A fact based comedy podcast. Each week Melbourne comedians Matt Stewart, Jess Perkins and Dave Warneke take it in turns to research a topic and report back to the class. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
515 episodes transcribedJapan, 1915 - a brown bear attacks and kills multiple villagers*. The people attempt to defend themselves but it seems the bear is stalking them and o...
This week Alice Tovey joins us to tell us the story of one of Australia's most notorious criminal identities, Mark "Chopper" Read. This is a comedy/hi...
At the scene of a New York City shooting in 1990, an eerie note was found by the victim that simply read "Zodiac - Time to die!" This week we are join...
Whether you are a baseball fan or not, you will definitely enjoy the story of the life and career of 'The Rube' Waddell. Famous for his pitching skill...
In 1973, eleven brave souls from around the world set out on a small raft for a completely isolated 101 day journey across the Atlantic Ocean - all in...
Julie d’Aubigny was a French opera-singing sword fighter from 17th-century France who lived a wild life and I can't wait for you to hear all about it!...
In the mid 1800s, a young heir tragically disappeared at sea. But then, miraculously, he turned up in regional Australia! (But he no longer had a Fren...
Jane Austen is one of the most revered writers in history, but how much is actually known about her life? On this episode we dive into the life and wo...
Disney, the most magical place on earth - but what lurks in the shadows? All sorts of stuff apparently! We're joined by Cameron James to hear all abou...
El Dorado, the mysterious lost city of gold that is said to exist somewhere in South America - what is the story? This week we find out!This is a come...
If there's one thing we love, it's game show scandals! And this week we hear about a very successful contestant on the American game show Press Your L...
Alfred the gorilla was an icon of Bristol Zoo, known and loved around the world and when he died his body was put on display at the Bristol City Museu...
This week, we go back to 2005, when a group of young Brits were chosen to be the first British tourists sent to space. But there was more to this adve...
Recorded in front of a HOT Dublin crowd, we hear the story of Irelands tennis champ, Vere St Leger Goold... and the story takes quite a few twists and...
More than 125 years since the character debuted, Dracula remains the quintessential vampire. But why is he so famous and what led to him enduring for...
In 2004 the Sri Lankan handball team made headlines around the world, but it wasn't for their on field prowess, instead they were wrapped up in an int...
Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas! Let's celebrate with a very jolly topic indeed ... the story of a string of bombings in 1980 at multiple Woolworths stores...
This week we talk about Yasuke, the first non Japanese person to become a Samurai. Born somewhere in Africa, Yasuke became a samurai and close confide...
In the 1690s, Scotland tried to establish a colony in Panama... it did not go well. In fact it went so badly that it bankrupted almost the entire coun...
Here it is, the number one most voted for topic for Block 2024! On the evening of the 5th of April, 1815 the sounds of massive explosions rang out acr...
