Podcast Episodes

A race against time to help my friend dying from mesothelioma

James O'Loghlin had only just reconnected with one of his best and oldest friends, Jum Wallner, when Jum received some terrible news. What began next…

1 month, 1 week ago

"ELVIS IS ALIVE AND RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT" The story behind the nonsensical Weekly World News

Peter Hoysted, AKA Jack the Insider is back with a look at the humorous and bizarre stories of the newspaper founded in 1979 by a former CIA officer.…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Encore: Darren Hayes on the dark side of his fame with Savage Garden

Darren Hayes rose to fame in the 1990s as part of the musical duo Savage Garden but the scars of his violent childhood nearly ended everything.

The ba…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why this private investigator loves the cases others have given up on

Ken Gamble is very good at spying on people doing the wrong thing but perhaps the investigations that have had the most impact are the missing person…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Encore: My eerie week inside Kanye West's Hollywood mansion

Gonzo journalist and writer John Safran on why he decided to squat in a Hollywood mansion belonging to Kanye West.John Safran has made a career out o…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

How one Australian woman survived the sinking of the Titanic and why no one knows about her

Everyone knows the story of the Titanic. But one quintessentially Australian story of survival, love and adventure lay dormant for more than a centur…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

From party trick to pop star — meet Molly Lewis, professional whistler

Molly's niche career began over a decade ago when she entered a whistling competition on a whim and she now performs all over the world. 

Her music si…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Encore: My adventures on the high seas with a fugitive on the run

Marele Day is a novelist, but as a young woman looking for adventure, she hitchhiked on a catamaran sailing from Darwin to Sri Lanka.

The skipper was …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Algorithms, accountability and the 'manosphere'—empowering men to be the solution

Clinical psychologist and men's mental health researcher Zac Seidler on how boys are being fed increasingly inflammatory content online, and what men…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Encore: The remarkable life of Professor Richard Scolyer

The former Australian of the Year and pioneering cancer researcher, passed away from brain cancer on Sunday evening.

Richard was a world-leading melan…

1 month, 3 weeks ago