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All Aussie HourThe Emu War - The Feathery Army Machine Guns Couldn't Take DownIT'S A SEASON FINALE!!! For our final ep of season 1, Mel takes Josie through the infamous Emu War, when emus dominated the Aussie army and its new, fancy machine guns. **If you would like to skip the catch up chats, head straight to 24 mins. Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts Show notes: "'Feathered foes': soldier settlers and Western Australia's 'Emu War' of 1932, Murray Johnson, (2006). T...2024-10-3053 minAll Aussie HourThe Strawberry Needle Spiking Incident: A Very Fruity MysteryJosie takes Mel all the way back to 2018, when needles started showing up stuck into strawberries all across Australia. **If you would like to skip the catch up chats, head straight to 29 mins and 40 seconds! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts Show notes: BBC, no byline, September 2018 ABC by Patrick Williams, September 2018 The Guardian by Ben Smee, September 2018 The North We...2024-09-291h 15All Aussie HourWhiskey Au Go Go Fire: Secrecy Surrounds One Of Australia's Worst TragediesThis week, Mel tells Josie the tragic story of Brisbane's Whiskey Au Go Go fire, and the corruption and intrigue that was behind it. **If you would like to skip the catch-up chats, head straight to 18 mins! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES: Q News, Brooke Tindall Q News, Destiny Rogers The Ghost Gate Road podcast by Matthew Condon 2024-09-191h 02All Aussie HourEmergency Mini Episode: Dave GrohlEven though this has nothing to do whatsoever with a) Australia or b) history, Mel and Josie just love to yap and obviously needed to gasbag about Dave Grohl's announcement of his illegitimate child IMMEDIATELY. Join the convo in the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group! AND: Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM PodcastsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-09-1119 minAll Aussie HourHeath Ledger: The Life & Death Of An Icon Taken Way Too SoonFor some reason, Josie has decided to punish herself by telling Mel all about Aussie actor, heartthrob and icon Heath Ledger. Yes, there are tears. **If you would like to skip the catch up chats, head straight to 23 mins! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES: Australian Screen – Heath Ledger Biography National Film and Sound Archive of Australia – clip of Heath Ledger in Sweat2024-09-051h 34All Aussie HourFisher's Ghost: Brat Summer (Revenge Beyond The Grave Edition)Is this the most unhinged episode of All Aussie Hour and its past iterations yet? Maybe. A very hungover Mel tells Josie about Fisher's Ghost, a ye olde tale about a man who gets murdered and then does some messy, dramatic revenge by reappearing as a ghost to take down his murderer. Charli XCX would love. **If you would like to skip the catch-up chats, head straight to 27.53 mins! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram 2024-08-2758 min
All Aussie HourSydney 2000 Olympics, Part 2: Thorpey, Fatso & Alarmingly Small OutfitsIn the epic final part of our Aussie Sports Extravaganza, Josie covers Part 2 of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. **If you would like to skip the catch up chats, head straight to 25 mins! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES: GQ Australia, 2024Sydney Morning Herald by Sarah Keoghan, September 2020 WikipediaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-08-051h 51
All Aussie HourSydney 2000 Olympics, Part 1: That Chaotic Opening CeremonyHappy Olympics Season, Zesties! This week we start our two-parter on the Sydney 2000 Olympics, with Mel kicking things off and taking you through winning the bid, the lead-up and THAT opening ceremony. **If you would like to skip the catch-up chats, head straight to 22.32 mins! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group! Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram! Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES:See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-07-291h 23
All Aussie HourThe Matildas: The Record-Breakers Formerly Known As The “Female Socceroos”Continuing our Aussie Sports Extravaganza, this week Josie takes Mel through the incredible and inspiring history of THE MATILDAS! **If you would like to skip the catch up chats, head straight to 27 mins! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES: Stan Original Doco Trailblazers Football Australia article about the history of Women’s Football in Australia Extract from A Woman’s Game by...2024-07-151h 39
All Aussie HourCathy Freeman: Olympic Champ, 8th Fastest Woman In The World, General LegendThis week Mel takes Josie through the incredible life and achievements of Queen of Australia Cathy Freeman! **If you would like to skip the catch up chats, head straight to 15:10! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES:See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-07-081h 03All Aussie HourThe Kelly Cahill Abduction: An Alien Encounter Worthy Of The X-FilesThis week Josie takes Mel through our very own Aussie homegrown UFO abduction and the story of Kelly Cahill (if that IS her real name...)! **If you would like to skip the catch up chats, head straight to 16:30! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES: ABC article Sep 2020 by Matt Neal SMH article 2016 by Daniella Miletic A 2022 Ferntree Gully Star Mail a...2024-07-011h 01All Aussie HourThredbo Landslide: The Disaster that Stopped the NationThis week Mel tells Josie of the landslide that stopped the nation, the tragic Thredbo Disaster of 1997. **If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 21 mins! