14: Snipe Hunt with Laura Davis
The snipe hunt is a grand and nobel tradition. Jerks the world over from trades to the armed forces have sent apprentices and greenhorns searching for everything from striped paint to left handed scre...
12 Okt 201532min
13: The Man Who Lost Himself with Robyn Annear
The Tichborne Claimant was either a 19th century lord, long thought missing at sea or a butcher from Wagga spinning an elaborate lie to get his hands on the Tichborne fortune. In this episode author a...
5 Okt 201546min
12: The Magic Castle with Rob Zabrecky
Rob Zabrecky was once the leader singer of indie rock band Possum Dixon. Now he’s a magician on the board of trustees of The Magic Castle in Hollywood California. In this episode, Rob (and his dog Cha...
28 Sep 201538min
11: Just A Little Prick with Dr Mark Crislip
In 1998, Andrew Wakefield fooled the world into believing that the MMR Vaccine causes autism. On this week’s show infectious diseases doctor and host of the Quackcast Mark Crislip MD examines the scam...
21 Sep 201533min
10: Now You Seem Mean with Nick Mason
Nicholas has a love/hate relationship with the 2013 fim Now You See Me. In this episode, he’s joined by pop culture commentator Nick Mason from The Weekly Planet as they pick apart the film. http://ww...
13 Sep 201546min
9: An Angry Conversation about Puzzles with David Kwong
David Kwong not only designs puzzles for the New York Times crossword, he also designs heists and illusions for movies like Now You See Me. In this episode, David explains the art of the puzzle and Ni...
6 Sep 201534min
8: A Fool And Thief with Simon Pampena
Stand up mathematician Simon Pampena specialises in explaining complex math to simple minds. In this episode, Nicholas tries to wrap his simple mind around the Monty Hall dilemma, arbitrage and the ga...
1 Sep 201536min
7: Nightmare Alley with Simon Caterson
Author Simon Caterson shares Nicholas’ love of film noir. In this episode Simon explores the great con artist film noir, Nightmare Alley and Nicholas drools over fifties silver screen heartthrob Tyron...
24 Aug 201540min
