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Half-Arsed History

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Episode 423: The Plague of Athens artwork

Episode 423: The Plague of Athens

Half-Arsed History

52:16Aug 9, 2026
Week 31: The Hammer and Feather on the Moon artwork

Week 31: The Hammer and Feather on the Moon

Half-Arsed History

24:05Jul 29, 2026
Episode 422: Athens vs. Sparta - the Peloponnesian War artwork

Episode 422: Athens vs. Sparta - the Peloponnesian War

Half-Arsed History

57:15Jul 26, 2026
Apologies to Apple Podcasts Subscribers artwork

Apologies to Apple Podcasts Subscribers

Half-Arsed History

2:38Jul 26, 2026
Week 30: Tobacco Comes to England artwork

Week 30: Tobacco Comes to England

Half-Arsed History

27:45Jul 25, 2026
Episode 421: The Successful Failure of Apollo 13 artwork

Episode 421: The Successful Failure of Apollo 13

Half-Arsed History

53:29Jul 21, 2026
Week 29: The Football War artwork

Week 29: The Football War

Half-Arsed History

23:10Jul 15, 2026
Episode 420: The History of Cannabis artwork

Episode 420: The History of Cannabis

Half-Arsed History

1:00:35Jul 12, 2026
Week 28: The First Ascent of the Matterhorn artwork

Week 28: The First Ascent of the Matterhorn

Half-Arsed History

24:17Jul 8, 2026
Episode 419: Mata Hari, the Seductress-Turned-Spy artwork

Episode 419: Mata Hari, the Seductress-Turned-Spy

Half-Arsed History

1:02:35Jul 5, 2026
Week 27: Oxford University’s 500-Year Grudge artwork

Week 27: Oxford University’s 500-Year Grudge

Half-Arsed History

23:41Jul 1, 2026
Announcing: The Most Interesting People You've Never Heard Of, the second Half-Arsed History book artwork

Announcing: The Most Interesting People You've Never Heard Of, the second Half-Arsed History book

Half-Arsed History

9:46Jul 1, 2026
Episode 418: The Stonewall Riots, the Origin of Pride artwork

Episode 418: The Stonewall Riots, the Origin of Pride

Half-Arsed History

50:09Jun 28, 2026
Week 26: The Tunguska Event artwork

Week 26: The Tunguska Event

Half-Arsed History

29:09Jun 24, 2026
Episode 417: The History of the FIFA World Cup - Part 3 artwork

Episode 417: The History of the FIFA World Cup - Part 3

Half-Arsed History

1:07:58Jun 21, 2026
Week 25: The Hand of God artwork

Week 25: The Hand of God

Half-Arsed History

30:19Jun 18, 2026
Episode 416: The History of the FIFA World Cup - Part 2 artwork

Episode 416: The History of the FIFA World Cup - Part 2

Half-Arsed History

1:02:03Jun 14, 2026
Week 24: The 1955 Le Mans Disaster artwork

Week 24: The 1955 Le Mans Disaster

Half-Arsed History

36:35Jun 12, 2026
Episode 415: The History of the FIFA World Cup - Part 1 artwork

Episode 415: The History of the FIFA World Cup - Part 1

Half-Arsed History

51:05Jun 11, 2026
Week 23: The Treaty of Tordesillas artwork

Week 23: The Treaty of Tordesillas

Half-Arsed History

27:37Jun 3, 2026
Episode 414: The Hindenburg Disaster artwork

Episode 414: The Hindenburg Disaster

Half-Arsed History

57:53May 31, 2026
Week 22: The Disappearance of Maurice Wilson artwork

Week 22: The Disappearance of Maurice Wilson

Half-Arsed History

30:10May 27, 2026
Episode 413: J.R.R. Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings artwork

