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277 - The Red Baron
The most successful pilot of World War I, Manfred von Richthofen AKA 'The Red Baron', had a bit of a shaky start behind the controls of his plane. He…
5 years, 1 month ago
276 - The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand sparked the First World War, but who was he and what lead to his murder? Find out on this week's episod…
5 years, 1 month ago
275 - John Dillinger ; Public Enemy #1
During the Great Depression, people were pretty deprived of entertainment and heroes. So when someone had the audacity to rob a bunch of banks, they …
5 years, 2 months ago
274 - The Surprisingly Weird History Of The Saxophone
The Saxophone is one of few widely used instruments invented by a single person (Adolphe Sax). And he lead a wild life! Multiple near death incidents…
5 years, 2 months ago
273 - The Watergate Scandal
The Watergate Scandal was a political scandal that went all the way to the top (President Richard Nixon) between 1972 and 1974. It has been referred …
5 years, 2 months ago
272 - Franklin's Lost Expedition
Episode 272
Kate Eschner in the Smithsonian Magazine, writes: “In 1845, Arctic veteran Sir John Franklin departed Britain in command of two ships, the HMS Terror…
5 years, 2 months ago
271 - The Demon Core
When Japan surrendered in 1945, World War II was brought to a close and the United States' plans for a third atomic bomb drop were abandoned. The plu…
5 years, 2 months ago
270 - The New Zealand Fish Terrorist
Throughout the second half of the 20th century New Zealand’s waterways were invaded by thousands of introduced fish that have changed the environment…
5 years, 3 months ago
269 - The Rendlesham Forest Incident
Episode 269
It's been referred to as “Britain’s Roswell” and is very very tenuously linked to Christmas, so this years Chrishmish episode is about the Rendlesham…
5 years, 3 months ago
268 - The Guinness Book Of Records (With Cameron James & Alexei Toliopoulos)
Episode 268
This week we are joined by our friends / the 16th and 17th best investigative journalists that the ABC has, Cameron James and Alexei Toliopoulos! The…
5 years, 3 months ago