English Men Used to Sell Their Wives

Nowadays most people know the pirates depicted in fiction bear little resemblance to real-life, historical pirates. Few actually buried any treasure, and fewer still lived in secretive island hideouts -- however, in at least one case, the truth appears stranger than fiction. Join ...  Show more

NASCAR! This thoroughly American racing organization is huge in the United States -- and has a lot of international gearhead fans, as well. However, as Ben, Noel and Max discover in today's episode, this multibillion-dollar industry has a fascinating, ridiculous, and criminal pas ...  Show more

Aussi incroyable que cela puisse paraître, des Anglais ont - au cours de leur histoire - pratiqué la vente d'épouse. Apparue à la fin du XVIIe siècle, cette tradition concernait surtout les ménages les plus modestes, dans lesquels le mari n'avait pas les ressources suffisantes po ...  Show more

Throw out everything you know about marriage! After 10 years of marriage, the Ellises reflect on the lessons they could only learn by doing. What really makes a marriage work? Well, that’s up to you. Dead Ass. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.c ...  Show more

Everybody knows mail order marriages are at best a last resort for jerks looking to boss a foreign spouse around or, at worst, a front for human trafficking. Or are they? Yes and no. Mail order marriage comes with nuance and a surprisingly long history.

Society has always been a little suspicious of the divorced woman: Is she a gold-digging threat or a pitiful, jilted wife? Most likely, she's neither. Cristen and Caroline wade through the stereotypes to uncover the reality of life as a divorcee.