Ridiculous Romance

Helen Keller lived a rich and exciting life. She traveled the world, dined with royalty, and fell deeply in love with Peter Fagan. But her abelist family didn't seem to think one of the most accomplished women in the world could handle marriage! Through it all, the love that Helen, Anne Sullivan, and Polly Thomson shared was unbreakable.

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Akihiko Kondo and Hatsune Miku fell madly in love and got married even though they had never met each other in person. That's because Hatsune Miku is a synthesized digital voice program with a holographic cartoon avatar! And it sure got us talking about the nature of reality, true love, and robotic sex toys.

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I Love Lucy was changing sitcoms forever, and Lucille and Desi pushed the envelope further with a shocking pregnancy storyline in season 2. But some differences couldn't be reconciled, and eventually their marriage dissolved for good. After six seasons, two children, and a hearing before the House Un-American Activities Committee, would their friendship endure? It's all right here in part 2!

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Two of the most legendary names in entertainment, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz met on the set of Too Many Girls in 1940. But "too many girls" was exactly Desi's problem, and their rocky marriage was a tabloid sensation. Fortunately their creative partnership was unfazed, and together they revolutionized comedy and negotiated what's still considered the greatest deal in television history! That's only the beginning...

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The one-legged, sex crazed, abolitionist and optimist Gouverneur Morris is the coolest Founding Father you've never heard of. But Ann Cary Randolph's story was as harrowing as his was outrageous. After he wrote the preamble to the US Constitution, the two of them formed a union of their own! Together they're an American legend truly worth hearing. 

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Maha Vajiralongkorn is the current monarch of Thailand (as of this launch date), though his behavior is anything but kingly. He and his two queens rule with strict lèse-majesté laws, sending anyone who speaks ill of him and is many, many scandals straight to prison. Uh oh, might have to rethink our trip!

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High school sports champion Jackie Robinson didn't strike out when he met the brilliant Rachel Isum. And when he faced the challenge of being the first Black man to play Major League Baseball in the 20th century, she helped him round the bases and knock racism out of the park! This couple protected each other through brutal challenges and became the first married couple to both be in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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For a long time, it's been assumed that Amelia Earhart flew in and stole George Putnam away from his wife Dorothy. But the truth is, Dorothy had been trying to take off for years, and had a few layovers herself! Sadly their marriage was grounded early, and love was stuck at the gate. Please put your seats in their full upright position for this epic and emotional story of travel, adventure, and dirty little secrets!

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In August of 2021, Diana & Eli attended Podcast Movement, an annual convention centered around... you guessed it, Podcasting! We were invited to speak on a panel called "The Humor & The Heavy" with our good friends and hosts of Ridiculous History, Ben & Noel! Moderated by Lauren Vogelbaum (Savor, BrainStuff, American Shadows), we discuss the challenges and strategies of bringing our thigh-slapping humor to deep, dark, and heavy subject matter without being total jerks.

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Margaret Wise Brown put her sense of wonder and whimsy into all of her children's books, including Goodnight Moon. Her lesbian lover Michael Strange was a smack-talking erotic poet who didn't have much respect for those "baby books." But Margaret showed her and the world by creating a sensation in children's literature that still gets stuck in parents' heads to this very day!

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