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Half-Arsed History Riley Knight
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4.7 • 129 Ratings
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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.com
Support the show on Patreon: https://patreon.com/halfarsedhistory
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If 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/PK3J
Episode 75: The Great Emu War - https://sptfy.com/PK3K
Episode 197: The History of Nuclear Weapons - https://sptfy.com/PK3L
Episode 233: The 1930 FIFA World Cup - https://sptfy.com/PK3M
Episode 106: The First Circumnavigation - https://sptfy.com/PK3N
Half-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.
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Monuments Episode 17: Great Zimbabwe
This week's monument is Great Zimbabwe, a mediaeval city in Zimbabwe that generated great wealth and prosperity before ultimately falling into decline and ruin in the 15h century.
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QAH Episode 55: Simpson and His Donkey
Quarter-Arsed History presents: Simpson and his donkey, the tale of the brave Anzac John Simpson who rescued his wounded comrades from the battlefields of Gallipoli with the help of a donkey.
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Episode 304: The ANZAC Campaign in Gallipoli
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, find out about the ill-fated Gallipoli Campaign of the First World War and the role the ANZACs played in it, resulting in the yearly observance of Anzac Day.
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Monuments Episode 16: The Tower of London
This week's monument is the Tower of London, a castle complex in the UK capital that dates back almost a thousand years - and was a lot more than just a prison.
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QAH Episode 54: The Rebecca Riots
Quarter-Arsed History presents: the Rebecca riots, when hordes of Welsh farmers staged violent protests across the country... in drag.
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Episode 303: Owain Glyndwr and the Welsh Revolt
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the tale of Owain Glyndŵr, a Welsh nobleman who led a rebellion against the English in the 14th century.
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Customer Reviews
Hilarious and informative
Can’t get enough of this show! I never had much interest for history until now. Love love love!!!!
Presentation poor
Presenter talks too fast especially when referring to past episodes.
Strayafied history.
Put on, over the top okka accent is unbearable. I work with Australian tradies and they don’t even talk like this.