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Writing songs such as Maybellene and Johnny B. Goode, Chuck Berry would go on to be known as the Father of Rock and Roll, but his career did have its ups and downs including jail time and being plagiarised by the very bands his music inspired. This week's episode is brought to you by Express VPN, visit: ExpressVPN.com/dogoon Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnP...

Back in 1518, a whole town started dancing. And they didn't stop for several weeks! How did this weird phenomenon happen? Come find out! Our website: dogoonpod.com Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPod   Submit a topic idea directly to the hat: dogoonpod.com/Submit-a-Topic Check out our webseries: https://www.youtube.com/user/stupidoldchannel Watch the 10...

It was one of the most controversial events in Australian horse racing history: involving an impostor horse, a record betting plunge and a motley crew of colourful racing identities. This week we are talking about the Fine Cotton Scandal! This is the podcast version of episode three of our new web series that we made with Stupid Old Studios. You can watch the video of the episode complete with ani...

This is the podcast version of episode two of our new web series that we made with Stupid Old Studios. You can watch the video of the episode complete with animations, props and lots and lots of regret face right now on The Stupid Old Channel YouTube page (link below). This episode we ask the question: how did a nurse from Australia wind up at the top of the Gestapo’s most wanted list? It’s a tale...

Edgar Allan Poe is often referred to as the most influential American writer of all time. He pioneered the short story and also wrote the first ever detective novel. But he saved his greatest mystery for last... his death. Why did the greatest writer of his generation go missing for a week, before turning up in another city, wearing clothes that didn't belong to him? Our new weekly web series on S...

You may know Phil Hartman as one of the brightest stars at The Groundlings, Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons - but his career also had some unexpected twists and turns, before it all ended in tragedy. This week's episode is brought to you by Express VPN, visit: ExpressVPN.com/dogoon  Our new weekly web series on Stupid Old Channel is out now: https://youtube.com/stupidoldchannel Our websi...

This is the podcast version of episode one of our new web series that we made with Stupid Old Studios. You can watch the video of the episode complete with animations, props and lots and lots of regret face right now on The Stupid Old Channel YouTube page (link below). Episode one is all about The Hollywood Sign and how a giant billboard accidentally became the most famous sign in the world. Watch...

In the mid 80's, Melbourne's NGV purchased a Picasso to add to its collection. Less than a year later, it was gone. This is the story of the Picasso Heist! Our new weekly web series on Stupid Old Channel is out now: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2TuMQ31VXvqqEus9Bo6FZW-dDY5ukEuh Our website: dogoonpod.com Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPod   S...

At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the only team anyone could talk about was the US men's basketball team, AKA 'The Dream Team'. It was the first time NBA players were allowed to compete at the Games and they were expected to dominate the tournament. At the same Olympics, Lithuania was competing for the first time since 1928, less than 18 months after declaring independence from the USSR. They had a...

Beginning in the 1980s, the citizens of North Pond in Maine were haunted by a mysterious intruder. Things like batteries and propane tanks went missing from cabins and homes, while more expensive items were left untouched. Decades passed without police getting any closer to finding the culprit who became known in town as the North Pond Hermit. Our website: dogoonpod.com Support the show and get re...

A eccentric millionaire gets a cancer diagnosis that makes him think about his legacy. What will he do with some of his money, and who will find it? Our website: dogoonpod.com Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPod   Submit a topic idea directly to the hat: dogoonpod.com/Submit-a-Topic   Twitter: @DoGoOnPod Instagram: @DoGoOnPod Facebook: https://www....

Victor Lustig is one of the most notorious conmen who ever lived. He grifted around Europe and North America using dozens of aliases and disguises to con unsuspecting people with a series of complex scams. His most famous con is selling The Eiffel Tower, not once but twice. Buy tickets to our live stream shows here: https://sospresents.com/ Our website: dogoonpod.com Support the show and get rewar...

On the 11th of September 1985, a twin-engine Cessna 404 crashed into a ridge in a remote area of Nantahala National Forest in North Carolina, three months later a black bear was found dead in Georigia - listen to find out how these two events are related and the wild stories that follow! Buy tickets to our live stream shows here: https://sospresents.com/ Our website: dogoonpod.com Support the show...

Betty White is a household name, and has had a career spanning eight decades. But how much do you actually know about her career besides The Golden Girls? Trust us, Betty White has had a very busy life! Buy tickets to our live stream show here: https://sospresents.com/ Our website: dogoonpod.com Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPod   Submit a topic idea...

Howard Hughes was the richest man of his day, and also possibly the most eccentric. He spent the first half of his life making billions of dollars, producing films, setting aviation world records and dating half of Hollywood. But for the last two decades of his life he was rarely seen by anyone, becoming a recluse with an obsession with germs. Buy tickets to our four live steamed podcasts (12pm Me...

Hey team! Just dropping in on your feed with a little Do Go On Presents Do Go D&D. This is the prequel episode to a Patreon bonus series we have just released where we played our first ever game of Dungeons & Dragons with Dungeon Master Adam Carnevale (whose sweet voice you might know from Sanspants, D&D is for Nerds and Getting Fruity With Matt and The Boys). We'd never played before...

On the 23rd of August 1912, four year old Bobby Dunbar went missing while at Swayze Lake, Louisiana. Eight months later he was found. This week's episode follows these amazing events and the fallout that is still being felt over a century later. Buy tickets to our four live steamed podcasts (12pm Melbourne time April 11, 18, 25 and May 2). Or buy a discounted season pass: https://sospresents.com/c...

A wild revenge story after an argument SO PETTY, you'll be confused as to how this even happened. Yet somehow, it did. Our website: dogoonpod.com Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPod   Submit a topic idea directly to the hat: dogoonpod.com/Submit-a-Topic   Twitter: @DoGoOnPod Instagram: @DoGoOnPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DoGoOnPod/ Email...

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 this episode we talk about the tower's inception, the protest against it, its time as a giant billboard as well as Franz Reichelt the "Flying Tailor," who tested...

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! Our website: dogoonpod.com Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPod   Submit a topic idea directly to the hat: dogoonpod.com/Submit-a-Topic   Twitter: @DoGoOnPod Instagram:...

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 the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPod   Submit a topic idea directly to the hat: dogoonpod.com/Submit-a-Topic   Twitter: @Do...

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 dictatorship. In the late 70s two men got together and came up with a plan... to build a home made hot air balloon and fly their families over the border to...

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 MELBOURNE here: https://dogoonpod.com/events/ Matt is performing his new stand up show MONKEY HOUSE in BRISBANE March 10-15 and MELBOURNE March 26-Apri...

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 drunk in this episode Buy tickets to our live shows here: https://dogoonpod.com/events/ Our website: dogoonpod.com Support the show and get rewards like bonus episo...

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 writer, director, choreographer, actor and founder of his own martial arts/philiosphy Jeet Kune Do looked poised to take on the world... that is before...