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The Ridiculous Racist Origin of Tipping, Part Two: The Great Debate and Anti-tipping…

9/3/2026 • 42 min

While tipping is widely accepted (and expected) in the United States today, this wasn't always the case. In the second part of this special two-part series, Ben, Noel, and Max learn how scheming corporations used tipping as a way to exploit newly-freed employees... and how the anti-tipping movement became prevalent enough to end up as part of Presidential campai… Play episode

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
The Ridiculous History of Saturday Morning Cartoons, Part One: A Golden Age
People Used to Do Very Weird Drugs, Part One: Broomsticks, Sailors and Vik…
CLASSIC: Marie Antoinette and the Diamond Necklace Hoax
Berserkers: Violent Viking Villains, Unverified
Did Knights Really Wear Suits of Armor?
CLASSIC: Nosy Boraha: The Pirate's Paradise (And Cemetery)
The Outlaw Origins of NASCAR: From Moonshine to Racing
The Real Johnny Appleseed was SUPER WEIRD (and Pretty Cool)
CLASSIC: How the Black Death Came To Norway On A Ghost Ship
Germans, Sausages and Dachshunds: Oh, My!
The Ridiculous History of Atlanta's Street Names
CLASSIC: Susanna Caroline Matilda: The Colonial Grifter Princess
A Samurai Walks Into The White House
What is SantaCon -- and Why Do So Many People Hate it?
CLASSIC: History's Weirdest Flexes, Part Two
CLASSIC: History's Weirdest Flexes, Part One
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

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