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES: 9 News, Ellen Connolly, 2014 SBS News, 2017 ABC, Bill Brown, 2017 SMH, Heroes Of Thtredbo, Andrew Brown, 2017 Australian Disaster Resilience Knowledge Hub...2024-06-241h 12All Aussie HourSomerton Man (Josie’s Version): A Still Technically Unsolved MysteryThis week Josie re-does an old AAMH story, it's the incredible mystery of the 1948 death of the unknown 'Somerton Man'. **If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 18 mins! (00:01) Zesty Chat (17:50) Somerton Man begins (01:22.00) End Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES: SMH extract from Kerry Greenwood’s book “Tamam Shud: The Somert...2024-06-171h 22All Aussie HourBurke & Wills: Australia’s Crappiest ExplorersJoin Mel as she regales Josie of the worst explorers ever, our very own Burke & Wills. **If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 14.15 Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES: burkeandwills.net.au Burke and Wills' Courage and Folly Pt. 1: Marching Onwards to the Great Unknown". Australian Stamps Professional.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...2024-06-101h 16All Aussie HourThe Unsolved Murder of Lynette White: A Timely Reminder To Believe WomenThis week Josie tells Mel about the tragic 1973 unsolved murder of Lynette White. **If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 15.40. Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES: 1800RESPECT is available for free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to support people impacted by domestic, family or sexual violence – call 1800 737 732 or visit 1800respect.org.au Police are urging anyo...2024-06-031h 15All Aussie HourThe Lithgow Panther (Mel’s Version): Is The Big Cat Real?This week Mel redoes an old Aussie Mystery Hour ep (Mel's Version) and dives even deeper into the mystery of the Lithgow Panther! **If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 15 mins! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM PodcastsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-05-2758 minAll Aussie HourThe Frederick Escape: 10 Convicts Really Said ‘Let’s Get The F**k Outta Here’This week Josie regales Mel with the incredible story of the 1834 Frederick Escape! **If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 21 mins! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES: ABC Radio National program Hindsight, episode broadcast 15 Feb 2009 Discover Tasmania Australian Geographic University of Tasmania article from Companion to Tasmanian History Ja...2024-05-211h 11All Aussie HourCyclone Tracy: The Terrifying Story Of Darwin’s Total DestructionThis week Mel tells Josie all about the 1974 Darwin disaster of Cyclone Tracy, and the devastating effects it had on NT's capital city. **If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 14 mins! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE RESOURCES: The Elements Podcast: Air: Cyclone Tracy Big Blow Up North: A History of Tropical Cyclones in Australia’s Nor...2024-05-131h 02All Aussie HourMark “Chopper” Read: Gangster, Compulsive Liar, Poo Enthusiast**If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 19 mins for Chopper! This week Josie tells Mel all about the ridiculous life of Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read. Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE RESOURCES: The Guardian, 2013: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/09/mark-chopper-read-obituary Sydney Morning Herald by Andrew Rule, 2010: https://www.smh.com.au/national/in...2024-05-061h 20All Aussie HourTasman Bridge Disaster: a Fatal Error, a Famous Monaro & a Town Split In TwoG'day mates! On today's ep, Josie tells Mel about the 1975 Tasman Bridge Disaster. Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-05-0146 minAll Aussie HourAussie Rules Footy: People With Tight Shorts On Run Around A LotWe’re back mates! On this very first ep of All Aussie Hour, Mel tells Josie all about the history of Aussie Rules Footy. Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-04-2939 min
All Aussie HourIntroducing ALL AUSSIE HOUR!G’day mates and welcome to All Aussie Hour, the new podcast from Melissa Mason and Josie Rozenberg-Clarke. You might remember them from the hit podcasts All Aussie Mystery Hour and The Zest Is History, and to be quite honest their new offering is… basically the same. Each week, one host will spin the other a yarn from Australia’s rich and, let’s face it, completely batshit past. Strap in for zesty tales, weird mysteries and potentially even some research! Tune in Tuesday 30 April for the first episode! Produced by DM PodcastsSee...2024-04-2301 min
All Aussie HourTZIH: Nancy Wake AKA 'The White Mouse' - A Zesty WWII Hero Who Definitely Killed A GuyThis month, Josie (fresh from her trip to France) tells Mel about Nancy Wake - an Aussie living in the south of France who became a spy known as the White Mouse during WWII. This episode of The Zest Is History was produced by Josie Rozenberg-Clarke, with research by Caitlin Robson. Credits: Wikipedia, obvs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Wake Timeline World History Documentaries, How Nancy Wake Saved Countless Lives | Enemy Of The Reich, July 18 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNXKovYM15A Variety, “Elizabeth Debicki to Star in...2022-08-301h 00
All Aussie HourTZIH: Bob Hawke - The PM With A Beer-Drinking World RecordThis week, Mel tells Josie all about the life of Bob Hawke, one of Australia's greatest Prime Ministers who was also known for his wild sex life and penchant for downing a beer in record time. The Zest Is History was produced by Melissa Mason this week, with research by Caitlin Robson. As always, love us please: Become a TZIH Patreon supporter at patreon.com/thezestishistory Join The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook. Follow us on Instagram...2022-07-0759 min
All Aussie HourTZIH: The Picasso Art Heist - Stealing Paintings Right Off The Gallery WallsThis week, Josie tells Mel all about the Picasso Art Heist, where a very famous, VERY EXPENSIVE Picasso painting was literally taken straight off the wall of the National Gallery in Victoria. The Zest Is History was produced by Josie Rozenberg-Clarke this week, with research by Caitlin Robson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2022-05-3159 min
You're Doing Great Sweetie!S2E6: Keeping House Plants Alive Is Honestly A Full Time JobIndoor plants end up being a sad true crime story in Josie and Mel's two houses, so in this ep the gals ponder: why are plants more difficult to cultivate than any human relationship? Join our community, sweetie!Find us on Instagram: @doinggreat_sweetieJoin our Facebook group: search "You're Doing Great Sweetie"Email us: doinggreatsweetie1@gmail.comFollow Josie on Instagram: @josierozeFollow Mel on Instagram: @melissamason_ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-05-0226 minYou're Doing Great Sweetie!S2E5: The Endless Struggle To Master 'The Juggle'Josie and Mel chat about nailing (more like: failing) the "juggle" that is work, life, partners, toddlers, friends, mental health... the list goes on and the balls in the air just don't stop coming.Join our community, sweetie!Find us on Instagram: @doinggreat_sweetieJoin our Facebook group: search "You're Doing Great Sweetie"Email us: doinggreatsweetie1@gmail.comFollow Josie on Instagram: @josierozeFollow Mel on Instagram: @melissamason_ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-03-1636 minYou're Doing Great Sweetie!S2E4: No Worries If Not! -- Why People Pleasing Is Our Worst HabitIn this episode, Mel and Josie discuss the intrinsically "female" traits of politeness and people pleasing, why we feel compelled to constantly be like this, and why Grace Tame's side eye was a huge step in the right direction.Join our community, sweetie!Find us on Instagram: @doinggreat_sweetieJoin our Facebook group: search "You're Doing Great Sweetie"Email us: doinggreatsweetie1@gmail.comFollow Josie on Instagram: @josierozeFollow Mel on Instagram: @melissamason_ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...2022-02-2136 minYou're Doing Great Sweetie!S2E3: Have We Fallen Out Of Love With Reality TV Dating Shows?From The Bachelor to Married At First Sight, there was a time when Josie and Mel were obsessed with any and all reality TV dating shows. But in 2022, they've lost interest - and they're wondering why. Expect chats about the ethics of watching people get totally humiliated on national TV, to whether Insta-fame has ruined the "realness" of these shows (or contributed to their success?)Join our community, sweetie!Find us on Instagram: @doinggreat_sweetieJoin our Facebook group: search "You're Doing Great Sweetie"Email us: doinggreatsweetie1@gmail.com2022-02-1345 min
All Aussie HourTZIH: Saltwater Crocodiles - Those Reptiley Pr*cksThis week, Mel tells Josie about saltwater crocodiles - those terrifying, dinosaur creatures that inhabit pretty much any body of water you'd fine in the Top End of Australia. Cunning, smart and absolutely ginormous, they've terrorised Aussies forever - but they're pretty cool, if you forget about how they can swallow you whole.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2022-01-2858 minYou're Doing Great Sweetie!S2E2: Love Bombing And The Chaos Of Dating Right NowLove bombing has been the dating term of 2022 thanks to the now-viral 'The Movie Star & Me' Medium story by Domenica Feraud. But what does love bombing look like in general dating culture? We argue that it's not always a conscious manipulation tactic - but it still sucks to be on the receiving end. Also, fake tattoos! Corn chip obsession! Talking incessantly about someone who burned you over a year ago on multiple podcast platforms! Mel is basically Taylor Swift (podcast version). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-01-2845 minYou're Doing Great Sweetie!S2E1: How To Actually Achieve Those Lofty 'New Year, New Me' GoalsThey're baaaaaack! After a short hiatus, Josie and Mel are coming in hot for 2022 with a brand new season. In this episode, they chat about making goals / New Year's resolutions that a) aren't lame and b) are actually achievable. Because sex is great, but have you ever ticked a goal off your list? An example of ABZ framework for goal setting: https://twitter.com/shaanvp/status/1347252471291207681Join our community, sweetie!Find us on Instagram: @doinggreat_sweetieJoin our Facebook group: search "You're Doing Great Sweetie"Email...2022-01-1354 min
All Aussie HourTZIH: The Nutbush - Why The Hell Are Aussies The Only Ones Who Do This Bloody DanceIn this long-awaited, much-delayed by illness and (technological) misadventure episode, Josie talks Mel through the mysterious origin story of Australia's national dance - The Nutbush. We recorded this as a livestream for our Patreon supporters so if you want to watch us record the next ep, get involved here for just $5 a month: patreon.com/thezestishistory Video of the Nutbush for any non-Aussie listeners! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_heNiNHqmnY Credits: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutbush_City_Limits SMH article from 2018 by Mary Ward ...2021-11-2150 minYou're Doing Great Sweetie!S1E11: From Being Full-On Religious To Having A Crisis Of FaithIn the second part of our solo sesh's, Mel's talking about her ten years as a Pentecostal Christian - worship leader, youth leader, and an entire life that revolved around God, but also church and the church community. How do you extricate yourself from what's become your entire life? And where does that faith go?Join our community, sweetie!Find us on Instagram: @doinggreat_sweetieJoin our Facebook group: search "You're Doing Great Sweetie"Email us: doinggreatsweetie1@gmail.comFollow Josie on Instagram: @josierozeFollow...2021-10-031h 03You're Doing Great Sweetie!S1E10: We Should Normalise Being Open About Pregnancy LossFor the next two eps, we're sharing personal stories of experiences that have shaped our lives. This week, Josie talks about going through a miscarriage and the trauma that then followed her into her next pregnancy, and gives a few tips of how to handle your friend or loved one's grief if they are going through pregnancy loss.It's a tough topic, so here are a couple of resources in case you are struggling and need support.SANDS Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Newborn Death support: https://www.sands.org.au/Pink Elephants...2021-09-1350 minYou're Doing Great Sweetie!S1E9: Life Is Just Cooking Dinner Every Night Until You DieIf there's one task that makes life feel tedious (besides cleaning the toot), it's making dinner. From finding ways to jazz up tired recipes, to cooking on a budget, it's just an exhausting, frustrating process that we're frankly over, big time. But unless you're