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CLASSIC: History's Weirdest Flexes, Part One

5/28/2026 • 31 min

Do you know anyone who decided to show off in a weird way? While the phrase 'weird flex' may be relatively recent, it turns out that this phenomenon is as old as human civilization. Join the guys with special guests Miles and Jack from The Daily Zeitgeist as they explore some of the strangest (and most petty) flexes in human history. See omnystudio.com/listener … Play episode

The Bizarre Parable of New Coke, Chapter Two: A Rise. A Fall. A Conspiracy?
CLASSIC: How Robert "The Fastest Knife In The West End" Liston Conducted A…
The Bizarre Parable of New Coke, Chapter One: Sweeter, Stranger, Strange
"Resting Bicycle Face": Bikes and Women's Rights
CLASSIC: How Oliver Cromwell Got Executed Several Years After His Death
The Bizarre Life of Elvis, Part Two: Public Fame, Private Chaos
The Bizarre Life of Elvis, Part One: From Poverty to Pop Stardom
CLASSIC:Hong Xiuquan: The Younger Brother of Jesus Christ Who Led a Bloody…
The Bizarre Saga of the Red Solo Cup
The Day a Dalí Escaped From Prison
CLASSIC: How Big Bill Speakman Fought Off North Korea With Beer Bottles
A Ridiculous History of Potatoes, Part One: the Origin Story
When Did We All Start Saying "Bulls*t"?
CLASSIC: New Providence: That Time Pirates Had A Government
The Ridiculous Truth About Pirates, Chapter Two: History's Most Successful…
The Ridiculous Truth About Pirates, Chapter One: The Caribbean
CLASSIC: Teddy Roosevelt May Just Have Saved Modern (American) Football
Eurovision, Chapter Two: Pop Music as Problematic Diplomacy
Eurovision, Chapter One: A Ridiculous Origin Story -- and A Smash Success
CLASSIC: Prohibition, Prescriptions and the Rise of 'Medicinal' Booze
Fort Sauerkraut: North Dakota’s Strange, Ill-Planned Origin Story
The Bizarre Tale of the 1909 Catnip Riot
CLASSIC: Did Robert E. Lee hate Confederate Memorials?
IQ Tests are (Kind of) Dumb
Did Lead Lead to the Fall of the Roman Empire?
CLASSIC: California Schoolchildren and the Great Squirrel War
Don’t Be a Schmo Yo, Try a Yoyo!
The Ridiculous Secret of "Supreme" Pizza
CLASSIC: When West Virginia Begged the USSR for Foreign Aid
Knitting as Espionage, Part Two: Legendary Spies -- and One Traitor
Knitting as Espionage, Part One: Secrets in the Stitch
CLASSIC: Idiomatic for the People II, Part II
Inventors Who Died Due To Their Own Inventions: The Irrational Death of Hi…
The Spiritualism Movement Was Utterly Ridiculous, Part Two: Con Artists, S…
CLASSIC: Idiomatic for the People II, Part I: What's in a word?
The Spiritualism Movement Was Utterly Ridiculous, Part One: A Prank Goes V…
History's Weirdest National Anthems
CLASSIC: The Statue of Liberty Almost Lived in Egypt
Vacuum Cleaners are Ridiculous!
The Ridiculously Adorable, Feminist History of Kewpie Dolls
CLASSIC: Agent Garbo: The Strange Tale of the Man Who Saved D-Day
The Most-hated Condiment? A Ridiculous History of Mayonnaise
The Gang Goes To Waffle House
CLASSIC: The War of the Stray Dog: How Far Would You Go For Your Pet?
Ancient Wonders of the Modern World: the Lighthouse of Alexandria
People Knew the Earth Was Round Way Earlier Than You Think
CLASSIC: The Tragic Origin Story of Morse Code
The Secret World Of Roald Dahl, with Aaron Tracy, Part Two: the Man Behind…
The Secret World Of Roald Dahl, Part One: A "Noisy" Life

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