Ridiculous History

792 Episodes

1. Mark Twain Was a Terrible Investor, Part Two: Typesetters, Steam Pulleys and Tesla

   Published: 10/3/2024
2. Mark Twain Was a Terrible Investor, Part One: The Legend of "Josh"

   Published: 10/1/2024
3. CLASSIC: How James Bond Created a Mexican Dia de los Muertos Tradition

   Published: 9/28/2024
4. What is Karaoke? Part Two: Going Global; Careful What You Sing

   Published: 9/26/2024
5. What is Karaoke? Part One: An Origin Story

   Published: 9/24/2024
6. CLASSIC: Did Richard Nixon Unwittingly Smuggle Drugs for Louis Armstrong?

   Published: 9/21/2024
7. The Nebraska Episode

   Published: 9/19/2024
8. Occupy Alcatraz!

   Published: 9/17/2024
9. CLASSIC: 3 Times Society Refused to Accept New Books on Science

   Published: 9/14/2024
10. The Ridiculous, Murky Origins of Pasta, Part Two: From Myth to the Modern Day

    Published: 9/12/2024
11. The Ridiculous, Murky Origins of Pasta, Part One: Basic Ingredients, Delicious Results

    Published: 9/10/2024
12. CLASSIC: That Time We Erased a (HUGE) Waterfall

    Published: 9/7/2024
13. Patents Are Absolutely Bonkers: An Origin Story

    Published: 9/5/2024
14. That Time a Swedish Queen Became So Enlightened, She Quit Being the Queen

    Published: 9/3/2024
15. CLASSIC: The Poetic Justice of Death by Molten Gold

    Published: 8/31/2024
16. You Auto-go to the Drive-in, Part Two: Driving In and Out of History

    Published: 8/29/2024
17. You Auto-go to the Drive-in, Part One: Cars Meet Cinema

    Published: 8/27/2024
18. CLASSIC: Japan, Baseball and the Curse of the Colonel

    Published: 8/24/2024
19. The Disturbing History of Last Meals, Part Two: Famous Final Snacks

    Published: 8/22/2024
20. The Disturbing History of Last Meals, Part One: A Creepy Origin Story

    Published: 8/20/2024