267 - Ching Shih, The Pirate Queen
Born into relative obscurity, Ching Shih burst onto the world stage in 1801 and would quickly become the most successful pirate in history, commanding tens of thousands of pirates and ruling the South...
2 Des 20201h 16min
266 - Pauline Dakin's Mysterious Life on the Run
Pauline Dakin's childhood was spent on the run, it wasn't until she was an adult that she found out why - and that was just the start of it.Buy tickets to our live streamed shows, including this episo...
25 Nov 20201h 30min
265 - Forrest Tucker: Master Escape Artist
With a career spanning six decades, most of which was spent in / breaking out of prison, you would think that Forrest Tucker would be a name we have heard a lot. You may have seen Robert Redford play ...
17 Nov 20202h 3min
264 - Disney California Adventure Park (with Aunty Donna's Zach Ruane!)
Special guest month continues with Zachary Ruane from Aunty Donna dropping in to tell us about one of Disney's stranger theme parks, California Adventure Park!Vote for us in the Australian Podcast Awa...
11 Nov 20202h 14min
263 - Matthew Brady; The Gentleman Bushranger (with Andy Matthews)
Our good friend Andy Matthews joins us this week to tell us about one of the most polite bushrangers in Australian history ; Matthew Brady.Check out Frontier War Stories: https://boespearim.podbean.co...
4 Nov 20201h 49min
262 - H.P. Lovecraft and The Cthulhu Mythos
He's probably the most acclaimed horror writer of the 20th Century, H.P. Lovecraft lived a life that was almost as strange as his creations. When he died in 1937, his work was almost completely unknow...
28 Okt 20201h 54min
261 - Ted Bundy
Ted Bundy is one of the most infamous serial killers in American history, this is his awful story.This is the second most popular topic in our annual Blocktober month of episodes where we report on th...
21 Okt 20202h 49min
260 - Robin Williams
It's almost impossible to have NOT seen a Robin Williams movie! He's one of the most well known comic actors, but how did he come to be a household name? Let's take a look at the making of a legend ; ...
14 Okt 20202h 2min
