CLASSIC: History's Coolest (Non-Human) Political Candidates, Part I

Ridiculous History

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🗓️ 5 June 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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It's no secret that politics can be a minefield of quirky events, and strange things happen in the lead up to elections. But just how strange can it get? Join the guys and returning guest Christopher Hassiotis as they explore bizarre tales of non-human politicians in this special Classic episode.

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0:00.0	Fellow ridiculous historians, we are so excited that you have looked around all the candidates for podcasting,
0:08.0	and you have voted to join us for today's classic episode.
0:13.7	This is a special one for us, man, because somebody else joined the show.
0:17.9	That's right. Christopher Haciotis is here, not only in spirit,
0:21.5	but in the flesh,
0:22.4	corporeally,
0:23.4	to talk about history's
0:24.7	coolest non-human political candidates,
0:27.8	part one of two.
0:29.4	Yeah,
0:30.2	we got super into this one.
0:32.6	And you know what?
0:33.5	I wish we could do an update,
0:35.8	but no spoilers.
0:37.7	We'll see if we get to it.
0:39.0	Absolutely, man.
0:40.2	Yeah, so tune in and let us know some of your favorite non-human political candidates.
0:48.8	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:54.1	I'm Andrea Gunning, host of the podcast betrayal.
0:58.1	Police Lieutenant Joel Kern used his badge to fool everyone. Most of all, his wife, Caroline.
1:04.6	He texted, I've ruined our lives. You're going to want to divorce me.
1:10.1	How far would he go to cover up what he'd done?
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