Half-Arsed History

Half-Arsed History

Half-Arsed History's first book, History's Strangest Deaths, is now available: https://www.booktopia.com.au/history-s-strangest-deaths-riley-knight/book/9781761472589.html


Welcome along to Half-Arsed History! It's a weekly podcast highlighting absurd and entertaining stories from history. Twice a week, it helps host Riley Knight feel as though his useless history degree has some kind of real-world relevance.


Get in touch: halfarsedhistory@gmail.com

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If you've just discovered the show and aren't sure which of the 350+ episodes to start with, here are some suggestions:

Episode 139: The History of the Toilet - https://sptfy.com/PK3J • https://apple.co/3Giftt3

Episode 75: The Great Emu War - https://sptfy.com/PK3K • https://apple.co/4jKCvr7

Episode 197: The History of Nuclear Weapons - https://sptfy.com/PK3L • https://apple.co/4jygYlc

Episode 233: The 1930 FIFA World Cup - https://sptfy.com/PK3M • https://apple.co/4iltL9P

Episode 106: The First Circumnavigation - https://sptfy.com/PK3N • https://apple.co/4jewsLj


Half-Arsed History acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the unceded Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi Kabi) Land on which the podcast is written and recorded, and pays respect to First Nations Elders past, present, and emerging. Indigenous sovereignty was never ceded. This continent always was, and always will be, Aboriginal Land.

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Episode 368: The French Revolution - Part 2: The Revolution

Episode 368: The French Revolution - Part 2: The Revolution

In this week's episode, get across the story of the opening days of the French Revolution - the public protests and disorder which culminated in the legendarily famous Storming of the Bastille. Histor...

13 Jul 202554min

Inventions Episode 28: The Bicycle

Inventions Episode 28: The Bicycle

The bicycle is a truly marvellous invention, not only unlocking an all-new form of personal transportation and mobility, but also offering humanity the greatest gift of all: speed. History's Strangest...

11 Jul 202519min

QAH Episode 118: Run Like Pheidippides - A Half-Arsed History Couch to 5K

QAH Episode 118: Run Like Pheidippides - A Half-Arsed History Couch to 5K

Quarter-Arsed History presents: of all things, this week, a guide to how you could try your hand at long-distance running by giving a Couch to 5K a crack.Hi-res version of the Couch to 5K template: ht...

9 Jul 202549min

Episode 367: The French Revolution - Part 1: The Crisis

Episode 367: The French Revolution - Part 1: The Crisis

In this week's episode, learn about the leadup to and origins of the French Revolution, culminating in the breakdown of the Estates-General and the Tennis Court Oath in 1789. History's Strangest Death...

6 Jul 202556min

Inventions Episode 27: The Stethoscope

Inventions Episode 27: The Stethoscope

The stethoscope has provided doctors with an efficient and non-invasive way to assess and diagnose patients, while also helping to advance our understanding of cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses...

4 Jul 202519min

QAH Episode 117: The Canadian Caper

QAH Episode 117: The Canadian Caper

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the Canadian Caper, when the Canadian government smuggled six US diplomats out of Tehran during the Iran Hostage Crisis using a CIA-backed fake film.History's Strangest...

2 Jul 202529min

Episode 366: How Iran and the West Became Enemies

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

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

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