344 - Abebe Bikila and the 1960 Rome Olympics

The Japanese-Russo War began on the 8th of February 1904, needing something big to tip things in their favour, Russia sent their Baltic Fleet on an epic journey around the world. Things started badly,...

1 Huhti 1h 50min

If you haven't heard, we're touring Canada in September!Four shows in Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and Toronto (details below).To celebrate the launch of the tour and get excited to visit a new countr...

27 Maalis 23min

Aimo Koivunen was a Finnish soldier in the Continuation War, and the first documented case of a soldier accidentally overdosing on methamphetamine and taking off on a wild adventure. This episode was ...

25 Maalis 1h 28min

Stephen King is one of the best selling authors in history and over 100 of his stories have been adapted for the screen. It, Carrie, Cujo, The Green Mile, Pet Sematary, The Shawshank Redemption, Salem...

18 Maalis 2h 28min

On the 6th of September, 2006, 51-year-old Susan Kuhnhausen returned to her Portland home to find an intruder wielding a hammer, this is her remarkable story.This is a comedy/history podcast, the repo...

11 Maalis 1h 22min

This week we hear the incredible story of some of the earliest paramedics, and the battle they faced in order to just do their jobs. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximatel...

4 Maalis 1h 43min

After Japan's 1941 attack on Pearl Harbour, Japanese Pilot Shigenori Nishikaichi needed a place to conduct an emergency landing. He had been told that the nearby Hawaiian island of Ni'ihau was uninhab...

25 Helmi 2h 12min

In this episode we hear about some of the silliest criminals of recent times, including the man known as the 'piddler on the roof'! Recorded live at the Fringe Bar in Wellington.This is a comedy/histo...

18 Helmi 1h 32min