Ridiculous History

867 Episodes

1. CLASSIC: Did Richard Nixon Unwittingly Smuggle Drugs for Louis Armstrong?

   Published: 9/21/2024
2. The Nebraska Episode

   Published: 9/19/2024
3. Occupy Alcatraz!

   Published: 9/17/2024
4. CLASSIC: 3 Times Society Refused to Accept New Books on Science

   Published: 9/14/2024
5. The Ridiculous, Murky Origins of Pasta, Part Two: From Myth to the Modern Day

   Published: 9/12/2024
6. The Ridiculous, Murky Origins of Pasta, Part One: Basic Ingredients, Delicious Results

   Published: 9/10/2024
7. CLASSIC: That Time We Erased a (HUGE) Waterfall

   Published: 9/7/2024
8. Patents Are Absolutely Bonkers: An Origin Story

   Published: 9/5/2024
9. That Time a Swedish Queen Became So Enlightened, She Quit Being the Queen

   Published: 9/3/2024
10. CLASSIC: The Poetic Justice of Death by Molten Gold

    Published: 8/31/2024
11. You Auto-go to the Drive-in, Part Two: Driving In and Out of History

    Published: 8/29/2024
12. You Auto-go to the Drive-in, Part One: Cars Meet Cinema

    Published: 8/27/2024
13. CLASSIC: Japan, Baseball and the Curse of the Colonel

    Published: 8/24/2024
14. The Disturbing History of Last Meals, Part Two: Famous Final Snacks

    Published: 8/22/2024
15. The Disturbing History of Last Meals, Part One: A Creepy Origin Story

    Published: 8/20/2024
16. CLASSIC: That Time the US Built a Flying Aircraft Carrier

    Published: 8/17/2024
17. CLASSIC: Yes, Those are Corpses in the Diorama

    Published: 8/15/2024
18. CLASSIC: Weird People Who Built Weird Things

    Published: 8/13/2024
19. CLASSIC: What was the West Point Eggnog Riot?

    Published: 8/10/2024
20. The Noble -- and Kind of Ridiculous -- History of Butlers

    Published: 8/8/2024