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.
Recent Episodes
The Spiritualism Movement Was Utterly Ridiculous, Part Two: Con Artists, Skeptics, and Ghosts
10 Mar 2026
CLASSIC: Idiomatic for the People II, Part I: What's in a word?
7 Mar 2026
The Spiritualism Movement Was Utterly Ridiculous, Part One: A Prank Goes Viral
5 Mar 2026
History's Weirdest National Anthems
3 Mar 2026
CLASSIC: The Statue of Liberty Almost Lived in Egypt
28 Feb 2026
Vacuum Cleaners are Ridiculous!
26 Feb 2026
The Ridiculously Adorable, Feminist History of Kewpie Dolls
24 Feb 2026
CLASSIC: Agent Garbo: The Strange Tale of the Man Who Saved D-Day
21 Feb 2026
The Most-hated Condiment? A Ridiculous History of Mayonnaise
19 Feb 2026
The Gang Goes To Waffle House
17 Feb 2026
CLASSIC: The War of the Stray Dog: How Far Would You Go For Your Pet?
14 Feb 2026
Ancient Wonders of the Modern World: the Lighthouse of Alexandria
12 Feb 2026
People Knew the Earth Was Round Way Earlier Than You Think
11 Feb 2026
CLASSIC: The Tragic Origin Story of Morse Code
7 Feb 2026
The Secret World Of Roald Dahl, with Aaron Tracy, Part Two: the Man Behind the Author
5 Feb 2026
The Secret World Of Roald Dahl, Part One: A "Noisy" Life
3 Feb 2026
CLASSIC: Operation Gunnerside: How a Crew of Military Skiers Ruined the Nazi Bomb
31 Jan 2026
The Thai Restaurant Conspiracy
29 Jan 2026
The Ridiculous History of Ping Pong
28 Jan 2026
CLASSIC: How far did Isaac Newton go to hunt down forgers?
24 Jan 2026
A Ridiculous Love Letter to Atari, Part Two: a Rise, a Fall, and a Legacy
22 Jan 2026
A Ridiculous Love Letter to Atari, Part One: From Pings to Pongs
20 Jan 2026
CLASSIC: How Admiral Horatio Nelson Ended Up Dead in a Barrel of Brandy
17 Jan 2026
What makes a word a 'word'?
15 Jan 2026
The Rise (and Crash) of the Concorde Jet
13 Jan 2026
CLASSIC: English Men Used to Sell Their Wives
12 Jan 2026
A Ridiculous History of "Fad Diets," Part Two: Beverly Hills, Scarsdale and More
8 Jan 2026
CLASSIC: How Louisiana Almost Became a Hippo Ranching Hub
6 Jan 2026
CLASSIC: Who was the highest paid athlete in history?
3 Jan 2026
Unplugged: Adventures from MTV to Timbuktu, with Tom Freston
