Best Marc Mozart Podcasts (2024)

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49. Sam Adams (John Adams) feat. Harshil Shukla 58:12

8d ago58:12

58:12

Zach and Charles talk American Revolution with Harshil Shukla in this episode about Sam and John Adams. One's a fiery late-blooming behind-the-scenes ugly batman and the other's a learned fat president who loves his naked morning strolls. Featuring: Sam Adam's grave, boufing tea, a lot of anti-Hancock rhetoric and more. A failure until 41 years old…

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48. "Would You Mind?" (Zach & Charles) 57:24

29d ago57:24

57:24

Zach crashes a wedding and swims with alligators. Charles struggles to sell exercise equipment to the one percent. We also discuss Drake Bell, Israel, TikTok ban, Jeff Jackson, and how to lie your way into free drinks. Check out the Patreon for videos of the Boca/St. Petersburg sets and vlog content: https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast Chec…

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47. "Fat Tongue" (Cory and Zach Russell) 57:48

2M ago57:48

57:48

APPLICATIONS ARE STILL OPEN for experiencing solar eclipse totality with Cory Russell April 8, 2024 in a Lake Placid airbnb. Submit resume/picture to overshadowedpod@gmail.com. This week, we welcome Cory Russell, Zach's actual brother, for a little bro show where Cory makes a play for thematic consistency and pisses Zach off. This week, we tackle c…

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46. Jamukha (Genghis Khan’s Blood Brother) 1:18:40

2M ago1:18:40

1:18:40

Grab a hat full of sour horse milk and hunker down with yur(t) boys this week as we cover the doomed bromance between Genghis Khan [aka "Temugin"] and his blood-brother-turned-rival, Jamukha. Both imprisoned by Merkits as kids, Temugin and Jamukha make it official with a blood oath, and when Temugin's bride gets stolen by another band of those pesk…

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45. The Klondike Gold Rush (California Gold Rush) 2:19:15

3M ago2:19:15

2:19:15

We're back with our coldest episode yet, covering North America's most overshadowed gold rush - the Yukon/Klondike - that spanned 1896-1899 and yielded MORE GOLD than the California gold rush, which lasted twice as long. Featuring: outdoorsy gambling addicts, deadbeat dads, lady-yeast, the boom town of Dawson, a scamming willy wonka type, and what …

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44. Hashtag Stay Bummed (Zach and Charles) 1:19:48

4M ago1:19:48

1:19:48

No jokes this week, just important causes: post-9/11 awareness campaigns, hate-free "smear the queer" alternatives, and tips for maintaining male friendships. Also, if anyone knows any touring 21-year-olds who want 2 all around good guys in their roster, drop us a line: overshadowedpod@gmail.com Sign up for the Patreon for bonus episodes! https://l…

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A Chorus in Brooklyn 1:21:44

4M ago1:21:44

1:21:44

There's nothing like singing in an opera chorus. Marc Eliot Stein and Ted Shulman talk about their participation in Regina Opera's production of Verdi's "Rigoletto" in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, and the special ways a chorus can illuminate or enliven a classic opera. We chat about "Nabucco", "Turandot", "Parsifal", "Les Contes d'Hoffmann", "Orfeo ed Eu…

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43. Special Guest: Notorious M.E.G.A.N. (Caroline Baniewicz) 1:26:03

6M ago1:26:03

1:26:03

This week we welcome the very funny, pseudo-comedian Megan Baniewicz to Overshadowed to discuss being homeschooled (TX), the grace period of early 20's-hood slowly trickling away, getting away with Club Penguin, & much more. Also featured on this episode is Megan's very funny, definitively-comedian sister, Caroline Baniewicz!: A singer. A comic. A …

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42. Eva Braun (Adolf Hitler) 1:33:52

6M ago1:33:52

1:33:52

Overshadowed welcomes Ben Kirschenbaum to discuss simpler timesFollow us and Ben herehttps://www.instagram.com/benkirschenbaum/?hl=enhttps://www.tiktok.com/@benkirschenbaumhttps://linktr.ee/overshadowed_podcast Suggestions for a sibling or spouse we should cover? Write in to overshadowedpod@gmail.com.Check out the Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/ov…

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41.”Lady Bird” Johnson (Lyndon B. Johnson), Part 2 41:17

