Half-Arsed History
A podcast by Riley Knight
470 Episodes
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Episode 70: Four Generations of the Dumas Family
Published: 27/10/2019 -
Episode 69: The Eighty Years’ War, Part 2
Published: 20/10/2019 -
Episode 68: The Eighty Years’ War, Part 1
Published: 13/10/2019 -
Episode 67: Josephine Baker: Singer, Spy, Activist
Published: 6/10/2019 -
Episode 66: Juan Pujol García, Self-Made Spy
Published: 29/09/2019 -
Episode 65: Tarrare, the Eating Machine
Published: 22/09/2019 -
Episode 64: John Paul Jones, Father of the US Navy
Published: 15/09/2019 -
Episode 63: Admiral Yi Sun-Sin
Published: 8/09/2019 -
Episode 62: James Lind and the Cure for Scurvy
Published: 1/09/2019 -
Episode 61: John R. Brinkley, the Goat Testicle Quack
Published: 25/08/2019 -
Episode 60: Alexander’s Siege of Tyre
Published: 18/08/2019 -
Episode 59: Neutral Moresnet
Published: 11/08/2019 -
Episode 58: Elagabalus, Rome’s Dirty Emperor
Published: 4/08/2019 -
Episode 57: Stede Bonnet, Gentleman Pirate
Published: 28/07/2019 -
Episode 56: Robert Smalls
Published: 21/07/2019 -
Episode 55: Gregor MacGregor, Part 2
Published: 14/07/2019 -
Episode 54: Gregor MacGregor, Part 1
Published: 7/07/2019 -
Episode 53: La Maupin, Operatic Swashbuckler
Published: 30/06/2019 -
Episode 52: Arkipov and Petrov, World-Savers
Published: 23/06/2019 -
Episode 51: William Buckley, Escaped Convict
Published: 16/06/2019
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.