Do Go On
Do Go On Media
A fact based comedy podcast. Each week Melbourne comedians Matt Stewart, Jess Perkins and Dave Warneke take it in turns to research a topic and report back to the class.
- 2 hours 12 minutes540 - The Ni'ihau Incident
After Japan's 1941 attack on Pearl Harbour, Japanese Pilot Shigenori Nishikaichi needed a place to conduct an emergency landing. He had been told that the nearby Hawaiian island of Ni'ihau was uninhabited, but that intel was wrong. People did live there, and what's more - the island known as "The Forbidden Isle" has a very interesting history...
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 07:20 (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/
Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-com
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.historynet.com/niihau-incident/
https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2018/12/06/remembering-pearl-harbor-the-niihau-incident/
https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/immigration/japanese/hawaii-life-in-a-plantation-society/
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/japanese-american-incarceration
https://www.britannica.com/place/Niihau
https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2018/11/OF-10b-2054.pdf
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25 February 2026, 12:00 am - 1 hour 32 minutes539 - The Piddler on the Roof (and Other Tales of Criminal Mischief)
In this episode we hear about some of the silliest criminals of recent times, including the man known as the 'piddler on the roof'! Recorded live at the Fringe Bar in Wellington.
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 6:48 (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/
Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-com
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://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/26/us/gun-robber-armed-with-bat
https://nypost.com/2023/06/15/man-left-phone-behind-after-dine-and-dash-then-arrested-for-murder/
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-08-21/new-zealand-teen-admits-he-is-piddler-on-the-roof/483564
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2008/03/26/robbery-suspect-who-left-his-number-shot-by-police/
https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/tv/just-waiting-for-mate-video-914640-20250205
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18 February 2026, 12:00 am - 2 hours 2 minutes538 - The Batavia Shipwreck
This week we hear the wild story of the Batavia - it's a story of a shipwreck, murder, mutiny and madness.
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 10:50 (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/
Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-com
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/Batavia_(1628_ship)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y9H0SFfBj8
https://www.sea.museum/en/home
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11 February 2026, 12:00 am - 1 hour 13 minutes537 - Magic Alex, The Beatles' Electric Guru
In the mid 1960s, Alexis Mardas met John Lennon from The Beatles, and the self-professed inventor made an immediate impression. With outlandish ideas like an artificial Sun, paint that could change colour or a force field that surrounded the Beatles' homes for security, he soon found himself head of Apple Electronics. But just how many of these whacky ideas came to fruition? Recorded live at Oasis Comedy Club in Perth.
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 4:46 (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/
Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-com
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/Magic_Alex#
https://www.beatlesbible.com/people/alexis-mardas/2/
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4 February 2026, 12:00 am - 1 hour 34 minutes536 - FedEx Flight 705
On the 7th of April 1994, at just after 3pm, FedEx Flight 705 departed Memphis, Tennessee for a flight to San Jose, California. What followed was one of the most harrowing and heroic journeys of the 20th century.
CW: discussion of suicide + plane related turmoil + hammer-based violence
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 10:05 (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/
Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-com
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://tailstrike.com/database/7-april-1994-fedex-705/ Tailstrike.com
Cockpit Voice Recorder Database: A database containing CVR transcripts of aviation accidents and incidents
Black Box Down podcast
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28 January 2026, 12:00 am - 1 hour 59 minutes535 - The Hopkinsville Goblins
This week, we hear the story of a Kentucky family, who were just trying to have a nice family dinner one night in 1955, when they suddenly found themselves under attack by ALIENS! ... Or did they?
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 09:39 (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/
Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-com
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:
Dunning, B. (2012, October 9) The Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter. Skeptoid Media. https://skeptoid.com/episodes/331
The Encyclopedia of UFOs (1980)’
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly%E2%80%93Hopkinsville_encounter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Blue_Book
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20 January 2026, 10:00 pm - 2 hours 4 minutes534 - Spain's 2000 Paralympics Scandal
At the Sydney 2000 Paralympics, Intellectually Disabled Basketball was included for the first time. Spain easily won the gold medal, but not all was what it seemed... This is the story of a scandal so big it changed the Paralympics forever.
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 05:43 (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/
Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-com
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:
Stolen Gold, ESPN 2024
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33762827/
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/sep/16/gilestremlett.features11
https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-58598677
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Y5F_ha7d-PI
https://www.britannica.com/sports/Paralympic-Games
https://www.paralympic.org.au/classification/intellectual-impairment-classification/
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14 January 2026, 12:00 am - 1 hour 31 minutes533 - El Chupacabra
In 1995 eight sheep were found dead in Puerto Rico... each completely drained of blood and with strange puncture wounds in their chests. This is the tale of the mysterious beast known as El Chupacabra!
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 12:49 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
Recorded live in Sydney!
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/
Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-com
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.britannica.com/topic/chupacabra
https://www.princeton.edu/~accion/chupa21.html
https://nypost.com/2025/04/10/lifestyle/mystery-chupacabra-like-creature-shows-up-in-freaky-footage/
https://wearemitu.com/wearemitu/culture/what-to-know-chupacabra-legend/
https://web.archive.org/web/20071017163054/http://paranormal.about.com/cs/chupacabra/a/aa071403.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/20050919215215/http://paranormal.about.com/library/weekly/aa051898.htm
https://skepticalinquirer.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2011/05/p45.pdf
https://www.livescience.com/13356-el-chupacabra-mystery-solved.html
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7 January 2026, 12:00 am - 1 hour 38 minutes532 - Dashcon Failure
In 2014, a group of Tumblr users decided to put on a Tumblr convention. Except they had no idea how to organise a convention ...
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 05:28 (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/
Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-com
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://fanlore.org/wiki/DashCon#cite_note-21
https://dashcon2014b.sched.com/
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/18/us/tumblr-dashcon-social-media-2010s-cec
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DashCon
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/dashcon
https://www.nerdandtie.com/2014/07/14/dashcon-a-perfect-storm-of-incompetence/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAqy-KDJAUM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZgxeX2dCnQ
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31 December 2025, 12:00 am - 2 hours 51 minutes531 - The eBay Stalking Scandal
This is the frankly unbelievable story of how far eBay employees went in 2019 to deal with both a small company and a Twitter user being critical of their CEO and company. Harassment, intimidation, doxing, cockroaches and a dead pig... welcome to the eBay stalking scandal, featuring special guest Kirsty Webeck!
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 10:14 (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/
Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-com
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.nytimes.com/2020/09/26/technology/ebay-cockroaches-stalking-scandal.html
https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2021/12/02/ebay-ecommercebytes-stalking/
https://www.ebayinc.com/company/our-history/
https://www.britannica.com/money/eBay
https://www.ebayinc.com/company/our-purpose-in-action/
https://www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-cyberstalking-security-staff-settle-execs-face-trial/
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24 December 2025, 12:00 am - 1 hour 32 minutes530 - The War on Christmas
Every year you will hear stories about how "they" want to cancel Christmas - so how much truth is there to it? Are ‘they’ really trying to cancel Christmas?? We go through a few examples over the years and try to get to the bottom of it, including the infamous Winterval Festival in Birmingham!
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 00:04:31 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
This was recorded live at the Oasis Comedy Club in Perth in 22/11/2025!
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/
Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-com
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 Winterval Myth by Kevin Arscot
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/nov/08/winterval-modern-myth-christmas
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2011/11/christmas-mail-winterval
https://6abc.com/archive/7820429/
www.vox.com/2015/11/10/9707034/starbucks-red-cup-controversy
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