Ed Helms on History’s Greatest Screw Ups

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<p>You might know Ed Helms as Andy Bernard from <em>The Office</em> or Stu Price from <em>The Hangover</em> movies—but did you know he’s also a serious history buff? He’s especially fascinated by history’s biggest screwups, better known as SNAFUs ("Situation Normal: All F**ked Up"). In today’s episode, Ed joins Ryan to unpack some of these epic blunders, explain how history became an escape for him, and share why learning about the past can be surprisingly therapeutic.</p><br><p>Ed Helms is an actor, comedian, podcast host, and author.<em> </em>Ed has starred as Andy Bernard in <em>The Office</em>, Stuart Price in <em>The Hangover trilogy, We’re the Millers, The Lorax, </em>and much more. He hosts the podcast <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/snafu-with-ed-helms/id1635374692" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SNAFU</a> and just released his book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/SNAFU-Definitive-Historys-Greatest-Screwups/dp/1538769476" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>SNAFU: The Definitive Guide to History’s Greatest Screwups</em></a>.&nbsp;</p><br><p>You can follow Ed on Instagram and X <a href="https://www.instagram.com/edhelms/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@EdHelms</a></p><br><p>🎙️ Listen to Ed’s podcast <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/snafu-with-ed-helms/id1635374692" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SNAFU</a></p><br><p>📕 Pick up a copy of &nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/SNAFU-Definitive-Historys-Greatest-Screwups/dp/1538769476" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>SNAFU: The Definitive Guide to History’s Greatest Screwups</em></a></p><br><p>📚 Books Ryan recommended to Ed: </p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/library-book?_pos=1&amp;_sid=95aada4ca&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Library Book by Susan Orlean</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/night-of-the-grizzlies?_pos=1&amp;_sid=54b1d4c10&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Night of the Grizzlies by Jack Olsen</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/river-of-doubt-theodore-roosevelts-darkest-journey?_pos=1&amp;_sid=6616cb35f&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>River of Doubt by Candice Millard</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/the-johnstown-flood?_pos=1&amp;_sid=71d31d13c&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/nonfiction13?_pos=1&amp;_sid=c50f1dd03&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>A Night To Remember by Walter Lord</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/rising-tide-the-great-mississippi-flood-of-1927-and-how-it-changed-america?_pos=1&amp;_sid=f09031366&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Rising Tide by John M. Barry</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/dead-wake-the-last-crossing-of-the-lusitania?_pos=1&amp;_sid=b3e858ab2&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Dead Wake by Erik Larson</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/his-majestys-airship-1?_pos=1&amp;_sid=3b447c8df&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>His Majesty's Airship by S.C. 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