J.Lo and can afford a private chef (please, god) it's a huge part of life - and annoyingly, still kind of falls to the women a lot of the time. This ep is basically just us whinging about cooking, cleaning up after cooking, kids that hate our cooking and us begging you for new...2021-09-0535 minYou're Doing Great Sweetie!S1E8: Losing A Friend Can Hurt Worse Than A BreakupIn the second bit of our friendship two-parter, Mel and Josie talk about how losing a friend can be really painful, and chat about why it's important to remember it's not (always) your fault.Join our community, sweetie!Find us on Instagram: @doinggreat_sweetieJoin our Facebook group: search "You're Doing Great Sweetie"Email us: doinggreatsweetie1@gmail.comFollow Josie on Instagram: @josierozeFollow Mel on Instagram: @melissamason_ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-08-3048 minYou're Doing Great Sweetie!S1E7: Postponed Weddings & Lockdown Flatness with Laura HenshawOur first guest! For this episode we invited all-round angel and co-founder of health & fitness app Keep It Cleaner, Laura Henshaw, on for a chat. From that flat feeling extended lockdowns have brought many Australians to "COVID disappointments" like postponing your wedding five times, Laura breaks down what's helped her get through some tough times over the past couple of years - and we chat about how it's okay to be upset about the trivial stuff, even if you're thankful about the bigger stuff. Plus she used to be a DJ so we of course discussed the best/worst...2021-08-2247 min
All Aussie HourTZIH: The Button Man - Victoria's Mysterious High Country ResidentWe're back! We're doing mysteries! It's like All Aussie Mystery Hour except it's not! This episode, Mel takes Josie through The Button Man, a mysterious guy who lives in the Victorian High Country area for periods each year. The thing is, there have also been several eerie disappearances in the same area over the last few years. Cue media suspicion of The Button Man - but is he just a prankster freaking out bushwalkers? References https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/the-button-man-could-be-key-to-mounting-mountain-mystery-20200521-p54v4p.html The Age, John Silvester, May 22 2020. 2021-08-1941 minYou're Doing Great Sweetie!S1E6: How To Make Friends When You're A Grown-UpWhen you're a kid, making new friends is easy. It's usually whoever sits next to you in class, maybe also whoever isn't being the school bully. But once you hit adulthood, it's SERIOUSLY tough. This ep, we discuss our own attempts at making adult friends (we've had to do it a LOT), can you Instagram DM your way to friendship, and how to even meet new people in the first place.Join our community, sweetie!Find us on Instagram: @doinggreat_sweetieJoin our Facebook group: search "You're Doing Great Sweetie"2021-08-0955 minYou're Doing Great Sweetie!S1E5: Give Us A Vax For Comparison-itisNothing is more contagious than comparison syndrome (or as Mel calls it in this ep, comparison-itis) - you basically catch it every time you go on Instagram. Mel and Josie chat about the type of content that sees them falling deep into the comparison trap and share some methods they use to snap out of it.Join our community, sweetie!Find us on Instagram: @doinggreat_sweetieJoin our Facebook group: search "You're Doing Great Sweetie"Email us: doinggreatsweetie1@gmail.comFollow Josie on Instagram: @josieroze...2021-08-0250 minYou're Doing Great Sweetie!S1E4: A Love/Hate Relationship With BoozeIn lockdown it feels like everyone is either a) attempting to do it sober or b) drinking more to get through it, so in this ep we chat about our own changing relationships with alcohol over the years, changes we've made to our habits during locky d, and reflect on Australian drinking culture as a whole (and how it can be tough to cut out booze completely).Join our community, sweetie!Find us on Instagram: @doinggreat_sweetieJoin our Facebook group: search "You're Doing Great Sweetie"Email us: doinggreatsweetie1...2021-07-2638 minYou're Doing Great Sweetie!S1E3: When Your Libido Goes AWOLOh my god, we're already at a sex episode! This ep, we're chatting all things libido - normalising the ebbs and flows, the weird pressure we put on ourselves to be having sex all the time, how a bowl of buttery mash potato and a new season on Bridgerton is kinda better than (most) sex anyway, and getting back in the sack after pushing a child out of your uterus. Join our community, sweetie!Find us on Instagram: @doinggreat_sweetieJoin our Facebook group: search "You're Doing Great Sweetie"...2021-07-1941 minYou're Doing Great Sweetie!S1E2: Sustainability, Meet Our Online Shopping ObsessionWe're big on sustainability - this planet needs our help, and over-consumption is a huge factor when it comes to adding more crap to landfill. But... we can't stop buying clothes. In this episode, we chat online shopping, the unhealthy connection of mood and adding to cart, decisions we've made to curb our consumerism, buying 20 pairs of trackpants because they're being discontinued, and Josie's hack for avoiding stupid spending.Join our community, sweetie!Find us on Instagram: @doinggreat_sweetieJoin our Facebook group: search "You're Doing Great Sweetie"Email...2021-07-1954 minYou're Doing Great Sweetie!S1E1: COVID "Normal" Is Anything But NormalWelcome to You're Doing Great Sweetie, the podcast that's like an audio hug. For our first episode, we're talking COVID. The virus that upended our world and changed everything. Now we're adjusting to it - what is COVID "Normal"? As parts of Australia enter another major lockdown, life is anything but consistent. We talk mental health, that weird pressure to do EVERYTHING in a period of mental exhaustion, and feeling claustrophobic in a borders-closed country.Join our community, sweetie!Find us on Instagram: @doinggreat_sweetieJoin our Facebook group: search "You're...2021-07-1943 min
