Podcast Episodes

Episode 88: The English Longbow

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, learn all about the English longbow, which played a decisive role in the military history of western Europe between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries, and …

Published on 5 years, 9 months ago

Episode 87: Edward Jenner, Father of the Vaccine

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, discover the life of Edward Jenner, a man who perhaps saved more lives than any other human in the history of our species by developing a vaccine for smallpox.

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Published on 5 years, 10 months ago

Episode 86: Irene, Byzantine Empress

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the story of Irene of Athens, who rose to rule the Byzantine Empire in her own right through a combination of political cleverness and brutal and bloody au…

Published on 5 years, 10 months ago

Episode 85: Peter Tordenskjold, Norway’s Han Solo

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, uncover the incredible exploits of the brazen sea captain Peter Tordenskjold, who fought for Denmark-Norway against the Swedish during the Great Northern War.

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Published on 5 years, 10 months ago

Episode 84: Black Agnes and the Siege of Dunbar

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the ridiculous story of the Siege of Dunbar, where a Scottish noblewoman known as Black Agnes thoroughly humiliated her English foes as they laid siege to …

Published on 5 years, 10 months ago

Episode 83: Johann Friedrich Struensee, Paramour of Queens

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, learn the tale of Johann Friedrich Struensee, who took control of the Kingdom of Denmark in the eighteenth century, by winning over the king and sleeping with t…

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

Episode 82: Norwegian Heavy Water Sabotage

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the remarkable tale of the Norwegian and Allied saboteurs who fought a secret and dangerous war against the Nazi nuclear weapons program during the Second …

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

Episode 81: The Beast of Gévaudan

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, uncover the remarkable true story of the Beast of Gévaudan, a monstrosity that plagued and terrorised the French countryside in the 1760s.

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Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

Episode 80: Tycho Brahe, the Brass-Nosed Astronomer

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, discover the life of Tycho Brahe, who balanced his astronomic and scientific genius with, like, just a whole bunch of really weird stuff.

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Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

Episode 79: Operation Pastorius - Part 2

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the second half of the story of Operation Pastorius, when eight Nazi saboteurs were sent across the Atlantic in submarines to attempt to wreak havoc within…

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago