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Half-Arsed History's second book, The Most Interesting People You've Never Heard Of, is out now! Buy your copy: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/bkq2G9 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. Get in touch: halfarsedhistory@gmail.com Support the show on Patreon: https://patreon.com/halfarsedhistory Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/halfarsedhistory Buy Half-Arsed History merch: https://halfarsedhistory.theprintbar.com If you've just discovered the show and aren't sure which of the 400+ episodes to start with, here are some suggestions: Episode 139: The History of the Toilet - https://sptfy.com/PK3J • https://apple.co/3Giftt3 Episode 75: The Great Emu War - https://sptfy.com/PK3K • https://apple.co/4jKCvr7 Episode 1
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Signup to Generate a PitchHalf-Arsed History's second book, The Most Interesting People You've Never Heard Of, is out now! 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.
Half-Arsed History is hosted by Riley Knight. The show has published 731 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Week 43: The Charge of the Light Brigade" (31 October 2026, 25 minutes), "Week 42: The "Discovery" of the Cardiff Giant" (30 October 2026, 19 minutes), and "Week 41: Theodore Roosevelt Survives Being Shot" (29 October 2026, 23 minutes).
Half-Arsed History publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 33 minutes across 731 episodes.
Booking probability for Half-Arsed History is 39%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Half-Arsed History requires a Pod Score of 92 or higher. Half-Arsed History's contact route on record: verified email.
Riley Knight hosts Half-Arsed History, a history podcast with 731 episodes published.
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Episode #50043
This week in history we’ve got yet another important historical battle, we’ve got a very stupidly named war, we’ve got the closest we ever came to the Third World War - and we’ve got the story behind the famous Charge...
Episode #40042
This week in history we’ve got a twelve-year-old girl crowned as a king, we’ve got a turning point in Japanese history, we’ve got a disastrous Russian naval campaign - and we’ve got a huge petrified figure proving the...
Episode #50041
This week in history we’ve got an extremely important but rather unknown battle, we’ve got an extremely important but very famous battle, we’ve got the construction of Brazil’s most famous landmark - and we’ve got the...
Episode #50040
This week in history we’ve got the introduction of the Gregorian Calendar, we’ve got a full-scale riot caused by cheese, we’ve got the birth of the unsinkable stewardess - and we’ve got a Dutch city rescued by pirates...
Episode #10435
In this week's episode, get across four of the chapters taken from the new book, The Most Interesting People You've Never Heard Of: Tarrare, William Buckley, Unaarrimin, and Countess Black Agnes Dunbar. The Most...
Half-Arsed History
This week in history we’ve got the battle that ended the Viking Age, we’ve got the second circumnavigation of the Earth, we’ve got the discovery of the first antibiotic - and we’ve got the financial crisis that gave us...
Episode #10434
In this week's episode, learn more about what went into the creation of The Most Interesting People You've Never Heard Of, while enjoying some truly first-rate gear making fun of Perth. The Most Interesting People...
Episode #10433
In this week's episode, get a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of The Most Interesting People You've Never Heard Of, as well as a bunch of really excellent gags about Adelaide. The Most Interesting People You've...
Episode #10429
In this week's episode, explore the everyday lives of the Vikings, learning about how their society was organised, what they wore, what they ate, what they did for fun, and how their religion changed over time. The Most...
Half-Arsed History
Half-Arsed History's second book, The Most Interesting People You've Never Heard Of, is available now at all good bookshops (and probably some bad ones, too). Alternatively, you can snag your copy at one of the upcoming...
Episode #50037
This week in history we’ve got a a turning point in an ancient war, we’ve got a turning point in evolutionary biology, we’ve got a turning point in very stupid decision-making - and we’ve got an intriguing tale of fraud...
Episode #10428
In this week's episode, learn all about the far-reaching regions to which the Vikings expanded, including Ireland, Iceland, Central and Eastern Europe, and beyond. The Most Interesting People You've Never Heard Of, the...
Episode #50036
This week in history we’ve got a battle that defined the history of ancient Rome, we’ve got a famous abolitionist breaking his chains, we’ve got the extinction of an Australian marsupial - and we’ve got the event that...
Episode #10427
In this week's episode, continue discovering the story of the Viking Age, including learning why Vikings transitioned from raiding to conquest and settlement, and the consequent establishment of the Danelaw and...
Episode #50035
This week in history we’ve got London destroyed by a fire, we’ve got the shortest war in history, we’ve got an Olympic marathon won by a bloke in a car - and we’ve got the interesting but somewhat dubious psychological...
Episode #10426
In this week's episode, begin an exploration of the Viking Age, beginning with its origins by getting intohow and why Norse raiders spread across the seas from Scandinavia, looting and pillaging as they went. The Most...
Half-Arsed History
Half-Arsed History is going on tour yet again - this time across the entire country - to celebrate the release of The Most Interesting People You've Never Heard Of ! For the first time, as part of this tour I'm...
Episode #50034
This week in history we’ve got an ancient volcanic eruption, we’ve got a prime minister being devoured, we’ve got a mysterious gas cloud killing thousands - and we’ve got Edmund Halley discovering something important...
Half-Arsed History
Half-Arsed History is going on tour yet again - this time across the entire country - to celebrate the release of The Most Interesting People You've Never Heard Of ! For the first time, as part of this tour I'm...
Episode #50033
This week in history we’ve got the birth of a great friend of the show, we’ve got a marvel of modern engineering, we’ve got armies mobilising to cut down a tree - and we’ve got an audacious heist of gunpowder which was...
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