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Silly History
by Matt Pikarsky
5-minute, true tales from history that make you laugh out loud!Join your host Matt Pikarsky in this family-friendly podcast, as he serves up bite-sized true stories from across history that are as funny as they are fascinating. Each episode dives into the strange people, quirky events, and ridiculous decisions that textbooks skip, blending clean humor with real historical research so you learn something new while you laugh. Perfect for commuters, families, and anyone who loves history but hates boring lectures.
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A Tough Act to Follow
The sisters sold out every night...
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Going to the Dogs
Wim's play finally commenced...
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100
Tour de Farce
They cheated their way to the top...
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99
An Error in Eras
Little Fiona knew exactly what she was looking at...
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98
SPECIAL EPISODE: Dilettante Double-Agent
In honor of the 80th anniversary of D-Day: Juan faked it until he made it...US Army 80th Anniversary Feature
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The Names Stuck
Art dealt out more than just cards...
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96
Tastes Like Fish!
Canadians didn’t want to sacrifice their favorite meat during Lent…
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95
Smelly Frites
Ah, French fries….
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94
Suffering Suffragette
Susanna won more than what she aimed for...
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93
A Soft Landing
Gary watched his plane plummet to the ground…
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92
The Science of Skulduggery
Johann needed a head...
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91
To Catch A Mole
The FBI couldn't find the infiltrator...
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90
Cosmic Litterbug
NASA wanted to clean up as little as possible…
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89
A Man Named Smith
George is a living legend…
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88
Knockin’ the Noggin
It was a major blow to the head…
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87
Special Delivery!
She really wanted to meet her favorite band…
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86
A Bad Case of the Fürze
He was a rootin’ tootin’ kind of guy…
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85
Joshing Around
There could only be one…
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84
The Luckiest Fool
He was vain, peculiar, rich, and disliked by everyone...
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83
A Different Kind of Parachute
The Spanish Nationalists were in desperate need of food and supplies...
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82
The Filthy Truth
Tisquanto nearly gagged...
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81
A Batty Strategy
Lytle knew the perfect way to retaliate…
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80
Invasion!
Fear swept across America...
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79
Just Pirating Around
Benjamin and his crew realized they were missing something…
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78
Urine for a Surprise!
Hennig was after the philosophers’ stone…
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77
Death Beautifies Them All
Ignacio’s wife looked prettier dead…
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76
A Race Through the Woods
Bootleggers had to move fast to avoid the law…
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75
The Boat Without A Pilot
It magically propelled its way around the pool…
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74
Gluten-B-Gone
Housewives across America were outraged...
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73
The Game-Changer
Paul was staring at a goldmine…
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72
Five Days of Feudin’
It was a five-day gameshow special...
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71
Two Packs with Every Purchase
Junior followed the sales...
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70
Et tu, Cattus?
Caesar didn’t see it coming…
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69
Will-Call, No-Show
The magician’s biggest trick was the one his audience couldn’t see…
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68
The Camel
Kulayb just had to find its rightful owner…
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67
An Electrified Life
Roy’s life was dotted with sparks of intense energy…
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66
Into the Drink
Charles was sinking, but he felt good as he went under…
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65
Hey, That’s Life!
Milton’s stockpile of famous portraits were obsolete…
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64
Down the Toilet
The German U-Boat was taking on water fast…
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63
A Cooked Goose
Marc just wanted to make YouTube cooking videos…
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62
8-Bit Grave
Jung was sad to see it go, but he wouldn’t miss it…
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61
The Purloined Peruke
Rug-wearers beware…
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60
The Constant Digger
Harrison couldn’t stop…
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59
The Pink Pandemic
Children all over the nation were suffering…
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58
Bird-Brained
The Australian Army didn’t even have a chance…
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57
A Vexing Composer
Eric was the avant-garde of avant-garde…
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56
Killing Off the Competition
Richard knew how to use his rival to his advantage…
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55
Beating into Submission
The bridges were gone…
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54
The Mountaineer
Matt became the youngest to summit the Matterhorn…
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Jackpot!
Gabriel decided to switch things up, thanks to what he read…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
5-minute, true tales from history that make you laugh out loud!Join your host Matt Pikarsky in this family-friendly podcast, as he serves up bite-sized true stories from across history that are as funny as they are fascinating. Each episode dives into the strange people, quirky events, and ridiculous decisions that textbooks skip, blending clean humor with real historical research so you learn something new while you laugh. Perfect for commuters, families, and anyone who loves history but hates boring lectures.
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Matt Pikarsky
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5-minute, true tales from history that make you laugh out loud!Join your host Matt Pikarsky in this family-friendly podcast, as he serves up bite-sized true stories from across history that are as funny as they are fascinating. Each episode dives into the strange people, quirky events, and...
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Silly History is created and hosted by Matt Pikarsky.
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