Podcast Details
History is beautiful, brutal and, often, ridiculous. Join Ben Bowlin and Noel Brown as they dive into some of the weirdest stories from across the span of human civilization in Ridiculous History, a podcast by iHeartRadio.
Episodes
991 episodes
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CLASSIC: Did Robert E. Lee hate Confederate Memorials?
29:48 • Apr 4, 2026 -
IQ Tests are (Kind of) Dumb
56:13 • Apr 2, 2026 -
Did Lead Lead to the Fall of the Roman Empire?
49:52 • Mar 31, 2026 -
CLASSIC: California Schoolchildren and the Great Squirrel War
28:18 • Mar 28, 2026 -
Don’t Be a Schmo Yo, Try a Yoyo!
42:22 • Mar 26, 2026 -
The Ridiculous Secret of "Supreme" Pizza
48:45 • Mar 24, 2026 -
CLASSIC: When West Virginia Begged the USSR for Foreign Aid
29:53 • Mar 21, 2026 -
Knitting as Espionage, Part Two: Legendary Spies -- and One Traitor
33:37 • Mar 19, 2026 -
Knitting as Espionage, Part One: Secrets in the Stitch
33:37 • Mar 17, 2026 -
CLASSIC: Idiomatic for the People II, Part II
38:47 • Mar 14, 2026 -
Inventors Who Died Due To Their Own Inventions: The Irrational Death of Hippasus
34:48 • Mar 12, 2026 -
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CLASSIC: Idiomatic for the People II, Part I: What's in a word?
49:54 • Mar 7, 2026 -
The Spiritualism Movement Was Utterly Ridiculous, Part One: A Prank Goes Viral
54:12 • Mar 5, 2026 -
History's Weirdest National Anthems
33:55 • Mar 3, 2026 -
CLASSIC: The Statue of Liberty Almost Lived in Egypt
33:54 • Feb 28, 2026 -
Vacuum Cleaners are Ridiculous!
35:20 • Feb 26, 2026 -
The Ridiculously Adorable, Feminist History of Kewpie Dolls
33:59 • Feb 24, 2026 -
CLASSIC: Agent Garbo: The Strange Tale of the Man Who Saved D-Day
40:41 • Feb 21, 2026 -
The Most-hated Condiment? A Ridiculous History of Mayonnaise
47:23 • Feb 19, 2026 -
The Gang Goes To Waffle House
43:24 • Feb 17, 2026 -
CLASSIC: The War of the Stray Dog: How Far Would You Go For Your Pet?
37:09 • Feb 14, 2026 -
Ancient Wonders of the Modern World: the Lighthouse of Alexandria
27:55 • Feb 12, 2026 -
People Knew the Earth Was Round Way Earlier Than You Think
41:31 • Feb 11, 2026 -
CLASSIC: The Tragic Origin Story of Morse Code
34:53 • Feb 7, 2026 -
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The Secret World Of Roald Dahl, Part One: A "Noisy" Life
36:40 • Feb 3, 2026 -
CLASSIC: Operation Gunnerside: How a Crew of Military Skiers Ruined the Nazi Bomb
26:59 • Jan 31, 2026 -
The Thai Restaurant Conspiracy
44:05 • Jan 29, 2026 -
The Ridiculous History of Ping Pong
50:55 • Jan 28, 2026 -
CLASSIC: How far did Isaac Newton go to hunt down forgers?
29:01 • Jan 24, 2026 -
A Ridiculous Love Letter to Atari, Part Two: a Rise, a Fall, and a Legacy
41:04 • Jan 22, 2026 -
A Ridiculous Love Letter to Atari, Part One: From Pings to Pongs
42:27 • Jan 20, 2026 -
CLASSIC: How Admiral Horatio Nelson Ended Up Dead in a Barrel of Brandy
34:56 • Jan 17, 2026 -
What makes a word a 'word'?
47:14 • Jan 15, 2026 -
The Rise (and Crash) of the Concorde Jet
44:04 • Jan 13, 2026 -
CLASSIC: English Men Used to Sell Their Wives
23:19 • Jan 12, 2026 -
A Ridiculous History of "Fad Diets," Part Two: Beverly Hills, Scarsdale and More
44:39 • Jan 8, 2026 -
CLASSIC: How Louisiana Almost Became a Hippo Ranching Hub
43:22 • Jan 6, 2026 -
CLASSIC: Who was the highest paid athlete in history?
30:19 • Jan 3, 2026 -
Unplugged: Adventures from MTV to Timbuktu, with Tom Freston
47:38 • Jan 1, 2026 -
CLASSIC: The Weird Life of George Washington, Part 2
33:11 • Dec 30, 2025 -
CLASSIC: The Weird Life of George Washington, Part 1
43:37 • Dec 27, 2025 -
Folks, We're Doing A Clip Show: Leftovers, 2025
37:25 • Dec 25, 2025 -
Was 536 Really the Worst Year in History?
42:42 • Dec 23, 2025 -
CLASSIC: Clara, The World's Most Famous Rhinoceros
45:28 • Dec 22, 2025 -
Christmas Traditions Are So Incredibly Weird!
43:55 • Dec 18, 2025 -
The Grim Christmas Folklore of Johnny Ace, with Jake Brennan
41:10 • Dec 16, 2025 -
CLASSIC: How the Monopoly Board Game Became a World War II Escape Kit
29:35 • Dec 13, 2025 -
The Deliciously Ridiculous History of Fruitcakes
39:19 • Dec 11, 2025 -
That Time the US Government Brainwashed America into DIY Bomb Shelters
39:02 • Dec 9, 2025 -
CLASSIC: Idiomatic For The People, Part I
64:05 • Dec 6, 2025 -
Spontaneous Human Combustion: A Bizarre Controversy
31:50 • Dec 4, 2025 -
IP, Part Three: A Copyright for Everyone!
39:59 • Dec 2, 2025 -
CLASSIC: Was there a real-life Rapunzel?
28:59 • Nov 29, 2025 -
Ridiculous Maps: That Time Everyone Thought California Was An Island
34:39 • Nov 27, 2025 -
The Chicago Tylenol Murders
39:23 • Nov 25, 2025 -
CLASSIC: Benjamin Franklin's Advice On "Finding A Mistress"
31:43 • Nov 22, 2025 -
Wait! Can a tree really own itself?
42:22 • Nov 20, 2025 -
Doc Holliday Was, In Fact, A Deadly Dentist
40:57 • Nov 18, 2025 -
CLASSIC: What does "Idaho" actually mean?
24:53 • Nov 14, 2025 -
The Ridiculous History of Dog Food
36:09 • Nov 13, 2025 -
Bir Tawil: The Ridiculous Tale of "Earth's Worst Real Estate"
31:26 • Nov 11, 2025 -
CLASSIC: Uncle Sam Tried to End World War II With Bat Bombs
38:12 • Nov 8, 2025 -
The Ridiculous History of the "Ice Cream Sundae"
35:19 • Nov 6, 2025 -
Zombies, Part Two: The Movies!
53:08 • Nov 4, 2025 -
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Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: The Temple of Artemis
32:11 • Oct 30, 2025 -
That Time Everyone Loved Radium: What Could Go Wrong?
50:45 • Oct 28, 2025 -
CLASSIC: How a Broken Toilet Foiled a German Sub
25:48 • Oct 25, 2025 -
CLASSIC: Creature Feature: The Dark Tetrad
63:46 • Oct 23, 2025 -
CLASSIC: Gustaf Broman Tried to Cross the Atlantic in a Canoe . . . Or Did He?
38:59 • Oct 21, 2025 -
CLASSIC: The Weird, Surprisingly Recent Origin of the Tooth Fairy
27:29 • Oct 18, 2025 -
CLASSIC: When Vikings Loot The Wrong Town
39:01 • Oct 16, 2025 -
CLASSIC: Were Tulips Really The Bitcoin of the 1600s?
30:21 • Oct 14, 2025 -
CLASSIC: (Some of) History's Dumbest Military Prototypes
55:49 • Oct 11, 2025 -
The Dumbest Mobster Ever Tried To Steal Ruby Slippers
40:23 • Oct 9, 2025 -
The Ridiculously Disturbing History of North Korea
48:25 • Oct 7, 2025 -
CLASSIC: The Forty Elephants: London’s All-Female Jewel Thieves
42:07 • Oct 4, 2025 -
Disco Balls are Ridiculous, and We Love Them
38:47 • Oct 2, 2025 -
The Truth About "Zombies"
50:17 • Sep 30, 2025 -
CLASSIC: The Malleus Maleficarum: A Real-life Witch Hunter's Bible
33:46 • Sep 27, 2025 -
How the Kentucky Derby Became a Thing
37:49 • Sep 25, 2025 -
The Ridiculous History of the 90s and Low Culture, with Ross Benes
43:54 • Sep 23, 2025 -
CLASSIC: The Great London Beer Flood of 1814
25:58 • Sep 20, 2025 -
The True Story of Pac Man -- and a Ton of Weird Theories
37:56 • Sep 18, 2025 -
The Ridiculous Origin of the the Word "Ridiculous"
38:54 • Sep 16, 2025 -
CLASSIC: Dr. Seuss Wrote His Most Famous Book On A Bet
34:57 • Sep 13, 2025 -
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CLASSIC: Feral Children and the True Story Behind The Jungle Book
29:37 • Sep 6, 2025 -
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: The Colossus of Rhodes
28:37 • Sep 4, 2025 -
Unlucky Numbers Across The Globe -- And Why They Are Ridiculous
41:13 • Sep 2, 2025 -
CLASSIC: The Ridiculously Laxative-laden Journey of Lewis and Clark
31:17 • Aug 30, 2025 -
Moon Rock Heists, Part Two: The Romantic Misadventures of Thad Roberts
40:27 • Aug 28, 2025 -
Moon Rock Heists, Part One: Lunatic Heists and Space Law
49:32 • Aug 27, 2025 -
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The Ridiculously Energetic History of Energy Drinks!
47:01 • Aug 22, 2025 -
Japan is Overrun By Raccoons Entirely Due to a Single Cartoon
40:57 • Aug 19, 2025 -
CLASSIC: The Bizarre Origin of the Oxford English Dictionary
44:44 • Aug 16, 2025 -
Hoax! With Dana Schwartz and Lizzie Logan
47:00 • Aug 14, 2025 -
Fabergé Eggs Are Ridiculous (And Fascinating)
45:19 • Aug 12, 2025 -
The World of Non-Gregorian Calendars: What Day Is It, Really?
39:29 • Aug 7, 2025 -
The Ridiculous Origin of the Modern Calendar
39:30 • Aug 5, 2025 -
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The Ridiculous History of Fantasy Sports, Part Two
35:20 • Aug 1, 2025 -
The Ridiculous History of Fantasy Sports, Part One
32:24 • Jul 29, 2025 -
CLASSIC: The People vs. Lenny Bruce: Ridiculous Stand-up Stories with Wayne Federman
33:10 • Jul 26, 2025 -
First Ladies Who Weren't Wives, Part Two, Part Two: Some Folks Didn't Want The Job
27:48 • Jul 24, 2025 -
First Ladies Who Weren't Wives, Part Two, Part One: James "The Bachelor" Buchanan
33:31 • Jul 22, 2025 -
CLASSIC: The Life and Times of Ol' Knife Hand
28:17 • Jul 19, 2025 -
Batman, or Bat-Man? A Ridiculously Comical Feud For The Ages
45:31 • Jul 17, 2025 -
Three Ridiculous Histories of "Bloody Mary"
47:01 • Jul 16, 2025 -
CLASSIC: The Ridiculous Story of the World’s First (Documented) Serial Killer
35:31 • Jul 12, 2025 -
A Ridiculous History of "Fad Diets"
43:40 • Jul 10, 2025 -
A Titanic Disaster: That Time An Entire Production Crew Tripped Off Bad Chowder
44:30 • Jul 8, 2025 -
CLASSIC: Back When the Rich Ate Corpses
36:21 • Jul 3, 2025 -
A Ridiculous History of Sex, with Ross Benes
48:34 • Jul 1, 2025 -
CLASSIC: The Mummies of Guanajuato
30:15 • Jun 28, 2025 -
A Ridiculous History of Brain Science, with Jorge Cham
56:06 • Jun 26, 2025 -
Jorge Cham Teaches Us The Universe: Big Bangs and Quantum Hangs
53:01 • Jun 24, 2025 -
CLASSIC: The Curious Rise of SPAM
47:03 • Jun 21, 2025 -
The Ridiclulous Hsitory of Typos
38:58 • Jun 20, 2025 -
Come For the Palooka, Stay For the Farts!
