Half-Arsed History

Riley Knight

A Very Serious History Podcast

  • 20 minutes 38 seconds
    Monuments Episode 20: The Louvre Palace
    This week's monument is the Louvre Palace, a building in Paris, France that is today home to what is today the world's most famous art museum, but used to be a royal residence for French kings.

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    17 May 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 18 minutes 44 seconds
    QAH Episode 58: The Harlem Hellfighters
    Quarter-Arsed History presents: the Harlem Hellfighters, the nickname given to the US 369th Infantry Regiment, a unit of mostly African-American soldiers sent over to Europe to fight in the First World War.

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    15 May 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 58 minutes 42 seconds
    Episode 307: The History of the United States - Part 3: Reconstruction and World War
    In this episode of Half-Arsed History, get stuck into the third of four episodes covering the history of the United States of America, this time covering the Reconstruction and Progressive Eras, the World Wars, Great Depression, and New Deal.

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    12 May 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 25 minutes 37 seconds
    Monuments Episode 19: Notre-Dame de Paris
    This week's monument is Notre-Dame de Paris, one of the most famous Gothic-style cathedrals on the face of the planet.

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    10 May 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 18 minutes 4 seconds
    QAH Episode 57: Ea-Nasir, the Fine Copper Merchant
    Quarter-Arsed History presents: the story of Ea-Nasir, a copper merchant whose reputation as a shonky businessman has lasted almost 3,800 years.

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    8 May 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 1 hour 11 minutes
    Episode 306: The History of the United States - Part 2: Expansion and Civil War
    In this episode of Half-Arsed History, continue an overview of US history, focussing on the first half of the 19th century: foreign policy, westward expansion, slavery, and the American Civil War.

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    5 May 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 16 minutes 21 seconds
    Monuments Episode 18: Angkor Wat
    This week's monument is Angkor Wat, an enormous Buddhist temple complex found in Cambodia that is said to be the largest religious structure in the world.

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    3 May 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 13 minutes 51 seconds
    QAH Episode 56: The Day John Sattler Broke His Jaw
    Quarter-Arsed History presents: the day John Sattler broke his jaw, when during the 1970 NSWRFL grand final, the South Sydney played through the entire match even after having his jaw broken in three places.

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    1 May 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 54 minutes 32 seconds
    Episode 305: The History of the United States - Part 1: Colonisation and Independence
    In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the first of a four-part series on the history of the United States of America, including its indigenous peoples, the colonisation process, the American Revolutionary War, and its immediate consequences.

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    28 April 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 19 minutes 10 seconds
    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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    26 April 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 12 minutes 26 seconds
    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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    24 April 2024, 1:00 pm
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