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How much do you know about the life and career of famed daredevil, Evel Knievel? We look at the man behind the stunts, along with our guest Nick Mason!
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 08:03 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
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Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat
Prime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/
Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/
Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/
Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas
Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.
REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evel_Knievel
https://www.economist.com/obituary/2007/12/06/evel-knievel
https://evelknievel.com/pages/the-man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX2XUESyXsI
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In honour of our 500th show, we had to include one of our favourite genres of report - a classic heist! In 2003, a group got away with $100million worth of diamonds from a vault in Antwerp. But the best bit? How they got caught ...
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 05:12 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod
Check out our other podcasts:
Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat
Prime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/
Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/
Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/
Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas
Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.
REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
https://www.wired.com/2009/03/ff-diamonds-2/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antwerp_diamond_heist
https://allthatsinteresting.com/biggest-heists-in-history/3
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In 1961, a group of ten scientists conducted a somewhat clandestine meeting in Green Bank, West Virginia. They were there to talk about extra terrestrial life, but the real star of the show was more interested in dolphins - tune in for this wild story.
CONTENT WARNING some of the experiments go a bit beastility
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 05:19 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
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Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/
Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas
Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.
REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
The Theory of Everything Else by Dan Schreiber
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jun/08/the-dolphin-who-loved-me
https://allthatsinteresting.com/margaret-Lovatt-lovatt
https://www.astronomy.com/science/the-order-of-the-dolphin-setis-secret-origin-story/
The Girl Who Talked To Dolphins BBC
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/google-is-training-a-new-ai-model-to-decode-dolphin-chatter-and-potentially-talk-back-180986434/
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We've made to 500 episodes! To celebrate we are releasing three episodes over three days, all recorded live at The Capitol Theatre in Melbourne. First up we have a mysterious cryptid called The Fouke Monster, AKA The Legend of Boggy Creek. Joining us to hear about this terrifying creature haunting the USA in the 1970s is Nick Mason and Cass Paige.
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 13:38 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod
Check out our other podcasts:
Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat
Prime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/
Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/
Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/
Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas
Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.
REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
https://web.archive.org/web/20030803215531/http://texarkanagazette.com/articles/2001/06/24/export15709.txt
https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2019/jun/14/hairy-monster-hunted-fouke-sector/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fouke_Monster#
https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/fouke-monster-2212/
http://www.foukemonster.net/festival/
https://americanprimate.org/beachfoot/
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In 1905 a motor boat race was staged from Algiers to Toulon and it's fair to say things didn't go well! This week we hear about the race and the amazing life of one of the entrants, Camille du Gast!
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 07:53 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
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Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/
Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas
Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.
REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
Power Boat: The Quest for Speed Over Water by Kevin Desmond
“DIMANCHE 25 MAI 1905 Naro 70 PERTE DU CANOT AUTOMOBILE CAMILLE DANS LA COURSE ALGER-TOULON Périlleux sauvetage de M du Gast par les vaillants marins". Sunday, May 28th, 1905 - Le Petit Journal
https://guides.loc.gov/feminism-french-women-history/famous/camille-du-gast
https://www.historicracing.com/driverDetail.cfm?driverID=3048
http://lesliefield.com/races/1905_algiers_to_toulon_race_autoboats_swamped.htm#
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-algiers-toulon-motor-boat-race/ https://guides.loc.gov/feminism-french-women-history/famous/camille-du-gast
https://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Du_Gast,_Camille
http://speedqueens.blogspot.com/2010/01/camille-du-gast.html
https://www.beaulieu.co.uk/news/women-in-motorsport-social-history-camille du-gast/
https://www.infinite-women.com/women/camille-du-gast/
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Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. was many things... an engineer, a teacher, a monk, an academic, a psychologist, a prison warden, a sheriff's deputy and even a surgeon. The only problem was he wasn't qualified to do any of these things. He was, an imposter!
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 04:37 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
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Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.
REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
Joe McCarthy, “The Master Imposter: An Incredible Tale,” Life, Jan. 28, 1952.
https://books.google.com.au/books?id=flQEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA79&pg=PA79&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=true
https://www.futilitycloset.com/2019/10/14/podcast-episode-268-the-great-impostor/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/ferdinand-waldo-demara-the-great-imposter-con-artist-fraud-a9080991.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Waldo_Demara#
The Great Imposter by Robert Crichton:
https://archive.org/details/greatimpostor010210mbp/page/n167/mode/2up?view=theater&q=argument
You Bet Your Life, Nov 12, 1959
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33Rz5yYCeks&t=740s
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It's a scandal you have definitely heard of, but do you know exactly what happened in the Clinton - Lewinsky scandal?
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 07.37 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
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Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.
REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
https://time.com/5120561/bill-clinton-monica-lewinsky-timeline/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Clinton
https://web.archive.org/web/20191207172320/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/clinton012198.htm
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/tripp091298.htm
https://abcnews.go.com/US/president-girlfriend-linda-tripps-betrayal-monica-lewinsky-taped/story?id=59865969
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Lewinsky
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton%E2%80%93Lewinsky_scandal
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You know his hat, you know his beard, but what about the man himself? Well it turns out he lived quite an incredible life!
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 09:27 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod
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Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat
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Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas
Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.
REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bp/abraham-lincoln-surprising-strength-220542759.html/1000
https://www.mrlincolnandfriends.org/the-boys/index.html
https://www.biography.com/political-figures/abraham-lincoln
https://archive.org/details/abrahamlincoln1939linc/page/n63/mode/2up
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Whig-Party
https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/archives/teaching_packages/abraham_lincoln/doc1.html
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Todd-Lincoln
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/abraham-lincolns-top-hat-the-inside-story-3764960/
https://www.indianamuseum.org/blog-post/whiskers-for-votes-or-why-abraham-lincoln-grew-a-beard/
https://www.si.edu/object/abraham-lincolns-top-hat%3Anmah_1199660
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Japan, 1915 - a brown bear attacks and kills multiple villagers*. The people attempt to defend themselves but it seems the bear is stalking them and outsmarts them at every turn. Enter, the bear specialist Miyouke Yasutarō... Joining us this week is the master of Confessions, Sammy Petersen.
*Content warning: this episode contains multiple people (including children) being attacked by a bear.
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 12:47 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod
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Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/
Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas
Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.
REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
Bear identification test:
https://myfwp.mt.gov/fwpPub/testStart.action?testid=559639
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankebetsu_brown_bear_incident#
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamamoto_Heikichi#Later_life
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-15/japan-record-number-of-bear-attacks/103950682
Onikuma: The Sankebetsu Brown Bear Incident and Japanese Modernity by David Laichtman, May 2020
https://www.news.com.au/world/asia/when-a-bear-went-on-a-rampage-in-rural-japan-killing-seven-people/news-story/aab41761845ebf5015bfce6bd1599a02
https://www.nps.gov/articles/bearattacks.htm#:~:text=Cover%20your%20head%20and%20neck,to%20it%20or%20its%20cubs.
https://soranews24.com/2022/06/24/site-of-the-worst-bear-attack-in-japanese-history-is-a-chilling-place-to-visit/
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This week we're joined by friend and cryptozoology enthusiast, Jackson Baly! He tells us the tale of the ecentric millionaire and Yeti Hunter, Tom Slick.
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 10:38 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
Jump on the Jarren's Outpost Kickstarter : https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dndnerds/jarrens-outpost
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Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/
Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas
Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.
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This week Alice Tovey joins us to tell us the story of one of Australia's most notorious criminal identities, Mark "Chopper" Read.
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 11:01 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod
Check out Alice Tovey's tour: https://www.alicetovey.com/
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Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/
Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas
Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.
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At the scene of a New York City shooting in 1990, an eerie note was found by the victim that simply read "Zodiac - Time to die!" This week we are joined by friend of the show Rhys Nicholson to hear the story of the New York Zodiac Killer!
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 7.24 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod
Check out our other podcasts:
Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat
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Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/
Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas
Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.
REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
Netflix’s Catching Killers Night Terror: New York Zodiac
https://www.insideedition.com/how-astrology-inspired-the-new-york-zodiac-killer-and-proved-to-be-part-of-his-undoing-88230
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/zodiac-killer-new-york-caught-b2368470.html
https://www.thetruecrimedatabase.com/case_file/heriberto-seda/
https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/20/nyregion/trail-zodiac-overview-police-say-zodiac-suspect-admits-attacks-that-killed-3.html
https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/09/nyregion/in-the-zodiac-case-still-more-riddles-than-clues.html
https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/weird/seda/index_1.html
https://www.forensicfilesfiles.com/new-york-zodiac-killer-heriberto-eddie-seda.php
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Whether you are a baseball fan or not, you will definitely enjoy the story of the life and career of 'The Rube' Waddell. Famous for his pitching skills AND off the field antics.
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 4.07 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod
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Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.
REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Rube-Waddell/
https://www.amazon.com.au/Rube-Waddell-Brilliant-Strikeout-Artist/dp/0786407867?asin=B009TB1AXW&revisionId=c65b96b1&format=1&depth=1
https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary-cultural-heritage-map-pa/bios/waddell__rube#:~:text=Waddell%20was%20born%20to%20his,the%20rest%20of%20their%20lives.
https://oddsportsstories.com/2021/10/11/the-eccentric-life-of-rube-waddell/
https://ourgame.mlblogs.com/rube-waddell-baseballs-peter-pan-3dc1a0bacf9c
https://theinternetsaysitstrue.com/2024/06/17/rube-waddell-strange-pitcher/
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In 1973, eleven brave souls from around the world set out on a small raft for a completely isolated 101 day journey across the Atlantic Ocean - all in the name of science! But when the experiment wasn't yielding the predicted results, the organiser resorted to some pretty questionable practices. Sex, hot people, murder plots and more... this story has it all.
