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QAH Episode 100: Ask Me Anything
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Quarter-Arsed History presents: the podcast's first-ever Ask Me Anything episode, featuring answers to questions sent in by alert listeners about everything from how the podcast is produced to embarrassing anecdotes.
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20113. QAH Episode 113: Mad Jack Mytton, the Regency Rake
23:10||Ep. 20113Quarter-Arsed History presents: the tale of Mad Jack Mytton, a wild and eccentric character who wasted a colossal fortune away living a life of unbridled, reckless hedonism.
10362. Episode 362: The Sacred Band of Thebes
54:49||Ep. 10362In this week's episode, meet the Sacred Band of Thebes, an elite heavy infantry unit, made up of 150 pairs of lovers, that took part in immensely important ancient battles.
40022. Inventions Episode 22: The Microscope
26:37||Ep. 40022The microscope has unlocked whole new worlds for us to explore, over the centuries - but the question of who actually invented it remains unresolved, even today.
20112. QAH Episode 112: Elmer McCurdy, the Mummified Outlaw
26:21||Ep. 20112Quarter-Arsed History presents: the tale of Elmer McCurdy, whose brief career as an unsuccessful criminal was overshadowed by a much longer posthumour career as a sideshow attraction.
10361. Episode 361: The Funniest Art Heists in History - Part 2
58:30||Ep. 10361In this week's episode, get across a few more of the funniest art heists in history - including, unusually, an update on something featured in a previous episode.
40021. Inventions Episode 21: The Telescope
23:53||Ep. 40021The telescope is a device that, for the last four hundred years, has helped us unlock the mysteries and secrets of our solar system, galaxy, and indeed universe.
20111. QAH Episode 111: The Egon Kisch Affair
23:35||Ep. 20111Quarter-Arsed History presents: the Egon Kisch Affair, when the Australian government went to ludicrous and ultimately unsuccessful lengths to block an anti-Nazi campaigner from entering the country.
10360. Episode 360: The Knights Templar
59:28||Ep. 10360In this week's episode, learn all about the Knights Templar - who they were, why they were founded, what they did, and what led to their ultimate downfall.
40020. Inventions Episode 20: The Flushing Toilet
24:48||Ep. 40020The flushing toilet not only represents a very important development in the history of human sanitation and health, but is also a lot of fun to talk about on a tinpot history podcast.