Episode 62: James Lind and the Cure for Scurvy
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, enjoy the uplifting story of James Lind, a medical visionary who was ahead of his time in helping to cure scurvy and conducting what might have been the world's ...
1 Sep 201942min
Episode 61: John R. Brinkley, the Goat Testicle Quack
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, try to contain your bewilderment as you hear the story of John R. Brinkley, a man who made his fortune by transplanting goat testicles into humans after marketin...
25 Aug 201949min
Episode 60: Alexander the Great’s Siege of Tyre
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, learn how Alexander the Great besieged Tyre, with hundreds of ships and a human-made causeway, altering not only the course of world history but also the course ...
18 Aug 201932min
Episode 59: Neutral Moresnet
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, discover the story of Neutral Moresnet, a fascinatingly unique geographical and political anomaly in 19th-century Europe, famous for zinc mining, smuggling, gamb...
11 Aug 201942min
Episode 58: Elagabalus, Rome’s Salacious Emperor
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, be shocked at the debauchery of Elagabalus, who ruled Rome as emperor during the third century with some and gained an outrageous reputation for salaciousness an...
4 Aug 201933min
Episode 57: Stede Bonnet, Gentleman Pirate
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, enjoy the life story of the gentleman pirate Stede Bonnet, who left behind a life of comfortable wealth to take to the seas as a pirate in the Golden Age of Pira...
28 Juli 201942min
Episode 56: Robert Smalls, War Hero and Congressman
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, discover the incredible life of Robert Smalls, who went from being born into slavery to becoming a war hero and a congressman, securing his freedom by stealing a...
21 Juli 201942min
Episode 55: Gregor MacGregor, the Poyaisian Con Man - Part 2
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, be amazed at one of the most brazen and audacious confidence tricks in history - the Poyais Scheme, run by Gregor MacGregor, who invented an entire country and s...
14 Juli 201944min
