Episode 87: Edward Jenner, Father of the Vaccine
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, discover the life of Edward Jenner, a man who perhaps saved more lives than any other human in the history of our species by developing a vaccine for smallpox. H...
23 Feb 202031min
Episode 86: Irene, Byzantine Empress
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the story of Irene of Athens, who rose to rule the Byzantine Empire in her own right through a combination of political cleverness and brutal and bloody aut...
16 Feb 202031min
Episode 85: Peter Tordenskjold, Norway’s Han Solo
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, uncover the incredible exploits of the brazen sea captain Peter Tordenskjold, who fought for Denmark-Norway against the Swedish during the Great Northern War. Ho...
9 Feb 202030min
Episode 84: Black Agnes and the Siege of Dunbar
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the ridiculous story of the Siege of Dunbar, where a Scottish noblewoman known as Black Agnes thoroughly humiliated her English foes as they laid siege to h...
2 Feb 202027min
Episode 83: Johann Friedrich Struensee, Paramour of Queens
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, learn the tale of Johann Friedrich Struensee, who took control of the Kingdom of Denmark in the eighteenth century, by winning over the king and sleeping with th...
26 Jan 202034min
Episode 82: Norwegian Heavy Water Sabotage
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the remarkable tale of the Norwegian and Allied saboteurs who fought a secret and dangerous war against the Nazi nuclear weapons program during the Second W...
19 Jan 202031min
Episode 81: The Beast of Gévaudan
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, uncover the remarkable true story of the Beast of Gévaudan, a monstrosity that plagued and terrorised the French countryside in the 1760s. Hosted on Acast. See a...
12 Jan 202035min
Episode 80: Tycho Brahe, the Brass-Nosed Astronomer
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, discover the life of Tycho Brahe, who balanced his astronomic and scientific genius with, like, just a whole bunch of really weird stuff. Hosted on Acast. See ac...
5 Jan 202037min
