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.
495 episodes transcribedIn mediaeval and early modern Europe, there are many documented examples of animals being accused and tried for criminal offences, in this week's epis...
This week we look at the fascinating life of 'The Mother of Forensic Science' Frances Glessner Lee, and her revolutionary Nutshell Studies of Unexplai...
On this episode, we learn all about the story that was on the front page of every newspaper in 2012 - the sinking of the Costa Concordia.This is a com...
In the summer of 1904, the small town of Hague, New York was terrorised by a mysterious water creature known as the Lake George Monster, this is its s...
Our first episode of a new year we do a deep dive into what life is like for people who live year round in Antarctica, touching on a darker side when...
On this epsiode we learn about the fascinating life of Josephine Baker - singer, dancer, actress and ... spy. This is a comedy/history podcast, the re...
This week we are joined by Josh Earl to tell us about wild life of Lou Pearlman; blimp salesman, scam artist and the founding manager of both the Back...
On our annual Chrish-mish episode we look at Christmas during war time from 1899-1999. From the famous Christmas Truce of the First World War, rationi...
This week we are joined by the wonderful Evan Munro-Smith, to talk about a man often referred to as "the worst poet in the history of the English lang...
Creating the Oxford English Dictionary was a mammoth task and the story takes some surprising twists and turns! This is the most voted for topic for t...
In the 1980s and 90s, a moral panic swept across the United States leading many to believe that an underground network of satanists was operating acro...
Skinwalker Ranch is the most studied paranormal hotspot in history situated in northeastern Utah, this 512-acre ranch is famed as a hotspot for everyt...
You've probably seen Will Smith and Tommy Lee-Jones in the movie, but did you know that some people claim to have had REAL encounters with the REAL 'M...
This week's episode is devoted to accidental inventions. From the match stick, to Play-Doh, super glue, to the humble ice cream cone. It turns out man...
It wouldn't be Block without some true crime, and this week we talk about the biggest police investigation in Welsh history - the Clydach Murders. Thi...
In 1875 an audacious plot to steal President Abraham Lincoln's body was hatched by a rag tag gang of criminals - it's fair to say things didn't go pla...
At 7:14 AM on the 30th of June, 1908 there was an enormous explosion affecting more than 100 square km of pine forest near the Podkamennaya Tunguska R...
This week we talk about the controversial Operation Paperclip, a post World War II secret United States intelligence program that sponsored Germa...
We’ve seen them in old timey movies, but I don’t think we really understand how important newsboys were to the distribution to news at the turn of the...
The St Kilda FC was formed in 1873, from there it's been a wild ride - tune in to hear the story of one of the great sporting clubs of the world!This...
