Episode 353: The Historic Origins of Popular Sayings - Part 3, Nautical Edition

Episode 353: The Historic Origins of Popular Sayings - Part 3, Nautical Edition

In this week's episode, learn the origins of five sayings that all have a nautical origin: logbook, not enough room to swing a cat, grog, three sheets to the wind, and average.


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Episode 309: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Episode 309: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

In this week's episode, listen to the tale of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, when actor John Wilkes Booth shot the sitting US president in Ford's Theatre. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

26 Mai 202445min

Monuments Episode 21: The Alhambra

Monuments Episode 21: The Alhambra

This week's monument is the Alhambra, a mediaeval hilltop citadel overlooking the Spanish city of Granada, that is one of the finest examples of Islamic architecture in the entire world. Hosted on Ac...

24 Mai 202415min

QAH Episode 59: Ten Cent Beer Night

QAH Episode 59: Ten Cent Beer Night

Quarter-Arsed History presents: Ten Cent Beer Night, a baseball game at which beer was sold at ten cents a cup, leading to streakers, missiles pelting the players on the field, and eventually a full-b...

22 Mai 202418min

Episode 308: The History of the United States - Part 4: Cold War and Global Hegemony

Episode 308: The History of the United States - Part 4: Cold War and Global Hegemony

In this week's episode, conclude an overview of US history with the last of a four-part series, this week getting across the radical changes that took place in post-war USA, with things like the Cold ...

19 Mai 20241h 18min

Monuments Episode 20: The Louvre Palace

Monuments Episode 20: The Louvre Palace

This week's monument is the Louvre Palace, a building in Paris, France that is today home to what is today the world's most famous art museum, but used to be a royal residence for French kings. Hoste...

17 Mai 202420min

QAH Episode 58: The Harlem Hellfighters

QAH Episode 58: The Harlem Hellfighters

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the Harlem Hellfighters, the nickname given to the US 369th Infantry Regiment, a unit of mostly African-American soldiers sent over to Europe to fight in the First Worl...

15 Mai 202418min

Episode 307: The History of the United States - Part 3: Reconstruction and World War

Episode 307: The History of the United States - Part 3: Reconstruction and World War

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, get stuck into the third of four episodes covering the history of the United States of America, this time covering the Reconstruction and Progressive Eras, the W...

12 Mai 202458min

Monuments Episode 19: Notre-Dame de Paris

Monuments Episode 19: Notre-Dame de Paris

This week's monument is Notre-Dame de Paris, one of the most famous Gothic-style cathedrals on the face of the planet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10 Mai 202425min

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