Week 8: Three Presidents in One Hour

Week 8: Three Presidents in One Hour

Author: Riley Knight February 18, 2026 Duration: 35:26
Half-Arsed History
HistoryComedyCultureSocietySociety & Culture

This week in history we’ve got monuments, calendars, and the disastrous premiere of a popular opera, we’ve got the birthdays of astronomers and diarists and presidents, and we’ve got that time that Mexico got through three presidents in a single hour.


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QAH Episode 130: Australia's Silliest Laws - Part 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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QAH Episode 129: Britain's Silliest Laws [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Quarter-Arsed History presents: a brief summary of some of the most absurd laws that are, technically speaking, still in force across the UK - including suspiciously handling a fish, carrying a ladder down the street, an…
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Duration: 59:43
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