Surprising Former Careers of the Famous
Ridiculous History
iHeartPodcasts
4.2 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 26 July 2022
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Did you know Abraham Lincoln was an infamous, trash-talking wrestler? Ronald Reagan spent his younger years saving people from drowning (and throwing rocks at them) as a lifeguard. And before Norma Jean became the iconic Marilyn Monroe, she built drones during World War II. In today's episode, the guys explore the little-known, surprising careers of some of America's most notable historical figures.
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| 0:00.0 | My name is Joshua Topolsky and I have a new podcast called What Future. |
| 0:04.5 | But I want to tell you that I'm being forced by my producer to record a promo telling you about my show. |
| 0:10.1 | And I'm not trying to force you to listen to it. |
| 0:12.6 | And maybe you're not interested in internet culture and the future of life on planet Earth. |
| 0:18.1 | And why John Carpenter movies are so good. |
| 0:20.6 | You may just want to listen to a podcast about, I don't know, sports or whatever Joe Rogan talks about. |
| 0:26.6 | And that's fine, you know, no judgment. |
| 0:28.4 | But if you like what you're hearing and I know that you do, you can listen to all of what future on the I Heart Radio app, Apple podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:58.4 | The podcast and that's what you really missed brings you back to the choir room for a gloriously gleeky rewatch of all six masterfully musical seasons of Glee. |
| 1:19.4 | Join cast members Kevin MacKale and Jenna Uschkewitz for never before heard stories from the cast, crew, celebrities and you, the fans from McKinley High to New York City, from the choir room to nationals and from the Super Bowl to a world tour. |
| 1:32.9 | Listen to and that's what you really missed on the I Heart Radio app, Apple podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 1:39.4 | Radiculous history is a production of I Heart Radio. |
| 2:07.4 | Welcome back to the show, Radiculous historians. Thank you as always so much for tuning in. |
| 2:12.4 | Let's give it up for the one and only Super producer, Mr. Max Williams. |
| 2:16.4 | All right. |
| 2:19.4 | All right. |
| 2:21.4 | Love the energy here on a wonderful summer Monday morning. |
| 2:26.4 | They call it Ben. |
| 2:28.4 | I don't know about you, but one of the questions that I get asked so often when I'm traveling around or when I'm speaking to groups is how did you end up becoming a podcaster and I know about you, man, but I've been doing this long enough that when I'm being honest with people, I just sort of got into it. |
| 2:48.4 | I just was in the right place at the right time. |
| 2:52.4 | Yeah, I just kind of happening. One day, I just kind of started talking and then I just never stopped and eventually it has put a mic in front of me and other people to kind of talk with. |
| 3:03.4 | And it became a weird little career, you know, that's not sure that's an oversimplification at best. |
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