47:13 • Jun 17, 2025 -
CLASSIC: The Origins Of, and Backlash Against, Father's Day
42:44 • Jun 14, 2025 -
Father's Day, Around the World
36:08 • Jun 12, 2025 -
The History of Morning Routines, Part Two: All Hail The Toothbrush! And Deodorant!
42:11 • Jun 10, 2025 -
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CLASSIC: History's Coolest (Non-Human) Political Candidates, Part I
54:51 • Jun 5, 2025 -
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CLASSIC: Attack of the Aswang: How the CIA Used Vampires as Weapons of War
31:26 • May 31, 2025 -
The Ridiculous -- and Surprisingly Dangerous -- History of Hair Dye
45:18 • May 29, 2025 -
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: That Super Humble Statue of Zeus
35:07 • May 27, 2025 -
CLASSIC: Who are the Hartlepudlian Monkey Hangers?
34:21 • May 27, 2025 -
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HP Lovecraft Was A Super Weird Dude, Part One: Childhood Tragedy
52:59 • May 20, 2025 -
CLASSIC: William Walker: Filibuster and (Fantastically Bad) President
42:22 • May 17, 2025 -
Accidental Inventions of the 20th Century, Part Two: The Slinky and the Post-it Note
37:48 • May 15, 2025 -
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CLASSIC: Lawsonomy: How the Father of the Modern Airline Started His Own Religion
51:46 • May 10, 2025 -
Did Pirates Really Ruin the US Dream of the Metric System?
36:40 • May 8, 2025 -
Yet More Ridiculous Historical Honorifics: Ethelred Just Ain't Ready
42:10 • May 6, 2025 -
CLASSIC: A Dead Pope Goes To Court
27:26 • May 3, 2025 -
History's Most Ridiculous Clothing, with AJ Jacobs: Part Two
36:34 • May 1, 2025 -
History's Most Ridiculous Clothing, with AJ Jacobs: Part One
29:12 • Apr 29, 2025 -
CLASSIC: War and Candy: The Infamous Tootsie Roll Air Drop
33:28 • Apr 26, 2025 -
A Ridiculous History of Tupperware
45:06 • Apr 24, 2025 -
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
38:32 • Apr 22, 2025 -
CLASSIC: The Man Who Assassinated Abe Lincoln's Assassin
34:56 • Apr 19, 2025 -
Paul Is Dead, Part Two: Welcome to the Walrus
45:09 • Apr 17, 2025 -
Paul Is Dead, Part One: The Beatles versus MI5
50:46 • Apr 15, 2025 -
CLASSIC: The Cock Lane Ghost: Haunting, Hoax, Hysteria… or Hilarious?
39:34 • Apr 12, 2025 -
CLASSIC: Roland the Farter and the Weird World of Professional Flatulence
34:32 • Apr 10, 2025 -
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CLASSIC: Angry Feds and Deadly Booze: The Story of the Chemists' War
29:24 • Apr 5, 2025 -
We're Late for the April Fools' Episode
42:58 • Apr 3, 2025 -
The Ridiculous History of Vending Machines
62:21 • Apr 1, 2025 -
CLASSIC: Fanny and Stella: The Cross-Dressing Scandal of Victorian England
36:13 • Mar 29, 2025 -
Badass of the Week, with Ben Thompson - Part 2: the Battle of Karánsebes
43:31 • Mar 27, 2025 -
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CLASSIC: That Time Kansas Imprisoned Women For Having STDs
30:59 • Mar 22, 2025 -
A Ridiculous History of Processed Cheese
32:21 • Mar 20, 2025 -
The Darién Gap, or: the Real Reason Scotland Lost Its Independence
39:27 • Mar 18, 2025 -
CLASSIC: Oregon Was a White Supremacist Paradise
43:33 • Mar 15, 2025 -
Apple Versus Apple: The Beatles' Decades-long IP War
38:13 • Mar 13, 2025 -
Ancient Wonders of the Modern World: The (Alleged) Hanging Gardens of Babylon
40:38 • Mar 11, 2025 -
CLASSIC: Project A119: The Cold War Plan to Nuke the Moon!
30:08 • Mar 8, 2025 -
The US Camel Corps, Part Two: The Legend of the Red Ghost
49:30 • Mar 6, 2025 -
The US Camel Corps, Part One: Several People With A Really Weird Dream
46:23 • Mar 4, 2025 -
CLASSIC: Adidas Versus Puma: A Tale of Two Brothers
45:45 • Mar 1, 2025 -
CLASSIC: The WWII Naval Battle Won Using Potatoes
33:34 • Feb 27, 2025 -
CLASSIC: The Korean Soldier Who Fought for 3 Armies During WWII
23:57 • Feb 25, 2025 -
CLASSIC: Philadelphia's Transylvanian Doomsday Cult: The Cave of Kelpius
45:44 • Feb 22, 2025 -
CLASSIC: Weird Wars Fought For Dumb Reasons
44:44 • Feb 20, 2025 -
CLASSIC: The FBI's Quest to Understand "Louie, Louie"
47:12 • Feb 18, 2025 -
CLASSIC: The Time a Soviet Premier Was Banned From Disneyland
43:54 • Feb 15, 2025 -
That Time Japan Absolutely Rinsed Russia, Part Two: The Togo Turn
38:01 • Feb 13, 2025 -
That Time Japan Absolutely Rinsed Russia, Part One: The Race For Manchuria
35:24 • Feb 11, 2025 -
CLASSIC: Kidnapping, Binge Drinking and Costumes: Voter Fraud in the 1800s
33:59 • Feb 8, 2025 -
Victorians Got Super Weird With Flirting, Part Two: Courtship and Calling Cards
37:10 • Feb 6, 2025 -
Victorians Got Super Weird With Flirting, Part One: "Fan Fiction"
41:26 • Feb 4, 2025 -
Why did people hate the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge?
31:30 • Feb 1, 2025 -
First Ladies Who Weren't Wives, Part One: The Niece Will Have To Do
40:38 • Jan 30, 2025 -
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IP, Part Two: The Baffling World of Trademarks
49:33 • Jan 23, 2025 -
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CLASSIC: The 1904 Racist Summer Olympic Games in St. Louis
33:34 • Jan 18, 2025 -
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CLASSIC: Why British Soccer Players Saluted the Nazis
40:44 • Jan 11, 2025 -
How Dogs Went Domestic, Part Two: Yes, Dogs Know What You're Thinking
51:22 • Jan 9, 2025 -
How Dogs Went Domestic, Part One: Classic Rom-Com
52:31 • Jan 7, 2025 -
CLASSIC: Why don't Americans use bidets?
32:56 • Jan 4, 2025 -
CLASSIC: The Earliest Recorded Mooning Killed Thousands
37:26 • Jan 2, 2025 -
The Story of Claudette Colvin, with Nimene Wureh
40:56 • Dec 31, 2024 -
CLASSIC: How did Fido become the default name for dogs?
39:15 • Dec 28, 2024 -
Whatever Happened to Mac Tonight?
47:00 • Dec 26, 2024 -
The First Recorded Christmas Was The Latest Birthday Party Ever
36:09 • Dec 24, 2024 -
CLASSIC: Dock Ellis and the Legend of the LSD No-hitter
37:12 • Dec 21, 2024 -
Whoops! All Quizster, Part Two: A Ridiculous History of HowStuffWorks
42:38 • Dec 19, 2024 -
Whoops! All Quizster, Part One: The Gang Reunites
40:23 • Dec 17, 2024 -
CLASSIC: Maryland’s State Song was a Diss Track
39:45 • Dec 14, 2024 -
How The (English) Alphabet Became A Thing, Part Two: Each Letter Has A Story
48:13 • Dec 12, 2024 -
Big Parma
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CLASSIC: The Story of Max, South Africa's Famous, Crime-fighting Gorilla
52:15 • Dec 7, 2024 -
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Neckties are Utterly Ridiculous
41:21 • Dec 3, 2024 -
CLASSIC: How Santa Anna Lost His Leg Twice, and Held a Funeral for It
42:33 • Nov 30, 2024 -
The History of the Super Bowl Halftime Show, Part Two: A World-Class Show
46:03 • Nov 28, 2024 -
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CLASSIC: That Time Chewbacca Needed Bodyguards
41:03 • Nov 23, 2024 -
How Emergency Call Lines Became A Thing
52:27 • Nov 21, 2024 -
Are the Vikings to Blame for Cats?
30:37 • Nov 19, 2024 -
CLASSIC: Napoleon Bonaparte Was Attacked by Bunnies -- And Lost
36:21 • Nov 16, 2024 -
The Most Ridiculous Weather of Baseball
41:08 • Nov 14, 2024 -
Bhutan Grades Itself On Happiness
45:19 • Nov 12, 2024 -
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The World's Weirdest Sports, Part Two: Literal Murderball
42:35 • Nov 7, 2024 -
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CLASSIC: Ancient Mayan Ritual Alcohol Enemas
50:06 • Nov 2, 2024 -
One Guy Was So Good At Violin That People Thought He Worshipped Satan
53:54 • Oct 31, 2024 -
Credit Scores are Absolutely Ridiculous
48:36 • Oct 29, 2024 -
CLASSIC: That Time Vermont Was an Independent Republic
44:34 • Oct 26, 2024 -
Spontaneous Generation, Part Two: "Broth Science"
35:08 • Oct 24, 2024 -
Spontaneous Generation, Part One: Mice and Grain
40:25 • Oct 22, 2024 -
CLASSIC: The Capture of Guam Was Bloodless and Quick, All Due to a Misunderstanding
39:17 • Oct 19, 2024 -
Ridiculous Royal Deaths, Part 5: A Blind and Bloody Finale (For Now)
39:08 • Oct 17, 2024 -
Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart was Darn Near Unkillable
38:01 • Oct 15, 2024 -
CLASSIC: Are All US Presidents Actually Related?
32:03 • Oct 12, 2024 -
Post-Presidential Careers, Part Two: Adams, Taft, And More
42:58 • Oct 10, 2024 -
Post-Presidential Careers, Part One: Happy Birthday, Jimmy!
37:16 • Oct 8, 2024 -
CLASSIC: What's the deal with two-dollar bills?
58:33 • Oct 5, 2024 -
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Mark Twain Was a Terrible Investor, Part One: The Legend of "Josh"
43:24 • Oct 1, 2024 -
CLASSIC: How James Bond Created a Mexican Dia de los Muertos Tradition
27:28 • Sep 28, 2024 -
What is Karaoke? Part Two: Going Global; Careful What You Sing
34:36 • Sep 26, 2024 -
What is Karaoke? Part One: An Origin Story
34:59 • Sep 24, 2024 -
CLASSIC: Did Richard Nixon Unwittingly Smuggle Drugs for Louis Armstrong?
38:14 • Sep 21, 2024 -
The Nebraska Episode
31:48 • Sep 19, 2024 -
Occupy Alcatraz!
