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 t...
El Dorado, the mysterious lost city of gold that is said to exist somewhere in South America - what is the story? This week we find out!This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 07:48 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod Check out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasDo Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20964114https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Tenochtitlan (tenosh-titlan)https://www.oup.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0030/58197/Chapter-19-The-Spanish-conquest-of-the-Americas-1492-1572.pdfhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRF0xpFS0zYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC66WjyjoMwhttps://www.mexicohistorico.com/paginas/The-Aztec-Triple-Alliance--Tenochtitlan (tenosh-titlan)--Texcoco--and-Tlacopan.htmlhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Hernan-Corteshttps://www.history.com/topics/latin-america/incahttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/el-dorado Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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484 - The 'Press Your Luck' Scandal
If there's one thing we love, it's game show scandals! And this week we hear about a very successful contestant on the American game show Press Your Luck. But WAS he just lucky, or was there more to it? This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 09:49 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod Check out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasDo Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnMlSVS9hb4https://www.nofreelunch.co.uk/blog/michael-larson-press-your-luck/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Press_Your_Luck_scandalhttps://www.daytondailynews.com/local/lebanons-michael-larson-and-the-110000-press-your-luck-scandal-of-1984/GTVLQYYNN5DGBPFOAKNESTBN5A/https://www.thisamericanlife.org/412/million-dollar-idea Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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483 - The Kidnapping of Alfred The Gorilla
Alfred the gorilla was an icon of Bristol Zoo, known and loved around the world, when he died his body was put on display at the Bristol City Museum. One morning in 1956, staff arrived at the museum to find his body had been stolen! Who would do such a thing? Find out on this episode recorded live at The Tobacco Factory Theatre in Bristol.This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 05:49 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod Check out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasDo Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:https://www.theguardian.com/education/2010/mar/04/bristol-alfred-gorilla-theft-mysteryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_the_Gorillahttps://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/acBlyEkETBKkpOIII5QdvQhttps://collections.bristolmuseums.org.uk/stories/alfred-the-gorilla/#:~:text=A%20mysterious%20disappearance&text=In%20March%201956%20the%20curator,caretaker%2C%20and%20was%20later%20returned.http://www.factfiend.com/alfred-turd-throwing-hero-gorilla-bristolhttps://epigram.org.uk/10-weird-and-wonderful-things-bristol-university-students-did-to-raise-money-for-rag-week/ https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/is-there-truth-behind-the-bristol-zoo-parking-attendant-myth/https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/there-truth-behind-urban-myth-4941098 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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482 - Space Cadets ; The Reality Show That Never Took Off
This week, we go back to 2005, when a group of young Brits were chosen to be the first British tourists sent to space. But there was more to this adventure than they realised ... This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 03:38 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod Check out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasDo Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Cadets_(TV_series)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i3O33KeG5g&list=PLAgjUkCrumNJCMFB0VGizdfF6Iq9Ki-kL&index=1https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/mar/17/ipswich-we-have-a-problem-space-cadets-the-reality-show-that-never-left-the-groundSpace Cadets (2005) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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481 - Vere St. Leger Goold: The Irish Tennis Champion Murderer
Recorded in front of a HOT Dublin crowd, we hear the story of Ireland's tennis champ, Vere St Leger Goold... and the story takes quite a few twists and turns along the way!This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 08:02 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod Check out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasDo Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62072294https://www.rte.ie/history/2022/1116/1336515-the-irish-wimbledon-finalist-who-became-a-convicted-murderer/https://murderpedia.org/female.G/g/goold-marie.htmhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-washington-herald-1907-murder-of-mme/15902623/https://galaxypress.com/a-penal-colony-in-french-guiana%E2%80%95the-infamous-devils-island/https://bleeckerstreetmedia.com/editorial/papillon-a-trip-to-devils-island#:~:text=The%20place%20was%20cursed%20as,it%20nearly%20impossible%20to%20escapehttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Henri-Charrierehttps://www.wimbledontennistickets.co.uk/blog/11-interesting-facts-about-wimbledon-tennis/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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