Do Go On - 528 - A Haunting in Canberra

Episode Date: December 3, 2025

Not only is Canberra the capital of Australia, according to National Geographic it is one of the most haunted cities IN THE WORLD! This week Dave investigates three of Canberra's most haunted places (Hotel Kurrajong, Blundells Cottage and The National Film and Sound Archive). Recorded on Halloween 2025, live at Smiths Alternative in Canberra.This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 04:53 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod Check out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-comOur awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasDo Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:https://www.naa.gov.au/explore-collection/australias-prime-ministers/ben-chifleyhttps://hotelkurrajong.com.au/special-accommodation-package/the-chifley-experience/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-15/if-walls-could-talk-at-the-hotel-kurrajong-in-canberra/7329466https://www.outincanberra.com.au/5canberrasecrets/https://www.nca.gov.au/attractions/blundells-cottagehttps://www.australiangeographic.com.au/science-environment/2023/12/the-macabre-history-of-canberras-haunted-nfsa-building/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Block. Happy Block. And what better way to celebrate Block? And 10 years of Dugawan than hitting the road, we are doing some shows around Australia and New Zealand. All the shows have sold out. So we've added extra shows in Perth, Brisbane, Auckland and Wellington. Yeah, it's so exciting.

You know, you never know. You never know people are going to want to come. And people are coming all over Australia and New Zealand for us. That's right. And if you want to come to go to dogoonpod.com. We'll see you there. Hello and welcome to another episode of Do Go One live in Canberra. Oh my goodness, my name is Dave Wonki and I'm here as always with Jess Perkins and Matt Stewart, everyone.

Dave, a spooky, welcome to you. Oh, spooky, welcome to December when this is released. But we were recording live on Halloween in Canberra. Give us a round of applause if you're a fan of Halloween. I really love how, like, Canberra is really turning off for Halloween. Out there, the streets are so quiet and spooky. Ooh, where are the people? Where's the night?

Nightlife. Everyone's gone to bed because they're so scared. We love this city. We absolutely love it. Yeah. Well, we do, but I think we, like a lot of things, Melbourne leads, spookiness, knife crime.

Yeah. Yeah, we've got a machete problem right now. Okay. If you're, if you listen to the lame stream media. I've never actually seen one. Have you? I reckon they're making it up. Only in my garage.

Oh, yeah, yeah. You have a garage? No. I didn't think so. No. Now, give us a round of applause if you've heard the show before. We all start there. Heard doing a one.

Perfect. We love to hear that. First time in cameras, it's taken us ages to get here, so we're so stoked that you'd come out as well. Give us a round applause. Maybe you've been dragged along tonight. Maybe you've wanded in. You've never heard the show before.

Don't be shy. Few. One over here. Okay. That really was one person. There's one here who's like Big, yeah, a couple that are being pointed at because their friends are hoping will attack them.

Yeah, and we will absolutely do that. And then it's like... Look at us, we're terrifying. Very back corner as well. Yeah, I like that. I respect that. Exactly. Often it's the front row and we're like,

you don't deserve to be there. Like tonight, we'd prefer to have an empty chair. Yeah. For our fallen listeners. Is there a ghost sitting next to you tonight? Oh, spooky. Dave, you did tell us this was a sold-out show. What's going on there?

Dave, did you lie to us? I think people haven't turned up, but we've got their money. Thank you. There's nothing spookier than capitalism. Nothing more beautiful than capitalism, I think you're fine. We're a yin and yang us, too. You should remember, though, 50% of our audience are commie scumbags. And the other half are capo dogs.

They're both pretty negative, really. No one cheered for either. Interesting. Okay. Oh, they'll love Jess, though. Sensible Senta. Yep. She doesn't have an opinion on anything. I'm just a girl. Now, we always start with a question to get us onto topic. Basically, if you've never heard the show before,

we take it in terms of a report on topic and report back. And it is my turn. And the question that I'm going to ask you is, what is the spookiest city in Australia Canberra It is Canberra

Oh my gosh Let me be clear I was not calling you spooky I just thought I reckon Dave's gonna do a camera topic That was just a guess I don't think You're gonna have to work hard

To prove that it's spookiest Because I reckon there's some like Weird little towns in the middle of nowhere They're like Why we haven't had a dog around here Before five years There's that barrel city Outside of Adelaide?

There's a barrel city. Oh, the bat. Okay. I'm thinking like old-timey buckets. Well, yeah, that's what they were. Way less fun. Yeah. I know it is Canberra,

and not just because Barnaby Joyce lives part of his year here. Hello. Bit of fun there. A bit of fun there. I had to step over him to come in tonight. The man's a drunk. Yeah.

No, he had a reaction to medication. Which they all say. Now, this episode is called A Haunting in Canberra. Now, are you aware that you are a spooky city. You are away. No. Honestly, you sounded like zombies. That's how spooky this place.

Yes. Not really. Okay, there's my centre. Oh, yeah, no, I guess, yeah. Oh, sometimes, yeah. Oh, it depends, yeah. It depends on what, you know. Oh, to each their own, you know.

So now, to those listening who don't know, Canberra is our capital city. Just under half a million people live here, and they are all hot. Not your value. I like our three international listeners, you've explained what Canberra is, but not Barnaby Joyce. Well, they'll know Barnaby Joyce. Remember that time he stopped Johnny Depp's dogs coming in? They'll know him. They'll know.

They'll know. Australia was federated as a nation in 1901, following a lot. long dispute over whether Sydney or Melbourne should be the national capital, a compromise was reached. The new capital would be built in New South Wales as long as it was at least a hundred miles from Sydney. And the capital city was founded and formally named as Canberra in 1913. And it was the side of... You... Isn't it, you're only... you only exist due to a petty squabble. Yeah. It's so funny. It feels right. A hundred miles and not a mile close. I don't... I do not understand what... Just put it in

Sydney, I mean, you wouldn't exist, obviously, then. But if you would go back, obviously, that's the play, isn't it? Yeah. No, okay, yep, you'd still go for this plant. Okay, yep. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, why would you want anything to happen here? I love Canberra.

That's true, I do. Dave, do you love Canberra? Dave, you're very quiet. I love Canberra. Thank you. But you actually come up here a lot. Yeah, my wife's from Canberra. I married into Canberra, baby.

So you've got like a halfy kid. Yeah. Half Camberon. Half Camberon. Oh, you can't say that anymore? Now, it was decided that Canberra was to be a wholly planned city, an international contest attracted 137. from 15 countries. And in 1912, led to the selection of a design by Chicago architects Walter

Burley Griffin and Marion Mahoney Griffin. Any relation? No, it was so weird. That's spooky. They came up with the same design. Now, the Griffin's city plan featured geometric motifs such as circles, hexagons, and triangles, and was centered on axes aligned with significant topographical landmarks. But do these geographic shapes? have ulterior meanings. Oh, yeah. I love this. I, firstly, I love,

they've really joshed up the word shapes. What was the geological? Yeah. No, you were there. You were there. Geometric motifs. Geometric motifs, like circles. That's a shape, man.

