Podcast Episodes

QAH Episode 91: The 1868 Indigenous Australian Tour of England

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the story of Australia's first-ever international sporting tour, when in 1868 a group of indigenous Australians travelled all the way to England to play cricket.

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Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode 340: The History of Cricket - Part 1

In this week's episode, learn about the early origins of cricket, and its development from an informal childrens' game to a major sport played across the world, throughout the British Empire.

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Published on 11 months, 4 weeks ago

Monuments: the Appendix

Here is a brief retrospective on the Monuments series, including the reasoning behind the exclusion of some monuments, what went into making the series, and the biggest challenges in putting episodes…

Published on 1 year ago

Monuments Episode 52: The Sydney Opera House

This week's monument is the Sydney Opera House, one of the most famous and instantly-recognisable Australian landmarks, one that has graced the Sydney skyline since 1973.

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Published on 1 year ago

QAH Episode 90: A Brief History of Santa Claus

Quarter-Arsed History presents: a brief history of Santa Claus, and how he has emerged and developed as a central part of modern Christmas celebrations, with a multifaceted origin story that goes bac…

Published on 1 year ago

Episode 339: The History of Christmas

In this week's episode, get across the history of Christmas, from its emergence as an early Christian festival co-opting existing celebrations, to the massive, worldwide event it is today.

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Published on 1 year ago

Monuments Episode 51: The Berlin Wall

This week's monument is the Berlin Wall, an enormous, 155 kilometre-long wall that once divided the city of Berlin in two before its eventual fall in 1989.

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Published on 1 year ago

QAH Episode 89: Frank Shackleton and the Irish Crown Jewels

Quarter-Arsed History presents: Frank Shackleton and his potential connection with the theft of the Irish Crown Jewels - never conclusively proven, but nonetheless involving quite a few controversial…

Published on 1 year ago

Episode 338: Sir Ernest Shackleton and the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition

In this week's episode, meet the famed explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, who led the ill-fated Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition into the Antarctic.

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Published on 1 year ago

Monuments Episode 50: The Hiroshima Peace Memorial

This week's monument is the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, the semi-ruined remains of the only building to survive in the immediate vicinity of the atomic bomb that was dropped on the Japanese city of Hir…

Published on 1 year ago