Inventions Episode 24: The Steam Engine
The steam engine is a foundational modern technology that underpins today's industrialised world; it also tended to explode and helped to precipitate a climate crisis. So there's that.Pre-order Histor...
13 Kesä 202530min
QAH Episode 114: The Legend of Lasseter’s Reef
Quarter-Arsed History presents: the legend of Lasseter's Reef, a supposed immense fortune in gold that is lost somewhere out in the Australian desert. Pre-order History's Strangest Deaths and get 17% ...
11 Kesä 202521min
Episode 363: The Mystery of the Dyatlov Pass Incident
In this week's episode, uncover the details of the Dyatlov Pass Incident, when something caused nine Soviet hikers to abandon their mountainside tent and perish in the middle of a freezing night - for...
8 Kesä 202553min
Inventions Episode 23: The Thermometer
The thermometer has had a huge impact on many aspects of modern life, none more important than in the field of medicine - where it has helped in revolutionising diagnosis and patient monitoring. Host...
6 Kesä 202525min
Announcing: History's Strangest Deaths, the first Half-Arsed History book
History's Strangest Deaths, the first Half-Arsed History book, releases on the 5th of August across the Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand region. Pre-order your copy from Booktopia or A&U: AU/NZ: htt...
4 Kesä 20255min
QAH Episode 113: Mad Jack Mytton, the Regency Rake
Quarter-Arsed History presents: the tale of Mad Jack Mytton, a wild and eccentric character who wasted a colossal fortune away living a life of unbridled, reckless hedonism. Hosted on Acast. See acast...
4 Kesä 202523min
Episode 362: The Sacred Band of Thebes
In this week's episode, meet the Sacred Band of Thebes, an elite heavy infantry unit, made up of 150 pairs of lovers, that took part in immensely important ancient battles. Hosted on Acast. See acast....
1 Kesä 202554min
Inventions Episode 22: The Microscope
The microscope has unlocked whole new worlds for us to explore, over the centuries - but the question of who actually invented it remains unresolved, even today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
30 Touko 202526min
