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Episode 400: What Half-Arsed History Could Have Been
Episode 10400
In this week's episode, get a taste of what this show might have sounded like if it had begun as a podcast of a different genre.
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2 months, 1 week ago
Week 8: Three Presidents in One Hour
Episode 50008
This week in history we’ve got monuments, calendars, and the disastrous premiere of a popular opera, we’ve got the birthdays of astronomers and diari…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 399: Nicolaus Copernicus and Copernican Heliocentrism
Episode 10399
In this week's episode, get to know Nicolaus Copernicus, the 15th-century astronomer who brought about a historical paradigm shift with his radical p…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Week 7: The Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre
Episode 50007
This week in history we’ve got famous martyrdoms, global car races, and the discovery of former planets, we’ve got the birthdays of scientists and le…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 398: The Foundation of Modern Singapore
Episode 10398
In this week's episode, discover how, why, and perhaps most importantly where modern Singapore was founded, back in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles.
Ho…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Week 6: The Sack of Baghdad
Episode 50006
This week in history we’ve got riots and treaties, we’ve got the discovery of the world’s biggest gold nugget, we’ve got the birthday of a famous Vic…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode 397: Catherine the Great, the Enlightened Empress
Episode 10397
In this week's episode, meet Catherine the Great, the empress who successfully ruled Russia for almost 35 years despite usurping a throne she had no …
3 months ago
Week 5: The Day the Music Died
Episode 50005
This week in history we’ve got the execution of a famous traitor, a tale of revenge served cold, we’ve got the birthdays of conquerors and explorers …
3 months ago
Episode 396: The Horrors of Sarah Island
Episode 10396
In this week's episode, become acquainted with Macquarie Harbour Penal Station, known as Sarah Island, which was one of the cruellest and most brutal…
3 months, 1 week ago
Week 4: When Some Ships Sailed from Botany Bay to Port Jackson
Episode 50004
This week in history: the publishing of Pride and Prejudice, the first-ever cans of beer, the birthdays of pirates, kings, and composers, and... that…
3 months, 1 week ago