39:49 • Sep 17, 2024 -
CLASSIC: 3 Times Society Refused to Accept New Books on Science
51:15 • Sep 14, 2024 -
The Ridiculous, Murky Origins of Pasta, Part Two: From Myth to the Modern Day
36:46 • Sep 12, 2024 -
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CLASSIC: That Time We Erased a (HUGE) Waterfall
29:02 • Sep 7, 2024 -
Patents Are Absolutely Bonkers: An Origin Story
48:40 • Sep 5, 2024 -
That Time a Swedish Queen Became So Enlightened, She Quit Being the Queen
44:15 • Sep 3, 2024 -
CLASSIC: The Poetic Justice of Death by Molten Gold
33:17 • Aug 31, 2024 -
You Auto-go to the Drive-in, Part Two: Driving In and Out of History
45:23 • Aug 29, 2024 -
You Auto-go to the Drive-in, Part One: Cars Meet Cinema
35:08 • Aug 27, 2024 -
CLASSIC: Japan, Baseball and the Curse of the Colonel
37:53 • Aug 24, 2024 -
The Disturbing History of Last Meals, Part Two: Famous Final Snacks
38:38 • Aug 22, 2024 -
The Disturbing History of Last Meals, Part One: A Creepy Origin Story
35:59 • Aug 20, 2024 -
CLASSIC: That Time the US Built a Flying Aircraft Carrier
33:10 • Aug 17, 2024 -
CLASSIC: Yes, Those are Corpses in the Diorama
38:56 • Aug 15, 2024 -
CLASSIC: Weird People Who Built Weird Things
36:21 • Aug 13, 2024 -
CLASSIC: What was the West Point Eggnog Riot?
43:49 • Aug 10, 2024 -
The Noble -- and Kind of Ridiculous -- History of Butlers
37:38 • Aug 8, 2024 -
CLASSIC: Lyndon Johnson Chatted on the Phone More than a Teenager
28:47 • Aug 6, 2024 -
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The Founding of the Smithsonian, Part One: The Remains of the James
30:08 • Jul 30, 2024 -
CLASSIC: Arsenic: The Assassin's Dream Weapon
38:33 • Jul 27, 2024 -
The Orphan Train: That Time the US Auctioned Children Via Rail
43:05 • Jul 25, 2024 -
20 Questions: A Ridiculous Crossover, Part Two
73:33 • Jul 23, 2024 -
CLASSIC: The Killer Marketing Campaign Behind Guy Fawkes
46:48 • Jul 20, 2024 -
CLASSIC: When Ancient India Beat Machiavelli to the Punch
29:57 • Jul 18, 2024 -
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CLASSIC: The Rise of Harvey Wiley's Poison Squad
35:07 • Jul 13, 2024 -
The Preposterous History of Artificial Flavors, Part One: The Vanilla Problem
36:50 • Jul 11, 2024 -
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CLASSIC: Step Aside, James Bond: The Strange Stories of Espionage Animals
54:28 • Jul 6, 2024 -
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Ottoman Harems Were Disturbing and Ridiculous, Part One: Busting Myths
30:40 • Jul 2, 2024 -
CLASSIC: How Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Influenced Star Trek
33:22 • Jun 29, 2024 -
Popeye Changed America, Part Two: Popeye Ain't Perfect
37:10 • Jun 27, 2024 -
Popeye Changed America, Part One: A Breakout Star
36:39 • Jun 25, 2024 -
CLASSIC: What was the 'Great Stink' of London?
40:43 • Jun 23, 2024 -
The Constitution is Amazing (and Ridiculous), Part Two: The Game of Amendments
46:27 • Jun 20, 2024 -
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CLASSIC: How Farmers Built A Barbed Wire Phone Network
32:49 • Jun 15, 2024 -
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CLASSIC: The Strange Story of Canadian Margarine Bootleggers
41:02 • Jun 8, 2024 -
Malta: Tiny and Amazing, Just Like The Dog
39:10 • Jun 6, 2024 -
The Ridiculous History of Credit Cards
57:27 • Jun 4, 2024 -
CLASSIC: San Francisco's Egg War
40:12 • Jun 1, 2024 -
Introducing: Sixteenth Minute (of Fame)
03:55 • Jun 1, 2024 -
Skyscrapers, Part Two: An Arms Race to the Sky
36:40 • May 30, 2024 -
Skyscrapers, Part One: A Guy and a Birdcage
36:51 • May 28, 2024 -
CLASSIC: The Wild West Was Actually Pretty Chill
33:39 • May 28, 2024 -
On Theme, Part Two: The Cyclical Evolution of Music
47:59 • May 23, 2024 -
On Theme, Part One: Ernest Hogan's Success and Regret
37:24 • May 21, 2024 -
CLASSIC: How A Grudge Match Launched the Ford GT40
51:09 • May 18, 2024 -
The QWERTY Keyboard is Purposely Bad
42:16 • May 16, 2024 -
Auction Houses: It's Not *All* Money Laundering
53:00 • May 14, 2024 -
CLASSIC: "Vitamin Donuts" Were A Real Thing
33:08 • May 11, 2024 -
Thomas Nast, Part Two: A Cartoonist Conquers Corruption (and Moves to Ecuador)
35:38 • May 9, 2024 -
Thomas Nast, Part One: The Cartoonist Who Shaped America
32:03 • May 7, 2024 -
CLASSIC: The Rotten, Sausagey Secret Origin of Botox
34:57 • May 4, 2024 -
Books You Can't Read -- By Design!
44:01 • May 2, 2024 -
La Maupin: The Swordfighting Opera Singer of France
58:43 • Apr 30, 2024 -
CLASSIC: The Weird World of Meat Jell-O (A Gelatin Origin Story)
38:28 • Apr 27, 2024 -
A History of Roller Coasters, Part Two: Higher, Faster, More Expensive
48:32 • Apr 25, 2024 -
A History of Roller Coasters, Part One: Early Ups and Downs
45:45 • Apr 23, 2024 -
CLASSIC: London Made a Train for the Dead
32:39 • Apr 20, 2024 -
The Page-turning Evolution of the Encyclopædia Britannica
47:15 • Apr 18, 2024 -
A Ridiculous History of Worcestershire Sauce
42:14 • Apr 16, 2024 -
CLASSIC: Roald Dahl: Children's Author and Secret Agent
39:47 • Apr 13, 2024 -
Micronations: How Liechtenstein Became A Country
37:04 • Apr 11, 2024 -
Why Are There So Many Captain Marvels?
53:11 • Apr 9, 2024 -
CLASSIC: When did ALL-CAPS type become YELLING?
37:11 • Apr 6, 2024 -
Look at Us, Late to the Ridiculous History of Easter
47:07 • Apr 4, 2024 -
Royal Deaths, Part Four: The Unfortunate Lives of Scottish Kings
34:18 • Apr 2, 2024 -
The Delaware Wedge, Part Two: The Wedge and The Horn
30:33 • Mar 28, 2024 -
The Delaware Wedge, Part One: A Tiny State with Massive History
27:51 • Mar 26, 2024 -
Back to the Choo-ture: the Enduring Nostalgia of Model Trains
54:09 • Mar 21, 2024 -
PEZ: Candy or Anti-smoking Aid?
41:59 • Mar 19, 2024 -
Mobituaries with Mo Rocca, Part Two: What's Past is Prologue
42:54 • Mar 14, 2024 -
Mobituaries with Mo Rocca, Part One: Mo Eulogizes The Pager
44:29 • Mar 12, 2024 -
Awful Candy, Part Two: Peeps, Licorice, Wax Lips and More
28:55 • Mar 7, 2024 -
Awful Candy, Part One: Tootsie Rolls Saved the War -- and Divided the World
31:02 • Mar 5, 2024 -
It Is Literally Time For The Leap Year Episode
48:55 • Feb 29, 2024 -
The Ridiculous History of Hot Sauce
56:07 • Feb 27, 2024 -
CLASSIC: Why does the Guinness Beer Company Track World Records?
32:23 • Feb 22, 2024 -
20 Questions: A Ridiculous Crossover, Part One
65:04 • Feb 20, 2024 -
Tecumseh's Curse, Part Two: Boy, It's Tough to be President
55:49 • Feb 15, 2024 -
Tecumseh's Curse, Part One: Rise of The Prophet
47:31 • Feb 13, 2024 -
History Is Absolutely Riddled With Famous Mistranslations
48:59 • Feb 8, 2024 -
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The Puzzler Returns, Part Two: A Field Trip to the CIA
43:06 • Feb 1, 2024 -
The Puzzler Returns, Part One: Puzzles and Spies
44:49 • Jan 30, 2024 -
A Boeing Wonderland, Part Two: A Fake Rooftop City For All!
44:31 • Jan 25, 2024 -
A Boeing Wonderland, Part One: A Magician Tries to Camouflage Entire Airfields
51:21 • Jan 24, 2024 -
Calvin Coolidge Was Super Weird...and Surprisingly Cool
44:55 • Jan 19, 2024 -
The Ridiculous History of Baseball Caps: How One Hat Traveled the World
48:57 • Jan 16, 2024 -
Breeching: A Weird Historical Obsession with Children's Pants
40:56 • Jan 11, 2024 -
The Salton Sea: How A Little Whoopsie Turned into Ecological Disaster
43:52 • Jan 9, 2024 -
CLASSIC: Digging Up James K Polk (For the Third Time)
34:02 • Jan 4, 2024 -
CLASSIC: The Atomic Whoops: When the US Air Force Bombed South Carolina
31:49 • Jan 2, 2024 -
The History of Soda Pop is So Weird, Part Two: Nostalgia is a Heck of a Drug
41:56 • Dec 29, 2023 -
The History of Soda Pop is So Weird, Part One: The Saga of Spicy Water
46:47 • Dec 26, 2023 -
The Puzzler, Part Two: Waldo, Rubik, and More
43:55 • Dec 21, 2023 -
The Puzzler, Part One: The Crossword Moral Panic
32:17 • Dec 19, 2023 -
Christmas Has A Dark Side: The Krampus Episode
45:40 • Dec 14, 2023 -
A House Divided: Various Times Congress Tried to Beat the Snot Out of Each Other
54:36 • Dec 12, 2023 -
Scientists Who Were Horrifically Persecuted, Part Two: Alan Turing
31:04 • Dec 7, 2023 -
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Serious Diseases with Seriously Funny Names, Part One: Dropsy
37:25 • Nov 30, 2023 -
Oh Man, James Joyce was a Dirty Dude!
42:11 • Nov 28, 2023 -
What's the Deal with Turkey on Thanksgiving?
46:35 • Nov 23, 2023 -
Tammany Hall: America's Early Puppet Masters
53:39 • Nov 21, 2023 -
The Hoover Dam is Ridiculous, Part Two: The Audacity!
32:18 • Nov 16, 2023 -
The Hoover Dam is Ridiculous, Part One: Man Versus Nature
39:56 • Nov 14, 2023 -
CLASSIC: Waging War With Hallucinogenic Honey
23:55 • Nov 9, 2023 -
CLASSIC: Ben Franklin Tried To Reinvent the Alphabet
29:03 • Nov 7, 2023 -
CLASSIC: When the Puritans Canceled Christmas
28:16 • Nov 2, 2023 -
How Did Trick-Or-Treating Become a Thing?
59:04 • Oct 31, 2023 -
The Tangled History of Topiary, Part Two: That Shrub Is Looking at Me Funny
27:05 • Oct 26, 2023 -
The Tangled History of Topiary, Part One: The Ancient Art of Fancy Plants
31:28 • Oct 24, 2023 -
Scientists Who Were Horrifically Persecuted, Part One
52:43 • Oct 20, 2023 -
The Crappy, Commodious History of Toilets
47:49 • Oct 17, 2023 -
Aaron Burr, Part Two: The Fall of a Guy Nobody Liked
45:53 • Oct 12, 2023 -
Aaron Burr, Part One: The Rise of a Guy Nobody Liked
42:39 • Oct 10, 2023 -
Introducing: McCartney A Life in Lyrics
08:17 • Oct 6, 2023 -
Royals Who Died on the Toilet: Our Classiest Episode Yet
35:04 • Oct 5, 2023 -
That Time Indiana Tried to Change Pi
41:14 • Oct 3, 2023 -
Why Don't People Wear White After Labor Day?
