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Episode 265: J. Robert Oppenheimer, Destroyer of Worlds
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the true story of the life and career of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the scientist principally responsible for…
2 years, 9 months ago
QAH Episode 15: Bat Bombs
Quarter-Arsed History presents: Bat Bombs, an actual, factual US military project run by a dentist, the goal of which was to drop incendiary bats on …
2 years, 9 months ago
Episode 264: History's Weirdest Epithets
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, discover five historical figures with some of the strangest epithets you'll ever come across: Mithridates the …
2 years, 9 months ago
QAH Episode 14: Hiroo Onoda, the Japanese Holdout
Quarter-Arsed History presents: Hiroo Onoda, a Japanese guerilla fighter who continued to fight the Second World War on behalf of Japan for almost th…
2 years, 9 months ago
Episode 263: Harald Hardrada, the Last Great Viking
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, uncover the life story of one of the most famous vikings in history: Harald Hardrada, who attempted to reforge…
2 years, 9 months ago
QAH Episode 13: Harald Bluetooth, the Viking King
Quarter-Arsed History presents: Harald Bluetooth, a famed viking king who unified Denmark before going after Norway and the Holy Roman Empire, and wh…
2 years, 9 months ago
Episode 262: King Cnut of the North Sea Empire
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the tale of Cnut the Great, who unified the thrones of Denmark, Norway, and England to create what is kno…
2 years, 10 months ago
QAH Episode 12: Violet Jessop, the Unsinkable Woman
Quarter-Arsed History presents: Violet Jessop, who not only survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic, but also the sinking of its sister ship the HMHS…
2 years, 10 months ago
Episode 261: The Sinking of the RMS Titanic
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, learn the full story of the famous ship RMS Titanic - a ship that was touted as being "unsinkable", right up u…
2 years, 10 months ago
QAH Episode 11: Operation Plumbbob
Quarter-Arsed History presents: Operation Plumbbob, a series of nuclear tests that were carried out in the US in 1957, that involved test subjects su…
2 years, 10 months ago