Podcast
Half-Arsed History
Hosted by Riley Knight · EN
Half-Arsed History's second book, The Most Interesting People You've Never Heard Of, is now available for pre-order: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/bkq2G9
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.
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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 8: Three Presidents in One Hour
Feb 1800:35:26Tap to summarizeThis week in history we’ve got monuments, calendars, and the disastrous premiere of a popular opera, we’ve got the birthdays of astronomers and diarists and presidents, and we’ve got that time that Mexico got through three presidents in a single hour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 399: Nicolaus Copernicus and Copernican Heliocentrism
Feb 1500:55:34Tap to summarizeIn this week's episode, get to know Nicolaus Copernicus, the 15th-century astronomer who brought about a historical paradigm shift with his radical proposal that the Sun, not the Earth, is at the centre of the solar system. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Week 7: The Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre
Feb 1100:40:40Tap to summarizeThis week in history we’ve got famous martyrdoms, global car races, and the discovery of former planets, we’ve got the birthdays of scientists and leaders and activists, and we’ve also got the story of an infamous Chicago bloodbath. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 398: The Foundation of Modern Singapore
Feb 800:58:20Tap to summarizeIn this week's episode, discover how, why, and perhaps most importantly where modern Singapore was founded, back in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Week 6: The Sack of Baghdad
Feb 400:33:32Tap to summarizeThis week in history we’ve got riots and treaties, we’ve got the discovery of the world’s biggest gold nugget, we’ve got the birthday of a famous Victorian author, and of course, the end of the Islamic Golden Age with the Sack of Baghdad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Inventions Episode 14: The Toothbrush
Apr 4, 202500:22:27Tap to summarizeThe toothbrush is yet another simple but very important invention that has been a part of everyday life for people for over a thousand years, helping in keeping our choppers clean and in good health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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QAH Episode 104: The War of the Oaken Bucket - Remastered
Apr 2, 202500:18:11Tap to summarizeQuarter-Arsed History presents: another telling of the War of the Oaken Bucket, one of the shortest episode topics ever covered by this tinpot history podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 353: The Historic Origins of Popular Sayings - Part 3, Nautical Edition
Mar 30, 202501:01:56Tap to summarizeIn this week's episode, learn the origins of five sayings that all have a nautical origin: logbook, not enough room to swing a cat, grog, three sheets to the wind, and average. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Inventions Episode 13: Toilet Paper
Mar 28, 202500:22:12Tap to summarizeToilet paper is something we have been wiping our bums with it for almost 1,500 years - an old invention with quite a few interesting details in its story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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QAH Episode 103: The Affair of the Diamond Necklace - Remastered
Mar 26, 202500:25:34Tap to summarizeQuarter-Arsed History presents: a retelling of the Affair of the Diamond Necklace, when a French con woman scammed a rich cardinal in a truly scandalous manner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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