Beste Molloy podcasts (2024)

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League: Born in Crisis - Sports Bizarre 40:15

2d ago40:15

40:15

On 8 August 1907, a secret meeting at Bateman’s Hotel in Sydney established a professional version of rugby in Australia and League was born. The very next day, details of the secret meeting were in the paper and League had gone less than 24 hours before their first crisis. Mick and Titus look at the early years of League in Australia as the NRL Gr…

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E1: Spiritual Foundations 101 20:27

5d ago20:27

20:27

When we begin going to school as children, we start with basic concepts first. Embarking on a spiritual journey is no different. Which is why I created this episode; Spiritual Foundations 101, so that anyone who chooses to follow this podcast, can enter into the family with, generally, the same level of understanding. So if you'd like to begin your…

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A Smoking Chimpanzee and Vicious Otters- Animal Bizarre 32:37

6d ago32:37

32:37

Mick and Titus discuss the ethics of a chimpanzee who likes to smoke and a group of otters that attacked a jogger. Titus is touring the country. Tickets are on sale now. Sat 16 Nov: The Leadbeater, Melbourne https://theleadbeaterhotel.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/d7d3259b-2256-48b0-be2e-174d62dd917e Wed 20 Nov: Rosemount, Perth FIRST SHOW SOLD OUT SEC…

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Geoffrey Edelsten and the Sydney Swans - Sports Bizarre 50:57

9d ago50:57

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In July 1985, it was announced that Geoffrey Edelsten had purchased the Sydney Swans, the first private owner of a VFL side. What followed were cheerleaders, Warrick Capper, a liaison with Hitman Mr Rent-a-Kill, Christopher Dale Flannery and possibly a pink helicopter. In AFL Grand Final week, Mick and Titus remember one of the early episodes as th…

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The Saga of the Swearing Parrots - Animal Bizarre 31:54

12d ago31:54

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Titus and Mick discuss the saga of the swearing parrots, and learn something about sloths that they can't unlearn. Titus is touring the country. Tickets are on sale now. Sat 16 Nov: The Leadbeater, Melbourne https://theleadbeaterhotel.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/d7d3259b-2256-48b0-be2e-174d62dd917e Wed 20 Nov: Rosemount, Perth 2nd Show https://rosemo…

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A Charismatic Filthy Bastard - Sports Bizarre 54:00

16d ago54:00

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When multi-millionaire Bernard Tapie purchased French football club Olympique de Marseille the fans were thrilled, here was a man who would do anything to win. 'Anything' turned out to be doping and the bribing of almost anyone thought to be able to help them out. The result was the tainting of the first ever Champions League. Titus is touring the …

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Beware the Twerking Wombat - Animal Bizarre 32:27

21d ago32:27

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Titus and Mick discuss the Tiger attack a Dreamworld, before Titus reveals the dangerous threat twerking wombats present to us all. Titus is touring the country. Tickets are on sale now. Sat 16 Nov: The Leadbeater, Melbourne https://theleadbeaterhotel.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/d7d3259b-2256-48b0-be2e-174d62dd917e Wed 20 Nov: Rosemount, Perth https:…

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The Real Life Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Part 2 - Sports Bizarre 50:54

23d ago50:54

50:54

When Louis Zborowski's parents died he became the fourth richest teenager in the world. So he did what any incredibly rich teenager would, put jet engines in cars. The result was Chitty Bang Bang, one of the fastest cars of its time, creating a legend that lives to this day. Titus is touring the country. Tickets are on sale now. Sat 16 Nov: The Lea…

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Ancient Sharks, Fat Eagles and an Eclipse - Animal Bizarre 35:41

28d ago35:41

35:41

Mick and Titus discuss a bald eagle that is too fat to fly, sharks' long history, and animals' reactions to an eclipse. If you’d like more Animal Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclusive behind-the-scenes access A fortnightly newsletter A…

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The Real Life Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Part 1 - Sports Bizarre 48:49

1M ago48:49

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the 1968 family musical about a flying car, hardly leaps to mind when you think of sport. But the film and the book were inspired by one of the most amazing families of early motorsport, the Zborowskis. It's a tale spanning the richest families in the world, James Bond, divorce and some of the most absurd cars ever built. I…

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Are Crocodiles Dinosaurs? - Animal Bizarre 34:17

1M ago34:17

34:17

Titus returns from a trip to Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo leading to Mick revealing his multiple run-ins with crocodiles, and a debate breaks out over whether crocodiles are dinosaurs. If you’d like more Animal Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episod…

