Podcast Episodes

Episode 129: The White Australia Policy

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, learn about an often (and perhaps readily) overlooked part of Australia's history - the racist immigration laws it upheld for much of its history that became kn…

Published on 5 years ago

Episode 128: Moctezuma II and the Fall of the Aztecs

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear how the Aztec Empire was destroyed by Spanish invaders led by Hernan Cortes, and the tale of the emperor who was there when it fell, Moctezuma II.

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Published on 5 years ago

Episode 127: Moctezuma I and the Rise of the Aztecs

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the tale of the Mesoamerican Triple Alliance - better known to history as the Aztec Empire - and meet one of the men instrumental in its rise, Moctezuma I.…

Published on 5 years ago

Episode 126: History’s Weirdest Deaths

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, get across some of the weirdest and most ridiculous stories of how people have died, spanning from Ancient Greece to the modern era.

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Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

Episode 125: Burke and Hare, Murderous Bodysnatchers

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, be shocked at the murderous crimes of two profiteering maniacs, Burke and Hare, who killed their victims just to sell their corpses to anatomists.

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Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

Episode 124: History of Birth Control

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, learn about the way that birth control has changed over the years, from Ancient Egyptian crocodile turds to the contraceptive pill of the modern era.

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Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

Episode 123: The Lancashire Witch Trials

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the tale of one of history's best recorded witch trials, the Lancashire Witch Trials of 1612.

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Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

Episode 122: The Great Stink

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, learn of the time that raw sewage turned central London and the River Thames into a mephitic, malodorous hellscape - a time known as the Great Stink.

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Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

Episode 121: Giacomo Casanova, the Famous Philanderer - Part 2

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the second half of the life story of history's most famous philanderer - Giacomo Casanova.

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Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

Episode 120: Giacomo Casanova, the Famous Philanderer - Part 1

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, be amazed at the adventures and misadventures that during place during the early life of history's best-known philanderer - Giacomo Casanova.

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Published on 5 years, 2 months ago