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QAH Episode 117: The Canadian Caper
Episode 20117
Quarter-Arsed History presents: the Canadian Caper, when the Canadian government smuggled six US diplomats out of Tehran during the Iran Hostage Cris…
10 months ago
Episode 366: How Iran and the West Became Enemies
Episode 10366
In this week's episode, unravel the long and complicated geopolitical history that turned Iran from one of the West's staunchest regional allies in t…
10 months ago
Inventions Episode 26: Canned Food
Episode 40026
Canned food has revolutionised the way we eat - by making food last for longer than ever before, it has helped to increase food safety and security f…
10 months ago
QAH Episode 116: Chevaliere d’Eon, the Spy Who Defied Gender
Episode 20116
Quarter-Arsed History presents: Chevaliere d’Eon, a spy, soldier, and swashbuckler who blackmailed King Louis XV and lived life as both as man and a …
10 months, 1 week ago
Episode 365: Sir Francis Drake, the Dragon of the Seas - Part 2
Episode 10365
In this week's episode, finish off the story of the famed Sir Francis Drake, and hear about his later campaigns agains the Spanish - both successful …
10 months, 1 week ago
Inventions Episode 25: Railways
Episode 40025
Railways revolutionised the world of transport, enabling people and goods to be transported great distances at great speed, more cheaply and efficien…
10 months, 1 week ago
QAH Episode 115: The St Scholastica Day Riot
Episode 20115
Quarter-Arsed History presents: the St Scholastica Day Riot, when the English university town of Oxford was thrown into the midst of a three-day riot…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 364: Sir Francis Drake, the Dragon of the Seas - Part 1
Episode 10364
In this week's episode, meet Sir Francis Drake, whose lifelong vendetta against the Spanish led to a life of high adventure - including the circumnav…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Inventions Episode 24: The Steam Engine
Episode 40024
The steam engine is a foundational modern technology that underpins today's industrialised world; it also tended to explode and helped to precipitate…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
QAH Episode 114: The Legend of Lasseter’s Reef
Episode 20114
Quarter-Arsed History presents: the legend of Lasseter's Reef, a supposed immense fortune in gold that is lost somewhere out in the Australian desert…
10 months, 3 weeks ago