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 11:04 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod
Check out our other podcasts:
Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat
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Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/
Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/
Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas
Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.
REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
The Raft (2018) directed by Marcus Lindeen:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8116574/
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jan/14/mutiny-on-the-sex-raft-70s-experiment-santiago-genoves
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-raft-chronicles-an-extreme-experiment-with-human-nature
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/love-island-the-raft-film-documentary-sex-experiment-santiago-genoves-a8591746.html
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2314372.The_Acali_Experiment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acali
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-sunday-telegraph/20190602/282033328683553?srsltid=AfmBOopPRoBMzuiWYuT_KLdrW3mz5vSG-vriz3z_ZmeLmMOssE9Ih1Gb
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Julie d’Aubigny was a French opera-singing sword fighter from 17th-century France who lived a wild life and I can't wait for you to hear all about it!
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 12.19 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
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Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas
Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.
REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
https://theculturetrip.com/europe/france/articles/the-story-of-julie-daubigny-the-french-opera-singing-sword-fighter
https://kellygardiner.com/fiction/books/goddess/the-real-life-of-julie-daubigny/
https://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/blogs/lapl/julie-daubigny-la-maupin-and-early-french-opera Alan Westby writing for the LA Public Library
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QaBYLAOaSY written by Jac Amari Mindelan for Extra History
https://thepursuit.acitech.org/2225/features/the-life-of-julie-daubigny/
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20191001-a-hidden-side-to-royal-versailles
https://www.historicmysteries.com/history/julie-daubigny/26646/
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In the mid 1800s, a young heir tragically disappeared at sea. But then, miraculously, he turned up in regional Australia! (But he no longer had a French accent... or spoke any French... and he looked a bit different)
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 07.29 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
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Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat
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Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas
Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.
REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/tichborne-case-victorian-melodrama
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tichborne_case
https://www.cantab.net/users/michael.behrend/repubs/cornhill_tichborne/pages/index.html
The Tichborne Claimant: A Victorian Mystery, 1957
McWilliam, Rohan (2007). The Tichborne Claimant: A Victorian Sensation.
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Jane Austen is one of the most revered writers in history, but how much is actually known about her life? On this episode we dive into the life and work of the author behind Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma and so much more. Also, our great mate Michelle Brasier joins us for the fun!
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 08:58 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod
Check out our other podcasts:
Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat
Prime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/
Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/
Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/
Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas
Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.
REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20170110-the-teenage-writings-of-jane-austen
https://www.oxfordstudent.com/2018/05/14/jane-austens-juvenilia-extravagantly-absurd-and-outrageously-funny/
https://jasna.org/austen/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jane-Austen
https://digitalausten.org/node/16
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jul/18/jane-austen-banknote-unveiled-with-strange-choice-of-quotation
https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2017/07/stanford-literary-scholars-reflect-jane-austens-legacy
https://janeaustens.house/online-exhibition/jane-austen-in-love/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Austen#
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Disney, the most magical place on earth - but what lurks in the shadows? All sorts of stuff apparently! We're joined by Cameron James to hear all about it!
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 10:04 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod
Check out our other podcasts:
Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat
Prime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/
Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/
Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/
Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas
Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.
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El Dorado, the mysterious lost city of gold that is said to exist somewhere in South America - what is the story? This week we find out!
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 07:48 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod
Check out our other podcasts:
Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat
Prime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/
Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/
Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/
Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas
Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.
REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20964114
https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Tenochtitlan (tenosh-titlan)
https://www.oup.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0030/58197/Chapter-19-The-Spanish-conquest-of-the-Americas-1492-1572.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRF0xpFS0zY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC66WjyjoMw
https://www.mexicohistorico.com/paginas/The-Aztec-Triple-Alliance--Tenochtitlan (tenosh-titlan)--Texcoco--and-Tlacopan.html
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hernan-Cortes
https://www.history.com/topics/latin-america/inca
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/el-dorado
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If there's one thing we love, it's game show scandals! And this week we hear about a very successful contestant on the American game show Press Your Luck. But WAS he just lucky, or was there more to it?
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 09:49 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod
Check out our other podcasts:
Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat
Prime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/
Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/
Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/
Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas
Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.
REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnMlSVS9hb4
https://www.nofreelunch.co.uk/blog/michael-larson-press-your-luck/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Press_Your_Luck_scandal
https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/lebanons-michael-larson-and-the-110000-press-your-luck-scandal-of-1984/GTVLQYYNN5DGBPFOAKNESTBN5A/
https://www.thisamericanlife.org/412/million-dollar-idea
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