The War on Christmas: A Brief History (Season Finale)
There is a war. It's been going on for hundreds of years. And there's only one victim: CHRISTMAS. Chris Plante dives deep into The War on Ch...
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The History of Fun
Each week, a new exploration of the hidden backstories behind the things you love to do. Whatever happened to the thimble in Monopoly? Where do all the terrifying Chuck E Cheese robots come...
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20 of 51 episodesDreidel and Hannukah: A Brief History
Join us for another episode of The History of Fun! This week we're looking into the fascinating origins of the dreidel of Hannukah. Learn mo...
The Yule Lads & Yule Cat of Iceland: A Brief History
A brief history of The Yule Lads and The Yule Cat of Iceland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Black Friday: A Brief History
A brief history of Black Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Krampus, the Anti-Santa: A Brief History
A brief history of Krampus, the anti-Santa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Presidential Turkey Pardon: A Brief History
A brief history of the Presidential Turkey Pardon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: A Brief History
A brief history of The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Trick or Treating: A Brief History
Chris Plante dives deep into the fascinating origins of Trick or Treating. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mischief Night before Halloween: A Brief History
A brief history of Mischief Night, the night before Halloween Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Coming soon: Holiday Traditions
We're excited to announce that we're doing an extra special second season of The History of Fun, all about the origins of our favorite holid...
The Sharper Image: A Brief History
While this episode is focused on both Brookstone and The Sharper Image, we all know which one sold full-sized replicas of The Predator, so w...
Karaoke: A Brief History
This week on The History of Fun, Allegra regales us with the origins of Karaoke and the man that made it all happen. Pro-tip: Make sure you'...
SNICK: A Brief History
Alright, it's a Saturday night, it's 1995. What are you gonna do? Well, you're probably going to leave the lights on because you're watching...
Water Parks: A Brief History
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the water parks. Today Allegra Frank brings you the twisted history of waterparks and where...
Manga: A Brief History
This week on The History of Fun, Allegra Frank fills us all in on the origins of MANGA and its biggest franchise: Shonen Jump. Yes, if you'v...
Mission Impossible: A Brief History
This week we welcome special guest Matt Patches to discuss the history of Mission Impossible, from its origins as a Cold War-era TV show to...
TI-83 Gaming: A Brief History
Whether it's Drug Wars or that weird penguin platforming game, the TI-83 calculator had something for everyone! On this episode we welcome s...
The FIFA World Cup: A Brief History
With Chris Plante on vacation we welcome none other than Colin Campbell, resident soccer expert (so much so that he calls it football!), to...
The 4th of July Hot Dog Eating Contest: A Brief History
On this, the week of America's independence, we celebrate the ability for humans to consume low-grade meat at extremely fast rates. Chris Pl...
Early Roller Coasters: A Brief History
This week on The History of Fun, we're diving into the origins of the roller coaster. We're not talking about your grand pappy's roller coas...