The Manliest Thing Any Man Has Ever Done

Softcore History

History, Comedy, Improv

5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Throughout history, men have always complained that men from the past were WAY more manly, especially in Ancient Rome. And today we're talking about the one time that might have actually been undeniably true. The first hero of the Roman Republic, Mucius Scaevola, did something so astoundingly manly that it changed the course of Roman history forever.

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Rob Fox
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Dan Regester
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0:40.6	Today, we are talking about when men used to be men, and this time we kind mean it you always hear about how you know everyone in the past was harder than than we are now and that has been a narrative throughout
0:45.5	all of history it's a narrative now or is a narrative a hundred years ago it's a narrative 500
0:50.5	years ago in fact it was even a narrative in ancient rome But now, today, we are going back to a time when, boy, that might have been accurate.
0:59.4	Because we are talking about the very, very first hero of the Roman Republic.
1:04.4	And what he did in 508 BC is friggin' bananas.
1:10.3	Listen up.
1:15.5	Welcome to Softcore History.
1:20.1	What is up?
1:21.3	Welcome back to SoftCore History.
1:23.0	I am your host for the week, Rob Fox,
1:25.4	joined as always by Dan Regester
1:27.1	and our very special guest,
1:29.5	Scott Lopez.
1:31.6	Very special indeed. Thank you guys for having me. It's always fun. Honored.
1:36.1	Love to have you here. Yeah, I feel good. I look good. I'm ponchoed up.
1:40.3	Great. Yeah. Big poncho. I'm pancho. I'm pancho.
1:43.6	Got the puka shells on, dude. I'm ponged up. You're always
1:46.3	the best dress guess we have. Poonched up. Oh, by far. And I like the Mexican version of a poncho
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