If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.

– Herodotus

In 2012, Riley Knight finally completed a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Melbourne, majoring in history. Obviously, the job offers just have not stopped since then.

A mere six years later, he started Half-Arsed History, a weekly history podcast. Three times a week, it makes him feel as though his degree has some kind of real-world relevance.

You can subscribe to weekly episodes on Spotify or iTunes. Additionally, if you have too much money and don’t know what to do with it, you can support Half-Arsed History on Patreon.

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.

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Album Art Images:

• Ortelius, Abraham. Typus Orbis Terrarum. 1570. Ink on paper. Via Wikimedia Commons.
• Fiske, N.W. Herodotus. 1854. In Manual of Classical Literature, p. 434. Philadelphia: E. C. & J. Biddle, 1854. Via Hathi Trust.

• Strauss, Johann. Radetzky March. 1848. United States Marine Band, 1992, MP3. Via Wikimedia Commons.

• Bierstadt, Albert. The Falls of St. Anthony. Circa 1880. Oil on canvas. Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum, Madrid, Spain. Via Wikimedia Commons.