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Do Go On — Comedy
Do Go On

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.

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485 - El Dorado: The Mysterious City of Gold Feb 05, 2025

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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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484 - The 'Press Your Luck' Scandal Jan 29, 2025

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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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483 - The Kidnapping of Alfred The Gorilla Jan 22, 2025

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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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482 - Space Cadets ; The Reality Show That Never Took Off Jan 15, 2025

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This week, we go back to 2005, when a group of young Brits were chosen to be the first British tourists sent to space. But there was more to this adventure than they realised ...

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 03:38 (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/

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/Space_Cadets_(TV_series)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i3O33KeG5g&list=PLAgjUkCrumNJCMFB0VGizdfF6Iq9Ki-kL&index=1

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/mar/17/ipswich-we-have-a-problem-space-cadets-the-reality-show-that-never-left-the-ground

Space Cadets (2005)

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481 - Vere St. Leger Goold: The Irish Tennis Champion Murderer Jan 08, 2025

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Recorded in front of a HOT Dublin crowd, we hear the story of Ireland's tennis champ, Vere St Leger Goold... and the story takes quite a few twists and turns along the way!

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 08:02 (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/

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/world-europe-62072294

https://www.rte.ie/history/2022/1116/1336515-the-irish-wimbledon-finalist-who-became-a-convicted-murderer/

https://murderpedia.org/female.G/g/goold-marie.htm

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-washington-herald-1907-murder-of-mme/15902623/

https://galaxypress.com/a-penal-colony-in-french-guiana%E2%80%95the-infamous-devils-island/

https://bleeckerstreetmedia.com/editorial/papillon-a-trip-to-devils-island#:~:text=The%20place%20was%20cursed%20as,it%20nearly%20impossible%20to%20escape

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henri-Charriere

https://www.wimbledontennistickets.co.uk/blog/11-interesting-facts-about-wimbledon-tennis/

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480 - The History of Dracula Jan 01, 2025

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More than 125 years since the character debuted, Dracula remains the quintessential vampire. But why is he so famous and what led to him enduring for so long? On this episode we explore the life of Dracula creator Bram Stoker and his most famous character's journey through popular culture.

Also, check out the two most recent episodes of Dave's spin off podcast Book Cheat where he explores the plot of Dracula with Cass Paige and Jackson Baly (episodes 106 and 107)

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 04:16 (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.bramstokerestate.com/life

https://www.npr.org/2008/10/30/96282132/defining-dracula-a-century-of-vampire-evolution

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/icelandic-translation-dracula-actually-different-book-180963346/

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Dracula-novel

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/21/100-best-novels-dracula-bram-stoker

https://www.britishlibrary.cn/en/works/dracula/

https://lithub.com/on-draculas-lost-icelandic-sister-text/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3csv0rv

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

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479 - The Mystery of the Sri Lankan Handball Team Dec 25, 2024

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In 2004 the Sri Lankan handball team made headlines around the world, but it wasn't for their on field prowess, instead they were wrapped up in an international mystery!

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 03:58 (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.

Resources/Further Reading:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-09-17/sri-lankas-handball-team-vanishes/553214

https://www.ranker.com/list/sri-lankan-handball-team-vanishing/tracey-graham

https://journalnews.com.ph/the-entire-sri-lankan-handball-team-vanished-in-germany-but-did-the-team-even-exist/#gsc.tab=0

https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/how-an-entire-23-member-sri-lankan-handball-team-vanished-without-a-trace-in-germany-6220499

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3658966.stm

https://www.dw.com/en/sri-lankans-pull-off-disappearing-act-in-bavaria/a-1332926

https://opus.lib.uts.edu.au/handle/10453/31714

https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/sri-lanka-handball-team

https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.230213797121857&type=3

https://www.sundaytimes.lk/100404/Sports/spt10.html

https://www.sundaytimes.lk/070325/TV/023tv.html

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478 - The Woolworths Christmas Bombings Dec 18, 2024

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Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas! Let's celebrate with a very jolly topic indeed ... the story of a string of bombings in 1980 at multiple Woolworths stores in New South Wales...

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 06:00 (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.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

477 - Yasuke, The African Samurai Dec 11, 2024

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This week we talk about Yasuke, the first non Japanese person to become a Samurai. Born somewhere in Africa, Yasuke became a samurai and close confident to the powerful Oda Nobunaga during one of the most tumultuous periods in Japan's history.

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 07:35 (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.britannica.com/biography/Yasuke

https://time.com/6039381/yasuke-black-samurai-true-story/

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

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/who-was-yasuke-japans-first-black-samurai-180981416/

https://www.worldhistory.org/Samurai_Sword/

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48542673

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Oda-Nobunaga

https://www.nichibun-g.co.jp/data/web-magazine/manabito/history/history109/

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/11/arts/assassins-creed-shadows-yasuke-samurai-japan.html

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476 - The Darien Scheme That Bankrupted Scotland Dec 04, 2024

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In the 1690s, Scotland tried to establish a colony in Panama... it did not go well. In fact it went so badly that it bankrupted almost the entire country. Recorded live at The Monkey Barrel Comedy Club in Edinburgh.

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 08:36 (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 Darien Venture: The Colony that Bankrupted Scotland (Geographics)

https://youtu.be/ykrZCtlwyL4?si=zHp5VLxz3m9cFBCx

Empire, episode 186 - Scotland: A nation in crisis

https://www.goalhangerpodcasts.com/empire

https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/p/williampaterson.html#:~:text=Sir%20William%20Paterson%20lived%20from,Acts%20of%20Union%20in%201707.

https://www.natwestgroup.com/heritage/companies/company-of-scotland-trading-to-africa-and-the-indies.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Paterson_(banker)

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dari%C3%A9n_Gap

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