History for Foos

By: FELIPE ESPARZA
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  • Summary

  • Comedians Felipe Esparza and Butch Escobar are NOT history experts. Actually, they barely passed history in high school... But they like talking about and diving into different subjects... and they're willing to learn - and share what they've learned. Some topics are just 1 episode, others take up several episodes. If you didn't learn this stuff in skoo, don't be a foo and check out this podcast!
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Episodes
  • EP 66 - The History of Dueling

    EP 66 - The History of Dueling
    Apr 27 2025
    Felipe and Butch challenge each to a duel, to explain the history of duels. Duels evolved from medieval European traditions where knights and nobles would settle disputes through physical confrontations. There's no laws on it, lives were either changed or lost. It was appropriately called "trial by combat" where legal disputes were settled by fighting. While initially seen as a way to avoid violence, dueling eventually became a popular means of resolving personal slights, particularly among the upper class.

    LINKS
    Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT)
    Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar
    (IG and TT Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by IkeReatorBeatz

    Get tickets to laugh with Felipe @ http://FelipesWorld.com

    Felipe Esparza is a comedian and actor, known for his stand-up specials, “They’re Not Gonna Laugh at You”, “Translate This”, and his latest dual-release on Netflix, “Bad Decisions/Malas Decisiones” (2 different performances in two languages), his recurring appearances on Netflix’s “Gentefied”, NBC’s “Superstore” and Adultswim’s “The Eric Andre Show”, as well as winning “Last Comic Standing” (2010), and his popular podcast called “What’s Up Fool?”. Felipe continues to sell out live stand-up shows in comedy clubs and theaters around the country. About Butch - Butch Escobar is one of the most prominent comedians in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has performed throughout the country and for the troops overseas. His energetic performances and unapologetic views on contemporary society have made him one of the most in-demand comedians on the West Coast.Butch is a featured regular at the world famous Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Cobbs Comedy Club in San Francisco, and Punch Line Comedy Clubs in San Francisco and Sacramento. You can catch him at The Hollywood Improv.
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • EP 65 - The History of Cold Cereal (Kellogg's and Post)

    EP 65 - The History of Cold Cereal (Kellogg's and Post)
    Apr 20 2025
    Felipe and Butch take on the history of cereal. Cold cereal that is. The Kellogg brothers, John Harvey and Will Keith, along with C.W. Post of the famous Post company, invented cereal and by doing that, pushed the industry of food, health, and the refrigeration we have today. Inventions were stolen, flavors and brands were created, and new regimes were unveiled especially by the likes of Marjorie Merriweather Post who took over her father's business and made it to her very own. This is an episode you're gonna wanna have cereal with.

    LINKS
    Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT)
    Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar
    (IG and TT Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by IkeReatorBeatz

    Get tickets to laugh with Felipe @ http://FelipesWorld.com

    Felipe Esparza is a comedian and actor, known for his stand-up specials, “They’re Not Gonna Laugh at You”, “Translate This”, and his latest dual-release on Netflix, “Bad Decisions/Malas Decisiones” (2 different performances in two languages), his recurring appearances on Netflix’s “Gentefied”, NBC’s “Superstore” and Adultswim’s “The Eric Andre Show”, as well as winning “Last Comic Standing” (2010), and his popular podcast called “What’s Up Fool?”. Felipe continues to sell out live stand-up shows in comedy clubs and theaters around the country. About Butch - Butch Escobar is one of the most prominent comedians in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has performed throughout the country and for the troops overseas. His energetic performances and unapologetic views on contemporary society have made him one of the most in-demand comedians on the West Coast.Butch is a featured regular at the world famous Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Cobbs Comedy Club in San Francisco, and Punch Line Comedy Clubs in San Francisco and Sacramento. You can catch him at The Hollywood Improv.
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • EP 64 - The History of The San Patricio Brigade

    EP 64 - The History of The San Patricio Brigade
    Apr 13 2025
    Felipe and Butch keep going back in time to find out the atrocities young America were committing in the 1800s. In this episode, they talk about the history of the Saint Patrick's Brigade formed by John Riley. The brigade was a Mexican Army unit which fought against the United States in the Mexican American War. Consisting of several hundred mostly Irish and other Catholic European expatriates and immigrants, including numerous men who had deserted or defected from the United States Army. This affected how the US took over parts of Mexico which later ended up being California. This is an episode that would require even multiple episodes because of its vast timeline in history but here, Felipe and Butch explain it as much as they can.

    LINKS
    Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT)
    Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar
    (IG and TT Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by IkeReatorBeatz

    Get tickets to laugh with Felipe @ http://FelipesWorld.com

    Felipe Esparza is a comedian and actor, known for his stand-up specials, “They’re Not Gonna Laugh at You”, “Translate This”, and his latest dual-release on Netflix, “Bad Decisions/Malas Decisiones” (2 different performances in two languages), his recurring appearances on Netflix’s “Gentefied”, NBC’s “Superstore” and Adultswim’s “The Eric Andre Show”, as well as winning “Last Comic Standing” (2010), and his popular podcast called “What’s Up Fool?”. Felipe continues to sell out live stand-up shows in comedy clubs and theaters around the country. About Butch - Butch Escobar is one of the most prominent comedians in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has performed throughout the country and for the troops overseas. His energetic performances and unapologetic views on contemporary society have made him one of the most in-demand comedians on the West Coast.Butch is a featured regular at the world famous Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Cobbs Comedy Club in San Francisco, and Punch Line Comedy Clubs in San Francisco and Sacramento. You can catch him at The Hollywood Improv.
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    1 hr and 29 mins

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