Welcome along to Half-Arsed History! It's a weekly podcast highlighting absurd and entertaining stories from history. For around 40 minutes a week, it also makes 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 Buy Half-Arsed History merch: https://bit.ly/hahmerch If you've just discovered the show and aren't sure which of the 275+ episodes to start with, here are some suggestions: Episode 65: Tarrare, the Eating Machine - https://sptfy.com/Ov4X Episode 75: The Great Emu War - https://sptfy.com/Ov5a Episode 181: Caravaggio, the Brawling Painter - https://sptfy.com/Ov5k Episode 139: The History of the Toilet - https://sptfy.com/Ov53 Episode 233: The 1930 FIFA World Cup - https://sptfy.com/Ov5g 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.