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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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22:49

Inventions Episode 29: The Camera

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/07/18

The camera is everywhere, today - we carry them around with us in our pockets - but it has a two-hundred year history that has brought us to this point, filled with groundbreaking, revolutionary technological advancements. History's Strangest Deaths, the first Half-Arsed History book, releases on the 5th of August across the Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand region. Pre-order your copy from Booktopia or A&U:AU/NZ:

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QAH Episode 119: Charles Boycott and the Boycott Affair

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/07/16

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the story of Charles Boycott, whose immense unpopularity as a landlord let to the term "boycott" being coined.History's Strangest Deaths, the first Half-Arsed History book, releases on the 5th of August across the Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand region. Pre-order your copy from Booktopia or A&U:AU/NZ: https://www.booktopia.com.au/history-s-strangest-deaths-riley-knight/book/9781761472589.htmlInternational:

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54:47

Episode 368: The French Revolution - Part 2: The...

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/07/13

In this week's episode, get across the story of the opening days of the French Revolution - the public protests and disorder which culminated in the legendarily famous Storming of the Bastille.History's Strangest Deaths, the first Half-Arsed History book, releases on the 5th of August across the Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand region. Pre-order your copy from Booktopia or A&U:AU/NZ: https://www.booktopia.com.au/history-s-strangest-deaths-riley-knight/book/9781761472589.htmlInternational:

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19:38

Inventions Episode 28: The Bicycle

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/07/11

The bicycle is a truly marvellous invention, not only unlocking an all-new form of personal transportation and mobility, but also offering humanity the greatest gift of all: speed.History's Strangest Deaths, the first Half-Arsed History book, releases on the 5th of August across the Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand region. Pre-order your copy from Booktopia or A&U:AU/NZ: https://www.booktopia.com.au/history-s-strangest-deaths-riley-knight/book/9781761472589.htmlInternational:

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49:36

QAH Episode 118: Run Like Pheidippides - A Half-Arsed...

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/07/09

Quarter-Arsed History presents: of all things, this week, a guide to how you could try your hand at long-distance running by giving a Couch to 5K a crack.Hi-res version of the Couch to 5K template: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16B3Gd4lUfIcYKrdUmWGknB9izho20SbJ/viewHistory's Strangest Deaths, the first Half-Arsed History book, releases on the 5th of August across the Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand region. Pre-order your copy from Booktopia or A&U:AU/NZ:

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56:06

Episode 367: The French Revolution - Part 1: The Crisis

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/07/06

In this week's episode, learn about the leadup to and origins of the French Revolution, culminating in the breakdown of the Estates-General and the Tennis Court Oath in 1789.History's Strangest Deaths, the first Half-Arsed History book, releases on the 5th of August across the Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand region. Pre-order your copy from Booktopia or A&U:AU/NZ: https://www.booktopia.com.au/history-s-strangest-deaths-riley-knight/book/9781761472589.htmlInternational:

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19:14

Inventions Episode 27: The Stethoscope

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/07/04

The stethoscope has provided doctors with an efficient and non-invasive way to assess and diagnose patients, while also helping to advance our understanding of cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses.History's Strangest Deaths, the first Half-Arsed History book, releases on the 5th of August across the Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand region. Pre-order your copy from Booktopia or A&U:AU/NZ:

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6:24

Tickets for the 2025 Book Tour are now available!

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/07/04

Join me in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane as I go through some of the stories from History's Strangest Deaths, and share juicy (and potentially litigious) behind-the-scenes details about how the book was made. Don't delay - these tickets are limited and will likely run out pretty swiftly. Sydney - 6:00pm 7th August at the Chauvel Cinema, tickets $20: https://www.dymocks.com.au/events/details/index/id/NTAyMA~~Melbourne - 6:00pm 8th August at Readings Emporium, tickets FREE:

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Tickets for the Half-Arsed History 2025 Book Tour...

