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Ruining History

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"If you had fought like a man, you need not have been hang'd like a dog" - anne bonny (shane madej)

Ruining History is a history panel series on Buzzfeed created by Shane Madej. The show’s panel consists of the host Shane Madej, panelist Sara Rubin, panelist Ryan Bergara, and two guest panelists that change every episode. Each episode covers history topics that are not widely talked about. The series is short but is one of my favorite Buzzfeed shows from this era.

me & ruining history

I love history so much and this series scratches that itch. It has some of my favorite things, niche history and the ghoul boys. The topics from this series are so funny. My all time favorite episode is the “Three Hilariously Terrible Popes” I know a lot of the episode by heart now. I am still sad that this series is so short but glad it led to Puppet History.

main characters

Shane Madej
Favorite Quote: "This what we're here to do, you know? We're here to say, hey this is..this..I'm a little drunk right now" ("The Bizarre Life of Johnny Appleseed")

Ryan Bergara
Favorite Quote: "You're acting like he assassinated him with a string of hot dogs. It's a fucking rope" ("Three Hilariously Terrible Popes")

Sara Rubin
Favorite Quote: "I said 100... soo naaaaaaaaasty" ("Three Hilariously Terrible Popes")

episodes

"Was Ben Franklin in a Sex Cult?"
Posted: August 26, 2017
Guests: Kate Peterman and Tristan Hill
Topic: Ben Franklin’s weird habit
"The Bizarre Life of Johnny Appleseed"
Posted: December 3, 2017
Guests: Keith Habersberger and Kelsey Darragh
Topic: Johnny Appleseed’s life
"The Most Insane Battle in History"
Posted: December 10, 2017
Guests: Ryann Graham and Zach Kornfeld
Topic: Battle of Alesia (Caesar vs Vercingetorix)
"The True Story Of A Pirate Queen"
Posted: March 4, 2018
Guests: Selorm Kploanyi and Joyce Louis-Jean
Topic: Life of Anne Bonny
"That Time Britain Burned Down The White House"
Posted: March 11, 2018
Guests: Megan Boykoff and Gadiel Del Orbe
Topic: British Invasion of D.C.
"The Deceitful Imposter King Of Persia"
Posted: March 18, 2018
Guests: Garrick Bernard and Garrett Werner
Topic: What led to Darius the Great becoming king
"Three Hilariously Terrible Popes"
Posted: March 25, 2018
Guests: Aria Inthavong and Fernando Padron Robles
Topic: Three horrible popes throughout history
"The Adorable Bear That Served In WWII"
Posted: April 1, 2018
Guests: Andrew Ilnyckyj and Annie Jeong
Topic: Life of Corporal Wojtek
"The Horrifying Shipwreck That Inspired Moby Dick"
Posted: April 8, 2018
Guests: Garrick Bernard and Kate Peterman
Topic: 1819 shipwreck that inspired Moby Dick