Half-Arsed History

A podcast by Riley Knight

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470 Episodes

  1. Episode 130: The Historic Origins of Popular Sayings

    Published: 20/12/2020
  2. Episode 129: The White Australia Policy

    Published: 13/12/2020
  3. Episode 128: Moctezuma II and the Fall of the Aztecs

    Published: 6/12/2020
  4. Episode 127: Moctezuma I and the Rise of the Aztecs

    Published: 29/11/2020
  5. Episode 126: History’s Weirdest Deaths

    Published: 22/11/2020
  6. Episode 125: Burke and Hare, Murderous Bodysnatchers

    Published: 15/11/2020
  7. Episode 124: History of Birth Control

    Published: 8/11/2020
  8. Episode 123: The Lancashire Witch Trials

    Published: 1/11/2020
  9. Episode 122: The Great Stink

    Published: 25/10/2020
  10. Episode 121: Giacomo Casanova, the Famous Philanderer - Part 2

    Published: 18/10/2020
  11. Episode 120: Giacomo Casanova, the Famous Philanderer - Part 1

    Published: 11/10/2020
  12. Episode 119: Bonnie and Clyde, the Bank-Robbing Couple

    Published: 4/10/2020
  13. Episode 118: Franklin’s Lost Expedition

    Published: 27/09/2020
  14. Episode 117: Hasekura Tsunenaga, First Diplomat to Europe

    Published: 20/09/2020
  15. Episode 116: The Battle of Kadesh

    Published: 13/09/2020
  16. Episode 115: The History of Gunpowder

    Published: 6/09/2020
  17. Episode 114: Joan of Arc

    Published: 30/08/2020
  18. Episode 113: History’s Shortest Wars

    Published: 23/08/2020
  19. Episode 112: The Seven Wonders, Part 2

    Published: 16/08/2020
  20. Episode 111: The Seven Wonders, Part 1

    Published: 9/08/2020

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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: [email protected] the show on Patreon: https://patreon.com/halfarsedhistoryBuy Half-Arsed History merch: https://halfarsedhistory.theprintbar.comIf you've just discovered the show and aren't sure which of the 300+ episodes to start with, here are some suggestions:Episode 139: The History of the Toilet - https://sptfy.com/PK3JEpisode 75: The Great Emu War - https://sptfy.com/PK3KEpisode 197: The History of Nuclear Weapons - https://sptfy.com/PK3LEpisode 233: The 1930 FIFA World Cup - https://sptfy.com/PK3MEpisode 106: The First Circumnavigation - https://sptfy.com/PK3NHalf-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.

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