That's one of the first ones you learn. Like, that's a real basic shape. What are your basics? Triangle. Circle, triangle, square. Yeah. Then maybe a rectangle, but that's maybe grade two. Well, I actually squares our rectangles.

So, yeah, I think I've got you there, mate. He has said this about eight times in the last fortnight. And I still don't get it. And I don't want to ask, because I just don't want him to call. Well, um, please, I can't explain. Dave, you go on. And so I put it like this. It's like turtles and tortoises.

Rectangles and squares. It's like that. Does that make sense? one are you? Yeah. Case close. I got you a clap. I don't think it deserved it, but it got one. Which community are from? Shapes or turtles? What's your specialty?

Square turtles. Oh my God, playing right into your If there was a Venn diagram, which you wouldn't like, obviously, circles, but you'd be the overlapping bit. If we could do a square... Oh my God. Oh my God. It goes all the way to the top.

The turtle top. turtles all the way down okay I think you're just spiraling now I'm now pretty upset that this crowd mark's not working I know we do have a in here who's giving us nothing but that man the square turtle the turtle man okay so do these have ulterior motifs

out in canberra.com right there have always been discussions always around the symbolism detailed in the plan created by Walter Burley and Marion Mahoney Griffin oh Dave wait sorry this is I do realise I'm being annoying. But this is definitely going to be relevant. Just wait.

This will be great. This will be great. I just realised what year was it decided Canberra would exist? 1913? That's a spooky number if you'd get rid of the 19 part. Wow. That was really worth it. That thing you said five minutes ago.

Am I right in saying that 13 is a prime number? Oh, and what does that mean? And what does that mean? If you rearrange you get 616, which is a jumbo jet, isn't it? All right, Dave, I will turn off the mic for a bit. It doesn't have an on all. I'll put it down. Outta camer.com, continue.

I'd pick it back up. Even me putting it down was annoying. Now you're getting it That's what we deal with If you've ever tried to drive Through the back streets of Griffith and Forest You'll know how devilish Some of the street placements can be

And viewed from above The map of the inner suburbs Reveals plenty of interlocking circles And lines of access That have apparent supernatural significance There have been lots of articles written on this I couldn't find any But the biggest question is this.

Is it all down to interpretation, or were the Gryphins, Gryphs, Gryphins, Gryphins, Gryphins, the writer had a panic. Were they hiding something that wasn't publicly palpable 100 years ago? We've got a no from the audience, so thank you so much for coming out. But if, let's just say if it was a yes, perhaps that's why in 2024, Canberra made National Geographic's list of the 10 most haunted cities in the world and tonight I'm going to prove that when I'm going to tell you about three of Canberra's most haunted places

strap in I'm okay just sitting here if that's all right Dave you did you miss said Griffith as Griffin which is like a mythical creature yes whoa what does that mean Turtle Man Turtle Man is not going to be audible to people at home

no no but you can still have fun. AJ I let it around it, I think. I'm starting to make it tricky to do that. I don't think he will. Our first stop on tonight's ghost tour is Hotel Karajong. A heritage listed hotel located

in the Canberra suburb of Barton that we drove past today and I said, look at that hotel and keep that in the back of your mind for later. Yeah, you seemed insane. Yeah, so we both went, okay, so that's in the report tonight. Oh, I thought We're staying at a hotel

I thought we're staying at your family's house Yeah Then we kept driving Now the hotel was built In 1925 Has anyone stayed there? You have Wow

A couple A couple In the front row Because you are near this microphone Did you Did you To someone to say I stay in my house

Yes What the fuck? In the front I think Dave Their point is that they live here They don't need to say in a hotel I sleep in a big bed with my wife, okay?

I'm sleeping in a big bed with my wife. Why is that so funny? Well, because a team of writers at the same thing. Yeah, that's right. That's why it's so funny. That's right. Now, what, did anything spooky happen while you were there? Oh.

No. That felt like a no. Case closed. Yeah. Okay. Let me try and, let me tell you. tell you about the place. The hotel was built in 1925 by the Commonwealth's chief architect John Smith Murdoch, who also designed the old Parliament house, which is near the hotel.

The building opened in December 1926 to provide convenient accommodation to politicians, their families, and staff while Parliament was sitting. It has been home to many political figures over the years, most notably Australia's 16th, is that spooky? Prime Minister, Ben Chifley. More sweet normally. Oh, Chifley, though. Oh, Chifley. A bit of back-wifley. A bit of back- ground on the CHIF, which I don't think anyone has ever referred to him as, but I thought I'd try and make it happen. I like it. Born in Bathurst, Ben Chiffley was a train driver before entering Parliament, and he kept up

his working class routes when he refused to wear ceremonial clothes and became a privy counsellor in his own suit. So he's still wearing a suit? He's still wearing a suit, yeah. But it was his own suit. Yeah, I don't understand. Whose suits were the other guys wearing? Like ceremonial robes.

Right. But underneath that? Naked. Yeah. They were all wearing Ben Schiffley's suit. They shared it around. First elected in 1928, in 1931, he was appointed Minister for Defence in the Labour government of James Scullin. Oh.

Jess's great uncle. Anything to... Yeah, Ian. Okay. Frickin royalty over here. So pipe down! Any comment on the CHIF? On the CHIF, big fan.

Big fan. Did your great-uncle like him? Oh, absolutely, yeah. He died so long ago. He's my great-great-uncle. Oh, great-uncle. Well, the Chiff... Tone it down, mate.

We've all got... We've all got great, great-uncles. The Chiff then lost his seat of the next election and only got elected back to Parliament in 1940 after three more attempts. So we really hung in there. he became treasurer in 1941 and then when Prime Minister John Curtin died

he became Prime Minister He stayed on living in Hotel Corajong Despite being allowed to live in the lodge The official residence for the Prime Minister He rejected the idea of Australian taxpayers paying For him to live in the lodge But were they paying for him to stay at the hotel? Oh yeah, yeah

And I also read that he every day would get up And walk to work at the lodge So he could have just stayed there Okay Well you know, he had principals Yeah, I like that. They don't even stay there now anymore. Because they're all from Sydney.

They just stay at Kiribilli House, right? Fucking, who's with me? Kiribili can fuck off. Get back in the lodge. You're the PM. You're the limited camera. What do you do it? Really gets my go.

Get in the lodge. This is collecting dust up there. Should we say the lodge tonight? Yes. Yeah. Anyone here got the keys to the lodge? Elbow, were you in? Elbow?

Sorry, my favourite English band, Elbow. Are you in? No, okay. They're your favourite English band? Pretty good. You're a weird little man. Don't dis Albo. You're ranking them over what?

I was dissing you. You know, like the Beatles are from England. The clash. well you just name number two and number three and not in that order Elbow are well loved Any elbow heads in? Really

I don't feel good about this detour I just want to get back to Okay so anyway he lost the election in 1949 Robert Menzies came in And he stayed on, this is the Chiff As Labour leader And another election was held in 1951 He also lost to Menzies

And just a few months later On June 13, 1951, the Chiff bedshift, he suffered a heart attack, was working in his room at Hotel Karajong. His secretary called for an ambulance, but he wasn't able to be revived, and he died at the age of 65. Now, Hotel Karajjong, as we well know, is still open to this day. As we well know, from when we briefly drove past it today. And yes, I did take a detour to make sure you drove past it. You know what?

