Half-Arsed History

Riley Knight
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Oct 31, 2025 • 21min

Inventions Episode 44: Penicillin

Penicillin was a miraculous, marvellous discovery that revolutionised modern medicine and saved millions upon millions of lives, ushering in the age of antibiotics, where a little scratch doesn't result in amputation or death.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 30, 2025 • 23min

QAH Episode 134: The Venus de Milo

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the story of the Venus de Milo, the most famous ancient statue in the world, and perhaps second-most famous artwork in the Louvre.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 29, 2025 • 56min

Episode 383: That Time the Mona Lisa Was Stolen from the Louvre

In this week's episode, learn about the Louvre's most infamous heist: the time that the Mona Lisa itself was stolen by an Italian carpenter named Vincenzo Peruggia.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 24, 2025 • 22min

Inventions Episode 43: Plastic

Plastic is everywhere - these days, it's impossible to live a completely plastic-free life; but that's not necessarily entirely a bad thing, as even with all its environmental ills, plastic has nonetheless ushered in an age of material abundance.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 22, 2025 • 23min

QAH Episode 133: The Lake Nyos Disaster

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the Lake Nyos Disaster, when over 1,700 people living around Lake Nyos mysteriously perished one night in 1986.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 19, 2025 • 52min

Episode 382: The Tichborne Claimant

In this week's episode, get stuck into the mystery of the Tichborne Claimant, when a butcher from Wagga Wagga claimed to be the long-lost heir to a British noble family's fortune. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 17, 2025 • 17min

Inventions Episode 42: The Aeroplane

The aeroplane completely transformed human civilisation across the 20th century, bringing immense change to travel, transport, logistics, and military affairs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 15, 2025 • 19min

QAH Episode 132: Roy Sullivan, the Human Lightning Rod

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the story of Roy Sullivan, a US National Park Ranger who was hit by lightning on seven separate occasions, surviving each time to tell the tale. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 12, 2025 • 1h 3min

Episode 381: Matthew Flinders, the Man Who Named Australia

In this week's episode, get to know Matthew Flinders, the explorer and navigator who was the first person to circumnavigate Australia - and later popularised the name we all use to refer to it today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 10, 2025 • 23min

Inventions Episode 41: Radio

Radio brought about a revolution in communications technology, allowing widespread wireless communication across great distances and bringing about an age of broadcast entertainment, while forever changing international commercial, industrial, and military affairs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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