All Aussie HourTZIH: Succulent Chinese Meal Guy - Will The Real Mr Democracy Manifest Please Stand Up?What is the charge? Eating a meal? Josie takes Mel through the long and convoluted story behind the bloke whose wild arrest in the 1980s went super viral in the 2010s. Loathe zesty chit-chat? head to 26:24. CREDITS PEDESTRIAN.TV 2021 by Courtney Fry & Michael Di Iorio https://www.pedestrian.tv/entertainment/succulent-chinese-meal-guy-investigation/ Reddit thread by cammyjew https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/396ij0/the_hilarious_arrest_of_hungarian_nobleman_paul/ Canberra Times 1005 Nicole Leedham https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/130547791/14741210 ...2021-06-291h 03
All Aussie HourTZIH: Shane Warne - Phenomenal Cricketer, Keen SexterThis week, Mel tells Josie about Shane Warne - one of Australia's greatest cricketers of all time. Shane was also known for his sexcapades, including plenty of sexting, an alleged threesome and a whirlwind romance with none other than Liz Hurley. CREDITS: Ninemsn, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071109155241/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=298635 ABC, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060517120949/http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200605/s1632604.htm News.com.au, Jai Bednall, 2018 https://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/shane-warne-opens-up-on-his-engagement-to-liz-hurley/news-story...2021-05-101h 07
All Aussie HourTZIH: Lennie Gwyther & Ginger Mick: A Boy, His Pony And His Silk PajamasIn this episode, Josie tells Mel the chaotic story of Lennie Gwyther, a 9-year-old boy whose parents let him ride his pony Ginger Mick 1000km to Sydney to see the opening of the Harbour Bridge. Shoutout to Nik from the Zest Is History Facebook group for suggesting this yarn! Hate any kind of zest? Skip straight to 20:20. CREDITS: SMH 2015 by Carolyn Webb https://www.smh.com.au/national/the-nineyearold-who-rode-a-pony-1000km-to-sydney-20150121-12v3kq.html Sydney Living Museums Article by Charlotte Roberts https://sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/stories/lennie-gwyther2021-04-121h 01
All Aussie HourTZIH: Bachelor & Spinster Balls - BYO Utes, Boots & TuxedosThis week, Mel tells Josie all about the infamous B&S ball - once called Bachelor and Spinster Balls, now often called "Beer & Sex Balls". In the ye olde days, these events were about matchmaking - now, they're kinda a huge debaucherous festival. As always, love us please: Join The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook. Send us mail! The Zest Is History, PO Box 453, Rose Bay NSW 2029. Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory. Follow Mel...2021-03-2954 min
All Aussie HourTZIH: Steve Irwin - Our Chaotic Croc Wrangler Was Taken Way Too SoonCRIKEY, WE'RE BACK! Josie tells Mel the story of one her most favourite people: conservationist, larrikin and family man Steve Irwin. Can she get through it without crying? Probably not! For a bonus video of Josie answering Steve-related questions, head over to our Patreon! To skip the zest, head straight to 20:45. CREDITS: 1992 Who Magazine article by Peter Castro: https://web.archive.org/web/20070930160513/http://www.who.com/who/scoop/article/0,19971,1531530,00.html ABC’s Australian Story episode called The Irwin Encounters, from May 2015: https://www.abc.net.au/au...2021-03-161h 07
All Aussie HourTZIH: The QANTAS Bomb - Like 'Speed' Only On A Plane And With No KeanuThis week, Josie tells Mel all about the time in 1971 when a mysterious man called Mr Brown called QANTAS HQ and told them there was a bomb on a plane. That was already in the sky. And the bomb would detonate if the plane dropped below 20,000 feet... Wanna skip the zest? Head straight to 27:58. CREDITS: ABC News by Bridget Judd https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-23/qantas-bomb-hoax-1971-the-great-plane-robbery-australia/10807510 7 News by Duncan McNab https://7news.com.au/original-fyi/crime-story-investigator/planes-bombs-and-murder-the-curious-case-of-the-peter-macari-qantas-hoax-c-365924 Nine News by Richard W...2021-02-011h 06
All Aussie HourTZIH: Toots Holzheimer - Australia's First Female TruckieThis week, Mel tells Josie about Toots Holzheimer, Australia's first female truck driver who traversed the chaotic terrain of Far North Queensland (oh, and had like 400 babies while doing so). CREDITS: Toots: Woman in a Man's World by Donna Vawdrey Hooroo!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2021-01-261h 19
All Aussie HourTZIH: Drop Bears - Australia's Most Fearsome (Not To Mention 100% Real) Apex PredatorIn Part 2 of our second Sydney live show, Mel schools Josie on the most fearsome creature to never exist, the drop bear. You can find the pics for this episode in our Facebook group or on our Instagram page, details below!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2021-01-1736 min
All Aussie HourTZIH: Jessie Hickman - The Most Badass Bushranger Was A Woman, Of CourseThis week, it's the first part of our second Sydney live show! In which Josie tells Mel all about Jessie Hickman, a female bushranger who kicked a supreme amount of ass. You can find the pics for this episode in our Facebook group or on our Instagram page, details below! CREDITS: Blog post by Di Moore https://www.openwriting.com/archives/2009/05/elizabeth_jessi_1.php ABC by Margaret Burin https://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2014/12/03/4141124.htm Vice by Emma Nobel https://www.vice...2021-01-1040 min
All Aussie HourTZIH: Princess Mary - Proof That Trashy Dance Floor Hook-Ups Can Lead To True LoveIt's the second part of our first Sydney live show! This week, Josie tells Mel the whole, painfully '00s story of Princess Mary - just a gal from Tassie who ended up at a Sydney pub and happened to hook up with the Crown Prince of Denmark, leading to marriage and some really cute babies. You can find the pics for this episode in our Facebook group or on our Instagram page, details below! CREDITS: Daily Mail by Laura House https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3153065/From-party-girl-future-Queen-Denmark-Old-footage-Crown-Princess-Mary-reveals-life-Frederik-trying-luck-modelling-world-learning-walk-like-royalty.html Woman’s Da...2021-01-031h 01
All Aussie HourTZIH: Beth Maynard - 500 Husbands And A Mysterious Death In The Mining Town Of SilvertonThis week, it's a live recording of our first Sydney show! Mel tells Josie about Beth Maynard, a feisty old-timey gal who had 1,000 husbands and traipsed all over Australia, only to meet an untimely death in Silverton, NSW... was she killed? Or did she die of a broken heart? CREDITS: Odd History, Annie O'Reilly http://www.oddhistory.com.au/outback-south-australia-new-south-wales-queensland-and-the-northern-territory/silverton-and-the-remarkable-love-life-of-beth-maynard/ Wikipedia, Silverton NSW https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverton,_New_South_Wales Barrier Miner, 1892 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/44046762 2020-12-2744 min
All Aussie HourTZIH: SPIN US A CHRISTMAS YARN: The Yule Cat Can F**k Right OffMERRY XMAS EVERYONE! As a special holiday treat, Josie tells Mel all about a creepy Icelandic Xmas tradition, the Yule Cat. If you want to see the video of the episode, join our Facebook group by searching The Zest Is History Podcast on FB. CREDITS: https://www.zmescience.com/other/feature-post/christmas-myths-yule-cat/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2020-12-2414 min
All Aussie HourTZIH: Errol Flynn - Turns Out Australia's 1st Hollywood Star Was A Walking STIThis week, Josie tells Mel all about Errol Flynn, who left Tassie for the bright lights of Hollywood and ended up becoming a huge (and problematic) movie star in the 1940s. We also filmed the episode for Patreon supporters! Become a supporter at https://www.patreon.com/thezestishistory Can't bear the zest? Head straight to 15:15. CREDITS: Vanity Fair by Julie Miller, 2013 https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2013/09/errol-flynn-toronto-film-festival Diffords Guide for Discerning Drinkers by Theodora Sutcliffe https://www.diffordsguide.com/en-au/people/51745/celebrity-drinker/errol-flynn High Times...2020-12-211h 08
All Aussie HourTZIH: Granville Rail Disaster - The Worst Train Accident In Australian HistoryThis week, Mel tells Josie about the Granville rail disaster of 1977, the worst in Australian history with 84 passengers killed. It sparked mass reform across not just rail infrastructure, but the way we treat survivor and responder mental health after a traumatic incident. Credits: BBC article, 17 Jan 2017, no author https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-38645976 ABC article, 14 Jan 2017, Phillippa McDonald https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-14/granville-train-disaster-nsw-government-to-apologise-to-families/8182976 ABC article, 17 Dec 2016, Phillippa McDonald https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-17/granville-train-disasters-life-saving-bond/8127598 ABC...2020-12-1553 min
All Aussie HourTZIH: Harry Leo Crawford - The Sad Tale Of Australia's "First Transgender Murderer"Josie tells Mel the tale of Harry Leo Crawford, a man who was actually born Eugenia Falleni in 1875 and whose story is studied by law students today. Wine pairing: 2019 Rocca di Montemassi Calasole Vermentino from the Tuscany wine region of Italy. Want to be boring and skip the zest? Head to 23:40. Credits: ABC Conversations episode from October 25, 2012: https://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/10/25/3618433.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography by Carolyn Strange: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/falleni-eugenia-12911 SBS The Feed by Patrick Abboud...2020-11-171h 11
All Aussie HourTZIH: Kalkajaka Mountain - Climb It And You'll Go MissingThis week, Mel tells Josie about Kalkajaka Mountain, a super sacred (and super scary) granite mountain in Queensland where people, cattle and horses have gone missing over the centuries. Wine pairing: A spooky bottle from Supernatural Wine Co called Green Glow. We picked it up on DRNKS. Want to skip the zest? Killjoy. Head straight to 29.00. Credits: ABC, Brendan Mounter and Adam Stephen, 2018 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-21/mysterious-black-mountain/10067072 QLD national parks https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/black-mountain/about/culture2020-11-041h 12
All Aussie HourTZIH: Devonshire St Cemetery - FYI There's a Bunch Of Dead Bodies Under Central StationIt's still spooky season, so Josie tells Mel all about the graves that weren't deleted from Devonshire St cemetery - and how they just went ahead and built Central Station on top of them anyway. Wine pairing: Extremely alcoholic Take It To Your Grave Pinot Noir in a can. Want to skip the zest? Killjoy. Head straight to 16:50. Credits: Past Lives of the Near Future https://pastlivesofthenearfuture.com/2013/06/27/devonshire-street-cemeterycentral-station-sydney-nsw/ State Library of NSW exhibition from 2019 called Dead Central https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions...2020-10-261h 03
All Aussie HourTZIH: The Alkimos - Just Let This Demon Ship Die Already PleaseIt's spooky season and aquatic mystery fan Josie is back on her waterlogged bullshit, scaring the bejesus out of Mel with the story of the Alkimos, a haunted shipwreck off the coast of WA. Wine pairing: a not too oaky chardonnay from The Hidden Sea Wines. Want to skip le zest? Then head straight to 22:46. CREDITS: Western Australia for Everyone: http://www.australiaforeveryone.com.au/files/wa/alkimos.html TV show "The Extraordinary": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwePELXgiuQ&t=3386s Unexplained Au...2020-10-121h 02
All Aussie HourTZIH: Katherine Knight - One Of Australia's Most Notorious KillersCONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussion of abuse and graphic murder.This week, Mel returns the gals to their All Aussie Mystery Hour roots, telling Josie the story of Katherine Knight, who infamously murdered her partner and left behind one of the most horrific crime scenes in Australian history. Credits:Blood and Stain, Peter Lalor 2002NY Daily News, 2013, Mara Bovsunhttps://www.nydailynews.com/news/justice-story/aussie-woman-removed-beau-skin-article-1.1476480Womens Weekly interview with Sandra Lee, 2002https://web.archive.org/web/20131224122543/http://www...2020-10-061h 22
