Half-Arsed History

Riley Knight

A Very Serious History Podcast

  • 1 hour 33 minutes
    Episode 325: The History of Sydney LIVE

    In this week's episode, get across the history of the Australian city of Sydney, recorded live at the Factory Theatre in Sydney itself. 


    Here is a PDF of the slides used during the show: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19mUubwXufZeVjq9Z_uRnqF1kdBUDG3Jj/view


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    15 September 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 19 minutes 42 seconds
    Monuments Episode 37: The Brandenburg Gate
    This week's monument is the Brandenburg Gate, one of Germany's most famous national icons and a monument that I have visited I don't know how many hundreds of times when I used to work in Berlin as a tour guide.

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    13 September 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 25 minutes 23 seconds
    QAH Episode 75: Project Habakkuk
    Quarter-Arsed History presents: Project Habakkuk, the time when - in all seriousness - the Allies tried to build a massive aircraft carrier out of ice.

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    11 September 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 53 minutes 21 seconds
    Episode 324: The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
    In this week's episode, hear the tale of the Battle of the Teutoberg Forest, and understand why it such a monumentally important event in human history.

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    8 September 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 15 minutes 46 seconds
    Monuments Episode 36: The Grand Palace
    This week's monument is the Grand Palace complex, found in the Thai capital of Bangkok, which has been the official residence of the Thai roayl family since the last 18th century.

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    6 September 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 23 minutes 23 seconds
    QAH Episode 74: John Dee, Queen Elizabeth's Pet Wizard
    Quarter-Arsed History presents: John Dee, the royal astronomer at Queen Elizabeth's court, whose longstanding interest in the mystical and the occult resulted in him... honestly, just listen to the episode, you really won't believe what ended up happening.

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    4 September 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 59 minutes 20 seconds
    Episode 323: Elizabeth I, the Golden Age Queen
    In this week's episode, meet Elizabeth I, one of the most famous and important monarchs in English and British history, whose legacy helped to build modern English culture, language, and politics.

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    1 September 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 18 minutes 14 seconds
    Monuments Episode 35: Buckingham Palace
    This week's monument is Buckingham Palace, the official residence of the British royal family and one of the most popular tourist attractions in the British capital of London.

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    30 August 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 19 minutes 20 seconds
    QAH Episode 73: Emmerich Juettner, the Terrible Forger
    Quarter-Arsed History presents: Emmerich Juettner, a forger who was both completely terrible at forging banknotes, but very good at not getting caught.

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    28 August 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 54 minutes 3 seconds
    Episode 322: The Panama Canal
    In this week's episode, hear the history of the construction of the Panama Canal, which links the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans across Central America.

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    25 August 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 16 minutes 30 seconds
    Monuments Episode 34: The Palace of Versailles
    This week's monument is the Palace of Versailles, a beautiful palace on the outskirts of Paris that served as the residence for the French royal family across the 18th century.

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    23 August 2024, 1:00 pm
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