Venetians Loved Touching Tips

Softcore History

Improv, Comedy, History

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2023

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Armed with nothing more than sharpened sticks, thousands of Venetian tradesman would battle each other on bridges for glory and the entertainment of their fellow citizens. Learn about this violent pastime that lasted hundreds of years, and how the sport "evolved" over time.Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes.Go to ghostbed.com/drinkinbros and use code DRINKINBROS for 30% off EVERYTHING (Mattresses, Adjustable Base, and more) -- plus a 101 Night Sleep Trial and Mattresses Made in the USA!Head to FACTORMEALS.com/softcore50 and use code softcore50 to get 50% off. That’s code softcore50 at FACTORMEALS.com/softcore50 to get 50% off!1stphorm.com/softcorehistory Free shipping on all orders over $75 when you use the link.RSVP knowing you’ve got the perfect look all wedding season long from Indochino. Go to Indochino.com and use code SOFTCORE to get 10% off any purchase of $399 or more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Soft Core History.
0:08.0	Hello and welcome to Soft Core History.
0:09.7	My name's Jake Goldman.
0:11.2	I'm joined as always by Dan Regester and Rob Fox. How's it going today boys?
0:14.3	Yeah, you couldn't even flip the switch to start the show. I'm sorry. The
0:17.9	fuck. Just zero energy off the bat. I'm riding high, Rob's coming in a good mood.
0:24.3	You have COVID, I think.
0:26.0	I've tested negative.
0:26.9	Why are you still testing?
0:29.7	Because.
0:30.4	Don't worry guys before the show, he spit in both of our mouths.
0:33.4	That's right. That's the real, that's how I test for COVID.
0:36.7	If they get horribly sick, then I'll know.
0:41.0	You do sound like shit. I know like you sound like
0:43.4	fucking dog shit. I know it's not in that microphone later. It's not good.
0:46.8	Thank God this is my week. We'll switch the condoms on the mic.
0:50.0	Yeah. You might honestly want to do that. Yeah, we'll switch the mic condoms. It'll only make me stronger. I've contracted COVID like four times.
0:57.0	We'll have how? And I've only increased my bench since. I don't know if there's a connection to that. Oh maybe I'll try
1:03.6	bench pressing and maybe it's better. Incline only. Oh I got I don't do flat because I'm
1:09.7	old. Yeah that makes sense. I at your funeral I would be, some say Dan's heart grew four sizes that day.
1:16.7	And it did, the COVID gave him myocarditis and he was not long for this world from
1:21.7	there. He collapsed on that lifetime fitness basketball court.
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