From famous founders to capitalist cooks, from sex scandals to the dirtiest blues song, AMERICAN FILTH dives into the filthier side of... more
A bad dog goes on trial in 1921 San Francisco...for murder. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How many husbands are too many husbands in the Wild West??? Well, in Kitty Leroy's case, five. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy... more
Hello, I'm from the past (yesterday). How's the post-election world? Does the USA still exist? Well, let's go back in... more
A comedian said offensive stuff this week at a Trump gathering (is that what they're called?), so let's look at... more
In the 1920s, the youths were kissing and touching each other! Disgusting! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
American Filth recorded another live episode! This time with the Cheerful Earful Podcast Festival in London. We got to explain... more
Were you transported back in time to colonial America?? Well, don't worry. Follow this guide to get some hanky-panky. See omnystudio.com/listener... more
Rachel Wall was executed for stealing a bonnet. But was that really her only crime??? Come see American Filth live... more
Tenth president John Tyler annexed Texas and Florida into the United States, and if that's not filthy enough, he also... more
Artist Sarah Goodridge sent a miniature painting of her bosom to a no-good senator. Some people say they were just... more
Were these young bucks just really good friends??? Or was something else going on??? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
All the filth returns September 11!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
One more week until American Filth returns! The show's crowning achievement has been outing historical figures who might have been... more
New episodes back in two weeks! In the meantime...the solitary vice is not, in fact, listening to American Filth. But instead...well,... more
AF summer break continues... so let's go back to Nashville, where young Union soldiers wet their whistle so much that... more
Some AF BTS! That stands for American Filth behind-the-scenes. Gabbie talks to Jesse Nighswonger, who composed the theme song. He... more
The show's on summer break and will be back in September. So let's go back to the beginning...to our esteemed... more
So... after John Wilkes Booth killed Abraham Lincoln, there was a huge manhunt that ended with Booth getting shot by... more
I know this will be hard to imagine, but the man who is considered the father of the American freak... more
Whoa! It's the live episode but in regular format. America wins its independence with the help of a gay Prussian.See... more
It's our recording of American Filth Live! Featuring a gay Prussian who changed the course of the Revolutionary War. See omnystudio.com/listener... more
Two days before the end of the Constitutional Convention, the delegates, including George Washington, got hammered. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sometimes when Puritans are oppressing you, a Quaker, you gotta pull the girls out. Come to American Filth Live this... more
Our 29th president had a habit of cheating on his wife. And one of his affairs left behind 1000 pages... more
The son of Francis Scott Key was a womanizer and then womanized a woman whose husband would not stand being... more
Andrew Jackson had a bad bird...but did you know that pets often take on the personalities of their owners??? Frick!... more
Feminist scholar Ida Craddock taught sex education to young couples. She had a lot of experience and expertise to pass... more
Anthony Comstock strikes again! This time going after notorious abortionist Madame Restell. Get your tickets to American Filth Live here! See... more
Big follower of Christ/mail snoop Anthony Comstock rails against obscenity and gets a law named after him passed in 1873!... more
Has America already had a gay president??? Or was he just a fussy, prissy, well-dressed guy?? James Buchanan lived with... more
Men continue to sleep in the same bed and maybe...give a little head. This time the couple in question shared... more
Some South Carolinian politicians in the 1820s did a lot more than sleeping. Just ask their fleshen poles. See omnystudio.com/listener for... more
Religious group? Sex cult? Polyamorous filth? Silverware manufacturer? The Oneida Community had it all. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Progressive reformers are like, AH WHITE SLAVERY! And they pass a law to protect WHITE LADIES from PROSTITUTION! But then... more
Mae West brings Sex to Broadway but also...gay people?? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wow, a true crime story!! Did this man kill his wife and daughter in 1845? Or did he kill EVEN... more
Touching yourself too much? Have you tried eating some cereal?? John Harvey Kellogg was a chastity crusader who could solve... more
In 1873, a woman finds a husband from a newspaper ad. But turns out... he sucks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In a small colonial settlement in Virginia in 1629, an indentured servant is confusing the heck out of everyone. Some... more
Did you know we have gross presidents??? Well, President Grover Cleveland, aka Steve Cleve, was one of the grossest. See omnystudio.com/listener... more
Stephanie St. Clair ran Harlem's underground. But she came up against police and other mobsters, and one or twice, she... more
To get you in the mood for Valentine's Day, let's indulge in some of the filthiest lyrics ever written. And... more
When the haters* get you down, douse 'em in some tar and stick on some feathers. *Britain Follow American Filth... more
In the mid to late 19th century, the seven Sutherland sisters were the talk of the town. Why?? Because they... more
At the end of the 20th century, most cities were covered in HORSE POO! It was not only gross but... more
New Orleans used to have a legal red light district, and it was THRIVING at the turn of the 20th... more
Oh my god, can you believe it? Here we got another case of a husband cheating on his wife with... more
Welcome to 2024! To mark this momentous occasion, let's start off with a bang. And who liked banging more than... more
The stinky puritans are at it again! This time instead of executing people over hog banging, they are canceling Christmas... more
Two presidents received an odd gift: a big-ass wheel of cheese. Why?? How?? From whomst??? Listen to find of these... more
A millionaire shoots an architect at the premiere of a really bad musical in 1906. And yeah, it's probably because... more
Did you run out of food on your sea voyage? No worries. It is totally fine to eat your fellow... more
During the Spanish-American War, a bunch of our boys got sick and died... not from the war but maybe from... more
Noted thief and sex worker Mary Jones stole countless men's wallets in the 1830s and 40s. Robert Haslem was one... more
President Lyndon B. Johnson's administration is known for all sorts of stuff, like the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and... more
This episode starts with a frothing vat of piss. And the story set in the 1980s, sorry guys, that is... more
Happy Halloween! Trying to get over that consumption cough?? Have you tried digging up your dead grandma and BURNING HER?!... more
James Garfield gets shot, and some doctors stick their nasty fingies in the wound. Yum! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Before James Garfield was (briefly) president, he had a fun hobby of cheating on his wife. But it's okay because... more
Union soldiers won't stop banging, so they hire a boat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.