Half-Arsed History
A podcast by Riley Knight
590 Episodes
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Inventions Episode 19: The Printing Press
Published: 5/9/2025 -
QAH Episode 109: The Cadaver Synod - Remastered
Published: 5/7/2025 -
Episode 358: History’s Weirdest Papal Conclaves
Published: 5/4/2025 -
Inventions Episode 18: The Mechanical Clock
Published: 5/2/2025 -
QAH Episode 108: The Defenestrations of Prague - Remastered
Published: 4/30/2025 -
Episode 357: The History of the Papal Conclave
Published: 4/27/2025 -
Inventions Episode 17: Eyeglasses
Published: 4/25/2025 -
QAH Episode 107: Lord Timothy Dexter, the Whacko Entrepreneur - Remastered
Published: 4/23/2025 -
Episode 356: A Guide to Australian Elections
Published: 4/20/2025 -
Inventions Episode 16: The Compass
Published: 4/18/2025 -
QAH Episode 106: Jeanne de Clisson, Lioness of Brittany - Remastered
Published: 4/16/2025 -
Episode 355: The Jacobite Risings and the Battle of Culloden
Published: 4/13/2025 -
Inventions Episode 15: Gunpowder
Published: 4/11/2025 -
QAH Episode 105: The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand - Remastered
Published: 4/9/2025 -
Episode 354: The Buried Treasure of William Kidd
Published: 4/6/2025 -
Inventions Episode 14: The Toothbrush
Published: 4/4/2025 -
QAH Episode 104: The War of the Oaken Bucket - Remastered
Published: 4/2/2025 -
Episode 353: The Historic Origins of Popular Sayings - Part 3, Nautical Edition
Published: 3/30/2025 -
Inventions Episode 13: Toilet Paper
Published: 3/28/2025 -
QAH Episode 103: The Affair of the Diamond Necklace - Remastered
Published: 3/26/2025
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.