Half-Arsed History

By: Riley Knight
Listen for free

  • Summary

  • 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

    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.
    Riley Knight
    Show More Show Less
World
Show More Show Less
activate_mytile_page_redirect_t1
Episodes
  • Episode 356: A Guide to Australian Elections

    Episode 356: A Guide to Australian Elections
    Apr 20 2025
    In this week's episode, learn all about Australian elections - how they originated, how they've changed, how they work today, and how their results lead to parliamentary governments being formed.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 20 mins
  • Inventions Episode 16: The Compass

    Inventions Episode 16: The Compass
    Apr 18 2025
    The compass has been used as a navigational tool for a thousand years, guiding ships and aeroplanes around the world - but for a thousand years before that, it served a different (and slightly less useful) role.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Show More Show Less
    26 mins
  • QAH Episode 106: Jeanne de Clisson, Lioness of Brittany - Remastered

    QAH Episode 106: Jeanne de Clisson, Lioness of Brittany - Remastered
    Apr 16 2025
    Quarter-Arsed History present: the tale of the 14th-century noblewoman Jeanne de Clisson, who, after the execution of her husband at the hands of the French king, turned to a life of piracy and terrorised French shipping in the English Channel.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Show More Show Less
    19 mins

What listeners say about Half-Arsed History

Average Customer Ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.com.au reviews

Amazon Reviews
No Reviews are Available
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.