- Publisher |
- Do Go On Media
- Media Type |
- audio
- Podknife tags |
- Comedy,
- History,
- Society & Culture
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- People |
- Country Of Origin |
- Australia
- Produced In |
- Melbourne, Victoria
- Premiere Date |
- 2015-11-11
- Frequency |
- Weekly
- Explicit |
- Yes
This podcast currently has no reviews.
Submit ReviewIn 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 get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPod
Submit a topic idea directly to the hat: dogoonpod.com/suggest-a-topic/
Check out our new merch! : go-on-podcast.creator-spring.com/">https://do-go-on-podcast.creator-spring.com/
Check out our AACTA nominated web series: http://bit.ly/DGOWebSeries
Twitter: @DoGoOnPod
Instagram: @DoGoOnPod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DoGoOnPod/
Email us: dogoonpod@gmail.com
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.timetoast.com/timelines/the-epic-journey-of-chris-mccandless
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_McCandless
https://www.christophermccandless.info/bio.html
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Emory-University
https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/how-chris-mccandless-died
https://sites.google.com/a/sdst.org/chris-mccandless/timeline
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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/DoGoOnPod
Live show tickets: https://dogoonpod.com/live-shows/
Submit a topic idea directly to the hat: dogoonpod.com/suggest-a-topic/
Twitter: @DoGoOnPod
Instagram: @DoGoOnPod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DoGoOnPod/
Email us: dogoonpod@gmail.com
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/
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.crimetraveller.org/2017/12/qantas-bomb-hoax-australias-greatest-heist/
the-archives-1971-qantas-pays-500-000-ransom-in-mid-air-bomb-hoax-20200522-p54vgz.html">https://www.theage.com.au/national/from-the-archives-1971-qantas-pays-500-000-ransom-in-mid-air-bomb-hoax-20200522-p54vgz.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-13Yg3Fiq8s
https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/selwyn-william-16909
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 begins at approximately 05:18 (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 directly to the hat: dogoonpod.com/suggest-a-topic/
Check out our merch store: go-on-podcast.creator-spring.com/">https://do-go-on-podcast.creator-spring.com/
Check out our AACTA nominated web series: http://bit.ly/DGOWebSeries
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:
Icebound The Greatest Dog Story Ever Told (Discovery Channel)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQbJ1PNTZyo&t=10s
https://www.baltostruestory.net/serumrunsynopsisp2.htm
https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/togo/
https://www.maruskiyas.com/nome-alaska
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 directly to the hat: dogoonpod.com/suggest-a-topic/
Twitter: @DoGoOnPod
Instagram: @DoGoOnPod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DoGoOnPod/
Email us: dogoonpod@gmail.com
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/
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/Hatton_Garden_safe_deposit_burglary
https://www.theweek.co.uk/63246/how-the-real-hatton-garden-robbery-played-out
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jan/23/one-last-job-inside-story-of-the-hatton-garden-heist
https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2016/03/biggest-jewel-heist-in-british-history
garden-heist-ringleader-brian-reader-may-only-have-months-to-live-a6917041.html">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/hatton-garden-heist-ringleader-brian-reader-may-only-have-months-to-live-a6917041.html
https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/the-hatton-garden-criminals
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 tickets: https://dogoonpod.com/live-shows/
Catch Bec's show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival : https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2023/shows/merry
Submit a topic idea directly to the hat: dogoonpod.com/suggest-a-topic/
Check out our new merch! : go-on-podcast.creator-spring.com/">https://do-go-on-podcast.creator-spring.com/
Stream our 300th episode with extra quiz (and 16 other episodes with bonus content): https://sospresents.com/authors/dogoon
Check out our AACTA nominated web series: http://bit.ly/DGOWebSeries
Twitter: @DoGoOnPod
Instagram: @DoGoOnPod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DoGoOnPod/
Email us: dogoonpod@gmail.com
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.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 podcast, the report begins at approximately 07:28 (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 directly to the hat: dogoonpod.com/suggest-a-topic/
Check out our new merch: go-on-podcast.creator-spring.com/">https://do-go-on-podcast.creator-spring.com/
Twitter: @DoGoOnPod
Instagram: @DoGoOnPod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DoGoOnPod/
Email us: dogoonpod@gmail.com
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/
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.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/brinks-robbery
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113268139/a-quarter-century-later-brinks/
okeefe-informant-in-brinks-robbery-dies-biggest-cash-robbery.html">https://www.nytimes.com/1976/03/28/archives/specs-okeefe-informant-in-brinks-robbery-dies-biggest-cash-robbery.html
https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-americas-biggest-heist-the-great-brinks-robbery-fell-apart
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 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 directly to the hat: dogoonpod.com/suggest-a-topic/
Listen to James on Loremen: http://www.loremenpodcast.com/
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.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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: https://dogoonpod.com/live-shows/
Submit a topic idea directly to the hat: dogoonpod.com/suggest-a-topic/
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.theguardian.com/film/2013/jul/20/nicolas-cage-frozen-ground
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/nicolas-cage-1999-cover-story-832684/
nicholascage091116.pdf">https://nymag.com/arts/articles/09/11/nymag-nicholascage091116.pdf
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/530681/9-bizarre-facts-about-nicolas-cage
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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).
Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPod
Live show tickets: https://dogoonpod.com/live-shows/
Submit a topic idea directly to the hat: dogoonpod.com/suggest-a-topic/
Check out our new merch! : go-on-podcast.creator-spring.com/">https://do-go-on-podcast.creator-spring.com/
Twitter: @DoGoOnPod
Instagram: @DoGoOnPod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DoGoOnPod/
Email us: dogoonpod@gmail.com
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/
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://open.spotify.com/show/3peO5EoD0YeRh7xcFMncDM?si=33df4ed2ab2b408c
https://allthatsinteresting.com/chippendales-murders
https://abc7chicago.com/chippendales-murders-chippendale-2020-abc-news-read-scott/11100167/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chippendales
https://nypost.com/article/dark-history-of-chippendales/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 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 directly to the hat: dogoonpod.com/suggest-a-topic/
Our merch: go-on-podcast.creator-spring.com/">https://do-go-on-podcast.creator-spring.com/
Check out our AACTA nominated web series: http://bit.ly/DGOWebSeries
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 Ship That Never Was by Adam Courtenay
https://realhistory.co/2022/07/27/macquarie-harbour-penal-station/
isld.html">https://www.ourtasmania.com.au/northwest/sarah-isld.html
https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/L/Langerrareroune.htm
https://tasmaniantimes.com/2020/07/macquarie-harbour-penal-station-history/
https://www.strahanvillage.com.au/blog/the-original-people-of-tasmania-s-west-coast
https://eprints.utas.edu.au/220/2/02Whole.pdf
Wonder-Weekly-June-22.pdf">https://www.utas.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/1341438/The-Wonder-Weekly-June-22.pdf
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This podcast could use a review! Have anything to say about it? Share your thoughts using the button below.
Submit Review