I was sitting behind you and watched the GPS say, turn left here, and you just kept going. Turn left here, you just kept going. I was like, is Dave lost? And you took, like, the fourth left. Yeah. Okay. Hotel Corricans. You said that.

You said, are you lost, Dave? Yeah, well, I ask him that most days. Oh. And today, for once, I wasn't. So it's still open, and they are now privately owned hotel, but they're still proud of their political roots. This is from the hotel's own website. Political roots. There's something in that.

There's something in that. Maybe that's how he died. He was getting a rubber-tug. He was working. He was working in his hotel route. His demise was his political route. Do you know, there was an Australian politician. I don't know if you're going to touch.

on it today who died and this is how my dad tells it he died while porking he died there was a woman on him and he died pork and some woman that's how it was told to me yeah dad's a real feminist what about that it's not feminist porking some woman well yeah no that was me i'd so you're the feminist he probably named oh okay and do you know the name of the politician what that's i mean point we didn't name either some man some man some walking some woman almost not even worth mentioning i think he was a politician oh yeah one of them was and one of them died does anyone know who i'm talking about yes it wasn't it wasn't the chiff was it the chiff

oh we did mention the secretary no more like succratry No. No, I'm getting some very clear nose from the crowd. But it's amazing that you can get that kind of immediate feedback. Is that anything? No. So, this is from the Hotel Karajong's current website. They write,

In this most historic of Canberra's hotels, the echo of the past is never far away. It's woven into the fabric of the walls, in the grooves of the hand-carved mantle, in the black and white photos that adorn the pavilion walls, and in the passion of the team, as they share tales of bygone days. And in a great tribute to the man who died there,

you can now drink and dine at Chifley's Bar and Grill. That's beautiful. The hotel website says, Chifley's Bar and Grill is named after the 16th Prime Minister, who loved dining here and frequently enjoyed a tipple in the bar. In honour of his favourite drink, the Whiskey Bar, has a specifically curated menu taking guests on a sensory journey of whiskeys around the world.

Chifley almost certainly would have approved, of our signature cocktail. Benny's double, a heady blend of Johnny Walker Gold label reserve, Luxardo, masherino liqueur,

orange bitters and 23-carat gold leaf. No mention of the man's heart attack at all. But they do have a package called the Chifley Experience where you can stay

in the room where he died. The website says live like Chifley did. Die like Chifley did. Oh, to be that lucky. We have a defibrillator on site, but it's on the other side of the hotel. In the Chifley Room, daily breakfast for two, a $50 food and beverage credit to spend daily in Chifley's bar and grill and a welcome whiskey on arrival for two.

The package also includes a 45-minute guide and tour of the Museum of Australian Democracy, rather, at Parliament House. As part of the experience, guests will take the 750-meter walk, self-perature. guided tour to the museum following the same route Chifley took every morning on his way to work. A self-guided tour, they're like, off you go. Off you go. It's over. That building there, just walk there. So you're paying more to go for a walk. And this will set you back just $459 for the night. Pretty good. I did check it's booked out tonight, sorry. But tomorrow night, it's open. And you might get more than you bargain for because according to Canberra Daily, the few people who have stayed in his room over the year. is even people not aware of his story

claim to have experienced a ghost. Oh my God, they got a whiff of the chiff. How long? How long ago did you think of that? No, it was just then. No, it wasn't. It was just then. Don't lie to me.

It happened just then, and I said it. It was one of those weird times where I had a thought, while Dave wasn't yapping. I'll pay the chiff whiff. I like it. People have also said that when they've been on the grassy area underneath his room and have looked up to the window, they've noticed a grey-suited man pointing to the direction of Parliament, and people believe it's the Chiff.

The website, region.com.com-u ponderes, if indeed these reports are true, what could poor old Ben Chiffley be trying to tell us? Over there. Self-guided tour ends over there. It's just up there. Now my mum and dad stayed at the hotel Not that long ago at the start of the year And I sent my mum a text asking if she heard Or saw anything spooky

And this is what she replied Certainly was some No, do an impression of your mum Hello David Certainly was some creaking during the night Also a bit of old pipe noise But I think they're not very ghostly Perhaps I heard quiet footsteps in the passage

Then there was a winking emoji and then she sent a follow-up message another message saying our room was the last one in the wing so no one should have been walking outside could it have been the chiff spooky do you like how he got into his

mother's character by saying hello David like you could just feel the warmth couldn't you? Hello David Hello David Kind regards Oh David you're back dropping off your laundry

oh David welcome please take a seat her and dad it's me mother the only two people on earth who call me David so that that really helps seeing it is Halloween can you and you've just talked about your mum can you tell us about the time your dad I'm sure I've talked about it on the pod before okay don't worry about so Halloween tonight trick-or-treating my parents always hated answering the door because They're like, oh, we forgot again. One year, there was some kids at the door. They realized they have no lollies of chocolate to give out.

So my dad, being a primary school teacher, whipped up to the study and came back down with some math's homework sheets to give to the kids. And we didn't get egged. Can you believe that? That's a miracle. That's a Halloween miracle. Like, he gave them homework on Halloween.

Your dad is such a sweet man, and that is the most psycho thing I've ever heard. But he would have been like, look, it's fun. Yeah. Yeah, he would think of math sheet is fun. There's also a word search on the back, but a numbers word search. Martin, no. Can you find the number 604? I'm going to go egg your parents' house.

Spook number two. Blundell's Cottage. Do you know this one? Has anyone stayed there? Didn't think so. I stay in my bed. A heritage listed. six-roomed stone cottage located on the northern shore of Lake Berley Griffin, which is a massive

artificial lake here in Canberra. Love that lake. The cottage was built around 1860, well before the lake existed to house the area of Dun Trune's head plowman, William Gin and his family. That's also the name of a love of bread. Is that what we're all laughing at? Poor Halman Lowe. That is funny. And he's... Oh my God, that's good. That is really good.

And he's a... Yeah. That's great. It was then occupied by George Blondell, a duntran bullock, or bullock... Said twice the same way. Bullock or bollock. He was a bullock driver. Bullock driver.

And his family for which he gets his name. The family... A bollick driver. It's like It's a really big testicle Well I think I think I think you start out of plowman

And he graduate to Pollock driver There's a big herd of balls Yeah Get in there Get in there Come on Come by

You got the sheep dogs It was then occupied by George Blondell That's the Bollock driver And the family had eight children. Too many. Any questions? Nope.

Nice round number. I've got no questions for that. I've got a quick question. What do you think is cause or not? Where did that begin? That was your dad, right? Yeah. Who is funny.

He is a funny man. Yeah, no, he rules. Have you all met him? John is a character. He'd never give out maths homework. I'd tell you what, if he was a boy and he came around and Dave's they gave him maths homework, would have given her a knuckle sandwich.

Imagine your two dad's bluing. Your dad would bash my dad. Absolutely bashed. Absolutely. Well, then Matt said would quietly wait at the sideline and take on the winner. Let them tire themselves out a bit. He's smart. Our mums would get along, though.

