884 Episodes

  1. “It’s Edible!” The Origin of Breakfast Cereal, Part Two

    Published: 1/19/2023
  2. “It’s Edible!” The Origin of Breakfast Cereal, Part One

    Published: 1/17/2023
  3. Would-be Presidents, Part One: If At First You Don't Succeed...

    Published: 1/12/2023
  4. The Leaf Blower Episode

    Published: 1/11/2023
  5. The US Navy Teamed Up With Mobsters, Part Two: The Mob Goes to War

    Published: 1/5/2023
  6. The US Navy Teamed Up With Mobsters, Part One: Luciano Gets Lucky

    Published: 1/3/2023
  7. CLASSIC: When People Thought They Were Made of Glass

    Published: 12/29/2022
  8. CLASSIC: Nazis, Churchill and Chocolate

    Published: 12/27/2022
  9. Ridiculous Royal Deaths, Part Two: Don't Drink Mercury

    Published: 12/22/2022
  10. Ridiculous Royal Deaths, Part One: Revenge of the Buck-Toothed

    Published: 12/20/2022
  11. Introducing: Red Elvis

    Published: 12/20/2022
  12. CLASSIC: When Dentist Sold Dentures Made with Corpse Teeth

    Published: 12/15/2022
  13. From Mesopotamia to Hot Dogs: A History of Mustard

    Published: 12/13/2022
  14. Coca-Cola, Dr. King, and the Civil Rights

    Published: 12/8/2022
  15. William Mitchell Was Basically a Real-life Willy Wonka

    Published: 12/6/2022
  16. The Olympics Used to Have an... Extraordinarily Weird Art Competition

    Published: 12/1/2022
  17. A Circus, or a Cult? The Strange Story of Shen Yun

    Published: 11/29/2022
  18. How A Massive Turkey Screw-up Created TV Dinners

    Published: 11/24/2022
  19. J. Paul Getty, Part Two: A Kidnapping Discount

    Published: 11/22/2022
  20. J. Paul Getty, Part One: Money Doesn't Make You Happy

    Published: 11/17/2022

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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.