593 Episodes

  1. Episode 276: The People on Australian Money

    Published: 10/8/2023

  2. QAH Episode 26: Bir Tawil, Earth’s Last Unclaimed Land

    Published: 10/4/2023

  3. Episode 275: The Anarchy at Samarra, the Setting for Assassin's Creed Mirage

    Published: 10/1/2023

  4. QAH Episode 25: Samuel Bellamy, Forbes’ Top-Earning Pirate

    Published: 9/27/2023

  5. Episode 274: Edward “Blackbeard” Teach, the Fearsome Pirate

    Published: 9/24/2023

  6. QAH Episode 24: The 1944 Bombay Explosion

    Published: 9/20/2023

  7. Episode 273: A History of Australian Referendums

    Published: 9/17/2023

  8. QAH Episode 23: The TRUTH about the Bermuda Triangle

    Published: 9/13/2023

  9. Episode 272: Catherine de' Medici, Ruler of France

    Published: 9/10/2023

  10. QAH Episode 22: Benedict IX, the Profligate Pope

    Published: 9/6/2023

  11. Episode 271: History’s Weirdest Deaths - Part 4

    Published: 9/3/2023

  12. QAH Episode 21: The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius

    Published: 8/30/2023

  13. Episode 270: The Eruptions of Mount Tambora and Krakatoa

    Published: 8/27/2023

  14. QAH Episode 20: The Berners Street Hoax

    Published: 8/23/2023

  15. Episode 269: The Six Wives of Henry VIII

    Published: 8/20/2023

  16. QAH Episode 19: Jumbo the Elephant

    Published: 8/16/2023

  17. Episode 268: The Vasa, Sweden's Mighty Warship

    Published: 8/13/2023

  18. QAH Episode 18: The Great Molasses Flood

    Published: 8/9/2023

  19. Episode 267: History's Biggest Misconceptions

    Published: 8/6/2023

  20. QAH Episode 17: Bertha Benz and the First Test Drive

    Published: 8/2/2023

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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.