Ridiculous History

927 Episodes

1. The Constitution is Amazing (and Ridiculous), Part One: A Troubled, Ambitious Origin Story

   Published: 18/06/2024
2. CLASSIC: How Farmers Built A Barbed Wire Phone Network

   Published: 15/06/2024
3. Ridiculous Video Game Tie-ins, Part Two: The Olympics and the Great Game of Chex Quest

   Published: 13/06/2024
4. Ridiculous Video Game Tie-ins, Part One: The Rise of Cool Spot -- and Fall of the Noid

   Published: 11/06/2024
5. CLASSIC: The Strange Story of Canadian Margarine Bootleggers

   Published: 08/06/2024
6. Malta: Tiny and Amazing, Just Like The Dog

   Published: 06/06/2024
7. The Ridiculous History of Credit Cards

   Published: 04/06/2024
8. CLASSIC: San Francisco's Egg War

   Published: 01/06/2024
9. Introducing: Sixteenth Minute (of Fame)

   Published: 01/06/2024
10. Skyscrapers, Part Two: An Arms Race to the Sky

    Published: 30/05/2024
11. Skyscrapers, Part One: A Guy and a Birdcage

    Published: 28/05/2024
12. CLASSIC: The Wild West Was Actually Pretty Chill

    Published: 28/05/2024
13. On Theme, Part Two: The Cyclical Evolution of Music

    Published: 23/05/2024
14. On Theme, Part One: Ernest Hogan's Success and Regret

    Published: 21/05/2024
15. CLASSIC: How A Grudge Match Launched the Ford GT40

    Published: 18/05/2024
16. The QWERTY Keyboard is Purposely Bad

    Published: 16/05/2024
17. Auction Houses: It's Not *All* Money Laundering

    Published: 14/05/2024
18. CLASSIC: "Vitamin Donuts" Were A Real Thing

    Published: 11/05/2024
19. Thomas Nast, Part Two: A Cartoonist Conquers Corruption (and Moves to Ecuador)

    Published: 09/05/2024
20. Thomas Nast, Part One: The Cartoonist Who Shaped America

    Published: 07/05/2024