The It’s True - or Is it? Podcast
Episodes
Episode 20 It’s Video, Video, Video
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mindboggling movies, farfetched features and surprising stars dazzle the screen in this episode!
Episode 19 Face the Music
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Incredible instruments, disastrous ditties and sensational singers hit the high notes in this episode!
Episode 18 A Long Time in Politics
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Perfidious politicians, confounding campaigns and vexing voting are top of the ballot paper in this episode!
Episode 17 Hoodwinked!
25 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cunning con artists, glamorous grifters and cheeky cheats want to sell you a bridge in this episode!
Episode 16 Features, Both Natural and Unnatural
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mysterious mountains, puzzling promontories and baffling bogs are mapped out in this episode!
Episode 15 The Language of Language
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Weird words, mysterious meanings and embarrassing etymologies, a dictionary full in this episode!
Episode 14 Encounters Close and Far Away
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Slippery saucers, lingering lights and amiable aliens, encounter them all in this episode!
Episode 13 A Work of Art
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Precious paintings, salacious sculptures and impatient installations enough to fill a gallery in this episode!
Episode 12 Cryptids, Cryptids Everywhere!
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Creepy creatures, florid folktales and strange sightings, a hunting we will go in this episode!
Episode 11 Food For Thought
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bizarre banquets, ridiculous recipes and dangerous dinners, get your fill in this episode!
Series 2 Preview
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Season 2 of 'It's True - or Is it?' is coming soon! More bizarre facts! More outlandish fabrications! More challenges in telling truth from fiction! A...
Episode 10 Pop Culture – oh, that’s where that meme comes from!
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are in the realm of the unlikely with this episode, so sorting out truth from fiction is going to be tricky. Rise to the challenge! Your hosts, as ...
Episode 9 Literature – words, words, words!
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fiction about fiction? We are so meta. Your hosts, as usual, are Michael Pryor and George Ivanoff.
Episode 8 Oceans and Seas and Things That Live in and on Them and other things that travel in and on them
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s wet and sometimes dark. Usually salty. Our ocean related stories are more interesting than that, and two out of three are even true. Your hosts...
Episode 7 Flora and Fauna – it’s alive, I tell you!
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You wouldn’t believe what we’ve found out about animals and plants. Or maybe you would … Your hosts, as usual, are Michael Pryor and George Ivan...
Episode 6 Magic – want to see us pull a rabbit out of our hats?
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Look over there at bogus stories while we distract you with unlikely but true tales. Hey presto! Your hosts, as usual, are Michael Pryor and George Iv...
Episode 5 Space – The Final Frontier, more or less
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Space is so big it has many improbabilities, so any nonsense we dream up might sound plausible. Listen and decide. Your hosts, as usual, are Michael P...
Episode 4 Australia – yeah, nah
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This wide brown land can make it hard to tell truth from fiction. Just ask Burke and Wills. Your hosts, as usual, are Michael Pryor and George Ivanoff...
Episode 3 Medicine – kill or cure or a bit of both
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two out of three of the stories we present to each other are true. One isn’t. Only take as prescribed and always consult your doctor if in doubt. Yo...
Episode 2 History – the past and whatever’s in it
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tall tales and true from the past, but which is which? Bogus or believable? Fake or fact? You decide and we'll tell you! Your hosts, as usual, are Mic...
Episode 1 Science – the best way of knowing things
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The history of Science includes lots of stories that are implausible, so a ludicrously false anecdote might be hard to detect, right? Try and guess an...