On the second most voted for topic of Block 2024, we talk about Anastasia Romanov (daughter of Tsar Nicholas II) and her Many Imposters!This is a comedy/history podcast, the report about the murders begins at approximately 07:40 (though as always, we go o

On the third most voted for topic of Block 2024, we talk about one of the most successful and fearsome leaders in human history, the founder of the Mongol Empire; Genghis Khan. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report about the murders begins at appro

In 1920 the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution banned the sale and manufacture of alcohol - it didn't go well! Joined by the Weekly Planet's Nick Mason, this was the 4th most voted for topic of Block 2024!This is a comedy/history podcast, the report be

Okay, it's time to find out the TRUTH about the Illuminati ... (confirmed?)This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 2:38 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).Support the show and get rewards like bonu

The Ancient Egyptian city of Alexandria was regarded as the capital of knowledge and learning, all because of the city's great library that held documents from across the world. But what happened to it and where would we be if all of its knowledge hadn't

Alexander The Great was crowned king of Macedon at twenty and went off to conquer the world... and he just kept going! One of the most epic stories from the ancient world, this is the seventh most voted for topic of Block 2024. This is a comedy/history po

In the 1970s, a large family home in Amityville, New York was the site of a grisly mass murder - a year later the hauntings began! This is the story of one of the most famous haunted houses in the world, and the 8th most voted for topic for Block 2024! En

To kick of BLOCK2024, we learn about the history of the Pinkerton Detective Agency, one of the first of its kind, with a varied and fascinating history. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 13:54 (though as always, we go of

Ern Malley has become one of Australia's most famous and enduring poets. Celebrated by the Angry Penguins literature movement of the 1940s, it soon came to light that there was a small problem with modernism's new hero... the poet didn't actually exist an

This week we take it in turns to report on the history of a different One Hit Wonder. We cover Louie Louie by The Kingsman, The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats and Who Let The Dogs Out by Baha Men. Recorded live at the Melbourne International Comedy Fest