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Episode 347: Xerxes the Great, King of Kings
In this week's episode, get to know Xerxes I of the Achaemenid Empire, and think about why his historical legacy is perceived in the way that it is t…
1 year, 2 months ago
Inventions Episode 7: Concrete
Concrete is, unbelivably, the second-most-used substance in the world - second only to water - and has a truly fascinating history, its secrets lost …
1 year, 2 months ago
Update: Inventions Episode 7 Will Be Slightly Delayed, Sorry Mate
Apologies - I didn't manage to get today's episode recorded and edited in time before leaving on a brief overseas trip. I'll be back next week and sh…
1 year, 2 months ago
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, c…
1 year, 2 months 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 sh…
1 year, 2 months 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 inte…
1 year, 2 months 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 pred…
1 year, 2 months 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 …
1 year, 3 months 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 h…
1 year, 3 months 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 fre…
1 year, 3 months ago