Ridiculous History

882 Episodes

1. The Ridiculous, Murky Origins of Pasta, Part One: Basic Ingredients, Delicious Results

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Published: 8/20/2024
11. CLASSIC: That Time the US Built a Flying Aircraft Carrier

    Published: 8/17/2024
12. CLASSIC: Yes, Those are Corpses in the Diorama

    Published: 8/15/2024
13. CLASSIC: Weird People Who Built Weird Things

    Published: 8/13/2024
14. CLASSIC: What was the West Point Eggnog Riot?

    Published: 8/10/2024
15. The Noble -- and Kind of Ridiculous -- History of Butlers

    Published: 8/8/2024
16. CLASSIC: Lyndon Johnson Chatted on the Phone More than a Teenager

    Published: 8/6/2024
17. The Founding of the Smithsonian, Part Two: James Gives America a Fortune -- and a Mission

    Published: 8/1/2024
18. The Founding of the Smithsonian, Part One: The Remains of the James

    Published: 7/30/2024
19. CLASSIC: Arsenic: The Assassin's Dream Weapon

    Published: 7/27/2024
20. The Orphan Train: That Time the US Auctioned Children Via Rail

    Published: 7/25/2024