151 - The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
Episode Date: September 12, 2018In the mid 1980s, NASA was struggling to capture the imagination of the American public like they once did. To promote the future of space travel, the...
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553 episodes transcribedIn the mid 1980s, NASA was struggling to capture the imagination of the American public like they once did. To promote the future of space travel, the...
To celebrate out 150th episode we decided to write three "mini" reports, each on a wild conspiracy theory. Recorded live at the Giant Dwarf Theatre in...
This week we look at a rock icon who has one of the most famous voices (and moustaches) in history! It’s the legend himself, Freddie Mercury! We look...
This week's episode is about legendary basketballer Michael Jordan and his rollercoaster of a life, hitting the highs of Sport (with the Chicago Bulls...
Here's another unscheduled episode of Do Go On Presents! This week we are presenting Matt's new podcast, Prime Mates - and an episode in particular fe...
Annie Oakley was born into extreme poverty, but due to her skill with a gun, she became one of the most famous people in America. An amazing life of s...
This week we make a HUGE, VERY SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! And we also have a wild report about a phenomenon that swept a small Illinois town in the 1940s.&...
So no one told you life was gonna be this way. Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's D.O.A. It's like you're always stuck in second gear....
On Christmas Eve 1971, Juliane Koepcke awoke alone in the Amazon jungle after a plane she was on crashed in a storm.The sole survivor, she knew no one...
This week we're joined by comedian, writer and dear friend, Naomi Higgins, as she tells us about one of the most infamous films in history - The Room....
In 1963, a gang of crooks robbed a train. But what was so great about it that it's gone down in history as one of the greatest heists ever? Did they g...
WTF are we doing in your podcast feed today?! Good bloody question! Well, we're here to give you a little taster of Just Make the Thing, a great podca...
This week's episode is about heavy metal powerhouse, and one of Matt's favourite bands, Pantera! From their beginings as a glam band through to their...
The Gold Rush hit Victoria, Australia in 1851, and people quickly dropped everything and headed to the goldfields to try and strike it rich. But then...
This week, Jess completes her triptych of Hollywood biographies with The Blues Brother himself, John Belushi. From the Windy City to the big scre...
It's a special episode this week with special guest Nick Mason from the Weekly Planet podcast where we each do a mini report on a character from the M...
This week's episode is all about the history of Lego! A company founded by a carpenter in Denmark that ended up taking the world by storm with their l...
He's one of the most iconic people of the twentieth century, but also one of the most divisive. A doctor, solider, leader, writer and revolutionary. W...
In the second of Jess' Hollywood themed reports, this week we look at the life of the iconic Marilyn Monroe! From a small town girl to the biggest sta...
Which powerful Roman woman played a major role in the reigns of Roman emperors, Tiberius, Claudius, Caligula and Nero? This week's topic is Agrippina...