Yeah, I reckon. Yeah, mums don't have a great time. They'll go, what are the bloody men doing? What are they doing over there? Yeah, classic mums. Honestly, Martin. Warnockie would be getting beaten up but he'd be winning hearts. Everyone would be going

I love that little fella. I want to nurse him back to health. You're sort of like he can nuzzling him with a little sippy bottle. Come on Martin. He's 68 years old. Come on man.

Drink half, drink up. You need your strength. And then mum and I have to call me, hello, David. There's been an accident with your dad. Jess's dad bashed you. Don't worry, Matt's nursing in Baghdad. What are we doing up here?

This is trying, I'm trying to spook you all, okay? Wait, can I just check in? First time, listen, what do you reckon's happening here tonight? Yeah. Is this fun? Okay. That's about as good as we can get. That was beautiful.

And I believed every word. Me too. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, it's good, yeah. Yeah, no, it's fine. Please stop talking to me, yeah. So, George Blondell had eight kids. Local camera writer J.G. Montgomery told the ABC in 2018

that in the late 1800s, one of the kids, a teenage girl named Flora Blundell, whatever, was ironing a skirt or a dress, and it caught fire. Which was it? It was a really long skirt. Does that help? Yeah. It caught fire, and unfortunately she died in the inferno.

Shit. Now, Flora is believed to haunt the cottage where staff, because it's still open for tours because it's sort of a historic cottage, have reported items moving overnight, as well as the sensation of someone watching over their shoulder as they work and not just a terrible manager. I'd just like to motivate you. You're always on my shoulder.

I was writing this. She's just staring at my shell. It was awful. And some visitors apparently can smell burning flesh. Ew. Montgomery, the local writer, adds, people say that her presence is more likely to be felt when there's someone wearing a necklace

because it was said she was wearing a necklace when she died. Shit. Oh my God, Jess, you're wearing a necklace. Was that there all along? Did she put that on you? Why, I haven't worn a necklace in 40 years. Give us a round of applause if you're wearing a necklace in the audience tonight. Oh, my gosh.

Spooky. This is a spooky town. What are the chances? Wow. And have any of you eaten cooked meat tonight? because that's probably what they were smelling, right? Burning flesh, oh, you mean, John Perkins is on the barbecue? I imagine he overcooks. He 100% does.

See, finally, him and my dad can have common ground. Yeah, yeah. Dad goes out to the barbecues. This is the little dance they do every time. Goes out to barbecue. I'm John, try not to burn them all. And then my brother goes, I'll go out there with him. And then they burn everything. And then they go, why is Jess a vegetarian?

Who knows? It's a mystery. This is my most credible source for the whole report. Tim Sim, apart from texting my mum, Tim Sim writing for the folklore, customs, legends and mythology, Facebook page, writes. You've got to go deep. Whether or not Flora haunts her family, home is up for discussion. However, among those who believe there is also debate around why she's not departed.

Is it the matter of her death or the fact that, for a matter of her death, or the fact that, an unknown reason, the grave she shares with her mother is the only grave among 4,000 that faces west rather than the standard easterly aspect. So maybe that's why... Wait, what? How would a grave face one way or the other, east or west? It's got to face one way. It's a rectangle box. But when you're lying where you're facing, yeah, where you're... Oh, your feet is where you're facing. Listen, know what you just said. Your feet is where you're facing.

Maybe they're... Think it couldn't be any further from the face, mate. In camera, do you bury people standing up? Is that possible? So you're facing that way. 4,000 people are the right way, the correct way, apparently. She's one of only two, including her mother, that are facing another way. And they're sharing a grave. Yeah.

Yeah, something that I don't reckon Dave will ever do. Based on how cold their relationship is. Hello David Imagine Eternity with your mum Hello David Hello mother Weather's nice

Actually Your relationship wouldn't be any colder In death would it I love my mum Yes but does she love you She loves her David And finally When you

When you search for haunted things in Canberra the one that comes up the most is the National Film and Sound Archive. Oh! That sounds spruce. That's right. An episode of Dugo One is in the archive. Spooky.

For some reason, they put in our episode in the video game crash. Oh, one of mine. That makes sense. Isn't it interesting how Australians used to talk? Something like that is. So, Tar is wrong? Sorry to tell me about a tariff, right? We're having fun, I think, more than the audience, Bob.

Is that an issue? It depends on whose perspective. Like, for us? I'm having a great time. You're actually quite funny. I've been waiting 10 years ago. Now, the reason it might be haunted is long before it had our podcast in their collection for 50 years, the same building was the Institute of Anatomy.

It housed human skeletons, animal specimens and artifacts, and saw many scientific experiments and dissections. According to the ABC, the building was commissioned in the 1920s to be the entrance to the National Museum of Zoology, as envisioned in Walter Belly Griffin's blueprint for Canberra, leading the grand project was Sir Colin McKenzie. Chris Kennedy from the film and sound archive describes him as being the Dick Smith of his day.

What a compliment. What a compliment. He actually made his own Vegemite. That is so good. That's so funny. He's a Dick Smith of his day and everyone goes, ah, thank you for that reference. He was a pastoralist philanthropist,

and he had big visions and big ideas. And big glasses. A big, big nerd. According to Kennedy, While Sir Colin McKenzie was hoping his idea for the zoo would get up, he started collecting live things and dead things. They're the two kinds of things.

I've got them both. He believed that native fauna was destined for extinction, so he spent his career collecting animal specimens. Again, from the quote that, he collected skeletons and artifacts, and he housed the living things at his family property in Victoria, which is now the Hillsville Sanctuary. That's meaning nothing to anyone here.

But that's a big deal. That's exciting for us. You can go and watch a Birds of Prey show. And honestly, it's fucking sick. It's so cool. If you get a zoo membership, it's one of the three you can go to. Yeah. One of the big three.

You want to see some platy pie? Head down the heelsville. You've got to go there. It's more focused on the native animals of Australia. Yeah. If you want to see more of like an African safari type thing, go to Werribee. Yeah. And then, you know, you've got a bit over there in Melbourne, yeah.

And that's how people used to talk. Yeah. It's crazy. Not me anymore. I've modernised. Matt's trying to get this episode. Hello, mother. Please, I call her mommy.

Hello, mommy. Hello, baby. Hello, mommy. It happened again. Come here, David. It happened again. Your father has been viciously bashed. John Perkins came around again. Bashed your father.

The man's a bully. So back to the ABC, the zoo grounds were to cover much of the current Australian National University, ANU. But not long after work started on the building, the Depression hit, and the federal government's coffers ran dry. McKenzie was tasked with reimagining how the building could be used and it opened to the public as the Institute of Anatomy in 1931. It became a popular tourist attraction in the 30s and 40s, as people flocked to see macabre objects like Farlapp's heart. a mummy from Papua New Guinea. Your mummy. Yeah, my mummy, my mummy, from Papua New Guinea, where she was born.

