Ridiculous History

905 Episodes

1. Digging Up James K Polk (For the Third Time)

   Published: 1/9/2018
2. Presidents Love Their Ridiculous Pets

   Published: 1/4/2018
3. The Atomic Whoops: When the US Air Force Bombed South Carolina

   Published: 1/2/2018
4. Waging War With Hallucinogenic Honey

   Published: 12/28/2017
5. Ben Franklin Tried To Reinvent the Alphabet

   Published: 12/26/2017
6. The Strange History of Antarctic Fruitcake

   Published: 12/21/2017
7. When the Puritans Canceled Christmas

   Published: 12/19/2017
8. Baguettes and Vacation: France versus Bakers

   Published: 12/14/2017
9. What's the deal with smashing cake at weddings?

   Published: 12/12/2017
10. Conquest via Bird Poop: One Island at a Time

    Published: 12/7/2017
11. When Scientists Hid Under Beds To Spy On Kids

    Published: 12/5/2017
12. When People Thought They Were Made of Glass

    Published: 11/30/2017
13. Nazis, Churchill and Chocolate

    Published: 11/28/2017
14. When (and why) did the US start calling its citizens consumers?

    Published: 11/23/2017
15. Does the US Confederacy still exist in Americana, Brazil?

    Published: 11/21/2017
16. Did a real-life rainmaker almost drown San Diego?

    Published: 11/16/2017
17. X-Rays, Songs and Soviets: The Stilyagi Story

    Published: 11/14/2017
18. Who solves murders in Antarctica?

    Published: 11/9/2017
19. How White America Tried to Destroy Chinese Restaurants

    Published: 11/7/2017
20. Butter: Protestantism's Secret Ingredient?

    Published: 11/2/2017