Do Go On
Episodes
546 - The Dunnes Store Strike, "The Most Dangerous Supermarket Workers In The World"
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Those suffering under Apartheid in South Africa found a group of unlikely allies in 1984, when a group of young retail workers in Ireland went on stri...
545 - The Farcical Voyage of Russia's Baltic Fleet
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Japanese-Russo War began on the 8th of February 1904, needing something big to tip things in their favour, Russia sent their Baltic Fleet on an ep...
We're touring Canada - Patreon presale on now
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you haven't heard, we're touring Canada in September!Four shows in Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and Toronto (details below).To celebrate the launch...
544 - Aimo Koivunen; The Finnish Meth Soldier
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Aimo Koivunen was a Finnish soldier in the Continuation War, and the first documented case of a soldier accidentally overdosing on methamphetamine and...
543 - Stephen King
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen King is one of the best selling authors in history and over 100 of his stories have been adapted for the screen. It, Carrie, Cujo, The Green M...
542 - The Attempted Murder of Susan Kuhnhausen
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the 6th of September, 2006, 51-year-old Susan Kuhnhausen returned to her Portland home to find an intruder wielding a hammer, this is her remarkabl...
541 - The Freedom House Ambulance Service
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week we hear the incredible story of some of the earliest paramedics, and the battle they faced in order to just do their jobs. This is a comedy/...
540 - The Ni'ihau Incident
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After Japan's 1941 attack on Pearl Harbour, Japanese Pilot Shigenori Nishikaichi needed a place to conduct an emergency landing. He had been told that...
539 - The Piddler on the Roof (and Other Tales of Criminal Mischief)
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we hear about some of the silliest criminals of recent times, including the man known as the 'piddler on the roof'! Recorded live at t...
538 - The Batavia Shipwreck
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week we hear the wild story of the Batavia - it's a story of a shipwreck, murder, mutiny and madness. This is a comedy/history podcast, the repor...
537 - Magic Alex, The Beatles' Electric Guru
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the mid 1960s, Alexis Mardas met John Lennon from The Beatles, and the self-professed inventor made an immediate impression. With outlandish ideas ...
536 - FedEx Flight 705
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the 7th of April 1994, at just after 3pm, FedEx Flight 705 departed Memphis, Tennessee for a flight to San Jose, California. What followed was one ...
535 - The Hopkinsville Goblins
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we hear the story of a Kentucky family, who were just trying to have a nice family dinner one night in 1955, when they suddenly found thems...
534 - Spain's 2000 Paralympics Scandal
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
At the Sydney 2000 Paralympics, Intellectually Disabled Basketball was included for the first time. Spain easily won the gold medal, but not all was w...
533 - El Chupacabra
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In 1995 eight sheep were found dead in Puerto Rico... each completely drained of blood and with strange puncture wounds in their chests. This is the t...
532 - Dashcon Failure
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2014, a group of Tumblr users decided to put on a Tumblr convention. Except they had no idea how to organise a convention ... This is a comedy/hist...
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...