Ridiculous History

A podcast by iHeartPodcasts

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792 Episodes

  1. The Age of the Crakow, Part 1: Medieval Europe Went Nuts For Pointy Shoes

    Published: 5/4/2021
  2. How Pie in the Face Became a Comedy Classic, Part 2: The Fall (of the Pie)

    Published: 4/29/2021
  3. How Pie in the Face Became a Comedy Classic, Part 1: Rise of the Pie

    Published: 4/27/2021
  4. The Great Panjandrum: A Hilariously Terrible Idea

    Published: 4/22/2021
  5. Dr. T. W. Stallings: One Man's Corvid-Hating Quest to Make Oklahoma Literally Eat Crow

    Published: 4/20/2021
  6. Pineapples In Europe, Part 2: People Literally Rented Pineapples to Impress their Friends

    Published: 4/15/2021
  7. Pineapples In Europe, Part 1: A Weird, Cartoonishly Expensive Flex

    Published: 4/14/2021
  8. The Mysterious Dark Day That Terrified New England

    Published: 4/8/2021
  9. The Windham Frog Fight of 1754

    Published: 4/6/2021
  10. Ancient Mesopotamian Societies Sacrificed Substitute Kings to Eclipses

    Published: 4/2/2021
  11. The Mad Gasser of Mattoon, Part 2

    Published: 3/30/2021
  12. The Mad Gasser of Mattoon, Part 1

    Published: 3/25/2021
  13. A Currency for Colonies: The Strange Story of "Leprosy Money"

    Published: 3/23/2021
  14. Wyoming Tales, Part 2: Absaroka, the State That Almost Was

    Published: 3/19/2021
  15. Wyoming Tales, Part 1: Walking in the Shoes of Big Nose George

    Published: 3/17/2021
  16. The Rise and Fall of the Flea Circus, Part 2

    Published: 3/11/2021
  17. The Rise and Fall of the Flea Circus, Part 1

    Published: 3/9/2021
  18. History's Most Ridiculous (and Deadly) Beauty Trends

    Published: 3/8/2021
  19. Billy Cottrell, the Tyrant Mayor of Cedar Key, Florida

    Published: 3/4/2021
  20. The US and the UK Almost Went to War over a Pig

    Published: 3/2/2021

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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.