7M ago41:17

41:17

PART 2! We dive right into Lyndon B. Johnson's reasons for departing from his racist southern past and how Lady Bird pushed him to run for elected office. We end with his hog shower, so if you're keen on hearing about that, skip to the last 10 minutes. Suggestions for a sibling or spouse we should cover? Write in to overshadowedpod@gmail.com. Check…

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40. ”Lady Bird” Johnson (Lyndon B. Johnson), Part 1 1:08:06

7M ago1:08:06

1:08:06

This week, we're covering Lyndon B. Johnson's wife, "Lady Bird" Johnson, an incredibly intelligent and successful woman in her own right. Not only was she the *first* President's wife to earn well over $1,000,000 before becoming First Lady, she also prevented our nation's highways from growing littered with billboards & rubble, and inspired Lyndon'…

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39. Picked Last, After Girls (Zach, Charles, and Nick Hopping) 1:35:09

9M ago1:35:09

1:35:09

This week, Nick gets picked last in a co-ed game of capture the flag, we meet the saddest woman in Pennsylvania, and Zach struggles to be a mean jerk while Nick and Charles excel at the artform. In the end, we can all agree you're filthy perverts. Go subscribe to our patreon for bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast Follow us o…

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38. Theo Van Gogh (Vincent Van Gogh) feat. Matisyahu Nissim 2:03:05

9M ago2:03:05

2:03:05

This week we welcome the vastly overqualified & hilarious Matisyahu Nissim to talk about Vincent Van Gogh's younger brother, Theo - a historically significant and successful art dealer in his own right - who supports Vincent financially, professionally, and emotionally through Vincent's life of turmoil. Special shoutout to Theo's wife who stayed wi…

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37. ”Conveyor Belt of Twinks” (Zach & Charles) 1:23:24

10M ago1:23:24

1:23:24

It's freaky friday this week. Charles returns from a business after battling a paranoid AirBnB host. Zach goes to a concert alone and finds a hole in his tooth. Was it the chocolate-covered nuts, or the pit? Email your diagnosis to overshadowedpod@gmail.com Have a suggestion for someone we should cover or have a follow-up question/correction from o…

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36. Elliot Roosevelt & Katie Mann (Theodore Roosevelt) 1:44:45

10M ago1:44:45

1:44:45

Let's cut straight to chase/moral of the story: BEWARE THE ABYSS. This week, Zach & Charles discuss the troubled life of Theodore Roosevelt's younger brother Elliott Roosevelt, who shared a fate similar to that of Rosemary Kennedy after an illegitimate child with a chambermaid 'threatens' TR's run at the Presidency... Or does it? Please write in to…

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35. Clamboozled (Zach & Charles) 1:51:22

11M ago1:51:22

1:51:22

WOO-EEEE this ep is a hot one! Setback Zach returns with a weekend of misery, Charles gets clamboozled at Chowderfest, and discuss how to get away with peeing a little on your pants. Have a suggestion for someone we should cover or have a follow-up question/correction from one of the episodes? Write in! overshadowedpod@gmail.com Check out the Patre…

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”Science NoGood” (Patreon Teaser) 6:14

11M ago6:14

6:14

This is a small segment from this week's Patreon, where we talk about Silence Dogood letters. Full bonus episode available on Patreon.com/overshadowedpodcastBy overshadowedpod

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34. James Franklin (Benjamin Franklin) 1:24:26

11M ago1:24:26

1:24:26

This week! We cover James Franklin, Ben's older brother and print master who beats him until he truly understands what it means to be antivax. Have a suggestion for someone we should cover or have a follow-up question/correction from one of the episodes? Write in! overshadowedpod@gmail.com Check out the Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedp…

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Talking to an Influential Fairy 1:29:10

12M ago1:29:10

1:29:10

In Gilbert and Sullivan’s fairy opera “Iolanthe” empowered magical women crash into toxic privileged masculinity in 19th century London. Marc Eliot Stein interviews New York City singer and actress Casey Keeler about her role as the powerful Fairy Queen in a recent Village Light Opera Group "Iolanthe". We also talk about “Utopia, Limited”, communit…

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33. Springtime Peeshee (Zach and Charles) 1:30:23

1y ago1:30:23

1:30:23

Hot ep this week! Silverback Zach faces off against the Poolking, Charles prevents man-r*pe, and several minor characters vomit. Charles pees no fewer than 6 times. Have a suggestion for someone we should cover or have a follow-up question/correction from one of the episodes? Write in! overshadowedpod@gmail.com Check out the Patreon: https://www.pa…

