Podcast Episodes

Episode 385: The 1975 Australian Constitutional Crisis

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In this week's episode, hear the story of the Dismissal: the 1975 Australian Constitutional Crisis, when Prime Minister Gough Whitlam was turfed out by the governor-general.

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Published on 10 hours ago

Inventions Episode 45: The Ballpoint Pen

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The ballpoint pen may not have ushered in a technological revolution as so many other inventions in this series did, but it nonetheless played a significant role in making everyday writing simple, ch…

Published on 2 days, 10 hours ago

QAH Episode 135: Robert Curthose, the Mutinous Elder Brother

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Quarter-Arsed History presents: the story of Robert Curthose, who managed to cause all sorts of headaches for his two kingly brothers, despite being older than both of them.

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Published on 4 days, 10 hours ago

Episode 384: History’s Problematic Princes

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In this week's episode, apropos of nothing, meet three historical younger-born princes who nothing but a royal pain in the arse for their older brothers.

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Published on 6 days, 14 hours ago

Inventions Episode 44: Penicillin

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Penicillin was a miraculous, marvellous discovery that revolutionised modern medicine and saved millions upon millions of lives, ushering in the age of antibiotics, where a little scratch doesn't res…

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago

QAH Episode 134: The Venus de Milo

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Quarter-Arsed History presents: the story of the Venus de Milo, the most famous ancient statue in the world, and perhaps second-most famous artwork in the Louvre. 

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Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

Episode 383: That Time the Mona Lisa Was Stolen from the Louvre

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In this week's episode, learn about the Louvre's most infamous heist: the time that the Mona Lisa itself was stolen by an Italian carpenter named Vincenzo Peruggia. 

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Published on 1 week, 4 days ago

Inventions Episode 43: Plastic

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Plastic is everywhere - these days, it's impossible to live a completely plastic-free life; but that's not necessarily entirely a bad thing, as even with all its environmental ills, plastic has nonet…

Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago

QAH Episode 133: The Lake Nyos Disaster

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Quarter-Arsed History presents: the Lake Nyos Disaster, when over 1,700 people living around Lake Nyos mysteriously perished one night in 1986. 

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Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

Episode 382: The Tichborne Claimant

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In this week's episode, get stuck into the mystery of the Tichborne Claimant, when a butcher from Wagga Wagga claimed to be the long-lost heir to a British noble family's fortune.

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Published on 3 weeks ago