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Half-Arsed History

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Week 38: The Straw Hat Riot artwork

Week 38: The Straw Hat Riot

Half-Arsed History

22:05Oct 8, 2026
Episode 429: The Viking Age - Part 4: Society artwork

Episode 429: The Viking Age - Part 4: Society

Half-Arsed History

1:05:00Oct 4, 2026
Second Book Available Now & Live Show Tickets Running Out artwork

Second Book Available Now & Live Show Tickets Running Out

Half-Arsed History

4:16Sep 29, 2026
Week 37: The Execution of “Martin Guerre” artwork

Week 37: The Execution of “Martin Guerre”

Half-Arsed History

25:54Sep 27, 2026
Episode 428: The Viking Age - Part 3: Expansion artwork

Episode 428: The Viking Age - Part 3: Expansion

Half-Arsed History

51:43Sep 25, 2026
Week 36: The End of the Western Roman Empire artwork

Week 36: The End of the Western Roman Empire

Half-Arsed History

24:20Sep 23, 2026
Episode 427: The Viking Age - Part 2: Conquest artwork

Episode 427: The Viking Age - Part 2: Conquest

Half-Arsed History

1:01:18Sep 22, 2026
Week 35: The Origin of Stockholm Syndrome artwork

Week 35: The Origin of Stockholm Syndrome

Half-Arsed History

28:40Sep 18, 2026
Episode 426: The Viking Age - Part 1: Raids artwork

Episode 426: The Viking Age - Part 1: Raids

Half-Arsed History

56:33Sep 17, 2026
Update: Brisbane and Maroochydore Tickets, Date Change, Sorry for Lack of Episodes artwork

Update: Brisbane and Maroochydore Tickets, Date Change, Sorry for Lack of Episodes

Half-Arsed History

3:57Sep 10, 2026
Week 34: Edmond Halley Observes His Comet artwork

Week 34: Edmond Halley Observes His Comet

Half-Arsed History

23:31Sep 4, 2026
Tickets for the 2026 Book Tour are now available! artwork

Tickets for the 2026 Book Tour are now available!

Half-Arsed History

11:00Sep 2, 2026
Episode 425: The Capture of the USS Chesapeake artwork

Episode 425: The Capture of the USS Chesapeake

Half-Arsed History

52:46Aug 28, 2026
Week 33: The Bermuda Gunpowder Heist artwork

Week 33: The Bermuda Gunpowder Heist

Half-Arsed History

26:05Aug 26, 2026
Episode 424: Vincent van Gogh, the Tortured Artist artwork

Episode 424: Vincent van Gogh, the Tortured Artist

Half-Arsed History

1:00:19Aug 24, 2026
Week 32: Lt. General Patton Slaps a Soldier... Again artwork

Week 32: Lt. General Patton Slaps a Soldier... Again

Half-Arsed History

27:15Aug 19, 2026
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