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Ridiculous History

CLASSIC: The Ridiculously Laxative-laden Journey of Lewis and Clark

Ridiculous History

iHeartPodcasts

History, Society & Culture

4.34.4K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

In today's Classic episode, Ben and Noel reluctantly sing the praises of poop research. You see, folks, before Lewis and Clark set out to explore the western side of the continent, they tried to prepare for every possible contingency — including medical conditions like constipation. Join the guys as they explore how a dangerous laxative didn’t just save members of the expedition, but also may have preserved their campsites for posterity.

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0:00.0

Folks, it's your pals at Ridiculous History with a classic episode for all our travelers out there,

0:06.8

all our nomadic friends.

0:09.2

You know, one of the worst things that happens when you're on the road is when you have to use the wash closet and you can't find one.

0:20.3

The WC? The WC, the water closet, the restroom't find one. The WC?

0:21.1

The WC, the water closet, the restroom.

0:24.2

I'll tell you the head, as they say in nautical parlance?

0:27.1

Yes, familiar to all the sailors.

0:30.0

That'll make sense later in October, by the way, folks.

0:32.8

But I got to tell you, guys, this recently happened to me not too long ago.

0:40.4

I was in a very crowded city for a World Expo, like the modern version of a World's Fair.

0:48.1

And I swear, I walked more than three miles trying to find a toilet.

0:55.2

I'm glad you didn't poop your pants, Ben.

0:57.3

Me too, me too.

0:58.3

And thank you, Noel.

0:59.4

Why are we telling you this TMI information?

1:03.1

Well, we're talking about another example of walking very long distances and not pooping one's pants.

1:09.1

Or perhaps maybe a little pants were pooped,

1:12.0

in the case of Lewis and Clark, the famous explorers, expeditioners, who took to the western side

1:18.6

of the continent, trying to prepare in advance for every possible contingency, including

1:25.0

constipation.

1:27.0

Yeah.

1:28.2

They were worried about their continents on the continent.

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