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510 - The Pez Bandit
This is a special episode - it was recorded live in London in November 2024, in front of our largest audience EVER. The crowd were red hot, and we to…
1 year, 1 month ago
509 - Olga of Kyiv's Bloody Revenge Tour
When Olga of Kyiv's husband Igor was killed in the year 945, she embarked on one of the wildest revenge tours in history, showing no mercy to the kil…
1 year, 1 month ago
508 - The Real Great Escape
You might have seen the 1963 Steve McQueen classic, but this week we look at the real story behind The Great Escape. Tunnels, disguises and forgeries…
1 year, 2 months ago
507 - The Mysterious Kaspar Hauser
In 1828, a teenage boy was found wandering the streets of Nuremberg, Germany. No one knew who he was or where he had come from. What followed was a d…
1 year, 2 months ago
506 - Mr. Democracy Manifest and his Succulent Life
On 11 October 1991, a man was arrested at a Chinese Restaurant in Brisbane. The charge? Enjoying a meal? A Succulent Chinese Meal?? No… actually it w…
1 year, 2 months ago
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 p…
1 year, 2 months 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 d…
1 year, 2 months 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 nigh…
1 year, 3 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 n…
1 year, 3 months 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 Maso…
1 year, 3 months ago