Talking History - Australia’s Real-Life Jack Sparrow
Ahoy, me hearties! William Swallow became the pirate captain of the convict ship Cyprus after he seized the vessel in Tasmania in 1829. From there, it was a case of ‘Bring me that horizon!’, with Swal...
26 Jun 50min
True Crime Classic – The Botanic Gardens Massacre
A True Crime Classic from the Forgotten Australia archives: Just over 100 years ago, Australia suffered one of the world's first random mass shootings when a man went berserk with a rifle in Melbourne...
25 Jun 35min
Australia’s First Sporting All-Nighters
This week, when we stay up (or get up) to cheer the Socceroos, we’ll be doing what Aussies first did one winter nearly a century ago. In 1930, the Ashes test cricket series was broadcast live from Eng...
25 Jun 26min
Aussie History Pod Trivia Quiz #3 – Sexy Sinema, Ghostly Figures and a PM Minus His Pants
Who named Australia? Which former Prime Minister lost his pants in public?Which celebrity came chasing ghosts Down Under?What were the weirdest names suggested for Melbourne before Melbourne became Me...
25 Jun 46min
Aussie History Pod Trivia Quiz #2 – Failing film stars! Flailing Frenchmen! Falling space junk!
Failing film stars! Flailing Frenchmen! Falling space junk! They’re all here, the true and the false, the serious and the deeply stupid.Three rounds. 30 questions. Like pub trivia! Just minus the over...
1 Jun 42min
Aussie History Trivia Quiz #1 – Serial killers! Chocolate animals! Robot chaos!
Serial killers! Chocolate animals! Robot chaos! They’re all part of the first-ever Aussie History Pod Trivia Quiz. Three rounds. 30 questions. Just like pub trivia! So, how well do you know your Aussi...
21 Mai 41min
Shoot to Kill – How an Aussie Won the Worst 'Olympic' Event Ever Held
Donald Mackintosh was the world’s best shooter and in 1900 in Paris he won what is still the most shocking sporting event ever associated with the Olympic Games. Did he really win gold? Why is that th...
17 Mai 32min
A Cannibal Convict & Other Grave Tales
This week in 1826 was a bad time to be a cannibal bushranger. Plus: Bold Ben Hall bites the dust; the first Brit buried Down Under; and the making of a murderer in On Our Selection.See Forgotten Austr...
3 Mai 32min
