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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, 5 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 months ago
267 - Ching Shih, The Pirate Queen
Born into relative obscurity, Ching Shih burst onto the world stage in 1801 and would quickly become the most successful pirate in history, commandin…
5 years, 7 months ago
266 - Pauline Dakin's Mysterious Life on the Run
Pauline Dakin's childhood was spent on the run, it wasn't until she was an adult that she found out why - and that was just the start of it.
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5 years, 7 months ago
265 - Forrest Tucker: Master Escape Artist
Episode 265
With a career spanning six decades, most of which was spent in / breaking out of prison, you would think that Forrest Tucker would be a name we have …
5 years, 7 months ago
264 - Disney California Adventure Park (with Aunty Donna's Zach Ruane!)
Special guest month continues with Zachary Ruane from Aunty Donna dropping in to tell us about one of Disney's stranger theme parks, California Adven…
5 years, 7 months ago
263 - Matthew Brady; The Gentleman Bushranger (with Andy Matthews)
Episode 263
Our good friend Andy Matthews joins us this week to tell us about one of the most polite bushrangers in Australian history ; Matthew Brady.
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5 years, 7 months ago