Podcast Episodes

Inventions Episode 16: The Compass

Episode 40016

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 u…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

QAH Episode 106: Jeanne de Clisson, Lioness of Brittany - Remastered

Episode 20106

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 terro…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

Episode 355: The Jacobite Risings and the Battle of Culloden

Episode 10355

In this week's episode, get stuck into another tragic chapter in Scottish history with the stories of the Jacobite Risings and the famous Battle of Culloden.

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Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Inventions Episode 15: Gunpowder

Episode 40015

Gunpowder revolutionised human warfare, ushering in a new chapter in the history of our species as we left behind swords and shields to fire guns and cannons instead. 

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Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

QAH Episode 105: The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand - Remastered

Episode 20105

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the tale of the event that triggered the First World War - the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, complete with all the ludicrous misadventure that came with i…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Episode 354: The Buried Treasure of William Kidd

Episode 10354

In this week's episode, meet Captain William Kidd, the only pirate in history known to have actually buried treasure - something that gave rise to one of the most common and popular pirate-themed tro…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Inventions Episode 14: The Toothbrush

Episode 40014

The toothbrush is yet another simple but very important invention that has been a part of everyday life for people for over a thousand years, helping in keeping our choppers clean and in good health.…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

QAH Episode 104: The War of the Oaken Bucket - Remastered

Episode 20104

Quarter-Arsed History presents: another telling of the War of the Oaken Bucket, one of the shortest episode topics ever covered by this tinpot history podcast. 

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Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode 353: The Historic Origins of Popular Sayings - Part 3, Nautical Edition

Episode 10353

In this week's episode, learn the origins of five sayings that all have a nautical origin: logbook, not enough room to swing a cat, grog, three sheets to the wind, and average. 

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Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Inventions Episode 13: Toilet Paper

Episode 40013

Toilet paper is something we have been wiping our bums with it for almost 1,500 years - an old invention with quite a few interesting details in its story.

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Published on 9 months ago