Ridiculous History

870 Episodes

1. The Ridiculous History of Vending Machines

   Published: 4/1/2025
2. CLASSIC: Fanny and Stella: The Cross-Dressing Scandal of Victorian England

   Published: 3/29/2025
3. Badass of the Week, with Ben Thompson - Part 2: the Battle of Karánsebes

   Published: 3/27/2025
4. Badass of the Week, with Ben Thompson - Part 1: History's Most Ridiculous Friendly-fire Incident

   Published: 3/25/2025
5. CLASSIC: That Time Kansas Imprisoned Women For Having STDs

   Published: 3/22/2025
6. A Ridiculous History of Processed Cheese

   Published: 3/20/2025
7. The Darién Gap, or: the Real Reason Scotland Lost Its Independence

   Published: 3/18/2025
8. CLASSIC: Oregon Was a White Supremacist Paradise

   Published: 3/15/2025
9. Introducing: ScienceStuff

   Published: 3/15/2025
10. Introducing: SNAFU Season 3: Formula 6

    Published: 3/14/2025
11. Apple Versus Apple: The Beatles' Decades-long IP War

    Published: 3/13/2025
12. Ancient Wonders of the Modern World: The (Alleged) Hanging Gardens of Babylon

    Published: 3/11/2025
13. CLASSIC: Project A119: The Cold War Plan to Nuke the Moon!

    Published: 3/8/2025
14. The US Camel Corps, Part Two: The Legend of the Red Ghost

    Published: 3/6/2025
15. The US Camel Corps, Part One: Several People With A Really Weird Dream

    Published: 3/4/2025
16. CLASSIC: Adidas Versus Puma: A Tale of Two Brothers

    Published: 3/1/2025
17. CLASSIC: The WWII Naval Battle Won Using Potatoes

    Published: 2/27/2025
18. CLASSIC: The Korean Soldier Who Fought for 3 Armies During WWII

    Published: 2/25/2025
19. CLASSIC: Philadelphia's Transylvanian Doomsday Cult: The Cave of Kelpius

    Published: 2/22/2025
20. CLASSIC: Weird Wars Fought For Dumb Reasons

    Published: 2/20/2025