T minus 20
The year is 2005... Anakin turns to the dark side, YouTube makes its debut and we’re all couch-jumping for Maria, McDreamy and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo…
T minus 20, rewind to this week in history 20 years ago with Joe and Mel.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 84 minutes
- Episodes
- 213
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
The fall and rise of Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart puts the craft world into a tailspin when she's charged with fraud and insider trading, putting her empire, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia in peril!
Flu Mist means there…
The sad demise of Shifty Shellshock
This week we go dark! Two terror related incidents dominate the news, including an attempted hijacking in Australia.
We discuss dead malls, the creation of Wordpress (for better or wors…
What it takes to be America's Next Top Model
Now there is a show that didn't age well. We look at the worst faux pas that took place over all the 'cycles' of America's Next Top Model and explain why Tyra Banks deserves a gold meda…
Good riddance Dawson's Creek
Yes finally those thirty something year old actors pretending to be teenagers had come of age and had to leave Dawson's Creek. We have questions... How long is too long when it comes to…
Harry Potter found in a paddock!
A breakthrough in Iraq when Saddam Hussein's top bio weapons scientist surrenders to US forces.
A massive tornado event decimates the Great Plains and Eastern USA.
And probably one of t…
iTunes is open for business
The iTunes store goes online this week putting over 200,000 songs at our fingertips, if our internet connection could handle it.
The Australian Therapeutic Goods Association issues the …
The Singh spa bath murders
Trigger warning! It's a week of true crime when we discuss one of the most horrendous murder cases and longest trial in the history of the state of Queensland.
50 Cent asks us 21 ques…
Sperm donors wanted!
This week we're unpacking the Human Genome Project. We'll discuss the benefits and some of the ethical issues around this miracle of modern science. This time 20 years ago also saw the…
Cheaters dominate dog show!
This episide loosely brought to you by Chat GPT.
After being missing for nearly five years, Natasha Ryan was found alive and well in her 26-year-old boyfriend's wardrobe in Rockhampton, …
Bush suffers premature celebration
America is a country divided with fans walking out on Pearl Jam, Madonna censoring her 'American Life' video and George W dropping his infamous 'Mission Accomplished' speech while every…
Friendly fire in Iraq!
Acts of terrorism, a pandemic and a war this week 20 years ago. It's a bad news trifecta!
We also break down the friendly fire incident that took place on March 28 2003 in Iraq. An incid…
U.S. forces invade Iraq
The main headline across the world this week 20 years ago was the Iraq War. George W Bush gives a defiant Saddam Hussein an ultimatum that he pretty much ignores, which leads to the cat…
The Dixie Chicks are cancelled
Oprah has a run in with a fetish magazine, The Dixie Chicks unleash a career ending move at a gig in London when they publicly criticised President George W Bush, Motorola announce thei…
SMS heralds end times!
It's three strikes and you're out as the California legal system rolls things back to the 1700's, the swiss take home the America's Cup and the introduction of SMS signals the end times…
It's a breast feeding botox party!
Kirstie Marshall becomes the first woman to breastfeed in Australian parliament. Experts warn of the dangers of botox and everyone misses Aaliyah.
The Grammy Awards honour Norah Jones a…
Shane Warne suspended over fat pill!
Tragedy at the Station Nightclub in Rhode Island when 80s rock band Great White's pyrotechnics engulf the entire venue in flames resulting in a massive death toll that included their gu…
30 million protest war in Iraq
The largest protests in the world take place this time 20 years ago. Find out why the happened and why they ultimately failed.
We've got an amazing story of a diamond heist that totally…
Puff Daddy gets a paper route!
Find out how Puff Daddy turned a simple paper route into a million dollar music empire!
A gruesome start to the week when an acclaimed music producer turns murderer. Model Lana Clarkson…
The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
Columbia burns up on re-entry, to the horror of NASA mission control and the world. Belgium recognises same sex marriage and the Waterfall Train Disaster kills 7 in Sydney. In sport the…
Xtina goes from Drrty to Beautiful
This week one Christina Aguilera's biggest songs ever debuts on the Billboard charts and we find out how she landed such an awesome tune.
In the news two stowaways fall from an Air Fran…