Ridiculous History

882 Episodes

1. CLASSIC: The Origins Of, and Backlash Against, Father's Day

   Published: 6/14/2025
2. Father's Day, Around the World

   Published: 6/12/2025
3. The History of Morning Routines, Part Two: All Hail The Toothbrush! And Deodorant!

   Published: 6/10/2025
4. CLASSIC: The Smooth-talking Takeover of Tabor Bridge: "Yes And-ing" Your Way To Victory

   Published: 6/7/2025
5. CLASSIC: History's Coolest (Non-Human) Political Candidates, Part I

   Published: 6/5/2025
6. The History of Morning Routines, Part One: Thank Goodness People Learned to Wash Themselves

   Published: 6/3/2025
7. CLASSIC: Attack of the Aswang: How the CIA Used Vampires as Weapons of War

   Published: 5/31/2025
8. The Ridiculous -- and Surprisingly Dangerous -- History of Hair Dye

   Published: 5/29/2025
9. Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: That Super Humble Statue of Zeus

   Published: 5/27/2025
10. CLASSIC: Who are the Hartlepudlian Monkey Hangers?

    Published: 5/27/2025
11. HP Lovecraft Was A Super Weird Dude, Part Two: The Horror Stories That Changed The World

    Published: 5/22/2025
12. HP Lovecraft Was A Super Weird Dude, Part One: Childhood Tragedy

    Published: 5/20/2025
13. CLASSIC: William Walker: Filibuster and (Fantastically Bad) President

    Published: 5/17/2025
14. Accidental Inventions of the 20th Century, Part Two: The Slinky and the Post-it Note

    Published: 5/15/2025
15. Accidental Inventions of the 20th Century, Part One: Penicillin, X-Rays and the Microwave Oven

    Published: 5/13/2025
16. CLASSIC: Lawsonomy: How the Father of the Modern Airline Started His Own Religion

    Published: 5/10/2025
17. Did Pirates Really Ruin the US Dream of the Metric System?

    Published: 5/8/2025
18. Yet More Ridiculous Historical Honorifics: Ethelred Just Ain't Ready

    Published: 5/6/2025
19. CLASSIC: A Dead Pope Goes To Court

    Published: 5/3/2025
20. History's Most Ridiculous Clothing, with AJ Jacobs: Part Two

    Published: 5/1/2025