Half-Arsed History

Half-Arsed History's second book, The Most Interesting People You've Never Heard Of, is now available for pre-order: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/bkq2G9

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.

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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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Episoder(711)

Episode 322: The Panama Canal

In this week's episode, hear the history of the construction of the Panama Canal, which links the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans across Central America.The Most Interesting People You've Never Heard Of, ...

25 Aug 202454min

Monuments Episode 34: The Palace of Versailles

This week's monument is the Palace of Versailles, a beautiful palace on the outskirts of Paris that served as the residence for the French royal family across the 18th century. The Most Interesting Pe...

23 Aug 202416min

QAH Episode 72: The Origin of the Teddy Bear

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the origin of the teddy bear, the children's stuffed toy which got its name after a presidential hunting trip in 1902, when Theodore Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear. ...

21 Aug 202418min

Episode 321: Theodore Roosevelt, America's Greatest President - Part 2

In this week's episode, continue to get to know Theodore Roosevelt by hearing all about his foreign policy and evaluate his lasting legacy as president of the US.The Most Interesting People You've Nev...

18 Aug 202446min

Monuments Episode 33: Potala Palace

This week's monument is Potala Palace, a huge, fortress-like palace complex in the Tibetan city of Lhasa.The Most Interesting People You've Never Heard Of, the second Half-Arsed History book, releases...

16 Aug 202415min

QAH Episode 71: The Leicester Balloon Riot

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the Leicester Balloon Riot, an incident that saw tens of thousands of angry people cause a ruckus because they thought a hot air balloon wasn't as big as they were hopi...

14 Aug 202416min

Episode 320: Theodore Roosevelt, America's Greatest President - Part 1

In this episode, meet Theodore Roosevelt, and hear about his rise to the office of US president as well as his administration's overwhelmingly positive domestic legacy.The Most Interesting People You'...

11 Aug 202440min

Monuments Episode 32: The Taj Mahal

This week's monument is the Taj Mahal, a huge, opulent mausoleum in the Indian city of Agra, built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan I as a resting place for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal.The Most Interesting Peo...

9 Aug 202419min