IT'S A SEASON FINALE!!! For our final ep of season 1, Mel takes Josie through the infamous Emu War, when emus dominated the Aussie army and its new, fancy machine guns. **If you would like to skip the catch up chats, head straight to 24 mins. Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts Show notes: "'Feathered foes': soldier settlers and Western Australia's 'Emu War' of 1932, Murray Johnson, (2006...
Oct 30, 2024•53 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Josie takes Mel all the way back to 2018, when needles started showing up stuck into strawberries all across Australia. **If you would like to skip the catch up chats, head straight to 29 mins and 40 seconds ! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts Show notes: BBC, no byline, September 2018 ABC by Patrick Williams, September 2018 The Guardian by Ben Smee, September 2018 The North West Star b...
Sep 29, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 19
This week, Mel tells Josie the tragic story of Brisbane's Whiskey Au Go Go fire, and the corruption and intrigue that was behind it. **If you would like to skip the catch-up chats, head straight to 18 mins ! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES : Q News, Brooke Tindall Q News, Destiny Rogers The Ghost Gate Road podcast by Matthew Condon The Guardian, 2022 News.com.au, Bl...
Sep 19, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Even though this has nothing to do whatsoever with a) Australia or b) history, Mel and Josie just love to yap and obviously needed to gasbag about Dave Grohl's announcement of his illegitimate child IMMEDIATELY. Join the convo in the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group! AND: Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Sep 11, 2024•20 min•Season 1Ep. 18
For some reason, Josie has decided to punish herself by telling Mel all about Aussie actor, heartthrob and icon Heath Ledger. Yes, there are tears. **If you would like to skip the catch up chats, head straight to 23 mins ! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES : Australian Screen – Heath Ledger Biography National Film and Sound Archive of Australia – clip of Heath Ledger ...
Sep 05, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Is this the most unhinged episode of All Aussie Hour and its past iterations yet? Maybe. A very hungover Mel tells Josie about Fisher's Ghost, a ye olde tale about a man who gets murdered and then does some messy, dramatic revenge by reappearing as a ghost to take down his murderer. Charli XCX would love. **If you would like to skip the catch-up chats, head straight to 27.53 mins ! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Inst...
Aug 27, 2024•59 min•Season 1Ep. 16
In the epic final part of our Aussie Sports Extravaganza, Josie covers Part 2 of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. **If you would like to skip the catch up chats, head straight to 25 mins ! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES : GQ Australia, 2024 Sydney Morning Herald by Sarah Keoghan, September 2020 Wikipedia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Aug 05, 2024•1 hr 51 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Happy Olympics Season, Zesties! This week we start our two-parter on the Sydney 2000 Olympics, with Mel kicking things off and taking you through winning the bid, the lead-up and THAT opening ceremony. **If you would like to skip the catch-up chats, head straight to 22.32 mins ! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group! Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram! Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES : See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jul 29, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Continuing our Aussie Sports Extravaganza, this week Josie takes Mel through the incredible and inspiring history of THE MATILDAS! **If you would like to skip the catch up chats, head straight to 27 mins ! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES : Stan Original Doco Trailblazers Football Australia article about the history of Women’s Football in Australia Extract from A Wom...
Jul 15, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 13
This week Mel takes Josie through the incredible life and achievements of Queen of Australia Cathy Freeman! **If you would like to skip the catch up chats, head straight to 15:10 ! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES : See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jul 08, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 12
This week Josie takes Mel through our very own Aussie homegrown UFO abduction and the story of Kelly Cahill (if that IS her real name...)! **If you would like to skip the catch up chats, head straight to 16:30 ! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES : ABC article Sep 2020 by Matt Neal SMH article 2016 by Daniella Miletic A 2022 Ferntree Gully Star Mail article by Parker M...
Jul 01, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 11
This week Mel tells Josie of the landslide that stopped the nation, the tragic Thredbo Disaster of 1997. **If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 21 mins! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES : 9 News, Ellen Connolly, 2014 SBS News, 2017 ABC, Bill Brown, 2017 SMH, Heroes Of Thtredbo, Andrew Brown, 2017 Australian Disaster Resilience Knowledge Hub A...
Jun 24, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 10
This week Josie re-does an old AAMH story, it's the incredible mystery of the 1948 death of the unknown 'Somerton Man'. **If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 18 mins! (00:01) Zesty Chat (17:50) Somerton Man begins (01:22.00) End Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES: SMH extract from Kerry Greenwood’s book “Tamam Shud: The Somerton Man Mystery”: ...
Jun 17, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Join Mel as she regales Josie of the worst explorers ever, our very own Burke & Wills. **If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 14.15 Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES: burkeandwills.net.au Burke and Wills' Courage and Folly Pt. 1: Marching Onwards to the Great Unknown". Australian Stamps Professional. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...
Jun 10, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 8
This week Josie tells Mel about the tragic 1973 unsolved murder of Lynette White. **If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 15.40. Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES: 1800RESPECT is available for free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to support people impacted by domestic, family or sexual violence – call 1800 737 732 or visit 1800respect.org.au Pol...
