Half-Arsed History

By: Riley Knight
  • 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

    Buy Half-Arsed History merch: https://halfarsedhistory.theprintbar.com


    If you've just discovered the show and aren't sure which of the 300+ episodes to start with, here are some suggestions:

    Episode 139: The History of the Toilet - https://sptfy.com/PK3J

    Episode 75: The Great Emu War - https://sptfy.com/PK3K

    Episode 197: The History of Nuclear Weapons - https://sptfy.com/PK3L

    Episode 233: The 1930 FIFA World Cup - https://sptfy.com/PK3M

    Episode 106: The First Circumnavigation - https://sptfy.com/PK3N


    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.


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Episodes
  • Inventions Episode 1: The Wheel
    Jan 31 2025
    The wheel was and still is a revolutionary invention, transforming transportation, agriculture, and industry, while laying a technological foundation for countless other immensely significant innovations.

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    22 mins
  • Update: Taking a Mulligan on Inventions
    Jan 31 2025
    The launch of the new Inventions series hasn't gone to plan - here is an explanation of how the series will be reset and (hopefully) get off to a fresh start.

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    11 mins
  • QAH Episode 95: The War of Jenkins’ Ear
    Jan 29 2025
    Quarter-Arsed History presents: a brief account of how a relatively minor colonial spat between Britain and Spain became known by one of the silliest names in history - the War of Jenkins' Ear.

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    20 mins

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