Where should go there, Dave's, he's like, hello, mummy. Hello, Mummy. Hello, Falap's heart. Hello, Tharup's Heart. That is fun. Is that crazy? Have we talked about this at Falap, who I've put up for the vote for a topic so many times. But it lives in Hart in Canberra, I think in Hyde in Melbourne.

and skeleton in New Zealand, it's as if they know something. That's what you do to a vampire. Yeah, yeah. Different corners of the globe. Because together it's too powerful. Yeah. Don't you reckon?

Oh my gosh. And if you go, see the heart here in the museum. There's a giant steak that's been driven right to the heart of it. I never noticed that before. Overcooked by John Perkins. It's absolutely fucking charcoal. And he's going, nah, he's scraping off. It's perfect

It does fucking say it's flavor That is every dad and uncle from the 90s It's always That's good for you That's good for you actually It's carcinogenic dad Yeah Just fucking cook the meat properly

And love me Anyway In that order How distracted are they getting out there Yeah Just leaving her on too And yapping away You know the bloke's a lot

He said it's the only time He has a beer He's a Bundy drinker He'll have a He'll, he drinks that too much, but he'll have a, he'll say, grab us a beer. And I go, get it your fucking cell. You would just sit at the fridge.

And then he'll stand out there and have a beer, and that's how everything gets burnt. Can I like, I really want to come to one of your family barbecues. Okay. Because the way you describe them, they sound like train wrecks. I want to be there to witness it. Yeah. I need someone to be there to witness it. I've got a bad feeling.

Me and John would get on real great. And we're like, yeah, Jess, get us a beer. I invite you as an ally and then, oh. On the way out, you're like, Jess, thanks for a top night. You're good with the dishes? See you later. Yeah, see later. John, love the charcoal.

That was fantastic. Love what you did with it. The flavour. Yeah. There was none of it. I loved it. So you can see, follow up's heart, a mummy, body parts from wounded soldiers preserved in formaldehyde. The fuck.

I know. It was pretty grim stuff. And Ned Kelly's Skull, which since has gone missing and to this day is still missing. Spooky! Thank you for... What claimers Camberra got to that? It didn't exist when he was alive. They were like, we're neutral.

Ned Skull was just one of 150 on display at the Anatomy Institute. They had a lot of skulls going around. Anyway, Colin McKenzie was director of the Institute until his death seven years later. Spooky. after which the government moved the Department of Health into the top floor of the building the museum remained open and the Department of Health drew on the collection

for scientific research and experiments. By the late 1970s, interest in the Institute of Anatomy was waning and the Institute's collection formed the basis for the National Museum of Australia and Farlaps 6.35 kilo heart is still on display at the National Museum, right here in Canberra, you absolute sickos. What?

I talked into my beer cam. Talked into the beer can. At so many years, I think that's the first time that's happened that I remember. It is absolutely not the first time. It is absolutely not the first time. But you were very specific about that weight. It is notable, because the saying is a heart, the size of fire. Yeah, it is a big heart.

It's a big one. I'm not sure what the average is, but it's big. The average is maybe 6.3 kilos. And phallops is... 50 grams heavier. Oh, my goodness. Yeah. courageous heart

probably not because it was you know overworked and cruelly abused in the racing industry that couldn't be it alright so anyway everyone I'm watching the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday the building was vacant for a few years before the national film and sound archive moved in in 84

and it still has some death related stuff if you go there now the foyer of the building is lined with nine busts of famous Australians all right All right. Okay, now I know what I want you guys to do when I've gone. Nine Buster's weird. And there's two...

The total recall woman was involved, I guess. Three of her. Did you not get it? Did you not get what we were joking? No, but I really... I love Total Recall. Wait, the remake or the original? Original, mate.

Two weeks. Two weeks. Weeks, anyone? The reference, anyway. Sorry, Jess, did you not get that? I don't think anyone did. There's also two death masks that are still on display there. McKenzie, the creator of this whole thing,

his ashes are stored in the wall behind a plaque that reads, actually, Matt, you're a resident Latin linguist. Can you read this piece of Latin? I like that. They've stored them in a wall. He's in a wall. He's in a wall. He's just like put him in there with the insulation sort of thing. Yeah, yeah.

That's nice. It's extra. Oh, yeah. So this is what it says on his grave. I assume I can tell the syllable you want me to hit hard as here. Let's say, see Momentum Request, circumsparse. He nailed it. Which translates as, if you're looking for a monument to me, you are within it.

Narcissism at its finest. I sat the whole building. Yeah, he's like, I made this building. You're in my monument. I've already forgotten his name. So I hope he's happy with that. Colin McKenzie. Forgotten again.

And there have been a number of sightings of Colin McKenzie's ghost. According to Canberra... I take it back. I love you, Colin. According to Canberra folklorist, Tim the Yowie, man. Do you know Tim? I mentioned Tim the Yowie man to my mother a lot. She goes, yes, everyone in Camber knows Tim the Yowie, man.

He's got a weekly call. Column. Column. Mackenzie. Column. I haven't remembered his name. I have remembered it. He actually gives ghost to us at the film in San Diego.

Colin McKenzie does. No, well, he's there, but Tim the Yowie man. The Yowie Man. And there's one that's on tonight. Oh. You've all missed it. You've all missed it. But why has he gone so specific with the name?

Because it sounds like that does not encapsulate what he does. Tim the Yowie Man. Tim the, no, I love Tim. I'm not question. Tim the Yowie man. Yeah. Yeah, but you're saying he's doing ghost tours.

Yeah. You're going to a Yowie man for that? Yeah. Well, Canberra is, apparently. He's everyone's uncle here. Yeah. Is anyone, does anyone, like, literally know him

to give him a call right now? Can we get Tim on the blower? Can we get Tim on the blower? He's busy. Okay. Did you just try and call it? Straight to voice mail. So this is what he said.

This is how he describes Colin McKenzie's ghost. It's been described by some people like a genie out of a bottle. They're in the building in the late afternoon and they see an outline of an elderly man, dressed well, come out of the wall near where his ashes are. He just appears there, doesn't move much,

and then suddenly sucks back into where the ashes are behind the wall. I love a ghost that sucks back. Yeah. And I also love an outline who is dressed well. How can an outline be dressed well? Something to think about. And if you go to the film and sound archive, there's still evidence of its form.

life when it was the anatomy institute the basement of the building held a morgue and in the national film and sound archive this room is known as the blood room there are channels chiseled into the concrete floor of the blood room which once collected fluids from draining cadavers cadabas and the walls outside the room used to be lined with skeletons again from tim the yowie man when he takes visitors to the blood room on his tours he says some feel faint and others ask to leave complaining of an uneasy feeling And others just hang out and sort of... They go, all right, how much longer... Yeah.

