Mick Molloy and Titus O’Reily are always on the lookout for a bizarre story. The harder to believe, the better. Yet all these stories are true, even if many of them shouldn’t be. Every Monday they delve into the world of sport with Sports Bizarre, and every Wednesday they turn their eye to the Animal Kingdom in Animal Bizarre. From teammates who swapped wives to a crypto-investing hamster, one thing we guarantee if they are all bizarre. You can also become a member of Bizarre Plus and receive a bonus episode every week, plus other benefits. Click here to join today
On 8 August 1907, a secret meeting at Bateman’s Hotel in Sydney established a professional version of rugby in Australia and League was born.
The very next day, details of the secret meeting were in the paper and League had gone less than 24 hours before their first crisis.
Mick and Titus look at the early years of League in Australia as the NRL Grand Final approaches.
Titus is touring the country. Tickets are on sale now.
Sat 16 Nov: The Leadbeater, Melbourne
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Wed 20 Nov: Rosemount, Perth FIRST SHOW SOLD OUT SECOND SHOW ADDED
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Wed 27 Nov: The Triffid, Brisbane
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Fri 29 Nov: The Comedy Store, Sydney
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Sat 30 Nov: Fun Time Pony, Canberra FIRST SHOW SOLD OUT SECOND SHOW ADDED
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Mick and Titus discuss the ethics of a chimpanzee who likes to smoke and a group of otters that attacked a jogger.
Titus is touring the country. Tickets are on sale now.
Sat 16 Nov: The Leadbeater, Melbourne
https://theleadbeaterhotel.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/d7d3259b-2256-48b0-be2e-174d62dd917e
Wed 20 Nov: Rosemount, Perth FIRST SHOW SOLD OUT SECOND SHOW ADDED
https://rosemounthotel.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/63cc2642-6733-4511-9362-dff37fe6a685?Event=199073
Wed 27 Nov: The Triffid, Brisbane
https://moshtix.com.au/v2/event/titus-o-reily-sport-the-unauthorised-history/171148
Fri 29 Nov: The Comedy Store, Sydney
https://aucentury.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/138570
Sat 30 Nov: Fun Time Pony, Canberra FIRST SHOW SOLD OUT SECOND SHOW ADDED
https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1285551
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In July 1985, it was announced that Geoffrey Edelsten had purchased the Sydney Swans, the first private owner of a VFL side.
What followed were cheerleaders, Warrick Capper, a liaison with Hitman Mr Rent-a-Kill, Christopher Dale Flannery and possibly a pink helicopter.
In AFL Grand Final week, Mick and Titus remember one of the early episodes as the AFL pushed North.
Titus is touring the country. Tickets are on sale now.
Sat 16 Nov: The Leadbeater, Melbourne
https://theleadbeaterhotel.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/d7d3259b-2256-48b0-be2e-174d62dd917e
Wed 20 Nov: Rosemount, Perth SOLD OUT Second Show added
https://rosemounthotel.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/63cc2642-6733-4511-9362-dff37fe6a685?Event=199073
Wed 27 Nov: The Triffid, Brisbane
https://moshtix.com.au/v2/event/titus-o-reily-sport-the-unauthorised-history/171148
Fri 29 Nov: The Comedy Store, Sydney
https://aucentury.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/138570
Sat 30 Nov: Fun Time Pony, Canberra SOLD OUT Second Show Added
https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1285551
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Titus and Mick discuss the saga of the swearing parrots, and learn something about sloths that they can't unlearn.
Titus is touring the country. Tickets are on sale now.
