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Ridiculous History
Ridiculous History
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History is beautiful, brutal and, often, ridiculous. Join Ben Bowlin and Noel Brown as they dive into some of the weirdest stories... more

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CLASSIC: Kidnapping, Binge Drinking and Costumes: Voter Fraud in the 1800s

Allegations of U.S. voter fraud have made the rounds in recent years -- but, once upon a time, these were... more

08 Feb 2025 · 33 minutes
Victorians Got Super Weird With Flirting, Part Two: Courtship and Calling Cards

Cast your mind back to the Victorian Era, when countless singles and would-be paramours struggled to circumvent strict social mores... more

06 Feb 2025 · 37 minutes
Victorians Got Super Weird With Flirting, Part One: "Fan Fiction"

The Victorian Era was, on the surface, a time of almost cartoonish sexual repression. Courtship was governed by rigid sets... more

04 Feb 2025 · 41 minutes
Why did people hate the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge?

Nowadays most people are fans of national parks, but this wasn't always the case. Join the guys as they delve... more

01 Feb 2025 · 31 minutes
First Ladies Who Weren't Wives, Part One: The Niece Will Have To Do

For more than two hundred years, the American public has elected not just a president, but a family. While the... more

30 Jan 2025 · 40 minutes
Some of History's Funniest Honorifics, Part One: The Babymaker, the Debauchee, and More

Honorifics are perhaps best described as the fancier version of nicknames, with some of the same familiar rules: just like... more

28 Jan 2025 · 39 minutes
IP, Part Two: The Baffling World of Trademarks

What does it mean to own an idea, a brand, a catchphrase or a concept? In part two of their... more

23 Jan 2025 · 49 minutes
A Ton of Inventors Died Due To Their Own Inventions, Chapter Two: Li Si and the Five Pains

The world is riddled with inventors whose discoveries led to their demise. Thomas Midgley, Jr. is the world's worst inventor.... more

22 Jan 2025 · 36 minutes
CLASSIC: The 1904 Racist Summer Olympic Games in St. Louis

A few years after Baron Pierre de Coubertin revived the ancient sporting event known as the Olympics, he brought the... more

18 Jan 2025 · 33 minutes
The Ridiculously Ambitious History of the World's Fair, Part Two: Things Don't Always Work Out

On paper -- and, often, in practice -- the world's fair is an astonishing global showcase of groundbreaking innovations. However,... more

16 Jan 2025 · 44 minutes
Ridiculous History
CLASSIC: Kidnapping, Binge Drinking and Costumes: Voter Fraud in the 1800s
Ridiculous History