Ridiculous History

896 Episodes

1. The Ridiculously Ambitious History of the World's Fair, Part One: A Crazy Plan, and Crazy Success

   Published: 1/14/2025
2. CLASSIC: Why British Soccer Players Saluted the Nazis

   Published: 1/11/2025
3. How Dogs Went Domestic, Part Two: Yes, Dogs Know What You're Thinking

   Published: 1/9/2025
4. How Dogs Went Domestic, Part One: Classic Rom-Com

   Published: 1/7/2025
5. CLASSIC: Why don't Americans use bidets?

   Published: 1/4/2025
6. CLASSIC: The Earliest Recorded Mooning Killed Thousands

   Published: 1/2/2025
7. The Story of Claudette Colvin, with Nimene Wureh

   Published: 12/31/2024
8. CLASSIC: How did Fido become the default name for dogs?

   Published: 12/28/2024
9. Whatever Happened to Mac Tonight?

   Published: 12/26/2024
10. The First Recorded Christmas Was The Latest Birthday Party Ever

    Published: 12/24/2024
11. CLASSIC: Dock Ellis and the Legend of the LSD No-hitter

    Published: 12/21/2024
12. Whoops! All Quizster, Part Two: A Ridiculous History of HowStuffWorks

    Published: 12/19/2024
13. Whoops! All Quizster, Part One: The Gang Reunites

    Published: 12/17/2024
14. CLASSIC: Maryland’s State Song was a Diss Track

    Published: 12/14/2024
15. How The (English) Alphabet Became A Thing, Part Two: Each Letter Has A Story

    Published: 12/12/2024
16. How The (English) Alphabet Became A Thing, Part One: Writing Stuff Down Is A Bonkers Idea

    Published: 12/10/2024
17. CLASSIC: The Story of Max, South Africa's Famous, Crime-fighting Gorilla

    Published: 12/7/2024
18. History's Famous Mistranslations, Part Two: Life on Mars, the Cold War, and FARTFULL

    Published: 12/5/2024
19. Neckties are Utterly Ridiculous

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

    Published: 11/30/2024