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204 - The 1980 Boston Marathon Controversy
Episode 204
The Boston Marathon is one of the biggest sporting events in history, and many amazing stories of triumph have emerged from the marathon. But of cour…
6 years, 9 months ago
203 - The Halifax Explosion
Surpassed only by the atomic bomb, The Halifax Explosion was the largest man made explosion in history... and it was an accident. On December 6, 1917…
6 years, 9 months ago
202 - The Zanesville Zoo Massacre
On October the 18th, 2011 lions and tigers and bears were spotted roaming wild in Zanesville, Ohio. Listen in to hear how it all came to a grizzly en…
6 years, 9 months ago
201 - Amelia Earhart
Episode 201
You know the name, but how much do you actually know about Amelia Earhart? We take a look at Amelia's early life, and discover how much of a badass s…
6 years, 10 months ago
200 - Wild World Records
For our 200th episode, we celebrate by each doing a mini report on a different world record! This episode was recorded live at the Zoo in Brisbane - …
6 years, 10 months ago
199 - Alfred Nobel and The Nobel Prize
And the Nobel Prize for best podcast about The Nobel Prize and its founder Alfred Nobel goes... to this episode. Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel's most…
6 years, 10 months ago
198 - The Unabomber
In 1978, a mysterious package was found in the car park of an Illinois University, the events that followed kicked off a reign of terror that confoun…
6 years, 10 months ago
197 - The Principality of Sealand
An abandoned WWII gun tower in the middle of the ocean became so much more - a base for pirate radio, the scene of many violent battles... and a coun…
6 years, 11 months ago
196 - Yuri Gagarin, the First Person In Space (with Naomi Higgins)
This episode is all about the life of the first human to ever leave Earth's orbit, Yuri Gagarin. From humble beginnings living in a mud hut in the US…
6 years, 11 months ago
195 - John McAfee: The Most Dangerous Man In Tech
John McAfee has lived a long and controversial life that seems to show no signs of slowing down. He is known as one of the godfathers of cyber securi…
6 years, 11 months ago