How Emergency Call Lines Became A Thing

Hey there, Merry Christmas to all who celebrate. Ben, Noel and Max here: as we travel to hang with our friends and family, we like to do a little thing at the end of the year where we explore various tangents and trivia we didn't get to in our first run of a show. So, as you're h ...  Show more

Welcome to the end of the year, fellow Ridiculous Historians! As Ben, Noel and Max look back on the events of 2025, they discovered historians do, in fact, have one year singled out as "the worst year in human history." But... why? Join the guys as they explore how DXXXVI absolut ...  Show more

911 is there to help us in our times of greatest need, however, some people seem to have forgotten that. Instead of real emergencies, these people called 911 for help with some ridiculous situations. 

9-1-1 what’s your emergency? Because according to your calls there’s WAY more than just a few fireworks that we’re dealing with. Today Sofia is listening to ALL your voicemails and directly responding to help you solve whatever is going on in your life because like they say, it t ...  Show more

Quand nous appelons un correspondant, il ne nous viendrait pas à l'idée qu'un autre abonné puisse écouter notre conversation. De fait, la notion de ligne privée nous paraît l'évidence même.

Et pourtant il n'en a pas toujours été ainsi. Quand le téléphone est apparu, ...

Paramedics are not EMTs. Or fire fighters. Or cops. But they do ride around in ambulances (and drive) to help to save lives. It's a stressful job and in this classic episode we shine a light on this noble profession. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.