Podcast Episodes

QAH Episode 103: The Affair of the Diamond Necklace - Remastered

Episode 20103

Quarter-Arsed History presents: a retelling of the Affair of the Diamond Necklace, when a French con woman scammed a rich cardinal in a truly scandalous manner.

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Published on 9 months ago

Episode 352: The History of NATO

Episode 10352

In this episode, learn all about the origin and history of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, and the uncertain future it faces in the current global political landscape. 

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Published on 9 months ago

Inventions Episode 12: The Stirrup

Episode 40012

The stirrup is an invention that transformed warfare by making mounted cavalry more effective than ever before - which may have had profound social, not just military, consequences across the centuri…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

QAH Episode 102: D.B. Cooper - Remastered

Episode 20102

Quarter-Arsed History presents: D.B. Cooper, a man who hijacked a plane, extracted a US$200,000 ransom, and skydived away, never to be seen again. 

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Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Episode 351: Saint Patrick, Apostle of Ireland

Episode 10351

In this week's episode, get to know the real Saint Patrick, whose true life story is often overshadowed by the myths and legends associated with him. 

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Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Inventions Episode 11: The Wheelbarrow

Episode 40011

The wheelbarrow has played a huge role across the last two thousands years in making humans work more efficiently, quickly, and safely, boosting our productivity immensely. 

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Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

QAH Episode 101: Olga of Kyiv - Remastered

Episode 20101

Quarter-Arsed History presents: a retelling of the story of Olga of Kyiv, first featured in episode four (get across it) - a tale that involves plenty of blood, guts, and 'orrible murder for all to e…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Episode 350: Frederick the Great - Remastered

Episode 10350

In this week's episode, meet the Prussian king Frederick the Great for the second time in this podcast's history, with a "remastered" version of the first episode ever released.

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Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Inventions Episode 10: Paper

Paper has spent the last two thousand years becoming more and more popular and important to us as a civilisation - and the "paperless" world they say we're heading into is, in fact, anything but. 

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Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

QAH Episode 100: Ask Me Anything

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the podcast's first-ever Ask Me Anything episode, featuring answers to questions sent in by alert listeners about everything from how the podcast is produced to embarr…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago