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Ridiculous History

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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.
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  • CLASSIC: San Francisco's Egg War

    CLASSIC: San Francisco's Egg War
    Jun 1 2024

    How much would you pay for an egg? Would you kill for one? In today's classic episode, join the guys as they explore the strange story of the Gold Rush, the Common Murre and Farallon Island -- the site of California's Egg War

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    40 mins
  • Skyscrapers, Part Two: An Arms Race to the Sky

    Skyscrapers, Part Two: An Arms Race to the Sky
    May 30 2024

    Once society became convinced that you could build skyscrapers without them immediately collapsing, cities across the United States -- and, soon the world -- scrambled to build their own structures. In part two of this two-part series, Ben, Noel and Max explore the continuing race to build the tallest, the strongest, and the most iconic skyscrapers.

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    37 mins
  • Skyscrapers, Part One: A Guy and a Birdcage

    Skyscrapers, Part One: A Guy and a Birdcage
    May 28 2024

    Skyscrapers are beautiful -- and utterly ridiculous. In the first part of this two-part episode, Ben, Noel and Max learn how modern skyscrapers were largely inspired by one guy who, no kidding, saw a heavy book resting on a birdcage and thought "yes, that. But bigger!"

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    37 mins
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Great show to learn bits of missed history.

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!

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Informative

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

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