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433 - The Hunt For The Spy Who Betrayed Australia
This week we're joined by award winning investigative journalist, Joey Watson, to tell us the tale of his three year hunt for the spy who betrayed Au…
2 years, 4 months ago
432 - Europe's Bizarre History of Putting Animals on Trial
In mediaeval and early modern Europe, there are many documented examples of animals being accused and tried for criminal offences, in this week's epi…
2 years, 5 months ago
431 - The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death
This week we look at the fascinating life of 'The Mother of Forensic Science' Frances Glessner Lee, and her revolutionary Nutshell Studies of Unexpla…
2 years, 5 months ago
430 - The Sinking of the Costa Concordia
On this episode, we learn all about the story that was on the front page of every newspaper in 2012 - the sinking of the Costa Concordia.
This is a co…
2 years, 5 months ago
429 - The Lake George Monster
In the summer of 1904, the small town of Hague, New York was terrorised by a mysterious water creature known as the Lake George Monster, this is its …
2 years, 5 months ago
428 - Antarctica's First Murder?
Our first episode of a new year we do a deep dive into what life is like for people who live year round in Antarctica, touching on a darker side when…
2 years, 5 months ago
427 - Josephine Baker : The Showgirl Spy
On this epsiode we learn about the fascinating life of Josephine Baker - singer, dancer, actress and ... spy.
This is a comedy/history podcast, the r…
2 years, 6 months ago
426 - The Sixth Backstreet Boy, Lou Pearlman
This week we are joined by Josh Earl to tell us about wild life of Lou Pearlman; blimp salesman, scam artist and the founding manager of both the Bac…
2 years, 6 months ago
425 - The WWI Christmas Truce
On our annual Chrish-mish episode we look at Christmas during war time from 1899-1999. From the famous Christmas Truce of the First World War, ration…
2 years, 6 months ago
424 - William McGonagall; History's Worst Poet
Episode 424
This week we are joined by the wonderful Evan Munro-Smith, to talk about a man often referred to as "the worst poet in the history of the English lan…
2 years, 6 months ago