Ridiculous History

792 Episodes

1. Andrew Jackson Beat the Snot Out of His Would-be Assassin

   Published: 8/9/2022
2. CLASSIC: When (and why) did the US start calling its citizens consumers?

   Published: 8/4/2022
3. A Ridiculous History of Reality TV, Part Two: Reality Goes Global

   Published: 8/2/2022
4. A Ridiculous History of Reality TV, Part One: An Origin Story

   Published: 7/28/2022
5. Surprising Former Careers of the Famous

   Published: 7/26/2022
6. A Humorous History of Genetics

   Published: 7/21/2022
7. Tsutomu Yamaguchi: The World's Only (Recognized) Double Atomic Bomb Victim

   Published: 7/19/2022
8. Gods of Deception, Part II: Art, History, Fiction and War

   Published: 7/14/2022
9. Gods of Deception, Part I: Alger Hiss in the Halls of Power

   Published: 7/12/2022
10. Operation LAC: That Time Uncle Sam Sprayed Poison Across St. Louis

    Published: 7/7/2022
11. CLASSIC - Does the US Confederacy Still Exist in Americana, Brazil?

    Published: 7/5/2022
12. Millerism, Part II: The Great Disappointment (and the Aftermath)

    Published: 6/30/2022
13. CLASSIC - Did a Real-Life Rainmaker Almost Drown San Diego?

    Published: 6/28/2022
14. Millerism: America’s First End Times Gospel

    Published: 6/23/2022
15. Ben Franklin Faked a Rival's Death to Promote His Almanac

    Published: 6/21/2022
16. Why was Phrenology a Thing? Part II: A Pseudoscience (Sort of) Informs the Modern Day

    Published: 6/16/2022
17. Why was Phrenology a Thing? Part I: The Rise of Dr. Finger

    Published: 6/14/2022
18. Nancy Wake, the White Mouse of the French Resistance

    Published: 6/9/2022
19. The US Boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics, and Puerto Rican Boxers Went Anyway

    Published: 6/7/2022
20. Disco Demolition Night: How Disco Died at a White Sox Game

    Published: 6/2/2022