All Aussie HourTZIH: Aussie Snack Appreciation Hour - Cooked Origin Stories Of Our Iconic FoodsSick of crying in every episode, Josie decides to take a different approach, telling Mel some of the weird stories of how iconic Aussie treats were invented. CREDITS: Good Food by Besha Rodell https://www.goodfood.com.au/recipes/news/the-history-of-the-lamington-an-australian-icon-20171219-h07f36 Mashable by Johnny Lieu https://mashable.com/2017/01/05/chicken-salt-history-australia/ News.com.au by "Staff writer" https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/three-regional-mps-at-war-over-the-origin-of-the-chiko-roll/news-story/e4658438cfd224a1b0fbb3ff51ee8e92 Australian Food History Timeline: https://australianfoodtimeline.com.au...2020-09-281h 22
All Aussie HourTZIH: Centennial Park Eels - Life's About Having One Huge F**k Then You DieThis week, Mel gets all zoological (??) on Josie, telling her about the Centennial Park eels - disgusting ocean slugs who travel all the way from Sydney to... New Caledonia to breed. Confused? Listen up for the story of the sex eels.CREDITS:Centennial Parklands website, by Sam Crosbyhttps://www.centennialparklands.com.au/SMH, Heath Aston, 2011https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/a-very-fast-drain-to-the-south-pacific-20111105-1n11j.htmlAustralian Geographic, 2019https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2019/01/the-remarkable-eels-of-sydneys-centennial-park/2020-09-2156 min
All Aussie HourTZIH: Michael Hutchence: The Tragic Story Of Australia's #1 Rock GodThis week, Josie surprises Mel with the story of the incredible rise and horribly tragic fall of Australia's sexiest ever, bonafide rock god Michael Hutchence, frontman of iconic band INXS. Wine pairing: Chateau de Roquefort Corail Rosé, from the south of France where Michael had a house. Want to avoid the zest? Skip straight to 15:18. CREDITS: The Guardian by Jenny Valentish: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/sep/26/his-personality-changed-michael-hutchences-sister-on-his-traumatic-brain-injury Mamamia by Ali Moore: https://www.mamamia.com.au/kylie-minogue-michael/ The Independent by Robert Milliken:...2020-09-141h 25
All Aussie HourTZIH: Schapelle Corby - The Reason We're All Obsessed With Luggage LocksThis week Mel surprises Josie with the story of Schapelle Corby, a regular Gold Coast gal who became one of the most famous Aussies of the 00s when she was arrested, then jailed for allegedly smuggling drugs. Wine pairing: Not wine this week! Instead, we sipped the signature cocktail from Laneway Bar & Dining (sadly closed), Mercedes Corby's restaurant - vodka, lime and kombucha. 100% would drink again. Want to avoid the zest? Skip to 18.00. Credits: SMH https://www.smh.com.au/world/weighing-the-evidence-20050305-gdkv39.html Daily Telegraph, Kathryn...2020-09-071h 32
All Aussie HourTZIH: The Lonergans - An Aquatic Mystery That's The Stuff Of NightmaresAquatic mystery enthusiast Josie talks Mel through the nightmarish story of Tom and Eileen Lonergan, two American divers who were left behind by their dive tour boat on QLD's Great Barrier Reef in 1998. Wine pairing: a not-tart rosé from The Hidden Sea Wines. Want to avoid the zest? Skip to 32:30 Credits: All That’s Interesting by Kara Goldfarb https://allthatsinteresting.com/tom-eileen-lonergan The Baton Rouge Advocate by John Wirt http://peacecorpsonline.org/messages/messages/467/2022842.html The Guardian by David Fickling https://www.t...2020-08-311h 22
All Aussie HourTZIH: The Cowra Breakout - POWs On The Run In Country NSWThis week, Mel explains the Cowra Breakout to Josie - when hundreds of Japanese POWs escaped an Aussie prison and ended up on the run in the bush. Wanna skip le zest? Skip straight to 17:00. CREDITS: Cowra Fact Sheet, National Archives Of Australia https://web.archive.org/web/20081010165202/http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/fs198.aspx Australian War Memorial https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C389505?fbclid=IwAR3YxfLjK88heWybpXbS1MtXDsTcR_ojgI0eUUK7StAKnyBjyhYqvo1hAaY News.com.au, LJ Charleston, 2019 https...2020-08-241h 10
All Aussie HourTZIH: Captain Moonlite - A Real Old-Timey P.I.M.P.Josie and Mel (via Zoom) discuss the life story of Captain Moonlite (aka Andrew Scott), an 1800s Irish-born larrikin who may or may not have been Australia's first gay bushranger. Wanna skip le zest? Skip straight to 21:22. CREDITS: A Guide To Australian Bushranging https://aguidetoaustralianbushranging.wordpress.com/2017/08/01/captain-moonlite-an-overview/ The Monthly by Jeff Sparrow https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2015/november/1446296400/jeff-sparrow/queer-bushranger Australian Geographic by Jared Richards (we know him!) https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/on-this-day/2017/01/on-this-day-captain-moonlite-hanged/ Australian Dictionary of B...2020-08-171h 24
All Aussie HourTZIH: Paddy Moriarty - By Special Guest Alisha Aitken-RadburnThis week, Alisha Aitken-Radburn joins us as a special guest! The Bachelor In Paradise hero and friend of the podcast tells Josie and Mel about the disappearance of Paddy Moriarty from Larrimah in the Northern Territory. CREDITS Lost In Larrimah Podcast, Kylie Stevenson & Caroline Graham https://www.theaustralian.com.au/podcasts/lost-in-larrimah/news-story/b1903af0830eaca37ed6173a5e6763da A Dog Act Documentary, ABC News https://iview.abc.net.au/show/dog-act-the-disappearance-of-paddy-moriarty The Kerryman, Tadgh Evans https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/lost-in-the-outback-what-became-of-paddy-moriarty-38823462...2020-08-101h 04
All Aussie HourTZIH: The CWA - Badass Country Ladies Getting Sh*t DoneThis week is all about Mel and Josie's favourite Aussie group - the Country Women's Association. Not only do these ladies make a mean scone, they've also contributed heaps to the nation - and have some hectic rules for their fruit cake competition. Credits: The Week, 1922 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/192982648 The Telegraph, 1922 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/177884213 CWA website https://www.cwaa.org.au/ CWA NSW https://www.cwaofnsw.org.au ABC, 2017, Jessica Hinchcliffe2020-08-031h 33
