Ridiculous History

894 Episodes

1. The US Boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics, and Puerto Rican Boxers Went Anyway

   Published: 6/7/2022
2. Disco Demolition Night: How Disco Died at a White Sox Game

   Published: 6/2/2022
3. Bolivia Fought -- And Lost -- A War For Bird Poop

   Published: 5/31/2022
4. Why You Can't Say "MacBeth" in a Theater

   Published: 5/26/2022
5. Operation Mincemeat: Britain's Ghoulish Plan to Fool the Nazis

   Published: 5/24/2022
6. Paradise Lost: Crime in Miami Trailer

   Published: 5/23/2022
7. Who the heck was Joseph Warren?

   Published: 5/19/2022
8. Chocolate Syrup: From Medicine to Dessert

   Published: 5/17/2022
9. Historical Hypocrisy: The Confederacy's Weird Stance on "Individual Rights"

   Published: 5/12/2022
10. Juana Maria: The Real-life Story Behind "Island of the Blue Dolphins"

    Published: 5/10/2022
11. Introducing: Wheel Woman

    Published: 5/5/2022
12. Curling: The Most Ridiculous Sport?

    Published: 5/5/2022
13. Nobuo Fujita Bombed Brookings, Oregon -- and Then Became a Town Hero

    Published: 5/3/2022
14. A Teetotaling Preacher Basically Invented Modern Tourism

    Published: 4/28/2022
15. Ira Aldridge: Actor, Activist and Record-breaker

    Published: 4/26/2022
16. Lithuanian Book Smugglers Vs. The Russian Empire

    Published: 4/21/2022
17. The Yule Lads Terrified Children Across Iceland

    Published: 4/19/2022
18. The Infamous Aurora UFO Incident of 1897

    Published: 4/14/2022
19. How The Evil May Day of 1517 Became the Perfect Propaganda Opportunity

    Published: 4/12/2022
20. Day Drinkers (Sort of) Helped Stop Cholera in London

    Published: 4/7/2022