Half-Arsed History

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Rating
4.8
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273 reviews
This podcast has
804 episodes
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Date created
2018/02/23
Latest episode
2026/02/15
Average duration
51 min.
Release period
2 days

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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.html Welcome 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: [email protected] Support the show on Patreon: https://patreon.com/halfarsedhistory Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/halfarsedhistory Buy Half-Arsed History merch: https://halfarsedhistory.theprintbar.com If you've just discovered the show and aren't sure which of the 350+ episodes to start with, here are some suggestions: Episode 139: The History of the Toilet - https://sptfy.com/PK3J • https://apple.co/3Giftt3 Episode 75: The Great Emu War - https://sptfy.com/PK3K • https://apple.co/4jKCvr7 Episode 197: The History of Nuclear Weapons - https://sptfy.com/PK3L • https://apple.co/4jygYlc Episode 233: The 1930 FIFA World Cup - https://sptfy.com/PK3M • https://apple.co/4iltL9P Episode 106: The First Circumnavigation - https://sptfy.com/PK3N • https://apple.co/4jewsLj 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 399: Nicolaus Copernicus and Copernican Heliocentrism
2026/02/15
In this week's episode, get to know Nicolaus Copernicus, the 15th-century astronomer who brought about a historical paradigm shift with his radical proposal that the Sun, not the Earth, is at the centre of the solar system. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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2026/02/14
Week 7: The Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre
2026/02/12
This week in history we’ve got famous martyrdoms, global car races, and the discovery of former planets, we’ve got the birthdays of scientists and leaders and activists, and we’ve also got the story of an infamous Chicago bloodbath. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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2026/02/10
Episode 398: The Foundation of Modern Singapore
2026/02/08
In this week's episode, discover how, why, and perhaps most importantly where modern Singapore was founded, back in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Uncut Recording of Episode 398: The Foundation of Modern Singapore
2026/02/07
Week 6: The Sack of Baghdad
2026/02/05
This week in history we’ve got riots and treaties, we’ve got the discovery of the world’s biggest gold nugget, we’ve got the birthday of a famous Victorian author, and of course, the end of the Islamic Golden Age with the Sack of Baghdad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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2026/02/03
Episode 397: Catherine the Great, the Enlightened Empress
2026/02/01
In this week's episode, meet Catherine the Great, the empress who successfully ruled Russia for almost 35 years despite usurping a throne she had no claim to. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Uncut Recording of Episode 397: Catherine the Great, the Enlightened Empress
2026/01/31
Week 5: The Day the Music Died
2026/01/29
This week in history we’ve got the execution of a famous traitor, a tale of revenge served cold, we’ve got the birthdays of conquerors and explorers and activists, and we’ve got the story behind the Day the Music Died. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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2026/01/27
Episode 396: The Horrors of Sarah Island
2026/01/25
In this week's episode, become acquainted with Macquarie Harbour Penal Station, known as Sarah Island, which was one of the cruellest and most brutal convict settlements in Australia's history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Uncut Recording of Episode 396: The Horrors of Sarah Island
2026/01/24
Week 4: When Some Ships Sailed from Botany Bay to Port Jackson
2026/01/22
This week in history: the publishing of Pride and Prejudice, the first-ever cans of beer, the birthdays of pirates, kings, and composers, and... that time some ships sailed from Botany Bay to Port Jackson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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4.8 out of 5
273 reviews
seageeme 2024/03/27
“We’re going All the way back"
Found this in the early days. Instantly hooked. Wide-ranging and inclusive. Quippy hilarious and honestly great at bursting bubbles. Bravo
USA AUS 2026/01/12
This Isn’t History
It’s the job of an historian to recount and explain the past in an unbiased fashion; to use the past as a platform to push your 21st-century agenda is...
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Goolie1319 2025/07/29
Dumbest MAGA description ever. Another BBC informed twit, getting it wrong.
Do your research, 90 million people didn’t vote for Trump for 1950s. Get out of your white liberal elite bubble. You’re exactly the reason Trump is p...
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hbo issue 2024/02/15
Incredible
Great podcast Funny witty extremely enjoyable to listen to Thank you Riley
Izuku Miydoria 2023/09/20
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PIKEY82 2023/05/11
The best casual history podcast out there. Get across it.
If you like Dan Carlin but think he’s a little too long winded or “hardcore”, Riley Knight is your man. He’s a great mix of solid, compact storytellin...
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Jordan j 411 2023/03/07
Favorite Historical Podcast
Followed Riley since his days as a Magic The Gathering commentator. Whether he is commentating a match of magic or talking about some obscure or not s...
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Jonesy8888 2023/02/05
Great stuff!
Wonderful delivery and research, interesting topics, no filler. My only problem with it is the loud music bracketing each episode. You can’t listen to...
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soozy1011 2023/01/05
so good
so witty
Alice15 2023/01/02
Great Pod for History Lovers!
Love the facts and humor in this history Pod. Perfect length for a drive to work while learning something new.
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