Podcast Episodes

Wait... Indigenous kids weren't allowed to swim at the pool?

Imagine being banned from your local swimming pool because of the colour of your skin… that's what happened to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander …

11 hours ago

Wait... schools taught girls how to be posh?

Dahhhhling! In the 1960s girls went to deportment schools to learn how to be ‘ladylike’... and women were also taught how to be ‘good wives.’ 

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1 week ago

Wait... bike helmets weren’t compulsory?

You were allowed to ride your bike without a helmet until the 1990s... and lots of cyclists kicked up a stink when the law changed. 

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2 weeks ago

Wait... people only travelled overseas by boat?

If you wanted to travel overseas in the olden days, it took the whole school holidays... because you had to go by boat. 

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3 weeks ago

Wait... discos were run by the police?

Buddies, bangers and... hold on, police? Blue Light Discos were a vibe in the 80s and 90s. 

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4 weeks ago

Wait... they burnt their rubbish?

Burn, baby, burn... garbage inferno! Before wheelie bins, Aussies used to burn all their rubbish... in their own backyards.  

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1 month ago

Wait... they ate rabbits?

We all think bunnies are cute, but most Australians also used to think they were super tasty... until they became infected with a deadly disease. EWW…

1 month, 1 week ago

Wait... they didn't pay Indigenous workers and they stole their land?

Indigenous workers were often paid less than white people... if they were paid at all.  

Hundreds of Indigenous workers went on strike in the 1960s be…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Wait... they used encyclopaedias?

Before the internet, many Australian families owned a set of encyclopaedias... and they bought them from door-to-door salesmen. 

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Wait... they drank raw milk?

Milk used to be delivered to homes in glass bottles... and it was often raw. 

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2 months ago