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.
Oh Man, James Joyce was a Dirty Dude!
Nov. 28, 2023
42:11
What's the Deal with Turkey on Thanksgiving?
Nov. 23, 2023
46:35
Tammany Hall: America's Early Puppet Masters
Nov. 21, 2023
53:39
The Hoover Dam is Ridiculous, Part Two: The Audacity!
Nov. 16, 2023
32:18
The Hoover Dam is Ridiculous, Part One: Man Versus Nature
Nov. 14, 2023
39:56
CLASSIC: Waging War With Hallucinogenic Honey
Nov. 9, 2023
23:55
CLASSIC: Ben Franklin Tried To Reinvent the Alphabet
Nov. 7, 2023
29:03
CLASSIC: When the Puritans Canceled Christmas
Nov. 2, 2023
28:16
How Did Trick-Or-Treating Become a Thing?
Oct. 31, 2023
59:04
The Tangled History of Topiary, Part Two: That Shrub Is Looking at Me Funny
Oct. 26, 2023
27:05
The Tangled History of Topiary, Part One: The Ancient Art of Fancy Plants
Oct. 24, 2023
31:28
Scientists Who Were Horrifically Persecuted, Part One
Oct. 20, 2023
52:43
The Crappy, Commodious History of Toilets
Oct. 17, 2023
47:49
Aaron Burr, Part Two: The Fall of a Guy Nobody Liked
Oct. 12, 2023
45:53
Aaron Burr, Part One: The Rise of a Guy Nobody Liked
Oct. 10, 2023
42:39
Royals Who Died on the Toilet: Our Classiest Episode Yet
Oct. 5, 2023
35:04
That Time Indiana Tried to Change Pi
Oct. 3, 2023
41:14
Why Don't People Wear White After Labor Day?
Sept. 28, 2023
30:08
Introducing: McCartney A Life in Lyrics
Oct. 6, 2023
8:17
Michigan Has Its Own Bermuda Triangle
Sept. 26, 2023
45:57
The Road to Modern Basketball, Part Two: How Dribbling Became A Thing
Sept. 21, 2023
50:19
The Road to Modern Basketball, Part One: Naismith and "The Incorrigibles"
Sept. 19, 2023
40:25
The 10th President's Grandson is Alive Today
Sept. 15, 2023
38:15
Stuff That Got Left Over: Nukes
Sept. 12, 2023
34:26
Ralph Nader Versus Big Auto
Sept. 8, 2023
43:47
CLASSIC: Baguettes and Vacation: France versus Bakers
Sept. 5, 2023
24:46
Everyone Was Covered in Poop: A Grimy History of Soap
Aug. 31, 2023
44:38
Behind the Logo: The Story of the Nike Swoosh
Aug. 30, 2023
37:23
The Architecture of Spite, Part Three: The Pie House and a Scorned Argentine
Aug. 24, 2023
40:21
The Architecture of Spite, Part Two: Macy's and The Skinny House
Aug. 22, 2023
34:08
The Ridiculous History of Intellectual Property, Part 2: When Things Get Weird
Aug. 17, 2023
45:23
The Ridiculous History of Intellectual Property, Part 1: The Ancient Past
Aug. 15, 2023
38:32
World War II's Alaskan Front: The Aleutian Island Campaign
Aug. 10, 2023
47:14
Micronations: The Amazing Story of Vatican City
Aug. 8, 2023
49:26
The FBI versus Hip-Hop
Aug. 3, 2023
49:25
The Inventor of the Saxophone Had Some of the World's Worst Luck
Aug. 2, 2023
54:12
Animals On Trial, Part 2: Legal Personhood "Goes Wild"
July 27, 2023
41:55
Animals On Trial, Part 1: Tons of Animals Went to Kangaroo Courts
July 25, 2023
50:07
Broken Arrows, Part 2: In Which Actions Have Consequence
July 20, 2023
49:40
Broken Arrows, Part 1: Whoops, Where's Our Nuke?
July 18, 2023
39:24
New Providence: That Time Pirates Had A Government
July 13, 2023
56:41
Tons of People Married Their First Cousins
July 11, 2023
51:02
Lost Media, Part 2: The Magnificent Ambersons
July 6, 2023
39:28
The Ridiculous History of "Snake Oil"
July 4, 2023
52:00
Badass of the Week, Part 2: Rise of the Kung Fu Werewolf
June 29, 2023
41:00
Badass of the Week, Part 1: An Origin Story
June 27, 2023
33:01
That Time Abe Lincoln Trolled His Way Into a Real-life Duel
June 22, 2023
36:30
The Creation of (and Backlash Against) Father's Day
June 20, 2023
40:59
Colorado's Ridiculous, Disturbingly Corrupt 1904 Election, Part Two: Everyone Resigns
June 15, 2023
36:13
Colorado's Ridiculous, Disturbingly Corrupt 1904 Election, Part One: Let's Jump Off The Train
June 13, 2023
37:57
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