Half-Arsed History

A podcast by Riley Knight

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493 Episodes

  1. Episode 339: The History of Christmas

    Published: 12/22/2024
  2. Monuments Episode 51: The Berlin Wall

    Published: 12/20/2024
  3. QAH Episode 89: Frank Shackleton and the Irish Crown Jewels

    Published: 12/18/2024
  4. Episode 338: Sir Ernest Shackleton and the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition

    Published: 12/15/2024
  5. Monuments Episode 50: The Hiroshima Peace Memorial

    Published: 12/13/2024
  6. QAH Episode 88: A Brief History of Pigeon Post

    Published: 12/11/2024
  7. Episode 337: Famous Wartime Animals

    Published: 12/8/2024
  8. Monuments Episode 49: Mount Rushmore

    Published: 12/6/2024
  9. QAH Episode 87: Sir Hubert Wilkins, the Adventurer from Adelaide

    Published: 12/4/2024
  10. Update: They Gave This Man a Book Deal

    Published: 12/3/2024
  11. Episode 336: Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Published: 12/1/2024
  12. Monuments Episode 48: The Golden Gate Bridge

    Published: 11/29/2024
  13. QAH Episode 86: The Reign of Caracalla and Geta

    Published: 11/27/2024
  14. Episode 335: The History of the Gladiators

    Published: 11/24/2024
  15. Monuments Episode 47: The Sydney Harbour Bridge

    Published: 11/22/2024
  16. QAH Episode 85: The 1981 Underarm Bowling Scandal

    Published: 11/20/2024
  17. Episode 334: Sir Donald Bradman, the Greatest Sportsman in History

    Published: 11/17/2024
  18. Monuments Episode 46: Christ the Redeemer

    Published: 11/15/2024
  19. QAH Episode 84: The First Airborne Crossing of the English Channel

    Published: 11/13/2024
  20. Episode 333: The Worst US Presidents in History

    Published: 11/10/2024

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Welcome along to Half-Arsed History! It's a weekly podcast highlighting absurd and entertaining stories from history. Three times 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.comSupport the show on Patreon: https://patreon.com/halfarsedhistoryBuy Half-Arsed History merch: https://halfarsedhistory.theprintbar.comIf you've just discovered the show and aren't sure which of the 300+ episodes to start with, here are some suggestions:Episode 139: The History of the Toilet - https://sptfy.com/PK3JEpisode 75: The Great Emu War - https://sptfy.com/PK3KEpisode 197: The History of Nuclear Weapons - https://sptfy.com/PK3LEpisode 233: The 1930 FIFA World Cup - https://sptfy.com/PK3MEpisode 106: The First Circumnavigation - https://sptfy.com/PK3NHalf-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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.