Podcast Episodes

QAH Episode 131: Australia's Silliest Laws - Part 2

Episode 20131

Quarter-Arsed History presents: more of the silliest laws still in effect in Tasmania, Western Australia, and South Australia including posing an an architect, challenging someone to a duel, and gett…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Episode 380: History’s Biggest Misconceptions - Part 3

Episode 10380

In this week's episode, uncover the truth behind five more historical misconceptions: what Roman vomitoriums were used for, mediaeval life expectancies, Dom Perignon inventing champagne, Mussolini ma…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Inventions Episode 40: Aspirin

Episode 40040

Aspirin was one of the very first mass-produced pharmaceuticals, and its invention and development has a very interesting backstory filled with disagreement and uncertainty.

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Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

QAH Episode 130: Australia's Silliest Laws - Part 1

Episode 20130

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the silliest laws still on the books in Victoria, NSW, and Queensland - including prohibitions against corresponding with pirates, riding bikes backwards, and keeping …

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode 379: Matilda of Tuscany, the Great Countess

Episode 10379

In this week's episode, meet Matilda of Tuscany, also known as the "Great Countess", a woman who played a very important role in the politics of the Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire at the outset of …

Published on 3 months ago

Inventions Episode 39: The X-Ray Machine

Episode 40039

The X-ray machine changed medicine forever, enabling an easy and (eventually) safe way to see inside the human body non-invasively for diagnosis and treatment.

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Published on 3 months ago

QAH Episode 129: Britain's Silliest Laws

Episode 20129

Quarter-Arsed History presents: a brief summary of some of the most absurd laws that are, technically speaking, still in force across the UK - including suspiciously handling a fish, carrying a ladde…

Published on 3 months ago

Episode 378: Dick Turpin, the Infamous Highwayman

Episode 10378

In this week's episode, meet Dick Turpin, an 18th-century highwayman who passed into English folklore for his daring predations as a violent criminal.

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Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Inventions Episode 38: The Automobile

Episode 40038

The automobile is one of the most transformative inventions in human history, completely changing the way transportation, society, culture, business, industry, and so much more work within modern hum…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

QAH Episode 128: The Death of Allan Pinkerton

Episode 20128

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the story of the death of Allan Pinkerton, a story that is completely and totally distinct from the one cut from History's Strangest Deaths for legal reasons. 

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Published on 3 months, 1 week ago