Ridiculous Romance

In the early 1900's, coal miners in America suffered from low wages, suppressed rights, and deadly working conditions. But detectives would evict and even beat anyone who whispered the word "union". When Sid Hatfield stood up to the oppressive coal companies, a gun fight erupted that changed the labor movement forever. But was it all a ruse for him to pursue a forbidden love? Find out in this spec...

Russia's handing out medals for Mommas; Singapore did an LGBTQ double take; and Mexico erected a totally turgid tombstone! This Goody Bag episode tells three weird and wonderful world stories that celebrate sex, love, and "vergas"! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After taking Broadway by storm, this trio used their fame to help find success for other Black performers in New York through organizations like The Frogs. Their talents were so impressive, their performances so renowned, that racist groups like The White Rats were forced to cry their wittle baby eyes out as Black actors' names topped  marquees and dominated headlines! After her husband's death, A...

On the Vaudeville circuit, Black performers George Walker, Bert Williams, and Aida Overton refused to perpetuate the racist stereotypes of the time. Defying convention, they built a community of artists and a whole series of successful shows that delighted audiences across the world. Before long they opened the first Black full-length production on Broadway! But without George's wife, the amazing...

It's time to take a break from the alien lovers, the royal mistresses, and the bird brides, to hear some strange stories from the internet's freakiest place: Reddit. We pulled the most bonkers breakup stories we could find to share them with you and stage a few reenactments to try and make them make sense. Plus we get to share a few truly ridiculous breakups of our own... See omnystudio.com/listen...

Ilya Ivanov wanted to do his part to accelerate the Bolshevik dream of a Soviet society. Serge Voronoff was convinced there was a way to make old men young again - maybe even live forever! The secret ingredient? Sperm and testicles from chimpanzees, of course! OranguTAINT no way we can ignore the SACKful of science and society around both these men’s experiments with ChimpanDEEZ nuts! See omnystud...

David Huggins is a lovely man and a talented artist. He works at a NJ deli and everyone in his neighborhood loves him. Oh and he lost his virginity to an alien named Crescent while a mini sasquatch and a giant preying mantis watched! Yes it's another romance between human and alien. Will our episode get invaded once again!? Not if we can help it...  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

After getting humiliated in court, Sir Richard took another trip across Europe to reinvent himself as an art snob. Meanwhile Lady Seymour found a ragtag group of brothel loving ladies to party with and besmirched his name even more! All was well until she was in Paris for guillotine season, and barely escaped with her head! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since Sir Richard only married Lady Seymour for her money, he didn't mind her having a few sidepieces. In fact, he might have even loved to watch! But when she and her lover George tried to elope, Richard turned into a real Dick and sued them in a trial that hung ALL their dirty laundry out to dry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part one, we spread our minds wide and banged out the history of these sex-loving, purple golf cart driving hippies. But behind all the orgasmic demonstrations, erotic coursework, and free love philosophy, is this just another dark sex cult? In part two, we'll go deeper and try to put a finger on what makes this group seem so sticky! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gird your loins cause we're going DEEP under the covers to get to the big round bottom of this sex-obsessed lifestyle group! Victor Baranco dropped everything (probably including acid) to dedicate himself to giving his wife 3-hour orgasms, and they're still cranking out bangers to this day! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We compiled some of the most intense couples who've ever broken Guinness Records for most weddings, fastest runs, and longest smooches both above and UNDER water! These endurance lovers might make you feel lazy, but maybe they'll give you some new #relationshipgoals! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 13th century Spain, Diego and Isabel were two teenagers in love. But her strict father and a calendar technicality kept these star-crossed lovers from finding happiness! Their legend lives on and helped set a Guinness Record that would just never happen in a pandemic era. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Nessie and Percival exchanged vows, everything was perfect. But their marriage was revealed to be one in a string of dozens of elaborate cons dating back for decades! The unstoppable Amy Bock left a trail of financial destruction all across New Zealand. But gosh darn it nobody could stay mad at her! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Emperor Menelik II and Empress Taytu of Ethiopia were the ultimate power couple. Together they united the Ethiopian kingdoms and brought their nation into the modern era. And by combining his agreeable demeanor and her take-no-crap attitude, they did the unthinkable: crushed the European nation trying to colonize them! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colette tried to make her stepson/lover jealous with a suave Jewish jeweler named Maurice Goudeket - but she and Maurice ended up falling in love instead! Unfortunately, Paris was about to be occupied by the Germans, and the two of them would need to make hard choices to keep her husband safe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This one's for all the car lovers out there... literally! For some people, a sassy chassis can really get their engine running. It doesn't take a key to turn them on, just a tight gasket and a long dipstick. Take your top down, grab your pumps, and fill 'er up! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colette returns and heads to the frontlines to be one of the first women journalists to report on WWI! But another battle rages in her loins when she meets her husband's son from his first marriage, Bertrand, and the step-lovers have a globetrotting affair. Plus we get to learn about "lavender languages" - the secret code of the early 20th century gay underground scene! See omnystudio.com/listener...

Reiko was a single mother in Japan whose 10 year old daughter Mana was being bullied in school for not having a father. So to help her out, she tracked him down and reunited them... ssssort of! The truth behind this story has so many twists and turns you'll have to Tokyo Drift your way through just to make it to the shocking ending! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After ditching her Willy, Colette was introduced to the brilliant, crossdressing lesbian Missy de Belbeuf! Together they created a mime show that shocked Parisians into a riot by showing women kissing, and worse - wearing pants! But when Colette captured the heart of a journalist, his lover "The Panther" went prowling for revenge. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode is a mélange-a-trois of ridiculous, fresh hot romances from the week's news! We've got a new understanding of how aggressively sexual female animals are in the wild. Then there's a woman who finally escaped a divorcing legal nightmare after 22 years. And of course, everybody's favorite AI sex dolls are becoming influencers. Another job snatched up by robots! See omnystudio.com/listene...

The famed French romance author Colette is best known for her sensual novels, her libertine lifestyle, and her bisexual polyamory. But it all started with a dull, traditional marriage to a savvy publisher and author named Willy. Short on ghost writers, Willy asked his wife to put pen to paper, resulting in the hottest Parisian novel in years.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

From powerful personal experiences to overly-detailed scientific explanations, many of our listeners were moved by certain episodes to share their own stories and insight! And we couldn't leave them untold. Join us for a dive into the mail bag as we swim around in some of your ridiculous romances in our first episode focused exclusively on you! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Canadian Prime Minister, "Swinging Pierre" Trudeau, was the hottest politician since JFK! Everyone wanted a piece, including Funny Girl herself, Barbra Streisand. But Pierre's wife Margaret was a party girl too, and tabloids caught her having a wild night with all of the Rolling Stones! Did she get her Jag on? Did Pierre ever say "Goodbye Dolly" to Babs? Listen in and find out! See omnystudio.com/...

The story of Peter I & Iñes de Castro is basically Portugal's own Romeo and Juliet. But the OTHER romances around their story are a tangled web of shocking twists, royal backstabs, and sidepiece supremacy! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.