About this episode

The episode humorously explores the absurdities of a World War II Nazi U-Boat sinking and a Little League coach's questionable life choices.

Because even chaos takes a holiday… It’s a Shallow End classic. Due to Easter weekend, we’re cracking open the vault and re-releasing one of our all-time favorite episodes—and trust us, it’s worth resurrecting. JG dives headfirst (as one does) into the spectacularly ridiculous sinking of a World War II Nazi U-Boat—because sometimes history isn’t just tragic… It’s unintentionally hilarious. Meanwhile, Lindsay asks an important question that absolutely no one should be qualified to answer: Can you coach a Little League team all the way to the World Series… and still find time to rob 13 banks? (Spoiler: apparently, yes.) It’s incompetence, ambition, bad decisions, and baffling life choices—all wrapped up in one beautifully broken episode. If any defects in this episode are discovered, do not attempt to repair them yourself. Please return to an authorized Shallow End service center… or just laugh and let it happen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: JG, Lindsay

Topics covered

• World War II
• Nazi U-Boat
• Little League
• comedy
• history
• bad decisions

Keywords

• Nazi U-Boat
• World War II
• Easter
• Little League
• comedy
• history
• bad decisions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Shallow End, Shallow End service center

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