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The History of the Paralympics with Louise Sauvage - Sports Bizarre 40:34

1M ago40:34

40:34

Titus is joined by one of the greatest Paralympians of all time and wheelchair racing legend Louise Sauvage to look back at the history of the Paralympics. They also discuss Louise's career and look at the upcoming 2024 Paralympics. Louise also has a new podcast that tells the history of the Paralympics and Australia's involvement. You can listen t…

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The Cheapest Owner in Sports - Sports Bizarre 54:59

1M ago54:59

54:59

When Marge Schott purchased the Cincinnati Reds, fans welcomed her and her St Bernard with open arms. Yet despite a World Series, soon a run-in with professional wrestler Randy 'Macho Man' Savage made fans wonder if Marge was a difficult person. This was soon confirmed with a world-record string of PR disasters. Titus has a live show in Adelaide on…

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Don't be the Person with the Peacock - Animal Bizarre 29:08

1M ago29:08

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Mick and Titus discuss the etiquette surrounding emotional support animals, and if a kangaroos can be considered one. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclusive behind-the-scenes access A fortnightly newsletter Acc…

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The Olympic Boxing Mess - Sports Bizarre 1:06:35

1M ago1:06:35

1:06:35

While women's boxing exploded in controversy at the Paris Olympics, the real story was hiding in plain sight, boxing is on the verge of being finished as an Olympic sport. The real story involves decades of corruption, fixed fights, financial mismanagement, the U.S. Treasury Department, Vladimir Putin and Russian bikies. If you’d like more Sports B…

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Everyone Should get a Duck - Animal Bizarre 32:23

2M ago32:23

32:23

In this week's episode, Titus tells Mick about his trip to the Darwin Cup and they discuss all the ways animals get high. If you’d like more Animal Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclusive behind-the-scenes access A fortnightly newsletter…

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Hitler's Olympics Part 4 - Sports Bizarre 43:24

2M ago43:24

43:24

The games have begun, but African American Jesse Owens shatters Hitler's dreams of Aryan supremacy, or did he? The Berlin Olympics were strange, but partly they are strange because the story we tell of them now is not the story told at the time. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member…

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From the Archive- Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding - Sports Bizarre 52:01

2M ago52:01

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When it comes to Olympic controversies, Winter or Summer, none matches the weirdness of the Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding saga. Days out from the 1994 US Figure Skating Championships, Nancy Kerrigan had just finished training at the Cobo Arena in Detroit when a man approached and hit her with a metal object just above her knee. Almost immediatel…

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For Dogs, Every Day is Leg Day - Animal Bizarre 34:14

2M ago34:14

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Mick and Titus discuss a man who tried to sneak 100 snakes past customs in his trousers, treadmill workouts for dogs and how elephants use names for each other. If you’d like more Animal Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclusive behind-the…

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From the Archive - The Voyage of the 1932 Brazilian Olympic Team - Sports Bizarre 32:30

2M ago32:30

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As the Olympics continue. we visit the ill-fated voyage of the 1932 Brazillian Olympic team. In 1932, with the world going through the Great Depression, Brazil had no money to send its Olympic team to Los Angeles. Then a government official had an idea—load a ship with 50,000 bags of coffee, and have the Olympic team sell the cargo to fund the enti…

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Hitler's Olympics Part 3 - Sports Bizarre 48:35

2M ago48:35

48:35

With the United States on board, the Berlin Olympics commenced, and first, there was the Opening Ceremony. A ceremony so grandiose that every single Olympics since has copied what the Nazis did. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all …

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Drunk Monkeys, Unfaithful Partners - Animal Bizarre 33:13

2M ago33:13

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Mick and Titus discover a dog who inadvertently exposed some infidelity, enjoy the antics of a drunk monkey and wonder what flying ants do to seagulls. It's get them drunk. There's a theme. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door Sport Bizarre

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From the Archive: The Worst Event in Olympic History - Sports Bizarre 55:07

2M ago55:07

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With Paris now underway, we look back at the worst event the Olympics have ever held. The 1904 Olympics in St Louis, Missouri, were a disaster in every way possible. Held over six months alongside the World’s Fair, it had a human zoo and a ‘savage Olympics’ pitting various indigenous groups against each other. But the marathon would be the biggest …

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Hitler's Olympics Part 2 - Sports Bizarre 48:17

2M ago48:17

48:17

Less than a year out from the 1936 Olympics it appeared likely the United States and many other countries would not attend. Hitler was furious, would the Americans humiliate him on the world stage? Or would the International Olympic Committee and the American Olympic Association find a way to turn a blind eye to what was happening in Germany? If yo…

