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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450 - The East Coast West Coast Hip Hop Rivalry, Part Two
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One part two of the East Coast West Coast Hip Hop Rivalry, the feud escalates to the point that two of the world's biggest rappers, 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G. are both murdered. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 04:09 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report). Support the show and get rewa…
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449 - The East Coast West Coast Hip Hop Rivalry, Part One
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The deadly East Coast West Coast Hip Hop Rivalry is one of the most notorious feuds in music history. In part one we look at how it all began with the rise of two of the biggest rappers of all time, Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 09:19 (though as always, we go off on tangen…
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448 - The Curse of the Lottery Winner
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The lottery has a surprisingly long and interesting history, in this week's episode we delve into that before talking about a couple of infamous lottery winners, one of which was surely cursed! This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 04:55 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report). Support the show…
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447 - The Sinking of The Trashman
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This episode takes us back to the 80s, when a group of sailors in their early 20s got a dream job - sailing a millionaire's yacht from Maine to Florida. But this voyage was anything but a dream ... This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 08:03 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report). Support the …
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446 - Weird US Presidential Incidents (with Nick Mason)
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This week we are joined by our great mate Nick Mason, to talk about weird and whacky incidents that have befallen US Presidents. Including The Jimmy Carter Rabbit Incident, The George H.W. Bush Vomiting Incident, Bill Clinton's Hair-gate, and The George W. Bush Shoeing Incident. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 0…
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445 - Huey Lewis and the News
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Huey Lewis (of the News) was born with the amazing name Hugh Cregg III and his road to the top of the charts was long and eventful, tune in to hear his wild life story! Suggested by Ryan Rotigliano and Micaela McRae (CW: suicide) This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 04:49 (though as always, we go off on tangents thro…
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444 - The History of Guide Dogs
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We're joined by Guide Dogs Ambassador (and great friend of the show) Michelle Brasier to tell us all about the history of Guide Dogs. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 15:22 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report). Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPod …
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443 - The Theft of The Scream
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Recorded live at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and in front of one of the wildest and hottest live audiences we've ever had, Jess tells us the tale of a rather unlikely art thief. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 09:50 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report). Support the sho…
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442 - The Pisces Submersible Rescue
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This week we talk about Roger Mallinson and Roger Chapman who in 1973 found themselves at the heart of the deepest submarine rescue mission in history. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 07:29 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report). Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patr…
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Sliding into your feed to let you know that episode one of our new web series Do Go On: The Quiz Show premieres tonight! We have been quietly working away on this for months with the incredibly talented people at Stupid Old Studios. Watch episode one on Stupid Old Channel with Josh Earl and Frankie McNair, quizzing about the history of Google. http…
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441 - Dune: The Unfilmable Novel
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Dune is a 1965 science fiction novel by Frank Herbert, it has been described as 'unfilmable' but that hasn't stopped people from trying! Tune in to hear Dune (movie not novel) expert and friend of the show, AJ from Cult Popture explain its arduous (and ridiculous) journey from page to screen! This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at a…
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440 - The Faraday Kidnapping
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On the 6th of October, 1972 Mary Gibbs was teaching at her small country primary school when two armed men entered and loaded up the class into a van. This is one of the most infamous crimes in Australia's history! This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 07:42 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the repo…
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439 - Taffy Holden's Accidental Flight
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On this week's episode we talk about the time a man accidentally flew a fighter jet. Yes, you read that correctly. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 11:01 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report). Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPod Support the show on…
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438 - The Rock 'n' Roll Murderer
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Friend of the show, Cameron James, joins us this week to tell us a WILD tale about Rock N Roll, returning from the dead, and of course.... murder. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 15:17 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report). Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.c…
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437 - Denise Huskins; Real Life Gone Girl?
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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 of Denise Huskins. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 10:05 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the …
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436 - Weird Al Yankovic
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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 about the man, the myth, the legend, Weird Al! This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 09:11 (Evan begins his personal ane…
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435 - The Great Reality Show Swindle
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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 tell this tale! This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 11:06 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the rep…
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