Ridiculous History

898 Episodes

1. Weird 21st Century Predictions from Ages Past, Part 2: Your Personal Plane, A World Without Disaster and Retiring on the Moon

   Published: 1/7/2021
2. Weird 21st Century Predictions from Ages Past, Part 1: Tesla, Square Tomatoes and Pseudosteak

   Published: 1/5/2021
3. The Old Rituals of New Years, Part 2: Neuroscience, Resolutions and the Rick Steves Fan Club

   Published: 12/31/2020
4. The Old Rituals of New Years, Part 1: Slap the King and Dye those Eggs

   Published: 12/30/2020
5. Holiday Classic: When the Puritans Canceled Christmas

   Published: 12/24/2020
6. Holiday Classic: The Strange History of Antarctic Fruitcake

   Published: 12/22/2020
7. Goodyear and the Mystery of the Ghost Blimp

   Published: 12/18/2020
8. Benito Mussolini was Super into Wearable Milk

   Published: 12/15/2020
9. Snowmen as Protest: The Miracle of 1511

   Published: 12/11/2020
10. Why are Chimney Sweeps good luck at weddings?

    Published: 12/9/2020
11. People Have Been Convinced Robots Will Take Their Jobs For Centuries

    Published: 12/4/2020
12. That Time the US was Terrified of Tomatoes

    Published: 12/2/2020
13. How the Pandemic Helped (and Hurt) the Struggle for Women's Rights

    Published: 11/26/2020
14. How a German Prince Built his own Artificial Volcano

    Published: 11/24/2020
15. The Weird Origin of Pink Lemonade, Part 2: The Rise of Clown Pants

    Published: 11/19/2020
16. The Weird Origin of Pink Lemonade, Part 1: A Humble Citrus

    Published: 11/18/2020
17. An Elephant in the Vatican, Part 2: An Elephant in the Reformation

    Published: 11/13/2020
18. An Elephant in the Vatican, Part 1: The Discovery of Hanno

    Published: 11/11/2020
19. S T O V E G O B L I N

    Published: 11/5/2020
20. The US Didn't Always Have Secret Ballots

    Published: 11/3/2020