Podcast Episodes

569 - The Wild Life of Klondike Joe

On this week's episode we hear the story of Joseph Boyle aka Klondike Joe, a Canadian man whose life has so many different chapters your head will sp…

21 hours ago

568 - Operation Chariot, The Greatest Raid of All (with Nick Mason)

Operation Chariot is frankly the most unhinged and daring military operation I have ever read about. In World War II, the Brits were so worried about…

1 week ago

567 - Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey (with Greg Jenner)

This week we are joined by public historian Greg Jenner to hear the epic tale of Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey!

This is a comedy/history podcast, t…

2 weeks ago

566 - Canadians Burn Down The White House (The War of 1812)

This week our Canadian-Australian friend Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall tells us all about the War of 1812, fought between the United States and the Unit…

3 weeks ago

565 - Prince Alfred's Cursed Australian Visit

Queen Victoria's son, Prince Alfred, was the first member of the British Royal Family to visit Australia. Let's just say, the Aussie's didn't exactly…

4 weeks ago

564 - Tycho Brahe: Danish Astronomy Kook

Today we are talking about Tycho Brahe, a brilliant 16th century Danish astronomer - but also a bit of a kook. We are joined by Claire Hooper who is …

1 month ago

563 - The Afronauts, Zambia's Space Program

In October 1964, as the Southern African country of Zambia was celebrating independence, an exciting and somewhat surprising announcement was made...…

1 month, 1 week ago

562 - The Most Expensive Gay Porno Ever Made

In 1980 a chance meeting between a talented young film maker and a millionaire philanthropist led to the making of 'Centurians of Rome', the most exp…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

561 - John Titor: Time Traveller

In 1998, a radio DJ received an anonymous fax from a person claiming to be... from the future!!

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

560 - The Munich Air Disaster (and the Manchester United Busby Babes)

In 1958, Manchester United were one of the best football teams on the planet. Managed by Matt Busby and nicknamed 'The Busby Babes' because of the te…

2 months ago