Podcast Episodes

Episode 159: Hudson’s Bay Company

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, learn the long and surprisingly involved history of the Hudson's Bay Company - today a chain of department stores, but previously a fur trading company that bec…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

Episode 158: The History of the Castle

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, uncover the history of the structures that became mediaeval Europe's military, political, economic, and administrative focal points: the castle, a fortified hom…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

Episode 157: El Cid, the Iberian Warlord

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the story of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, better known to history as El Cid, a famous Spanish knight who fought for and against both Christians and Muslims in me…

Published on 4 years, 6 months ago

Episode 156: Brunhilda and Fredegund, Feuding Queens

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, uncover the bloody, decades-long feud between two rival Frankish queens from the Early Middle Ages, Brunhilda and Fredegund.

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Published on 4 years, 6 months ago

Episode 155: The Battle of Castle Itter

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, be amazed at the ridiculous story of the Battle of Castle Itter, the only recorded time when American and German soldiers fought side-by-side in the Second Worl…

Published on 4 years, 6 months ago

Episode 154: Afonso I, the Father of Portugal

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the origin story of the modern state of Portugal, and the tale of the man who wrought its independence: Afonso I of Portugal.

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Published on 4 years, 6 months ago

Episode 153: The Forty-Seven Ronin

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, discover the story of the Forty-Seven Ronin, a group of ex-samurai who hatched a two-year-long plot to avenge the death of their fallen lord and reclaim his los…

Published on 4 years, 6 months ago

Episode 152: The Eureka Rebellion

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the tale of the Eureka Rebellion, the closest Australian colonists ever came to a full-scale political uprising after a harsh tax led gold miners to take u…

Published on 4 years, 7 months ago

Episode 151: The History of Penicillin

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, learn how the most significant medical breakthrough in human history - the discovery of penicillin - resulted in a revolution in human health thanks to the work…

Published on 4 years, 7 months ago

Episode 150: The Apollo Program

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the full story of the Apollo Program, the monumental scientific endeavour that successfully landed humans on the Moon for the first time in history. 

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Published on 4 years, 7 months ago