Ridiculous Romance

Linda had no luck in love until she met the man of her dreams! Too bad he was married. When she gave him the boot, he hired hitmen to blind her with acid. After a stint in prison, he tracked her down and did the unthinkable - he married her! What? Why? What?? All questions we'll get into! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

In 2012, UK Labour Councillor Simon Parkes revealed to the world that aliens had been studying humans since the dawn of our species. Also, he's been banging one of them his whole life, and he has an alien hybrid daughter named Zarka! We'll try to get to the outer limits of this cosmic love story, with special guest appearances by some old alien friends of our own! Learn more about your ad-choices...

The brilliant writer Murasaki Shikibu didn't experience much romance in her personal life in the late 1st century. But she captured the attention of Japan by releasing The Tale Of Genji one episode at a time. Altogether the tale is one of the first novels ever produced, and it's still celebrated today as a symbol of enduring love and marital harmony. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www...

When the King of Bechuanaland fell in love with a white Londoner in 1946, everyone was... surprisingly cool with it! But due to the influence of Apartheid, he wasn't allowed to reclaim his throne. Find out how their marriage totally redrew the map of Africa and led to the new, independent nation of Botswana. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.co...

Little is known about this royal couple (a lot can go missing in 3400 years). But this Pharoah and his Queen ruled Ancient Egypt for decades, and brought about a golden age of culture! Queen Tiye was so integral to their glory that she changed the very concept of what an Egyptian Queen could be. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

Clementine and Winston were both tired of courting dreary snobs and gossipy debutantes. When they met by chance, it was love at first sight, but little did they know how much their union would change the world. Find out how love literally saved the day and helped defeat the Nazis in WW2! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

Sid Vicious, the notorious bassist for the Sex Pistols, was a nasty, violent, drug addict... and a summer peach compared to his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen. In less than two years, these spitfire punks met, fell in love, tore the UK to pieces, terrorized New York City, and died. They left behind a punk rock legacy, and a baffling murder mystery that's unsolved to this day! Learn more about your ad-c...

Ahoy me hearties! Prepare yerselves for a voyage full of swashbuckling adventure, daring escapes, and ruthless gay pirates! Robert Culliford was one of the most dastardly pirate captains on the high seas, and he did it all with his best mate (figurative and literal), Jon Swann. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

Suleiman The Magnificent was the Ottoman Empire's greatest Sultan. But one girl rose from harem slave to a wife who reigned by his side, and helped him to usher in a golden age of art and culture. Together they defied tradition, shocked a nation, and changed the world. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Trial of the Century! In 1906, Harry K. Thaw shot and killed his wife's abuser, the renowned architect Stanford White. But this was no dutiful act of chivalry. Evelyn was trapped between two dangerous men, each destructive in their own way. How did America's Original Top Model get entwined in such a treacherous triad? All the excitement, mystery, and murder is right here! Learn more about your...

Many women tried to find a spark with inventor Nikola Tesla, but no one had a voltage high enough to distract him from his work. Today, the Master of Lightning might identify as asexual and aromantic. But after decades of hardship and alternating currents of fortune and poverty, one little bird found the right frequency to complete his circuit. We look into Tesla's complicated relationship with ro...

Ellen and William Craft were in love and wanted to start a family - but it was 1848, they lived in Georgia, and they were enslaved, with very little chance of escape. But one day, William cooked up a plan so crazy, it just might work, sending them on an action-packed "leap to liberty!" Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Martha Beck would kill for love. And when she met Raymond Fernandez, she did. Together, they would run scams on lonely women through Lonely Hearts matchmaking ads, robbing them of jewelry, cars, thousands of dollars - and sometimes their lives. When the killers went to trial, it was the story of the century! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.co...

How did America's most troubled playboy drug addict become one of Earth's Mightiest Heroes? It took a lot more than a snap to blip out his rotten past. Fortunately he met a brilliant producer who gave him one last shot at a career and another chance at love. If Team Downey hadn't fallen for each other, entertainment might be very different today. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ihe...

Elagabalus is taking wives and ending lives like it's her job. But what happens when a handsome Charioteer rolls into town? Spoiler alert: it's more destruction, chaos, and murder. If you thought part one was crazy, wait until you hear what The Little Empress gets up to in this epic conclusion! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for...

This transgender Empress of Rome in the early 3rd century was only 14 when she violently seized control! From there she took on wife after wife after husband after lover… and so on. She killed a lot of people, but she also appointed Rome’s first women senators! So… a mixed bag. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

Step right up and hear the story of the 8-foot Giant and the acrobat with no legs who loved him! "The Strangest Married Couple In The World" toured the American Sideshow circuit in the 1940's. Amazing feats! Narrow escapes! Dastardly villains! Dare to feast your ears on this tale of love and excitement!  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/li...

Suffering Sappho! William Marston was a mixed bag of qualities, along with his wife Elizabeth and their live-in girlfriend Olive. But amidst the polygraphs, baby parties, and sex cults, this throuple created Wonder Woman and changed comic books (and feminism) forever! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mary Edwards was the richest woman in England when she married Lord Hamilton, but when he started spending her money a little too freely, she wasn’t afraid to torpedo her whole life just to get him out of it. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the 1960s, the TV game show The Dating Game was surprise hit! A handful of celebrities (and spies, and serial killers) left their mark on the panel, but perhaps their biggest winner was comedy legend Steve Martin, who gamed the system to win the trip of a lifetime. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lorena Gallo thought she achieved the American Dream when she married military man John Wayne Bobbitt. Once the dream became a nightmare, it was time to cut ties – literally. But that's just the tip! The full story spans decades with wild characters, nonprofit activism, and a real who's who of America's dirtbags! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystud...

Betty and Barney Hill were an interracial couple living a perfectly normal life in 1961 Portsmouth, New Hampshire, until a spur-of-the-moment honeymoon turned into the very first alien abduction. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shah Hussain was a Muslim poet and weaver in 16th century Pakistan who fell in love with the beautiful Hindu boy Madho Lal. Religion, politics, and civil rights all collide in this romance, still celebrated today as a symbol of universal love and harmony between the two religions. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...

What do the Berlin Wall, the Eiffel Tower, a rocking chair, a guillotine, and a playing card all have in common? They’re all married – to humans! Learn about objectum sexuality, animism, and more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jean-Antoinette Poisson was determined to be King Louis’ mistress. One pink carriage and a tree costume later, she had won – but the story was just beginning. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.