The Curly Mustache Podcast: Ep. 71 - Project MKUltra & Weapon X

 Hey friends and listeners! We're back! Thanks for sticking with us and checking out the newest episode of The Curly Mustache Podcast. Each episode, we take one real-life villain and one fictional villain, discuss their histories, crimes, motives, any connections they have, and cap off the episode with whether they can be redeemed, on our trusty Bowler Hat Scale. This week, we change things up a little bit, and discuss two villainous organizations. We talk about the CIA's Project MKUltra and Marvel's sinister organization responsible for Wolverine, Weapon X.

The Curly Mustache Podcast: Ep. 69 - Anatoly Moskvin & Frank Zito

Hey everyone! Thanks for checking out The Curly Mustache Podcast! If you're checking us out for the first time, each episode, we take one real-life villain and one fictional villain, discuss their histories, crimes, motives, any connections they have, and decide whether they can be redeemed with our trusty Bowler Hat Scale. This week, we discuss "The Dollmaker", Anatoly Moskvin and the antagonist from Joe Spinell's 1980 slasher movie Maniac, Frank Zito. Enjoy!

The Curly Mustache Podcast: Ep. 67 - H.H. Holmes & Jigsaw

Hey everyone! Thanks for checking out another episode of The Curly Mustache Podcast! Each episode, we take on real-life villain and one fictional villain, discuss their histories, crimes, motives, any connection the two may have, and then cap off the show with whether they can be redeemed on our Bowler Hat Scale. This week, Joel, Ian and Stephen discuss one of the first modern serial killers, H.H. Holmes, and the antagonist from the Saw movie franchise, John Kramer, otherwise known as Jigsaw. Enjoy!

The Curly Mustache Podcast: Ep. 66 - Paul Schäfer & Pastor Abin Cooper

Hey everyone! Thanks for checking out the newest episode of The Curly Mustache Podcast! Each episode, we take one real-life villain and one fictional villain, discuss their histories, motives, crimes, any connections they may have, and cap off the episode with whether they're redeemable with our Bowler Hat Scale. This week, we choose to discuss Nazi cult leader Paul Schäfer and the cult-Christian pastor from Kevin Smith's Red State, Pastor Abin Cooper. Enjoy!

The Curly Mustache Podcast: Ep. 65 - Richard Ramirez & The Big Bad Wolf

Hello friends and listeners! Thanks for checking out another episode of The Curly Mustache Podcast. Each episode, we take one real-life villain and one fictional villain, discuss their histories, crimes, motives, any connections they may have, and whether they are redeemable with our Bowler Hat Scale. Ian sits this week out and we discuss the Night Stalker, Richard Ramirez, and a major antagonist in literature throughout human history, the Big Bad Wolf. Enjoy!

The Curly Mustache Podcast: Ep. 61 - Danny Rolling & Ghostface

Hey friends! Thanks for checking out the newest episode of The Curly Mustache Podcast! Each week, we take one real-life villain and one fictional villain, discuss their histories, motives, crimes, any connections they have, and then cap the episode off with whether they can be redeemed with our Bowler Hat Scale. In this episode, we talk about The Gainesville Ripper, Danny Rolling, and the pop-culture slasher that was based on him, Scream's Ghostface. Enjoy!

The Curly Mustache Podcast: Ep. 60 - Fred & Rose West & Boris & Natasha

Hello listeners! Thanks for checking out episode 60 of The Curly Mustache Podcast! Each week, we take one real-life villain and one fictional villain, discuss their histories, crimes, motives, any connections they may have, and whether they can be redeemed with our trusty bowler hat scale. This week, we talk about a couple of villainous duos, with English serial killing couple Fred and Rosemary West, as well as the Potsylvanian crime duo from Rocky and Bullwinkle, Boris and Natasha. Enjoy!

The Curly Mustache Podcast: Ep. 59 - Richard Kuklinski & Anton Chigurh

Hello listeners! Thanks for checking out the newest episode of The Curly Mustache Podcast. Each episode, we take one real-life villain and one fictional villain, discuss their histories, crimes, motives, any connections they have, and cap off the episode with whether they can be redeemed with our Bowler Hat Scale. This week, we discuss a couple of hitmen/serial killers with Richard "The Iceman" Kuklinski, and the the antagonist from Cormac McCarthy's No Country For Old Men, Anton Chigurh. Enjoy!

The Curly Mustache Podcast: Ep. 58 - Timothy McVeigh & Brady Hartsfield

Hey listeners! Thanks for checking out episode 58 of The Curly Mustache Podcast. Each week, we select one real-life villain and one fictional villain, discuss their histories, crimes, motives, any connections between the two, and decide whether they could ever be redeemed with our Bowler Hat Scale. In this episode, we talk about the Oklahoma City bomber, Timothy McVeigh, and the main antagonist from Stephen King's Mr. Mercedes trilogy, Brady Hartsfield. Enjoy!

The Curly Mustache Podcast: Ep. 56 - 1916 Jersey Shore Shark Attacks | Jaws

Special Shark Week Episode | Hey everyone! Thanks for checking out our very special Shark Week episode of The Curly Mustache Podcast! Each week, we take one real-life villain and one fictional villain, discuss their crimes, motives, histories, any connections they have, and whether they can be redeemed with our trusty Bowler Hat (is like a shark's fin) Scale. This week, we have some fun and dive back into the animal world as we take a look at the shark (or sharks) responsible for the 1916 Jersey Shore Shark Attacks, as well as the monstrous creature the story would go on to inspire, Jaws (Bruce the shark). Enjoy!

