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531 - The eBay Stalking Scandal

24 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is the frankly unbelievable story of how far eBay employees went in 2019 to deal with both a small company and a Twitter user being critical of t...

530 - The War on Christmas

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Every year you will hear stories about how "they" want to cancel Christmas - so how much truth is there to it? Are ‘they’ really trying to cancel ...

529 - Operation Flagship

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In December 1985, around 160 people won tickets to a Washington Commanders game, including a free pre-game brunch and a bunch of extra prizes! The cat...

528 - A Haunting in Canberra

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 inve...

527 - Area 51

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Area 51 is a highly classified United States Military Facility in the Nevada Desert - there are many theories about what goes on: aliens? UFOs? P...

526 - The Controversial Milgram Experiment

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You may have heard of Stanley Milgram's controversial 1960s social psychology experiments that measured the willingness of participants to obey an aut...

525 - The Great Fire of London

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's our 3rd most voted for topic for Block 2025! We go back to 1666, for the Great Fire of London. And in this case, 'great' means massive, not aweso...

524 - The British Post Office Scandal

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Between 1999 and 2015, over 900 British subpostmasters were convicted of theft, fraud and false accounting. The thing is, they were all innocent and w...

523 - Hidden Figures: NASA's Human Computers

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week's episode is about the human computers of NASA, focussing on the main three featured in the book Hidden Figures, heading deep into NASA's hi...

522 - The Legend of King Arthur

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The sixth most voted for topic for Block 2025 is King Arthur - man or legend? We find out the truth behind the man at the head of the Round Table (exc...

521 - The Tiananmen Square Massacre

15 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Over nearly two months in 1989, student led protests erupted across China as people called for reforms. The centre of the movement was Tiananmen Squar...

520 - The Surprisingly Interesting History of Ketchup

08 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ketchup - it's America's favourite condiment and close cousin of Australia's fave: tomato sauce, but its history goes back a long long way before eith...

519 - The 1996 Mount Everest Disaster

01 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We're kicking of Block 2025 with a disaster episode. Specifcally, one of the worst Mount Everest seasons ever. This is a comedy/history podcast, the r...

518 - The Dewey Decimal System

24 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Josh Earl tells us the wild and troubling story of Melvil Dewey, the inventor of the Dewey Decimal System. This is a comedy/history podcast...

517 - The History of Frankenstein

17 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week we look at the tragic and fascinating life of Frankenstein author Mary Shelley and explore how the novel she started writing as an 18 year o...

516 - Spring-Heeled Jack

10 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 19th Century London, a bizarre figure terrorised the streets, lashing out with metal claws and blowing fire in people's faces before leaping over t...

515 - The Tenerife Airport Disaster

03 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

“Tenerife is an example of the 'Swiss Cheese' Model: dozens of individual events, each of them incredibly unlikely in their own right, aligning agai...

514 - Harvey's Wagon Wheel Resort and Casino Bombing

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Early in the morning of the 26th of August 1980, employees at Harvey's Wagon Wheel Resort and Casino discovered a mysterious metallic box. With the my...

513 - The Dismissal, Australia's 1975 Constitutional Crisis

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 1975, for the first and only time in Australia's history, a Prime Minister was sacked. Gough Whitlam was dismissed after months of political manoeu...

512 - The Disappearance of Aimee Semple McPherson

13 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 1926, Aimee Semple McPherson was one of the most famous women in America. She was an evangelist and healer who attracted huge crowds, and her popul...

511 - The Alien Franchise

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week our friend Marcel Blanch-de Wilt drops by to tell us about the history of the Alien Franchise all the way from humble beginnings to a multi-...

510 - The Pez Bandit

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is a special episode - it was recorded live in London in November 2024, in front of our largest audience EVER. The crowd were red hot, and we tol...

509 - Olga of Kyiv's Bloody Revenge Tour

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When Olga of Kyiv's husband Igor was killed in the year 945, she embarked on one of the wildest revenge tours in history, showing no mercy to the kill...

508 - The Real Great Escape

16 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You might have seen the 1963 Steve McQueen classic, but this week we look at the real story behind The Great Escape. Tunnels, disguises and forgeries ...

507 - The Mysterious Kaspar Hauser

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 1828, a teenage boy was found wandering the streets of Nuremberg, Germany. No one knew who he was or where he had come from. What followed was a dr...

506 - Mr. Democracy Manifest and his Succulent Life

02 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On 11 October 1991, a man was arrested at a Chinese Restaurant in Brisbane. The charge? Enjoying a meal? A Succulent Chinese Meal?? No… actually it ...

