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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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130 - Donald Crowhurst & The Golden Globe Race Apr 18, 2018

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In search of fame and fortune, Donald Crowhurst enters The 1968 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race Around the World - a competition for the first person to solo circumnaviagate the world without stopping.

However, unlike the rest of the field, Crowhurst is not a highly qualified sailor. He decides to mortgage his house and business in order to build his own boat for the 30,000 mile journey. When things don't go well at sea, he begins to lie about his position in the race... But will his huge lie catch up with him?

Dave reports on this crazy story, recorded live at The Melbourne Comedy Festival.

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SOURCES AND FURTHER READING:

Deep Water (IFC Films, 2006), Fantastic documentary:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY2rQh8UraY

https://www.rightboat.com/articles/the-greatest-ever-yacht-race-1969-sunday-times-golden-globe-race

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

http://goldengloberace.com/ggr/

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/drama-on-the-waves-the-life-and-death-of-donald-crowhurst-421934.html

https://www.sportsnet.ca/more/big-read-donald-crowhursts-heartbreaking-round-world-hoax/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-414489/Donald-Crowhurst-sea-lies.html

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/apr/05/donald-crowhurst-lone-sailor

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129 - The Silent Gibbons Twins Apr 11, 2018

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Our second live show for the MICF 2018 was an absolute HOOT! This is a fun epsiode about a strange, sad and kind of creepy topic - The Gibbons Twins. These identical twins refused to speak, and loved and loathed each other equally. There's mystery and death and a lot of tangents on our part.

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

June and Jennifer Gibbons - Wikipedia

'Silent Gibbons Twins' were so close that one had to DIE so the other ...

Silent Twins: Without My Shadow - YouTube

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128 - The Death of Carl McCunn Apr 04, 2018

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It's the first live episode of the year, in it we talk about the death of Carl McCunn. Carl was an outdoorsman and wildlife photographer who went on a solo trip to the Alaskan wilderness and didn't come back alive, this is his story.

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/12/13/Photographer-Carl-McCunn-stranded-and-starving-in-the-Alaskan/7238408603600/

https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/19/us/left-in-wilds-man-penned-dying-record.html

http://chipandtracy.com/pg/news/view/sj-history-mystery/the-strange-death-of

https://books.google.com.au/books?id=fGZ1CPK5GNoC&dq

https://www.graylinealaska.com/blog/49-things-you-didnt-know-about-alaska/

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127 - Escape From Colditz Castle Mar 28, 2018

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It was supposed to be a prison for the baddest of the bad, an inescapable complex for POWS that had escaped every other jail... But the inmates didn't get the memo. Dave reports on the many escape attempts from Colditz Castle, a formidabble Second World War POW camp in Germany. Tunnels, Gliders, Disguises, False Walls, Fake Keys and more... These are some of the most daring and intriciate escapes ever attempted.

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

Great Doco from Timeline, Part One:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5HNWQWKEEg

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1556304/General-Alain-Le-Ray.html

https://www.uncommon-travel-germany.com/colditz.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=40&v=uQLXSdLU5Zs

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/societybookreviews/3574423/From-Colditz-to-the-Commons.html

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/naziprison/cold_15.html

http://www.hambo.org/hazelwood/view_man.php?id=236

https://theescapeline.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/colditz-peter-allan-escape.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attempts_to_escape_Oflag_IV-C

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126 - Virginia Hall: The Limping Lady Mar 21, 2018

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Oooo! Looks like we have another WW2 badass on our hands! This is the story of WW2 spy, Virginia Hall. She was on the Gestapos hit list, and her story is a very interesting and exciting one!

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzBIWSh-1_A

https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/virginia-hall-6944.php

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

https://photos.state.gov/libraries/estonia/99874/History%20stories/Not-Bad-for-a-Girl-from-Baltimore.pdf

https://www.c-span.org/video/?190549-1/the-wolves-door-true-story-americas-greatest-female-spy

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125 - The Legend of Bigfoot Mar 14, 2018

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Matt talks about a few of the most famous bigfoot tales, including how the creature got its name and the controversial Patterson-Gimlin Film... whether you're a believer or not, it's interesting stuff!