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32. Marie Antoinette (Louis XVI) 1:54:08

1y ago1:54:08

1:54:08

This week, Zach gets crunched by a Porsche, and the boys explain the unexpected rise and fatal fall of Marie Antoinette, featuring: luxury binges, a horny bishops, scheming half-bloods, prostitute doppelgängers, HSBIC's, and a very expensive diamond necklace. Long live Freedom Pod. Have a suggestion for someone we should cover or have a follow-up q…

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31. Louis ”Stanislob” XVIII (Louis XVI) 1:41:21

1y ago1:41:21

1:41:21

Back on our sibling grind! We're covering Louis Stanislas XVIII, who unlike his brother, King Louis XVI, avoided decapitation during the French Revolution and returned to France after decades living in exile to restore the monarchy. We really studied for this one folks... If you're in school and have an exam about the French Rev., after listening t…

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30. An Evening With The 1% (Zach & Charles) 52:28

1y ago52:28

52:28

Zach and Charles do a private gig for Gen-Z millionaires. Zach praises his girlfriend's vomiting skills, and Charles stages a coup d'bouncey house. Have a suggestion for someone we should cover or have a follow-up question/correction from one of the episodes? Write in! overshadowedpod@gmail.com Check out the Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/overshad…

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29. Alfred Daniel King (Martin Luther King Jr.) 1:10:26

1y ago1:10:26

1:10:26

Zach and Charles explore the impactful life of AD King, MLK's younger brother who was right by his side for the majority of the civil rights movement, responsible for the Fair Housing Act, and yet nobody knows about him. Have a suggestion for someone we should cover or have a follow-up question/correction from one of the episodes? Write in! oversha…

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28. Mental Hogs (Zach & Charles) 1:20:56

1+ y ago1:20:56

1:20:56

We're back. Charles gets hazelcucked, Zach gets a cat, and we both try to be happy. Have a suggestion for someone we should cover or have a follow-up question/correction from one of the episodes? Write in! overshadowedpod@gmail.com Check out the Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast Recorded January 2023. And follow us on social media…

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27. George Palmer Putnam (Amelia Earhart) 1:30:42

1+ y ago1:30:42

1:30:42

This week! Amelia Earhart's man & manager, George P. Putnam, an extremely competent promoter who made it possible for Amelia to turn her love of aviation into a full-blown airborne career. That is, until she completes her mission from the U.S. government by taking a dive in the Marshall Islands. It's all in there. We also read Amelia's pre-marriage…

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26. ”Schrödinger’s Micropenis” (Charles & Zach) 58:39

1+ y ago58:39

58:39

A Christmas miracle! We're at The Stand for a Christmas catchup, and Charles does most of the heavy lifting. Zach experiences a personal Y2k, Charles bombs in Long Island, and we eat the most disgusting chip known to man. Check out the Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast Recorded December 2022. Have any ideas for an episode? Feedbac…

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25. Sarah Lockwood Winchester (William Winchester) 1:49:24

1+ y ago1:49:24

1:49:24

Zach and Charles are back with another guest - comedian Maggie Lalley! - to cover our most bizarre and mysterious subject yet, Sarah Lockwood Winchester, wife of William Writ Winchester and heiress to the fortune made by the sale of the Winchester Repeating Rifle. A self-taught architect, Sarah bought an 8-room farmhouse once basically her entire f…

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24. Special Guest: Chicken Nathan (Nick Hopping) 1:47:30

1+ y ago1:47:30

1:47:30

Overshadowed welcomes its first guests: Nathan and Nicholas Hopping. This episode features heavily cruel & unusual sibling-torture tactics, like Nick's headbutting phase, throwing up on younger brothers, and "ball-hands". As you listen to this week's ep, something to think about is whether all Nathan's problems come from the fact he's actually a gi…

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23. Stephen Baldwin! (Alec Baldwin) 1:34:12

1+ y ago1:34:12

1:34:12

Comedians Zach and Charles get into the wild life of Alec Baldwin's younger brother, Stephen Baldwin, who threw away a career of small parts in good movies, and big parts in bad ones, to make exclusively Christian cinema that plunged him into debt. We talk movies (list below), skateboarding with Jesus, and an ALLEGED affair with his massage therapi…

