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In the 1670s a mysterious beast terrorised the villagers of the Gévaudan province in France, in this epic episode we hear the Beast's story - full of mystery, death, heroes, villains and lot of spot on French pronunciations, enjoy! This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 08:54 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report). Support the show and get rew...

This week we are joined by our friend Suren Jayemanne to tell us all about The Great Wine Fraud. Mover and shaker Rudy Kurniawan made millions selling rare vintage wines, but all was not what it seemed. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 11:11 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report). Check out Suren and Matt's new TV show Good Tucker o...

Have you ever wondered what would happen if a cremator decided to stop cremating and just keep the bodies? Well unfortunately we don't have to wonder, because in Georgia in the early 2000s, that exact thing happened. Warning: This is a bit of a creepy episode! This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 05:40 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report)....

We celebrated our 400th epsiode with a live audience AND a crowd favourite - a heist episode. This one has all the makings of an action movie - bombs, elaborate plans, priceless jewels, and a super cool getaway vehicle. Get a catch up live stream ticket to watch the episode, some behind the scenes stuff and of course our 400th episode after party: https://www.trybooking.com/CICVA This is a comedy/...

On the 7th of April, 1972, United Airlines Flight 855, was en route to Los Angeles. 20 minutes after making a stopover in Denver, a passenger is noticed holding a hand grenade. From there, things get hectic! Is this a DB Cooper copycat? Or even DB Cooper up to his old tricks again? Tune in to hear this wild story! This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 03:56 (though a...

Toot toot! FasTen your seatbelts! By popular demand Michelle Brasier is here to tell us all about the latest instalment in the Fast and the Furious Franchise: Fast X. This is a preview of a Patreon bonus episode. To hear the full 90 minute ep as well as 180+ other bonus episodes, support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/DoGoOnPod Also, go and see Michelle at the Edinburgh Fringe in August, 7pm a...

A queen at just six days old, the life of Mary, Queen of Scots was never going to be a normal one. But the twists, turns, and tragedy of her life are truly incredible. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 05:59 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report). Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPod Live show ticket...

You might have visited the airport in Sydney that's named after him, but what do you actually know about Australian aviator, Charles Kingsford Smith? This is the story of a man who fit A LOT into one lifetime. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 05:29 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report). Support the show and get rewards like bonus episod...

Rosemary Brown was a musician who collaborated with the all time greats of classical music - the twist is, this all happened from beyond the grave! This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 04:43 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report). Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPod Live show tickets: https://dogoonpod...

In 1988, with a huge cash prize on the line, 69 competitors lined up for what would be the longest animal endurance race ever held - The Great Australian Camel Race. Travelling over 3000 kilometres across harsh desert, the entrants would face life threatening disease, floods and other perilous conditions as they raced over multiple months! This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at app...

Thoroughbred racehorse, Shergar, was referred to as "a national hero in Ireland. ... one of the most recognizable sports personalities—horse or human—in Ireland." But then in 1983, in the middle of the night, he was taken. By whom and for what reason? Listen to find out! This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 04:28 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout t...

This week’s episode is about one of the most polarising bands of all time, The Shaggs! They've been described as both the best and the worst band of all time and have had many big name fans over the years such as Kurt Cobain and Frank Zappa. Their origin story is one of the least conventional we've come across, tune in to hear the story! This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at appro...

This week Dave takes us on a whistle stop tour through some of history's wildest, weirdest and wackiest Popes, all on the way to talking about a man who was possibly the wildest of them all... Pope Benedict IX, the only person to become Pope on three seperate occasions and the only person to ever SELL the Papacy. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 03:41 (though as...

In the early 90's, having just graduated from College, Chris McCandless packed a bag and took off on a roadtrip. He spent the next couple of years travelling, and his story has become something of a modern legend, particuarly in the USA. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 05:00 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report). Support the show and g...

On the 26th of May, 1971 Qantas received a phone call, there was a bomb on flight 755 from Sydney to London, if the plane dropped below 20,000 feet it would go off. Tune in to hear the story! This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 00:06:11 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report). Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com...

In 1925, the town of Nome in rural Alaska found itself facing a potentially catastrophic outbreak of diphtheria. Almost completely cut off from the rest of the world by the harsh Winter, the only way to get medicine in was via a relay of 20 teams of sled dogs. The inspiration for the cartoon film Balto, this is the true story of the Nome Serum Run. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begi...

It's a heist episode, and it's the best kind of heist - a bunch of old men, out for one last job. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 00:03:56 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report). Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPod Live show tickets: https://dogoonpod.com/live-shows/   Submit a topic idea dir...

We're joined by KFC enthusiast Bec Petraitis to tell us about the wild early life of Colonel Sanders - there's gun fights and so many career changes, it's a wild ride. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 04:21 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report). Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPod Live show ticket...

On the evening of January 17, 1950, employees of the Brink's Company in Boston, Massachusetts, were surprised by 5-7 masked men. Within minutes, they’d stolen more than $2.7 million in cash, checks and other securities, making it the largest ever robbery in the US at the time and kicking off a massive FBI led manhunt. Tune in to this week's episode to hear the story! This is a comedy/history podca...

The Jules Rimet Trophy, awarded to the winner of the football World Cup, was stolen prior to the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England... what led to this was a fair bit of incompetence which didn't end with the theft! Joined by James Shakeshaft (Loremen Podcast) we hear this wild tale, enjoy! This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 07:50 (though as always, we go off on tange...

This week we look at the man, the myth, the legend... Nicolas Cage. We talk about his family, his many movie roles and the time he blew a 150 million dollar fortune. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 07:06 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report). Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPod Live show tickets:...

You may know of the Chippendales Dancers, you may have even been to a Vegas show of theirs. What you might not know is how this male strip show came to be, and the wild antics that went on behind the scenes. Sex, drugs, alcohol, blackmail, arson.... murder. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 05:11 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report). Su...

The Macquarie Harbour Penal Station was known as an inescapable hell on earth, but on the eve of its closure a group of 10 men had an audacious plan to flee not only the penal colony, but the British Empire entirely. This is a wild story, enjoy! This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 03:28 and ends around 01:58 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the r...

This week we are joined by our pal Marcel Blanche-de Wilt to tell us all about the world's most famous archeologist, Indiana Jones! How did the films come about, and what is the future of the franchise? This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 00:13:00 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report). Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes:...

When the three men arrested for the Munich Massacre are released just weeks after Olympics, the Israeli government authorises Operation Wrath of God, a series of clandestine missions to take retribution against a list of targets they deemed responsible for the attack. This episode is part two of episode 379 on The Munich Olympic Massacre. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at appr...