30:08 • Sep 28, 2023 -
Michigan Has Its Own Bermuda Triangle
45:57 • Sep 26, 2023 -
The Road to Modern Basketball, Part Two: How Dribbling Became A Thing
50:19 • Sep 21, 2023 -
The Road to Modern Basketball, Part One: Naismith and "The Incorrigibles"
40:25 • Sep 19, 2023 -
The 10th President's Grandson is Alive Today
38:15 • Sep 15, 2023 -
Stuff That Got Left Over: Nukes
34:26 • Sep 12, 2023 -
Ralph Nader Versus Big Auto
43:47 • Sep 8, 2023 -
CLASSIC: Baguettes and Vacation: France versus Bakers
24:46 • Sep 5, 2023 -
Everyone Was Covered in Poop: A Grimy History of Soap
44:38 • Aug 31, 2023 -
Behind the Logo: The Story of the Nike Swoosh
37:23 • Aug 30, 2023 -
The Architecture of Spite, Part Three: The Pie House and a Scorned Argentine
40:21 • Aug 24, 2023 -
The Architecture of Spite, Part Two: Macy's and The Skinny House
34:08 • Aug 22, 2023 -
The Ridiculous History of Intellectual Property, Part 2: When Things Get Weird
45:23 • Aug 17, 2023 -
The Ridiculous History of Intellectual Property, Part 1: The Ancient Past
38:32 • Aug 15, 2023 -
World War II's Alaskan Front: The Aleutian Island Campaign
47:14 • Aug 10, 2023 -
Micronations: The Amazing Story of Vatican City
49:26 • Aug 8, 2023 -
The FBI versus Hip-Hop
49:25 • Aug 3, 2023 -
The Inventor of the Saxophone Had Some of the World's Worst Luck
54:12 • Aug 2, 2023 -
Animals On Trial, Part 2: Legal Personhood "Goes Wild"
41:55 • Jul 27, 2023 -
Animals On Trial, Part 1: Tons of Animals Went to Kangaroo Courts
50:07 • Jul 25, 2023 -
Broken Arrows, Part 2: In Which Actions Have Consequence
49:40 • Jul 20, 2023 -
Broken Arrows, Part 1: Whoops, Where's Our Nuke?
39:24 • Jul 18, 2023 -
New Providence: That Time Pirates Had A Government
56:41 • Jul 13, 2023 -
Tons of People Married Their First Cousins
51:02 • Jul 11, 2023 -
Lost Media, Part 2: The Magnificent Ambersons
39:28 • Jul 6, 2023 -
The Ridiculous History of "Snake Oil"
52:00 • Jul 4, 2023 -
Badass of the Week, Part 2: Rise of the Kung Fu Werewolf
41:00 • Jun 29, 2023 -
Badass of the Week, Part 1: An Origin Story
33:01 • Jun 27, 2023 -
That Time Abe Lincoln Trolled His Way Into a Real-life Duel
36:30 • Jun 22, 2023 -
The Creation of (and Backlash Against) Father's Day
40:59 • Jun 20, 2023 -
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How Horrible Chocolate Helped Win World War II
30:33 • Jun 8, 2023 -
Micronations: How a Guy Got Ran Out of Town and Created San Marino
43:37 • Jun 6, 2023 -
The Library of Congress is Full of Super Weird Stuff
36:39 • Jun 1, 2023 -
That Time A Guy Literally Bought The London Bridge
40:02 • May 30, 2023 -
We Got Super Into Toy Cars, Part Two: Rivalry and Nostalgia
29:44 • May 25, 2023 -
We Got Super Into Toy Cars, Part One: Matchbox versus Hot Wheels
43:24 • May 23, 2023 -
Why The Creator of Mother's Day Got So Mad About Mothers' Day
31:47 • May 18, 2023 -
Micronations: Monaco is More than a Casino!
55:14 • May 16, 2023 -
Fonts They Love to Hate, Part Two: Papyrus, Times New Roman and Beyond
47:28 • May 11, 2023 -
Fonts They Love to Hate, Part One: Origins of Comic Sans
34:07 • May 9, 2023 -
Even More Ridiculous Royal Deaths
42:40 • May 4, 2023 -
A (Completely Different) History of Sampling: Free Stuff
45:00 • May 2, 2023 -
A History of Sampling, Part Two: Creativity in Court
56:38 • Apr 27, 2023 -
A History of Sampling, Part One: An Origin Story
52:47 • Apr 25, 2023 -
How Did Monster Trucks Become a Thing?
52:53 • Apr 20, 2023 -
The Ridiculous, Scrumptious Desserts of Mardi Gras
50:30 • Apr 18, 2023 -
The Amazing History of Japanese Toys, Part Two: The World Takeover
33:00 • Apr 13, 2023 -
The Amazing History of Japanese Toys, Part One: A Serious Business
32:03 • Apr 11, 2023 -
The Weird Journey of the $2 Bill
32:14 • Apr 6, 2023 -
The Fascinating History of Ice Cream Trucks
47:58 • Apr 4, 2023 -
The Strange Tale of Charles Entertainment Cheese, Part Two: Betrayal and Nostalgia
59:12 • Mar 30, 2023 -
The Strange Tale of Charles Entertainment Cheese, Part One: Atari and Pizza
37:37 • Mar 28, 2023 -
CLASSIC: What's the Deal with Smashing Cake at Weddings?
29:57 • Mar 23, 2023 -
THE LAST SOVIET - EP 5: Three Hot Days in August
S1 • E5 • 28:30 • Mar 22, 2023 -
CLASSIC: Conquest via Bird Poop: One Island at a Time
32:45 • Mar 21, 2023 -
The Architecture of Spite, Part One: Lovers, Loiterers and Murderers
43:49 • Mar 16, 2023 -
Turn, Turn, Turn: A History of Turn Signals
31:36 • Mar 14, 2023 -
A Legally Haunted House
41:24 • Mar 8, 2023 -
The Oddly Dark History of Crash Test Dummies (Not The Band)
50:45 • Mar 7, 2023 -
The Deeply Weird Stories of Patron Saints
40:56 • Mar 2, 2023 -
Svetlana! Svetlana! The Strange Life of Josef Stalin's Daughter, with Dan Kitrosser
38:39 • Feb 28, 2023 -
Let's Start a Coup! Ep 1 – A Basket Full of Fascists
S1 • E1 • 40:06 • Feb 27, 2023 -
Weird Epidemics, Part One: From Sweating to Pokemon
49:38 • Feb 23, 2023 -
CLASSIC: When Scientists Hid Under Beds To Spy On Kids
37:26 • Feb 21, 2023 -
Surprising Former Careers, Part III: Goldberg, Trudeau and Buscemi
31:51 • Feb 16, 2023 -
Introducing: The Last Soviet
03:46 • Feb 15, 2023 -
It Turns Out Blue Laws Aren't Entirely Terrible
47:01 • Feb 14, 2023 -
The Origin of Moby Dick, Part Two: Horrors At Sea
45:03 • Feb 9, 2023 -
The Origin of Moby Dick, Part One: Mocha Dick
28:15 • Feb 7, 2023 -
The (Weirdly Crooked) History of the Food Pyramid
46:00 • Feb 2, 2023 -
That Time Europeans Went Nuts For Dancing
37:30 • Jan 31, 2023 -
Star Trek Almost Never Happened, Part Two: In Which We Boldly Go
44:01 • Jan 26, 2023 -
Star Trek Almost Never Happened, Part One: Pilots and Peril
39:50 • Jan 24, 2023 -
“It’s Edible!” The Origin of Breakfast Cereal, Part Two
54:05 • Jan 19, 2023 -
“It’s Edible!” The Origin of Breakfast Cereal, Part One
37:56 • Jan 17, 2023 -
Would-be Presidents, Part One: If At First You Don't Succeed...
51:05 • Jan 12, 2023 -
The Leaf Blower Episode
44:05 • Jan 11, 2023 -
The US Navy Teamed Up With Mobsters, Part Two: The Mob Goes to War
42:43 • Jan 5, 2023 -
The US Navy Teamed Up With Mobsters, Part One: Luciano Gets Lucky
55:21 • Jan 3, 2023 -
CLASSIC: When People Thought They Were Made of Glass
29:05 • Dec 29, 2022 -
CLASSIC: Nazis, Churchill and Chocolate
27:16 • Dec 27, 2022 -
Ridiculous Royal Deaths, Part Two: Don't Drink Mercury
44:36 • Dec 22, 2022 -
Ridiculous Royal Deaths, Part One: Revenge of the Buck-Toothed
38:16 • Dec 20, 2022 -
CLASSIC: When Dentist Sold Dentures Made with Corpse Teeth
32:44 • Dec 15, 2022 -
From Mesopotamia to Hot Dogs: A History of Mustard
49:58 • Dec 13, 2022 -
Coca-Cola, Dr. King, and the Civil Rights
37:10 • Dec 8, 2022 -
William Mitchell Was Basically a Real-life Willy Wonka
40:32 • Dec 6, 2022 -
The Olympics Used to Have an... Extraordinarily Weird Art Competition
40:29 • Dec 1, 2022 -
A Circus, or a Cult? The Strange Story of Shen Yun
36:16 • Nov 29, 2022 -
How A Massive Turkey Screw-up Created TV Dinners
53:26 • Nov 24, 2022 -
J. Paul Getty, Part Two: A Kidnapping Discount
33:01 • Nov 22, 2022 -
J. Paul Getty, Part One: Money Doesn't Make You Happy
35:32 • Nov 17, 2022 -
Have you heard of Andorra?
31:01 • Nov 15, 2022 -
How Smart Was Alex the Grey Parrot?
40:32 • Nov 10, 2022 -
Surprising Former Careers, Part 2: Truman Can't Sell Hats
40:43 • Nov 8, 2022 -
The Ancient -- and Surprisingly Divisive! -- Story of Ketchup
56:24 • Nov 3, 2022 -
The Bizarrely Xenophobic Origins of Scotch Tape
49:20 • Nov 1, 2022 -
Lost Media, Part Two: We Didn't Start The Fire
30:18 • Oct 27, 2022 -
Lost Media, Part One: What Happened to All Those Silent Films?
38:17 • Oct 26, 2022 -
A Ridiculous History of Hot Tubs
45:05 • Oct 20, 2022 -
Eugene V Debs, Part Two: A Prisoner Runs For President
63:23 • Oct 18, 2022 -
Eugene V Debs, Part One: Railroad Workers Fight The Power
34:49 • Oct 13, 2022 -
The Michelin Man was an Unhinged Lunatic
52:05 • Oct 11, 2022 -
The Yukio Mishima Story, Part Two: Mishima's End
50:03 • Oct 6, 2022 -
The Yukio Mishima Story, Part One: Confessions of a Mask
46:04 • Oct 5, 2022 -
Wait, How Do I Know It's Funny? A Rollicking History of Laugh Tracks
47:38 • Sep 29, 2022 -
Who, exactly, were the Luddites?
42:43 • Sep 27, 2022 -
Instant Noodles Changed The World, Part Two: Going Global
33:30 • Sep 22, 2022 -
Instant Noodles Changed The World, Part One: An Origin Story
31:15 • Sep 20, 2022 -
The Accidental Invention of Holding Music
31:02 • Sep 15, 2022 -
Inventors Killed By Their Own Inventions: Flyin' or Dyin', Part Two
39:56 • Sep 13, 2022 -
Inventors Killed By Their Own Inventions: Flyin' or Dyin', Part One
31:30 • Sep 8, 2022 -
Wilhelm Reich and Orgone, Part 2: Willy vs. The Feds
50:31 • Sep 7, 2022 -
Wilhelm Reich and Orgone, Part 1: Sexy Psychoanalysis
47:51 • Sep 1, 2022 -
The History of Pringles: Once You Pop...
55:34 • Aug 30, 2022 -
Lincoln Loved Cats, and Other Presidential Pets
45:12 • Aug 25, 2022 -
CLASSIC - Presidents Love Their Ridiculous Pets
32:27 • Aug 23, 2022 -
What Happened to Ronald McDonald? Part Two: Supersizing A Mystery
59:35 • Aug 18, 2022 -
What Happened to Ronald McDonald? Part One: Everybody Loves A Clown
55:50 • Aug 16, 2022 -
The 1904 St. Louis Marathon Was Absolutely Bonkers
59:24 • Aug 11, 2022 -
Andrew Jackson Beat the Snot Out of His Would-be Assassin
57:44 • Aug 9, 2022 -
CLASSIC: When (and why) did the US start calling its citizens consumers?
