Half-Arsed History podcast

Half-Arsed History

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.html Welcome 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: halfarsedhistory@gmail.com Support the show on Patreon: https://patreon.com/halfarsedhistory Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/halfarsedhistory Buy Half-Arsed History merch: https://halfarsedhistory.theprintbar.com If 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/3Giftt3 Episode 75: The Great Emu War - https://sptfy.com/PK3K • https://apple.co/4jKCvr7 Episode 197: The History of Nuclear Weapons - https://sptfy.com/PK3L • https://apple.co/4jygYlc Episode 233: The 1930 FIFA World Cup - https://sptfy.com/PK3M • https://apple.co/4iltL9P Episode 106: The First Circumnavigation - https://sptfy.com/PK3N • https://apple.co/4jewsLj Half-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 <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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.html Welcome 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: halfarsedhistory@gmail.com Support the show on Patreon: https://patreon.com/halfarsedhistory Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/halfarsedhistory Buy Half-Arsed History merch: https://halfarsedhistory.theprintbar.com If 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/3Giftt3 Episode 75: The Great Emu War - https://sptfy.com/PK3K • https://apple.co/4jKCvr7 Episode 197: The History of Nuclear Weapons - https://sptfy.com/PK3L • https://apple.co/4jygYlc Episode 233: The 1930 FIFA World Cup - https://sptfy.com/PK3M • https://apple.co/4iltL9P Episode 106: The First Circumnavigation - https://sptfy.com/PK3N • https://apple.co/4jewsLj Half-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 <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

 

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QAH Episode 139: The SS Princess Alice Disaster

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the story of the SS Princess Alice Disaster, when hundreds... more

12 Dec 2025

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12 Dec 2025


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Update: On Recent Episodes Being Late and a Few Other Things Too

TL;DL: No episodes for the next week or so. I'm a little bit burnt out after a huge year, ... more

02 Dec 2025

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Episode 388: Beatrix Potter, the Enterprising Author

In this week's episode, get to know the remarkable Beatrix Potter, whose historical legacy... more

02 Dec 2025

51 MINS

51:13

02 Dec 2025


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Inventions Episode 48: The Pill

The pill brought about a huge shift in the history of human civilisation, revolutionising ... more

29 Nov 2025

27 MINS

27:28

29 Nov 2025


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QAH Episode 138: The Mad Trapper of Rat River

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the tale of the Mad Trapper of Rat River, a mysterious fig... more

28 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:11

28 Nov 2025


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Episode 387: Nations Named After People

In this week's episode, hear about the history behind the names of five nations, all named... more

27 Nov 2025

52 MINS

52:24

27 Nov 2025


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Inventions Episode 47: Velcro

Velcro - or, officially, the hook-and-loop fastener - is a useful little invention that we... more

26 Nov 2025

24 MINS

24:02

26 Nov 2025


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QAH Episode 137: W.G. Grace, the Great Cricketer

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the story of W.G. Grace, one of the most famous cricketers... more

23 Nov 2025

32 MINS

32:11

23 Nov 2025


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Episode 386: The History of the Ashes

In this episode, get across the origin and history of a fierce century-and-a-half sporting... more

22 Nov 2025

54 MINS

54:12

22 Nov 2025


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Inventions Episode 46: The Microwave Oven

The microwave oven came about due to a very lucky accident involving an electrical enginee... more

16 Nov 2025

20 MINS

20:32

16 Nov 2025


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QAH Episode 136: The Petrov Affair

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the Petrov Affair, when two Soviet spies caused a major po... more

12 Nov 2025

24 MINS

24:19

12 Nov 2025


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Episode 385: The 1975 Australian Constitutional Crisis

In this week's episode, hear the story of the Dismissal: the 1975 Australian Constitutiona... more

09 Nov 2025

57 MINS

57:23

09 Nov 2025


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Inventions Episode 45: The Ballpoint Pen

The ballpoint pen may not have ushered in a technological revolution as so many other inve... more

07 Nov 2025

20 MINS

20:41

07 Nov 2025


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QAH Episode 135: Robert Curthose, the Mutinous Elder Brother

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the story of Robert Curthose, who managed to cause all sor... more

05 Nov 2025

17 MINS

17:01

05 Nov 2025


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Episode 384: History’s Problematic Princes

In this week's episode, apropos of nothing, meet three historical younger-born princes who... more

03 Nov 2025

51 MINS

51:11

03 Nov 2025


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Inventions Episode 44: Penicillin

Penicillin was a miraculous, marvellous discovery that revolutionised modern medicine and ... more

31 Oct 2025

21 MINS

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