- 2 hours 37 minutes566 - Canadians Burn Down The White House (The War of 1812)
This week our Canadian-Australian friend Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall tells us all about the War of 1812, fought between the United States and the United Kingdom. This story, integral to the history of Canada results in the Capture of Washington and the burning of many buildings, including The White House.
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 12:59 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
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Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/
Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/
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.
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26 August 2026, 1:00 am - 2 hours 12 minutes565 - Prince Alfred's Cursed Australian Visit
Queen Victoria's son, Prince Alfred, was the first member of the British Royal Family to visit Australia. Let's just say, the Aussie's didn't exactly make a great first impression...
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 07:38 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod
Check out our other podcasts:
Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat
Prime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/
Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/
Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/
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.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/first-royal-visit
https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/articles/2056
https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/the-first-royal-visit/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_tours_of_Australia
https://www.discoverbritain.com/history/icons/queen-victorias-children/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_monarchs_in_Britain_by_length_of_reign
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_O%27Farrell#References
https://dictionaryofsydney.org/blog/mr_parkess_mongoose
https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-254956466/view?partId=nla.obj-254978611#page/n6/mode/1up
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19 August 2026, 1:00 am - 2 hours 29 minutes564 - Tycho Brahe: Danish Astronomy Kook
Today we are talking about Tycho Brahe, a brilliant 16th century Danish astronomer - but also a bit of a kook. We are joined by Claire Hooper who is heading to Edinburgh this week, go see her show and say hi for us!
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 17:25 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
Check out Matt's new special 'Bad Boy': bit.ly/BadBoyComedy
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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://allthatsinteresting.com/tycho-brahe
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tycho-Brahe-Danish-astronomer
https://www.space.com/19623-tycho-brahe-biography.html
https://www.famousscientists.org/tycho-brahe/
https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Tycho_Brahe
https://www.bbc.com/news/11756077
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/30/science/30tierney.html?pagewanted=all&mtrref=en.wikipedia.org
https://gizmodo.com/the-crazy-life-and-crazier-death-of-tycho-brahe-histor-5696469
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12 August 2026, 1:00 am - 1 hour 40 minutes563 - The Afronauts, Zambia's Space Program
In October 1964, as the Southern African country of Zambia was celebrating independence, an exciting and somewhat surprising announcement was made... Edward Mukuka Nkoloso was setting up Zambia's National Space Program and whats more, his 'Afronauts" were going to beat the Americans and Soviets to the moon and beyond.
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 06:02 (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://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/story-behind-zambian-space-program
Faces Of Africa - Mukuka Nkoloso: The Afronaut (CGTN)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2ikxZK65pA
The Time When Zambia Tried To Go To Mars (SideNote)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TI9ixb-a5M
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Makuka_Nkoloso#
https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-almost-forgotten-zambian-space-odyssey/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-Zambia
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14113084
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5 August 2026, 1:00 am - 2 hours 30 minutes562 - The Most Expensive Gay Porno Ever Made
In 1980 a chance meeting between a talented young film maker and a millionaire philanthropist led to the making of 'Centurians of Rome', the most expensive gay porn film of all time (at that time), and the story is wild, enjoy!
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 06:15 (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.imdb.com/title/tt0285474/
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29 July 2026, 1:00 am - 1 hour 38 minutes561 - John Titor: Time Traveller
In 1998, a radio DJ received an anonymous fax from a person claiming to be... from the future!!
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 06:38 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod
Check out our other podcasts:
Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat
Prime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/
Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/
Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/
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.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/john-titor-time-traveler-predictions-story
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Titor
https://www.discoveryuk.com/mysteries/john-titor-the-internets-most-mysterious-time-traveller/
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22 July 2026, 1:00 am - 2 hours 46 minutes560 - The Munich Air Disaster (and the Manchester United Busby Babes)
In 1958, Manchester United were one of the best football teams on the planet. Managed by Matt Busby and nicknamed 'The Busby Babes' because of the team's youth, in February 1958 the team took an ill fated flight from Munich Airport that would change the club forever. For this episode we are joined by our dear friend Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall (host of the newly launched Bobby Logs Stories podcast and Two In The Think Tank)
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 12:24 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod
Check out our other podcasts:
Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat
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:
Mayday Air Disaster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWofAhLSRYg
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5226781/2024/02/06/munich-air-disaster-james-thain-scapegoat/
https://www.manutd.com/en/club/history/munich-remembered
https://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2008/01/17/060208_munich_timeline_feature.shtml
https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/w3csvty9
http://www.thebusbybabes.com/victims/victims.htm
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-06/manchester-united-munich-air-disaster-1958/106183032
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_air_disaster#
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_European_Cup_final
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15 July 2026, 1:00 am - 2 hours 22 minutes559 - The Transit of Venus part 2: Back in the Orbit
Following on from last week's episode, we hear of more adventures undertaken by scientists in the 1760's in the effort to track the transit of Venus! Intrepid astronomers this week include Frenchmen Alexandre-Gui Pingré and Jean-Baptiste Chappe d'Auteroche and Englishmen Jeremiah Dixon and Charles Mason (who we mistakenly call Wilson through a lot of the episode sorry)!
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 08:09 (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:
http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~pogge/Ast161/Unit4/venussun.html
Chasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavens by Andrea Wulf
https://theconversation.com/transit-of-venus-a-tale-of-two-expeditions-7246
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/why-should-you-care-about-transit-venus
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/observing-news/transits-of-venus-in-history-1761/
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8 July 2026, 1:00 am - 2 hours 27 minutes558 - The Transit of Venus part 1
How far away is the sun? English astronomer Edmond Halley suggested that tracking the transit of Venus across the sun would be the key to finding the answer. This set in motion a huge international collaborative scientific endeavour and one of the most comically cursed voyages, by the magnificently named Frenchman, Guillaume Joseph Hyacinthe Jean-Baptiste Le Gentil de la Galaisière!
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 05:25 (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:
http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~pogge/Ast161/Unit4/venussun.html
Chasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavens by Andrea Wulf
https://theconversation.com/transit-of-venus-a-tale-of-two-expeditions-7246
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/why-should-you-care-about-transit-venus
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/observing-news/transits-of-venus-in-history-1761/
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1 July 2026, 1:25 am - 2 hours 10 minutes557 - The Disney Renaissance
In the 1980s, Disney Animation was at a critical and cultural low point. This week our editor (and friend) AJ is here to tell us how they turned it all around with The Disney Renaissance. From The Little Mermaid in 1989 to Tarzan in 1999 they released hit after hit after hit and changed entertainment forever.
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 05:23 (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.
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24 June 2026, 1:00 am - 2 hours 2 minutes556 - Joe Carstairs; The Fastest Woman on Water
This week, we hear the story of a wealthy, eccentric woman who raced speedboats, had affairs with Hollywood's hottest actresses, bought a private island, and had a doll best friend who was cremated with her.
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 07:03 (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://therake.com/default/stories/the-world-according-to-joe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Carstairs
https://alpennia.com/blog/joe-carstairs-object-lesson-protective-value-great-wealth
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v20/n05/terry-castle/if-everybody-had-a-wadley
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