The fascinating story of the Hollywood sign. It’s now the most famous sign in the world, but started life as little more than a giant billboard. Since then it’s survived neglect, pranks, witnessed suicide and was saved from destruction by Alice Cooper and Hugh Hefner... Twice.
This episode asks thequestion: how did a nurse from Australia wind up at the top of the Gestapo’s most wanted list? It’s a tale of espionage, danger and a whole lot of sass! Join Jess, Matt and Dave for the story of World War 2 badass Nancy Wake.
It was one of the most controversial events in Australian horse racing history, involving an impostor horse, a record betting plunge and a motley crew of colourful racing identities. This week we are talking about the Fine Cotton Scandal.
In 2019, seventeen year old Will Connolly made world wide news when he egged right wing senator Fraser Anning. This young crusader was dubbed ‘Egg Boy.’ But he wasn’t the original egg boy... Over 100 years earlier, Australian Prime Minister Billy Hughes was egged, and all hell broke loose. This is the 1917 Egg Throwing Incident.
If you’ve ever thought about buying a super expensive watch but thought “Is it really worth it?” Well, for one man, his luxury watch lead the police straight to his murderer.
The Zombies are an influential psychedelic rock band from England, and in the late 1960’s the set off on a tour of North America. The only problem: they were not the real Zombies…
When Canadian lawyer Charles Vance Millar died, he set up a bizarre will that would give his fortune to the woman that gave birth to the most children over the next ten years. The strangest contest in history, this is the story of The Great Stork Derby.
Before Long John Silver, before Captain Jack Sparrow, long before Captain Feathersword, one pirate ruled the seas with an iron hook and a black beard...
Which page of history involves the dairy industry, the welfare system and multiple American presidents? Yes, this one goes all the way to the top!
On the 11th of September 1985, a twin-engine Cessna 404 crashed into a ridge in a remote area of Nantahala National Forest in North Carolina, three months later a black bear was found dead in Georigia - listen to find out how these two events are related and the wild stories that follow!
Victor Lustig is one of the most notorious con men who ever lived. He grifted around Europe and North America using dozens of aliases and disguises to con unsuspecting people with a series of complex scams. His most famous con is selling The Eiffel Tower, not once but twice.
A eccentric millionaire gets a cancer diagnosis that makes him think about his legacy. What will he do with some of his money, and who will find it?
This is a comedy podcast, where we get distracted and go on a lot of tangents! This week's episode is about the Stranger of North Pond!
In 1954,William Golding wrote a book about a bunch of boys going nuts when they were stranded on an island. But just over a decade after that fictional novel was published, it actually happened! And the real life boys behaved in a very different way to their fictional counterparts. This is an amazing story of survival, friendship and a little bit of luck!
We all know that ‘Diamonds Are Forever’, but have they always been? Turns out De Beers, with the help of some clever marketing, were able to build up the diamond myth throughout the 20th century. How far did they go in their quest to create demand for diamonds?
When Canadian authorities paid a visit to a remote log cabin, they didn’t expect the man inside to shoot at them through door and then lead them on one of the longest and most grueling manhunts in history.
In the 1960's, Betty and Barney Hill went on a road trip that changed their lives forever. What happened to them? We're still not fully sure....
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.
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 China Sea.
Who doesn't love a heist story? This one has undercover operations, tapped phones... and Ronald McDonald.
On 3 March 1876, large chunks of meat rained down from the sky over Olympia Springs in Bath County, Kentucky, but what was this mystery meat? Tune in to hear this and many other STRANGE but TRUE stories!
From packing his Rolls Royce full of cauliflower to designing his own museum, meet the eccentric man behind that iconic moustache.
In the 1970's, an artist set out to create a children's book like no other - one that lead readers on an actual treasure hunt! And it was... a bit of a mess, to be honest.
Do Go On is a fact based comedy podcast. Each week Melbourne comedians Matt Stewart, Jess Perkins and Dave Warneke take it in turns to research a topic and report back to the class.