Podcast Episodes

Episode 48: The 1904 Olympic Marathon

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, be amazed at the total lunacy that surrounded the 1904 Olympic Marathon, which featured people coughing up blood, getting attacked by dogs, stopping for naps, t…

Published on 6 years, 7 months ago

Episode 47: Mutiny on the Bounty - Part 2

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, discover the consequences of the famous Mutiny on the Bounty, and the fates of both the loyalists and the mutineers after the ship was seized.

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Published on 6 years, 7 months ago

Episode 46: Mutiny on the Bounty - Part 1

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear about the leadup to and execution of the famous Mutiny on the Bounty, when malcontent British sailors seized control of a British vessel from their captain…

Published on 6 years, 7 months ago

Episode 45: The Second Pacific Squadron

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, uncover the adventures and misadventures of the Russian Second Pacific Squadron, which sailed 29,000km to fight in the Russo-Japanese War.

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Published on 6 years, 7 months ago

Episode 44: Qin Shi Huang, China's First Emperor

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, learn about the amazing - and utterly ridiculous - life and times of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China.

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Published on 6 years, 8 months ago

Episode 43: Korean Axe Murder Incident

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, discover one of the most ridiculous military operations in history - when the US mobilised over ten thousand troops to cut down a single tree.

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Published on 6 years, 8 months ago

Episode 42: Boudica, the Rebel Queen

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, be amazed by the bloodthirsty butchery perpetrated by the Britonnic queen Boudica, when she campaigned against the Romans in the first century.

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Published on 6 years, 8 months ago

Episode 41: Hannibal Barca, the Great Tactician - Part 2

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, discover what happened when Hannibal Barca attacked the Roman Republic after crossing the Alps, including the famous Battle of Cannae.

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Published on 6 years, 8 months ago

Episode 40: Hannibal Barca, the Great Tactician - Part 1

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, learn about the legendary Hannibal Barca and his crossing of the Alps to stage a land invasion of the Roman Republic.

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Published on 6 years, 8 months ago

Episode 39: Le Gentil and the Transits of Venus

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, discover the life of Guillaume Le Gentil, who was fraught with unbelievably bad luck while attempting to observe the Transits of Venus in 1761 and 1769.

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Published on 6 years, 9 months ago