Ridiculous History
Total duration:
27 h 07 min
The Orphan Train: That Time the US Auctioned Children Via Rail
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43:05
20 Questions: A Ridiculous Crossover, Part Two
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73:33
CLASSIC: The Killer Marketing Campaign Behind Guy Fawkes
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46:48
CLASSIC: When Ancient India Beat Machiavelli to the Punch
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29:57
The Preposterous History of Artificial Flavors, Part Two: Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
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51:00
CLASSIC: The Rise of Harvey Wiley's Poison Squad
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35:07
The Preposterous History of Artificial Flavors, Part One: The Vanilla Problem
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36:50
"Right on," Said the Pope: How the Swiss Guard became the Elite Protectors of the Vatican
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46:45
CLASSIC: Step Aside, James Bond: The Strange Stories of Espionage Animals
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54:28
Ottoman Harems Were Disturbing and Ridiculous, Part Two: A Real-life Game of Thrones
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34:18
Ottoman Harems Were Disturbing and Ridiculous, Part One: Busting Myths
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30:40
CLASSIC: How Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Influenced Star Trek
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33:22
Popeye Changed America, Part Two: Popeye Ain't Perfect
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37:10
Popeye Changed America, Part One: A Breakout Star
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36:39
CLASSIC: What was the 'Great Stink' of London?
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40:43
The Constitution is Amazing (and Ridiculous), Part Two: The Game of Amendments
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46:27
The Constitution is Amazing (and Ridiculous), Part One: A Troubled, Ambitious Origin Story
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33:54
CLASSIC: How Farmers Built A Barbed Wire Phone Network
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32:49
Ridiculous Video Game Tie-ins, Part Two: The Olympics and the Great Game of Chex Quest
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47:36
Ridiculous Video Game Tie-ins, Part One: The Rise of Cool Spot -- and Fall of the Noid
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38:18
CLASSIC: The Strange Story of Canadian Margarine Bootleggers
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41:02
Malta: Tiny and Amazing, Just Like The Dog
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39:10
The Ridiculous History of Credit Cards
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57:27
CLASSIC: San Francisco's Egg War
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40:12
Introducing: Sixteenth Minute (of Fame)
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03:55
Skyscrapers, Part Two: An Arms Race to the Sky
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36:40
Skyscrapers, Part One: A Guy and a Birdcage
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36:51
CLASSIC: The Wild West Was Actually Pretty Chill
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33:39
On Theme, Part Two: The Cyclical Evolution of Music
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47:59
On Theme, Part One: Ernest Hogan's Success and Regret
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37:24
CLASSIC: How A Grudge Match Launched the Ford GT40
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51:09
The QWERTY Keyboard is Purposely Bad
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42:16
Auction Houses: It's Not *All* Money Laundering
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53:00
CLASSIC: "Vitamin Donuts" Were A Real Thing
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33:08
Thomas Nast, Part Two: A Cartoonist Conquers Corruption (and Moves to Ecuador)
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35:38
Thomas Nast, Part One: The Cartoonist Who Shaped America
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32:03
CLASSIC: The Rotten, Sausagey Secret Origin of Botox
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34:57
Books You Can't Read -- By Design!
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44:01
La Maupin: The Swordfighting Opera Singer of France
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58:43
CLASSIC: The Weird World of Meat Jell-O (A Gelatin Origin Story)
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38:28