Podcast Episodes

How Companies Get You with Chris Kohler - Economics Bizarre

Season 4 Episode 75

Finance journalist Chris Kohler joins Titus to discuss his new book How They Get You, about how companies get you to part with your money.

They cover the history of Frequent Flyer Points, the real co…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Operation Crock of Gold - Sports Bizarre

Season 4 Episode 74

In the early 1970s, Tony Murphy, a millionaire builder from Cork, Ireland, had an idea of how to fleece the English bookies for millions.

So he gathered some of his mates in a pub, and soon they were…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Archive: The Man Who Invented the Melbourne Cup - Sports Bizarre

Frederick Charles Standish left England in 1852 under a false name and fleeing moneylenders. Landing in Melbourne, he was forced to live on the goldfields and run a sly grog business.

Yet, just six y…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Spy Whales and Surfing Otters - Animal Bizarre

Season 4 Episode 73

Mick and Titus discuss a Canadian park wanting to send 30 Beluga whales to China, and Otters stealing surfboards.

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Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sports Greatest Prank - Sports Bizarre

Season 4 Episode 72

In this episode of Sports Bizarre, Titus and Mick discuss one of sports greatest pranks, the time Swedish soccer player Anders Limpar was tricked into believing he’d time-travelled two years into the…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Drunk Croatian Snake & Animal Oscars - Animal Bizarre

Season 4 Episode 71

A Croatian snake learns why alcohol and biting don't mix and animals push for Oscars and hitting the red carpet - Mick and Titus break it all down.

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Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Real McCoy Norman Selby: Part 3 - Sports Bizarre

Season 4 Episode 70

In the final part of Norman Selby's story, Titus and Mick cover his fall from Hollywood fame to scandal, prison, and a tragic end. It’s the remarkable conclusion to one of sport’s most unbelievable l…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Real McCoy Norman Selby: Part 2 - Sports Bizarre

Season 4 Episode 69

In part two of The Real McCoy series, Titus and Mick unravel the next chapter of Norman Selby’s life - as a string of marriages and chaos follow him both inside and outside the ring. From fixed fight…

Published on 2 months ago

The Comb Over Lion - Animal Bizarre

Season 4 Episode 68

Mick and Titus are back and this episode is a ripper! From the shark attack survivor who drove himself to the hospital to the "comb over lion" - the king of the jungle with a slightly dodgy hairline.…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

The Real McCoy Norman Selby: Part 1 - Sports Bizarre

Season 4 Episode 67

Titus and Mick kick off the wild story of Norman Selby, the boxer who gave us the phrase “the real McCoy.” From hopping trains to world champion, he invented the corkscrew punch (thanks to a kitten) …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago