Podcast Episodes

505 - Mexican President Santa Anna and His Crazy Antics

This week we look at the wild and colourful life of Antonio López de Santa Anna, president of Mexico no less than 11 times!

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 06:52 (…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

504 - The Bling Ring

Between October of 2008 and August of 2009, the alleged members of the "Bling Ring" collectively stole more than $3 million in jewelry and high-end designer goods from a number of Young Hollywood sta…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

503 - The Jinx Murderer

On the 31st of January, 1982 29-year-old Kathleen McCormack attended a party at her friend’s house in Connecticut. After she left the party that night, she was never seen again.

This is a comedy/histo…

Published on 5 months ago

502 - The Beaconsfield Mine Collapse

For two weeks in 2006, Australia held its collective breath as a huge rescue effort attempted to save two men (Todd russell and Brant Webb) trapped nearly a kilometre underground at the Beaconsfield …

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

501 - Evel Knievel

How much do you know about the life and career of famed daredevil, Evel Knievel? We look at the man behind the stunts, along with our guest Nick Mason!

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

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

500 (Part 3) - The Antwerp Diamond Heist with Wil Anderson and Rhys Nicholson

In honour of our 500th show, we had to include one of our favourite genres of report - a classic heist! In 2003, a group got away with $100million worth of diamonds from a vault in Antwerp. But the b…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

500 (Part 2) - The Dolphin Experiments with Kirsty Webeck and Suren Jayemanne

In 1961, a group of ten scientists conducted a somewhat clandestine meeting in Green Bank, West Virginia. They were there to talk about extra terrestrial life, but the real star of the show was more …

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

500 (Part 1) - The Fouke Monster with Nick Mason and Cass Paige

We've made to 500 episodes! To celebrate we are releasing three episodes over three days, all recorded live at The Capitol Theatre in Melbourne. First up we have a mysterious cryptid called The Fouke…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

499 - Camille Du Gast and the 1905 Algiers to Toulon Boat Race

In 1905 a motor boat race was staged from Algiers to Toulon and it's fair to say things didn't go well! This week we hear about the race and the amazing life of one of the entrants, Camille du Gast! …

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

498 - The Great Imposter, Ferdinand Waldo Demara

Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. was many things... an engineer, a teacher, a monk, an academic, a psychologist, a prison warden, a sheriff's deputy and even a surgeon. The only problem was he wasn't quali…

Published on 6 months ago