Ridiculous History
by iHeartPodcasts
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Audience Interest
- history enthusiasts
- cultural stories
Podcast Focus
- weird historical stories
- human civilization events
Publishing Consistency
- weekly episodes
- 8 years active
Platform Reach
- iHeartRadio distribution
- available on major platforms
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Brands & references
Total monthly reach
Estimated from 25 chart positions in 25 markets.
By chart position
- 🇺🇸US · History#5530K to 100K
- 🇨🇦CA · History#7230K to 100K
- 🇦🇺AU · History#1315K to 30K
- 🇬🇧GB · History#1695K to 30K
- 🇰🇷KR · History#1261K to 10K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
32K to 122K🎙 Daily cadence·997 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
108K to 405K🇺🇸25%🇨🇦25%🇦🇺7%+22 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
32K to 122K
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Platform Distribution
Reach across major podcast platforms, updated hourly
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On the show
From 36 epsHosts
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Recent episodes
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Jul 11, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/21/26 | Revolutionary Warhistorical figures+3 | Ben ThompsonDr. Pat Larash | Badass of the WeekRidiculous History+1 | — | George Rogers ClarkRevolutionary War+3 | — | 1h 02m 14s | ||
| 7/18/26 | geographyfeud+4 | — | — | OhioMichigan+1 | Toledo WarOhio+4 | — | 34m 37s | ||
| 7/16/26 | Toledo WarGreat Lakes+4 | — | — | OhioMichigan+1 | Toledo WarOhio+4 | — | 33m 15s | ||
| 7/15/26 | public restroomshistory of toilets+3 | — | iHeartPodcasts | — | public toiletsfree restrooms+3 | — | 36m 30s | ||
| 7/11/26 | local currencyGreat Depression+3 | — | BenBucks | — | local scripalternative currencies+3 | — | 39m 08s | ||
| 7/9/26 | Civil WarMissouri history+3 | — | — | MissouriKingdom of Callaway | Civil WarMissouri+3 | — | 37m 22s | ||
| 7/7/26 | Saturday morning cartoonshistory of animation+3 | — | iHeartPodcasts | — | Saturday morning cartoonsanimation history+3 | — | 45m 27s | ||
| 7/4/26 | World War IIJapanese balloon bombs+3 | — | Air ForceHappy Birthday, America! | North America | Japanese balloon bombsWorld War II+3 | — | 34m 59s | ||
| 7/2/26 | Saturday morning cartoonstelevision history+3 | — | iHeartPodcasts | United States | Saturday morning cartoonstelevision+3 | — | 42m 45s | ||
| 6/30/26 | drug usehistorical drugs+3 | — | coffeenutmeg+2 | — | drugshistory+6 | — | 42m 13s | ||
| 6/13/26 | Black DeathNorway+4 | — | — | Norwaycentral Asia+1 | Black DeathNorway+5 | — | 35m 04s | ||
| 6/11/26 | food historyAmerican culture+3 | — | hot dogiHeartPodcasts | — | hot dogAmerican icon+3 | — | 51m 14s | ||
| 6/9/26 | street namesAtlanta history+3 | — | — | AtlantaPeachtree | Atlantastreet names+4 | — | 43m 55s | ||
| 6/6/26 | colonial historygrifting+3 | Christopher Hassiotis | Queen | — | Susanna Caroline Matildacolonial grifter+3 | — | 54m 51s | ||
| 6/4/26 | historysamurai+3 | — | Abraham LincolnHistory | White HouseUnited States | samuraiWhite House+5 | — | 35m 44s | ||
| 6/2/26 | SantaConhistory of events+3 | — | SantaCon | United StatesSan Francisco+1 | SantaConprotest+5 | — | 36m 25s | ||
| 5/30/26 | weird flexeshuman history+3 | MilesJack | The Daily Zeitgeist | — | weird flexhistory+3 | — | 27m 09s | ||
| 5/28/26 | weird flexeshuman civilization+3 | MilesJack | The Daily Zeitgeist | — | weird flexhistory+3 | — | 31m 03s | ||
| 5/26/26 | New CokeCoca-Cola+4 | — | Coca-Cola | Monaco | New CokeCoca-Cola+5 | — | 44m 40s | ||
| 5/23/26 | surgery19th century medicine+3 | — | — | — | Robert Listonsurgery+5 | — | 29m 27s | ||
| 5/7/26 | American culturehistory of products+3 | — | red Solo cup | United States | red Solo cupAmerican souvenirs+5 | — | 39m 58s | ||
| 5/5/26 | art heistprison history+4 | — | Rikers Islanddrawing | — | DalíRikers Island+6 | — | 51m 52s | ||
| 5/2/26 | military historyKorean War+3 | — | Chinese People’s ArmyiHeartPodcasts | — | Bill SpeakmanKorean War+3 | — | 25m 34s | ||
| 4/30/26 | potatoesagriculture+3 | — | French pharmacist | — | potatoesorigin story+5 | — | 49m 00s | ||
| 4/28/26 | etymologycurse words+3 | — | bullsh*t | — | bullsh*tetymology+3 | — | 39m 12s |
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Key insights
What the show covers
- weird historical stories
- human civilization events
- ridiculous historical anecdotes
- cultural history exploration
Audience interests
- history enthusiasts
- cultural stories
- societal trends
- quirky historical facts
Platform reach
- iHeartRadio distribution
- available on major platforms
- growing listener base
- no specific platforms detected
Publishing consistency
- weekly episodes
- 8 years active
- 997 total episodes
- consistent release schedule
Chart history for Ridiculous History
Peaked at #22 in NG, currently #22 in NG.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG | — | #22 | #22 | — |
| PH | — | #43 | #43 | — |
| United States | — | #55 | #55 | — |
| IS | — | #67 | #67 | — |
| Canada | — | #72 | #72 | — |
| KE | — | #82 | #82 | — |
| TH | — | #98 | #98 | — |
| Finland | — | #101 | #101 | — |
| VN | — | #104 | #104 | — |
| CL | — | #104 | #104 | — |
| South Africa | — | #110 | #110 | — |
| SA | — | #118 | #118 | — |
| PE | — | #122 | #122 | — |
| South Korea | — | #126 | #126 | — |
| SG | — | #130 | #130 | — |
| Australia | — | #131 | #131 | — |
| RO | — | #139 | #139 | — |
| HK | — | #151 | #151 | — |
| HU | — | #159 | #159 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #164 | #164 | — |
Chart Positions
25 placements across 25 markets.
Chart Positions
25 placements across 25 markets.