Dumb and Disorderly: History’s Ridiculou...

For good or for bad, Hollywood is the land of promises and illusion. Getting the right phone call at the right time can make a career...or it can drain a bank account. The Hollywood Con Queen convinced aspriring stars that fame and fortune were within their reach, with the paymen ... Show More

In a star-studded episode of Sixties outrageousness, ride along with Jimi Hendrix and Neil Young, catch flight with the band Canned Heat, party with at least half of the Beach Boys, and hit up Nixon's White House with Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane. It's a fun-filled, LSD-ting ... Show More

Rejected by the art world, Shaun Greenhalgh needed an outlet for his incredible talent. Guess what? Crime was the perfect opportunity for such a thing. A true Renaissance man, Shaun could fake up anything from a treasure from antiquity to a delicate contemporary painting. With he ... Show More

Riots are a distressingly common part of human history, and the strangest events can trigger widespread violence. In this 2011 episode, previous hosts Deblina and Sarah take a closer look at one of history's strangest riots. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartp ... Show More

Some curiosities are serious business, while others are worth a good chuckle. Here's a matching set!Join our Patreon for ad-free episodes!: https://www.patreon.com/grimandmildSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

This week, the gals remember some tavern tussles, both historic and personal. Topics include a case for good lighting, a theatrical version of class warfare, and a major diss to American wood. Crack open a Minnesota Gold lager, brush up on your Macbeth, and tune in for Brutal Bar ... Show More

Have you noticed that the “flying the friendly skies” has recently become less friendly and more…unhinged? This episode contains all the fist fighting and unruly request stories that your carry-on can hold! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about you ... Show More

Some people change the world for the better, and others make it worse. Either way, they make for curious stories.Join our Patreon for ad-free episodes!: https://www.patreon.com/grimandmildSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

<p>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 HowStuffWorks.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a h ... Show More

Tough sports coaches, rude fast-food customers, and criminals getting their comeuppance, the guys discuss all of their moments of revenge and defiance at those who dared to cross them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Media pundits love to say America is 'divided as never before' -- but how true is that? In today's episode, Ben, Noel and Max dive into multiple Congressional debacles, from that time a civil war almost happened (before the actual civil war) to that time one guy literally assault ... Show More

Those times where rage and annoyance get transformed in the most interesting and productive of ways. Show 'em who's boss! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

<p>This week the boys breakdown the bizarre, highly controversial phenomenon of Mass Hysteria by analyzing some of the strangest cases of Mass Hysteria... Through Time! From dancing plagues to laughing to death, it's gonna be mass hysterical!</p> <p><p><strong>For Live Shows, Mer ... Show More