Ridiculous History

897 Episodes

1. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart was Darn Near Unkillable

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Published: 9/24/2024
11. CLASSIC: Did Richard Nixon Unwittingly Smuggle Drugs for Louis Armstrong?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Published: 8/31/2024