History Hyenas with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas

Former late-night host Craig Ferguson joins the Hyenas for a wide-ranging, hilarious, and surprisingly thoughtful conversation. Craig breaks down why he walked away from late-night television at the top of his game, what he didn’t like about the modern talk-show machine, and how freedom became more valuable than fame.

Chris and Yanni also dive into Craig’s deep love of historical fiction, storytelling, and how history shapes comedy and culture. this episode is WILD.

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The boys are in Bay Ridge talking about the Montenegrin people and just how tough and wild they are. One of the only people to never be fully conquered. Chris’ daughters are in the room while they pod—so it gets wild.

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This week on History Hyenas, Chris and Yanni break down the legendary affairs of JFK and stack them up against Bill Clinton—two commanders-in-chief who could NOT keep it in their pants.

John F. Kennedy wasn’t just running the free world, he was running through it. From White House secretaries to a mob boss’s girlfriend to even the wife of a foreign head of state, JFK’s sexual appetite knew no limits—and he risked it all while sitting in the Oval Office.

The Hyenas compare JFK’s reckless behavior to Bill Clinton’s scandals, asking the real questions: Who was the dirtier dog? And how did these guys survive it politically?

Join the boys as they break down one of the wildest chapters of American presidential history.

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Robert E. Lee was one of the greatest military commanders in American history—but did his brilliance come at the cost of moral courage?

On this episode of History Hyenas, we break down Lee’s battlefield genius, Civil War strategy, and why he chose loyalty to Virginia over standing against slavery.

Was Robert E. Lee a tragic figure, a tactical legend, or a man who failed the ultimate moral test?

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The boys are back with a banger. In this first episode of 2026, Chris and Yanni take a look at Simon Bolivar, Arguably the most influential figure in the history of South America . They also discuss the current state of Venezuela in the aftermath of the arrest and capture of Nicolas Maduro with Peabody award winning journalist and Venezualan native Marian Atencio.

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