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529 - Operation Flagship
In December 1985, around 160 people won tickets to a Washington Commanders game, including a free pre-game brunch and a bunch of extra prizes! The ca…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
528 - A Haunting in Canberra
Not only is Canberra the capital of Australia, according to National Geographic it is one of the most haunted cities IN THE WORLD! This week Dave inv…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
527 - Area 51
Area 51 is a highly classified United States Military Facility in the Nevada Desert - there are many theories about what goes on: aliens? UFOs? Porta…
7 months ago
526 - The Controversial Milgram Experiment
You may have heard of Stanley Milgram's controversial 1960s social psychology experiments that measured the willingness of participants to obey an au…
7 months, 1 week ago
525 - The Great Fire of London
It's our 3rd most voted for topic for Block 2025! We go back to 1666, for the Great Fire of London. And in this case, 'great' means massive, not awes…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
524 - The British Post Office Scandal
Between 1999 and 2015, over 900 British subpostmasters were convicted of theft, fraud and false accounting. The thing is, they were all innocent and …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
523 - Hidden Figures: NASA's Human Computers
This week's episode is about the human computers of NASA, focussing on the main three featured in the book Hidden Figures, heading deep into NASA's h…
8 months ago
522 - The Legend of King Arthur
The sixth most voted for topic for Block 2025 is King Arthur - man or legend? We find out the truth behind the man at the head of the Round Table (ex…
8 months, 1 week ago
521 - The Tiananmen Square Massacre
Over nearly two months in 1989, student led protests erupted across China as people called for reforms. The centre of the movement was Tiananmen Squa…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
520 - The Surprisingly Interesting History of Ketchup
Ketchup - it's America's favourite condiment and close cousin of Australia's fave: tomato sauce, but its history goes back a long long way before eit…
8 months, 3 weeks ago