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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. 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.comSupport the show on Patreon:

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All Episodes

20:09

Monuments Episode 47: The Sydney Harbour Bridge

Half-Arsed History ·

2024/11/22

This week's monument is the Sydney Harbour Bridge, an icon not just of Sydney but of Australia more broadly - as painful as that may be for a Victorian to admit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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22:33

QAH Episode 85: The 1981 Underarm Bowling Scandal

Half-Arsed History ·

2024/11/20

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the 1981 Underarm Bowling Scandal, when the Australian ODI cricket team scored a controversial victory over the Kiwis with the use of a disgracefully unsporting bowling technique. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:03:40

Episode 334: Sir Donald Bradman, the Greatest...

Half-Arsed History ·

2024/11/17

In this week's episode, meet Sir Donald Bradman, who was undoubtedly the best cricketer in history and might just be the best sportsperson to have lived. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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16:01

Monuments Episode 46: Christ the Redeemer

Half-Arsed History ·

2024/11/15

This week's monument is Christ the Redeemer, a colossal mountaintop statue of Jesus that overlooks the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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17:36

QAH Episode 84: The First Airborne Crossing of the...

Half-Arsed History ·

2024/11/13

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the first airborne crossing of the English Channel, where two men had to come up with a very inventive and very funny way to drop weight from their balloon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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53:26

Episode 333: The Worst US Presidents in History

Half-Arsed History ·

2024/11/10

In this week's episode, get to know four of the worst president in the history of the United States of America: John Tyler, James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, and Warren G. Harding. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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18:41

Monuments Episode 45: The Hollywood Sign

Half-Arsed History ·

2024/11/08

This week's monument is the Hollywood sign, an icon of the US city of Los Angeles and a symbol of the mighty US film industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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17:34

QAH Episode 83: The Death of William Henry Harrison

Half-Arsed History ·

2024/11/06

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the untimely death of William Henry Harrison, whose 31-day presidency remains the shortest in US history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:00:11

Episode 332: The Most Controversial US Presidential...

Half-Arsed History ·

2024/11/03

In this week's episode, learn about three of the most controversial presidential elections in US history and the root cause behind them: the broken Electoral College system. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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16:37

Monuments Episode 44: Chateau Frontenac

Half-Arsed History ·

2024/11/01

This week's monument is Chateau Frontenac, a beautiful palace-like building perched on a hill overlooking Quebec City in Canada. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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23:45

QAH Episode 82: The Melbourne Cup

Half-Arsed History ·

2024/10/30

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the Melbourne Cup, a famous horse race held each year in Melbourne, Victoria, which has generated a few interesting stories across its long history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:03:28

Episode 331: Alves Reis and the Portuguese Banknote...

Half-Arsed History ·

2024/10/27

In this week's episode, get to know Artur Virgilio Alves Reis and hear about the incredible fraud he undertook in 1924, scamming his way into 100 million Portuguese escudos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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22:27

Monuments Episode 43: The Eiffel Tower

Half-Arsed History ·

2024/10/25

This week's episode is the Eiffel Tower, perhaps the best-known monument on the face of the planet, an iconic part of the French capital, Paris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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16:58

QAH Episode 81: The Dancing Plague of 1518

Half-Arsed History ·

2024/10/23

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the Dancing Plague of 1518, a bizarre, unexplained phenomenon that saw the citizens of Strasbourg take to the streets and dance unceasingly for weeks on end. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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56:29

Episode 330: Johann Strauss II, the Waltz King

Half-Arsed History ·

2024/10/20

In this week's episode, meet Johann Strauss II, a brilliant composer from the Romantic period, famous for his lively and joyful waltzes.Strauss playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/195Ic94w6sCRNi19f0G1UP?si=54adb35532604621 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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23:27

Monuments Episode 42: The Statue of Liberty

Half-Arsed History ·

2024/10/18

This week's monument is the Statue of Liberty, an instantly-recognisable symbol of the United States of America that has a thoroughly non-American origin story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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20:32

QAH Episode 80: Carlos Kaiser, Soccer's Greatest Conman

Half-Arsed History ·

2024/10/16

Quarter-Arsed History presents: Carlos Kaiser, a conman who managed to build a 13-year career as a star soccer player, without ever actually taking to the pitch and playing a game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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59:32

Episode 329: The Great Escape from Stalag Luft III

Half-Arsed History ·

2024/10/12

In this week's episode hear the true story of the Great Escape, when Allied prisoners of war made a daring attempt at a mass breakout from a Nazi prison camp. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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28:27

Monuments Episode 41: Neuschwanstein Castle

Half-Arsed History ·

2024/10/11

This week's monument is Neuschwanstein Castle, a spectacularly beautiful castle perched atop a mountain ridge in the German Alps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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29:08

QAH Episode 79: The French Revolution, According to AI

Half-Arsed History ·

2024/10/09

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the French Revolution, with a dazzling AI-generated script that is astonishingly true to life, utterly indistinguishable from the real thing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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