Overshadowed Podcast

Overshadowed is a podcast about the siblings and spouses of people who changed the world. Have you ever felt overlooked or irrelevant because of your sibling’s accomplishments? How do you think Asia Booth felt after her brother assassinated Abraham Lincoln? Pretty bad! It overtook her life, and she even wrote a memoir trying to humanize John. ”He was so nice to everyone, I have no idea how this could’ve happened!” kind of stuff. Check out episode one to learn more (and try to overlook its ”episode 1” elements.) Siblings we’ve covered include: Nannerl Mozart, Theo Van Gogh, Marc ”Cage” Coppola, Joseph Bonaparte, and many more. We also cover spouses who (typically...) prop up their loved ones, like George Putnam (Amelia Earhart) and Lady Bird Johnson (Lyndon B. Johnson), although in grim cases like Cleopatra and Albert Einstein, those spouses don’t fare so well. This podcast is hosted by comedians Zach Russell and Charles Engle so chill out. Suggestions for siblings/spouses/weird stories? Write to us overshadowedpod@gmail.com Patreon for standup sets,roast battles, bonus episodes, and more!
Episodes
Episodes



Monday Apr 14, 2025
The Darker, Deeper Truths of Shen Yun (Falun Gong)
Monday Apr 14, 2025
Monday Apr 14, 2025
Zach goes to Shen Yun and somehow convinces Charles to buy tickets. At the end we b.s. for a little about politics.
Check out the Patreon for bonus content, standup comedy sets, and more.
https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast
Follow us
https://www.instagram.com/charles_engle/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/zachrussellcomedy/?hl=en
Check out other places to listen here: https://linktr.ee/overshadowed_podcast
Recorded April 2025
Produced by Zach Russell Intro/Outro music by Mokka!



Monday Apr 07, 2025
Cynthia Ann Parker (The Comanche) feat. Mike Earley
Monday Apr 07, 2025
Monday Apr 07, 2025
Jump into Comancheria as we discuss how the last great Native American Tribe beat back manifest destiny from encroaching past Texas for 150 years. We cover stories of War Chiefs like Iron Shirt and Peta Nocona, the latter of whom abducted Cynthia Ann Parker when she was 9 and eventually made her his sole wife.
Featuring comedian Mike Earley
Check out the Patreon for bonus content, standup comedy sets, and more.
https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast
Follow us all
https://www.instagram.com/earley_mike/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/charles_engle/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/zachrussellcomedy/?hl=en
Check out other places to listen here: https://linktr.ee/overshadowed_podcast
Recorded April 2025
Produced by Zach Russell Intro/Outro music by Mokka!



Saturday Mar 29, 2025
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) with Steven Rogers
Saturday Mar 29, 2025
Saturday Mar 29, 2025
Hilarious ep with comedian Steven Rogers about Ringo Starr, Pete Best, Mark David Chapman, and other overshadowed Beatles (& assassins).
Featuring: Sgt Peppers Lonely Farts Club, The Catcher in the Rye, saving gum for later, and two in the stink.
Check out the Patreon for bonus content, standup comedy sets, and more.
https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast
Follow us all
https://www.instagram.com/stevenrogerscomedy/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/charles_engle/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/zachrussellcomedy/?hl=en
Check out other places to listen here: https://linktr.ee/overshadowed_podcast
Recorded Mar 2025
Produced by Zach Russell Intro/Outro music by Mokka!



Thursday Mar 20, 2025
St. Jadwiga's Miracles: "Horse, Goat, Raven" Pt. 2 (Featuring Ray Zawodni)
Thursday Mar 20, 2025
Thursday Mar 20, 2025
St. Jadwiga's miracles, and her tryst between William of Austria (also a child) and Jaglia of Lithuania (very much not a child). All in this ep.
Check out the Patreon for bonus content, standup comedy sets, and more.
https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast
Follow us all
https://www.instagram.com/rayzawodni/
https://www.instagram.com/charles_engle/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/zachrussellcomedy/?hl=en
Check out other places to listen here: https://linktr.ee/overshadowed_podcast
Recorded Mar 2025
Produced by Zach Russell Intro/Outro music by Mokka!



Sunday Mar 16, 2025
"Horse, Goat, Raven": St. Paddy's Day Special Pt. 1 (Featuring Ray Zawodni)
Sunday Mar 16, 2025
Sunday Mar 16, 2025
Wacky dads, olde Irish myths, and Ray Zawodni's star-studded Polish heritage.
Check out the Patreon for Pt 2 right NOW, bonus content, standup comedy sets, and more.
https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast
Follow us all
https://www.instagram.com/rayzawodni/
https://www.instagram.com/charles_engle/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/zachrussellcomedy/?hl=en
Check out other places to listen here: https://linktr.ee/overshadowed_podcast
Recorded Mar 2025
Produced by Zach Russell Intro/Outro music by Mokka!



Monday Mar 10, 2025
Mount Maserati "Chip Wars" (Pt. 2, Zach and Charles)
Monday Mar 10, 2025
Monday Mar 10, 2025
Zach find Luigi's bike, planes crashing and chip wars.
Pt. 2 available on Patreon now: https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast
Overshadowed Kumis coming soon.
Instagram:
@overshadowed_podcast
@charles_engle
@zachrussellcomedy
Check out the Patreon for bonus content, standup comedy sets, and more.
Check out other places to listen here: https://linktr.ee/overshadowed_podcast
Recorded Feb 2025
Produced by Zach Russell Intro/Outro music by Mokka!



Wednesday Mar 05, 2025
Mount Maserati (Pt. 1, Zach and Charles)
Wednesday Mar 05, 2025
Wednesday Mar 05, 2025
Zach gets towed again and misses out on Maserati Mountain. Charles tries to get his mom to say I love you. Pt. 2 available on Patreon now: https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast
Featuring: Italians vs. WASPS, Chip Wars, parents who've never said I love you, and parents who can't stop, gAI, and more.
Overshadowed Kumis coming soon.
IMO, the ep is funniest in the second half, which you'll have to wait for next week for (Monday), OR join the patreon! $3 and $5 tiers available
Instagram:
@overshadowed_podcast
@charles_engle
@zachrussellcomedy
Check out the Patreon for bonus content, standup comedy sets, and more.
Check out other places to listen here: https://linktr.ee/overshadowed_podcast
Recorded Feb 2025
Produced by Zach Russell Intro/Outro music by Mokka!



Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
Sweater Boy (Zach & Charles)
Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
Charles returns from AZ with his sunbaked buds, and Zach gets 2 inches deep in shwarma before getting in a fight in French Canada.
Instagram:
@overshadowed_podcast
@charles_engle
@zachrussellcomedy
Check out the Patreon for bonus content, standup comedy sets, and more.
https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast
Check out other places to listen here: https://linktr.ee/overshadowed_podcast
Recorded Feb 2025
Produced by Zach Russell Intro/Outro music by Mokka!