Episode 413: J.R.R. Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings

Half-Arsed History

58:16May 24, 2026
Week 21: Pepsi Number Fever artwork

Week 21: Pepsi Number Fever

Half-Arsed History

31:10May 20, 2026
Episode 412: The Seven Voyages of Zheng He artwork

Episode 412: The Seven Voyages of Zheng He

Half-Arsed History

1:03:35May 17, 2026
Week 20: The Fall of Acre artwork

Week 20: The Fall of Acre

Half-Arsed History

33:28May 13, 2026
Episode 411: The True Story of Pocahontas artwork

Episode 411: The True Story of Pocahontas

Half-Arsed History

52:33May 10, 2026
Week 19: The Assassination of Spencer Perceval artwork

Week 19: The Assassination of Spencer Perceval

Half-Arsed History

36:19May 6, 2026
Episode 410: John Harrison’s Marine Chronometer artwork

Episode 410: John Harrison’s Marine Chronometer

Half-Arsed History

1:00:10May 2, 2026
Week 18: George Psalmanazar and the Formosa Hoax artwork

Week 18: George Psalmanazar and the Formosa Hoax

Half-Arsed History

36:54Apr 29, 2026
Episode 409: The Donner Party artwork

Episode 409: The Donner Party

Half-Arsed History

1:04:22Apr 26, 2026
Week 17: The Battle of Clontarf artwork

Week 17: The Battle of Clontarf

Half-Arsed History

32:12Apr 22, 2026
Episode 408: The 1973 Oil Crisis artwork

Episode 408: The 1973 Oil Crisis

Half-Arsed History

59:39Apr 19, 2026
Week 16: The Death of the Red Baron artwork

Week 16: The Death of the Red Baron

Half-Arsed History

38:27Apr 15, 2026
Episode 407: The Avignon Papacy artwork

Episode 407: The Avignon Papacy

Half-Arsed History

54:16Apr 12, 2026
Week 15: The Invention of Cornflakes artwork

Week 15: The Invention of Cornflakes

Half-Arsed History

34:26Apr 8, 2026
Episode 406: The East India Company - Part 6: Legacies and Lessons artwork

Episode 406: The East India Company - Part 6: Legacies and Lessons

Half-Arsed History

1:09:48Apr 5, 2026
Week 14: The Rescue of Poon Lim artwork

Week 14: The Rescue of Poon Lim

Half-Arsed History

25:58Apr 1, 2026
Episode 405: The East India Company - Part 5: Downfall and Dissolution artwork

Episode 405: The East India Company - Part 5: Downfall and Dissolution

Half-Arsed History

52:44Mar 29, 2026
Week 13: The Spaghetti Tree Hoax artwork

Week 13: The Spaghetti Tree Hoax

Half-Arsed History

36:44Mar 25, 2026
Episode 404: The East India Company - Part 4 Expansion and Empire artwork

Episode 404: The East India Company - Part 4 Expansion and Empire

Half-Arsed History

1:02:20Mar 22, 2026
Week 12: England Loses the 1966 World Cup artwork

Week 12: England Loses the 1966 World Cup

Half-Arsed History

39:51Mar 18, 2026
Episode 403: The East India Company - Part 3: Conquest and Corruption artwork

Episode 403: The East India Company - Part 3: Conquest and Corruption

Half-Arsed History

57:58Mar 15, 2026
Week 11: The Assassination of Julius Caesar artwork

Week 11: The Assassination of Julius Caesar

Half-Arsed History

36:44Mar 11, 2026
Episode 402: The East India Company - Part 2: Footholds and Factories artwork

Episode 402: The East India Company - Part 2: Footholds and Factories

Half-Arsed History

1:03:03Mar 8, 2026
Week 10: The 13 Original Rules of Golf artwork

Week 10: The 13 Original Rules of Golf

Half-Arsed History

47:39Mar 4, 2026
Episode 401: The East India Company - Part 1: Spices and Stocks artwork

Episode 401: The East India Company - Part 1: Spices and Stocks

Half-Arsed History

56:26Mar 1, 2026
Week 9: The Great Fire of Meireki artwork

Week 9: The Great Fire of Meireki

Half-Arsed History

38:13Feb 25, 2026
Episode 400: What Half-Arsed History Could Have Been artwork

Episode 400: What Half-Arsed History Could Have Been

Half-Arsed History

1:20:10Feb 22, 2026
Week 8: Three Presidents in One Hour artwork

Week 8: Three Presidents in One Hour

Half-Arsed History

35:26Feb 18, 2026