Planet Perth
Episodes
Planet Perth: The Min Min lights
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Kraplijanov tells us of a mystery of the Australian outback – The Min Min lights. Described as eerie and unsettling, these floating orbs of lig...
Planet Perth: The Fremantle Prison
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Atikah Hurley has a story of one of the largest surviving convict prisons in the world and its dark history. The Fremantle Prison was a place of flogg...
Planet Perth: The curse of the SS Alkimos
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Em Lucia has a story of a former US Liberty ship which sunk off the coast of Western Australia. The SS Alkimos is now a recreational and educational d...
Planet Perth: The Spirits of Margaret River
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Margaret River is more than just wine, it has a rich Nyoongar history dating back more than 60,000 years. From a curse to a mythical serpent, Sharlene...
Planet Perth: The Old South Fremantle Power Station
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bobby Fletcher has a story of a now derelict building not too far from here… The Old South Fremantle Power Station was once an industrial powerhouse...
Planet Perth: The Satanists of Kings Park
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you ready for a ghost story? Gather ’round the campfire for the new season of Planet Perth where some of your favourite RTR presenters share Per...
Planet Perth Live! 2.0
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We wrap up Planet Perth in style, with a fun-filled live recording of the season three finale! Join Jeff Bullen at Lawson Flats for a wild night of we...
Planet Perth: Connections Nightclub
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 1975, when homosexuality was still criminalised in Perth, Connections opened its doors as a gay nightclub. Since then, it’s played a central ro...
Planet Perth: Jack van Tongeren and the Chinese Restaurant Firebombing
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Crispian Chan was just eight years old when his family’s Chinese restaurant, The Man Lin, was firebombed in a series of coordinated attacks targetin...
Planet Perth: The Brisbane Hotel Shooting
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Brisbane Hotel opened its doors in 1898 and have remained open for more than 120 years. Since then there have been some interesting nights… Like...
Planet Perth: Australia II and the 1983 America’s Cup
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Off the coast of Rhode Island on the 26th of September 1983 Australia II crossed the finish line to win the America’s Cup. It was a win that captiva...
Planet Perth: Uglieland
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Uglieland! …where snake charmers, boxing matches and flying greyhounds were some of the main attractions. But not all is as it seems. Joi...
Planet Perth: The Ballroom Murder
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the early hours of August 27 1925, Cyril Gidley was shot dead by his ex-fiance Audrey Jacob in front of hundreds of guests at a charity event in Pe...
Planet Perth Live!
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any weirder, Planet Perth has made it’s way to Lawson Flats for a special live podcast event! Planet Perth L...
Planet Perth: The Hutt River Province
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Once upon a time in a land far away, there lived a King and Queen who ruled over a vast sunburnt land, rich with wheat crops. Except the land was just...
Planet Perth: The Orange People
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What would you do if your town was infiltrated by a controversial movement that would garner cult status? Author and former Sannyasin Bruce Menzies wa...
Planet Perth: The Great Hailstorm of 2010
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Great Perth Hailstorm of 2010 lives in the memories and perhaps on the bonnets of cars across Boorloo. By the time locals started their commute fr...
Planet Perth: The Great Emu War
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The 1932 Great Emu War might just be the weirdest, most futile military exercise in Australian history, so much so that it’s captured the minds of f...
Planet Perth: Rocky Vane
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why are there over 400 tiger snakes on Carnac Island? One of the most popular theories is a man by the name of Rocky Vane – a snake charmer who sta...
Planet Perth: The Porn King of UWA
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When Australia joined the global internet in 1989, it was far from what we know and love today. Digital music, video and images were not widely distri...
Planet Perth: The State UFO files
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
David Bowie famously pondered if there was life on mars, and though it may sound absurd, knowledge of extraterrestrial life has been pursued seriously...
Planet Perth: Iwan Iwanoff
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With over 23 years of practice in Perth, the late Bulgarian born Iwan Iwanoff slowly but surely cemented himself as one of the most iconic architects...
Planet Perth: The Liberty Theatre
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you walk along Barrack Street between the Murray and Hay Street malls, you’re likely to stumble upon a series of old abandoned buildings, includi...
Planet Perth: The Re Store
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The continental roll, the hoagie, the submarine… The Re Store in Northbridge is often associated with the birth of the humble Italian sandwich. But ...
Planet Perth: Shirley Finn
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday June 23, 1975, mother-of-three Shirley Finn lay slumped over the wheel of her white Dodge Phoenix in a glittering ball gown at the Royal Per...
Planet Perth: Atlantis Marine Park
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you drive 70km north to Two Rocks on the fringes of Perth’s metropolitan area, you’ll be greeted by a ten-meter high statue of a grinning, trid...
Planet Perth: The 1993 Perth Tank Rampage
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the early hours of April 27 1993, a young man named Gary Hayes stole an M113 armoured personnel carrier from Irwin Barracks and decided to take it ...