Podcast Episodes

Wait... they didn't have smart phones?

Landline phones and fax machines seemed high-tech in the 1990s, but now they’re almost  extinct thanks to smart phones and email...  and does anyone …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Wait... they couldn't have long hair or pants?

How would you feel if the school rules said you had to show your legs? In the 1970s, boys had to have bare necks, and girls had to have bare legs... …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Wait... they banned bikinis?

Bikinis come in all shapes and sizes today, but in the 1960s you could get arrested for wearing one in public... if the ‘beach inspector’ thought it …

5 months ago

Wait... they got in cars with strangers?

Hitchhiking was a popular way to travel in the 1970s... despite some hitchers being accused of needing a shower and a haircut.  

This episode will ans…

5 months, 1 week ago

Wait... they hit kids at school?

It was legal for Australian teachers to hit school kids up until the 1990s... with a weapon known as the cane.   

This episode will answer questions l…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Wait... they promised to serve the queen?

School assemblies looked a little different between the 1950s and 80s. Kids had to sing God Save the Queen... and then promise to be her servants.  

T…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Wait... they wore real fur?

People have worn fur to keep warm for thousands of years, but in the 1950s a fur coat became a fashion status symbol... often at the expense of smell…

5 months, 4 weeks ago

Wait... they let kids explode fireworks?

Did you know that in the 1970s, kids could buy fireworks... with some explosive consequences?  

This episode will answer questions like: 

6 months ago

INTRODUCING Wait... They Did What!?

Wait... They Did What!? is the question you’ll be asking after travelling back through modern history with comedian Tilly Oddy-Black.  

We’ll unearth …

6 months, 1 week ago