42:17 • Aug 4, 2022 -
A Ridiculous History of Reality TV, Part Two: Reality Goes Global
40:52 • Aug 2, 2022 -
A Ridiculous History of Reality TV, Part One: An Origin Story
41:35 • Jul 28, 2022 -
Surprising Former Careers of the Famous
48:13 • Jul 26, 2022 -
A Humorous History of Genetics
49:32 • Jul 21, 2022 -
Tsutomu Yamaguchi: The World's Only (Recognized) Double Atomic Bomb Victim
36:51 • Jul 19, 2022 -
Gods of Deception, Part II: Art, History, Fiction and War
30:08 • Jul 14, 2022 -
Gods of Deception, Part I: Alger Hiss in the Halls of Power
31:59 • Jul 12, 2022 -
Operation LAC: That Time Uncle Sam Sprayed Poison Across St. Louis
39:41 • Jul 7, 2022 -
CLASSIC - Does the US Confederacy Still Exist in Americana, Brazil?
34:56 • Jul 5, 2022 -
Millerism, Part II: The Great Disappointment (and the Aftermath)
41:51 • Jun 30, 2022 -
CLASSIC - Did a Real-Life Rainmaker Almost Drown San Diego?
29:02 • Jun 28, 2022 -
Millerism: America’s First End Times Gospel
46:38 • Jun 23, 2022 -
Ben Franklin Faked a Rival's Death to Promote His Almanac
32:58 • Jun 21, 2022 -
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Why was Phrenology a Thing? Part I: The Rise of Dr. Finger
45:21 • Jun 14, 2022 -
Nancy Wake, the White Mouse of the French Resistance
43:49 • Jun 9, 2022 -
The US Boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics, and Puerto Rican Boxers Went Anyway
41:40 • Jun 7, 2022 -
Disco Demolition Night: How Disco Died at a White Sox Game
50:27 • Jun 2, 2022 -
Bolivia Fought -- And Lost -- A War For Bird Poop
30:13 • May 31, 2022 -
Why You Can't Say "MacBeth" in a Theater
53:51 • May 26, 2022 -
Operation Mincemeat: Britain's Ghoulish Plan to Fool the Nazis
44:28 • May 24, 2022 -
Who the heck was Joseph Warren?
41:47 • May 19, 2022 -
Chocolate Syrup: From Medicine to Dessert
42:53 • May 17, 2022 -
Historical Hypocrisy: The Confederacy's Weird Stance on "Individual Rights"
39:52 • May 12, 2022 -
Juana Maria: The Real-life Story Behind "Island of the Blue Dolphins"
31:19 • May 10, 2022 -
Curling: The Most Ridiculous Sport?
43:32 • May 5, 2022 -
Nobuo Fujita Bombed Brookings, Oregon -- and Then Became a Town Hero
27:39 • May 3, 2022 -
A Teetotaling Preacher Basically Invented Modern Tourism
32:37 • Apr 28, 2022 -
Ira Aldridge: Actor, Activist and Record-breaker
47:18 • Apr 26, 2022 -
Lithuanian Book Smugglers Vs. The Russian Empire
43:17 • Apr 21, 2022 -
The Yule Lads Terrified Children Across Iceland
33:36 • Apr 19, 2022 -
The Infamous Aurora UFO Incident of 1897
34:40 • Apr 14, 2022 -
How The Evil May Day of 1517 Became the Perfect Propaganda Opportunity
46:45 • Apr 12, 2022 -
Day Drinkers (Sort of) Helped Stop Cholera in London
38:27 • Apr 7, 2022 -
The Much-Maligned Reign of Swedish Queen Maria Eleonora
41:16 • Apr 5, 2022 -
Weird Ways People Used to Communicate, Part II: Smoke Signals and Bottled Messages
35:19 • Mar 31, 2022 -
Weird Ways People Used to Communicate, Part I: Only a Pigeon Away
30:25 • Mar 29, 2022 -
That Time A Dead Guy Won an Olympic Medal
28:38 • Mar 24, 2022 -
Julia Barnett Rice Waged an Elitist War on Noise
42:26 • Mar 23, 2022 -
Ridiculous History Presents: A History of "Adult" Toys, Part 2
63:00 • Mar 17, 2022 -
Ridiculous History Presents: A History of "Adult" Toys, Part 1
56:35 • Mar 15, 2022 -
The Cobra Effect, Part 2: Four Pests and a Disastrous Success
41:16 • Mar 10, 2022 -
The Cobra Effect, Part 1: Snakes, Rats, and Unintended Consequences
41:44 • Mar 8, 2022 -
British Suffragettes Knew Jūjitsu
52:08 • Mar 4, 2022 -
A Tale of Two Hansons: Busting Myths About the 'First' US President
39:07 • Mar 2, 2022 -
Did Soldiers in World War I Really Team Up to Fight Wolves?
43:22 • Feb 25, 2022 -
Slum Tourists: When Wealthy People Toured Chinatown ‘For Fun’
44:58 • Feb 23, 2022 -
That Time Victorians Treated Seaweed like Pokemon
51:11 • Feb 18, 2022 -
Valentine's Day Is So Much Weirder Than We Thought
76:29 • Feb 15, 2022 -
Weirdest Celebrity Busts, Part II: Mr. David Lee Roth and a Drunken John Wayne
61:21 • Feb 10, 2022 -
Weirdest Celebrity Busts, Part I: Nixon Smuggled Weed, Arbuckle Was Innocent
72:24 • Feb 9, 2022 -
CLASSIC: X-Rays, Songs and Soviets: The Stilyagi Story
35:28 • Feb 3, 2022 -
Tossed Popcorn, Part 2: Chaplin was a Jerk, Brando was Insane
67:29 • Feb 2, 2022 -
Tossed Popcorn, Part 1: The Wizard of Oz and the Titanic
59:00 • Jan 28, 2022 -
Peter Freuchen: Explorer, Raconteur, Movie Star and War Hero
49:54 • Jan 25, 2022 -
Did Honduras and El Salvador Really Go to War over Soccer?
42:31 • Jan 20, 2022 -
The US Literally Had Nazi Summer Camps
41:02 • Jan 19, 2022 -
The Emperor of the United States
51:55 • Jan 13, 2022 -
The Trans-Saharan Ostrich Expedition of 1911
50:52 • Jan 12, 2022 -
That Time Everyone Tried To Outlaw War
46:29 • Jan 7, 2022 -
CLASSIC: Who Solves Murders in Antarctica?
31:24 • Jan 4, 2022 -
The Lil Ice Age Was Way Less Cute Than It Sounds
36:39 • Dec 30, 2021 -
Nub City: Florida's Infamous Amputation Scam
44:25 • Dec 28, 2021 -
London's Tiger King, Part Two: Charles Jamrach Becomes a Problematic Hero
31:56 • Dec 23, 2021 -
London's Tiger King, Part One: When Exotic Animal's Were The Hottest Flex
33:20 • Dec 21, 2021 -
The Atlantropa Project, Part Two: What Happened to the Supercontinent?
29:35 • Dec 16, 2021 -
The Atlantropa Project, Part One: Saving Europe via Supercontinent
29:44 • Dec 14, 2021 -
People Used Bed Bugs as Medicine for Thousands of Years
34:30 • Dec 10, 2021 -
The US Literally Threw Pianos From Planes During World War II
29:47 • Dec 7, 2021 -
The Sinister Side of Little Orphan Annie, Part Two: Drink Your Ovaltine
36:51 • Dec 2, 2021 -
The Sinister Side of Little Orphan Annie, Part One: Parents Were Terrified
41:30 • Dec 1, 2021 -
CLASSIC: How White America Tried To Destroy Chinese Restaurants
36:19 • Nov 25, 2021 -
Russia’s Real-life Ice Queen, Part 2: Weird, Brutal Flexes
32:47 • Nov 24, 2021 -
Russia’s Real-life Ice Queen, Part 1: The Tsar is a Jerk
25:41 • Nov 18, 2021 -
That Time a Baboon Worked for the Railroad
33:01 • Nov 16, 2021 -
Austin and the Texas Archives War
37:49 • Nov 11, 2021 -
King for a Week: The Strange Story of Otto I
38:11 • Nov 10, 2021 -
The Bloody Tale of the Sausage War
40:30 • Nov 4, 2021 -
Modern Thanksgiving, Part Two: Sarah Josepha Hale Finally Gets Her Wish
38:13 • Nov 2, 2021 -
Modern Thanksgiving, Part One: A Culture War
33:46 • Oct 28, 2021 -
How Haunted Houses Became A Thing
46:24 • Oct 27, 2021 -
New England versus Vampires, Part Two: Desperation and Desecration
35:17 • Oct 21, 2021 -
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Ada Lovelace, Part Two: The Analytical Engine
39:22 • Oct 15, 2021 -
Ada Lovelace, Part One: How Lord Byron’s Daughter Became a Tech Visionary
34:26 • Oct 12, 2021 -
The King of Scotland Got Real Weird with Language Experiments
50:01 • Oct 7, 2021 -
The Rum Riot of Portland, Maine
42:22 • Oct 5, 2021 -
The Love of Candy Almost Drove a Cactus Extinct
32:54 • Sep 30, 2021 -
The Australian Prison Break of 1876, Part 2
31:34 • Sep 28, 2021 -
The Australian Prison Break of 1876 Part 1
31:49 • Sep 23, 2021 -
37 Days of Peril, with Alex Williams
57:43 • Sep 21, 2021 -
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Sky Pilot: The Man Who Brought Religion to Lumberjacks
48:14 • Sep 9, 2021 -
CLASSIC: Butter: Protestantism's Secret Ingredient?
35:13 • Sep 7, 2021 -
Ridiculous Live: The Humor and the Heavy
57:15 • Sep 2, 2021 -
Flu Julia: The Con Artist Nurse That Made Bank Off Of Misery
44:01 • Aug 31, 2021 -
History's Dumbest Criminals, Part 2
62:23 • Aug 27, 2021 -
History's Dumbest Criminals, Part 1
62:36 • Aug 24, 2021 -
That Time People Were Terrified of Libraries
38:06 • Aug 19, 2021 -
Ostracism: How Ancient Greeks Handled Uncool Politicians
36:42 • Aug 17, 2021 -
Military Cats, Part 2: Simon Saves the British
30:43 • Aug 12, 2021 -
Military Cats, Part 1: Spies and Mascots
39:47 • Aug 10, 2021 -
That Time People Rioted Over a Hot Air Balloon
34:00 • Aug 5, 2021 -
An Alabama Town Built a Statue Honoring the Insect that Almost Destroyed It
34:54 • Aug 3, 2021 -
A Prince and His Poodle: The Supernatural Adventures of Rupert and Boy
42:39 • Jul 29, 2021 -
How One Guy Made Europe Fall In Love With Potatoes
62:41 • Jul 27, 2021 -
Weird Courtship Rituals, Part Two
51:58 • Jul 22, 2021 -
Weird Courtship Rituals, Part One
60:20 • Jul 20, 2021 -
A Brief History of Underwear
62:01 • Jul 15, 2021 -
One Guy Was Certain Telepathic Snails Would Replace Telegraphs
30:13 • Jul 13, 2021 -
The Duke of Portland Hated People and Loved Tunnels
43:51 • Jul 8, 2021 -
Where do Lemonade Stands Come From?
41:18 • Jul 7, 2021 -
Painless Parker and the Dental Circus
48:23 • Jul 1, 2021 -
The Rise and Fall of Curative Plane Flights
46:51 • Jun 29, 2021 -
That Time People Paid Rent With Eels
48:04 • Jun 28, 2021 -
The Miracle of the Gulls: A Cricket War
38:44 • Jun 22, 2021 -
A History of Pregnancy Cravings, Part 2: Stereotypes, Superstitions and Science
43:39 • Jun 17, 2021 -
A History of Pregnancy Cravings, Part 1: Pickles and Ice Cream
41:12 • Jun 15, 2021 -
The Carrington Event, Part II: Attack of the Sun!
