Podcast Episodes

515 - The Tenerife Airport Disaster

“Tenerife is an example of the 'Swiss Cheese' Model: dozens of individual events, each of them incredibly unlikely in their own right, aligning against all odds to create the final outcome.”

This is …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

514 - Harvey's Wagon Wheel Resort and Casino Bombing

Early in the morning of the 26th of August 1980, employees at Harvey's Wagon Wheel Resort and Casino discovered a mysterious metallic box. With the mysterious package was a note, explaining is was a …

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

513 - The Dismissal, Australia's 1975 Constitutional Crisis

In 1975, for the first and only time in Australia's history, a Prime Minister was sacked. Gough Whitlam was dismissed after months of political manoeuvring and backstabbing, culminating in what is st…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

512 - The Disappearance of Aimee Semple McPherson

In 1926, Aimee Semple McPherson was one of the most famous women in America. She was an evangelist and healer who attracted huge crowds, and her popularily was growing by the day. And then one day, s…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

511 - The Alien Franchise

This week our friend Marcel Blanch-de Wilt drops by to tell us about the history of the Alien Franchise all the way from humble beginnings to a multi-decade, multi-million dollar cinematic machine. O…

Published on 3 months ago

510 - The Pez Bandit

This is a special episode - it was recorded live in London in November 2024, in front of our largest audience EVER. The crowd were red hot, and we told the story of a kooky character who went on quit…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

509 - Olga of Kyiv's Bloody Revenge Tour

When Olga of Kyiv's husband Igor was killed in the year 945, she embarked on one of the wildest revenge tours in history, showing no mercy to the killers. We are joined by pod favourite Michelle Bras…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

508 - The Real Great Escape

You might have seen the 1963 Steve McQueen classic, but this week we look at the real story behind The Great Escape. Tunnels, disguises and forgeries combine for the the most audacious escape attemp…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

507 - The Mysterious Kaspar Hauser

In 1828, a teenage boy was found wandering the streets of Nuremberg, Germany. No one knew who he was or where he had come from. What followed was a dramatic few years filled with drama, intrigue, and…

Published on 4 months ago

506 - Mr. Democracy Manifest and his Succulent Life

On 11 October 1991, a man was arrested at a Chinese Restaurant in Brisbane. The charge? Enjoying a meal? A Succulent Chinese Meal?? No… actually it was credit card fraud. Now I was assured that I cou…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago