It's the final episode! We have our two last matchups between our runner-ups, Ronald Reagan v. Louis the Pious, and the championship for our grand effer-upper, Emperor Maurice v. Mark Sykes and Francois Georges-Picot.

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On this episode, Theresa and Cody discuss the final effer upper, John Green, and the cup of Diet Coke that altered the careers of several NBA players.

Podcast to recommend: History of Egypt (https://www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com/)

Sources

• Abrams, Jonathan. “The Malice at the Palace.” Grantland. 29 Feb 2012. <https://grantland.com/features/an-oral-history-malice-palace/>. Retrieved 17 Oct 2023.
• Hill, Jemele. “The Brawl: Were Lessons Learned?” ESPN. 18 Nov 2009. <https://www.espn.com/espn/commentary/news/story?page=hill/091118>. Retrieved 17 Oct 2023.
• “Fan Details Strides Made Since Brawl.” ESPN. 19 Nov 2009. <https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=4670842>. Retrieved 17 Oct 2023.
• Russ, Floyd, dir. Untold: Malice at the Palace. Netflix, 2021.

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On this episode of We Effed Up, Theresa flips the script on Cody and explores the 1996 Mount Everest Disaster.

Sources

• Boukreev, Anatoli. (1997) The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest. New York: St. Martins. 
• Claypole, Jonty (Director); Kunzru, Hari (Presenter) (2003). Mapping Everest (TV Documentary). London: BBC Television.
• Krakauer, Jon. (1997) Into Thin Air: A personal account of the Mount Everest disaster. Doubleday.
• Lewis, Jon E. (2012). The Mammoth Book of How it Happened – Everest. Little, Brown Book Group. 
• Turning Point: Mountain without Mercy. ABC, 27 Apr. 1997, Season 4, Episode 14.
• Weathers, Beck. (2000) Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest. New York: Villard.

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Happy Halloween! In this spooky episode, Theresa and Cody discuss the real Dracula, Vlad III of Wallachia, and the night attack that could have toppled an empire.

Podcast to recommend: The Hellenistic Age (https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/)

Sources

• Florescu, Radu. Dracula, Prince of Many Faces: His Life and Times. London, UK: I’ B. Tauris, 1989.
• Georgescu, Vlad. The Romanians: A History. Columbus, OH: Ohio State U. Press, 1991.
• Treptow, Kurt. Vlad III Dracula: The Life and Times of the Historical Dracula. Ann Arbor, MI: U. of Michigan Press, 2000.
• Trow, M. J. Vlad the Impaler: In Search of the Real Dracula. London, UK: Thistle, 2015.

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On this episode, Theresa and Cody talk about one of the most infamous restrictions on personal freedoms in the modern era, China’s one-child policy, and the role it will play in China’s future.

Podcast to recommend: The Explorers (https://explorerspodcast.com/)

Sources

• Aird, John S. Slaughter of the Innocents: Coercive Birth Control in China. Washington, DC: AFI Press, 1990.
• Fong, Mei. One Child: The Story of China’s Most Radical Experiment. New York City, NY: Mariner Books, 2016.
• Johnson, Kay Ann. China’s Hidden Children: Abandonment, Adoption, and the Human Costs of the One Child Policy. Chicago, IL: U. of Chicago Press, 2017.
• Larmer, Brook, and Jane Zhang. “China’s Population Is Shrinking. It Faces a Perilous Future.” National Geographic. 22 Mar 2023. < https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/china-population-shrinking-feature>. Retrieved 25 Sept 2023.
• Silver, Laura, and Christine Huang. “Key Facts About China’s Declining Population.” Pew Research Center. 5 Dec 2022. < https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/12/05/key-facts-about-chinas-declining-population/>. Retrieved 25 Sept 2023.
• Vogel, Ezra. Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press, 2013.
• “World Population Prospects 2022.” United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. < https://population.un.org/wpp/Graphs/Probabilistic/POP/TOT/156>. Retrieved 25 Sept 2023.

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On this episode, Theresa and Cody explore how the British and French created the several countries in the Middle East by literally drawing random lines on a map.

Podcast to recommend: The Civil War (http://civilwarpodcast.org/)

Sources

• Barr, James. A Line in the Sand: Britain, France, and the Struggles That Shaped the Middle East. New York City, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2012.
• Berdine, Michael. Redrawing the Middle East: Sir Mark Sykes, Imperialism, and the Sykes-Picot Agreement. London, UK: I. B. Touris, 2018.
• Fromkin, David. A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East. London, UK: Macmillan, 2009.
• McMeekin, Sean. The Ottoman Endgame: War, Revolution, and the Making of the Modern Middle East, 1908-23. New York City, NY: Penguin, 2016.

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On this episode, we finally tackle the most overrated politician in American history, Ronald Reagan, and the monumental screw-up that kept a loaded gun to the world’s head up to the present day.

Podcast to recommend: The Almost Forgotten (http://almostforgotten.squarespace.com/)

Sources

• Brood, William J. Teller’s War: The Top Secret Story Behind the Star Wars Deception. New York City, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1992.
• McCouley, Martin. Russia, America, and the Cold War, 1949-91. New York City, NY: Routledge, 2008.
• Powaski, Ronald E. The Cold War: The United States and the Soviet Union, 1917-91. Oxford, UK: Oxford U. Press, 1998.
• Service, Robert. The End of the Cold War, 1985-91. New York city, NY: Public Affairs, 2015.

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On this episode, Theresa and Cody chip away at the behemoth that is the French Revolution and talk about why running away from your problems isn’t a solution.

Podcast to recommend: Age of Napoleon (https://ageofnapoleon.com/)

Sources

• Davidson, Ian. The French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny. New York City, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2016.
• Doyle, William. The Oxford History of the French Revolution (3rd ed). Oxford, UK: Oxford U. Press, 2018.
• Hardman, John. Louis XVI: The Silent King (2nd ed). New Haven, CT: Yale U. Press, 2016.
• McPhee, Peter. The French Revolution, 1789-99. Oxford, UK: Oxford U. Press, 2002.
• Price, Munro. The Fall of the French Monarchy: Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and the Baron de Breteuil. London, UK: Macmillan, 2011.

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On this episode, Theresa and Cody discuss why drinking on the job is frowned upon and the annoying naming conventions of the medieval period as they take on the White Ship disaster.

Podcast to recommend: Rejects and Revolutionaries (http://americanhistorypodcast.net/)

• Bradbury, Jim. Stephen and Matilda: The Civil War of 1139-53. Stroud, UK: The History Press, 2009.
• Carpenter, David. The Struggle for Mastery: The Penguin History of Britain 1066-1284. London, UK: Penguin, 2004.
• Castor, Helen. She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth. London, UK: Faber & Faber, 2010.
• Crouch, David. The Normans: The History of a Dynasty. London, UK: Hambledon Continuum, 2002.
• Spencer, Charles. The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy, and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream. London, UK: William Collins, 2020.

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Yet another in the long line of incompetent Roman Emperors, Honorius, is the subject of today’s episode, as Theresa and Cody make an important announcement about the future of the show.

Podcast to recommend: Passed (https://shows.acast.com/passedpod)

Sources

• Bain, Douglas. Alaric the Goth: An Outsider’s History of the Fall of Rome. New York City, NY: W.W. Norton & Co., 2020.
• Barlag, Philip. Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome’s Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More. Guilford, CT: Prometheus Books, 2021.
• Doyle, Chris. Honorius: The Fight for the Roman West, AD 395-423. New York City, NY: Routledge, 2018.
• Elton, Hugh. The Roman Empire in Late Antiquity: A Political and Military History. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge U. Press, 2018.
• Herrin, Judith. Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe. Princeton, NJ: Princeton U. Press, 2021.
• Kershaw, Stephen P. The Enemies of Rome: The Barbarian Rebellion Against the Roman Empire. New York City, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2021.
• Procopius. History of the Wars. Trans H. B. Dewing. Cambridge, MA: Harvard U. Press, 1954.

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On this episode, Theresa and Cody discuss the seizure of the Suez Canal and the inevitable response by the British: the empire strikes back.

