Ridiculous History

867 Episodes

1. The World's Weirdest Sports, Part Two: Literal Murderball

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

   Published: 10/19/2024
10. Ridiculous Royal Deaths, Part 5: A Blind and Bloody Finale (For Now)

    Published: 10/17/2024
11. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart was Darn Near Unkillable

    Published: 10/15/2024
12. CLASSIC: Are All US Presidents Actually Related?

    Published: 10/12/2024
13. Post-Presidential Careers, Part Two: Adams, Taft, And More

    Published: 10/10/2024
14. Post-Presidential Careers, Part One: Happy Birthday, Jimmy!

    Published: 10/8/2024
15. CLASSIC: What's the deal with two-dollar bills?

    Published: 10/5/2024
16. Mark Twain Was a Terrible Investor, Part Two: Typesetters, Steam Pulleys and Tesla

    Published: 10/3/2024
17. Mark Twain Was a Terrible Investor, Part One: The Legend of "Josh"

    Published: 10/1/2024
18. CLASSIC: How James Bond Created a Mexican Dia de los Muertos Tradition

    Published: 9/28/2024
19. What is Karaoke? Part Two: Going Global; Careful What You Sing

    Published: 9/26/2024
20. What is Karaoke? Part One: An Origin Story

    Published: 9/24/2024