Ridiculous History

898 Episodes

1. Ben Franklin Faked a Rival's Death to Promote His Almanac

   Published: 6/21/2022
2. Why was Phrenology a Thing? Part II: A Pseudoscience (Sort of) Informs the Modern Day

   Published: 6/16/2022
3. Why was Phrenology a Thing? Part I: The Rise of Dr. Finger

   Published: 6/14/2022
4. Nancy Wake, the White Mouse of the French Resistance

   Published: 6/9/2022
5. The US Boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics, and Puerto Rican Boxers Went Anyway

   Published: 6/7/2022
6. Disco Demolition Night: How Disco Died at a White Sox Game

   Published: 6/2/2022
7. Bolivia Fought -- And Lost -- A War For Bird Poop

   Published: 5/31/2022
8. Why You Can't Say "MacBeth" in a Theater

   Published: 5/26/2022
9. Operation Mincemeat: Britain's Ghoulish Plan to Fool the Nazis

   Published: 5/24/2022
10. Paradise Lost: Crime in Miami Trailer

    Published: 5/23/2022
11. Who the heck was Joseph Warren?

    Published: 5/19/2022
12. Chocolate Syrup: From Medicine to Dessert

    Published: 5/17/2022
13. Historical Hypocrisy: The Confederacy's Weird Stance on "Individual Rights"

    Published: 5/12/2022
14. Juana Maria: The Real-life Story Behind "Island of the Blue Dolphins"

    Published: 5/10/2022
15. Introducing: Wheel Woman

    Published: 5/5/2022
16. Curling: The Most Ridiculous Sport?

    Published: 5/5/2022
17. Nobuo Fujita Bombed Brookings, Oregon -- and Then Became a Town Hero

    Published: 5/3/2022
18. A Teetotaling Preacher Basically Invented Modern Tourism

    Published: 4/28/2022
19. Ira Aldridge: Actor, Activist and Record-breaker

    Published: 4/26/2022
20. Lithuanian Book Smugglers Vs. The Russian Empire

    Published: 4/21/2022