They tap their watch. Some also smell decaying flesh. Some don't. And some... Some are thinking about what they're having for dinner that night. Further up from the morgue is a second mortuary with a sloped floor also for draining and washing away blood. Tim the Yowie man told the ABC, in this room, they're not actually seeing the classic ghost. They're more seeing the effects of an uneasy spirit in there.

an electrical subcontractor was pinned up against the wall by an unknown force so this ghost hates electrician another someone in the audience said don't we all till we hate electricians what's the problem oh was ian yeah ayan your name is in electrician it feels like you're hating yourself man Another of the commonly fucking got him And thanks for the museum

Another of the commonly reported Ghost sightings is that of a little girl that would pop out through a great in the old theatreette and make visiting school students laugh You were saying no But then Who was saying no? Do you feel better that she was making the kids laugh? I don't either

But I'm yeah just double-check Why are children go spookier than adult ghosts? Do we know why? Kids in general are actually pretty creepy. That's it. Live all dead. You know when you joke with a kid

and they just kind of look at you and you're like, I want to die. When you bomb to a kid it's like just fucking end it now. And now you're hearing about a ghost kid who's crushing. Yeah. That's very offensive to me.

There have also been reports of polter gas activity with objects moving around, particularly where the dissection in laboratories used to be. Oh, spooky. In 2017, ABC journalist Jordan Hayne spent Halloween

at the National Film and Sound Archive. What year? That's now. 2017, eight years ago. Wow. Eight years to the day. To the day. What are the chances? The ABC has a surprising

number of articles about Canberra's most haunted building. Yeah. I reckon that's taxpayer money well spent. I mean, I've worked there for six years. Thank you. for your taxes. Anyway, Jordan Hayne wrote of their

Halloween at the Film and Sound Archive. I'm holding a large TV light which will come in handy when it's time to take pictures. Right now, it's a makeshift torch. Then, as our guide, Annie, directs me to a spot known for paranormal activity, the light extinguishes without warning. In the near darkness, I flick the switch

on the back a few times. Nothing happens. No one of the had electricians. Yeah. I can't get a good one around here. And apparently this is a common occurrence in the building with batteries mysteriously going dead. Yeah, batteries mysteriously go dead

like the energy's been sucked from them. Stop it. Stop it. This has got that guy, Colin's name, all over it. He sucks. He sucks anything you can. Anyway, then there's this long article detailing a bunch of, The spooky stuff that I've mentioned, this is from the ABC article, and this is how it finishes.

And what about my own spooky experience with the camera light? Once we were back in the fluorescent lit safety of the stairwell outside the blood room, ABC cameraman Ian Cutmore gave me an empirical explanation. It seems as I held the light against my chest, I somehow turned to fade a switch on the back of the light. Dimming it to darkness. Yeah, babe, what you've done there is you've just turned the dimmer down. But what force made him do?

Exactly. Who did it? A ghost, surely. And if that's not a terrifying point to end on, I don't know what is. Consider yourself spooked. Happy Halloween, everyone. Give it up for Dave Warnocky, everybody.

Oh. Scootie. I don't know about you. I don't feel safe to go out into the streets anymore. I'm scared. How could that t-shirt over there? Democracy manifest. What is the charge?

It's fantastic, thanks. And I know that, you know, you've... Well, usually we would end our live shows there, but we have agreed to have an intermission to give you guys a chance to go to the bathrooms and, of course, buy some drinks at the bar if you're interested in doing that kind of thing. Ian, no pressure, but, you know.

And so what we're going to do is we're going to have a 10 minute break now And if you'd like to come back for a second half We're going to do a quick 20 minute version Of everyone's favourite section of the show live Huge I've met the people have been dragged along Come back in And we'll do something really self-indulgent for 20 minutes

Hey it's even looser than that And the injokes are fucking tedious So thanks everyone We'll see you in 10 minutes what a great episode Dave thanks so much for telling us about that thank you thank you

and that actually brings us to everyone's favourite section of the show this is only the second time of Evident Law wow what a treat exciting those of you who listened before would be very well aware of this section

and it's probably the only bit that you're familiar with most of you probably skip ahead to this bit so the main point of this part is to thank our great patron supporters without them this show doesn't exist that say that for nothing any patrons in tonight well you are in for a thankin all right so um

the first thing we do i just said like spanking louder than i think she intended to say it but i will tell you this yes like i think it's on record that cambra the ac t has higher than average. Spanx. IQ levels in the rest of Australia, and I think they got proved tonight. They can do rhymes.

Yes. They can do rhymes. They can do rhymes here. That's why I think Australia's Eminem will be from here one day. One day. The greatest rapper of all time, Eminem. It's just fun watching him pad while he desperately scrolls on his phone. It's a long way down.

Yeah. So I should say The first thing we do is a section of the show called the fact quote or question section actually I think it has a jingle

Oh my gosh I sing along if you know Fact quote or question B That was so beautiful That was nice He always remembers the ding She always remembers the sing

And we're just Because we don't have a lot of time tonight I'm just doing the one tonight But everybody here gets to answer right if it's a question. Yes, if it is a question. Everyone here gets to answer.

It's a brag. Thank God. Thank God. Everyone gets to brag. No, everyone gets to congratulate them on their brag. Yes. If you don't know the show, like that man in the corner, oh, he's left.

No, he's still here. Yeah, you get to give a factor quote or a question or a brag or a suggestion or really whatever you like. You also get to give yourself a title, and tonight's one comes from a man called Pete Holburton. Sorry, that was weird. You're right. You were right to laugh at that. Your heart was a flutter.

He's a lovely man. He's so nice. And Pete's given himself the title of, I don't know, artstronaut maybe. Oh. He would be mortified. This is going out live. Artstronaut. Artstronaut.

Oh, my God. Pete is a fan of space. We know this. We know this. He's the steely odd missile man. Of the pod universe, yes. Okay. You can't read that to shit.

But this is how big the box that it's letting me read from is. That bit. Does anyone say that? That bit. Yeah. It is spooky. It's giving me one line at a time. Maybe double click.

Oh, double click it. Enhance? No. I really liked how someone repeated enhance. and laughed, loudly, enhanced. That was fantastic work from whoever that was. Okay, Wells, bear with me. Is there any way I can get access to this on a bigger screen?

No, don't worry about it then. What were you reading off before, Dave? The iPad. And that's gone now. He was organised. Fantastic. I thought it would be overkill to bring a computer for this. Anyway, um...

Now we're just all sitting on stage on our phones. Talk about yourselves I'm on Instagram I have a piece of art On the moon What? What? A piece of art on the moon

This might take a bit of explaining And in the Okay, no that I've got a scraw Oh Jesus Oh yeah no It's fucked on mine as well All right this might take a bit of explaining

And a fucking kiss gone now And I don't fully understand How it happened myself But as a space geek I'm pretty excited about this one In the late 90s, my cousin Lewis and I started, you draw one of the first online drawing sites on the internet. When we hit half a million draws a few years ago, Lewis, the creative force behind the whole thing, started looking for partners to bring the project out of cyberspace into the real world. One of the contacts he made is involved in the Moon Mars Museum, a project to bring art to the Moon Mars.

and beyond. They asked us to contribute a piece, which we did together using the original You Draw Tools, and on the 15th of January this year, it launched with 46 other artworks on Firefly Aerospace's first Blue Ghost mission. Whoa!

That is great. So, he's got art on the moon? Yeah. I don't know. You've lost it. Touchdown safely on the Sea of Crises. In brackets, Mayor Chrysium on the 2nd of March.

