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559 - The Transit of Venus part 2: Back in the Orbit
Following on from last week's episode, we hear of more adventures undertaken by scientists in the 1760's in the effort to track the transit of Venus!…
2 months, 1 week ago
558 - The Transit of Venus part 1
How far away is the sun? English astronomer Edmond Halley suggested that tracking the transit of Venus across the sun would be the key to finding the…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
557 - The Disney Renaissance
In the 1980s, Disney Animation was at a critical and cultural low point. This week our editor (and friend) AJ is here to tell us how they turned it a…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
556 - Joe Carstairs; The Fastest Woman on Water
This week, we hear the story of a wealthy, eccentric woman who raced speedboats, had affairs with Hollywood's hottest actresses, bought a private isl…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
555 - The Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huang
You have probably heard of China's famous Terracotta Army, but do you know the story of the man behind them? This week's episode delves into the epic…
3 months ago
554 - Five Hundred Days In A Cave
This week we look at the weird history of competitive cave sitting (people seeing how long they can stay in a cave without contact with the outside w…
3 months, 1 week ago
553 - The Ireland Shakespeare Forgery
Back in the 1790's, Samuel Ireland's son, William Henry, came to him with an exciting discovery - he had found a document belonging to the one and on…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
552 - Chang and Eng, the original "Siamese twins"
Conjoined twins Chang and Eng Bunker were world famous in the 19th Century, so much so that for a long period other conjoined siblings were commonly …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
551 - Nasubi; Japan's real life 'Truman Show'
In the late 90's, an aspiring Japanese comedian auditioned for a new reality TV show. What he didn't know, was that the TV show would change his life…
4 months ago
550 - NYE '79: Anarchy at the Sydney Opera House
The 1979 New Year's Eve concert at the Sydney Opera House featured the legendary Aussie rock band The Angels, with an estimated 100,000 attendees, un…
4 months, 1 week ago