596 Episodes

  1. Episode 56: Robert Smalls

    Published: 7/21/2019
  2. Episode 55: Gregor MacGregor, Part 2

    Published: 7/14/2019
  3. Episode 54: Gregor MacGregor, Part 1

    Published: 7/7/2019
  4. Episode 53: La Maupin, Operatic Swashbuckler

    Published: 6/30/2019
  5. Episode 52: Arkipov and Petrov, World-Savers

    Published: 6/23/2019
  6. Episode 51: William Buckley, Escaped Convict

    Published: 6/16/2019
  7. Episode 50: The Darien Scheme

    Published: 6/9/2019
  8. Episode 49: Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read

    Published: 6/2/2019
  9. Episode 48: The 1904 Olympic Marathon

    Published: 5/26/2019
  10. Episode 47: Mutiny on the Bounty, Part 2

    Published: 5/19/2019
  11. Episode 46: Mutiny on the Bounty, Part 1

    Published: 5/12/2019
  12. Episode 45: The Second Pacific Squadron

    Published: 5/5/2019
  13. Episode 44: Qin Shi Huang

    Published: 4/28/2019
  14. Episode 43: Korean Axe Murder Incident

    Published: 4/21/2019
  15. Episode 42: Boudica, the Rebel Queen

    Published: 4/14/2019
  16. Episode 41: Hannibal Barca, Part 2

    Published: 4/7/2019
  17. Episode 40: Hannibal Barca, Part 1

    Published: 3/31/2019
  18. Episode 39: Le Gentil and the Transits of Venus

    Published: 3/24/2019
  19. Episode 38: The Great Race of Mercy

    Published: 3/17/2019
  20. Episode 37: Burke and Wills

    Published: 3/10/2019

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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.