935 Episodes

  1. CLASSIC: When Vikings Loot The Wrong Town

    Published: 10/16/2025
  2. CLASSIC: Were Tulips Really The Bitcoin of the 1600s?

    Published: 10/14/2025
  3. CLASSIC: (Some of) History's Dumbest Military Prototypes

    Published: 10/11/2025
  4. The Dumbest Mobster Ever Tried To Steal Ruby Slippers

    Published: 10/9/2025
  5. The Ridiculously Disturbing History of North Korea

    Published: 10/7/2025
  6. CLASSIC: The Forty Elephants: London’s All-Female Jewel Thieves

    Published: 10/4/2025
  7. Disco Balls are Ridiculous, and We Love Them

    Published: 10/2/2025
  8. The Truth About "Zombies"

    Published: 9/30/2025
  9. CLASSIC: The Malleus Maleficarum: A Real-life Witch Hunter's Bible

    Published: 9/27/2025
  10. How the Kentucky Derby Became a Thing

    Published: 9/25/2025
  11. The Ridiculous History of the 90s and Low Culture, with Ross Benes

    Published: 9/23/2025
  12. CLASSIC: The Great London Beer Flood of 1814

    Published: 9/20/2025
  13. The True Story of Pac Man -- and a Ton of Weird Theories

    Published: 9/18/2025
  14. The Ridiculous Origin of the the Word "Ridiculous"

    Published: 9/16/2025
  15. CLASSIC: Dr. Seuss Wrote His Most Famous Book On A Bet

    Published: 9/13/2025
  16. The Terrifying Science of Tiny Subs and D-Day, Part Two: The Rise of the Chamber Divers

    Published: 9/11/2025
  17. The Terrifying Science of Tiny Subs and D-Day, Part One: The Return of Dr. Rachel "Big Spinach" Lance

    Published: 9/9/2025
  18. CLASSIC: Feral Children and the True Story Behind The Jungle Book

    Published: 9/6/2025
  19. Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: The Colossus of Rhodes

    Published: 9/4/2025
  20. Unlucky Numbers Across The Globe -- And Why They Are Ridiculous

    Published: 9/2/2025

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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.