22:58 • Jun 10, 2021 -
The Carrington Event, Part I: The Sun is Acting Strange
25:55 • Jun 8, 2021 -
Loveday: Henry VI's Well-intentioned, Terrible Attempt at Making Peace
50:30 • Jun 3, 2021 -
Classic: Why do British lawyers wear wigs?
33:11 • Jun 1, 2021 -
That Time Al Capone Ran A Soup Kitchen
33:33 • May 27, 2021 -
The Phantom Barber of Pascagoula
39:45 • May 26, 2021 -
Joseph Bonaparte, Cryptid Hunter
54:04 • May 20, 2021 -
The Mystery of the Devonshire Colic
45:53 • May 18, 2021 -
The Troubling, Hidden History of Turpentine
60:25 • May 13, 2021 -
A Race Across the World: From New York to Paris in 1908
63:39 • May 11, 2021 -
The Age of the Crakow, Part 2: A Fashion Arms Race, But For Your Feet
31:58 • May 6, 2021 -
The Age of the Crakow, Part 1: Medieval Europe Went Nuts For Pointy Shoes
33:38 • May 4, 2021 -
How Pie in the Face Became a Comedy Classic, Part 2: The Fall (of the Pie)
29:29 • Apr 29, 2021 -
How Pie in the Face Became a Comedy Classic, Part 1: Rise of the Pie
24:58 • Apr 27, 2021 -
The Great Panjandrum: A Hilariously Terrible Idea
28:42 • Apr 22, 2021 -
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Pineapples In Europe, Part 1: A Weird, Cartoonishly Expensive Flex
46:14 • Apr 14, 2021 -
The Mysterious Dark Day That Terrified New England
33:45 • Apr 8, 2021 -
The Windham Frog Fight of 1754
42:11 • Apr 6, 2021 -
Ancient Mesopotamian Societies Sacrificed Substitute Kings to Eclipses
35:26 • Apr 2, 2021 -
The Mad Gasser of Mattoon, Part 2
45:58 • Mar 30, 2021 -
The Mad Gasser of Mattoon, Part 1
26:55 • Mar 25, 2021 -
A Currency for Colonies: The Strange Story of "Leprosy Money"
37:05 • Mar 23, 2021 -
Wyoming Tales, Part 2: Absaroka, the State That Almost Was
45:03 • Mar 19, 2021 -
Wyoming Tales, Part 1: Walking in the Shoes of Big Nose George
39:15 • Mar 17, 2021 -
The Rise and Fall of the Flea Circus, Part 2
45:14 • Mar 11, 2021 -
The Rise and Fall of the Flea Circus, Part 1
31:38 • Mar 9, 2021 -
History's Most Ridiculous (and Deadly) Beauty Trends
56:36 • Mar 8, 2021 -
Billy Cottrell, the Tyrant Mayor of Cedar Key, Florida
45:04 • Mar 4, 2021 -
The US and the UK Almost Went to War over a Pig
51:44 • Mar 2, 2021 -
The 1973 Michigan Pizza Funeral
35:44 • Feb 25, 2021 -
Elagabalus The Raunchy, Racy High Priest Who Became a Roman Emperor
53:04 • Feb 23, 2021 -
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Turtle Soup, Part 2: Rise of the Mock Turtle
24:04 • Feb 12, 2021 -
Turtle Soup, Part 1: A Delicacy of Yesteryear
37:42 • Feb 9, 2021 -
Stab Yourself to Health and Happiness: The Bizarre Rise of the Lebensweker
46:33 • Feb 4, 2021 -
The Hatpin Peril
45:36 • Feb 3, 2021 -
It's a Cat's World, Part 2: The Rise of the Cat Show
27:30 • Jan 29, 2021 -
It's a Cat's World, Part 1: The Sacred and the Suspicious
33:54 • Jan 26, 2021 -
Dan Sickles, American Scoundrel, Part 2: The Civil War
28:45 • Jan 22, 2021 -
Dan Sickles, American Scoundrel, Part 1: How to Get Away with Murder
33:23 • Jan 20, 2021 -
That Time New York Banned Spitting
52:26 • Jan 14, 2021 -
Admiral Byrd and the Polar Dairy
32:31 • Jan 12, 2021 -
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Holiday Classic: When the Puritans Canceled Christmas
28:51 • Dec 24, 2020 -
Holiday Classic: The Strange History of Antarctic Fruitcake
29:24 • Dec 22, 2020 -
Goodyear and the Mystery of the Ghost Blimp
39:04 • Dec 18, 2020 -
Benito Mussolini was Super into Wearable Milk
41:13 • Dec 15, 2020 -
Snowmen as Protest: The Miracle of 1511
29:52 • Dec 11, 2020 -
Why are Chimney Sweeps good luck at weddings?
39:15 • Dec 9, 2020 -
People Have Been Convinced Robots Will Take Their Jobs For Centuries
43:54 • Dec 4, 2020 -
That Time the US was Terrified of Tomatoes
39:46 • Dec 2, 2020 -
How the Pandemic Helped (and Hurt) the Struggle for Women's Rights
29:07 • Nov 26, 2020 -
How a German Prince Built his own Artificial Volcano
36:23 • Nov 24, 2020 -
The Weird Origin of Pink Lemonade, Part 2: The Rise of Clown Pants
27:28 • Nov 19, 2020 -
The Weird Origin of Pink Lemonade, Part 1: A Humble Citrus
26:56 • Nov 18, 2020 -
An Elephant in the Vatican, Part 2: An Elephant in the Reformation
41:56 • Nov 13, 2020 -
An Elephant in the Vatican, Part 1: The Discovery of Hanno
30:43 • Nov 11, 2020 -
S T O V E G O B L I N
29:54 • Nov 5, 2020 -
The US Didn't Always Have Secret Ballots
48:55 • Nov 3, 2020 -
The Case of the Greenbrier Ghost, Part 2: The Court
38:29 • Oct 29, 2020 -
Ridiculous History Presents: Criminalia
S1 • E1 • 38:41 • Oct 28, 2020 -
The Case of the Greenbrier Ghost, Part 1: An 'Everlasting Faint'
37:49 • Oct 28, 2020 -
The Hand of Glory, Part 2: Recipes, Necropants and Toes
17:59 • Oct 22, 2020 -
The Hand of Glory, Part 1: A Thief's Theme
32:31 • Oct 20, 2020 -
Brooms and Witchcraft, Part 2: Inquisitions and Iniquity
28:14 • Oct 15, 2020 -
Brooms and Witchcraft, Part 1: A Killer in the Rye?
28:56 • Oct 14, 2020 -
The Beast of Gévaudan, Part 2: The Birth of a Grisly Legend
23:37 • Oct 9, 2020 -
The Beast of Gévaudan, Part 1: Murders In France
33:28 • Oct 7, 2020 -
The BBC Convinced People Spaghetti Grows on Trees
45:42 • Oct 2, 2020 -
The US Waged War on Pinball for Decades
46:43 • Sep 29, 2020 -
The Misadventures of Wade Boggs, Part 2
33:43 • Sep 25, 2020 -
The Misadventures of Wade Boggs, Part 1
48:32 • Sep 22, 2020 -
The Tragic Tale of the 'Turnspit Dog'
36:42 • Sep 17, 2020 -
Knocker-Uppers: The Human Alarm Clocks of the Industrial Age
32:10 • Sep 15, 2020 -
That Time New York City Rioted Over Shakespeare
49:57 • Sep 10, 2020 -
Babies in Incubators were Once a Sideshow Attraction
41:45 • Sep 8, 2020 -
The Rise of the US Camel Corps
43:10 • Sep 3, 2020 -
The United Kingdom Has A Weird Thing With Swans
42:15 • Sep 2, 2020 -
The Nazi Super Horse Program, Part 2: A Horse-filled Heist
28:10 • Aug 27, 2020 -
The Nazi Super Horse Program, Part 1: Equine Eugenics
30:36 • Aug 25, 2020 -
Railroad Tycoons Decided What Time It Is Now
37:19 • Aug 21, 2020 -
Why do people 'christen' ships with champagne?
40:10 • Aug 19, 2020 -
The Hidden History of Jewish Pirates, Part 2: Famous Privateers
40:00 • Aug 14, 2020 -
The Hidden History of Jewish Pirates, Part 1: Escaping Europe
21:00 • Aug 11, 2020 -
Ridiculous "Remedies" of the Spanish Flu: The Rise of the Lemon
43:46 • Aug 7, 2020 -
That Time Rebellious Freemasons Starting Kissing Porcelain Pug Butts
45:58 • Aug 4, 2020 -
Clever Hans, Part 2: The Rise and Fall of Hans
26:35 • Jul 30, 2020 -
Clever Hans, Part 1: The Equine Mathematician
30:56 • Jul 28, 2020 -
Henry VIII and That English Sweat, Part 2: A Disease and a King
25:25 • Jul 23, 2020 -
Henry VIII and That English Sweat, Part 1: A Pandemic
33:15 • Jul 22, 2020 -
The Hobo King: Leon Ray Livingston, Chapter Two
38:35 • Jul 17, 2020 -
The Hobo King: Leon Ray Livingston, Chapter One
33:12 • Jul 15, 2020 -
The Vikings Made a Fortune in the 'Unicorn' Trade
45:25 • Jul 9, 2020 -
Did People Really Throw Tar And Feathers On Each Other?
38:43 • Jul 7, 2020 -
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What is Fudge, Part 2: The Rebellion
25:22 • Jun 25, 2020 -
What is Fudge, Part 1: The Science, The Curious Name
26:08 • Jun 23, 2020 -
The North Pole, Part 2: The Chase To The North
43:54 • Jun 19, 2020 -
The North Pole, Part 1: Maps and Legends
29:48 • Jun 17, 2020 -
The Mysterious Origin of (and Disturbing Problems with) the "Wolf Whistle"
35:42 • Jun 12, 2020 -
World War I and the Rise of the Peat Moss Bandage
35:04 • Jun 10, 2020 -
Flashback: Unforeseen Consequences Throughout History: Part 2
28:28 • Jun 5, 2020 -
Flashback: Unforeseen Consequences Throughout History: Part 1
39:21 • Jun 3, 2020 -
Louis Wain, the Godfather of Cat Memes: Part 2
44:09 • May 29, 2020 -
Louis Wain, the Godfather of Cat Memes: Part 1
31:28 • May 27, 2020 -
Feedsack Fashion: How Thrifty Inventiveness Transformed America
36:39 • May 22, 2020 -
Emperor Tiberius Was Debauched, Deranged and Probably Not Fun At Parties
43:19 • May 20, 2020 -
The Return of Historical Flexes, Part 2: Flexcessiveness
27:41 • May 14, 2020 -
The Return of Historical Flexes, Part 1: 2 Flex 2 Furious
41:56 • May 12, 2020 -
The Authors Of Curious George Were On The Run From Nazis
29:05 • May 8, 2020 -
People Used To Straight Up Drink Gold
31:21 • May 5, 2020 -
New Zealand's Tragic (And Pretty Hilarious) Exploding Pants Epidemic
30:11 • May 1, 2020 -
That Time Trainwrecks Became a Spectator Sport
33:38 • Apr 28, 2020 -
Miguel de Cervantes and the Case of the Fake Don Quixote
35:51 • Apr 23, 2020 -
The CIA Paid War Spies with Stuff From the Sears Catalog
28:04 • Apr 21, 2020 -
The Bottle Jumping Hoax (And Riot)
32:30 • Apr 17, 2020 -
The Bizarrely Disturbing History of People Jumping Out of Cake
45:18 • Apr 15, 2020 -
HL Hunley: The Mysterious Demise of a Civil War Submarine, with Rachel Lance
43:16 • Apr 10, 2020 -
Dromomania: The Wanderlust Disease
35:04 • Apr 8, 2020 -
Key West, Florida Declared a One-Minute War on the United States
45:26 • Apr 3, 2020 -
That Time the US Literally Banned Sliced Bread
51:13 • Apr 1, 2020 -
Two Green Children Mystified Woolpit, England
47:20 • Mar 27, 2020 -
Pepsi Briefly Became the Sixth Largest Navy in the World
53:15 • Mar 25, 2020 -
The Ponzi Scheme with Chelsea Ursin
49:36 • Mar 20, 2020 -
The History of MREs with Jacqueline Raposo
51:55 • Mar 17, 2020 -
Donald Crowhurst Faked a Race Around the World
35:15 • Mar 13, 2020 -
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The Presidential Dinner That Scandalized America
31:04 • Mar 5, 2020 -
Was the Lone Ranger Inspired by a Black U.S. Marshall?