505 - Mexican President Santa Anna and His Crazy Antics

25 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week we look at the wild and colourful life of Antonio López de Santa Anna, president of Mexico no less than 11 times!This is a comedy/history p...

504 - The Bling Ring

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Between October of 2008 and August of 2009, the alleged members of the "Bling Ring" collectively stole more than $3 million in jewelry and high-end de...

503 - The Jinx Murderer

11 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On the 31st of January, 1982 29-year-old Kathleen McCormack attended a party at her friend’s house in Connecticut. After she left the party that nig...

502 - The Beaconsfield Mine Collapse

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For two weeks in 2006, Australia held its collective breath as a huge rescue effort attempted to save two men (Todd russell and Brant Webb) trapped ne...

501 - Evel Knievel

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How much do you know about the life and career of famed daredevil, Evel Knievel? We look at the man behind the stunts, along with our guest Nick Mason...

500 (Part 3) - The Antwerp Diamond Heist with Wil Anderson and Rhys Nicholson

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In honour of our 500th show, we had to include one of our favourite genres of report - a classic heist! In 2003, a group got away with $100million wor...

500 (Part 2) - The Dolphin Experiments with Kirsty Webeck and Suren Jayemanne

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 1961, a group of ten scientists conducted a somewhat clandestine meeting in Green Bank, West Virginia. They were there to talk about extra terrestr...

500 (Part 1) - The Fouke Monster with Nick Mason and Cass Paige

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We've made to 500 episodes! To celebrate we are releasing three episodes over three days, all recorded live at The Capitol Theatre in Melbourne. First...

499 - Camille Du Gast and the 1905 Algiers to Toulon Boat Race

14 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 1905 a motor boat race was staged from Algiers to Toulon and it's fair to say things didn't go well! This week we hear about the race and the amazi...

498 - The Great Imposter, Ferdinand Waldo Demara

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. was many things... an engineer, a teacher, a monk, an academic, a psychologist, a prison warden, a sheriff's deputy and eve...

497 - The Clinton - Lewinsky Scandal

30 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's a scandal you have definitely heard of, but do you know exactly what happened in the Clinton - Lewinsky scandal? This is a comedy/history podcast...

496 - Abraham Lincoln

23 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You know his hat, you know his beard, but what about the man himself? Well it turns out he lived quite an incredible life!This is a comedy/history pod...

495 - The Sankebetsu Brown Bear Incident

16 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Japan, 1915 - a brown bear attacks and kills multiple villagers*. The people attempt to defend themselves but it seems the bear is stalking them and o...

494 - Tom Slick; Yeti Hunter

09 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're joined by friend and cryptozoology enthusiast, Jackson Baly! He tells us the tale of the ecentric millionaire and Yeti Hunter, Tom Sli...

493 - Mark "Chopper" Read

02 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Alice Tovey joins us to tell us the story of one of Australia's most notorious criminal identities, Mark "Chopper" Read. This is a comedy/hi...

492 - The New York Zodiac Killer

26 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

At the scene of a New York City shooting in 1990, an eerie note was found by the victim that simply read "Zodiac - Time to die!" This week we are join...

491 - Rube Waddell: Baseball's Zaniest Pitcher

19 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Whether you are a baseball fan or not, you will definitely enjoy the story of the life and career of 'The Rube' Waddell. Famous for his pitching skill...

490 - The Acali, AKA The Sex Raft

12 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 1973, eleven brave souls from around the world set out on a small raft for a completely isolated 101 day journey across the Atlantic Ocean - all in...

489 - Julie d'Aubigny: History's Greatest Rascal

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Julie d’Aubigny was a French opera-singing sword fighter from 17th-century France who lived a wild life and I can't wait for you to hear all about i...

488 - The Tichborne Case

26 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the mid 1800s, a young heir tragically disappeared at sea. But then, miraculously, he turned up in regional Australia! (But he no longer had a Fren...

487 - Jane Austen

19 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jane Austen is one of the most revered writers in history, but how much is actually known about her life? On this episode we dive into the life and wo...

486 - Murder in the Shadow of Disneyland

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Disney, the most magical place on earth - but what lurks in the shadows? All sorts of stuff apparently! We're joined by Cameron James to hear all abou...

485 - El Dorado: The Mysterious City of Gold

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

El Dorado, the mysterious lost city of gold that is said to exist somewhere in South America - what is the story? This week we find out!This is a come...

484 - The 'Press Your Luck' Scandal

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If there's one thing we love, it's game show scandals! And this week we hear about a very successful contestant on the American game show Press Your L...

483 - The Kidnapping of Alfred The Gorilla

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alfred the gorilla was an icon of Bristol Zoo, known and loved around the world, when he died his body was put on display at the Bristol City Museum. ...

