Ridiculous Romance

James Joyce is famous for having written some of western literature's most challenging novels. But he also wrote some of the filthiest, raunchiest love notes in history for his partner, Nora Barnacle. And we found that reading them is a real gas! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Laura learned her family was being deported to concentration camps in Poland, she wrote to the Gestapo asking permission to go with them to protect them. This began a terrible journey that would place her in seven camps over three years. But amidst the horrors, she also found the love of her life. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Josh Wardle, a podcast guest involved in a five-letter love story, joins the hosts for a RealQuickulous Romance. They discuss the origin and popularity of the word game Wordle, its marketing strategy, and their love for word games.

Ramesses II wasn't just one of Ancient Egypt's greatest pharaohs, he was also one of its greatest husbands! Nefertari was a brilliant queen who he saw as an equal ruler. And the temple he built in her honor is the considered the height of Ancient Egyptian art! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oscar Wilde, one of England's wittiest wordsmiths, loved the pompous Lord Alfred Douglas. But homosexuality was illegal in London at the time, and Alfred's jerk father set out to destroy Oscar's reputation and life! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In India 1959, Dashrath Manjhi lost his wife Falguni to an accident on the treacherous mountain path out of their village. So he grabbed a chisel and hammer, and vowed to carve a road through the mountain himself! This is the kind of energy we all need in the new year. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The young queen Olga of Kiev missed out on romance after husband was brutally murdered by the Drevlians. But the revenge she enacted against his killers and their people was so outrageously diabolical, their brief marriage changed the course of ancient Russia forever!  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The brilliant prodigy Heloise had a red hot love affair with her teacher, Medieval France's most influential philosopher, Peter Abelard. But when rumors of their fling circulated, a violent attack ripped them apart, forcing them both to take the cloth. Their surviving letters tell an amazing story of a passionate, forbidden love. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of Hollywood's most enduring and endearing couples, Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell attribute their passionate longevity to skipping the whole marriage thing. These sweet and sexy stars (who happen to play Santa and Mrs. Claus) are the warm cozy story you're looking for this Christmas and holiday season! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sammy Davis Jr and Kim Novak were two of the world's hottest stars. But Hollywood bigshots knew the public would freak out about their interracial relationship, so they called in the mafia to bring them down! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.