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. 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: halfarsedhistory@gmail.comSupport the show on Patreon: https://patreon.com/halfarsedhistorySubscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/halfarsedhistoryBuy Half-Arsed History merch: https://halfarsedhistory.theprintbar.comIf you've just discovered the show and aren't sure which of the 350+ episodes to start with, here are some...
Recent Episodes
Episode 402: The East India Company - Part 2: Footholds and Factories
8 Mar 2026
Week 10: The 13 Original Rules of Golf
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Episode 401: The East India Company - Part 1: Spices and Stocks
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Week 9: The Great Fire of Meireki
25 Feb 2026
Episode 400: What Half-Arsed History Could Have Been
22 Feb 2026
Week 8: Three Presidents in One Hour
18 Feb 2026
Episode 399: Nicolaus Copernicus and Copernican Heliocentrism
15 Feb 2026
Week 7: The Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre
11 Feb 2026
Episode 398: The Foundation of Modern Singapore
8 Feb 2026
Week 6: The Sack of Baghdad
4 Feb 2026
Episode 397: Catherine the Great, the Enlightened Empress
1 Feb 2026
Week 5: The Day the Music Died
29 Jan 2026
Episode 396: The Horrors of Sarah Island
25 Jan 2026
Week 4: When Some Ships Sailed from Botany Bay to Port Jackson
21 Jan 2026
Episode 395: The Raft of the Medusa
18 Jan 2026
Week 3: The Miracle on the Hudson
15 Jan 2026
Episode 394: Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the Great Engineer
11 Jan 2026
Week 2: Caesar Crosses the Rubicon
7 Jan 2026
Episode 393: Operation Just Cause
4 Jan 2026
Week 1: The Introduction of the Euro
31 Dec 2025
Update: Half-Arsed History in 2026
31 Dec 2025
QAH Episode 143: William McGonagall, History's Worst Poet
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Episode 392: Jean de Carrouges and the Last Duel
28 Dec 2025
Inventions Episode 52: The Smartphone
26 Dec 2025
QAH Episode 142: The Principality of Sealand
24 Dec 2025
Episode 391: History's Weirdest Epithets - Part 2
21 Dec 2025
Inventions Episode 51: The Internet
19 Dec 2025
QAH Episode 141: The Stone of Scone
17 Dec 2025
Episode 390: The Miracle Landing of the Gimli Glider
14 Dec 2025
Inventions Episode 50: The Global Positioning System
