Podcast Episodes

Introducing: American History Hotline

Hi, Ridiculous History listeners! We're excited to share with you a sneak peek at iHeartPodcasts' latest release, American History Hotline.

American History Hotline: Bob Crawford searches for the bes…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Three Ridiculous Histories of "Bloody Mary"

A frightening children's game. An intensely divisive, boozy drink. A real-life Royal. As Ben and Noel discover in today's episode, "Bloody Mary" alludes to several ridiculous -- and, at times -- dist…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

CLASSIC: The Ridiculous Story of the World’s First (Documented) Serial Killer

Locusta of Gaul, also known as Locusta The Poisoner, was one of the most infamous criminals of ancient times. Alternately sponsored and betrayed by the noble class, she committed crimes with impunity…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

A Ridiculous History of "Fad Diets"

Everyone in the developed world knows someone who's tried a 'fad diet' -- these are the so-called miracle practices that promise to help people lose weight and keep it off, through any number of pote…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

A Titanic Disaster: That Time An Entire Production Crew Tripped Off Bad Chowder

James Cameron's Titanic was, by all accounts, a blockbuster success. And, like so many other masterpieces, the story of its creation is a tale all its own. In today's episode, Ben and Noel dive deep …

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

CLASSIC: Back When the Rich Ate Corpses

Nowadays it's safe to say that cannibalism isn't a widely-accepted practice, but not so long ago it was considered the bleeding edge (get it?) in medicine throughout Western Europe. Join Ben and Noel…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Introducing: United States of Kennedy

Hello, Ridiculous History Fans! We want to share a new show you might like, United States of Kennedy,

About the show: United States of Kennedy is a podcast about our cultural fascination with the Ken…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

A Ridiculous History of Sex, with Ross Benes

Heads-up, folks: this is a PG-13 episode. Ben and the legendary guest producer, also Ben, welcome author and journalist Ross Benes for a wide-ranging discussion on the ridiculous ways in which sex ha…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

CLASSIC: The Mummies of Guanajuato

When the city of Guanajuato instituted a grave tax, they included some harsh penalties for those who couldn't pay -- if you went more than three years without paying the tax on your loved one's resti…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

A Ridiculous History of Brain Science, with Jorge Cham

Today, we all generally understand that the brain is responsible for what we call personality and thought -- yet this wasn't always the case. Once humans figured out the brain was more than a weird l…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago