Ridiculous Romance

Oh baby! Sometimes romance leads to tiny, adorable, little humans. This episode tells three stories about Ridiculous Rugrats: A maybe-mama who scammed her job with a pregnancy scheme, a mini-mama who was the shortest woman to ever give birth, and a mummy-mama who's baffling scans left Egyptologists fetally frustrated! These are definitely not what you expect when you're expecting!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the 17th century, Portugal demanded tribute from the African nations of Ndongo and Matamba, but Queen Nzinga looked up from her 60-man harem and said nah, I'm busy. When they tried to overpower her on the battlefield, she married a neighboring warlord with a massive army, and used it to kick their sorry butts out. No matter how hard Portugal tried to subdue her, she kept them Portuguessing! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After the death of his favorite Consort, Emperor Xuanzong was checked out and depressed. But when he met Yang Guifei, it was love at first sight. Unfortunately this led to an even bigger power vacuum and a tragic end to their love story, immortalized in the poem "A Song of Everlasting Sorrow". Jeeze with a title like that, can we have some fun with it?? Tune in and find out!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In China's Tang Dynasty, Emperor Xuanzong and his wife Empress Wang ruled over a golden age of arts and culture. But Consort Wu, one of his favored royal girlfriends, came from an imperial bloodline and had a real thirst for power. You know what that means: family drama, royal schemes, and a whole lot of back-stabbin'. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The great Leonardo da Vinci once drew a diagram of what he kinda figured a vagina probably looked like, and gynecologists pretty much took his word for it for about 500 years! The vaginal enigma has eluded (read: been ignored by) scientists for centuries. But in 1991, Ida and Jupp climbed into an MRI machine to do the dirty deed and penetrate the mysteries of S-E-X!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From England to Japan to Norway, members of monarchies have been ditching their royal titles in the name of love! We'll look at three of these couples who decided to go from rich fancy nobles to rich fancy nobodies: Princess Mako and lawyer Kei Komuro, Princess Märtha Louise and self-proclaimed shaman Durek Varrett, and of course everybody's favorite majestic ginger, Prince Harry and actress Meghan Markle.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The beautiful and alluring Lulu Dorantes met Ramon Sosa at a Latin club when she accidentally stepped on his foot! This adorable meet cute led to a perfect marriage. When their love turned sour, Lulu hired a hit man to track down Ramon and kill him. But after the job was done and the hitman was paid, somehow Ramon would still come out on top!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Caresse Crosby invented the bra in 1910, which might be the least interesting thing about her. She and her husband Harry Crosby lived wild lives in Paris, where they published as-yet-unknown authors like James Joyce and Ernest Hemingway, and helped encourage photography as an art form. Famous for their open marriage, they hosted champagne-soaked bathtub orgies, opium-fueled sex romps, and debaucherous threesomes. But one of their sidepieces would turn out to be a truly fatal attraction.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lozen was a Chihenne Apache two-spirited person who broke down gender barriers to become both a healer and a warrior. Her inspirational leadership, total badassery, and mystical powers of detecting enemy forces saved countless Apache lives. Dahteste was a beautiful woman from the Chokonen Apache who was also an incredible fighter and skilled negotiator. When the two of them met under Geronimo's leadership, they found a deep love that thrived in the face of violence and deception from the US Army.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ed & Lorraine Warren were married paranormal investigators who gained serious fame off their spooky encounters, leading to book deals, lecture tours, & movie franchises like The Conjuring & Annabelle. But a dark secret supposedly haunted them, more frightening than any spirit or demon. And this possibly sparked a billion dollar Hollywood cover up!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.