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

http://www.times-standard.com/general-news/20170426/throwback-thursday-if-the-shoe-fits-its-bigfoots

http://press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/079790.html

http://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/finding-bigfoot/lists/10-jacko-the-ape-man/

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2017/10/17/bigfoot-reportedly-sighted-in-northern-california-pictures-go-viral.html

https://gizmodo.com/the-bigfoot-lawsuit-against-california-actually-makes-s-1823082037

https://www.csicop.org/si/show/bigfoot_at_50_evaluating_a_half-century_of_bigfoot_evidence

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/if-bigfoot-were-real/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mfMDZ2IifI

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/05/the-origin-of-the-bigfoot-legend/

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

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

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/boggy-creek-monster

http://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/finding-bigfoot/lists/5-new-smyrna-beach-fla-2011-skunk-ape-harrumphs-at-fishermen/

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124 - Isaac Newton (with guest ANDY MATTHEWS!) Mar 07, 2018

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This week we are joined by friend, 'Two In The Think Tank' podcaster and self confessed "biggest Do Go On fan", Andy Matthews!

Andy brings us a report about a scientific legend, Isaac Newton! This is a mammoth episode and it is a lot of fun.

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123 - The Gun Powder Plot Feb 28, 2018

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Dave reports on what was possibly the most braizen assassination attempt of all time. Robert Catesby, Guy Fawkes and a rag tag of their Catholic pals plot to blow up the King and the whole of the British parliament in fell swoop. Can they pull it off? Or is there another reason we must "Remember, remember the fifth of November"?

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

http://www.history.com/topics/gunpowder-plot

http://www.bbc.co.uk/timelines/z3hq7ty

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/civil_war_revolution/gunpowder_robinson_01.shtml

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpowder_Plot#Plot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StwIeUnz0FQ

http://www.history.com/topics/reformation

http://www.dw.com/en/the-main-differences-between-catholics-and-protestants/a-37888597

http://www.britannia.com/history/r-catesby.html

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Guy-Fawkes

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/naturalwonderers/catholics-protestants/

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122 - David Bowie Feb 21, 2018

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It's the second week in a row that we've discussed a music legend, and this week it's Ziggy Stardust himself! David Bowie had a career that spanned decades and art forms - from music to acting to painting, he did it all.

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121 - The Man In Black: Johnny Cash Feb 14, 2018

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"Hello, I'm Johnny Cash..." is what Johnny Cash would say if he was here to introduce this episode, which is about the legenedary country musician JOHNNY CASH! Imagine if he was here to introduce it, IMAGINE!

Ride the rollercoaster of Johnny's life with us, with many ups including being one of the great selling musicians of all time, and many lows including drug addiction and run ins with the law. Enjoy!

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING

https://www.biography.com/people/johnny-cash-9240610

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3642503/He-walked-the-line.html

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/johnny-cash/biography

https://www.biography.com/news/johnny-cash-10-interesting-facts

http://flavorwire.com/73527/78-things-you-didnt-know-about-johnny-cash-2

http://www.vcstar.com/story/entertainment/2016/10/26/johnny-cashs-first-wife-tells-of-romance-heartbreak-june-carter-vivian-cash-/92772320/

https://dangerousminds.net/comments/johnny_cash_does_his_elvis_impression

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4623300/Johnny-Cash-s-drug-fueled-1960s-despair-comeback.html

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

http://www.laweekly.com/music/the-time-johnny-cash-set-fire-to-a-national-forest-4777925

https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/johnny-cash

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandjazzmusic/4240177/Johnny-Cash-At-Folsom-Prison-making-of-a-masterpiece.html

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