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We Have The Receipts


1 Battle Camp: Final 5 Episodes with Dana Moon + Interview with the Winner! 1:03:29
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Finally, we find out who is unbeatable, unhateable, and unbreakable in the final five episodes of Battle Camp Season One. Host Chris Burns is joined by the multi-talented comedian Dana Moon to relive the cockroach mac & cheese, Trey’s drag debut, and the final wheel spin. The Season One Winner joins Chris to debrief on strategy and dish on game play. Leave us a voice message at www.speakpipe.com/WeHaveTheReceipts Text us at (929) 487-3621 DM Chris @FatCarrieBradshaw on Instagram Follow We Have The Receipts wherever you listen, so you never miss an episode. Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts.…
QAH Episode 107: Lord Timothy Dexter, the Whacko Entrepreneur - Remastered
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Quarter-Arsed History presents: the (somewhat unverified) tale of Timothy Dexter, who amassed a vast fortune by making some of the most ludicrous business decisions you'll ever hear.
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Quarter-Arsed History presents: the (somewhat unverified) tale of Timothy Dexter, who amassed a vast fortune by making some of the most ludicrous business decisions you'll ever hear.
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Half-Arsed History


The printing press is one of or perhaps the most important invention in human history, inspiring revolutions across science, religion, society, culture, and politics by making information more accessible than ever before. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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1 QAH Episode 109: The Cadaver Synod - Remastered 18:02
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Quarter-Arsed History presents: the Cadaver Synod, the time a dead pope was dug up out of the ground and put on trial as a corpse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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1 Episode 358: History’s Weirdest Papal Conclaves 57:40
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In this week's episode, hear about five of the most ridiculous stories to emerge from the history of papal conclaves - from foul-mouthed brawling, to papier-mache crowns, to the time there were four popes in a single year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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1 Inventions Episode 18: The Mechanical Clock 31:05
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Clocks are everywhere - we are more or less always surrounded by timekeeping devices of all different kinds, but it was the mechanical clock, specifically, that ushered in an era of accurate, reliable horology. Marshall Sutcliffe from Wristwatch Revival working on the watches I wear: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJFNcfT-7HQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5ziU2-9yOo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eQp4VAjZ00 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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1 QAH Episode 108: The Defenestrations of Prague - Remastered 20:19
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Quarter-Arsed History presents: the Defenestrations of Prague, an account of the multiple time that angry Bohemian Protestants have hurled Catholics out of windows as acts of political protest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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1 Episode 357: The History of the Papal Conclave 1:06:58
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In this week's episode, learn all about the papal conclave: what preceded it, its origins, its centuries of history, and all that we know about how it elects popes today, in the 21st century. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Eyeglasses, as a very important invention, have evolved from an expensive and somewhat unreliable piece of specialist equipment to something that half the world's population makes daily use of. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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1 QAH Episode 107: Lord Timothy Dexter, the Whacko Entrepreneur - Remastered 25:52
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Quarter-Arsed History presents: the (somewhat unverified) tale of Timothy Dexter, who amassed a vast fortune by making some of the most ludicrous business decisions you'll ever hear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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1 Episode 356: A Guide to Australian Elections 1:19:53
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In this week's episode, learn all about Australian elections - how they originated, how they've changed, how they work today, and how their results lead to parliamentary governments being formed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The compass has been used as a navigational tool for a thousand years, guiding ships and aeroplanes around the world - but for a thousand years before that, it served a different (and slightly less useful) role. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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1 QAH Episode 106: Jeanne de Clisson, Lioness of Brittany - Remastered 19:18
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Quarter-Arsed History present: the tale of the 14th-century noblewoman Jeanne de Clisson, who, after the execution of her husband at the hands of the French king, turned to a life of piracy and terrorised French shipping in the English Channel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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1 Episode 355: The Jacobite Risings and the Battle of Culloden 1:06:50
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In this week's episode, get stuck into another tragic chapter in Scottish history with the stories of the Jacobite Risings and the famous Battle of Culloden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Gunpowder revolutionised human warfare, ushering in a new chapter in the history of our species as we left behind swords and shields to fire guns and cannons instead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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1 QAH Episode 105: The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand - Remastered 25:52
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Quarter-Arsed History presents: the tale of the event that triggered the First World War - the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, complete with all the ludicrous misadventure that came with it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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1 Episode 354: The Buried Treasure of William Kidd 1:08:49
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In this week's episode, meet Captain William Kidd, the only pirate in history known to have actually buried treasure - something that gave rise to one of the most common and popular pirate-themed tropes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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