Doc Holliday Was, In Fact, A Deadly Dentist

Ridiculous History

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History, Society & Culture

4.3 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Longtime listeners are well-aware that the history of the 'Wild West' is more than a bit... embellished. Yet a grain of truth exists at the heart of almost every legend, and the story of Doc Holliday is no different. In today's episode, Ben, Noel and Max learn more about Tombstone's breakout star -- and how, if things were just a little different, he may have lived a happy, peaceful life as a dentist.

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0:00.0	Ridiculous History is a production of IHeart Radio. Welcome back to the show fellow ridiculous historians.
0:31.0	Let's give a shout out to our super producer, Max Tombstone Williams.
0:37.4	What, what, what?
0:39.3	You can always call me your huckleberry.
0:41.6	You're always our huckleberry, Max.
0:43.1	You like a Tombstone pizza?
0:44.5	What's your favorite oven pizza of note?
0:46.9	Three years ago, back before the condition, I would love a Tombstone pizza.
0:50.6	Something about it.
0:51.8	It's like pizza on a matzah cracker.
0:54.6	It's something, you know, there's nothing like it.
0:56.3	I wouldn't say it's good, but it's something.
0:58.9	It's nostalgic, right?
1:00.1	Thank you guys for the nostalgic Mata shout out.
1:04.3	That's No Brown.
1:05.8	I'm Ben Bowling.
1:06.8	It's you.
1:07.5	Oh, my gosh.
1:08.4	And we're here to talk about one of our favorite legends in the American zeitgeist.
1:16.7	You may have heard our pal, Max, say, I'm your Huckleberry, and I think, Noel, we make it official.
1:24.8	So you're the Bagman Eternal.
1:27.0	And, Max, how about you be the Huckleberry?
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