Ridiculous History
History

Ridiculous History

by iHeartPodcasts

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.

102 episodes
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1
Knitting as Espionage, Part One: Secrets in the Stitch
33:37 Mar 17, 2026
2
CLASSIC: Idiomatic for the People II, Part II
38:47 Mar 14, 2026
3
Inventors Who Died Due To Their Own Inventions: The Irrational Death of Hippasus
34:48 Mar 12, 2026
4
The Spiritualism Movement Was Utterly Ridiculous, Part Two: Con Artists, Skeptics, and Ghosts
52:36 Mar 10, 2026
5
CLASSIC: Idiomatic for the People II, Part I: What's in a word?
49:54 Mar 7, 2026
6
The Spiritualism Movement Was Utterly Ridiculous, Part One: A Prank Goes Viral
54:12 Mar 5, 2026
7
History's Weirdest National Anthems
33:55 Mar 3, 2026
8
CLASSIC: The Statue of Liberty Almost Lived in Egypt
33:54 Feb 28, 2026
9
Vacuum Cleaners are Ridiculous!
35:20 Feb 26, 2026
10
The Ridiculously Adorable, Feminist History of Kewpie Dolls
33:59 Feb 24, 2026
11
CLASSIC: Agent Garbo: The Strange Tale of the Man Who Saved D-Day
40:41 Feb 21, 2026
12
The Most-hated Condiment? A Ridiculous History of Mayonnaise
47:23 Feb 19, 2026
13
The Gang Goes To Waffle House
43:24 Feb 17, 2026
14
CLASSIC: The War of the Stray Dog: How Far Would You Go For Your Pet?
37:09 Feb 14, 2026
15
Ancient Wonders of the Modern World: the Lighthouse of Alexandria
27:55 Feb 12, 2026
16
People Knew the Earth Was Round Way Earlier Than You Think
41:31 Feb 11, 2026
17
CLASSIC: The Tragic Origin Story of Morse Code
34:53 Feb 7, 2026
18
The Secret World Of Roald Dahl, with Aaron Tracy, Part Two: the Man Behind the Author
35:10 Feb 5, 2026
19
The Secret World Of Roald Dahl, Part One: A "Noisy" Life
36:40 Feb 3, 2026
20
CLASSIC: Operation Gunnerside: How a Crew of Military Skiers Ruined the Nazi Bomb
26:59 Jan 31, 2026
21
The Thai Restaurant Conspiracy
44:05 Jan 29, 2026
22
The Ridiculous History of Ping Pong
50:55 Jan 28, 2026
23
CLASSIC: How far did Isaac Newton go to hunt down forgers?
29:01 Jan 24, 2026
24
A Ridiculous Love Letter to Atari, Part Two: a Rise, a Fall, and a Legacy
41:04 Jan 22, 2026
25
A Ridiculous Love Letter to Atari, Part One: From Pings to Pongs
42:27 Jan 20, 2026
26
CLASSIC: How Admiral Horatio Nelson Ended Up Dead in a Barrel of Brandy
34:56 Jan 17, 2026
27
What makes a word a 'word'?
47:14 Jan 15, 2026
28
The Rise (and Crash) of the Concorde Jet
44:04 Jan 13, 2026
29
CLASSIC: English Men Used to Sell Their Wives
23:19 Jan 12, 2026
30
A Ridiculous History of "Fad Diets," Part Two: Beverly Hills, Scarsdale and More
44:39 Jan 8, 2026
31
CLASSIC: How Louisiana Almost Became a Hippo Ranching Hub
43:22 Jan 6, 2026
32
CLASSIC: Who was the highest paid athlete in history?
30:19 Jan 3, 2026
33
Unplugged: Adventures from MTV to Timbuktu, with Tom Freston
47:38 Jan 1, 2026
34
CLASSIC: The Weird Life of George Washington, Part 2
33:11 Dec 30, 2025
35
CLASSIC: The Weird Life of George Washington, Part 1
43:37 Dec 27, 2025
36
Folks, We're Doing A Clip Show: Leftovers, 2025
37:25 Dec 25, 2025
37
Was 536 Really the Worst Year in History?
42:42 Dec 23, 2025
38
CLASSIC: Clara, The World's Most Famous Rhinoceros
45:28 Dec 22, 2025
39
Christmas Traditions Are So Incredibly Weird!
43:55 Dec 18, 2025
40
The Grim Christmas Folklore of Johnny Ace, with Jake Brennan
41:10 Dec 16, 2025
41
CLASSIC: How the Monopoly Board Game Became a World War II Escape Kit
29:35 Dec 13, 2025
42
The Deliciously Ridiculous History of Fruitcakes
39:19 Dec 11, 2025
43
That Time the US Government Brainwashed America into DIY Bomb Shelters
39:02 Dec 9, 2025
44
CLASSIC: Idiomatic For The People, Part I
1:04:05 Dec 6, 2025
45
Spontaneous Human Combustion: A Bizarre Controversy
31:50 Dec 4, 2025
46
IP, Part Three: A Copyright for Everyone!
39:59 Dec 2, 2025
47
CLASSIC: Was there a real-life Rapunzel?
28:59 Nov 29, 2025
48
Ridiculous Maps: That Time Everyone Thought California Was An Island
34:39 Nov 27, 2025
49
The Chicago Tylenol Murders
39:23 Nov 25, 2025
50
CLASSIC: Benjamin Franklin's Advice On "Finding A Mistress"
31:43 Nov 22, 2025
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