Episode 55: Gregor MacGregor, the Poyaisian Con Man - Part 2
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, be amazed at one of the most brazen and audacious confidence tricks in history - the Poyais Scheme, run by Gregor MacGregor, who invented an entire country and s...
14 Jul 201944min
Episode 54: Gregor MacGregor, the Poyaisian Con Man - Part 1
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, discover the wild soldiering career of the famous swindler Gregor MacGregor, who talked his way into (and out of) all sorts of wild adventures while fighting for...
7 Jul 201944min
Episode 53: La Maupin, Operatic Swashbuckler
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, be entertained by the wild life story of Julie d'Aubigny - better known as La Maupin - who was a swordfighting, convent-burning, and incredibly amorous opera sin...
30 Jun 201932min
Episode 52: Arkipov and Petrov, the Men Who Saved the World
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, be shocked at just how close we've come to a nuclear apocalypse, and how the actions of brave individuals such as Vasiliy Arkhipov and Stanislav Petrov mean that...
23 Jun 201941min
Episode 51: William Buckley, Escaped Convict
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, explore the story of William Buckley, a convict who was transported to Australia only to make a daring escape and live amongst the local indigenous population fo...
16 Jun 201931min
Episode 50: The Darien Scheme
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, be amazed at an untold piece of Scottish History: the Darien Scheme, when Scotland attempted to start a colony in Central America, in the hopes of bridging the A...
9 Jun 201936min
Episode 49: Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, learn about the swashbuckling lives of Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read, three famous pirates that caused all sorts of havoc and mayhem at the end of the G...
2 Jun 201943min
Episode 48: The 1904 Olympic Marathon
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, be amazed at the total lunacy that surrounded the 1904 Olympic Marathon, which featured people coughing up blood, getting attacked by dogs, stopping for naps, ta...
26 Mai 201933min
