Ridiculous History

A podcast by iHeartPodcasts

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858 Episodes

  1. CLASSIC: The Man Who Assassinated Abe Lincoln's Assassin

    Published: 4/19/2025
  2. Paul Is Dead, Part Two: Welcome to the Walrus

    Published: 4/17/2025
  3. Paul Is Dead, Part One: The Beatles versus MI5

    Published: 4/15/2025
  4. CLASSIC: The Cock Lane Ghost: Haunting, Hoax, Hysteria… or Hilarious?

    Published: 4/12/2025
  5. CLASSIC: Roland the Farter and the Weird World of Professional Flatulence

    Published: 4/10/2025
  6. CLASSIC: Gregor MacGregor Invented a Country and Convinced People to Invest in It

    Published: 4/8/2025
  7. CLASSIC: Angry Feds and Deadly Booze: The Story of the Chemists' War

    Published: 4/5/2025
  8. We're Late for the April Fools' Episode

    Published: 4/3/2025
  9. The Ridiculous History of Vending Machines

    Published: 4/1/2025
  10. CLASSIC: Fanny and Stella: The Cross-Dressing Scandal of Victorian England

    Published: 3/29/2025
  11. Badass of the Week, with Ben Thompson - Part 2: the Battle of Karánsebes

    Published: 3/27/2025
  12. Badass of the Week, with Ben Thompson - Part 1: History's Most Ridiculous Friendly-fire Incident

    Published: 3/25/2025
  13. CLASSIC: That Time Kansas Imprisoned Women For Having STDs

    Published: 3/22/2025
  14. A Ridiculous History of Processed Cheese

    Published: 3/20/2025
  15. The Darién Gap, or: the Real Reason Scotland Lost Its Independence

    Published: 3/18/2025
  16. CLASSIC: Oregon Was a White Supremacist Paradise

    Published: 3/15/2025
  17. Introducing: ScienceStuff

    Published: 3/15/2025
  18. Introducing: SNAFU Season 3: Formula 6

    Published: 3/14/2025
  19. Apple Versus Apple: The Beatles' Decades-long IP War

    Published: 3/13/2025
  20. Ancient Wonders of the Modern World: The (Alleged) Hanging Gardens of Babylon

    Published: 3/11/2025

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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.