Short showHistorically Bad Advice
Ever wonder about the experts who got it spectacularly wrong? We're digging up hilariously terrible advice from history, from bizarre health fads to failed tech predictions. Join us for a sarcastic look back at the myths and misconceptions people once believed, celebrating the sweet hindsight of today.
Latest drops:
Cry It Out: The Victorian Parenting Fad
How experts taught parents to ignore their babies.
Eat Whale to Be Healthy: Post-War Health Advice
Governments once pushed whale meat as a superfood.
A Past Lover's Traits: Ancient 'Science'
How a debunked theory was used to control women.
Submarine Commuting: A Victorian Dream
The future of travel was once thought to be underwater.
No Home Computers: A Tech CEO's Bad Call
How a computing pioneer failed to see the PC revolution.
Contagion by Telephone: Victorian-Era Health Scare
How early phones were seen as a genuine plague-spreader.
Bad Blood & Bile: Ancient Greek Medicine
For 2,000 years, doctors made patients sicker.
Mice From Mud: The Theory of Spontaneous Generation
How science debunked a 2,000-year-old 'obvious' fact.
Terrible Farming Advice: The Soviet Union
How one man's bad ideas led to a devastating famine.
Whale-Buses & Flying Firemen: Victorian Futurism
19th-century artists predict life in the year 2000.