Podcast Episodes

Inventions Episode 38: The Automobile

Episode 40038

The automobile is one of the most transformative inventions in human history, completely changing the way transportation, society, culture, business, industry, and so much more work within modern hum…

Published on 7 hours ago

QAH Episode 128: The Death of Allan Pinkerton

Episode 20128

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the story of the death of Allan Pinkerton, a story that is completely and totally distinct from the one cut from History's Strangest Deaths for legal reasons. 

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Published on 2 days, 7 hours ago

Episode 377: Krum the Fearsome, Bane of Emperors

Episode 10377

In this week's episode, get to know Khan Krum the Fearsome, a 9th-century leader of the Bulgarian Empire who is famous for, amongst other things, drinking from the skulls of his enemies.

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Published on 5 days, 7 hours ago

Inventions Episode 37: The Light Bulb

Episode 40037

The light bulb is something found in more or less every room in our homes, today - and while its form and function hasn't changed too much, it has undergone countless improvements and updates across …

Published on 1 week ago

Inventions Episode 36: The Telephone

Episode 40036

The telephone completely changed the way we communicate with one another, making it possible to have an instant back-and-forth conversation across vast distances.

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Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

QAH Episode 127: HAH Live Q&A from Maroochydore

Episode 20127

Quarter-Arsed History presents: highlights from the Q&A sessions from the live show in Maroochydore, including questions on the research that went into the book, how future historians will reflect on…

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago

Inventions Episode 35: The Internal Combustion Engine

Episode 40035

The internal combustion engine is an invention that has completely and irreversibly changed human civilisation and the way we live our lives, unlocking personal transportation, powering global trade …

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago

Episode 376: The Book Tour 2025 - LIVE in Maroochydore

Episode 10376

In this week's episode, get the best kind of advice - unsolicited advice - as to how to bring your creative endeavours to life (there are also a couple of chapters from the book at the end of the epi…

Published on 1 week, 5 days ago

Inventions Episode 34: Barbed Wire

Episode 40034

Barbed wire has had a surprisingly large impact on human civilisation, completely changing the agricultural industry across much of the world, while also becoming an unpleasant symbol of oppression t…

Published on 2 weeks ago

QAH Episode 126: HAH Live Q&A from Sydney & Brisbane

Episode 20126

Quarter-Arsed History presents: highlights from the Q&A sessions from the live shows in Sydney and Brisbane, including questions on the book's cover, the next white whale, video content, and whether …

Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago