Podcast Episodes

QAH Episode 59: Ten Cent Beer Night

Quarter-Arsed History presents: Ten Cent Beer Night, a baseball game at which beer was sold at ten cents a cup, leading to streakers, missiles pelting the players on the field, and eventually a full-…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Episode 308: The History of the United States - Part 4: Cold War and Global Hegemony

In this week's episode, conclude an overview of US history with the last of a four-part series, this week getting across the radical changes that took place in post-war USA, with things like the Cold…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Monuments Episode 20: The Louvre Palace

This week's monument is the Louvre Palace, a building in Paris, France that is today home to what is today the world's most famous art museum, but used to be a royal residence for French kings.

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Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

QAH Episode 58: The Harlem Hellfighters

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the Harlem Hellfighters, the nickname given to the US 369th Infantry Regiment, a unit of mostly African-American soldiers sent over to Europe to fight in the First Wor…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Episode 307: The History of the United States - Part 3: Reconstruction and World War

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, get stuck into the third of four episodes covering the history of the United States of America, this time covering the Reconstruction and Progressive Eras, the …

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Monuments Episode 19: Notre-Dame de Paris

This week's monument is Notre-Dame de Paris, one of the most famous Gothic-style cathedrals on the face of the planet.

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Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

QAH Episode 57: Ea-Nasir, the Fine Copper Merchant

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the story of Ea-Nasir, a copper merchant whose reputation as a shonky businessman has lasted almost 3,800 years.

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Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Episode 306: The History of the United States - Part 2: Expansion and Civil War

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, continue an overview of US history, focussing on the first half of the 19th century: foreign policy, westward expansion, slavery, and the American Civil War.

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Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Monuments Episode 18: Angkor Wat

This week's monument is Angkor Wat, an enormous Buddhist temple complex found in Cambodia that is said to be the largest religious structure in the world.

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Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

QAH Episode 56: The Day John Sattler Broke His Jaw

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the day John Sattler broke his jaw, when during the 1970 NSWRFL grand final, the South Sydney played through the entire match even after having his jaw broken in three…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago