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Ridiculous History

Ridiculous History

Ridiculous History

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1,051 episodesEN-US

Show overview

Ridiculous History has been publishing since 2017, and across the 9 years since has built a catalogue of 1,051 episodes, alongside 3 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 680 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 45 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 3 days ago, with 101 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 153 episodes published. Published by iHeartPodcasts.

Episodes
1,051
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.

CLASSIC: Patriots, Prisoners and Plants: The World of Political Body Doubles

Aug 22, 202650 min

Who Took William Lilly’s Fish?

Aug 20, 202644 min

Francis Scott Key was Kind of a Jerk

Aug 18, 202643 min

CLASSIC: Fort Blunder: The US Fort Mistakenly Built in Canada

Aug 15, 202634 min

Mastodons and 'Murica, with Lauren Vogelbaum, Part Two: A Grudge Match with the French

Aug 13, 202633 min

Mastodons and 'Murica, with Lauren Vogelbaum, Part One: American Degeneracy

Aug 11, 202637 min

CLASSIC: The Duke of Edinburgh is Literally a God in Vanuatu

Aug 8, 202625 min

Oof! A Lot of Baby Gear was Absolutely Ridiculous

Aug 6, 202631 min

A Ridiculous History of 'Soft Serve'

Aug 4, 202650 min

CLASSIC: The Honorary Citizens of the United States

Aug 1, 202642 min

Who was the real John Henry?

Jul 30, 202635 min

From Slaves to Superpower: The Rise and Fall of the Ottoman Janissaries

Jul 28, 202638 min

CLASSIC: The Nature of Ephemera, with Alex Williams

Jul 25, 202640 min

Badass of the Week Returns, Part Two: Chesapeake Capes

Jul 23, 202646 min

Badass of the Week Returns, Part One: George Rogers Clark

Jul 21, 20261h 2m

CLASSIC: That Time Ohio and Michigan Almost Went To War

Jul 18, 202634 min

The Ridiculously Inspiring Story of Free Public Restrooms, Part Two: The Rise of CEPTIA

Jul 16, 202633 min

The Ridiculously Inspiring Story of Free Public Restrooms, Part One: Everyone Has To Poop

Jul 15, 202636 min

CLASSIC: The Rise and Fall of Local Scrip: Alternative Currencies of the Great Depression

Jul 11, 202639 min

The Kingdom of Callaway: That Time One Missouri County (Sort Of, Maybe) Became An Independent Nation

Jul 9, 202637 min
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