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Episode 363: The Mystery of the Dyatlov Pass Incident
Episode 10363
In this week's episode, uncover the details of the Dyatlov Pass Incident, when something caused nine Soviet hikers to abandon their mountainside tent…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Inventions Episode 23: The Thermometer
Episode 40023
The thermometer has had a huge impact on many aspects of modern life, none more important than in the field of medicine - where it has helped in revo…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Announcing: History's Strangest Deaths, the first Half-Arsed History book
History's Strangest Deaths, the first Half-Arsed History book, releases on the 5th of August across the Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand region. Pr…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
QAH Episode 113: Mad Jack Mytton, the Regency Rake
Episode 20113
Quarter-Arsed History presents: the tale of Mad Jack Mytton, a wild and eccentric character who wasted a colossal fortune away living a life of unbri…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode 362: The Sacred Band of Thebes
Episode 10362
In this week's episode, meet the Sacred Band of Thebes, an elite heavy infantry unit, made up of 150 pairs of lovers, that took part in immensely imp…
11 months ago
Inventions Episode 22: The Microscope
Episode 40022
The microscope has unlocked whole new worlds for us to explore, over the centuries - but the question of who actually invented it remains unresolved,…
11 months ago
QAH Episode 112: Elmer McCurdy, the Mummified Outlaw
Episode 20112
Quarter-Arsed History presents: the tale of Elmer McCurdy, whose brief career as an unsuccessful criminal was overshadowed by a much longer posthumou…
11 months ago
Episode 361: The Funniest Art Heists in History - Part 2
Episode 10361
In this week's episode, get across a few more of the funniest art heists in history - including, unusually, an update on something featured in a prev…
11 months, 1 week ago
Inventions Episode 21: The Telescope
Episode 40021
The telescope is a device that, for the last four hundred years, has helped us unlock the mysteries and secrets of our solar system, galaxy, and inde…
11 months, 1 week ago
QAH Episode 111: The Egon Kisch Affair
Episode 20111
Quarter-Arsed History presents: the Egon Kisch Affair, when the Australian government went to ludicrous and ultimately unsuccessful lengths to block …
11 months, 1 week ago