Podcast to recommend: Lafayette, We Are Here (https://www.lafayettepodcast.com/)

• Aburish, Said K. Nasser: The Last Arab. New York City, NY: St. Martin’s Press, 2004.
• Alteras, Isaac. Eisenhower and Israel: U. S.-Israeli Relations, 1953-1960. Gainesville, FL: U. Press of Florida, 1993.
• Butler, L. J. Britain and Empire: Adjusting to a Post-Imperial World. London, UK: I. B. Touris, 2002.
• Hyam, Ronald. Britain’s Declining Empire: The Road to Decolonization, 1918-1969. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge U. Press, 2006.
• James, Robert Rhodes. Anthony Eden: A Biography. New York City, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1986.
• Kyle, Keith. Suez: Britain’s End of Empire. London, UK: I. B. Touris, 2003.
• Lucas, Scott. Britain and Suez: The Lion’s Last Roar. Manchester, UK: Manchester U. Press, 1996.
• Nichols, David A. Eisenhower 1956: The President’s Year of Crisis. New York City, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2012.
• Von Tunzelmann, Alex. Blood and Sand: Suez, Hungary, and Eisenhower’s Campaign for Peace. London, UK: Simon & Schuster, 2016.
• Woodward, Peter. Nasser. London, UK: Longman, 1992.

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On this episode, Theresa and Cody talk about the show’s number one recurring topic: military incompetence. And they talk about Jaws, too.

Podcast to recommend: Flatpack History of Sweden (https://flatpackhistorysweden.podbean.com/)

Sources

• “Court of Inquiry, Guam, 13 August 1945.” Naval History and Heritage Command. <https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/loss-of-uss-indianapolis-ca-35/investigation-and-court-martial/court-of-inquiry-findings.html>. Retrieved 12 Jun 2023.
• Lech, Raymond. The Tragic Fate of USS Indianapolis: The U. S. Navy’s Worst Disaster at Sea. New York City, NY: Cooper Square Press, 2000.
• Newcomb, Richard. Abandon Ship!: The Saga of USS Indianapolis, the Navy’s Greatest Sea Disaster. New York City, NY: Harper Collins, 1960.
• Stanton, Doug. In Harm’s Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors. New York City, NY: Owl Books, 2003.
• Vincent, Lynn and Vladic, Sara. Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U. S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man. New York City, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2018.

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On this episode, Theresa and Cody discuss yet another instance of a damn fool saying “no” to the Mongol horde.

Podcast to recommend: History of Persia (https://historyofpersiapodcast.com/)

Sources

• Atiyeh, George N. & John P. Hayes. The Genius of Arab Civilization. New York City, NY: New York U. Press, 1992.
• Favereau, Marie. The Horde: How the Mongols Changed the World. Cambridge, MA: Harvard U. Press, 2021.
• Hancabay, Halil. “Ibn al-Alkami: The Last Vizier of Abbasid and His Relationship with the Mongols.” Turkish Journal of History, Issue #72. Published 31 Dec 2020. Retrieved 4 Jun 2023.
• Huff, Toby. The Rise of Early Modern Science: Islam, China, and the West. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge U. Press, 1993.
• Morgan, David. The Mongols. Boston, MA: Blackwell, 1990.
• Polk, William R. Understanding Iraq. New York City, NY: Harper Collins, 2005.
• Strathern, Paul. Empire: A New History of the World. New York City, NY: Pegasus Books, 2020.

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This week, Theresa and Cody talk about how one man’s improv led to one of the most iconic moments of the 20th century.

Podcast to recommend: History of the Germans (https://historyofthegermans.com/)

Sources

• Crozier, Brian. The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Empire. . New York City, NY: Rocklin, CA: Forum, 1999.
• Dale, Gareth. Popular Protest in East Germany, 1945-89: Judgments on the Street. New York City, NY: Routledge, 2005.
• Gaddis, John Lewis. The Cold War: A New History. New York City, NY: Penguin, 2005.
• Harrison, Hope Millard. Driving the Soviets Up the Wall: Soviet-East German Relations, 1953-61. Princeton, NJ: Princeton U. Press, 2003.
• Sarotte, Mary Ellen. The Collapse: The Accidental Opening of the Berlin Wall. New York City, NY: Basic Books, 2014.
• Sebestyen, Victor. Revolution 1989: The Fall of the Soviet Empire. New York City, NY: Pantheon Books, 2009.

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On this episode of We Effed Up, Theresa and Cody reminisce about their childhoods as they discuss the first episode about something that happened during their lives: the aftermath of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Podcast to recommend: History in the Bible (https://www.historyinthebible.com/)

Sources

• “Millions Displaced by U. S. Post-9/11 Wars.” The Costs of War, 8 Sept 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
• Bremer III, L. Paul. My Year in Iraq: The Struggle to Build a Future of Hope. New York City, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2006.
• Gordon, Michael R. “Fateful Choice on Iraq Army Bypassed Debate.” The New York Times, 17 Mar 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
• Gordon, Philip H. Losing the Long Game: The False Promise of Regime Change in the Middle East. New York City, NY: St. Martin’s Press, 2020.
• Harriman, Ed. “So, Mr. Bremer, Where Did All the Money Go?” The Guardian, 6 Jul 2005. Retrieved 5 May 23.
• Robertson, John. Iraq: A History. London, UK: Oneworld, 2015.
• Woodward, Bob. State of Denial: Bush at War Part III. New York City, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2006.

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On this episode of We Effed Up, Theresa and Cody discuss how a Karen’s need for her tea-set led to one of the biggest intelligence coups of the 20th century.

Podcast to recommend: Historium (https://historium.buzzsprout.com/)

Sources

• Duffy, James P. Hitler’s Secret Pirate Fleet: The Deadliest Ships of World War II. Lincoln, NE: U. of Nebraska Press, 2005.
• Robinson, Stephen. False Flags: Disguised German Raiders of World War II. Chatswood, Australia: Exisle Publishing, 2016.
• Seki, Eiji. Mrs. Ferguson’s Tea-Set and the Second World War: The Global Consequences Following Germany’s Sinking of the SS Automedon in 1940. London, UK: Global Oriental, 2006.
• Slavic, Joseph P. The Cruise of the German Raider Atlantis. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2003.

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Join us for episode 35 of We Effed Up, where we discuss Peacemaker and why you have to give your big gun time to cool off.

Podcast recommendation: Age of Victoria (https://ageofvictoriapodcast.com/)

Sources

• Beach, Edward Latimer. The United States Navy: A 200-Year History. New York City, NY: Henry Holt & Co., 1986.
• Brockmann, R. John. Commodore Robert F. Stockton, 1795-1866: Protean Man for a Protean Nation. Amherst, MA: Cambrian Press, 2009.
• Crapol, Edward P. John Tyler: The Accidental President. Chapel Hill, NC: U. of North Carolina Press, 2006.
• Merk, Frederick. History of the Westward Movement. New York City, NY: Alfred Knopf, 1978.
• Schneider, Dorothy and Carl J. Schneider. First Ladies: A Biographical Directory. New York City, NY: Facts on File, 2010.
• Walters, Kerry. Explosion on the Potomac: The 1844 Calamity aboard the USS Princeton. Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2013.

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In this episode, we dive headlong into the collapse of imperial China with our first female effer-upper, Empress Dowager Cixi.

Podcast to Recommend: The History of China (https://thehistoryofchina.wordpress.com/)

Sources

• Hsu, Immanuel. The Rise of Modern China, 6th ed. Oxford, England: Oxford U. Press, 1999.
• Kwong, Luke. A Mosaic of the Hundred Days: Personalities, Politics, and the Ideas of 1898. Cambridge, MA: Harvard U. Press, 1984.
• Laidler, Keith. The Lost Empress: She-Dragon of China. Chichester, England: Wiley, 2003.
• Muhlhahn, Klaus. Making China Modern: From the Great Qing to Xi Jinping. Cambridge, MA: Harvard U. Press, 2019.

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After a couple of light-hearted episodes, we dive back into the more horrific side of humanity as we take a look at the Army officer behind Native American boarding schools.

Podcast to recommend: Wonders of the World (<www.wonderspodcast.com>)

Sources

• Adams, David Wallace. Education for Extinction: American Indians and the Boarding School Experience, 1875-1928. Lawrence, KS: U. of Kansas Press, 1995.
• Child, Brenda. Boarding School Seasons: American Indian Families. Lincoln, NE: U. of Nebraska Press, 2000.
• Churchill, Ward. Kill the Indian, Save the Man: The Genocidal Impact of American Indian Residential Schools. San Francisco, CA: City Lights, 2004.
• Hoxie, Frederick. A Final Promise: The Campaign to Assimilate the Indians, 1880-1920. Lincoln, NE: U. of Nebraska Press, 1984.
• Sa, Zitkala. The School Days of an Indian Girl in the American 1890s. Winston-Salem, NC: Duke U. Press, 2000.
• Witmer, Linda F. The Indian Industrial School, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1879-1918. Carlisle, PA: Cumberland County Historical Society, 1993.

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