Jun 03, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 7
This week Mel redoes an old Aussie Mystery Hour ep (Mel's Version) and dives even deeper into the mystery of the Lithgow Panther! **If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 15 mins! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 27, 2024•58 min•Season 1Ep. 6
This week Josie regales Mel with the incredible story of the 1834 Frederick Escape! **If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 21 mins! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES: ABC Radio National program Hindsight , episode broadcast 15 Feb 2009 Discover Tasmania Australian Geographic University of Tasmania article from Companion to Tasmanian History Ja...
May 21, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 5
This week Mel tells Josie all about the 1974 Darwin disaster of Cyclone Tracy, and the devastating effects it had on NT's capital city. **If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 14 mins! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE RESOURCES: The Elements Podcast: Air: Cyclone Tracy Big Blow Up North: A History of Tropical Cyclones in Australia’s Northern Territory, K...
May 13, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 4
**If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 19 mins for Chopper! This week Josie tells Mel all about the ridiculous life of Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read. Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE RESOURCES: The Guardian, 2013: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/09/mark-chopper-read-obituary Sydney Morning Herald by Andrew Rule, 2010: https://www.smh.com.au/nat...
May 06, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 3
G'day mates! On today's ep, Josie tells Mel about the 1975 Tasman Bridge Disaster. Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 01, 2024•46 min•Season 1Ep. 2
We’re back mates! On this very first ep of All Aussie Hour, Mel tells Josie all about the history of Aussie Rules Footy. Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 29, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 1
G’day mates and welcome to All Aussie Hour, the new podcast from Melissa Mason and Josie Rozenberg-Clarke. You might remember them from the hit podcasts All Aussie Mystery Hour and The Zest Is History, and to be quite honest their new offering is… basically the same. Each week, one host will spin the other a yarn from Australia’s rich and, let’s face it, completely batshit past. Strap in for zesty tales, weird mysteries and potentially even some research! Tune in Tuesday 30 April for the first e...
Apr 23, 2024•2 min
This month, Josie (fresh from her trip to France) tells Mel about Nancy Wake - an Aussie living in the south of France who became a spy known as the White Mouse during WWII. This episode of The Zest Is History was produced by Josie Rozenberg-Clarke, with research by Caitlin Robson. Credits: Wikipedia, obvs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Wake Timeline World History Documentaries, How Nancy Wake Saved Countless Lives | Enemy Of The Reich, July 18 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNXKovYM...
Aug 30, 2022•1 hr 1 min
This week, Mel tells Josie all about the life of Bob Hawke, one of Australia's greatest Prime Ministers who was also known for his wild sex life and penchant for downing a beer in record time. The Zest Is History was produced by Melissa Mason this week, with research by Caitlin Robson. As always, love us please: Become a TZIH Patreon supporter at patreon.com/thezestishistory Join The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook. Follow us on Inst...
Jul 07, 2022•59 min
This week, Josie tells Mel all about the Picasso Art Heist, where a very famous, VERY EXPENSIVE Picasso painting was literally taken straight off the wall of the National Gallery in Victoria. The Zest Is History was produced by Josie Rozenberg-Clarke this week, with research by Caitlin Robson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 31, 2022•59 min
This week, Mel tells Josie about saltwater crocodiles - those terrifying, dinosaur creatures that inhabit pretty much any body of water you'd fine in the Top End of Australia. Cunning, smart and absolutely ginormous, they've terrorised Aussies forever - but they're pretty cool, if you forget about how they can swallow you whole. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 28, 2022•58 min
In this long-awaited, much-delayed by illness and (technological) misadventure episode, Josie talks Mel through the mysterious origin story of Australia's national dance - The Nutbush. We recorded this as a livestream for our Patreon supporters so if you want to watch us record the next ep, get involved here for just $5 a month: patreon.com/thezestishistory Video of the Nutbush for any non-Aussie listeners! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_heNiNHqmnY Credits: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w...
Nov 21, 2021•50 min
We're back! We're doing mysteries! It's like All Aussie Mystery Hour except it's not! This episode, Mel takes Josie through The Button Man, a mysterious guy who lives in the Victorian High Country area for periods each year. The thing is, there have also been several eerie disappearances in the same area over the last few years. Cue media suspicion of The Button Man - but is he just a prankster freaking out bushwalkers? References https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/the-button-man-could-...
Aug 19, 2021•42 min
What is the charge? Eating a meal? Josie takes Mel through the long and convoluted story behind the bloke whose wild arrest in the 1980s went super viral in the 2010s. Loathe zesty chit-chat? head to 26:24. CREDITS PEDESTRIAN.TV 2021 by Courtney Fry & Michael Di Iorio https://www.pedestrian.tv/entertainment/succulent-chinese-meal-guy-investigation/ Reddit thread by cammyjew https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/396ij0/the_hilarious_arrest_of_hungarian_nobleman_paul/ Canberra Times 1005 Ni...
Jun 29, 2021•1 hr 3 min
This week, Mel tells Josie about Shane Warne - one of Australia's greatest cricketers of all time. Shane was also known for his sexcapades, including plenty of sexting, an alleged threesome and a whirlwind romance with none other than Liz Hurley. CREDITS: Ninemsn, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071109155241/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=298635 ABC, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060517120949/http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200605/s1632604.htm News.com.au, Jai Bednall, 2...
May 10, 2021•1 hr 7 min