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A Shark and a Stingray in Love - Animal Bizarre 32:31

2M ago32:31

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Can a shark and a stingray fall in love? Mick and Titus set out to answer this age-old question. Mick brings new evidence about Bigfoot, and Titus argues it might not be an accurate story. If you’d like more Animal Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past e…

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From the Archive: The 1900 Paris Olympics - Sports Bizarre 45:13

2M ago45:13

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Before the 2024 Paris Olympics, we look at the first time Paris held an Olympics. The 1900 Paris Olympics were a disaster of planning and execution, to the point many athletes never even knew they’d participated in an Olympics. So poorly organised were the games that the discus field was too narrow and throws went into the crowd, while the long jum…

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Hitler's Olympics Part 1 - Sports Bizarre 49:39

2M ago49:39

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In 1931, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded Berlin the 1936 Olympics, a sign Germany was returning to normal international relations after World War One. Yet Adolf Hitler's rise to power presented the IOC with more than a few problems, one being that Hitler hated the Olympics, and another was many countries wanted to boycott the game…

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From the Archives: Doping in the Tour de France - Sports Bizarre 46:50

3M ago46:50

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With just a few days to go, we look back at the history of doping in the Tour De France. From the first Tour De France, riders were putting all kinds of things in their bodies, caffeine, strychnine, cocaine and alcohol. Drugs were so much part of the sport that the 1930 rulebook, given to all riders, reminded them that drugs would not be provided b…

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The New Age, Touchy Feely Crocodile - Animal Bizarre 32:04

3M ago32:04

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In this episode, a man bites a snake, crocodiles start saving dogs and DNA testing is being used to catch people who don't clean up after their dog. If you’d like more Animal Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclusive behind-the-scenes acce…

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From the Archive: Tour de France, the Early Years - Sports Bizarre 48:46

3M ago48:46

48:46

With LeTour entering its final week, we revisit one of our first episodes, looking at the early years of the Tour De France. The early years of the Tour De France were a hot mess, with a spiked bottle of lemonade, itching powder put in cyclists’ shorts, riders taking rides in cars and trains, attempted murder and pitched battles between cyclists an…

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How Moonshine Created NASCAR Part 6 - Sports Bizarre 45:37

3M ago45:37

45:37

In the final episode on the beginnings of NASCAR, Bill France seizes control of the new organisation but a new challenge immediately presents itself. Again, he relies on the bootleggers and moonshiners, and finds a new hero in a bootlegger by the name of Junior Johnson. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here …

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A Pet Snake Is A Red Flag - Animal Bizarre 28:56

3M ago28:56

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Mick begins by critiquing the very logo he approved before the guys move on to pressing animal matters, such as people harassing bisons and then regretting it. If you’d like more Animal Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclusive behind-the-…

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How Moonshine Created NASCAR Part 5 - Sports Bizarre 42:06

3M ago42:06

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With NASCAR formed, Bill France set out to crush the competition, but he needed stars to bring the crowds. Enter a family from Fort Payne, Alabama, 'The Sock Capitol of the World', the Flocks. Dubbed the 'Mad Flocks', Bob, Fonty, Tim and their sister Ethel Flock, became huge attractions throughout the South through their charisma and risky driving.…

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A $300,000 Fish and Minimum Chips - Animal Bizarre 40:26

3M ago40:26

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Mick provides an update on a fat bear champion, cows are now being toilet trained, and otters start attacking children. If you’d like more Animal Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclusive behind-the-scenes access A fortnightly newsletter A…

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How Moonshine Created NASCAR Part 4 - Sports Bizarre 39:40

3M ago39:40

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After the war, Atlanta would launch a campaign against the moonshine drivers, opening the pathway for Bill France to create a new organisation, The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing or NASCAR. As its first president, they appointed the man who created the Cannonball Run, the event that inspired the films. If you’d like more Sports Biza…

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Is a Penguin a Dinosaur? - Animal Bizarre 40:42

3M ago40:42

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Titus informs Mick that birds are actually dinosaurs, a woman feeds a monkey spicy Cheetos and Mick argues the pelican should be bird of the year. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclusive behind-the-scenes access…

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How Moonshine Created NASCAR Part 3 - Sports Bizarre 43:23

3M ago43:23

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As Atlanta took control of the stock car racing scene, it would seem Bill France's dream of Daytona being the centre of the sport was lost. But a tragedy and the outbreak of the Second World War would see the sport shaken up again, and pave the way for the emergence of NASCAR. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Clic…

