Ridiculous Romance

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Throughout time and across the globe, from the Stone Age to the Digital Age, people have been having weird, wonderful, and downright absurd relationships. Real life spouses Diana and Eli are here to cover them all in a podcast that’s part history, part comedy, and all ridiculous. Hook up with some of the wildest and most interesting romantic partners to ever fall in love!

  1. You Hate To See Us Leave But Love To Watch Us Go

    03/01/2024

    You Hate To See Us Leave But Love To Watch Us Go

    You didn’t think we’d totally disappear without a goodbye smooch, did you?? Yes, sadly this is (for now) the last episode of Ridiculous Romance. But we’ve been working hard on ourselves so we can stay in your lives well into the future! Plus updates on Replika, Walnut the Crane, and some real sweet Presidential passion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 9m
  2. Queen Victoria’s Spooky Seance for Prince Albert

    10/09/2023

    Queen Victoria’s Spooky Seance for Prince Albert

    RiCRYPTulous Romance returns for a 3rd Halloween Season! When Queen Victoria’s dear husband Prince Albert died, she fell into deep mourning. But when a medium brought the queen a letter from Albert from beyond the grave, her spirit was lifted. She arranged a seance to peer through the veil and speak to her beloved once again!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 11m
  3. Climax Change: Annie Sprinkle, Beth Stephens, and Ecosexuality

    09/20/2023

    Climax Change: Annie Sprinkle, Beth Stephens, and Ecosexuality

    When two queer, sex-positive, environmentalist artists meet, of course they’re going to fall for each other and make something truly fascinating. Filmmaker Beth Stephens and feminist artist and porn star Annie Sprinkles started the Ecosex movement which says that instead of “Mother Earth”, maybe we should treat our home like “Lover Earth”. Things are gonna get dirty - literally! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 15m
  4. Hoisting Husbands, Colonial Genderbending, & Sex to Save The World: A Ridiculous Goody Bag

    08/29/2023

    Hoisting Husbands, Colonial Genderbending, & Sex to Save The World: A Ridiculous Goody Bag

    This goody bag is bursting! We finally get to talk about Chris Martin & Gwyneth Paltrow’s conscious uncoupling and somehow get into Rebecca Black’s Friday - and that’s all before the theme song! Then it’s the clever wives from the Siege of Weinsberg, Fet-Mat’s preserved corpse, an intersex person’s colonial calamity, and making ecological porn for Mother Earth. Absolutely STUFFED! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 19m
  5. Oppenheimer Pt. 2 PLUS Our Barbenheimer Review

    08/06/2023

    Oppenheimer Pt. 2 PLUS Our Barbenheimer Review

    The proverbial fallout of America’s bombs blew back at Robert Oppenheimer as the government pinned any blame on him. But Kitty was there to shield him and unleash a little fire of her own. BONUS - after we finish this Radioactive Romance, we’re having a talkback about the two biggest movies of the summer,  Oppenheimer & Barbie. Let’s go party! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 28m
  6. Trinity Test: The Three Loves of Oppenheimer’s Life Pt.1

    08/06/2023

    Trinity Test: The Three Loves of Oppenheimer’s Life Pt.1

    J. Robert Oppenheimer is getting kilotons of attention right now, but the women in his life didn’t get a lot of screen time in Nolan’s new film. So we’re looking at the explosive force that Jean Tatlock, Kitty Puening, and Ruth Tolman had on his life, and how the atom bomb might not exist without the laws of attraction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 13m
  7. Wined, Dined, & Headlined: Current Copulations Pt. 2

    07/19/2023

    Wined, Dined, & Headlined: Current Copulations Pt. 2

    We finish up our round-up of sex & marriage in the news with some celebrity weddings, a couple of symbolic ceremonies with reptiles & Replikas, & our feelings about new SCOTUS legislation. Spoiler Alert: we've got opinions! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 5m
  8. Give Me Some Headlines: Current Copulations Pt. 1

    07/14/2023

    Give Me Some Headlines: Current Copulations Pt. 1

    Listeners, you've tagged us in dozens of current headlines and stories about sex and love, and we decided it was time for us to give our *expert* opinions. From throwing sex toys at Lil Nas X, to sexual harassment lawsuits in Japan, to (of course) AI sexbots, we got all the hottest - and coldest - sex stories happening in the news RIGHT NOW. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 8m
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Throughout time and across the globe, from the Stone Age to the Digital Age, people have been having weird, wonderful, and downright absurd relationships. Real life spouses Diana and Eli are here to cover them all in a podcast that’s part history, part comedy, and all ridiculous. Hook up with some of the wildest and most interesting romantic partners to ever fall in love!

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  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    201
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    Ridiculous Romance
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    iHeartMedia + Entertainment, Inc

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