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Ridiculous History

Ridiculous History

Ridiculous History

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1,074 episodesEN-US

Show overview

Ridiculous History has been publishing since 2017, and across the 9 years since has built a catalogue of 1,074 episodes, alongside 3 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 700 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 32 min and 44 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language History show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 124 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 153 episodes published. Published by iHeartPodcasts.

Episodes
1,074
Running
2017–2026 · 9y
Median length
38 min
Cadence
Several per week

From the publisher

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.

The Fascinating History of Fountain Pens

Oct 13, 202636 min

CLASSIC: Meet Albert Cashier, the Trans Man Who Fought for the Union in the Civil War

Oct 10, 202628 min

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

Oct 9, 202628 min

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

Oct 8, 202633 min

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

Oct 6, 202636 min

"CLASSIC: Operation Northwoods: How the US Planned to Attack Itself and Start a War with Cuba"

Oct 3, 202642 min

Death by Honey: The Legend of the Mellified Man

Oct 1, 202641 min

Let's Cook on Perpetual Stew

Sep 29, 202639 min

CLASSIC: That Time Irish Separatists Invaded Canada

Sep 26, 202628 min

Getting High with Ridiculous Crime: Reindeer Trips and Soothing Syrup

Sep 24, 202634 min

Getting High with Ridiculous Crime: Betel Nut and 'Asthma Cigarettes'

Sep 22, 202639 min

CLASSIC: The Night Witches: How an All-female Soviet Bomb Squad Terrorized Nazi Germany

Sep 19, 202631 min

Mata Hari: Courtesan Turned WWI Double Agent?

Sep 17, 202636 min

That Time We Made Backpack Nukes

Sep 15, 202631 min

CLASSIC: Bug Wars: When We Tried to Turn Insects into Soldiers

Sep 12, 202631 min

CLASSIC: Yasuke, the African Samurai

Sep 10, 202629 min

CLASSIC: The Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm I Tried To Make An Army of Super Tall Soldiers

Sep 8, 202634 min

CLASSIC: Playboy, Progressive Politics and Stand-up: The Dick Gregory Story, with Wayne Federman

Sep 5, 202650 min

The Ridiculous Racist Origin of Tipping, Part Two: The Great Debate and Anti-tipping Crusades

Sep 3, 202642 min

The Ridiculous Racist Origin of Tipping, Part One: A Gratuitous History of Gratuity

Sep 1, 202636 min
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