Valentine's Day Is So Much Weirder Than We Thought
Valentine's Day is a pretty normal holiday in the US and several other countries, and other parts of the world have similar holidays, focused on appre...
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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.
Weirdest Celebrity Busts, Part II: Mr. David Lee Roth and a Drunken John Wayne
What can Mr. David Lee Roth's run-ins with the law teach us about wholesomeness? Why did John Wayne have public, drunken beef with Harvard? In part tw...
Weirdest Celebrity Busts, Part I: Nixon Smuggled Weed, Arbuckle Was Innocent
Did Richard Nixon smuggle weed? What can the Fatty Arbuckle scandal tell us about American society? In this week's special two-part series, guests Zar...
CLASSIC: X-Rays, Songs and Soviets: The Stilyagi Story
Caught between the conflicting ideologies of the Cold War, Soviet teens were banned from collecting Western music -- smuggled records could be both ra...
Tossed Popcorn, Part 2: Chaplin was a Jerk, Brando was Insane
Don’t let the charming slapstick fool you — Charlie Chaplin was a monster to his lovers, coworkers and family. His former collaborator, Marlon Brando ...
Tossed Popcorn, Part 1: The Wizard of Oz and the Titanic
It's no secret that Hollywood has been home to numerous lurid, disturbing -- and, sometimes, ridiculous -- tales over the decades. In the first part o...
Peter Freuchen: Explorer, Raconteur, Movie Star and War Hero
You may not have heard of Peter Freuchen, but in his day he was one of the world's most well-known polar explorers. He also wrote prolifically about h...
Did Honduras and El Salvador Really Go to War over Soccer?
If you read the international headlines in 1969, you'd think the Central American countries of Honduras and El Salvador loved football (soccer, for th...
The US Literally Had Nazi Summer Camps
For many adults, the idea of 'summer camp' conjures up fond, nostalgic memories of childhood. And most folks see these outfits as great opportunities ...
The Emperor of the United States
When San Franciscan businessman Joshua Norton lost his fortune in a Peruvian rice deal gone sour, he temporarily disappeared from the public eye. Not ...