Ridiculous History

893 Episodes

1. CLASSIC: How A Grudge Match Launched the Ford GT40

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Published: 4/25/2024
12. A History of Roller Coasters, Part One: Early Ups and Downs

    Published: 4/23/2024
13. CLASSIC: London Made a Train for the Dead

    Published: 4/20/2024
14. The Page-turning Evolution of the Encyclopædia Britannica

    Published: 4/18/2024
15. A Ridiculous History of Worcestershire Sauce

    Published: 4/16/2024
16. CLASSIC: Roald Dahl: Children's Author and Secret Agent

    Published: 4/13/2024
17. Micronations: How Liechtenstein Became A Country

    Published: 4/11/2024
18. Why Are There So Many Captain Marvels?

    Published: 4/9/2024
19. CLASSIC: When did ALL-CAPS type become YELLING?

    Published: 4/6/2024
20. Look at Us, Late to the Ridiculous History of Easter

    Published: 4/4/2024