Podcast Episodes

QAH Episode 97: Humanity’s Mastery of Fire

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the story of how humanity mastered fire, and the many ways in which this changed us as a species - technologically, culturally, and even biologically.

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Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Episode 346: Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad

In this week's episode, meet Harriet Tubman, the US activist and abolitionist who aided countless enslaved people in securing their freedom before she went on to take part in the American Civil War. …

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Inventions Episode 6: Rubber

Rubber has a history that is a lot longer than you might expect - it dates back over 3,500 years, to ancient Mesopotamia, and has had a long and interesting journey to become the commonplace material…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

QAH Episode 96: A Brief History of Stone Tools

Quarter-Arsed History presents: a brief history of stone tools, one of if not the oldest pieces of technology in history - so old, in fact, they predate humanity itself.

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Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode 345: The History of Greenland

In this week's episode, become familiar with 4,500 years of Greenlandic history, from the settlement of pre-Inuit, Norse, and Inuit peoples, through to the current importance it has in global affairs…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Inventions Episode 5: Glass

Glass, technically, may be a naturally-occuring material, but the way that humans have learn to create, shape, and change it over the millennia has had a strong influence on the way we live our lives…

Published on 10 months, 4 weeks ago

Update: Taking a Mulligan on Inventions

The launch of the new Inventions series hasn't gone to plan - here is an explanation of how the series will be reset and (hopefully) get off to a fresh start. 

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Published on 10 months, 4 weeks ago

QAH Episode 95: The War of Jenkins’ Ear

Quarter-Arsed History presents: a brief account of how a relatively minor colonial spat between Britain and Spain became known by one of the silliest names in history - the War of Jenkins' Ear.

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Published on 10 months, 4 weeks ago

Episode 344: The Mutiny on the Wager

In this week's episode, hear the tale of the mutiny on the Wager, when a group of sailors stranded off the South American coast rose up against their stubborn captain, leaving him for dead. 

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Published on 11 months ago

Inventions Episode 4: Soap

Soap has been used by humans for thousands and thousands of years to keep our things clean, and for hundreds and hundreds of years to keep our bodies clean. By most people, anyway.

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Published on 11 months ago