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Half-Arsed History
Hosted by Riley Knight · EN
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. Twice 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
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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.
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Week 23: The Treaty of Tordesillas
4d ago00:27:37Tap to summarizeThis week in history we’ve got an unlucky French astronomer, an absurd religious festival, and a riotous baseball game where beer was ten cents a cup - and we’ve got the history of a treaty that divided the world up between two European imperial powers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 414: The Hindenburg Disaster
1w ago00:57:53Tap to summarizeIn this week's episode, learn all about the Hindenburg Disaster, when a German rigid airship went up in flames in Lakehurst, USA - and the very significant long-term impact of this catastrophe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Week 22: The Disappearance of Maurice Wilson
2w ago00:30:10Tap to summarizeThis week in history we’ve got French heroes burning and Byzantine cities falling, we’ve got the birthdays of singers and spies and activists - that’s all actually just one person - and we’ve got the tale of the man who decided to reach the top of Mount Everest… by flying there in a plane. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 413: J.R.R. Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings
2w ago00:58:16Tap to summarizeIn this week's episode, meet J.R.R. Tolkien, the immensely influential fantasy author whose works, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, revolutionised the fantasy genre and made it what it is today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Week 21: Pepsi Number Fever
3w ago00:31:10Tap to summarizeThis week in history we’ve got assassinations and defenestrations and the release of a hugely popular global franchise, we’ve got the birthdays of palaeontologists and queens and jazz musicians, and we’ve got one of the most ridiculous promotional disasters you’ll ever come across. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 412: The Seven Voyages of Zheng He
3w ago01:03:35Tap to summarizeIn this week's episode, get to know the famed Chinese admiral Zheng He, who led seven voyages at the head of a huge treasure fleet for the glory of Ming China. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Week 20: The Fall of Acre
4w ago00:33:28Tap to summarizeThis week in history we’ve got the test of the first-ever vaccine, and the first woman to fly across the Atlantic, we’ve got the birthdays of artists and political leaders and walking disasters, and we’ve got the end of the Crusader States in the Holy Land. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 411: The True Story of Pocahontas
4w ago00:52:33Tap to summarizeIn this week's episode, meet Pocahontas, the famous Indigenous American woman, and uncover the truth of her story - or as much of it as we know, at any rate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Update: I'm Really Sick So Episodes Will Be Delayed
May 600:01:32Tap to summarizeJust got back from an overseas trip and I'm absolutely cooked, there is going to be some delays in getting the next few episodes out. Sorry about this everyone Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Week 19: The Assassination of Spencer Perceval
May 600:36:19Tap to summarizeThis week in history we’ve got the theft of the crown jewels and of a Confederate steamboat, we’ve got the birthdays of nurses and composers and artists, and we’ve got the story of the only British prime minister ever to have been assassinated. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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