Sat 16 Nov: The Leadbeater, Melbourne
https://theleadbeaterhotel.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/d7d3259b-2256-48b0-be2e-174d62dd917e
Wed 20 Nov: Rosemount, Perth 2nd Show
https://rosemounthotel.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/63cc2642-6733-4511-9362-dff37fe6a685?Event=199073
Wed 27 Nov: The Triffid, Brisbane
https://moshtix.com.au/v2/event/titus-o-reily-sport-the-unauthorised-history/171148
Fri 29 Nov: The Comedy Store, Sydney
https://aucentury.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/138570
Sat 30 Nov: Fun Time Pony, Canberra 2nd Show
https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1285551
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When multi-millionaire Bernard Tapie purchased French football club Olympique de Marseille the fans were thrilled, here was a man who would do anything to win.
'Anything' turned out to be doping and the bribing of almost anyone thought to be able to help them out.
The result was the tainting of the first ever Champions League.
Titus is touring the country. Tickets are on sale now.
Sat 16 Nov: The Leadbeater, Melbourne
https://theleadbeaterhotel.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/d7d3259b-2256-48b0-be2e-174d62dd917e
Wed 20 Nov: Rosemount, Perth SOLD OUT
Wed 27 Nov: The Triffid, Brisbane
https://moshtix.com.au/v2/event/titus-o-reily-sport-the-unauthorised-history/171148
Fri 29 Nov: The Comedy Store, Sydney
https://aucentury.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/138570
Sat 30 Nov: Fun Time Pony, Canberra
https://comedyact.com.au/event/titus-oreily-sport-the-unauthorised-history/
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Titus and Mick discuss the Tiger attack a Dreamworld, before Titus reveals the dangerous threat twerking wombats present to us all.
Titus is touring the country. Tickets are on sale now.
Sat 16 Nov: The Leadbeater, Melbourne
https://theleadbeaterhotel.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/d7d3259b-2256-48b0-be2e-174d62dd917e
Wed 20 Nov: Rosemount, Perth
Wed 27 Nov: The Triffid, Brisbane
https://moshtix.com.au/v2/event/titus-o-reily-sport-the-unauthorised-history/171148
Fri 29 Nov: The Comedy Store, Sydney
https://aucentury.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/138570
Sat 30 Nov: Fun Time Pony, Canberra
https://comedyact.com.au/event/titus-oreily-sport-the-unauthorised-history/
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When Louis Zborowski's parents died he became the fourth richest teenager in the world. So he did what any incredibly rich teenager would, put jet engines in cars.
The result was Chitty Bang Bang, one of the fastest cars of its time, creating a legend that lives to this day.
Titus is touring the country. Tickets are on sale now.
Sat 16 Nov: The Leadbeater, Melbourne
https://theleadbeaterhotel.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/d7d3259b-2256-48b0-be2e-174d62dd917e
Wed 20 Nov: Rosemount, Perth
Wed 27 Nov: The Triffid, Brisbane
https://moshtix.com.au/v2/event/titus-o-reily-sport-the-unauthorised-history/171148
Fri 29 Nov: The Comedy Store, Sydney
https://aucentury.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/138570
Sat 30 Nov: Fun Time Pony, Canberra
https://comedyact.com.au/event/titus-oreily-sport-the-unauthorised-history/
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Mick and Titus discuss a bald eagle that is too fat to fly, sharks' long history, and animals' reactions to an eclipse.
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the 1968 family musical about a flying car, hardly leaps to mind when you think of sport.
But the film and the book were inspired by one of the most amazing families of early motorsport, the Zborowskis. It's a tale spanning the richest families in the world, James Bond, divorce and some of the most absurd cars ever built.
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Titus returns from a trip to Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo leading to Mick revealing his multiple run-ins with crocodiles, and a debate breaks out over whether crocodiles are dinosaurs.
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Titus is joined by one of the greatest Paralympians of all time and wheelchair racing legend Louise Sauvage to look back at the history of the Paralympics.
They also discuss Louise's career and look at the upcoming 2024 Paralympics.
Louise also has a new podcast that tells the history of the Paralympics and Australia's involvement. You can listen to it on the link below.
The paralympic journey | From rehab to elite - ABC listen
Titus has a live show in Adelaide on September 1. Tickets are available here.
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