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Don't Call it a Capybara - Animal Bizarre 33:41

4M ago33:41

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Mick returns from Columbia and shares his experiences with the animals there including an emotional support animal biting his colleague. Titus has a live show in Melbourne on 21 June. You can get tickets here. If you’d like more Animal Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast…

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How Moonshine Created NASCAR Part 2 - Sports Bizarre 47:19

4M ago47:19

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Running illegal moonshine created great drivers and cars, and stock car racing started to gain some traction as a sport. So much so that the community of Daytona Beach would host their first-ever stock car race. Soon a driver named Bill France would be organising regular races there. It wouldn't be long though until Atlanta challenged Daytona as th…

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A Bovine Shawshank Redemption - Animal Bizarre 40:59

4M ago40:59

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Mick and Titus celebrate a mass cow escape, a brawl at a dog show and shenanigans at greyhound racing. Titus has a live show in Melbourne on 21 June. You can get tickets here. If you’d like more Animal Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclu…

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How Moonshine Created NASCAR Part 1 - Sports Bizarre 51:46

4M ago51:46

51:46

There have been times when NASCAR has not wanted people to know their early history. That’s because the people who built NASCAR, drove the cars, built the cars and financed it, were deeply involved in one illegal industry. Moonshine. To avoid law enforcement and tax collectors, moonshiner makers employed bootleggers, young men who could outrun thos…

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Octopuses Punch Fish, Sometimes for no Apparent Reason - Animal Bizarre 37:58

4M ago37:58

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Mick and Titus discuss their favourite river systems, and marvel at the fact Octopuses punch fish for no reason. Titus has live shows in Melbourne on 7 and 21 June. You can get tickets here. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past…

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Crossing the English Channel Part 4: Chloë McCardel - Sports Bizarre 55:36

4M ago55:36

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Titus interviews Chloë McCardel, the Queen of the Channel, to cap off our English Channel series. Chloë has swam the channel a record 44 times, as well as holding the record for the longest uninterrupted, unassisted ocean swim ever. They talk about the pain of jellyfish stings, the terror of swimming at night and how Chloe came to marathon swimming…

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The Overweight, Arthritic Alligator has Escaped - Animal Bizarre 36:08

4M ago36:08

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Mick and Titus discuss the cat born with no anus and the tale of an Alaskan woman attacked by a black bear while sitting on the toilet. Plus, they marvel at the unathletic alligator who escaped and a plan hatched by ibises on the Gold Coast to evade animal control. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Swimming the English Channel Part 3 - Sports Bizarre 33:33

4M ago33:33

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With the Channel finally crossed, the arms race for who could cross it the fastest kicked off, and in a shock for the media at the time, it would be the woman who would set the standard. Gertrude Ederle would set the pace, although her coach worked work against her. As time went on, the records became harder to set, until an eleven-year-old stepped…

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When Animals Strike Back - Animal Bizarre 41:09

4M ago41:09

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A lot is happening in this week's episode, from a Walrus who ruined New Year's Eve, lobsters getting high and animals getting revenge on humans. Titus has a live show in Melbourne on 7 June. You can get tickets here. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus …

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Swimming the English Channel Part 2- Sports Bizarre 44:58

5M ago44:58

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On 12 August 1872, Captain Matthew Webb stood on the English shore and covered himself with porpoise oil before setting off to attempt to be the first person to swim the English Channel. Webb swam breaststroke as no Englishman would be caught dead swimming the new 'freestyle' stroke. It was considered “violent and grotesque.” When Webb was just ove…

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The Crypto-Trading Hamster - Animal Bizarre 39:39

5M ago39:39

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Titus and Mick cross the animal kingdom in this episode from a two-foot-tall cow to raccoons who ruin a gender reveal party. They then pay a classy tribute to Mr Gox, the crypto-trading hamster who passed away unexpectedly. Titus has a live show in Melbourne on 7 June. You can get tickets here. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a member of …

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Swimming the English Channel Part 1 - Sports Bizarre 48:25

5M ago48:25

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One of the most challenging athletic feats in human history is to swim the English Channel. It’s 34 kilometres of open sea between England and France, which also happens to be the busiest sea lane in the world, with water temperatures hovering between 14 to 18 degrees Celsius in summer. For your swim to be officially recognised, wet suits or any th…

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Épisode 103 : Expédie cette version de toi 6 pieds sous terre 14:22

5M ago14:22

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Ne t’attache pas trop à la version actuelle de toi-même, car elle devra changer si tu veux taper dans le mile de tes ambitions.Door Karine Molloy

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