482 - Space Cadets ; The Reality Show That Never Took Off

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we go back to 2005, when a group of young Brits were chosen to be the first British tourists sent to space. But there was more to this adve...

481 - Vere St. Leger Goold: The Irish Tennis Champion Murderer

08 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded in front of a HOT Dublin crowd, we hear the story of Ireland's tennis champ, Vere St Leger Goold... and the story takes quite a few twists an...

480 - The History of Dracula

01 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

More than 125 years since the character debuted, Dracula remains the quintessential vampire. But why is he so famous and what led to him enduring for ...

479 - The Mystery of the Sri Lankan Handball Team

25 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In 2004 the Sri Lankan handball team made headlines around the world, but it wasn't for their on field prowess, instead they were wrapped up in an int...

478 - The Woolworths Christmas Bombings

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas! Let's celebrate with a very jolly topic indeed ... the story of a string of bombings in 1980 at multiple Woolworths stores ...

477 - Yasuke, The African Samurai

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about Yasuke, the first non Japanese person to become a Samurai. Born somewhere in Africa, Yasuke became a samurai and close confide...

476 - The Darien Scheme That Bankrupted Scotland

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the 1690s, Scotland tried to establish a colony in Panama... it did not go well. In fact it went so badly that it bankrupted almost the entire coun...

475 - 1816: The Year Without Summer

27 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Here it is, the number one most voted for topic for Block 2024! On the evening of the 5th of April, 1815 the sounds of massive explosions rang out acr...

474 - Anastasia Romanov and her Many Imposters

20 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On the second most voted for topic of Block 2024, we talk about Anastasia Romanov (daughter of Tsar Nicholas II) and her Many Imposters!This is a come...

473 - Genghis Khan

13 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On the third most voted for topic of Block 2024, we talk about one of the most successful and fearsome leaders in human history, the founder of the Mo...

472 - Prohibition in the USA (with Nick Mason)

06 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In 1920 the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution banned the sale and manufacture of alcohol - it didn't go well! Joined by the Weekly Planet's Nick M...

471 - The Illuminati

30 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Okay, it's time to find out the TRUTH about the Illuminati ... (confirmed?)This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 2:38 (...

470 - The Great Library of Alexandria

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Ancient Egyptian city of Alexandria was regarded as the capital of knowledge and learning, all because of the city's great library that held docum...

469 - Alexander The Great

16 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Alexander The Great was crowned king of Macedon at twenty and went off to conquer the world... and he just kept going! One of the most epic stories fr...

468 - The Amityville Horror

09 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the 1970s, a large family home in Amityville, New York was the site of a grisly mass murder - a year later the hauntings began! This is the story o...

467 - The Pinkerton Detective Agency

02 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

To kick of BLOCK2024, we learn about the history of the Pinkerton Detective Agency, one of the first of its kind, with a varied and fascinating histor...

466 - The Ern Malley Mystery (with Wil Anderson)

25 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ern Malley has become one of Australia's most famous and enduring poets. Celebrated by the Angry Penguins literature movement of the 1940s, it soon ca...

465 - One Hit Wonders

18 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week we take it in turns to report on the history of a different One Hit Wonder. We cover Louie Louie by The Kingsman, The Safety Dance by Men Wi...

464 - Hatshepsut: Egypt's Greatest Female Pharaoh (with Celebrity Memoir Book Club)

11 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hatshepsut is now recognised as the most successful woman to rule Egypt as pharaoh! Her story is a bit of a rollercoaster in life and also in death, a...

463 - Australian Bushranger Moondyne Joe

04 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Moondyne Joe is Western Australia's most famous Bushranger, but as first time guest Angus Gordon tells us, he is more famous for his jail escapes than...

462 - DB Tuber and the Elaborately Planned Armoured Car Heist!

28 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In Late September, 2008, two Brinks guards were making a routine delivery to the Bank of America, in a small town in Washington. Little did they know,...

461 - Touching The Void, The Disastrous Climb of Siula Grande

21 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In 1985, Joe Simpson and Simon Yates became the first people to climb the Western Face of Siula Grande, in the Peruvian Andes. On their descent Joe ba...

460 - Pokemon (with Nick Mason from the Weekly Planet)

14 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Pokemon! This week we hear about its humble beginnings and its journey to becoming a global icon and the most lucrative franchise in the world!This is...

459 - Terry Fox & The Marathon of Hope

07 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Terry Fox is a Canadian household name. In 1980, Terry set off to run the length of Canada, to raise money for cancer research. He ended up inspiring ...

