Ridiculous History

880 Episodes

1. CLASSIC: The Story of Max, South Africa's Famous, Crime-fighting Gorilla

   Published: 12/7/2024
2. History's Famous Mistranslations, Part Two: Life on Mars, the Cold War, and FARTFULL

   Published: 12/5/2024
3. Neckties are Utterly Ridiculous

   Published: 12/3/2024
4. CLASSIC: How Santa Anna Lost His Leg Twice, and Held a Funeral for It

   Published: 11/30/2024
5. The History of the Super Bowl Halftime Show, Part Two: A World-Class Show

   Published: 11/28/2024
6. The History of the Super Bowl Halftime Show, Part One: From Marching Bands to Celebrities

   Published: 11/26/2024
7. CLASSIC: That Time Chewbacca Needed Bodyguards

   Published: 11/23/2024
8. How Emergency Call Lines Became A Thing

   Published: 11/21/2024
9. Are the Vikings to Blame for Cats?

   Published: 11/19/2024
10. CLASSIC: Napoleon Bonaparte Was Attacked by Bunnies -- And Lost

    Published: 11/16/2024
11. The Most Ridiculous Weather of Baseball

    Published: 11/14/2024
12. Bhutan Grades Itself On Happiness

    Published: 11/12/2024
13. CLASSIC: California Was Named for a Fictional Island Ruled by a Black Amazon Queen

    Published: 11/9/2024
14. The World's Weirdest Sports, Part Two: Literal Murderball

    Published: 11/7/2024
15. The World's Weirdest Sports, Part One: Buzkashī is Where You Fight Over A Dead Goat

    Published: 11/5/2024
16. CLASSIC: Ancient Mayan Ritual Alcohol Enemas

    Published: 11/2/2024
17. One Guy Was So Good At Violin That People Thought He Worshipped Satan

    Published: 10/31/2024
18. Credit Scores are Absolutely Ridiculous

    Published: 10/29/2024
19. CLASSIC: That Time Vermont Was an Independent Republic

    Published: 10/26/2024
20. Spontaneous Generation, Part Two: "Broth Science"

    Published: 10/24/2024