41:33 • Mar 4, 2020 -
Night Soil Men Were the Unsung Heroes of Urban Sanitation
49:04 • Feb 27, 2020 -
The Tiny Spanish Town That Went To War With France For 100 Years
33:59 • Feb 26, 2020 -
The Great Diamond Hoax - Part 2
21:25 • Feb 20, 2020 -
The Great Diamond Hoax - Part 1
34:39 • Feb 19, 2020 -
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Erasto Mpemba: The High School Student Who Disproved Thermodynamics
33:28 • Feb 6, 2020 -
The Straw Hat Riots of 1922
40:10 • Feb 5, 2020 -
The Legend of Tarrare, the Insatiable Glutton Who Ate a Quarter of a Cow Daily
41:33 • Jan 31, 2020 -
Why Genghis Khan's Great-Great Granddaughter Was Just as Badass
35:34 • Jan 29, 2020 -
That Time Ernest Hemingway's Younger Brother Started His Own Country
46:28 • Jan 24, 2020 -
The Ersatz Wild West Shootouts of Palisade, Nevada
34:54 • Jan 22, 2020 -
The Great Goldfish Gulping Craze That (For Some Reason) Swept America
38:29 • Jan 16, 2020 -
Pneumatic Tubes: The 'Futuristic' Transport System That's Over 150-Years-Old
40:20 • Jan 15, 2020 -
Violet Jessop, the Unsinkable Stewardess Who Survived Three Famous Shipwrecks
34:54 • Jan 9, 2020 -
Abandoned Ship: What Really Happened Aboard the "Mary Celeste"?
41:22 • Jan 7, 2020 -
That Time America Fell In Love With Competitive Walking
39:00 • Jan 2, 2020 -
The Weird Stories Behind Your Favorite Christmas Carols
34:49 • Dec 31, 2019 -
The Time Salvador Dali Partnered with Walt Disney - Part 2
24:36 • Dec 26, 2019 -
The Time Salvador Dali Partnered with Walt Disney - Part 1
29:27 • Dec 24, 2019 -
Colonel Blood and the Theft of the Crown Jewels
47:06 • Dec 19, 2019 -
The Starving Time: When Jamestown Colonists Turned Cannibal, Part 2
21:48 • Dec 17, 2019 -
The Starving Time: When Jamestown Colonists Turned Cannibal, Part 1
26:05 • Dec 12, 2019 -
The Strange Tradition that Forced Everyone in New York to Move House on the Same Day
39:10 • Dec 10, 2019 -
French Waiters Once Had to Strike for Their Right to Wear Mustaches
38:22 • Dec 5, 2019 -
The Honey Trap: Sex in Espionage Throughout History
29:42 • Dec 3, 2019 -
The Weird, Weird History of Shipping: Part 2
21:21 • Nov 28, 2019 -
The Weird, Weird History of Shipping: Part 1
30:51 • Nov 26, 2019 -
Benjamin Lay: The Quaker Who Called Out the Hypocrisy of Slavery, Part 2
33:09 • Nov 21, 2019 -
Benjamin Lay: The Quaker Who Called Out the Hypocrisy of Slavery, Part 1
32:18 • Nov 19, 2019 -
How Bertha Heyman Conned Her Way Into Show Business
42:39 • Nov 14, 2019 -
That Time Germany Got Obsessed With Polar Bear Photos
42:57 • Nov 12, 2019 -
Rose Mackenberg: Houdini's Ghostbuster
39:43 • Nov 7, 2019 -
Science and Spiritualism: Why were ghost stories so popular in the 1800s?
43:00 • Nov 5, 2019 -
John of Bohemia, the Blind King Who Charged Into Battle
31:09 • Nov 1, 2019 -
Kakigōri: The Story of Japan's Famous Shaved Ice
31:12 • Oct 30, 2019 -
John Edmonstone: The Man Who Trained Darwin
32:22 • Oct 25, 2019 -
The Death of Luxury Air Travel
41:26 • Oct 22, 2019 -
The Bizarre Capitulation of Stettin
23:07 • Oct 17, 2019 -
John Wilkes Booth's Brother Saved Abraham Lincoln's Son
27:05 • Oct 16, 2019 -
John Clem: The 12-year Old Civil War Hero
30:24 • Oct 10, 2019 -
Christopher Columbus Was Such A Jerk That Even Spain Turned Against Him
38:31 • Oct 8, 2019 -
The Kaiser’s Plan to Invade the United States
33:22 • Oct 3, 2019 -
How Uncle Tom's Cabin Became One of the Most Popular Books in China
38:56 • Oct 1, 2019 -
Tom Watson Gordy: How One Uncle’s Adventures Inspired Jimmy Carter to Join the Navy
47:52 • Sep 27, 2019 -
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The Gaspee Affair: Rhode Island’s Revolutionary “Tea Party”
23:58 • Sep 19, 2019 -
Otto Rahn, The Nazi Occultist Who Hated Nazis and Inspired Indiana Jones
27:48 • Sep 17, 2019 -
4 Times Women in the US Were Actually Arrested for Wearing Pants
49:32 • Sep 13, 2019 -
Sir Francis Drake and the Great Iowa Swindle
38:16 • Sep 10, 2019 -
Around the World in a Model T: The Story of Aloha Wanderwell
27:49 • Sep 5, 2019 -
Why George Washington is Huge in Barbados
48:49 • Sep 3, 2019 -
John Willis Menard: The First African American Elected To US Congress
26:18 • Aug 30, 2019 -
The Bloody Revenge of Saint Olga of Kiev
36:52 • Aug 27, 2019 -
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Shame and Fish: The Embarrassing and Tragic Story of François Vatel
34:19 • Aug 20, 2019 -
Creature Feature: Go Home Nature, You're Drunk
92:22 • Aug 15, 2019 -
Hunting Fireflies for Fun (and Profit)
37:14 • Aug 14, 2019 -
The Listener Mail Extravaganza
34:34 • Aug 9, 2019 -
That Time Ancient Monks Waged War Over A Copyright
26:15 • Aug 6, 2019 -
Ye Xian: The Story of China's Cinderella
27:00 • Aug 1, 2019 -
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Cow Shoe Camouflage: How Prohibition-era Moonshiners Outsmarted the Feds
30:07 • Jul 25, 2019 -
Castle Itter: When Germans and Americans Joined Forces in World War II
24:21 • Jul 23, 2019 -
A Grave Mistake: The Story of Patton's "Abandoned Rear"
24:48 • Jul 18, 2019 -
Did the US Mafia actually start in New Orleans?
27:16 • Jul 16, 2019 -
Meet Albert Cashier, the Trans Man Who Fought for the Union in the Civil War
27:29 • Jul 11, 2019 -
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That Time Irish Separatists Invaded Canada
27:43 • Jul 4, 2019 -
The Night Witches: How an All-female Soviet Bomb Squad Terrorized Nazi Germany
30:11 • Jul 2, 2019 -
Bug Wars: When We Tried to Turn Insects into Soldiers
30:09 • Jun 27, 2019 -
Yasuke, the African Samurai
28:25 • Jun 25, 2019 -
The Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm I Tried To Make An Army of Super Tall Soldiers
32:15 • Jun 20, 2019 -
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I Modi: The Scandalous Erotic Blockbuster Banned By The Vatican
33:54 • Jun 13, 2019 -
Patriots, Prisoners and Plants: The World of Political Body Doubles
49:02 • Jun 11, 2019 -
Fort Blunder: The US Fort Mistakenly Built in Canada
33:12 • Jun 6, 2019 -
The Duke of Edinburgh is Literally a God in Vanuatu
24:23 • Jun 4, 2019 -
The Honorary Citizens of the United States
41:24 • May 30, 2019 -
The Nature of Ephemera, with Alex Williams
39:22 • May 28, 2019 -
The Return of Listener Mail
31:09 • May 23, 2019 -
That Time Ohio and Michigan Almost Went To War
32:56 • May 21, 2019 -
The Rise and Fall of Local Scrip: Alternative Currencies of the Great Depression
37:41 • May 16, 2019 -
The Attack of the Japanese Balloon Bombs
34:08 • May 14, 2019 -
Marie Antoinette and the Diamond Necklace Hoax
43:48 • May 9, 2019 -
Nosy Boraha: The Pirate's Paradise (And Cemetery)
24:15 • May 7, 2019 -
How the Black Death Came To Norway On A Ghost Ship
33:29 • May 2, 2019 -
Susanna Caroline Matilda: The Colonial Grifter Princess
53:27 • Apr 30, 2019 -
History's Weirdest Flexes, Part 2
26:22 • Apr 25, 2019 -
History's Weirdest Flexes, Part 1
30:16 • Apr 23, 2019 -
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How Oliver Cromwell Got Executed Several Years After His Death
25:31 • Apr 16, 2019 -
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How Big Bill Speakman Fought Off North Korea With Beer Bottles
23:54 • Apr 9, 2019 -
Teddy Roosevelt May Just Have Saved Modern (American) Football
23:06 • Apr 4, 2019 -
Prohibition, Prescriptions and the Rise of 'Medicinal' Booze
30:09 • Apr 2, 2019 -
Did Robert E. Lee hate Confederate Memorials?
28:22 • Mar 28, 2019 -
California Schoolchildren and the Great Squirrel War
27:36 • Mar 26, 2019 -
When West Virginia Begged the USSR for Foreign Aid
29:07 • Mar 21, 2019 -
Idiomatic for the People II, Part 2
36:54 • Mar 19, 2019 -
Idiomatic for the People II, Part 1
48:34 • Mar 14, 2019 -
The Statue of Liberty Almost Lived in Egypt
32:35 • Mar 12, 2019 -
Agent Garbo: The Strange Tale of the Man Who Saved D-Day
39:06 • Mar 7, 2019 -
The War of the Stray Dog: How Far Would You Go For Your Pet?
34:58 • Mar 5, 2019 -
The Tragic Origin Story of Morse Code
33:24 • Feb 28, 2019 -
Operation Gunnerside: How a Crew of Military Skiers Ruined the Nazi Bomb
25:16 • Feb 26, 2019 -
How far did Isaac Newton go to hunt down forgers?
27:37 • Feb 21, 2019 -
How Admiral Horatio Nelson Ended Up Dead in a Barrel of Brandy
33:24 • Feb 19, 2019 -
English Men Used to Sell Their Wives
22:23 • Feb 14, 2019 -
How Louisiana Almost Became a Hippo Ranching Hub
40:48 • Feb 12, 2019 -
The Weird Life of George Washington, Part 2
31:43 • Feb 8, 2019 -
The Weird Life of George Washington, Part 1
42:30 • Feb 5, 2019 -
Who was the highest paid athlete in history?
28:09 • Jan 31, 2019 -
Clara, The World's Most Famous Rhinoceros
44:09 • Jan 30, 2019 -
How the Monopoly Board Game Became a World War II Escape Kit
28:52 • Jan 24, 2019 -
Idiomatic For The People, Part 1
62:07 • Jan 23, 2019 -
Was there a real-life Rapunzel?
27:30 • Jan 17, 2019 -
Benjamin Franklin's Advice on 'Finding a Mistress'
29:03 • Jan 15, 2019 -
What does 'Idaho' actually mean?