All Aussie HourTZIH: Beaconsfield - 2 Blokes, 2 Weeks, 1 Muesli BarTasmania tragic Josie takes Mel to her favourite state as she recounts the incredible story of the Beaconsfield mine collapse and rescue mission that gripped Australia for two weeks back in 2006. To skip the zest, head straight to 26:50. Credits: Sydney Morning Herald, 2006 https://www.smh.com.au/national/timeline-of-beaconsfield-mine-disaster-20060501-gdnggy.html Australian Geographic, 2013 by Karen Young https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/on-this-day/2013/11/on-this-day-beaconsfield-miners-rescued/ Gympie Times, 2012 by Nev McArg https://www.gympietimes.com.au/news/beaconsfield-rescuer-relives-drama/1356501/ News Corp, 2016 by Meg...2020-07-271h 21
All Aussie HourTZIH: Wittenoom - Is This Australia's Worst Mining Disaster?This week, Mel takes Josie through the Wittenoom disaster, where asbestos mining turned deadly for generations and left a town at critical contamination levels - and completely abandoned. Wanna skip the zest? Head to 18:00. Credits: ABC Pilbara, Gian De Poloni, 2018 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-12/australias-deadliest-ghost-town-wittenoom-a-tourist-hotspot/9987328 The West Australian, Tom Zaunmayr, 2018 https://thewest.com.au/news/pilbara-news/group-gives-rare-glimpse-into-wittenooms-heyday-ng-b88728531z ABC Pilbara, Karen Michelmore, 2019 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-20/final-wittenoom-residents-to-be-forced-out/10917928 ABC Pilbara, Ben Collins, 2015 ...2020-07-211h 03
All Aussie HourTZIH: Waltzing Matilda - The Horny Backstory Of Australia's Unofficial AnthemIf you thought Waltzing Matilda was just an old timey bush ballad, think again! Josie tells Mel all about the spicy love triangle that inspired Banjo Paterson's iconic tune. Wanna skip the zest? Head to 29:07. Credits: Slim Dusty - "Waltzing Matilda": https://youtu.be/FqtttbbYfSM ABC Conversations - "Waltzing Matilda - The Story Behind the Song": https://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2014/07/15/4046331.htm The Capricornian newspaper from 14 Dec 1901: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/68258559 ABC Radio National 2014: h...2020-07-131h 19
All Aussie HourTZIH: Rodney Fox - The Sexiest Man To Ever Be Bitten By A SharkThis week, Mel tells Josie the story of Rodney Fox, a South Australian spear fisherman who, after being horrifically mauled by a great white shark wound up making a whole business out of diving with the creatures themselves. Wanna skip the zest? Head to 17:35. CREDITS: Traveller.com.au, 2006 https://www.traveller.com.au/great-white-fever-5zfw ABC interview, 2002 produced by Peter Lindon https://web.archive.org/web/20131114194437/http://www.abc.net.au/cgi-bin/common/printfriendly.pl?http://www.abc.net.au/dimensions/dimensions_in_time/Transcripts/s518746.htm2020-07-061h 15
All Aussie HourTZIH: Mosman Collar Bomb - 10 Hectic Hours In Sydney's Fanciest SuburbJosie loves a crime, and goes (not very far back) in time to 2011, telling Mel all the gritty details of the insane Mosman collar bomb attack on 18-year-old Madeleine Pulver. Credits: Sydney Morning Herald, 4 August 2011 with reporting from AAP, Glenda Kwek and Nick Ralston https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/bomb-device-attached-to-mosman-schoolgirl-was-a-very-very-elaborate-hoax-20110804-1icbe.html Sydney Morning Herald, 5 August 2011 with reporting from Saffron Howden, Nick Ralston, Rachel Olding, Kim Arlington and Gareth Hutchens https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/nsw/novel-signature-adds-to-bomb-hoax-mystery-20110804-1idms.html ABC 4 August 2011 2020-06-2957 min
All Aussie HourTZIH: The Hydro Majestic Hotel - Buy One Get One Free Douche Baths!Mel tells Josie all about The Hydro Majestic Hotel, the fanciest place in the NSW Blue Mountains area with a quirky history of being a sanatorium, WWII soldier respite centre and... home of 25,000 crabs? Credits: The Hydro Majestic Hotel website https://www.hydromajestic.com.au/ Dictionary Of Sydney https://dictionaryofsydney.org/ In Daily, Caroline Berdon https://indaily.com.au/eat-drink-explore/travel/2017/06/06/hydro-majestic-feels-creaks-time/ SMH, Tim Barlass https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/blue-mountains-hydro-majestic-makes-a-30m-return-to-former-glory-20141025-11bren.html The Atlantic...2020-06-2257 min
All Aussie HourTZIH: The Law Of The Tongue - Killer Whales Killing, Uh, WhalesAquatic Tale Enthusiast/Whale Fearer Josie tells Mel about a pod of killer whales who worked for a company of human whalers in Eden, NSW back in the 1800s. Credits: 2014 Scientific American blog by Bec Crew https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/running-ponies/the-legend-of-old-tom-and-the-gruesome-law-of-the-tongue/ 2010 Sydney Morning Herald article the King of the Killers by Steve Meacham https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/the-king-of-the-killers-20100916-15er7.html 2017 History Cooperative article by Meghan No Surname https://historycooperative.org/history-whaling-twofold-bay/ Geneaology website Monaro Pioneers, a 2016 post by C...2020-06-1542 min
All Aussie HourTZIH: Gough Whitlam's Dismissal - How Our Sexiest PM Got Famously BootedMel and Josie are back, babey! In the first episode of their brand new podcast (you might remember them from their first podcast All Aussie Mystery Hour), Mel dives straight into one of the spiciest tales from Australian politics - that time our sexy Prime Minister Gough Whitlam got himself dismissed. Whoopsie!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2020-06-081h 07
Having A MomentHaving A Moment S1 E2: 2019 FavouritesIn which we look back on our favourite (and not so favourite) things of 2019, including books, bars and bangers!
Show notes:
Tals:
Books I Loved:
The 'Winternight Trilogy' - Katherine Arden
'Homegoing' - Yaa Gyasi
'East of Croydon' - Sue Perkins
A Book I Hated:
'The Secret River' - Kate Grenville
What I'm Currently Reading:
'Girl, Woman, Other' - Bernadine Evaristo
Songs:
'God Help the Outcasts' - Heidi Mollenhauer
'Water Me' - Lizzo
'All the Pretty Girls' - Kaleo2020-01-1257 min