This week Alice Tovey joins us to tell us the story of one of Australia's most notorious criminal identities, Mark "Chopper" Read.

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 11:01 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

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Check out Alice Tovey's tour: https://www.alicetovey.com/

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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. 

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At the scene of a New York City shooting in 1990, an eerie note was found by the victim that simply read "Zodiac - Time to die!" This week we are joined by friend of the show Rhys Nicholson to hear the story of the New York Zodiac Killer!

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 7.24 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

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Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat

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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. 

REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

Netflix’s Catching Killers Night Terror: New York Zodiac

https://www.insideedition.com/how-astrology-inspired-the-new-york-zodiac-killer-and-proved-to-be-part-of-his-undoing-88230

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/zodiac-killer-new-york-caught-b2368470.html

https://www.thetruecrimedatabase.com/case_file/heriberto-seda/

https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/20/nyregion/trail-zodiac-overview-police-say-zodiac-suspect-admits-attacks-that-killed-3.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/09/nyregion/in-the-zodiac-case-still-more-riddles-than-clues.html

https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/weird/seda/index_1.html

https://www.forensicfilesfiles.com/new-york-zodiac-killer-heriberto-eddie-seda.php

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Whether you are a baseball fan or not, you will definitely enjoy the story of the life and career of 'The Rube' Waddell. Famous for his pitching skills AND off the field antics.

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 4.07 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod

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Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat

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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://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Rube-Waddell/

https://www.amazon.com.au/Rube-Waddell-Brilliant-Strikeout-Artist/dp/0786407867?asin=B009TB1AXW&revisionId=c65b96b1&format=1&depth=1 

https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary-cultural-heritage-map-pa/bios/waddell__rube#:~:text=Waddell%20was%20born%20to%20his,the%20rest%20of%20their%20lives. 

https://oddsportsstories.com/2021/10/11/the-eccentric-life-of-rube-waddell/

https://ourgame.mlblogs.com/rube-waddell-baseballs-peter-pan-3dc1a0bacf9c 

https://theinternetsaysitstrue.com/2024/06/17/rube-waddell-strange-pitcher/

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In 1973, eleven brave souls from around the world set out on a small raft for a completely isolated 101 day journey across the Atlantic Ocean - all in the name of science! But when the experiment wasn't yielding the predicted results, the organiser resorted to some pretty questionable practices. Sex, hot people, murder plots and more... this story has it all.

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 11:04 (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/

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 Raft (2018) directed by Marcus Lindeen:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8116574/

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jan/14/mutiny-on-the-sex-raft-70s-experiment-santiago-genoves

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-raft-chronicles-an-extreme-experiment-with-human-nature

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/love-island-the-raft-film-documentary-sex-experiment-santiago-genoves-a8591746.html

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2314372.The_Acali_Experiment

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

https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-sunday-telegraph/20190602/282033328683553?srsltid=AfmBOopPRoBMzuiWYuT_KLdrW3mz5vSG-vriz3z_ZmeLmMOssE9Ih1Gb

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Julie d’Aubigny was a French opera-singing sword fighter from 17th-century France who lived a wild life and I can't wait for you to hear all about it!

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 12.19 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod

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Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat

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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. 

REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://theculturetrip.com/europe/france/articles/the-story-of-julie-daubigny-the-french-opera-singing-sword-fighter

https://kellygardiner.com/fiction/books/goddess/the-real-life-of-julie-daubigny/

https://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/blogs/lapl/julie-daubigny-la-maupin-and-early-french-opera Alan Westby writing for the LA Public Library

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QaBYLAOaSY written by Jac Amari Mindelan for Extra History

https://thepursuit.acitech.org/2225/features/the-life-of-julie-daubigny/ 

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20191001-a-hidden-side-to-royal-versailles

https://www.historicmysteries.com/history/julie-daubigny/26646/

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In the mid 1800s, a young heir tragically disappeared at sea. But then, miraculously, he turned up in regional Australia! (But he no longer had a French accent... or spoke any French... and he looked a bit different)

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 07.29 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod

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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.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/tichborne-case-victorian-melodrama

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

https://www.cantab.net/users/michael.behrend/repubs/cornhill_tichborne/pages/index.html

The Tichborne Claimant: A Victorian Mystery, 1957

McWilliam, Rohan (2007). The Tichborne Claimant: A Victorian Sensation.

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Jane Austen is one of the most revered writers in history, but how much is actually known about her life? On this episode we dive into the life and work of the author behind Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma and so much more. Also, our great mate Michelle Brasier joins us for the fun!

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 08:58 (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/

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.bbc.com/culture/article/20170110-the-teenage-writings-of-jane-austen

https://www.oxfordstudent.com/2018/05/14/jane-austens-juvenilia-extravagantly-absurd-and-outrageously-funny/

https://jasna.org/austen/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jane-Austen

https://digitalausten.org/node/16

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jul/18/jane-austen-banknote-unveiled-with-strange-choice-of-quotation

https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2017/07/stanford-literary-scholars-reflect-jane-austens-legacy

https://janeaustens.house/online-exhibition/jane-austen-in-love/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Austen#

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Disney, the most magical place on earth - but what lurks in the shadows? All sorts of stuff apparently! We're joined by Cameron James to hear all about it!

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 10:04 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod

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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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El Dorado, the mysterious lost city of gold that is said to exist somewhere in South America - what is the story? This week we find out!

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 07:48 (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/

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.bbc.com/news/magazine-20964114

https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Tenochtitlan (tenosh-titlan)

https://www.oup.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0030/58197/Chapter-19-The-Spanish-conquest-of-the-Americas-1492-1572.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRF0xpFS0zY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC66WjyjoMw

https://www.mexicohistorico.com/paginas/The-Aztec-Triple-Alliance--Tenochtitlan (tenosh-titlan)--Texcoco--and-Tlacopan.html

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hernan-Cortes

https://www.history.com/topics/latin-america/inca

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/el-dorado

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If there's one thing we love, it's game show scandals! And this week we hear about a very successful contestant on the American game show Press Your Luck. But WAS he just lucky, or was there more to it?

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 09:49 (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/

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.youtube.com/watch?v=DnMlSVS9hb4

https://www.nofreelunch.co.uk/blog/michael-larson-press-your-luck/

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

https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/lebanons-michael-larson-and-the-110000-press-your-luck-scandal-of-1984/GTVLQYYNN5DGBPFOAKNESTBN5A/

https://www.thisamericanlife.org/412/million-dollar-idea

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Alfred the gorilla was an icon of Bristol Zoo, known and loved around the world, when he died his body was put on display at the Bristol City Museum. One morning in 1956, staff arrived at the museum to find his body had been stolen! Who would do such a thing? Find out on this episode recorded live at The Tobacco Factory Theatre in Bristol.

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 05:49 (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/

Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas

Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. 

REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2010/mar/04/bristol-alfred-gorilla-theft-mystery

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

https://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/acBlyEkETBKkpOIII5QdvQ

https://collections.bristolmuseums.org.uk/stories/alfred-the-gorilla/#:~:text=A%20mysterious%20disappearance&text=In%20March%201956%20the%20curator,caretaker%2C%20and%20was%20later%20returned.

http://www.factfiend.com/alfred-turd-throwing-hero-gorilla-bristol

https://epigram.org.uk/10-weird-and-wonderful-things-bristol-university-students-did-to-raise-money-for-rag-week/ 

https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/is-there-truth-behind-the-bristol-zoo-parking-attendant-myth/

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/there-truth-behind-urban-myth-4941098

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