This Guy Sucked

Claire and Oscar Winberg consider whether it might be a bad idea to let television characters run your government.

Guest
Our 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 & Topics
Racism, war

Credits
- 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

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Claire and Prof. Quinn Slobodian remind everyone that no matter how bad things are, some guys have always wanted them to get worse.

Guest
Our 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.productions

Find Us Online
- Website: thisguysucked.com
- Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked
- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked
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Claire and Dr. Ally Louks shout LOLITA IS NOT A LOVE STORY into the nearest megaphone.

Guest
Our guest Dr. Ally Louks is a literary scholar, writer, and public academic. Follow her on Twitter, Bluesky, Instagram, and TikTok.

Sensitive Themes & Topics
Child sexual abuse, pedophilia

Credits
- 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

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Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here.

Find Us Online
- Website: thisguysucked.com
- Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked
- Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com
- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked

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Claire and Manny, Noah, and Devan of No Such Thing try to figure out what’s really up with our freakiest Founding Father.

Guest
No Such Thing is a weekly podcast finding actual answers to today’s most pressing questions. Go give it a listen and follow the show on Instagram and TikTok.

Sensitive Themes & Topics
Slavery, genocide

Credits
- 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

Want double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon.

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Find Us Online
- Website: thisguysucked.com
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- Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked

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Claire and Prof. Richard Cole head over to medieval Jerusalem and prove that dysentery is the real mind-killer.

Guest
Our guest Richard Cole is an Associate Professor of Medieval European History at Aarhus University and host of The Chronicles, from the Centre for Viking and Medieval Studies.

Sensitive Themes & Topics
Warfare and violence

Credits
- 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

Want 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/thisguysucked

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