604 Episodes

  1. QAH Episode 67: A Brief History of the Necktie

    Published: 17/07/2024
  2. Episode 316: History’s Biggest Misconceptions - Part 2

    Published: 14/07/2024
  3. Monuments Episode 28: St Peter's Basilica & the Sistine Chapel

    Published: 12/07/2024
  4. QAH Episode 66: The Dublin Whiskey Fire

    Published: 10/07/2024
  5. Episode 315: The Rosetta Stone

    Published: 07/07/2024
  6. Monuments Episode 27: Machu Picchu

    Published: 05/07/2024
  7. QAH Episode 65: Edward Dando, the Oyster Thief

    Published: 03/07/2024
  8. Announcing: Half-Arsed History LIVE!

    Published: 01/07/2024
  9. Episode 314: Frederic Chopin, the Virtuosic Pianist

    Published: 30/06/2024
  10. Monuments Episode 26: The Forbidden City

    Published: 28/06/2024
  11. QAH Episode 64: The Ball of the Burning Men

    Published: 26/06/2024
  12. Episode 313: Alan Turing and the Enigma Machine

    Published: 23/06/2024
  13. Monuments Episode 25: Kinkaku-ji

    Published: 21/06/2024
  14. QAH Episode 63: Mark Thatcher and the Paris-Dakar Rally

    Published: 19/06/2024
  15. Episode 312: Christina of Sweden, Minerva of the North

    Published: 16/06/2024
  16. Monuments Episode 24: The Great Mosque of Djenne

    Published: 14/06/2024
  17. QAH Episode 62: Legio IX Hispana, the Lost Legion

    Published: 12/06/2024
  18. Episode 311: Emperor Trajan, Optimus Princeps

    Published: 09/06/2024
  19. Monuments Episode 23: Himeji Castle

    Published: 07/06/2024
  20. QAH Episode 61: A Brief History of the State of Origin

    Published: 05/06/2024

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Half-Arsed History's first book, History's Strangest Deaths, is now available: https://www.booktopia.com.au/history-s-strangest-deaths-riley-knight/book/9781761472589.htmlWelcome along to Half-Arsed History! It's a weekly podcast highlighting absurd and entertaining stories from history. Three times a week, it helps host Riley Knight feel as though his useless history degree has some kind of real-world relevance.Get in touch: [email protected] the show on Patreon: https://patreon.com/halfarsedhistorySubscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/halfarsedhistoryBuy Half-Arsed History merch: https://halfarsedhistory.theprintbar.comIf you've just discovered the show and aren't sure which of the 350+ episodes to start with, here are some suggestions:Episode 139: The History of the Toilet - https://sptfy.com/PK3J • https://apple.co/3Giftt3Episode 75: The Great Emu War - https://sptfy.com/PK3K • https://apple.co/4jKCvr7Episode 197: The History of Nuclear Weapons - https://sptfy.com/PK3L • https://apple.co/4jygYlcEpisode 233: The 1930 FIFA World Cup - https://sptfy.com/PK3M • https://apple.co/4iltL9PEpisode 106: The First Circumnavigation - https://sptfy.com/PK3N • https://apple.co/4jewsLjHalf-Arsed History acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the unceded Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi Kabi) Land on which the podcast is written and recorded, and pays respect to First Nations Elders past, present, and emerging. Indigenous sovereignty was never ceded. This continent always was, and always will be, Aboriginal Land. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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