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22 ”Medium Dancer” (Zach & Charles) 2:02:06

1+ y ago2:02:06

2:02:06

Clockin' in! The boys are back at The Stand, and this week, we sideline the siblings to catch up on each others' lives, including Zach's dancing and the loved ones it's driven away, a dying seagull, and the psychic who told Charles he should quit comedy. Check out the Patreon episode for gross stuff we didn't include in the normal episode lest it s…

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21. Richard ”Two Gun” Hart Capone (Al Capone, Part 2) 2:13:25

1+ y ago2:13:25

2:13:25

This week the boys get into one the craziest lives we've ever covered, the rootin-tootin tale of cowboy-lawman, Richard "Two Gun" Hart, aka James Vincenzo Capone, eldest brother of millionaire gangster, Al Capone. Making a name for himself on the opposite side of bootlegging as his scarfaced sibling, James ran away from Brooklyn as a teenager to jo…

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20. Salvatore ”Frank” Capone (Al Capone, Part 1) 2:06:41

1+ y ago2:06:41

2:06:41

It’s a fun-fact packed ep this week as Charles and Zach cover the history of drinking in the United States, Prohibition and some of the nutsos associated with it, and, of course, the first of Al Capone’s brothers, who served as the strong-man of Cicero: Salvatore "Frank" Capone. We cover giving booze to babies, a teetotaling ax-wielding woman on a …

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19. Mileva Marić (Albert Einstein) 1:14:57

1+ y ago1:14:57

1:14:57

This week we dive into the much-maligned life of Mileva Marić, Albert Einstein's first wife, and only wife who wasn't related to him. Mileva was ALSO a talented physicist, and during her time with Albert, she helped act as a sounding board for equations and concepts, and there's substantial evidence via letters they exchanged that credits her invol…

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18. Maria Anna ”Nannerl” Mozart (Wolfgang Mozart) 1:05:10

2y ago1:05:10

1:05:10

(Nannerl history starts at 16 minutes) Zach and Charles cover the life of Wolfgang Mozart's prodigious older sister, Maria Anna "Nannerl", who was sidelined for being a lady despite being as good if not better than him. Check out the Patreon this week for a bonus hour on Wolfgang's insane love of poop jokes: https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodc…

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17. The Hidden History of Pride 52:01

2y ago52:01

52:01

(7-11-22 update: Silence at minute 29-31 fixed!) A gay late and a dollar short. It's a wild one. Zach and Chuck cover the history of pride, the Stonewall "riot", share honor the not often thought about glory holy inspector. Check out an entire of bonus content on our Patreon, about being gay during the civil war, being gay in ancient Greece, and a …

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16. Mack Robinson (Jackie Robinson) 2:01:38

2y ago2:01:38

2:01:38

Zach and Charles cover our first double-overshadowed sibling, Mack Robinson, bother of Jackie Robinson and competitor of Jesse Owens in the 1936 Hitler Olympics. Featuring: white panic, black excellence, the harsh reality of being a great athlete before Instagram, and several shout-outs to Blacked dot com. https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcas…

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Hoffmann and His Muse 42:16

2y ago42:16

42:16

Jacques Offenbach’s masterpiece “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” is an existential psychological comic opera, a morality tale about an aesthete who destroys himself over a fanciful love of three women. In the last episode of Season 3, Marc Eliot Stein talks about Jewish composers in Paris, “Faust”, drinking songs, Mozart, Gilbert and Sullivan, Zarzuela, sex…

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15. ”California Piss Kitchen” (Zach & Charles) 1:21:41

2y ago1:21:41

1:21:41

Hot ep this week! Zach and Chuck temporarily ditch the siblings to discuss the many times they've gone soft with women. They cover the lengths pharaohs went to guarantee their subjects' fertility and the minimum legal penis size required to marry in Iceland. Zach threatens drastic measures if more women don't pad his flaccid male ego. Subscribe to …

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14. Bartholomew Columbus (Christopher Columbus) 1:29:05

2y ago1:29:05

1:29:05

Zach and Charles get into the life of Christopher Columbus' colonizing little sidekick: Bartholomew! Featuring: a world where pepper was money, pirate-ship talent shows, and capybara cat cafes. We shout out our biggest fan (IS IT YOU?!), and we announce a new Patreon initiative to find El Dorado. Check out ALMOST AN HOUR of bonus content before the…