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/07/03

Watch this space - the links to snag your tickets to the live shows in Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane will go up on Friday afternoon, and the tickets likely won't last. Be ready! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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29:28

QAH Episode 117: The Canadian Caper

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/07/02

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the Canadian Caper, when the Canadian government smuggled six US diplomats out of Tehran during the Iran Hostage Crisis using a CIA-backed fake film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 366: How Iran and the West Became Enemies

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/06/29

In this week's episode, unravel the long and complicated geopolitical history that turned Iran from one of the West's staunchest regional allies in the Middle East into one of its bitterest foes.History's Strangest Deaths, the first Half-Arsed History book, releases on the 5th of August across the Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand region. Pre-order your copy from Booktopia or A&U: AU/NZ: https://www.booktopia.com.au/history-s-strangest-deaths-riley-knight/book/9781761472589.htmlInternational:

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23:41

Inventions Episode 26: Canned Food

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/06/27

Canned food has revolutionised the way we eat - by making food last for longer than ever before, it has helped to increase food safety and security for billions of people across hundreds of years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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27:15

QAH Episode 116: Chevaliere d’Eon, the Spy Who Defied...

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/06/25

Quarter-Arsed History presents: Chevaliere d’Eon, a spy, soldier, and swashbuckler who blackmailed King Louis XV and lived life as both as man and a woman across the years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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56:23

Episode 365: Sir Francis Drake, the Dragon of the...

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/06/22

In this week's episode, finish off the story of the famed Sir Francis Drake, and hear about his later campaigns agains the Spanish - both successful and unsuccessful.History's Strangest Deaths, the first Half-Arsed History book, releases on the 5th of August across the Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand region. Pre-order your copy at Booktopia: https://www.booktopia.com.au/history-s-strangest-deaths-riley-knight/book/9781761472589.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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21:41

Inventions Episode 25: Railways

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/06/20

Railways revolutionised the world of transport, enabling people and goods to be transported great distances at great speed, more cheaply and efficiently than ever before.History's Strangest Deaths, the first Half-Arsed History book, releases on the 5th of August across the Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand region. Pre-order your copy at Booktopia: https://www.booktopia.com.au/history-s-strangest-deaths-riley-knight/book/9781761472589.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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QAH Episode 115: The St Scholastica Day Riot

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/06/18

Quarter-Arsed History present: the St Scholastica Day Riot, when the English university town of Oxford was thrown into the midst of a three-day riot over a disagreement about the quality of some wine.History's Strangest Deaths, the first Half-Arsed History book, releases on the 5th of August across the Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand region. Pre-order your copy at Booktopia: https://www.booktopia.com.au/history-s-strangest-deaths-riley-knight/book/9781761472589.html Hosted on Acast. See

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5:19

Announcing: History's Strangest Deaths, the first...

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/06/15

History's Strangest Deaths, the first Half-Arsed History book, releases on the 5th of August across the Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand region. Pre-order your copy at Booktopia: https://www.booktopia.com.au/history-s-strangest-deaths-riley-knight/book/9781761472589.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:05:43

Episode 364: Sir Francis Drake, the Dragon of the...

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/06/15

In this week's episode, meet Sir Francis Drake, whose lifelong vendetta against the Spanish led to a life of high adventure - including the circumnavigation of the globe.Pre-order History's Strangest Deaths and get 17% off: https://www.booktopia.com.au/history-s-strangest-deaths-riley-knight/book/9781761472589.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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30:32

Inventions Episode 24: The Steam Engine

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/06/13

The steam engine is a foundational modern technology that underpins today's industrialised world; it also tended to explode and helped to precipitate a climate crisis. So there's that.Pre-order History's Strangest Deaths and get 17% off: https://www.booktopia.com.au/history-s-strangest-deaths-riley-knight/book/9781761472589.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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21:22

QAH Episode 114: The Legend of Lasseter’s Reef

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/06/11

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the legend of Lasseter's Reef, a supposed immense fortune in gold that is lost somewhere out in the Australian desert. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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