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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2024-12-25 | In 2004 the Sri Lankan handball team made headlines around the world, but it wasn't for their on field prowess, instead they were wrapped up in an international mystery!This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 03:58 (though ... | |
2024-12-18 | Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas! Let's celebrate with a very jolly topic indeed ... the story of a string of bombings in 1980 at multiple Woolworths stores in New South Wales...This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 06:00 (thoug... | |
2024-12-11 | This week we talk about Yasuke, the first non Japanese person to become a Samurai. Born somewhere in Africa, Yasuke became a samurai and close confident to the powerful Oda Nobunaga during one of the most tumultuous periods in Japan's history.This is a... | |
2024-12-04 |
476 - The Darien Scheme That Bankrupted Scotland (live in Scotland) In the 1690s, Scotland tried to establish a colony in Panama... it did not go well. In fact it went so badly that it bankrupted almost the entire country. Recorded live at The Monkey Barrel Comedy Club in Edinburgh.This is a comedy/history podcast, the... |
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2024-11-27 | Here it is, the number one most voted for topic for Block 2024! On the evening of the 5th of April, 1815 the sounds of massive explosions rang out across modern day Indonesia. This lead to1816 becoming the year without summer!This is a comedy/history p... | |
2024-11-20 | 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 g... | |
2024-11-13 | 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 ap... | |
2024-11-06 | 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... | |
2024-10-30 | 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 b... | |
2024-10-23 | 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... |