595 Episodes

  1. Episode 115: The History of Gunpowder

    Published: 9/6/2020
  2. Episode 114: Joan of Arc

    Published: 8/30/2020
  3. Episode 113: History’s Shortest Wars

    Published: 8/23/2020
  4. Episode 112: The Seven Wonders, Part 2

    Published: 8/16/2020
  5. Episode 111: The Seven Wonders, Part 1

    Published: 8/9/2020
  6. Episode 110: The History of Money

    Published: 8/2/2020
  7. Episode 109: Sir William Wallace, Guardian of Scotland

    Published: 7/26/2020
  8. Episode 108: The Shark Arm Murder

    Published: 7/19/2020
  9. Episode 107: The Münster Rebellion

    Published: 7/11/2020
  10. Episode 106: The First Circumnavigation of the Earth

    Published: 7/5/2020
  11. Episode 105: Hamilton vs. Burr

    Published: 6/28/2020
  12. Episode 104: Joseph Bologne, Virtuosic Swordsman

    Published: 6/21/2020
  13. Episode 103: The Insurrection Act of 1807

    Published: 6/14/2020
  14. Episode 102: The History of Clocks, Part 2

    Published: 6/7/2020
  15. Episode 101: The History of Clocks, Part 1

    Published: 5/31/2020
  16. Episode 100: Seven Short Stories

    Published: 5/24/2020
  17. Episode 99: The History of Coffee

    Published: 5/17/2020
  18. Episode 98: Ching Shih, Pirate Queen

    Published: 5/10/2020
  19. Episode 97: Colonel Blood, Thief of Crowns

    Published: 5/3/2020
  20. Episode 96: The Bone Wars

    Published: 4/26/2020

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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.