C. E. Aubin
@ceaubin.com
"A scholar and a hater" - The Guardian
◦ historian of nazis & usa @ Yale
◦ fellow, RITM & @yalewhc
◦ author, THE HOMELAND (2026)
◦ host, This Guy Sucked - the world’s meanest history pod
opinions mine.
https://www.ceaubin.com
https://thisguysucked.com
◦ historian of nazis & usa @ Yale
◦ fellow, RITM & @yalewhc
◦ author, THE HOMELAND (2026)
◦ host, This Guy Sucked - the world’s meanest history pod
opinions mine.
https://www.ceaubin.com
https://thisguysucked.com
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@ceaubin.com
· Aug 5
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I’m so beyond excited to share that This Guy Sucked was selected by Apple Podcasts as one of their top ten best new shows of 2025! How wild is that?!
Check out the rest of the list here: apple.co/bestsofar
Check out the rest of the list here: apple.co/bestsofar
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
Very shaken by the discovery that Brett Goldstein, Phil Wang, and I are all in the same video. The live show was so incredibly fun and I am so grateful to everyone who came to watch us be silly historians together!
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Very shaken by the discovery that Brett Goldstein, Phil Wang, and I are all in the same video. The live show was so incredibly fun and I am so grateful to everyone who came to watch us be silly historians together!
Important announcement: for the first time in my adult life, I have a good credit score
November 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Important announcement: for the first time in my adult life, I have a good credit score
THURSDAY ON TGS! I’m joined by Vanessa Williamson @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social to talk about this former Confederate general, who had three big passions in life: taxes, murder, and racism. Not necessarily in that order.
Let the great tax-pilling begin.
Let the great tax-pilling begin.
November 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
THURSDAY ON TGS! I’m joined by Vanessa Williamson @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social to talk about this former Confederate general, who had three big passions in life: taxes, murder, and racism. Not necessarily in that order.
Let the great tax-pilling begin.
Let the great tax-pilling begin.
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ICYMI the Telegraph's reporting on the BBC bias 'crisis' included the fantastical claim that the right-wing and unabashedly anti-woke History Reclaimed website is a legitimate arbiter either of historical fact or political balance
November 10, 2025 at 9:10 AM
ICYMI the Telegraph's reporting on the BBC bias 'crisis' included the fantastical claim that the right-wing and unabashedly anti-woke History Reclaimed website is a legitimate arbiter either of historical fact or political balance
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not enough chatter about how frequently members fly and how attacking airport capacity directly affects them in a way that cutting SNAP does not
November 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
not enough chatter about how frequently members fly and how attacking airport capacity directly affects them in a way that cutting SNAP does not
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holodeck games without in app purchases
November 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
holodeck games without in app purchases
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The black square page (marking a character's death) in "Tristram Shandy" (1759)
November 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The black square page (marking a character's death) in "Tristram Shandy" (1759)
My favorite thing that happens when you have more than 1k followers on here is “people just basically starting their own thread pontificating under one of your posts and then acting annoyed when you intervene or interrupt their train of thought”
November 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
My favorite thing that happens when you have more than 1k followers on here is “people just basically starting their own thread pontificating under one of your posts and then acting annoyed when you intervene or interrupt their train of thought”
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My old pal Pete Coviello — one of the best writers and thinkers I've ever known — wrote the piece of the moment
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:17 AM
My old pal Pete Coviello — one of the best writers and thinkers I've ever known — wrote the piece of the moment
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
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Okay so imagine there was a podcast. And every week we would —
You can't live your life based on hate - that way lies madness and bitterness - but allowing yourself to slip into hater mode from time to time is a lovely little treat, like a drunk cigarette or a decadent slice of cake
November 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Okay so imagine there was a podcast. And every week we would —
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NOW AVAILABLE! The recording of the first (and probably only) edition of TGS Live: The Worst Wing, featuring professional president-knowers Nicole Hemmer @pastpunditry.bsky.social and Kevin Schultz. What a way to mark a year since The Day That Shall Not Be Named.
November 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
NOW AVAILABLE! The recording of the first (and probably only) edition of TGS Live: The Worst Wing, featuring professional president-knowers Nicole Hemmer @pastpunditry.bsky.social and Kevin Schultz. What a way to mark a year since The Day That Shall Not Be Named.
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The diagram for what Palantir does is like if Richard Scarry got super paranoid and did an Apocalypse picture book
November 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The diagram for what Palantir does is like if Richard Scarry got super paranoid and did an Apocalypse picture book
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bluesky branding refresh unveiled
November 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
bluesky branding refresh unveiled
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What happened, @nytimes.com? Why not stand by your original headline? Because it’s absolutely an accurate representation of this trash conversation.
To publish this at all should be a fireable offense - but to publish it as women’s rights are being decimated is deeply immoral, bordering on evil
To publish this at all should be a fireable offense - but to publish it as women’s rights are being decimated is deeply immoral, bordering on evil
November 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
What happened, @nytimes.com? Why not stand by your original headline? Because it’s absolutely an accurate representation of this trash conversation.
To publish this at all should be a fireable offense - but to publish it as women’s rights are being decimated is deeply immoral, bordering on evil
To publish this at all should be a fireable offense - but to publish it as women’s rights are being decimated is deeply immoral, bordering on evil
We’ve had a random influx of 1-star ratings on Apple Podcasts from people who think TGS is too left-wing (lol) so if you’ve never rated us, it would be cool if you did!
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This Guy Sucked
History Podcast · Updated Weekly · A show that proves no matter how long you've been dead, it's never too late to have haters. Join historian Dr. Claire Aubin and a new expert every week to pull back ...
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November 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
We’ve had a random influx of 1-star ratings on Apple Podcasts from people who think TGS is too left-wing (lol) so if you’ve never rated us, it would be cool if you did!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Yay! I just noticed that my book is available for preorder. Use the code PUP30 for 30% off. Share with your librarian! Will ship on Jan 20, 2026 just in time for uhhhhh someone's birthday? Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt | Princeton University Press press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt
A new global history of the slave trade, the lives of enslaved people, and the role of slavery in the formation of Jewish and Arab-Islamic culture in the medieval Middle East
press.princeton.edu
November 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Yay! I just noticed that my book is available for preorder. Use the code PUP30 for 30% off. Share with your librarian! Will ship on Jan 20, 2026 just in time for uhhhhh someone's birthday? Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt | Princeton University Press press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
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your occasional reminder that if a police officer wants you to stop by the station and help them complete some paperwork, call an attorney and do. not. go.
November 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
your occasional reminder that if a police officer wants you to stop by the station and help them complete some paperwork, call an attorney and do. not. go.
I know romanticizing work is Bad™ but you have to admit this (with Yusef Lateef playing softly in the background) is kind of a vibe.
November 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I know romanticizing work is Bad™ but you have to admit this (with Yusef Lateef playing softly in the background) is kind of a vibe.
this gives me a great idea for a podcast where we would --
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
this gives me a great idea for a podcast where we would --
Okay we're at 972 now. If we get to 1000 before the end of 2025 I'm gonna freak out
TGS is at 960 Patreon members (some free, some paid) and I’m wondering whether it’s delusional to aim for 1000 by the end of the year? That would be kind of wild, right?
November 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Okay we're at 972 now. If we get to 1000 before the end of 2025 I'm gonna freak out
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I'm calling bullshit on college students these days being lazy or disinterested. They're great, and it's a privilege to teach them. That is all.
November 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I'm calling bullshit on college students these days being lazy or disinterested. They're great, and it's a privilege to teach them. That is all.