898 Episodes

  1. Neckties are Utterly Ridiculous

    Published: 12/3/2024
  2. CLASSIC: How Santa Anna Lost His Leg Twice, and Held a Funeral for It

    Published: 11/30/2024
  3. The History of the Super Bowl Halftime Show, Part Two: A World-Class Show

    Published: 11/28/2024
  4. The History of the Super Bowl Halftime Show, Part One: From Marching Bands to Celebrities

    Published: 11/26/2024
  5. CLASSIC: That Time Chewbacca Needed Bodyguards

    Published: 11/23/2024
  6. How Emergency Call Lines Became A Thing

    Published: 11/21/2024
  7. Are the Vikings to Blame for Cats?

    Published: 11/19/2024
  8. CLASSIC: Napoleon Bonaparte Was Attacked by Bunnies -- And Lost

    Published: 11/16/2024
  9. The Most Ridiculous Weather of Baseball

    Published: 11/14/2024
  10. Bhutan Grades Itself On Happiness

    Published: 11/12/2024
  11. CLASSIC: California Was Named for a Fictional Island Ruled by a Black Amazon Queen

    Published: 11/9/2024
  12. The World's Weirdest Sports, Part Two: Literal Murderball

    Published: 11/7/2024
  13. The World's Weirdest Sports, Part One: Buzkashī is Where You Fight Over A Dead Goat

    Published: 11/5/2024
  14. CLASSIC: Ancient Mayan Ritual Alcohol Enemas

    Published: 11/2/2024
  15. One Guy Was So Good At Violin That People Thought He Worshipped Satan

    Published: 10/31/2024
  16. Credit Scores are Absolutely Ridiculous

    Published: 10/29/2024
  17. CLASSIC: That Time Vermont Was an Independent Republic

    Published: 10/26/2024
  18. Spontaneous Generation, Part Two: "Broth Science"

    Published: 10/24/2024
  19. Spontaneous Generation, Part One: Mice and Grain

    Published: 10/22/2024
  20. CLASSIC: The Capture of Guam Was Bloodless and Quick, All Due to a Misunderstanding

    Published: 10/19/2024

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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.