I'm one happy wannabe Steely Eyed Missleman I'll stick a few links to the Facebook group when this gets read out Hope her all well Thanks as always for all the laughs Give it up for Pete everyone That's awesome

That is crazy Art on the moon Art on the moon Art on the moon We're in the you know We're in that sort of like that blood factory that you're talking about The blood room

The blood room right Yeah Do you remember telling us about that In this episode? Yeah Great. You just seemed really blank about it. And I thought you would help me explain what I was trying to say.

It felt like you were saying, remember that thing, and I'm like, yeah, yeah. Now you do the bit where you add to the conversation. Because you were saying, we're in the blood room. Yeah, we're in the blood room. At my episode about Atari or something. Oh, we're in the... Fuck, me.

What a leap. You're saying we are in the National Film and Sound Archive Which you're referring to as a blood room Oh yeah and we're the idiots For not getting that from We're in the blood room We're in the blood room You are older than the fucking wind

Okay, it's not crazy for us to think Oh it's happening It's happening We're losing him That's not that's not absurd Did anyone know what else from about? Oh one person, good for you Oh, did you?

You're as old as the wind as well, okay, fair enough. We talk a similar language. Can I also say that Pete having one of the first drawing websites on the internet from the late 90s? That's amazing. He's just released, by the time this comes out, I think he will have released the books. He can get involved on the, released one of those. Wow, he's got the right card to explain it. But if you, yeah, look it up.

Look up books. Yep. And you should find it from there. He said the name of, what was the name of the book? You draw, like their website? Yeah, and so since then, they've collected all those drawings, and they're publishing them into a series of books now. Cool.

They look sick, I'm getting one of each. Why is that funny? I can buy books. Do I not look like a man who could buy a book? Matt's got book money, okay? I've bought books in the past. Yeah, I've seen him. Maybe I don't read them, but I got them.

That's true. They are, yeah, all right. They're decorative. Much like the book you have written by my husband. Yes. Decorative. No, I read the first one though, and I loved it. The reincarnation of Tom.

Oh, okay. But the York one, I lose every time I'm about to start reading. Oh, dude, same. But he's writing a new one you were telling me before. Very exciting. So just look up books. You should be able to find it. Now, the next thing we like to do is shout out to some of our other great Patron supporters.

Jess, you normally come up with a game based on the topic at hand. What are you thinking tonight? Well, tonight I have found a spooky name generator. Oh. But they are very spooky. Okay. Now, Dave, what do you think?

I'll read the... You read the places. I'll read the names. Sounds great. Okay. Okay. First up. This is great.

And don't be... Don't be afraid to cheer If you hear your name It's happened before Imagine From a location that is unknown to us So they're probably deep within the fortress of the malls right now It's

Corey Burridge A.K.A. Anton demon breath Oh That is spooky shit Anton It's got ant in his name That is spooky Next up from a location that is unknown to us

Probably deeper than the Fortress of the Moles, it's... Nicola with a K. Whoa, a spookiest letter. And then the email address starts with tuck. Oh. And then the email address finishes with... No. But I'm not going to docks anyone here, Dave.

Understand that? It'd be pretty spooky if you did. Well, their spooky name is Mortisha Demon Breath. Any relation? Man. I'm really hoping there's going to be seven more demon breaths. Do you guys have hogs breath cafes up here? I don't understand how Australia got to the point

that we were going to start doing hogs breath. And you go, oh yeah, I'd love to go and eat at a place where pigs have breathed. You know the picture that's been painted in your mind, the pigs are going, ha, ha. I'd prefer to go to a demon breath cafe. At least the food would be warm. Yeah. Do they breathe fire or something?

Yeah, yeah. Hogs are like, you know? Yeah. Next up, from a location. That is unknown to us. They're probably also in the Fortures of the Malls. It's? Jimmy.

Jimmy. Email address, St. Jimmy. Won't tell you the app. Won't tell you the app. Won't tell you the app. What could it be? What could it be? It's exciting.

Okay. Hannibal Nocturn Oh Nocturn That's cool That's spooky That's badass Next up

From Taylor's Beach in Queensland It's Dave can I just Can you just have a look at the number Fuck me That this column is on It's It's

It's 1960s Yes you are correct Oh my God Which is weird It's weird But it reminds me This great fact No

The Chicago Bulls were... We don't have time. And they were formed that year. And also at the St. Guild of Football Club, they're one and only. VFL, AFL, Premiership, so far. But they're building a great off-season this year,

and I really feel very positive. This is the 10th year in a row I've heard you say that on this podcast. And it gets sadder and sadder. No? Nope, nope, no. This is the year. Have you... We've had a crack in off season.

Have you read the name? Rene White. A.k.a. Grendel rot. Grendel. That's spooky. That is spooky. Grendel. Love it.

We are back within the fortress here. We don't know this person's location, but a big thank you, too. My God, we know their name, though. Thomas Hages. Thomas Hages. Do you know their name? How would you pronounce that? I can't.

The way I've got it let up, I can't see the name. Well, I think... Oh, Thomas Hages. Yes, that's right. A.k.a. Blair O'Goblin. That's fucking sick. Blair O'Goblin, my God. We've got to use that in the Dungeons & Dragon show somehow.

That's so good. Next up from Sanford in Florida in the US. Thank you too. It's a Jago Sabre. Sabre. Already pretty... Very good. Bad-ass. AKA Belatrix Devilstein. Beautiful name for a boy or girl, can I say that?

How could you make Yago Sabre any better, but you've done it? I've done it. Next up from Liverpool in New South Wales. Say it right. Liverpool. Pule. Sorry, am I saying that right? In New South Wales, thank you to.

Scott Canning. A.k.a. Carrie necro-funk. Oh, that is one letter away from being way crooker. Do you mind getting it off, safe search? Oh, fuck, yep. All right, second last one from Perth, but in Great Britain, it's... What the fuck? What's going on? Liverpool and Australia, Perth in Great Britain.

What? That is the original Perth, fair enough. It's Chris Baldi. AKA Ricardo Fungus. My friends call me Rick. That's a great station. Ricardo Fungus. Ricky Fungus.

Men want to be him. Women want to be on him. On the fun. On the fun. You've been fun. I'd like to thank from Colorado Springs in Colorado. Hello and thank you to

Daniel Klingan. Oh, aka Casper Fleshington. Nice. That is amazing. That sounds like a sex tour. That's our nine tonight. But Dave, I was in the break alerted by someone in the room

who has had their shout out missed. What? But you have a foolproof system. How has this happened? Well, I only have as many holes as Swiss cheese. What? Which is per slice, five, six, seven, eight or nine holes. Dave, who's our final one?

here. Where are they from? From Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory. Thank you so much. Beccarelli! Oh, good. Beccarelli. This one or this one?

