Episodios

  • Inventions Episode 23: The Thermometer

    Inventions Episode 23: The Thermometer
    Jun 6 2025
    The thermometer has had a huge impact on many aspects of modern life, none more important than in the field of medicine - where it has helped in revolutionising diagnosis and patient monitoring.

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    26 m
  • QAH Episode 113: Mad Jack Mytton, the Regency Rake

    QAH Episode 113: Mad Jack Mytton, the Regency Rake
    Jun 4 2025
    Quarter-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.

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    23 m
  • Episode 362: The Sacred Band of Thebes

    Episode 362: The Sacred Band of Thebes
    Jun 1 2025
    In 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.

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    55 m
  • Inventions Episode 22: The Microscope

    Inventions Episode 22: The Microscope
    May 30 2025
    The 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.

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    27 m
  • QAH Episode 112: Elmer McCurdy, the Mummified Outlaw

    QAH Episode 112: Elmer McCurdy, the Mummified Outlaw
    May 28 2025
    Quarter-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.

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    26 m
  • Episode 361: The Funniest Art Heists in History - Part 2

    Episode 361: The Funniest Art Heists in History - Part 2
    May 25 2025
    In 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.

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    59 m
  • Inventions Episode 21: The Telescope

    Inventions Episode 21: The Telescope
    May 23 2025
    The 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.

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    24 m
  • QAH Episode 111: The Egon Kisch Affair

    QAH Episode 111: The Egon Kisch Affair
    May 21 2025
    Quarter-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.

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    24 m
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