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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.htmlWelcome 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:

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23:20

QAH Episode 101: Olga of Kyiv - Remastered

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/03/12

Quarter-Arsed History presents: a retelling of the story of Olga of Kyiv, first featured in episode four (get across it) - a tale that involves plenty of blood, guts, and 'orrible murder for all to enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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31:37

Inventions Episode 8: Coinage

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/03/10

Coinage has supported local, regional, and global economies for millennia, ever since we figured out that having a convenient way to store and transfer value was actually a pretty good idea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:05:46

Episode 350: Frederick the Great - Remastered

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/03/09

In this week's episode, meet the Prussian king Frederick the Great for the second time in this podcast's history, with a "remastered" version of the first episode ever released. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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23:02

QAH Episode 99: Victor Lustig, the Man Who Sold the...

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/03/07

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the story of Victor Lustig, a conman who managed to scam someone into buying the Eiffel Tower - potentially more than once. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:11:48

QAH Episode 100: Ask Me Anything

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/03/05

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the podcast's first-ever Ask Me Anything episode, featuring answers to questions sent in by alert listeners about everything from how the podcast is produced to embarrassing anecdotes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:03:10

Episode 349: The Writing of Niccolo Machiavelli

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/03/02

In this week's episode, meet Niccolo Machiavelli, the father of political science, and learn how his writing helped to shape today's global political landscape. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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36:38

Inventions Episode 7: Concrete

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/03/02

Concrete is, unbelivably, the second-most-used substance in the world - second only to water - and has a truly fascinating history, its secrets lost to time for a millennia or so before re-emerging in the modern era. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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7:33

Update: Apologies for Ongoing Delays; Upcoming AMA

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/03/01

I've returned from my overseas trip feeling a bit unwell, so have had trouble getting episodes out the door on time - also, I'm planning to do an AMA (Ask Me Anything) episode for QAH next week, so send in any questions you want answered! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:08:19

Episode 348: The World Series Cricket Crisis

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/02/23

In this week's episode, get across a crisis that posed a potentially existential threat to official international cricket in the 1970s, when media mogul Kerry Packer established a private, unofficial cricketing competition known as World Series Cricket. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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4:27

Update: Inventions Episode 7 Will Be Slightly...

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/02/21

Apologies - I didn't manage to get today's episode recorded and edited in time before leaving on a brief overseas trip. I'll be back next week and should have the show up by the 1st or 2nd of March. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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24:43

Inventions Episode 6: Rubber

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/02/19

Rubber has a history that is a lot longer than you might expect - it dates back over 3,500 years, to ancient Mesopotamia, and has had a long and interesting journey to become the commonplace material it is today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:03:42

Episode 347: Xerxes the Great, King of Kings

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/02/16

In this week's episode, get to know Xerxes I of the Achaemenid Empire, and think about why his historical legacy is perceived in the way that it is today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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37:43

Inventions Episode 5: Glass

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/02/14

Glass, technically, may be a naturally-occuring material, but the way that humans have learn to create, shape, and change it over the millennia has had a strong influence on the way we live our lives - an influence that we take for granted. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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24:41

Inventions Episode 4: Soap

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/02/12

Soap has been used by humans for thousands and thousands of years to keep our things clean, and for hundreds and hundreds of years to keep our bodies clean. By most people, anyway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:06:46

Episode 346: Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/02/09

In this week's episode, meet Harriet Tubman, the US activist and abolitionist who aided countless enslaved people in securing their freedom before she went on to take part in the American Civil War. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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28:39

Inventions Episode 3: Writing

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/02/07

Writing is a transformative invention, enabling human development and advancement by offering language persistence and durability, creating a collective memory for humankind and transmitting meaning across time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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19:31

Inventions Episode 2: The Plough

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/02/05

The plough is a humble and ancient invention that revolutionised agriculture around the world, helping to generate food surpluses that in turn enabled human development and technological advancement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:11:43

Episode 345: The History of Greenland

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/02/02

In this week's episode, become familiar with 4,500 years of Greenlandic history, from the settlement of pre-Inuit, Norse, and Inuit peoples, through to the current importance it has in global affairs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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21:42

Inventions Episode 1: The Wheel

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/01/31

The wheel was and still is a revolutionary invention, transforming transportation, agriculture, and industry, while laying a technological foundation for countless other immensely significant innovations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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11:28

Update: Taking a Mulligan on Inventions

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/01/31

The launch of the new Inventions series hasn't gone to plan - here is an explanation of how the series will be reset and (hopefully) get off to a fresh start. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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