Ridiculous Romance

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.comSee 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 ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 romance, and how a few other inventors have managed in their own! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.