Second one? Yeah. A.k.a. Lady Diablo. That is bad ass. It was between that or spooky o' skeleton. Oh no. That's obviously the one. Spooky o' skeleton. Went for Lady Diablo

Actually Lady Diablo sounds like a sex toy What can I say? I picked the right one Isn't it Diablo that thing We go ooh You know it's like a string With a yo-yo

Yeah yeah That is a sex Imagine that is a sex toy Oh no no no No no no I love that I love that Dave just came

So First time I did love that Nigel champ before Can we do one for Becorelli Becorelli Becker Rally

Becker Rally Fuck that is I feel you guys are making me feel too powerful The last thing we need to do Dave Can you explain the triptage club To people who don't know

We need to induct some people Into our clubhouse Slash Hall of Fame Where people have been Supporting the show On the shout-at level Or above for three consecutive years And because of that

We've already shouted them out in the past But now we get to induct them Like I say into the Hall of Fame They come on in It's a Theatre of the Mind Clubhouse But once you're in you can never leave Why would you want to leave? We've got everything, we got music, we got games, we got stories.

I think canonically you're also dead. Yeah. But that's okay. Honestly, it's worth dying for. I can't sell it any more than that. But we're all just on our phones again. Anyone regretting hanging around for the second bit? Yeah.

Us too. What are funny any climax to go out on? spookily so we've got so many inductees this week they won't know this either but in episodes it'll be coming out before now there's a triple trick ditch club people who've been signed up for nine years

this week there are no inductees though Dave kisses them on the mouth so I'm going to hang around for okay and so Dave you're book a band for the after party. Jess, you are behind the bar and you come up with a cocktail based on the topic.

Yeah, well, I googled spooky foods. I always say cocktail and it's always food. I should probably... And then when you say, what food have you got? I'm like, you fuck. I've thought of a cocktail, you piece of shit. Jesus. So maybe we need to communicate better.

Okay. You and I. Even then we both did it the same way. ever kissed We're going nose to nose We're not getting in there Now are you glad you stayed The first thing that came up

was witch fingers And they do look gross It's just a shortbread cookie But it looks like a witch finger And honestly it makes me uncomfortable to look at So I've made those And a witch's brew lemonade Don't ask any questions

I won't And Dave you've booked a band for the afterpillar Party? Honestly, guys, you're never going to believe this. What? I book these bands. Oh, I wish Albo. I wish Elbow.

Best things are spanned out there. They said no. Can you name an Elbow song? The Seldom Seen Kid? That's the album. Didn't have a title track? No, it is called that. They just called that.

Yeah, that's a song. Yeah, that's a song. Yeah. Great track, great track. I cannot believe there are two Elbo fans in one room. Yeah. Do you know, my band once supported them. there you go oh well that's fair enough

that you had to hear them yeah I really don't know anything about it really great I just know the singer looks like Ricky Javeh's character from the office right

Guy Garvey sure yeah that's a made up name Guy Garvey if you are listening guy I love your stuff anyway they

they said no but you know who said yes I couldn't believe it it lined up with this week because I've been booking these bands for so so long I've got the Swedish band Ghost!

Wow! Can you believe it? And they dress up in spooky costumes. I really would have thought you could have found a Canberra band, Fitzanaut, but no. What's your big metal band, psychoptic? No, that's Canadian. It doesn't matter. Didn't Nick Kierios try rapping for a bit?

What's the big metal band from here from the 90s? You've got Peking Duck? Okay. All right. We'll take that. All right. We got ghosts. So we've got heaps of names to induct.

So if you don't know this part of the show, and I know all of you do listen to this part mainly, I read out the name. They're getting inducted in the Triptage Club. Dave then hipes them up with some weak wordplay. It's normally shithouse, but we'll encourage it. You have to get behind it. Honestly, it nearly always sucks real bad.

It's very good. It's really good. Jess will pretend it is, but it is awful, but let's pretend that it's great. It's next level stuff. This guy just doesn't get it. He doesn't get it. Let's get the vibe going.

Dave's the MC. They're smart. They'll get it. I'm just the doorman. And not a cool one like Nigel. I am... I'm just the door man from a family. From a door family.

That's funny. Again, they're wrong. They don't deserve you, Jess. That was fantastic. Thank you so much. All right, here we go, Dave. We've got so many. Nah, you'll be right.

We'll get this going. You have to get behind this, okay? Like, I am really good. I am Australia's M&M, okay? Okay. This is the Hall of Fame of the Dugan patrons. Here we go. Welcome him in.

Thank you and welcome from Carnegie in Melbourne. It's Jennifer S. Jennifer S for Still. Got it. Yeah. Woo! From Fitzroy North. also in Melbourne.

Welcome in Kenzie. Kenzie whips up a frenzy. From Ashfield in Western Australia. Welcome in Maddie Owen. Maddie you don't owe us. Shear. From Springfield in M.O. In the US.

What would that be? Montana. Montana M.N. Who cares, someone said. Maybe people from M.O. From Springfield, M in M-O, welcome in Curtis Prost. Curtis will never heard us. Cross literally means cheers in German.

From, you, there was such an obvious one. From... See this is how he ruins the flow. Yeah. Oh, hang on. From Marupna in the ACT. Welcome in Caitlin Hall. Oh.

No, no. What you've got to understand is the ACT is very big. Hard to get. Caitlin, I'd never hate Lund. Yeah. Until I realized you weren't here or not. From address unknown, can only shoot from the deep within the fortress of the malls. Welcome in Emma Nicholson.

Tem out of temma. From Maple Grove in MN in the USA. We'll go with Montana for all. of them. Welcome in Samuel Walter Rebes. Samuel Walter

couldn't fault you. How does he do it? With very little effort. From Bassingstoke in Great Britain, welcome in Fraser Lamb. Some people are on the Lamb, but I'm on the Fraser. From

Jeffersonville, Indiana. Oh my God, probably close to Gary. Indiana, God's country itself. Welcome in, Jared Weber. Jared Weber, great to see you. And finally, and I guess we're basically finishing with this. What a way

to go out from, oh my God, address I know, can I only assume deep within the fortress of the moles. Please welcome into the club, David Broughton. Two words. Hello, David. Well, that brings us to the end. Because I've been right in on, Dave and Jess are like, I don't think the live Patreon reads would really work.

And I'm like, I think it's a lot of fun. And I've begun to be swung by them tonight. The alternative was I was going to try 20 minutes of new stand-up. This was funny. than that. I will admit that. I will admit that. So that brings the end of the episode. Absolutely. Thank you so much for coming out. Before we get yourselves to give yourselves around reports, can we say, we're just going to be

hanging out on the way out if you want to buy any of our merchandise that we've brought up with us. Jess, what have we got? We've got tote bags. We've got posters. We've got pins, we've got stickers, we've got magnets. We've got three pairs of Halloween-related glasses. Oh! Yeah. And well, I'm willing to let go of the headband. as well for the right price

which is more than if you trust our scalp health it is yours I've got the healthiest scalp in town if you if you count health as being a great environment for nits because they are thriving up there

so you'll be hanging out there also we've got a show bag which is one of everything that's right yes fantastic so we'll be hanging out there but before you go can give yourselves a round of applause for coming out to camera laying on a Friday night on a Halloween. Can we get a big round of applause for Ian for Beck, our new

shout out, and of course Nigel. My favourite man in Canberra, Nigel, thank you so much. Thanks so much for having us here at Smith's Alternative. Love this venue. Can't wait to be back. Thanks for having us. We'll see you out there. Cheers. Bye. don't forget to sign up to our tour mailing list so we know where in the world you are

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