595 Episodes

  1. Episode 135: The History of Football

    Published: 1/24/2021
  2. Episode 134: Eleanor of Aquitaine, Grandmother of Europe

    Published: 1/17/2021
  3. Episode 133: The First-Term Achievements of Every Single US President

    Published: 1/10/2021
  4. Episode 132: History’s Shortest Reigns

    Published: 1/3/2021
  5. Episode 131: The Mongol Invasions of Japan

    Published: 12/27/2020
  6. Episode 130: The Historic Origins of Popular Sayings

    Published: 12/20/2020
  7. Episode 129: The White Australia Policy

    Published: 12/13/2020
  8. Episode 128: Moctezuma II and the Fall of the Aztecs

    Published: 12/6/2020
  9. Episode 127: Moctezuma I and the Rise of the Aztecs

    Published: 11/29/2020
  10. Episode 126: History’s Weirdest Deaths

    Published: 11/22/2020
  11. Episode 125: Burke and Hare, Murderous Bodysnatchers

    Published: 11/15/2020
  12. Episode 124: History of Birth Control

    Published: 11/8/2020
  13. Episode 123: The Lancashire Witch Trials

    Published: 11/1/2020
  14. Episode 122: The Great Stink

    Published: 10/25/2020
  15. Episode 121: Giacomo Casanova, the Famous Philanderer - Part 2

    Published: 10/18/2020
  16. Episode 120: Giacomo Casanova, the Famous Philanderer - Part 1

    Published: 10/11/2020
  17. Episode 119: Bonnie and Clyde, the Bank-Robbing Couple

    Published: 10/4/2020
  18. Episode 118: Franklin’s Lost Expedition

    Published: 9/27/2020
  19. Episode 117: Hasekura Tsunenaga, First Diplomat to Europe

    Published: 9/20/2020
  20. Episode 116: The Battle of Kadesh

    Published: 9/13/2020

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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.