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 transcribedOne day back in 1984, American artist Keith Haring went to work painting a mural at a Melbourne school. And decades later, the mural still stands toda...
This week Matt and Jess are joined by comedian and friend, Kirsty Webeck, to hear the story about how an unlikely group sprung into action when the cr...
Based on a poem, this critically acclaimed and award winning painting has caused controversy and uproar, has gotten soldiers out of strife and is intr...
Mission: Impossible is one of the highest grossing film franchises of all time - join guest Marcel Blanch-de Wilt as we go through the whole lot in on...
Joy Hester's 'Love I' is a fascinating piece with an equally fascinating story behind its creation. Affairs, angst and an art gallery built on an anci...
Monopoly is one of the best selling board games of all time, but it has a controversial history. The game’s inventor was an unemployed salesman named...
Mary Beale was a 17th-century trailblazing painter and her piece 'Portrait of a Lady' currently hangs at the National Gallery of Victoria. But who is...
It's the longest running TV Music Competition, but how much do you know about Eurovision? Michelle Brasier joins us for an introduction to Eurovision...
School bus driver Frank Edward "Ed" Ray has been buried alive. Worse, he's been buried alive with 26 children. Can Ed keep these kids alive? Can the p...
In November 1967 John ‘Chickie’ Donohue went on the most epic beer run of all time, from a New York Bar to the Vietnam War, tune in to hear the story!...
Peter Freuchen was many things : Arctic explorer, tool maker, prolific writer, actor and quiz show winner... and total badass.Support the show and get...
This week we look at the disastrous decision to introduce cane toads to "take care" of cane beetles in Northern Queensland. But they're not the first...
The week's episode is about the wild story of the Peking (now Beijing) to Paris motor race. Joining us for this epic adventure are Cass Paige and Joel...
In 2001, Nepal had three kings in three days. I don't want to give away too much more here, but the reason is one of the most shocking stories we've e...
In Sydney 1945 Ethel Livesey was to marry Rex Beech. The press was dubbing it the society wedding of the year. But she wasn’t who she appeared to...
The hills are alive with the sound of ... three friends discussing the life and work of the world's honorary grandmother - Dame Julie Andrews. Support...
This week we look at the historic 1960 Rome Olympics, as well as the incredible life of Ethiopian runner Abebe Bikila - who seemingly came from no whe...
In 2004, the Australian Government passed an amendment specifying that marriage was be defined as a "union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of al...
Grace O'Malley (real name Gráinne Ní Mháille) was a badass Pirate Queen and an Irish folklore legend, and is one of the most influential people of the...
Adrian Carton Di Wiart fought in multiple wars, was shot several times, had a hand and an eye amputated and he still fought on! Is this our most badas...
