472 - Prohibition in the USA (with Nick Mason)
In 1920 the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution banned the sale and manufacture of alcohol - it didn't go well! Joined by the Weekly Planet's Nick Mason, this was the 4th most voted for topic of Blo...
6 Nov 20243h 31min
471 - The Illuminati
Okay, it's time to find out the TRUTH about the Illuminati ... (confirmed?)This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 2:38 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout...
30 Okt 20241h 51min
470 - The Great Library of Alexandria
The Ancient Egyptian city of Alexandria was regarded as the capital of knowledge and learning, all because of the city's great library that held documents from across the world. But what happened to i...
23 Okt 20241h 51min
469 - Alexander The Great
Alexander The Great was crowned king of Macedon at twenty and went off to conquer the world... and he just kept going! One of the most epic stories from the ancient world, this is the seventh most vot...
16 Okt 20242h 49min
468 - The Amityville Horror
In the 1970s, a large family home in Amityville, New York was the site of a grisly mass murder - a year later the hauntings began! This is the story of one of the most famous haunted houses in the wor...
9 Okt 20241h 52min
467 - The Pinkerton Detective Agency
To kick of BLOCK2024, we learn about the history of the Pinkerton Detective Agency, one of the first of its kind, with a varied and fascinating history. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report be...
2 Okt 20242h 14min
466 - The Ern Malley Mystery (with Wil Anderson)
Ern Malley has become one of Australia's most famous and enduring poets. Celebrated by the Angry Penguins literature movement of the 1940s, it soon came to light that there was a small problem with mo...
25 Sep 20242h 34min
465 - One Hit Wonders
This week we take it in turns to report on the history of a different One Hit Wonder. We cover Louie Louie by The Kingsman, The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats and Who Let The Dogs Out by Baha Men. R...
18 Sep 20241h 51min
