world, investigate, talk to experts, and conduct some experiments. Finally, the guys bring their findings back to the group to see if they can change minds, enlighten each other, and move past their emotional truths.Find No Such Thing on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get podcasts. New episodes out WednesdaysListen here: No Such Thing See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Richard the Lionhearted with Matthew Gabriele (Subscriber Preview) 07.05.2026 22мин

Claire and Matthew Gabriele talk medieval kingship, TikTok expertise, and why all historians are basically just sword guys.GuestOur guest Matthew Gabriele is a professor of medieval studies at Virginia Tech and the host of American Medieval. Follow him on Bluesky and Instagram, or visit his website.SponsorsTalkiatry is a 100% online psychiatry practice that provides comprehensive evaluations, diagnoses, and ongoing medication management. Head to Talkiatry.com/tgs and complete the short assessment to get matched with an in‑network psychiatrist.Sensitive Themes & TopicsRacial and religious violence, IslamophobiaCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsWant double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.Find Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com- Twitter: twitter.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.

Introducing Silver Linings with The Old Gays 07.05.2026 2мин

Claire discusses the Silver Linings podcast. It is hosted by The Old Gays, who became a TikTok sensation and are all about serving wisdom, laughs, and a little lovingly earned side-eye after decades of love, loss, and fabulous survival. Hope you give it a listen and that you enjoy it as much as I do.

Ramesses II with Patrick Wyman 30.04.2026 1ч 4мин

Claire and Patrick Wyman build whatever the opposite of a monument is for this guy.GuestOur guest Dr. Patrick Wyman is a historian and podcaster. His book Lost Worlds: How Humans Tried, Failed, Succeeded, and Built Our World, is available here, and his podcast Past Lives is available here. Follow him on Bluesky, Twitter, and Instagram.Sensitive Themes & TopicsSlavery, warfare and descriptions of war-related violenceCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsWant double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.Find Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com- Twitter: twitter.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.

Ezra Pound with Kristin Grogan (Subscriber Preview) 23.04.2026 20мин

Claire and Prof. Kristin Grogan serve some poetic justice to the literary world’s favorite fascist.GuestOur guest Kristin Grogan is an Assistant Professor of English at Rutgers University. Her book Stitch, Unstitch: Modernist Poetry and the World of Work is available here.Sensitive Themes & TopicsTorture/imprisonment, antisemitismCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsWant double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.Find Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com- Twitter: twitter.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.

Daisy Bates with Lingthusiasm 16.04.2026 59мин

TGS and Lingthusiasm join forces to think through all the things that can go wrong when you give a grifter too much power over indigenous languages.GuestOur guest Lauren Gawne is an Associate Professor of Linguistics at La Trobe University and the co-host of Lingthusiasm. Follow Lingthusiasm on Bluesky and Instagram, or join their Patreon.Sensitive Themes & TopicsGenocide, racism and racial violenceCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsWant double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.Find Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com- Twitter: twitter.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.

Presenting: Dreaming Against The Machine 09.04.2026 14мин

*THIS GUY SUCKED WILL RETURN NEXT WEEK*In the meantime, enjoy an introduction to Multitude’s newest show, Dreaming Against The Machine with Adam Becker!Want double the TGS episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.Find Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com- Twitter: twitter.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.

Ovando Hollister with Megan Kate Nelson 02.04.2026 1ч 15мин

Claire and Megan Kate Nelson head west and discuss old-timey journalistic ethics along the way.GuestOur guest Dr. Megan Kate Nelson is a historian of the American West. Her newest book, The Westerners: Mythmaking and Belonging on the American Frontier is available here. Follow her on Bluesky and Instagram or visit her website.Sensitive Themes & TopicsGenocide, racism, racial violence, sexual assaultCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productions- Cover: History Colorado. Accession #91.429.263Want double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.Find Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com- Twitter: twitter.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.

Archie Bunker with Oscar Winberg (Subscriber Preview) 26.03.2026 16мин

Claire and Oscar Winberg consider whether it might be a bad idea to let television characters run your government.GuestOur guest Dr. Oscar Winberg is postdoctoral fellow at the Turku Institute for Advanced Studies and the John Morton Center for North American Studies. His book Archie Bunker for President is available here. Follow him on Bluesky or visit his website.Sensitive Themes & TopicsRacism, warCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsWant double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.Find Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com- Twitter: twitter.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.

Murray Rothbard with Quinn Slobodian 20.03.2026 1ч 8мин

Claire and Prof. Quinn Slobodian remind everyone that no matter how bad things are, some guys have always wanted them to get worse.GuestOur guest Quinn Slobodian is a professor of international history at Boston University. His newest book Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed, is available for pre-order along with his other books here. Follow him on Bluesky.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.social See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Humbert Humbert with Ally Louks 19.03.2026 1ч 5мин

Claire and Dr. Ally Louks shout LOLITA IS NOT A LOVE STORY into the nearest megaphone.GuestOur guest Dr. Ally Louks is a literary scholar, writer, and public academic. Follow her on Twitter, Bluesky, Instagram, and TikTok.Sensitive Themes & TopicsChild sexual abuse, pedophiliaCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.- Music: Marshall Dean Williams- Multitude: multitude.productionsWant double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.Find Us Online- Website: thisguysucked.com- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com- Twitter: twitter.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.