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QAH Episode 82: The Melbourne Cup
Quarter-Arsed History presents: the Melbourne Cup, a famous horse race held each year in Melbourne, Victoria, which has generated a few interesting stories across its long history.
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Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Episode 331: Alves Reis and the Portuguese Banknote Crisis
In this week's episode, get to know Artur Virgilio Alves Reis and hear about the incredible fraud he undertook in 1924, scamming his way into 100 million Portuguese escudos.
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Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Monuments Episode 43: The Eiffel Tower
This week's episode is the Eiffel Tower, perhaps the best-known monument on the face of the planet, an iconic part of the French capital, Paris.
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Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
QAH Episode 81: The Dancing Plague of 1518
Quarter-Arsed History presents: the Dancing Plague of 1518, a bizarre, unexplained phenomenon that saw the citizens of Strasbourg take to the streets and dance unceasingly for weeks on end.
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Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Episode 330: Johann Strauss II, the Waltz King
In this week's episode, meet Johann Strauss II, a brilliant composer from the Romantic period, famous for his lively and joyful waltzes.
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Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Monuments Episode 42: The Statue of Liberty
This week's monument is the Statue of Liberty, an instantly-recognisable symbol of the United States of America that has a thoroughly non-American origin story.
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Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
QAH Episode 80: Carlos Kaiser, Soccer's Greatest Conman
Quarter-Arsed History presents: Carlos Kaiser, a conman who managed to build a 13-year career as a star soccer player, without ever actually taking to the pitch and playing a game.
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Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Episode 329: The Great Escape from Stalag Luft III
In this week's episode, hear the true story of the Great Escape, when Allied prisoners of war made a daring attempt at a mass breakout from a Nazi prison camp.
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Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Monuments Episode 41: Neuschwanstein Castle
This week's monument is Neuschwanstein Castle, a spectacularly beautiful castle perched atop a mountain ridge in the German Alps.
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Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
QAH Episode 79: The French Revolution, According to AI
Quarter-Arsed History presents: the French Revolution, with a dazzling AI-generated script that is astonishingly true to life, utterly indistinguishable from the real thing.
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Published on 1 year, 2 months ago