Ridiculous History

888 Episodes

1. CLASSIC: The Mummies of Guanajuato

   Published: 6/28/2025
2. A Ridiculous History of Brain Science, with Jorge Cham

   Published: 6/26/2025
3. Jorge Cham Teaches Us The Universe: Big Bangs and Quantum Hangs

   Published: 6/24/2025
4. CLASSIC: The Curious Rise of SPAM

   Published: 6/21/2025
5. The Ridiclulous Hsitory of Typos

   Published: 6/20/2025
6. Come For the Palooka, Stay For the Farts!

   Published: 6/17/2025
7. CLASSIC: The Origins Of, and Backlash Against, Father's Day

   Published: 6/14/2025
8. Father's Day, Around the World

   Published: 6/12/2025
9. The History of Morning Routines, Part Two: All Hail The Toothbrush! And Deodorant!

   Published: 6/10/2025
10. CLASSIC: The Smooth-talking Takeover of Tabor Bridge: "Yes And-ing" Your Way To Victory

    Published: 6/7/2025
11. CLASSIC: History's Coolest (Non-Human) Political Candidates, Part I

    Published: 6/5/2025
12. The History of Morning Routines, Part One: Thank Goodness People Learned to Wash Themselves

    Published: 6/3/2025
13. CLASSIC: Attack of the Aswang: How the CIA Used Vampires as Weapons of War

    Published: 5/31/2025
14. The Ridiculous -- and Surprisingly Dangerous -- History of Hair Dye

    Published: 5/29/2025
15. Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: That Super Humble Statue of Zeus

    Published: 5/27/2025
16. CLASSIC: Who are the Hartlepudlian Monkey Hangers?

    Published: 5/27/2025
17. HP Lovecraft Was A Super Weird Dude, Part Two: The Horror Stories That Changed The World

    Published: 5/22/2025
18. HP Lovecraft Was A Super Weird Dude, Part One: Childhood Tragedy

    Published: 5/20/2025
19. CLASSIC: William Walker: Filibuster and (Fantastically Bad) President

    Published: 5/17/2025
20. Accidental Inventions of the 20th Century, Part Two: The Slinky and the Post-it Note

    Published: 5/15/2025