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    • 22/11/2020
    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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 29/03/2020
    Episode 92: The History of the Potato

    In this episode of Half-Arsed History, learn the surprisingly interesting history of the humble potato, and how it has strongly influenced the course of history and made the world into what it is today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 4 MAY
    Episode 358: History’s Weirdest Papal Conclaves

    In this week's episode, hear about five of the most ridiculous stories to emerge from the history of papal conclaves - from foul-mouthed brawling, to papier-mache crowns, to the time there were four popes in a single year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 08/10/2023
    Episode 276: The People on Australian Money

    In this episode of Half-Arsed History, find out about all the famous Australians represented on Australian banknotes: Banjo Paterson and Dame Mary Gilmore, Mary Reibey and John Flynn, David Ngunaitponi and Edith Cowan, and Dame Nellie Melba and Sir John Monash. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 07/05/2023
    Episode 254: The Roman Empire

    In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the tale of the Roman Empire - one of the most important and influential realms in human history that spanned from western Europe across the Middle East before its decline and ultimate collapse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 01/12/2019
    Episode 75: The Great Emu War

    In this episode of Half-Arsed History, uncover one of the most humiliating defeats ever suffered by the Australian Army - the Great Emu War, when artillerymen and machine guns from the Australian Army were deployed to fight tens of thousands of emus, and lost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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