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389 - The Nome Serum Dog Sled Run

In 1925, the town of Nome in rural Alaska found itself facing a potentially catastrophic outbreak of diphtheria. Almost completely cut off from the r…

2 years, 11 months ago

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388 - The Hatton Garden Heist

Episode 388

It's a heist episode, and it's the best kind of heist - a bunch of old men, out for one last job.

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

2 years, 11 months ago

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387 - Colonel Sanders

Episode 387

We're joined by KFC enthusiast Bec Petraitis to tell us about the wild early life of Colonel Sanders - there's gun fights and so many career changes,…

3 years ago

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386 - The Great Brink's Robbery

On the evening of January 17, 1950, employees of the Brink's Company in Boston, Massachusetts, were surprised by 5-7 masked men. Within minutes, they…

3 years ago

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385 - The World Cup Trophy Heist

The Jules Rimet Trophy, awarded to the winner of the football World Cup, was stolen prior to the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England... what led to this w…

3 years ago

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384 - Nicolas Cage

This week we look at the man, the myth, the legend... Nicolas Cage. We talk about his family, his many movie roles and the time he blew a 150 million…

3 years ago

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383 - The Chippendales Murders

Episode 383

You may know of the Chippendales Dancers, you may have even been to a Vegas show of theirs. What you might not know is how this male strip show came …

3 years, 1 month ago

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382 - The Frederick Escape: The Ship that Never Was

The Macquarie Harbour Penal Station was known as an inescapable hell on earth, but on the eve of its closure a group of 10 men had an audacious plan …

3 years, 1 month ago

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381 - Indiana Jones

This week we are joined by our pal Marcel Blanche-de Wilt to tell us all about the world's most famous archeologist, Indiana Jones! How did the films…

3 years, 1 month ago

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380 - Operation Wrath of God

When the three men arrested for the Munich Massacre are released just weeks after Olympics, the Israeli government authorises Operation Wrath of God,…

3 years, 1 month ago

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