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Michael Hing (triple j, Dragon Friends, Celebrity Letters and Numbers) joins us this week to tell us about the FIFA World Cup, and some of the wild stories that have happened in the long history of t…

In March 2002, prison guard John Darwin was seen paddling out to sea in his kayak, but was not seen returning. A massive search was undertaken but he was not found and Darwin was presumed dead. That …

At 12.38 on the afternoon of January 13th, 2006, the local police received a call - a bank robbery was in progress at the Acassuso branch of the Banco Rio, one of Argentina's big banks. What followed…

Jane Goodall is a household name, but how much do you actually know about the woman who spent decades living with chimps?

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Promoted as "the real live fun pets you grow yourself" Sea-Monkeys took the world by storm in the 1960s. Essentially brine shrimp delivered by mail after being advertised in comic books, it was marke…

In 1990 some children uncovered an unmarked New England cemetery dating back to the 1800s. One of the graves was different from all the others and it's discovery was another piece in the puzzle of th…

Claire Tonti joins us this week to tell us about the game changing HBO comedy/drama series Sex and the City, enjoy!

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Let's go back to the late 1800s, where a group of sisters decided to see if they could make some cash by putting on a stage show. If you like 'The Room' and anything that's so bad it's good, you'll l…

I demand satisfaction, and challenge you to listen to this episode! U.S. Presidents, U.K. Prime Ministers, artists, writers and a man who liked to get naked have all been challenged to duels. Whether…

For our 300th episode we hear about Frane Selak, the world's luckiest unlucky man! We also hear two other unlucky/lucky tales, Ann Hodges' Meteor and the Sodeto Lotto Win, enjoy!

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In one of the pettiest feuds we've discussed, this is the story of how two men decided to let their rivalry get in the way of what they had both set out to do - discover a whole bunch of dinosaurs.

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In 1974, two members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom DISAPPEARED! The first, Lord Lucan lived the high life, and was seen as a real life James Bond. He was also accused of murder. The other, …

The Wizard of Oz (1939) is an all time family classic, but its filming was a pretty awful time for the cast and crew! In this episode we go back to the origins of L Frank Baum's story (1900), talk ab…

This week we are joined by our friend Josh Earl to tell us all about The Exploding Hearts, the band that could have been. In 2003, the group released their debut album Guitar Romantic and were one of…

The weight of a nation rested on one woman's shoulders at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. A household name, she was the most famous person in Australia. We look at the career of one of Australia's mos…

It turns out baseball is a very cursed sport. One of Major League Baseball's longest running curses affected The Chicago Cubs for decades. A disgruntled goat owner, a black cat and the notorious Stev…

This week we are joined by our good friend Ben Russell to tell us about one of his favourite cults, Raëlianism (AKA Raëlism). Described as religion for atheists, we attempt to unpack their practices.

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In 1921, a small crew set off from Nome in Alaska to Wrangel Island, 85 miles off the northeast coast of Siberia. Due to her work on this expedition, Ada Blackjack would be lauded in the press a coup…

Fyre Festival - an immersive music festival, unlike anything anyone had ever seen before. Fly to the beautiful Bahamas and enjoy pure luxury at this incredibly cool and expensive festival, which is d…

In 2005, World Of Warcraft was rocked by an unforeseen virtual pandemic. An infectious illness meant players started dropping like flies, and chaos reigned. Cited as an example of how the world might…