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QAH Episode 66: The Dublin Whiskey Fire
Quarter-Arsed History presents: the Dublin Whiskey Fire, when torrents of flaming whiskey flooded through Dublin resulting in the loss of 13 lives - …
1 year, 9 months ago
Episode 315: The Rosetta Stone
In this week's episode, discover the story of the Rosetta Stone, a series of 2,000-year-old texts written that became the key to our modern understan…
1 year, 9 months ago
Monuments Episode 27: Machu Picchu
This week's monument is Machu Picchu, a mountaintop citadel found in Peru, which served as an imperial retreat during the heyday of the Inca Empire. …
1 year, 9 months ago
QAH Episode 65: Edward Dando, the Oyster Thief
Quarter-Arsed History presents: Edward Dando, a bloke who became infamous in 1830s London for eating vast quantities of oysters, without ever paying …
1 year, 10 months ago
Announcing: Half-Arsed History LIVE!
Half-Arsed History is taking to the stage this August, in Melbourne and Sydney! We'll have a great time getting across the histories of these two cit…
1 year, 10 months ago
Episode 314: Frederic Chopin, the Virtuosic Pianist
In this week's episode, meet Frédéric Chopin, one of the most famous and celebrated composers and pianists of the Romantic Era, and learn about his l…
1 year, 10 months ago
Monuments Episode 26: The Forbidden City
This week's monument is the Forbidden City, a huge palace complex in central Beijing, China, which served as the imperial seat of government for over…
1 year, 10 months ago
QAH Episode 64: The Ball of the Burning Men
Quarter-Arsed History presents: the Ball of the Burning Men, a wedding celebration at which the reigning French king, Charles the Mad, was almost bur…
1 year, 10 months ago
Episode 313: Alan Turing and the Enigma Machine
In this week's episode, learn the incredible story of Alan Turing - a man who not only laid the foundations of modern computer science, but also had …
1 year, 10 months ago
Monuments Episode 25: Kinkaku-ji
This week's monument is Kinkaku-ji, also known as Rokuon-ji, a Buddhist temple in the Japanese city of Kyoto, famous for the fact that much of its ex…
1 year, 10 months ago