Inventions Episode 31: The Sewing Machine

Inventions Episode 31: The Sewing Machine

The sewing machine is a piece of technology that has had an outsized historical influence - not just on the textile industry, but on society, culture, and history as well.


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: https://www.booktopia.com.au/history-s-strangest-deaths-riley-knight/book/9781761472589.html

International: https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Riley-Knight-History's-Strangest-Deaths-9781761472589


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QAH Episode 135: Robert Curthose, the Mutinous Elder Brother

QAH Episode 135: Robert Curthose, the Mutinous Elder Brother

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Episode 384: History’s Problematic Princes

Episode 384: History’s Problematic Princes

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Inventions Episode 44: Penicillin

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QAH Episode 134: The Venus de Milo

QAH Episode 134: The Venus de Milo

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Episode 383: That Time the Mona Lisa Was Stolen from the Louvre

Episode 383: That Time the Mona Lisa Was Stolen from the Louvre

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Inventions Episode 43: Plastic

Inventions Episode 43: Plastic

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QAH Episode 133: The Lake Nyos Disaster

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Episode 382: The Tichborne Claimant

Episode 382: The Tichborne Claimant

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