Ridiculous History
A podcast by iHeartPodcasts
885 Episodes
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Juana Maria: The Real-life Story Behind "Island of the Blue Dolphins"
Published: 5/10/2022 -
Introducing: Wheel Woman
Published: 5/5/2022 -
Curling: The Most Ridiculous Sport?
Published: 5/5/2022 -
Nobuo Fujita Bombed Brookings, Oregon -- and Then Became a Town Hero
Published: 5/3/2022 -
A Teetotaling Preacher Basically Invented Modern Tourism
Published: 4/28/2022 -
Ira Aldridge: Actor, Activist and Record-breaker
Published: 4/26/2022 -
Lithuanian Book Smugglers Vs. The Russian Empire
Published: 4/21/2022 -
The Yule Lads Terrified Children Across Iceland
Published: 4/19/2022 -
The Infamous Aurora UFO Incident of 1897
Published: 4/14/2022 -
How The Evil May Day of 1517 Became the Perfect Propaganda Opportunity
Published: 4/12/2022 -
Day Drinkers (Sort of) Helped Stop Cholera in London
Published: 4/7/2022 -
The Much-Maligned Reign of Swedish Queen Maria Eleonora
Published: 4/5/2022 -
Weird Ways People Used to Communicate, Part II: Smoke Signals and Bottled Messages
Published: 3/31/2022 -
Weird Ways People Used to Communicate, Part I: Only a Pigeon Away
Published: 3/29/2022 -
That Time A Dead Guy Won an Olympic Medal
Published: 3/24/2022 -
Julia Barnett Rice Waged an Elitist War on Noise
Published: 3/23/2022 -
Ridiculous History Presents: A History of "Adult" Toys, Part 2
Published: 3/17/2022 -
Ridiculous History Presents: A History of "Adult" Toys, Part 2
Published: 3/17/2022 -
Introducing: Ridiculous News
Published: 3/16/2022 -
Ridiculous History Presents: A History of "Adult" Toys, Part 1
Published: 3/15/2022
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.