The most visited monument in the world, The Eiffel Tower wasn't always popular. Built for the 1889 World's Fair, it was an ambitious project - the tallest structure in the world at the time - almost doubling the previous record holder. On thi...

Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark was the most expensive Broadway musical of all time. The story of this ill fated musical has it all: drama, death, intrigue and of course Bono... enjoy! Tickets to our live shows in MELBOURNE here: https://dogoonpod.com/...

You've seen his movies, you've done a (bad) impression of him, but how much do you know about the early life of Arnold Schwarzenegger? Buy tickets to our live shows here: https://dogoonpod.com/events/ Our website: dogoonpod.com Support ...

In 1952, East Germany was closed off from it's Western counterpart. Between the countries lay walls, barbed wire, minefields and lots and lots of soldiers. But that didn't stop the East German citizens from dreaming of escaping the oppressive...

In 1941 Italian man Felice Benuzzi was held as a prisoner of war in a camp near the foot of Mt. Kenya. Bored of the prison life, he started to dream of breaking out and climbing the mountain, this is his wild story. Buy tickets to our live shows in M...

This week we discuss the life of Julia Chid, who many of you know as a loveable TV chef. But did you know she didn't start cooking until she was in her 30's? Her life before this was pretty bloody interesting too! WARNING: Matt is very dru...

Bruce Lee is the most famous martial artist of all time and had a profound influence on cinema, martial arts and pop culture. Born in America but raised in Hong Kong, Bruce Lee dreamt of making it big in Hollywood and after years of set backs this writ...

Frenzal Rhomb are one of Matt's all time favourite bands! Hear their story involving chart success, controversy, silly song names and multiple hospitalisations - fun times ensured! We are back for another run of live shows in MELBOURNE for the I...

The Dionne sisters caused an absolute media and global frenzy, because all five of them were born at once! They were the first set of quintuplets to survive past infancy, and their early life story is weird a wacky. Buy tickets to our live shows here...

On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted for the first time in over one hundred years, causing immense destruction. The blast generated about 500 times the force of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and obliterated the mountain. T...