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Half-Arsed History

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by Riley Knight

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700 episodes
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<p>Half-Arsed History's first book, History's Strangest Deaths, is now available: https://www.booktopia.com.au/history-s-strangest-deaths-riley-knight/book/9781761472589.html</p><br><p>Welcome along to Half-Arsed History! It's a weekly podcast highlighting absurd and entertaining stories from history. Twice a week, it helps host Riley Knight feel as though his useless history degree has some kind of real-world relevance.</p><br><p>Get in touch: halfarsedhistory@gmail.com</p><p>Support the show on Patreon: https://patreon.com/halfarsedhistory</p><p>Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/halfarsedhistory</p><p>Buy Half-Arsed History merch: https://halfarsedhistory.theprintbar.com</p><br><p>If you've just discovered the show and aren't sure which of the 350+ episodes to start with, here are some suggestions:</p><p>Episode 139: The History of the Toilet - https://sptfy.com/PK3J • https://apple.co/3Giftt3</p><p>Episode 75: The Great Emu War - https://sptfy.com/PK3K • https://apple.co/4jKCvr7</p><p>Episode 197: The History of Nuclear Weapons - https://sptfy.com/PK3L • https://apple.co/4jygYlc</p><p>Episode 233: The 1930 FIFA World Cup - https://sptfy.com/PK3M • https://apple.co/4iltL9P</p><p>Episode 106: The First Circumnavigation - https://sptfy.com/PK3N • https://apple.co/4jewsLj</p><br><p>Half-Arsed History acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the unceded Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi Kabi) Land on which the podcast is written and recorded, and pays respect to First Nations Elders past, present, and emerging. Indigenous sovereignty was never ceded. This continent always was, and always will be, Aboriginal Land.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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What is Half-Arsed History?
<p>Half-Arsed History's first book, History's Strangest Deaths, is now available: https://www.booktopia.com.au/history-s-strangest-deaths-riley-knight/book/9781761472589.html</p><br><p>Welcome along to Half-Arsed History! It's a weekly podcast highlighting absurd and entertaining stories from history. Twice a week, it helps host Riley Knight feel as though his useless history degree has some kind of real-world relevance.</p><br><p>Get in touch: halfarsedhistory@gmail.com</p><p>Support the show on Patreon: https://patreon.com/halfarsedhistory</p><p>Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/halfarsedhistory</p><p>Buy Half-Arsed History merch: https://halfarsedhistory.theprintbar.com</p><br><p>If you've just discovered the show and aren't sure which of the 350+ episodes to start with, here are some suggestions:</p><p>Episode 139: The History of the Toilet - https://sptfy.com/PK3J • https://apple.co/3Giftt3</p><p>Episode 75: The Great Emu War - https://sptfy.com/PK3K • https://apple.co/4jKCvr7</p><p>Episode 197: The History of Nuclear Weapons - https://sptfy.com/PK3L • https://apple.co/4jygYlc</p><p>Episode 233: The 1930 FIFA World Cup - https://sptfy.com/PK3M • https://apple.co/4iltL9P</p><p>Episode 106: The First Circumnavigation - https://sptfy.com/PK3N • https://apple.co/4jewsLj</p><br><p>Half-Arsed History acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the unceded Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi Kabi) Land on which the podcast is written and recorded, and pays respect to First Nations Elders past, present, and emerging. Indigenous sovereignty was never ceded. This continent always was, and always will be, Aboriginal Land.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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