Badass of the Week, with Ben Thompson - Part 1: History's Most Ridiculous Friendly-fire Incident

Ridiculous History

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History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 25 March 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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War has always been a chaotic, messy endeavor -- and, sometimes, it's downright ridiculous. In this week's special two-part series, the guys welcome returning special guest Ben Thompson, creator of Badass of the Week, to learn more about the bizarre turn of events that led to the Battle of Karánsebes. In part one, Ben introduces the gang to the legendary 'enlightened despot,' Joseph II, a guy who, diplomatically put, took self-confidence to a whole new (and possibly undeserved) level.

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0:00.0	Ridiculous History is a production of IHeart Radio. Welcome back to the show,
0:27.8	Ridiculous historians.
0:29.0	Thank you, as always, so much for tuning in.
0:32.2	Let's hear it for the man, the myth, the legend of Friendly Fire, our super producer, Mr. Max Williams.
0:39.4	Hello, Max Williams.
0:41.6	Yes, Max Williams.
0:42.8	Now, who are those dulcet tones we may be asking ourselves?
0:46.5	It's none other than Noel Brown.
0:49.2	And Ben Bowlin, that's you.
0:50.8	You two have dulcet tones.
0:52.4	And together we make, we should start like a kind of a doo a, like a kind of a duop band called the dulcet tones.
0:58.1	There we go. There we go. We could do boys to men. Is that a name that's already a thing?
1:03.4	A, C, BVD. Or BBG? I've never fully understood.
1:09.4	I love it, man. I would love it. We actually,
1:12.2	in the past, have hung out outside of our daily remit. No, we are, as you know, fans of ridiculous
1:22.1	history. We are especially fans of bad asses.
1:30.9	Have you ever wondered if your pet is lying to you?
1:32.3	Why is my cat not here?
1:33.9	And I go in and she's eating my lunch.
1:35.6	Or if hypnotism is real?
1:39.2	You will use the suggestion in order to enhance your cognitive controls.
1:40.8	But what's inside a black hole?
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