909 Episodes

  1. The Yukio Mishima Story, Part One: Confessions of a Mask

    Published: 10/5/2022
  2. Wait, How Do I Know It's Funny? A Rollicking History of Laugh Tracks

    Published: 9/29/2022
  3. Who, exactly, were the Luddites?

    Published: 9/27/2022
  4. Instant Noodles Changed The World, Part Two: Going Global

    Published: 9/22/2022
  5. Instant Noodles Changed The World, Part One: An Origin Story

    Published: 9/20/2022
  6. The Accidental Invention of Holding Music

    Published: 9/15/2022
  7. Inventors Killed By Their Own Inventions: Flyin' or Dyin', Part Two

    Published: 9/13/2022
  8. Inventors Killed By Their Own Inventions: Flyin' or Dyin', Part One

    Published: 9/8/2022
  9. Wilhelm Reich and Orgone, Part 2: Willy vs. The Feds

    Published: 9/7/2022
  10. Introducing: Sisters of the Underground

    Published: 9/3/2022
  11. Wilhelm Reich and Orgone, Part 1: Sexy Psychoanalysis

    Published: 9/1/2022
  12. The History of Pringles: Once You Pop...

    Published: 8/30/2022
  13. Lincoln Loved Cats, and Other Presidential Pets

    Published: 8/25/2022
  14. CLASSIC - Presidents Love Their Ridiculous Pets

    Published: 8/23/2022
  15. What Happened to Ronald McDonald? Part Two: Supersizing A Mystery

    Published: 8/18/2022
  16. What Happened to Ronald McDonald? Part One: Everybody Loves A Clown

    Published: 8/16/2022
  17. The 1904 St. Louis Marathon Was Absolutely Bonkers

    Published: 8/11/2022
  18. Andrew Jackson Beat the Snot Out of His Would-be Assassin

    Published: 8/9/2022
  19. CLASSIC: When (and why) did the US start calling its citizens consumers?

    Published: 8/4/2022
  20. A Ridiculous History of Reality TV, Part Two: Reality Goes Global

    Published: 8/2/2022

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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 from across the span of human civilization in Ridiculous History, a podcast by iHeartRadio.