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Half-Arsed History

A Very Serious History Podcast


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  • Update: Half-Arsed History in 2026

    01:05:03|
    Changes are coming to Half-Arsed History in 2026! Some positive, some negative - here is the TL;DL:• There will now only be two episodes released each week: the usual full-length episode and a new series called This Week in History, replacing QAH• I'm pulling back a little bit to try to bring my unsustainable workload back under control, reduce burnout, and find better balance• Half-Arsed History's second book is coming later in 2026, the manuscript is currently being written and edited• A brand-new Half-Arsed History card game is in the works, and you can be involved with playtesting and illustration • The show's merch will undergo a full and proper refresh later in the year - artists are encouraged to submit portfolios• A big goal for the show in 2026 is growth, so please tell your friends, enemies, and people about whom you feel largely ambivalent about Half-Arsed HistoryList of historical figures likely to appear in the card game: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KEsNw2oTfuXZOn-dU3-dtVhHJAvY0dt0DNbzhIVBbMY

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  • 20142. QAH Episode 142: The Principality of Sealand

    25:31||Ep. 20142
    Quarter-Arsed History presents: the very amusing history of Sealand, an unrecognised micronation located on an abandoned military fort off the coast of Britain.
  • 10391. Episode 391: History's Weirdest Epithets - Part 2

    42:56||Ep. 10391
    In this week's episode, meet five more historical figures with strange epithets: Æthelred the Unready, Constantine V Koprónymos, Louis Do-Nothing, Malcolm the Maiden, and Piero the Unfortunate.
  • 40051. Inventions Episode 51: The Internet

    34:19||Ep. 40051
    The internet is not something you just dump something on. It's not a big truck. It's a series of tubes. 
  • 20141. QAH Episode 141: The Stone of Scone

    26:52||Ep. 20141
    Quarter-Arsed History presents: the story of the Stone of Scone, a block of sandstone upon which Scottish, English, and then British kings and queens have been coronated for well over a thousand years.
  • 10390. Episode 390: The Miracle Landing of the Gimli Glider

    01:00:48||Ep. 10390
    In this week's episode, hear the incredible tale of Air Canada Flight 143, when a Boeing 767 ran out of fuel mid-flight and so had to be flown and landed as a glider on a not-quite-abandoned airfield in the Canadian town of Gimli.
  • 40050. Inventions Episode 50: The Global Positioning System

    31:39||Ep. 40050
    The Global Positioning System began as top-secret military technology, before a series of interesting (and some tragic) events opened up a world of convenience and logistical optimisation to the world at large.