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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, b…
1 year, 4 months 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. …
1 year, 4 months 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…
1 year, 4 months ago
QAH Episode 88: A Brief History of Pigeon Post
Quarter-Arsed History presents: a brief history of Pigeon Post, how humans have used homing pigeons to facilitate speedy, long-distance communication…
1 year, 4 months ago
Episode 337: Famous Wartime Animals
In this week's episode, meet five famous animals who have all served in the military: Cher Ami the pigeon, Wojtek the bear, Simon the cat, Reckless t…
1 year, 4 months ago
Monuments Episode 49: Mount Rushmore
This week's monument is Mount Rushmore, also known as Tȟuŋkášila Šákpe - a mountainside in the US state of South Dakota that features colossal sculpt…
1 year, 4 months ago
QAH Episode 87: Sir Hubert Wilkins, the Adventurer from Adelaide
Quarter-Arsed History presents: the tale of Sir Hubert Wilkins, a photographer, pilot, war hero, explorer, and ornithologist who led a truly remarkab…
1 year, 4 months ago
Update: They Gave This Man a Book Deal
We did it - they gave this man a book deal! "History's Strangest Deaths" will be published by Allen & Unwin next year, with more information coming i…
1 year, 5 months ago
Episode 336: Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
In this week's episode, get to know the US civil rights activise Rosa Parks, who made a stand for justice when she refused to give up her seat on a r…
1 year, 5 months ago
Monuments Episode 48: The Golden Gate Bridge
This week's monument is the Golden Gate Bridge, an (allegedly) orange suspension bridge that spans the entrance to the San Francisco Bay in the US.
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1 year, 5 months ago