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	Podcast:		Ridiculous History
	Episode:		CLASSIC: How Big Bill Speakman Fought Off North Korea With Beer Bottles
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:25:34
	Publish Date:		2026-05-02 11:00:00
	Description:		In this week's Classic episode: Bill Speakman, better known as the “Beer Bottle VC”, single-handedly took on a brigade of Chinese People’s Army Infantry in four hours of close-quarters combat. As he ran out of actual weapons, he began throwing beer bottles -- and, somehow, survived. Tune in to learn more about Big Bill Speakman, the Beer Bottle VC (and learn why he came to hate this nickname). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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