The Curly Mustache Podcast: Ep. 55 - Varg Vikernes & Jörmungandr

Hello listeners! Welcome to episode 55 of The Curly Mustache Podcast! If you're checking us out for the first time, we take one real-life villain & one fictional villain, discuss their histories, motives, crimes, any connections they have, and whether they can be redeemed with our Bowler Hat Scale. This week we choose Norwegian death metal musician and murderer, Varg Vikernes, and the world serpent from Norse mythology, Jörmungandr. Enjoy!

The Curly Mustache Podcast: Ep. 54 - Gavrilo Princip & Tyler Durden

Hey everyone! Welcome to episode 54 of The Curly Mustache Podcast. Each week, we take one real-life villain and one fictional villain, discuss their histories, crimes, motives, any connections they may have, and decide whether they can be redeemed with our Bowler Hat Scale. This week, Ian chooses the villains and we discuss Bosnian-Serb assassin Gavrilo Princip and the split-personality antagonist from Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club, Tyler Durden. Enjoy!

The Curly Mustache Podcast: Ep. 53 - William Bonin & Stuntman Mike

Hey everyone! Thanks for checking out episode 53 of The Curly Mustache Podcast. Each week, we take one real-life villain and one fictional villain, discuss their histories, crimes, motives, any connections they may have, and then decide whether they can be redeemed with our Bowler Hat Scale. This week, we talk about the Freeway Killer, William Bonin, and the antagonist from Quentin Tarantino's grindhouse flick Death Proof, Stuntman Mike. Enjoy!

The Curly Mustache Podcast: Ep. 52 - Gustave & Killer Croc

Hello everyone! Thanks for checking out episode 52 of The Curly Mustache Podcast. In each episode, we take one real-life villain and one fictional villain, discuss their crimes, histories, motives, any connections they may have and cap it all off with whether they can be redeemed with our Bowler Hat Scale. This week, we do something a little different and talk about our first "natural" serial killer, Gustave the Demon Croc and his fictional counterpart, the DC Universe's Killer Croc. Enjoy!

The Curly Mustache Podcast: Ep. 51 - Wu Zetian & Lo-Pan

Hi friends & listeners! Welcome to episode 51 of The Curly Mustache Podcast! Each week, we take one real-life villain and one fictional villain, discuss their histories, crimes, motives, any connections they may have, and decided whether they can be redeemed with our Bowler Hat Scale. This week, we discuss a couple of Chinese villains, the only woman Emperor in Chinese history, Wu Zetian, and the antagonist from Big Trouble in Little China that suffers from the Curse of the No Flesh, Lo-Pan. Enjoy!

The Curly Mustache Podcast: Ep. 50 - Dr. Josef Mengele & Magneto

Hello friends and listeners! Episode 50 of The Curly Mustache Podcast is here and we are so excited that not only have we been able to keep it together for 50 episodes, but that so many of you have been sticking with us. If your new to the podcast, each week, we take one real-life villain and one fictional villain, discuss their histories, crimes, motives, any connections they may have, and cap off the episode with whether they can be redeemed with our Bowler Hat Scale. This week, Ian Mengel joins us as a special guest host and we dive into a lot of research and emotion and talk about the Nazi Angel of Death, Dr. Josef Mengele, and quite possibly the most well-written comic book villain of all time, Magneto. Enjoy!

The Curly Mustache Podcast: Ep. 49 - John Orr & Donny Kohler

Hello to all of our listeners out there! Thanks for checking out episode 49 of The Curly Mustache Podcast. Each week, we take one real-life villain and one fictional villain, discuss their histories, crimes, motives, any connections they may have, and then decided whether they can been redeemed with our Bowler Hat Scale. This week, we take a look at disgraced arsonist/murderer John Orr and the villain from the lesser-known 70's slasher flick, Don't Go In The House, Donny Kohler. Enjoy!

The Curly Mustache Podcast: Ep. 48 - The Phantom Slayer (Real & Fictional)

Hello listeners! Thanks for checking out episode 48 of The Curly Mustache Podcast. Each week, we take one real-life villain and one fictional villain, discuss their histories, motives, crimes, any connections they may have, and cap off the episode with whether they can be redeemed with our Bowler Hat Scale. This week, Dehart (United Cypher/MPM Co-Host) joins us again to discuss the famous Texarkana serial killer, The Phantom Slayer, as well as his fictional adaptation from the 1976 film, The Town That Dreaded Sundown. Enjoy!

The Curly Mustache Podcast: Ep. 47 - Charles Ponzi & Danny Ocean

Hey everyone! Thanks for checking out episode 47 of The Curly Mustache Podcast! Each week, we take one real-life villain and one fictional villain, discuss their histories, crimes, motives, any connections they have, and cap off the episode with deciding where they rank on our Bowler Hat Scale. In this episode, we take a look at a couple of con-artist swindlers, the man behind the famous Ponzi-scheme, Charles Ponzi, and the famous thief from the Oceans' films, Danny Ocean. Enjoy!

The Curly Mustache Podcast: Ep. 46 - Joe Exotic & Shere Khan

Hello all you cats and kittens and welcome to episode 46 of The Curly Mustache Podcast! Each week, we take one real-life villain and one fictional villain, discuss their crimes, histories, motives, connections, and whether they can be redeemed with our Bowler Hat Scale. With all of the Tiger King craze going on lately, Joel and I thought it'd be great to dig a little deeper into the roadside zoo owning and hitman hiring Joe Exotic, as well as the actual tiger king from The Jungle Book, Shere Khan.