{"podcast":{"title":"Half-Arsed History","slug":"half-arsed-history-64122","podcast_index_feed_id":64122,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/65a47774968ba8001771f445","website_url":"https://halfarsedhistory.net","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/65a47774968ba8001771f445/show-cover.png","author":"Riley Knight","episode_count":707,"summary":"Half-Arsed History's second book, The Most Interesting People You've Never Heard Of, is now available for pre-order: 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 350+ 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 197: The History of Nuclear Weapons - https://sptfy.com/PK3L • https://apple.co/4jygYlc Episode 233: The 1930 FIFA World Cup - https://sptfy.com/PK3M • https://apple.co/4iltL9P Episode 106: The First Circumnavigation - https://sptfy.com/PK3N • https://apple.co/4je…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T18:18:24.468926+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/half-arsed-history-64122"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 412: The Seven Voyages of Zheng He","slug":"episode-412-the-seven-voyages-of-zheng-he","published_at":"2026-05-17T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/half-arsed-history-64122/episode-412-the-seven-voyages-of-zheng-he","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/half-arsed-history-64122","url":"https://shows.acast.com/halfarsedhistory/episodes/episode-412-the-seven-voyages-of-zheng-he","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65a47774968ba8001771f445/e/6a0abc1d4376eaa9a77903c2/media.mp3","summary":"In this week's episode, get to know the famed Chinese admiral Zheng He, who led seven voyages at the head of a huge treasure fleet for the glory of Ming China. The Most Interesting People You've Never Heard Of, the second Half-Arsed History book, releases on the 29th of September across the Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand region. Pre-order your copy from Booktopia or Readings: AU/NZ (affiliate link): https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/bkq2G9 International: https://www.readings.com.au/product/9781761472596/the-most-interesting-people-youve-never-heard-of--riley-knight--2026--9781761472596 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In this week's episode, get to know the famed Chinese admiral Zheng He, who led seven voyages at the head of a huge treasure fleet for the glory of Ming C…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3815,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/half-arsed-history-64122/episodes/episode-412-the-seven-voyages-of-zheng-he/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/half-arsed-history-64122/episode-412-the-seven-voyages-of-zheng-he.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}