Episode 310: Oscar Wilde, the Brilliant Playwright

The light bulb is something found in more or less every room in our homes, today - and while its form and function hasn't changed too much, it has undergone countless improvements and updates across m...

12 Sep 202524min

Quarter-Arsed History presents: highlights from the Q&A sessions from the live show in Maroochydore, including questions on the research that went into the book, how future historians will reflect on ...

10 Sep 202526min

In this week's episode, get the best kind of advice - unsolicited advice - as to how to bring your creative endeavours to life (there are also a couple of chapters from the book at the end of the epis...

7 Sep 202532min

The telephone completely changed the way we communicate with one another, making it possible to have an instant back-and-forth conversation across vast distances. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

5 Sep 202527min

Quarter-Arsed History presents: highlights from the Q&A sessions from the live shows in Sydney and Brisbane, including questions on the book's cover, the next white whale, video content, and whether p...

3 Sep 202527min

In this week's episode, enjoy a series of shameful confessions about the mistakes - both those that were found and missed - in History's Strangest Deaths, and listen to a sneaky chapter or two at the ...

31 Aug 202538min

The internal combustion engine is an invention that has completely and irreversibly changed human civilisation and the way we live our lives, unlocking personal transportation, powering global trade n...

29 Aug 202524min

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the story of the death of Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, a glaring omission from History's Strangest deaths - the shah sentenced two servants to death but then delayed the e...

27 Aug 202522min