Week 21: Pepsi Number Fever

About this episode

This episode covers historical events including assassinations, defenestrations, and a notable promotional disaster related to a global franchise.

This week in history we’ve got assassinations and defenestrations and the release of a hugely popular global franchise, we’ve got the birthdays of palaeontologists and queens and jazz musicians, and we’ve got one of the most ridiculous promotional disasters you’ll ever come across. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Riley Knight

Topics covered

• history
• promotional disasters
• birthdays
• global franchises
• assassinations
• defenestrations

Keywords

• Pepsi
• history
• promotional disaster
• assassinations
• defenestrations
• birthdays
• palaeontologists
• jazz musicians

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Pepsi

More episodes of Half-Arsed History

• Week 24: The 1955 Le Mans Disaster · June 12, 2026 · 37 min
• Episode 415: The History of the FIFA World Cup - Part 1 · June 11, 2026 · 51 min
• Week 23: The Treaty of Tordesillas · June 3, 2026 · 28 min
• Episode 414: The Hindenburg Disaster · May 31, 2026 · 58 min
• Week 22: The Disappearance of Maurice Wilson · May 27, 2026 · 30 min
• Episode 413: J.R.R. Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings · May 24, 2026 · 58 min