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.
521 episodes transcribedWhich page of history involves the dairy industry, the welfare system and multiple American presidents? Yes, this one goes all the way to the top, it'...
Often referred to as the strangest battle of World War II, The Battle For Castle Itter was a daring mission to protect and rescue two former French Pr...
Before Long John Silver, before Captain Jack Sparrow, long before Captain Feathersword, one pirate ruled the seas with an iron hook and a black beard....
On October the 16th, 1968, Olympic athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos stood with their fists in the air during the medal ceremony for the 200m spri...
When Canadian lawyer Charles Vance Millar died, he set up a bizarre will that would give his fortune to the woman that gave birth to the most children...
The Zombies are an influential psychedelic rock band from England, and in the late 1960’s they set off on a tour of North America. The only problem: t...
In October 1972, a plane carrying a Uruguayan rugby team crashed in the Andes. The story of how some of the passengers survived is one of the most ama...
In 1978, Kim Jong-il ordered his agents to abduct South Korean director Shin Sang-ok and his ex-wife actor Choi Eun-hee and forced them to make films...
If you’ve ever thought about buying a super expensive watch but thought “Is it really worth it?” Well, for one man, his luxury watch lead the police s...
In 2019, seventeen year old Will Connolly made world wide news when he egged right wing senator Fraser Anning. This young crusader was dubbed ‘Egg Boy...
Writing songs such as Maybellene and Johnny B. Goode, Chuck Berry would go on to be known as the Father of Rock and Roll, but his career did have its...
Back in 1518, a whole town started dancing. And they didn't stop for several weeks! How did this weird phenomenon happen? Come find out!Our website: d...
It was one of the most controversial events in Australian horse racing history: involving an impostor horse, a record betting plunge and a motley crew...
This is the podcast version of episode two of our new web series that we made with Stupid Old Studios. You can watch the video of the episode complete...
Edgar Allan Poe is often referred to as the most influential American writer of all time. He pioneered the short story and also wrote the first ever d...
You may know Phil Hartman as one of the brightest stars at The Groundlings, Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons - but his career also had some unexpe...
This is the podcast version of episode one of our new web series that we made with Stupid Old Studios. You can watch the video of the episode complete...
In the mid 80's, Melbourne's NGV purchased a Picasso to add to its collection. Less than a year later, it was gone. This is the story of the Picasso H...
At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the only team anyone could talk about was the US men's basketball team, AKA 'The Dream Team'. It was the first time NB...
Beginning in the 1980s, the citizens of North Pond in Maine were haunted by a mysterious intruder. Things like batteries and propane tanks went missin...
