Do Go On

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https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/the-epic-journey-of-chris-mccandless

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/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

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Apr 12, 2023

01:41:36

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).

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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-23/qantas-bomb-hoax-1971-the-great-plane-robbery-australia/10807510

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.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/the-great-plane-robbery-of-1971/news-story/dcf347e76a448bfbafd1c3a1f36529df

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-13Yg3Fiq8s

https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/selwyn-william-16909

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Apr 05, 2023

02:08:04

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)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQbJ1PNTZyo&t=10s

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.baltostruestory.net/serumrunsynopsisp2.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20101127233139/http://www.litsite.org/index.cfm?section=Digital-Archives&page=Land-Sea-Air&cat=Dog-Mushing&viewpost=2&ContentId=2559

https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/togo/

https://www.maruskiyas.com/nome-alaska

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Mar 29, 2023

01:34:09

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).

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatton_Garden_safe_deposit_burglary

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.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

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Mar 22, 2023

02:34:08

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).

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Catch Bec's show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival : https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2023/shows/merry

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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

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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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Mar 15, 2023

01:59:00

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).

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https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/brinks-robbery

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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://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

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Mar 08, 2023

01:47:34

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).

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Listen to James on Loremen: http://www.loremenpodcast.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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Mar 01, 2023

01:57:32

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).

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https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/jul/20/nicolas-cage-frozen-ground

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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.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/nicolas-cage-1999-cover-story-832684/

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-10-wildest-craziest-nicolas-cage-stories-ever-from-being-stalked-by-a-mime-to-shrooming-with-his-cat?ref=scroll

nicholascage091116.pdf">https://nymag.com/arts/articles/09/11/nymag-nicholascage091116.pdf

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1990/08/31/the-wild-and-weird-nicolas-cage/214dd456-5317-4186-9c81-6b1e2c64ccbe/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/530681/9-bizarre-facts-about-nicolas-cage

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Feb 22, 2023

01:44:50

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).

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