22:56 • Jan 10, 2019 -
Uncle Sam Tried to End World War II With Bat Bombs
34:48 • Jan 8, 2019 -
The American Soldiers Who Defected to North Korea and Became Movie Stars
33:12 • Jan 4, 2019 -
How a Broken Toilet Foiled a German Sub
23:22 • Jan 1, 2019 -
Creature Feature: The Dark Tetrad
62:42 • Dec 27, 2018 -
Gustaf Broman Tried to Cross the Atlantic in a Canoe . . . Or Did He?
37:58 • Dec 25, 2018 -
The Weird, Surprisingly Recent Origin of the Tooth Fairy
26:34 • Dec 20, 2018 -
When Vikings Loot The Wrong Town
37:57 • Dec 18, 2018 -
Were Tulips Really The Bitcoin of the 1600s?
29:12 • Dec 13, 2018 -
(Some of) History's Dumbest Military Prototypes
54:00 • Dec 11, 2018 -
The Forty Elephants: London’s All-Female Jewel Thieves
41:09 • Dec 6, 2018 -
The Malleus Maleficarum: A Real-life Witch Hunter's Bible
32:50 • Dec 4, 2018 -
The Great London Beer Flood of 1814
25:06 • Nov 29, 2018 -
Dr. Seuss Wrote His Most Famous Book On A Bet
34:00 • Nov 27, 2018 -
Feral Children and the True Story Behind The Jungle Book
28:24 • Nov 22, 2018 -
When Dentist Sold Dentures Made with Corpse Teeth
31:04 • Nov 21, 2018 -
The Laxative-laden Journey of Lewis and Clark
29:00 • Nov 15, 2018 -
The Strange and Spectacularly Disgusting Story of the Great Kentucky Meat Shower
34:44 • Nov 13, 2018 -
The Bizarre Origin of the Oxford English Dictionary
43:20 • Nov 8, 2018 -
How Conman Victor Lustig Sold The Eiffel Tower (Twice)
60:23 • Nov 6, 2018 -
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The People vs. Lenny Bruce: Ridiculous Stand-up Stories with Wayne Federman
31:20 • Oct 31, 2018 -
The Life and Times of Ol' Knife Hand
27:09 • Oct 23, 2018 -
The Ridiculous Story of the World’s First (Documented) Serial Killer
34:36 • Oct 18, 2018 -
Back When the Rich Ate Corpses
34:24 • Oct 16, 2018 -
The Mummies of Guanajuato
28:34 • Oct 11, 2018 -
The Curious Rise of SPAM
45:38 • Oct 9, 2018 -
The Smooth-talking Takeover of Tabor Bridge
29:49 • Oct 4, 2018 -
History's Coolest (Non-Human) Political Candidates, Part I
53:51 • Oct 2, 2018 -
Attack of the Aswang: How the CIA Used Vampires as Weapons of War
29:49 • Sep 27, 2018 -
A Dead Pope Goes To Court
25:06 • Sep 25, 2018 -
Who are the Hartlepudlian Monkey Hangers?
31:06 • Sep 20, 2018 -
William Walker: Filibuster and (Fantastically Bad) President
40:53 • Sep 18, 2018 -
Lawsonomy: How the Father of the Modern Airline Started His Own Religion
49:48 • Sep 13, 2018 -
War and Candy: The Infamous Tootsie Roll Air Drop
30:19 • Sep 11, 2018 -
The Man Who Assassinated Abe Lincoln's Assassin
33:23 • Sep 6, 2018 -
The Cock Lane Ghost: Haunting, Hoax, Hysteria… or Hilarious?
38:48 • Sep 5, 2018 -
Roland the Farter and the Weird World of Professional Flatulence
33:34 • Aug 30, 2018 -
Gregor MacGregor Invented a Country and Convinced People to Invest in It
55:07 • Aug 28, 2018 -
Angry Feds and Deadly Booze: The Story of the Chemists' War
28:36 • Aug 23, 2018 -
Project A119: The Cold War Plan to Nuke the Moon!
26:47 • Aug 21, 2018 -
Adidas Versus Puma: A Tale of Two Brothers
41:34 • Aug 16, 2018 -
Fanny and Stella: The Cross-Dressing Scandal of Victorian England
34:23 • Aug 14, 2018 -
Kansas Imprisoned Women For Having STDs
30:09 • Aug 9, 2018 -
The WWII Naval Battle Won Using Potatoes
31:50 • Aug 7, 2018 -
The Korean Soldier Who Fought for 3 Armies During WWII
22:54 • Aug 2, 2018 -
Oregon Was a White Supremacist Paradise
41:38 • Jul 31, 2018 -
Why did people hate the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge?
30:27 • Jul 26, 2018 -
The 1904 Summer Olympic Games in St. Louis Hosted a Racist 'Special Olympics'
32:31 • Jul 24, 2018 -
When Heineken Made Bottles That Could Be Used as Bricks
31:43 • Jul 19, 2018 -
Why British Soccer Players Saluted the Nazis
39:16 • Jul 17, 2018 -
The United States That Never Were
43:47 • Jul 12, 2018 -
Philadelphia's Transylvanian Doomsday Cult: The Cave of Kelpius
44:47 • Jul 10, 2018 -
Enough About Us: What About You?
36:23 • Jul 5, 2018 -
Weird Wars Fought For Dumb Reasons
44:04 • Jul 3, 2018 -
The FBI's Quest to Understand 'Louie, Louie'
46:02 • Jun 28, 2018 -
The Time a Soviet Premier Was Banned From Disneyland
42:47 • Jun 26, 2018 -
Kidnapping, Binge Drinking and Costumes: Voter Fraud in the 1800s
32:33 • Jun 21, 2018 -
Why don't Americans use bidets?
29:55 • Jun 19, 2018 -
The Earliest Recorded Mooning Killed Thousands
35:28 • Jun 14, 2018 -
The Presidential Reason Fido Became the Default Name for a Generic Dog
37:56 • Jun 12, 2018 -
Dock Ellis and the Legend of the LSD No-hitter
36:10 • Jun 7, 2018 -
Maryland’s State Song was a Diss Track
38:21 • Jun 5, 2018 -
The Story of Max, South Africa's Famous, Crime-fighting Gorilla
48:58 • May 31, 2018 -
How Santa Anna Lost His Leg Twice, and Held a Funeral for It
41:31 • May 29, 2018 -
That Time Chewbacca Needed Bodyguards
40:09 • May 24, 2018 -
Napoleon Bonaparte Was Attacked by Bunnies -- And Lost
35:36 • May 22, 2018 -
California Was Named for a Fictional Island Ruled by a Black Amazon Queen
31:12 • May 17, 2018 -
Ancient Mayan Ritual Alcohol Enemas
48:16 • May 15, 2018 -
Vermont Was an Independent Republic
43:20 • May 10, 2018 -
The Capture of Guam Was Bloodless and Quick, All Due to a Misunderstanding
38:13 • May 8, 2018 -
Are all US Presidents actually related?
30:52 • May 3, 2018 -
What's the deal with two-dollar bills?
56:26 • May 1, 2018 -
How James Bond Created a Mexican Dia de los Muertos Tradition
25:40 • Apr 26, 2018 -
Did Richard Nixon Unwittingly Smuggle Drugs for Louis Armstrong?
36:28 • Apr 24, 2018 -
3 Times Society Refused to Accept New Books on Science
49:49 • Apr 19, 2018 -
That Time We Erased a (HUGE) Waterfall
27:03 • Apr 17, 2018 -
The Poetic Justice of Death by Molten Gold
31:11 • Apr 12, 2018 -
Japan, Baseball and the Curse of the Colonel
35:40 • Apr 10, 2018 -
That Time the US Built a Flying Aircraft Carrier
31:20 • Apr 5, 2018 -
Yes, Those Are Corpses in the Diorama
37:03 • Apr 3, 2018 -
Weird People Who Built Weird Things
34:39 • Mar 29, 2018 -
What was the West Point Eggnog Riot?
41:53 • Mar 27, 2018 -
Lyndon Johnson Chatted on the Phone More than a Teenager
26:26 • Mar 22, 2018 -
When Germany Sacrificed Sausage For War
26:28 • Mar 20, 2018 -
Arsenic: The Assassin's Dream Weapon
36:59 • Mar 15, 2018 -
The Killer Marketing Campaign Behind Guy Fawkes
44:24 • Mar 13, 2018 -
When Ancient India Beat Machiavelli to the Punch
27:54 • Mar 8, 2018 -
The Rise of Harvey Wiley's Poison Squad
33:19 • Mar 6, 2018 -
Step Aside, James Bond: The Strange Stories of Espionage Animals
53:09 • Mar 1, 2018 -
How MLK influenced Star Trek
29:29 • Feb 27, 2018 -
What was the 'Great Stink' of London?
38:35 • Feb 22, 2018 -
How Farmers Built A Barbed Wire Phone Network
31:44 • Feb 21, 2018 -
The Strange Story of Canadian Margarine Bootleggers
39:01 • Feb 15, 2018 -
When People Waged War Over Eggs
37:54 • Feb 13, 2018 -
The Wild West Was Actually Pretty Chill
31:49 • Feb 8, 2018 -
How A Grudge Match Launched the Ford GT40
45:48 • Feb 6, 2018 -
Vitamin Donuts Were A Real Thing
29:26 • Feb 1, 2018 -
The Rotten, Sausagey Secret Origin of Botox
30:00 • Jan 30, 2018 -
The Weird World of Meat Jell-O (Gelatin Origin Story)
35:08 • Jan 25, 2018 -
London Made a Train for the Dead
31:13 • Jan 23, 2018 -
Roald Dahl: Children's Author and Secret Agent
36:43 • Jan 18, 2018 -
When did ALL-CAPS type become YELLING?
34:32 • Jan 16, 2018 -
Why does the Guinness Beer Company Track World Records?
29:04 • Jan 11, 2018 -
Digging Up James K Polk (For the Third Time)
33:09 • Jan 9, 2018 -
Presidents Love Their Ridiculous Pets
31:32 • Jan 4, 2018 -
The Atomic Whoops: When the US Air Force Bombed South Carolina
29:36 • Jan 2, 2018 -
Waging War With Hallucinogenic Honey
22:38 • Dec 28, 2017 -
Ben Franklin Tried To Reinvent the Alphabet
28:11 • Dec 26, 2017 -
The Strange History of Antarctic Fruitcake
27:18 • Dec 21, 2017 -
When the Puritans Canceled Christmas
27:09 • Dec 19, 2017 -
Baguettes and Vacation: France versus Bakers
24:09 • Dec 14, 2017 -
What's the deal with smashing cake at weddings?
27:24 • Dec 12, 2017 -
Conquest via Bird Poop: One Island at a Time
30:40 • Dec 7, 2017 -
When Scientists Hid Under Beds To Spy On Kids
35:53 • Dec 5, 2017 -
When People Thought They Were Made of Glass
26:51 • Nov 30, 2017 -
Nazis, Churchill and Chocolate
26:22 • Nov 28, 2017 -
When (and why) did the US start calling its citizens consumers?
39:17 • Nov 23, 2017 -
Does the US Confederacy still exist in Americana, Brazil?
32:13 • Nov 21, 2017 -
Did a real-life rainmaker almost drown San Diego?
27:20 • Nov 16, 2017 -
X-Rays, Songs and Soviets: The Stilyagi Story
30:20 • Nov 14, 2017 -
Who solves murders in Antarctica?
26:02 • Nov 9, 2017 -
How White America Tried to Destroy Chinese Restaurants
34:11 • Nov 7, 2017 -
Butter: Protestantism's Secret Ingredient?
34:00 • Nov 2, 2017 -
Wharram Percy Versus The Undead
27:00 • Oct 31, 2017 -
The Wild Hippos of Pablo Escobar
30:00 • Oct 24, 2017 -
Why do British lawyers wear wigs?
29:47 • Oct 24, 2017 -
Ridiculous History: Episode Zero
09:23 • Oct 20, 2017 -
Ridiculous History: Trailer
01:10 • Oct 18, 2017
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