458 - Doctor Who

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Michelle Brasier drops in to tell us about the long and storied history of Doctor Who. From William Hartnell to Ncuti Gatwa, we hear how everyone's fa...

Do Go On Presents: Do Go D&D EP 1 (Full ep out now on Patreon)

28 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are now releasing four bonus episodes a month on our Patreon, including a brand new Do Go D&D campaign with legendary dungeon master Adam Carne...

457 - Florence Nightingale, The Lady with the Lamp

24 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about the incredible life of nursing pioneer, social reformer and statistician Florence Nightingale. Prepare to feel like an underac...

456 - The Murder of Albert Snyder

17 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On the evening of the 20th of March 1927 a murder took place at the New York home of Albert and Ruth Snyder, what followed was an investigation and co...

455 - The Mad Bomber of New York

10 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For almost two decades, New York City was terrorised by a string of bombings - the work of a culprit known only as the Mad Bomber.This is a comedy/his...

454 - The History of Ice Cream

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are joined by our dear friend Suren Jayemanne to tell us about the weird and wonderful history of ice cream. This is a comedy/history pod...

453 - The Whiskey Robber, Attila Ambrus

26 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Attila Ambrus led an extraordinary life in Budapest during the 1990s. Part time ice hockey player, full time gentlemen bank robber... he quickly becam...

452 - The Perth Mint Gold Swindle

19 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On the 22nd of June 1982, forty nine bars of gold were stolen from the Perth Mint which kicked off an investigation with some incredible twists and tu...

451 - The Pierre Hotel Heist

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Pierre is a luxury hotel located on the Upper East Side, facing Central Park. And in early 1972, it was the target of the largest hotel robbery in...

450 - The East Coast West Coast Hip Hop Rivalry, Part Two

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

One part two of the East Coast West Coast Hip Hop Rivalry, the feud escalates to the point that two of the world's biggest rappers, 2Pac and The Notor...

449 - The East Coast West Coast Hip Hop Rivalry, Part One

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The deadly East Coast West Coast Hip Hop Rivalry is one of the most notorious feuds in music history. In part one we look at how it all began with the...

448 - The Curse of the Lottery Winner

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The lottery has a surprisingly long and interesting history, in this week's episode we delve into that before talking about a couple of infamous lotte...

447 - The Sinking of The Trashman

15 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode takes us back to the 80s, when a group of sailors in their early 20s got a dream job - sailing a millionaire's yacht from Maine to Florid...

446 - Weird US Presidential Incidents (with Nick Mason)

08 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are joined by our great mate Nick Mason, to talk about weird and whacky incidents that have befallen US Presidents. Including The Jimmy C...

445 - Huey Lewis and the News

01 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Huey Lewis (of the News) was born with the amazing name Hugh Cregg III and his road to the top of the charts was long and eventful, tune in to hear hi...

444 - The History of Guide Dogs

24 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're joined by Guide Dogs Ambassador (and great friend of the show) Michelle Brasier to tell us all about the history of Guide Dogs.This is a comedy/...

443 - The Theft of The Scream

17 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded live at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and in front of one of the wildest and hottest live audiences we've ever had, Jess tells...

442 - The Pisces Submersible Rescue

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about Roger Mallinson and Roger Chapman who in 1973 found themselves at the heart of the deepest submarine rescue mission in history...

DGO Presents: Do Go On The Quiz Show Web Series (out now!)

06 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sliding into your feed to let you know that episode one of our new web series Do Go On: The Quiz Show premieres tonight! We have been quietly working ...

441 - Dune: The Unfilmable Novel

03 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dune is a 1965 science fiction novel by Frank Herbert, it has been described as 'unfilmable' but that hasn't stopped people from trying! Tune in ...

440 - The Faraday Kidnapping

27 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On the 6th of October, 1972 Mary Gibbs was teaching at her small country primary school when two armed men entered and loaded up the class into a van....

439 - Taffy Holden's Accidental Flight

20 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode we talk about the time a man accidentally flew a fighter jet. Yes, you read that correctly.This is a comedy/history podcast, th...

438 - The Rock 'n' Roll Murderer

13 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Friend of the show, Cameron James, joins us this week to tell us a WILD tale about Rock N Roll, returning from the dead, and of course.... murder. Thi...

437 - Denise Huskins; Real Life Gone Girl?

06 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In 2015, a Californian man calls the Police to report that his girlfriend has been kidnapped. But this saga is only just beginning, and there are too ...

436 - Weird Al Yankovic

28 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Alfred Yankovic is probably most famous for changing the words of well known songs so that they are about food, but he's so much more than that! We ge...