Ridiculous History

1126 - The Unsung Bravery of Martha Gellhorn

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.

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1126 - The Unsung Bravery of Martha Gellhorn

Thu, 22 Oct 2026
1125 - The Millionaires and Wild Horses of Cumberland Island

Tue, 20 Oct 2026
1124 - CLASSIC: Did the US Mafia actually start in New Orleans?

Sat, 17 Oct 2026
1123 - The Weird Afterlife of The Zombies

Thu, 15 Oct 2026
1122 - The Fascinating History of Fountain Pens

Tue, 13 Oct 2026
1121 - CLASSIC: Meet Albert Cashier, the Trans Man Who Fought for the Union in the Civil War

Sat, 10 Oct 2026
1120 - Ridiculous Stuff We Didn't Get To in 2026, Part Two: Apple Trees, Ice Cream Wars and Weird Nuclear Gadgets

Fri, 09 Oct 2026
1119 - Ridiculous Stuff We Didn't Get To in 2026, Part Two: Apple Trees, Ice Cream Wars and Weird Nuclear Gadgets

Thu, 08 Oct 2026
1118 - Ridiculous Stuff We Didn't Get To in 2026, Part One: 60 Minutes and Other Natural Wonders

Tue, 06 Oct 2026
1117 - "CLASSIC: Operation Northwoods: How the US Planned to Attack Itself and Start a War with Cuba"

Sat, 03 Oct 2026
1116 - Death by Honey: The Legend of the Mellified Man

Thu, 01 Oct 2026
1115 - Let's Cook on Perpetual Stew

Tue, 29 Sep 2026
1114 - CLASSIC: That Time Irish Separatists Invaded Canada

Sat, 26 Sep 2026
1113 - Getting High with Ridiculous Crime: Reindeer Trips and Soothing Syrup

Thu, 24 Sep 2026
1112 - Getting High with Ridiculous Crime: Betel Nut and 'Asthma Cigarettes'

Tue, 22 Sep 2026
1111 - CLASSIC: The Night Witches: How an All-female Soviet Bomb Squad Terrorized Nazi Germany

Sat, 19 Sep 2026
1110 - Mata Hari: Courtesan Turned WWI Double Agent?

Thu, 17 Sep 2026
1109 - That Time We Made Backpack Nukes

Tue, 15 Sep 2026
1108 - CLASSIC: Bug Wars: When We Tried to Turn Insects into Soldiers

Sat, 12 Sep 2026
1107 - CLASSIC: Yasuke, the African Samurai

Thu, 10 Sep 2026
1106 - CLASSIC: The Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm I Tried To Make An Army of Super Tall Soldiers

Tue, 08 Sep 2026
1105 - CLASSIC: Playboy, Progressive Politics and Stand-up: The Dick Gregory Story, with Wayne Federman

Sat, 05 Sep 2026
1104 - The Ridiculous Racist Origin of Tipping, Part Two: The Great Debate and Anti-tipping Crusades

Thu, 03 Sep 2026
1103 - The Ridiculous Racist Origin of Tipping, Part One: A Gratuitous History of Gratuity

Tue, 01 Sep 2026
1102 - CLASSIC: I Modi: The Scandalous Erotic Blockbuster Banned By The Vatican

Sat, 29 Aug 2026
1101 - The Dark Side of Frank Lloyd Wright, Part Two: Mass Murder, Cults, and the FBI

Thu, 27 Aug 2026
1100 - The Dark Side of Frank Lloyd Wright, Part One: Professional Success and Personal Turmoil

Tue, 25 Aug 2026
1099 - CLASSIC: Patriots, Prisoners and Plants: The World of Political Body Doubles

Sat, 22 Aug 2026
1098 - Who Took William Lilly’s Fish?

Thu, 20 Aug 2026
1097 - Francis Scott Key was Kind of a Jerk

Tue, 18 Aug 2026
1096 - CLASSIC: Fort Blunder: The US Fort Mistakenly Built in Canada

Sat, 15 Aug 2026
1095 - Mastodons and 'Murica, with Lauren Vogelbaum, Part Two: A Grudge Match with the French

Thu, 13 Aug 2026
1094 - Mastodons and 'Murica, with Lauren Vogelbaum, Part One: American Degeneracy

Tue, 11 Aug 2026
1093 - CLASSIC: The Duke of Edinburgh is Literally a God in Vanuatu

Sat, 08 Aug 2026
1092 - Oof! A Lot of Baby Gear was Absolutely Ridiculous

Thu, 06 Aug 2026
1091 - A Ridiculous History of 'Soft Serve'

Tue, 04 Aug 2026
1090 - CLASSIC: The Honorary Citizens of the United States

Sat, 01 Aug 2026
1089 - Who was the real John Henry?

Thu, 30 Jul 2026
1088 - From Slaves to Superpower: The Rise and Fall of the Ottoman Janissaries

Tue, 28 Jul 2026
1087 - CLASSIC: The Nature of Ephemera, with Alex Williams

Sat, 25 Jul 2026
1086 - Badass of the Week Returns, Part Two: Chesapeake Capes

Thu, 23 Jul 2026
1085 - Badass of the Week Returns, Part One: George Rogers Clark

Tue, 21 Jul 2026
1084 - CLASSIC: That Time Ohio and Michigan Almost Went To War

Sat, 18 Jul 2026
1083 - The Ridiculously Inspiring Story of Free Public Restrooms, Part Two: The Rise of CEPTIA

Thu, 16 Jul 2026
1082 - The Ridiculously Inspiring Story of Free Public Restrooms, Part One: Everyone Has To Poop

Wed, 15 Jul 2026
1081 - CLASSIC: The Rise and Fall of Local Scrip: Alternative Currencies of the Great Depression

Sat, 11 Jul 2026
1080 - The Kingdom of Callaway: That Time One Missouri County (Sort Of, Maybe) Became An Independent Nation

Thu, 09 Jul 2026
1079 - The Ridiculous History of Saturday Morning Cartoons, Part Two: The Fall of a Grift

Tue, 07 Jul 2026
1078 - CLASSIC: The Attack of the Japanese Balloon Bombs

Sat, 04 Jul 2026
1077 - The Ridiculous History of Saturday Morning Cartoons, Part One: A Golden Age

Thu, 02 Jul 2026

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