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The Schvitz/Lord Timothy Dexter

Payton sweats it out in the sauna. Chris finds an improbably successful investor. They also discuss Ready Player One fan fiction.

96: Cavalcade of Rich Weirdos

This week on a very special Oddball History Podcast it's the Cavalcade of Rich Weirdos--three exceedingly wealthy and almost unbelievably weird men straight from the pages of history, from the barely literate American Revolution-era investment wizard Timothy Dexter to the early 18th century British…

The Life of Lord Timothy Dexter | June 25, 2026

On today’s Macrodosing, Arian and PFT discuss the life of Timothy Dexter, the self-proclaimed "Lord" who became rich by repeatedly succeeding at ideas that should have failed. From bizarre business ventures and outrageous luck to his famously unhinged book and alleged self-hosted funeral, Dexter's …

S1E10 - The Man Who Got Rich by Being Wrong

Timothy Dexter had no education, no business experience, and a talent for making decisions that everyone else thought were ridiculous. Yet time and again, those impossible ideas made him one of the wealthiest men in early America. Discover the unbelievable true story of the man who kept winning by …

Lord Timothy Dexter: Secret Genius or Lucky Idiot

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Morbid Mondays - Episode 38 - Timothy Dexter, Americas First Weirdo Millionaire

Please send us your request and comments. We would love to hear from you Have you ever wondered what one of today's crazy rich weirdos would be like in the in colonial New England. Well, here's your answer. Times don't change much. This is the story of Timothy Dexter, Americas first excentric money…

Episode 386 - How To Fake Your Own Death And Get Rich

In the 1700s, one Florida Man became the most "successful businessman in America" after selling cats to Key West and faking his own death. On this episode, Josh Mills and Wayne McCarty cover your favorite Florida Man headlines, play a game of "Family Feud," and learn about Timothy Dexter, the man …

Stranger Than Fiction Vol. IX

Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. And today’s podcast features 3 stories that demonstrate that. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to o…

Fun Facts About Timothy Dexter

Timothy Dexter was an eccentric 18th-century American merchant from Massachusetts who achieved legendary wealth through a sequence of seemingly foolish, highly improbable commercial ventures. Dexter first built a fortune in the wake of the Revolutionary War by purchasing massive amounts of deprecia…