History Hyenas

Check out this classic FIRST episode of the History Hyenas!

The Bay Ridge Boys Chris Destefano and Yannis Pappas go back in time to talk about Vikings and early biological warfare! Things get WILD!!!

The Bay Ridge Boys Yannis Pappas and Chrisyy D talk about the ONLY proper time to be a rat, natures effects on war and George Washington's dog. IT GETS WILD!!!

Yannis and Chris take a roadtrip to the South and visit historic Civil War battlefields, courtrooms and a ye olde candy shoppe. Things get wild cuzzies!!

Paratroopers, Pitchforks and Nazis. Some historians consider this the most important battle of WW2 towards defeating the Nazis. Also, Yanni’s mom was there! Wild! Considered one of our most classic episodes. Lots of detailed history in this one.

The boys chat about the gangs of NY that ran the streets in the 1800’s. They cover everything from the pug uglies (later corrected to the PLUG uglies) to the rancid stench of old NYC. A little fun history with the boys’ beloved hometown.

The Bay Ridge Boys talk about Yannis' upcoming wedding and how the ceremony started and has evolved over time.

Yannis and Chris discuss the history of Easter! It’s got something to do with a guy named Jesus, but wait why do Greeks, Russians and some Slavs have a different Easter? Find out in this episode.

Chris & Yannis explore the modern science on psychopaths and the difference between them & sociopaths. Are you one? Know one? Also, the boys take the psychopath test. Find out who rated higher on the scale! WILD!

The Bay Ridge Boys talk about Chris' upcoming colonoscopy. A special call in guest, a real gastroenterologist doctor calls in to give Chris some advice and what to expect. This one is pure comedy and all wild!

The fellas wax poetic on Atlantic City and how it became the hottest vacation spot in America so fast and then a dump even quicker. The rise and fall of AC is wild!

Yannis and Chris discuss the history of legal divorce and the likelihood of Yannis staying married.

Mans history with dogs is the reason why we were able to create a civilization. This is a wild nature heavy episode and it explores the fascinating nature of what man created by breeding docile wolves into today’s work and pet dogs.

Yannis Pappas & Chris Distefano explore how transgenderism throughout history changed and evolved and how various different cultures reacted to them. Hint: they’ve always been around and they’ve always been cayoot!

Yannis Pappas wanders off from the clan in this exclusive solo episode where Zac isis and Yannis have a WILD conversation about nature and Hyenas. WILD!!!

The boys discuss how these dinners started and now that they are gone if they were ever a good thing!

The History Hyenas talk about the life and times of the Tesla and how wild he really was.

Yannis Pappas & Chris Distefano talk about the special day of the boys. This one gets wild. Yanni’s pops is a Korean War veteran and the boys discuss what they would be like in the armed forces. They wouldn’t last long!

Chris and Yannis talk about the great American writer Mark Twain, we watch a sloth meet its fate at the hands (or claws) of a puma and of course, we get to hear how Yannis would take Chris' life. WILD!!!

Join us as we talk about a country founded by a slave revolt! This is a wild tale about the only successful slave revolt in history that actually worked and it’s fearless and stoic leader. Lots of French names in this episode and lots of bloodshed. Es lo que es.

The Bay Ridge Boys recap the wild Cold War of the 1980’s between The USSR and USA. War is a dish best served cold! Learn how close humanity came to being extinct. An arms race that is as brutes as it is cutes.

How did the Bay Ridge Boys meet? Take a journey thru the history of the Yannis and Chris friendship and find out how this podcast was born. Hint: It was born trans.