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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.2026 iHeartMedia, Inc. © Any use of this intellectual property for text and data mining or computational analysis including as training material for artificial intelligence systems is strictly prohibited without express written consent from iHeartMedia Ciencias Sociales Mundial
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  • CLASSIC: How Admiral Horatio Nelson Ended Up Dead in a Barrel of Brandy

    CLASSIC: How Admiral Horatio Nelson Ended Up Dead in a Barrel of Brandy
    Jan 17 2026

    Naval legend Admiral Nelson died on October 21st, 1805 shortly after being shot by a French sniper while standing on the deck his ship, Victory. Following the British victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, the survivors of the conflict were left with a dilemma -- how could they preserve Nelson's body long enough for the corpse to receive an appropriate burial back home?

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    35 m
  • What makes a word a 'word'?

    What makes a word a 'word'?
    Jan 15 2026

    Words are everywhere -- and we're grateful, because we can't do this show without them. But all words were, at some point, just made up. So how does society decide what counts as a "real" word? In today's episode, Ben, Noel and Max dive into the history of language, and the oddly specific systems dictionaries put in place to decide whether a given word or phase is legitimate.

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    47 m
  • The Rise (and Crash) of the Concorde Jet

    The Rise (and Crash) of the Concorde Jet
    Jan 13 2026

    What if you could hop from France to New York in less than four hours? Traveling twice the speed of sound, with caviar, lobster, champagne and cigars? This was the pitch of the Concorde jet -- a revolutionary, utterly ridiculous and brilliant craft that promised to fundamentally change air travel. Spoiler: it's not around anymore. In today's episode, Ben, Noel and Max figure out why.

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    44 m
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I was hooked on "The Stuff They Don't Want You To Know", then I found this podcast with some of the same hosts. I'm so excited that I get to listen to a while new library of amazing history. Keep up the amazing work!

Insanely informative and always entertaining!

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Sometimes wacky, crazy, dare I say ridiculous historical moments from Clown juice that became pink lemonade to the US Navy defeating their enemies with potatoes! Ben and Nole with their Super Producers cover various topics. They can sometimes get trapped down rabbit holes but they will then usually bring things back around with a 2 parter. As extra fun beware the Quizzster at the end of some episodes!

Great show to learn bits of missed history.

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These guys are funny. smart, and all the things you want in a podcast about history

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