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13. Lupercalia (The history of Valentine’s Day) 1:31:10

2y ago1:31:10

1:31:10

Zach and Charles swap stories of romantic humiliation, explore the bloody shewolfy history of Valentine's day, recap their two-man standup show, and insist fans of the podcast be called Indians. Check out our full set from "It Takes Two" on Patreon. We also have about 20-30 minutes of bonus content from this episode up on Patreon! Check it out! We …

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12. Rosemary Kennedy (John F. Kennedy) 1:29:51

2y ago1:29:51

1:29:51

Zach and Charles dive into the doomed life of Rosemary Kennedy, the true martyr of the Kennedy family (sorry, John.) We cover the Kennedy's rise to fame, the absurd history of lobotomies, and how many pounds of potatoes the Irish actually ate, according to Charles. It's a hot one. Subscribe to our Patreon for bonus episodes (including one with Zach…

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Giovanni and Kierkegaard 1:13:35

2y ago1:13:35

1:13:35

What should we do with Mozart’s problematic masterpiece “Don Giovanni” in the 21st century? Vicki Zunitch joins Marc Eliot Stein to talk about the moral situations portrayed in the famous story of a sociopathic charmer and rapist brought to justice by a stone statue, with a focus on all the characters caught in his web: Anna, Elvira, Zerlina, Maset…

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11. Cory Russell (Zach Russell) 1:09:30

2+ y ago1:09:30

1:09:30

Zach catches up with his actual brother, Cory, who lives on a narrowboat in the canals of London working for one of the biggest drug dealers in the world. We riff on the likelihood Cory's drum teacher was a pedophile, #boatlife, and funny times we hurt each other as children. Subscribe to our Patreon for the FULL episode (which is one additional ho…

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Canio and Corleone 41:05

2+ y ago41:05

41:05

Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana kicked off the verismo craze in Italian opera in 1890. Ruggero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci followed two years later. We talk about the ripple effects of the verismo movement in this wide-ranging episode, covering everything from Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese to Anton Chekhov, Konstantin Stanislavski, St…

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10. Ptolemy XIII (Cleopatra) 1:05:11

2+ y ago1:05:11

1:05:11

NYC comics Zach and Charles dive into the life of Cleopatra's traitorous brother-husband, Ptolemy the 13th, reveal that ancient Egyptian proctologists were called "Shepherds of the Anus", and strongly insist that President Joe Biden wear a cape. Actual history starts at minute 9, FYI. Subscribe to our Patreon for bonus episodes (including one with …

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9. Bagpipes! (The Scottish Hype Machine) 58:36

2+ y ago58:36

58:36

We're switching it up this week, folks! After Zach's life-altering trip to Scotland, the boys dive deep into the sordid history of bagpipes: once legally a weapon, now an instrument. Charles shares some of his most profound theories on where lambskin condoms came from, and Zach admits to finishing too quickly. One of us is lying in bed for this ent…

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8. Jerome and Joseph Bonaparte (Napoleon) 1:11:06

2+ y ago1:11:06

1:11:06

NYC comics Zach Russell and Charles Engle talk about Napoleon's youngest and horniest brother, Jerome, Zach's middle school womanizing, and reveal why ball gowns are so big. Featuring a few dumb jokes from their past and Charles' real name! Have any ideas for an episode? Feedback? Notes? Hate? Unabashed hate? Send us an email: overshadowedpod@gmail…

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7. Marc ”The Cope” Coppola (Nick Cage) 1:01:22

2+ y ago1:01:22

1:01:22

*FOR BEST LISTENING, USE SPEAKER NOT HEADPHONES* FROM THE VAULTS (Nov. 2020)! Zach and Chuck drink their way through Thanksgiving in this Nick Cage-heavy episode featuring the relatively chill life of his his brother -- and NYC radio DJ -- Marc "The Cope" Coppola. **Disclaimer** We recorded this in November of 2020 when we didn't have a studio to r…

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Manrico and Azucena 55:25

2+ y ago55:25

55:25

Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” is one of the most popular operas of all time, and also one of the hardest to follow. What is going on with this crazy plot? There’s a lot under the surface, and it's all spelled out in this explainer by Marc Eliot Stein, who shows how a thrilling but nakedly horrible storyline became an entertainment fit for 19th century ope…

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