Ridiculous History

909 Episodes

1. John Wilkins Started a 17th-century Astronaut Program, Part 1: Why not aim for the Moon?

   Published: 2/17/2021
2. Turtle Soup, Part 2: Rise of the Mock Turtle

   Published: 2/12/2021
3. Turtle Soup, Part 1: A Delicacy of Yesteryear

   Published: 2/9/2021
4. Stab Yourself to Health and Happiness: The Bizarre Rise of the Lebensweker

   Published: 2/4/2021
5. The Hatpin Peril

   Published: 2/3/2021
6. It's a Cat's World, Part 2: The Rise of the Cat Show

   Published: 1/29/2021
7. It's a Cat's World, Part 1: The Sacred and the Suspicious

   Published: 1/26/2021
8. Dan Sickles, American Scoundrel, Part 2: The Civil War

   Published: 1/22/2021
9. Dan Sickles, American Scoundrel, Part 1: How to Get Away with Murder

   Published: 1/20/2021
10. That Time New York Banned Spitting

    Published: 1/14/2021
11. Admiral Byrd and the Polar Dairy

    Published: 1/12/2021
12. Weird 21st Century Predictions from Ages Past, Part 2: Your Personal Plane, A World Without Disaster and Retiring on the Moon

    Published: 1/7/2021
13. Weird 21st Century Predictions from Ages Past, Part 1: Tesla, Square Tomatoes and Pseudosteak

    Published: 1/5/2021
14. The Old Rituals of New Years, Part 2: Neuroscience, Resolutions and the Rick Steves Fan Club

    Published: 12/31/2020
15. The Old Rituals of New Years, Part 1: Slap the King and Dye those Eggs

    Published: 12/30/2020
16. Holiday Classic: When the Puritans Canceled Christmas

    Published: 12/24/2020
17. Holiday Classic: The Strange History of Antarctic Fruitcake

    Published: 12/22/2020
18. Goodyear and the Mystery of the Ghost Blimp

    Published: 12/18/2020
19. Benito Mussolini was Super into Wearable Milk

    Published: 12/15/2020
20. Snowmen as Protest: The Miracle of 1511

    Published: 12/11/2020