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CLASSIC: A Grave Mistake: The Story of Patton's "Abandoned Rear"

10/24/2026 • 25 min

In this week's Classic episode: When George S. Patton decided to found a tank training school in the tiny French village of Bourg, the mayor approached him in tears. "An American soldier has died here," said the mayor, "and I would like to lead you to his grave." Patton followed the lachrymose politician to the grave site... but he wasn't prepared for what he wo… Play episode

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The Weird Afterlife of The Zombies
The Fascinating History of Fountain Pens
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Ridiculous Stuff We Didn't Get To in 2026, Part Two: Apple Trees, Ice Crea…
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Death by Honey: The Legend of the Mellified Man
Let's Cook on Perpetual Stew
CLASSIC: That Time Irish Separatists Invaded Canada
Getting High with Ridiculous Crime: Reindeer Trips and Soothing Syrup
Getting High with Ridiculous Crime: Betel Nut and 'Asthma Cigarettes'
CLASSIC: The Night Witches: How an All-female Soviet Bomb Squad Terrorized…
Mata Hari: Courtesan Turned WWI Double Agent?
That Time We Made Backpack Nukes
CLASSIC: Bug Wars: When We Tried to Turn Insects into Soldiers
CLASSIC: Yasuke, the African Samurai
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CLASSIC: Playboy, Progressive Politics and Stand-up: The Dick Gregory Stor…
The Ridiculous Racist Origin of Tipping, Part Two: The Great Debate and An…
The Ridiculous Racist Origin of Tipping, Part One: A Gratuitous History of…
CLASSIC: I Modi: The Scandalous Erotic Blockbuster Banned By The Vatican
The Dark Side of Frank Lloyd Wright, Part Two: Mass Murder, Cults, and the…
The Dark Side of Frank Lloyd Wright, Part One: Professional Success and Pe…
CLASSIC: Patriots, Prisoners and Plants: The World of Political Body Doubl…
Who Took William Lilly’s Fish?
Francis Scott Key was Kind of a Jerk
CLASSIC: Fort Blunder: The US Fort Mistakenly Built in Canada
Mastodons and 'Murica, with Lauren Vogelbaum, Part Two: A Grudge Match wit…
Mastodons and 'Murica, with Lauren Vogelbaum, Part One: American Degeneracy
CLASSIC: The Duke of Edinburgh is Literally a God in Vanuatu
Oof! A Lot of Baby Gear was Absolutely Ridiculous
A Ridiculous History of 'Soft Serve'
CLASSIC: The Honorary Citizens of the United States
Who was the real John Henry?
From Slaves to Superpower: The Rise and Fall of the Ottoman Janissaries
CLASSIC: The Nature of Ephemera, with Alex Williams
Badass of the Week Returns, Part Two: Chesapeake Capes
Badass of the Week Returns, Part One: George Rogers Clark
CLASSIC: That Time Ohio and Michigan Almost Went To War
The Ridiculously Inspiring Story of Free Public Restrooms, Part Two: The R…
The Ridiculously Inspiring Story of Free Public Restrooms, Part One: Every…
CLASSIC: The Rise and Fall of Local Scrip: Alternative Currencies of the G…
The Kingdom of Callaway: That Time One Missouri County (Sort Of, Maybe) Be…
The Ridiculous History of Saturday Morning Cartoons, Part Two: The Fall of…
CLASSIC: The Attack of the Japanese Balloon Bombs

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