{"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":724,"summary":"Half-Arsed History's second book, The Most Interesting People You've Never Heard Of, releases on the 29th of September and 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 400+ 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:/…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-25T18:21:19.089638+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/half-arsed-history-64122"},"episode":{"title":"Tickets for the 2026 Book Tour are now available!","slug":"tickets-for-the-2026-book-tour-are-now-available","published_at":"2026-09-02T02:56:41+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/half-arsed-history-64122/tickets-for-the-2026-book-tour-are-now-available","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/half-arsed-history-64122","url":"https://shows.acast.com/halfarsedhistory/episodes/tickets-for-the-2026-book-tour-are-now-available","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65a47774968ba8001771f445/e/6a97906c3e79af5f48aa2da1/media.mp3","summary":"Half-Arsed History is going on tour yet again - this time across the entire country - to celebrate the release of The Most Interesting People You've Never Heard Of ! For the first time, as part of this tour I'm coming to both Perth and Adelaide , in addition to shows in Melbourne , Sydney , Brisbane , and at home on the Sunshine Coast . Maroochydore - 6:00pm 2nd October at Harry Hartog : Tickets available soon Sydney - 6:00pm 6th October at Dymocks City Store , tickets $12*: https://events.humanitix.com/riley-knight Brisbane - 6:00pm 7th October at Brisbane Square Library : Tickets available soon Adelaide - 6:00pm 9th October at North Adelaide Library , tickets free: https://www.trybooking.com/au/event/1641949 Melbourne - 6:00pm 14th October at Robinson's Bookshop, The Glen , tickets free: https://www.simpletix.com/e/riley-knight-tickets-289831 Melbourne - 6:30pm 15th October at North Fitzroy Library , tickets $15**: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1635329 Perth - 6:00pm 16th October at City of Vincent Library , tickets free: https://events.humanitix.com/the-most-interesting-people-you-have-never-heard-of-with-riley-knight Brisbane - 10:00am 21st October at Capalaba Library , tickets free: https://www.redland.qld.gov.au/Libraries/Whats-on-at-your-library?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D206622862 Due to time constraints at the venues, these shows will be a little shorter than last year's - a quick chat, a chapter, a Q&A, then some time for signings. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at each show, and I'll be more than happy to sign it and take a quick snap with you if you'd like. Can't wait to see you there! *Ticket price includes light refreshments. **Ticket price includes a welcome drink. The Most Interesting People You've Never…","meta_description":"Half-Arsed History is going on tour yet again - this time across the entire country - to celebrate the release of The Most Interesting People You've…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":660,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/half-arsed-history-64122/episodes/tickets-for-the-2026-book-tour-are-now-available/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/tickets-for-the-2026-book-tour-are-now-available.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}