437 - Denise Huskins; Real Life Gone Girl?
In 2015, a Californian man calls the Police to report that his girlfriend has been kidnapped. But this saga is only just beginning, and there are too many twists and turns to count. This is the story ...
6 Mars 20242h 25min
436 - Weird Al Yankovic
Alfred Yankovic is probably most famous for changing the words of well known songs so that they are about food, but he's so much more than that! We get superfan Evan Munro-Smith on this week to talk a...
28 Feb 20242h 46min
435 - The Great Reality Show Swindle
Reality TV was taking the world by storm in around the turn of the century, but when a group of English fame seekers applied for this show, things were not all as they seemed! Tune in to hear Sammy P ...
21 Feb 20241h 50min
434 - Alice Roosevelt; The Original White House Wild Child
We've talked a fair bit about some of the US Presidents on this podcast, but we haven't talked enough about their kids. Teddy Roosevelt's eldest daughter, Alice, was social, political and fashion icon...
14 Feb 20242h 7min
433 - The Hunt For The Spy Who Betrayed Australia
This week we're joined by award winning investigative journalist, Joey Watson, to tell us the tale of his three year hunt for the spy who betrayed Australia. Full of intrigue and mystery, strap in for...
7 Feb 20242h 16min
432 - Europe's Bizarre History of Putting Animals on Trial
In mediaeval and early modern Europe, there are many documented examples of animals being accused and tried for criminal offences, in this week's episode we are going to delve into this bizarre chapte...
31 Jan 20242h 1min
431 - The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death
This week we look at the fascinating life of 'The Mother of Forensic Science' Frances Glessner Lee, and her revolutionary Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death. This is a comedy/history podcast, the r...
24 Jan 20242h
430 - The Sinking of the Costa Concordia
On this episode, we learn all about the story that was on the front page of every newspaper in 2012 - the sinking of the Costa Concordia.This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approxim...
17 Jan 20241h 53min
