Half-Arsed History
A podcast by Riley Knight
595 Episodes
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Episode 135: The History of Football
Published: 1/24/2021 -
Episode 134: Eleanor of Aquitaine, Grandmother of Europe
Published: 1/17/2021 -
Episode 133: The First-Term Achievements of Every Single US President
Published: 1/10/2021 -
Episode 132: History’s Shortest Reigns
Published: 1/3/2021 -
Episode 131: The Mongol Invasions of Japan
Published: 12/27/2020 -
Episode 130: The Historic Origins of Popular Sayings
Published: 12/20/2020 -
Episode 129: The White Australia Policy
Published: 12/13/2020 -
Episode 128: Moctezuma II and the Fall of the Aztecs
Published: 12/6/2020 -
Episode 127: Moctezuma I and the Rise of the Aztecs
Published: 11/29/2020 -
Episode 126: History’s Weirdest Deaths
Published: 11/22/2020 -
Episode 125: Burke and Hare, Murderous Bodysnatchers
Published: 11/15/2020 -
Episode 124: History of Birth Control
Published: 11/8/2020 -
Episode 123: The Lancashire Witch Trials
Published: 11/1/2020 -
Episode 122: The Great Stink
Published: 10/25/2020 -
Episode 121: Giacomo Casanova, the Famous Philanderer - Part 2
Published: 10/18/2020 -
Episode 120: Giacomo Casanova, the Famous Philanderer - Part 1
Published: 10/11/2020 -
Episode 119: Bonnie and Clyde, the Bank-Robbing Couple
Published: 10/4/2020 -
Episode 118: Franklin’s Lost Expedition
Published: 9/27/2020 -
Episode 117: Hasekura Tsunenaga, First Diplomat to Europe
Published: 9/20/2020 -
Episode 116: The Battle of Kadesh
Published: 9/13/2020
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.