Episode 37: Burke and Wills, Australian Pioneers

Episode 37: Burke and Wills, Australian Pioneers

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, relive the Burke and Wills Expedition, one of the first attempts to cross the inland of Australia from south to north.


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Monuments Episode 52: The Sydney Opera House

Monuments Episode 52: The Sydney Opera House

This week's monument is the Sydney Opera House, one of the most famous and instantly-recognisable Australian landmarks, one that has graced the Sydney skyline since 1973. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

27 Des 202417min

QAH Episode 90: A Brief History of Santa Claus

QAH Episode 90: A Brief History of Santa Claus

Quarter-Arsed History presents: a brief history of Santa Claus, and how he has emerged and developed as a central part of modern Christmas celebrations, with a multifaceted origin story that goes back...

25 Des 202425min

Episode 339: The History of Christmas

Episode 339: The History of Christmas

In this week's episode, get across the history of Christmas, from its emergence as an early Christian festival co-opting existing celebrations, to the massive, worldwide event it is today. Hosted on A...

22 Des 20241h 17min

Monuments Episode 51: The Berlin Wall

Monuments Episode 51: The Berlin Wall

This week's monument is the Berlin Wall, an enormous, 155 kilometre-long wall that once divided the city of Berlin in two before its eventual fall in 1989. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...

20 Des 202428min

QAH Episode 89: Frank Shackleton and the Irish Crown Jewels

QAH Episode 89: Frank Shackleton and the Irish Crown Jewels

Quarter-Arsed History presents: Frank Shackleton and his potential connection with the theft of the Irish Crown Jewels - never conclusively proven, but nonetheless involving quite a few controversial ...

18 Des 202423min

Episode 338: Sir Ernest Shackleton and the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition

Episode 338: Sir Ernest Shackleton and the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition

In this week's episode, meet the famed explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, who led the ill-fated Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition into the Antarctic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

15 Des 20241h 20min

Monuments Episode 50: The Hiroshima Peace Memorial

Monuments Episode 50: The Hiroshima Peace Memorial

This week's monument is the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, the semi-ruined remains of the only building to survive in the immediate vicinity of the atomic bomb that was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiro...

13 Des 202418min

QAH Episode 88: A Brief History of Pigeon Post

QAH Episode 88: A Brief History of Pigeon Post

Quarter-Arsed History presents: a brief history of Pigeon Post, how humans have used homing pigeons to facilitate speedy, long-distance communication for thousands and thousands of years. Hosted on A...

11 Des 202424min

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