Ridiculous History

882 Episodes

1. Malta: Tiny and Amazing, Just Like The Dog

   Published: 6/6/2024
2. The Ridiculous History of Credit Cards

   Published: 6/4/2024
3. CLASSIC: San Francisco's Egg War

   Published: 6/1/2024
4. Introducing: Sixteenth Minute (of Fame)

   Published: 6/1/2024
5. Skyscrapers, Part Two: An Arms Race to the Sky

   Published: 5/30/2024
6. Skyscrapers, Part One: A Guy and a Birdcage

   Published: 5/28/2024
7. CLASSIC: The Wild West Was Actually Pretty Chill

   Published: 5/28/2024
8. On Theme, Part Two: The Cyclical Evolution of Music

   Published: 5/23/2024
9. On Theme, Part One: Ernest Hogan's Success and Regret

   Published: 5/21/2024
10. CLASSIC: How A Grudge Match Launched the Ford GT40

    Published: 5/18/2024
11. The QWERTY Keyboard is Purposely Bad

    Published: 5/16/2024
12. Auction Houses: It's Not *All* Money Laundering

    Published: 5/14/2024
13. CLASSIC: "Vitamin Donuts" Were A Real Thing

    Published: 5/11/2024
14. Thomas Nast, Part Two: A Cartoonist Conquers Corruption (and Moves to Ecuador)

    Published: 5/9/2024
15. Thomas Nast, Part One: The Cartoonist Who Shaped America

    Published: 5/7/2024
16. CLASSIC: The Rotten, Sausagey Secret Origin of Botox

    Published: 5/4/2024
17. Books You Can't Read -- By Design!

    Published: 5/2/2024
18. La Maupin: The Swordfighting Opera Singer of France

    Published: 4/30/2024
19. CLASSIC: The Weird World of Meat Jell-O (A Gelatin Origin Story)

    Published: 4/27/2024
20. A History of Roller Coasters, Part Two: Higher, Faster, More Expensive

    Published: 4/25/2024