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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.
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- 3 days ago2h 30m
576 - World War II
As a part of Blocktober 2026, we look at what is arguably the biggest event in human history... World War Two.This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 05:22 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpodCheck 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/Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-comOur 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:World War II With Tom Hanks:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt40385200/ https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/how-did-adolf-hitler-happen https://www.britannica.com/biography/Adolf-Hitler/Rise-to-power https://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-IIhttps://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii https://www.britannica.com/event/Treaty-of-Versailles-1919/German-reparations-and-military-limitations https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-France-World-War-II/The-invasion-of-the-Low-Countries https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/neville-chamberlain https://www.britannica.com/event/Invasion-of-Poland https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/neville-chamberlain https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/timeline/factfiles/nonflash/a1057312.shtml https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/second-world-war/dunkirk/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-dunkirk-evacuations https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zsrwjxs/revision/9 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-we-call-axis-powers-axis-powers-180960980/
- 1 weeks ago2h 52m
575 - The Golden Age of Porn
For a fifteen year period from the late 1960s and into the 80s adult films went mainstream! From Deep Throat to Debbie Does Dallas, this is the story of the Golden Age of Porn!This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 04:10 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpodCheck 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/Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-comOur 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/Golden_Age_of_PornThe Golden Age of Porn: Nostalgia and History in Cinema by Susanna Paasonen and Laura Saarenmaa https://www.salon.com/2014/10/05/the_5_most_bizarre_porn_films_of_the_1970s_partner/https://time.com/archive/6907719/that-old-feeling-when-porno-was-chic/https://www.nytimes.com/1973/01/21/archives/pornochic-hardcore-grows-fashionableand-very-profitable.htmlhttps://cityonahillpress.com/2009/02/05/the-rise-and-fall-of-pornography/https://archive.org/details/sim_vogue_1970-03-01_155_5/page/n5/mode/2uphttp://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/celebrity/john_holmes/https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/page-one-porn-king-jim-mitchell-walks-out-of-2826073.php#page-2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 2 weeks ago2h 24m
574 - The OceanGate Titan Disaster
This week we hear the story behind OceanGate, and their submersible vessel, Titan. In 2023, Titan embarked on a journey to the wreckage of the Titanic, and never returned. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 09:36 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpodCheck 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/Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-comOur 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://abcnews.com/US/titan-submersible-implosion-coast-guard-hearing-last-messages/story?id=113729878https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_submersible_implosionhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/17/titan-sub-design-flaws-company-groupthink-reporthttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-06/titan-submersible-report-finds-toxic-safety-culture/105617606 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 3 weeks ago2h 2m
573 - The Black Death
The Black Death or The Plague, was a devastating global plague pandemic that swept across Europe, Asia and North Africa from 1346 to 1353 killing a large percentage of Earth's population. On this episode we look at where it came from, how it spread and how it changed the course of humanity.This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 08:32 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpodCheck 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/Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-comOur 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.historytoday.com/archive/black-death-greatest-catastrophe-ever https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-35064071https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/the-plague https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/medicine/bubonic-plague-first-pandemic https://jmvh.org/article/the-history-of-plague-part-1-the-three-great-pandemics/https://www.britannica.com/event/Black-Death https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zdkssk7#zc9gg7h https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-02/nursery-rhyme-meanings-often-urban-myths/8225910 https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/septicemic-plague#diagnosis https://www.who.int/news/item/29-09-2026-who-reports-latest-global-trends-in-cholera--meningitis-and-plague https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death#Consequences Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Oct 7, 20263h 14m
572 - Terry Pratchett and his Discworld
Terry Pratchett is one of the world's most beloved authors - writing humorous fantasy and science fiction including his Discworld series - but his life is just as fascinating, which is why he was voted for by the listeners to be our first topic for BLOCKtober 2026!This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 11:29 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpodCheck 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/Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-comOur 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:Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes by Rob Wilkinshttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Terry-PratchettTerry Pratchett - Back in Black (BBC)https://terrypratchett.com/terry-pratchett/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/sep/25/terry-pratchett-a-life-with-footnotes-review-rob-wilkins-life-death-in-discworldhttps://reactormag.com/terry-pratchett-is-the-most-shop-lifted-author-in-great-britain-for-a-reason//https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/sep/17/i-think-i-was-good-though-i-could-have-been-better-terry-pratchett-and-the-writing-of-his-lifehttps://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/TerryPratchetthttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-41093066https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-25401679https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/may/30/terry-pratchett-predicted-rise-of-fake-news-in-1995-says-biographerhttps://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ch.cgi?155https://theconversation.com/a-beginners-guide-to-terry-pratchetts-discworld-55220https://discworld.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jun/12/terry-pratchett-daughter-
- Sep 30, 20262h 6m
571 - The Radium Girls
The Radium Girls were female factory workers who suffered severe radiation poisoning in the 1910s and 1920s after painting watch dials with self-luminous paint. Their plight led to the a better understanding of the effects of radium, and also better safety standards across multiple industries. Content Warning : Graphic descriptions of radiation poisoning. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 11:14 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpodCheck 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/Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-comOur 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.britannica.com/story/radium-girls-the-women-who-fought-for-their-lives-in-a-killer-workplacehttps://www.buzzfeed.com/authorkatemoore/the-light-that-does-not-liehttps://edition.cnn.com/2017/12/19/style/radium-girls-radioactive-painthttps://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/03/radium-girls-kate-moore/515685/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S74H4SzOoQM&t=67shttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_Girlshttps://www.damninteresting.com/undark-and-the-radium-girls/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Sep 23, 20261h 56m
570 - The 'Pappygate' Bourbon Heist
Pappy Van Winkle is some of the most expensive Bourbon in the world, and in 2013 hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of the liquor went missing from the distillery. This week, Deanna Ortiz tells us how some heists aren't elaborately planned, but just get slowly out of hand. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 11:55 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpodCheck out more of Deanna's work:https://www.deannaortiz.com/ 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/Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-comOur 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Sep 16, 20261h 45m
569 - The Wild Life of Klondike Joe
On this week's episode we hear the story of Joseph Boyle aka Klondike Joe, a Canadian man whose life has so many different chapters your head will spin!We're halfway through our Canadian tour and this episode was recorded live in Vancouver! If you're keen, we've got three final shows this week in Montreal and Toronto with tickets available!This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 06:22 (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/Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-comOur 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://europecentenary.eu/the-bolsheviks-and-romania-the-first-step-towards-truce-and-betrayal/https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/10/21/klondike-joe-boyle/https://www.canadianhorseracinghalloffame.com/2001/01/05/charles-boyle/https://yukon-news.com/2017/11/09/lets-all-celebrate-joe-boyles-birthday/https://web.archive.org/web/20090412121441/http://www.nhl.com/cup/incidents.htmlhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/klondike-joe-boyle-birthday-whitehorse-fraser-1.4385107https://www.canadianhorseracinghalloffame.com/2001/01/05/charles-boyle/https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio.php?id_nbr=7794 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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