Episode 366: How Iran and the West Became Enemies
In this week's episode, unravel the long and complicated geopolitical history that turned Iran from one of the West's staunchest regional allies in the Middle East into one of its bitterest foes.Histo...
29 Jun 20251h 3min
Inventions Episode 26: Canned Food
Canned food has revolutionised the way we eat - by making food last for longer than ever before, it has helped to increase food safety and security for billions of people across hundreds of years.Hist...
27 Jun 202523min
QAH Episode 116: Chevaliere d’Eon, the Spy Who Defied Gender
Quarter-Arsed History presents: Chevaliere d’Eon, a spy, soldier, and swashbuckler who blackmailed King Louis XV and lived life as both as man and a woman across the years.History's Strangest Deaths, ...
25 Jun 202527min
Episode 365: Sir Francis Drake, the Dragon of the Seas - Part 2
In this week's episode, finish off the story of the famed Sir Francis Drake, and hear about his later campaigns agains the Spanish - both successful and unsuccessful. History's Strangest Deaths, the f...
22 Jun 202556min
Inventions Episode 25: Railways
Railways revolutionised the world of transport, enabling people and goods to be transported great distances at great speed, more cheaply and efficiently than ever before. History's Strangest Deaths, t...
20 Jun 202521min
QAH Episode 115: The St Scholastica Day Riot
Quarter-Arsed History presents: the St Scholastica Day Riot, when the English university town of Oxford was thrown into the midst of a three-day riot over a disagreement about the quality of some wine...
18 Jun 202519min
Episode 364: Sir Francis Drake, the Dragon of the Seas - Part 1
In this week's episode, meet Sir Francis Drake, whose lifelong vendetta against the Spanish led to a life of high adventure - including the circumnavigation of the globe.Pre-order History's Strangest ...
15 Jun 20251h 5min
Inventions Episode 24: The Steam Engine
The steam engine is a foundational modern technology that underpins today's industrialised world; it also tended to explode and helped to precipitate a climate crisis. So there's that.Pre-order Histor...
13 Jun 202530min
