Ridiculous History

871 Episodes

1. Popeye Changed America, Part Two: Popeye Ain't Perfect

   Published: 6/27/2024
2. Popeye Changed America, Part One: A Breakout Star

   Published: 6/25/2024
3. CLASSIC: What was the 'Great Stink' of London?

   Published: 6/23/2024
4. The Constitution is Amazing (and Ridiculous), Part Two: The Game of Amendments

   Published: 6/20/2024
5. The Constitution is Amazing (and Ridiculous), Part One: A Troubled, Ambitious Origin Story

   Published: 6/18/2024
6. CLASSIC: How Farmers Built A Barbed Wire Phone Network

   Published: 6/15/2024
7. Ridiculous Video Game Tie-ins, Part Two: The Olympics and the Great Game of Chex Quest

   Published: 6/13/2024
8. Ridiculous Video Game Tie-ins, Part One: The Rise of Cool Spot -- and Fall of the Noid

   Published: 6/11/2024
9. CLASSIC: The Strange Story of Canadian Margarine Bootleggers

   Published: 6/8/2024
10. Malta: Tiny and Amazing, Just Like The Dog

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Published: 5/16/2024