At 12.38 on the afternoon of January 13th, 2006, the local police received a call - a bank robbery was in progress at the Acassuso branch of the Banco Rio, one of Argentina's big banks. What followed is one of the all time great heists, tune in for the story! Check out our 2019 tour video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA-cdcclOsE Get a ticket to the live Prime Mates - Ape Titty Slide on 11th September : https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=805586 Stream our 300th episode with extra q...
Sep 08, 2021•1 hr 38 min
Jane Goodall is a household name, but how much do you actually know about the woman who spent decades living with chimps? Join us for a live premier of our 2019 tour video THIS SATURDAY Sept 4th (9pm Melb time) - we'll be chatting along. Set yourself a reminder here : https://youtu.be/rA-cdcclOsE Get a ticket to the live Prime Mates - Ape Titty Slide on 11th September : https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=805586 Stream our 300th episode with extra quiz (and 16 other episodes with bonus...
Sep 01, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 306
Promoted as "the real live fun pets you grow yourself" Sea-Monkeys took the world by storm in the 1960s. Essentially brine shrimp delivered by mail after being advertised in comic books, it was marketing genius. Generation after generation were captivated by the idea of the little creatures but then in the late 1980s creator Harold von Braunhut's extremely controversial views came to light. Throw in X-Ray specs and a lawsuit over the Sea-Monkey fortune and you've got a wild story. Support the sh...
Aug 25, 2021•1 hr 35 min
In 1990 some children uncovered an unmarked New England cemetery dating back to the 1800s. One of the graves was different from all the others and it's discovery was another piece in the puzzle of the New England Vampire Panic of the 18th and 19th centuries, tune in to hear the story! Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPod Get a ticket to our show at the Great Australian Podcast Festival on Nov 6: https://bit.ly/DGOgapf For tickets to Matt's Live Shows: https...
Aug 18, 2021•1 hr 23 min
Claire Tonti joins us this week to tell us about the game changing HBO comedy/drama series Sex and the City, enjoy! Check out TONTS. on acast Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPod Get a ticket to our show at the Great Australian Podcast Festival on Nov 6: https://bit.ly/DGOgapf For tickets to Matt's Live Shows: https://www.mattstewartcomedy.com/ Buy tickets for our screening of The Mummy on September 10: https://www.lidocinemas.com.au/mummy Stream our 300th ...
Aug 11, 2021•2 hr 11 min
Let's go back to the late 1800s, where a group of sisters decided to see if they could make some cash by putting on a stage show. If you like 'The Room' and anything that's so bad it's good, you'll love the Cherry Sisters. Stream our 300th episode with extra quiz (and 16 other episodes with bonus content): https://sospresents.com/authors/dogoon Get a ticket to our show at the Great Australian Podcast Festival on Nov 6: https://www.livenation.com.au/greataustralianpodcastfestival For tickets to M...
Aug 04, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 302
I demand satisfaction, and challenge you to listen to this episode! U.S. Presidents, U.K. Prime Ministers, artists, writers and a man who liked to get naked have all been challenged to duels. Whether their choice of weapon was a hot air balloon or a set of billiard balls, this episode is dedicated to history's silliest duels. Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPod Watch our 300th episode recorded live at Stupid Old Studios (with an extra quiz, and also 16 oth...
Jul 28, 2021•1 hr 51 min
For our 300th episode we hear about Frane Selak, the world's luckiest unlucky man! We also hear two other unlucky/lucky tales, Ann Hodges' Meteor and the Sodeto Lotto Win, enjoy! To stream the filmed version of this episode from Stupid Old Studios (with extra quiz, and 16 other episodes with bonus content): https://sospresents.com/authors/dogoon See Prime Mates live in BRISBANE this FRIDAY: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/prime-mates-podcast-live-tickets-163959139199 Get a ticket to our show at ...
Jul 21, 2021•1 hr 34 min
In one of the pettiest feuds we've discussed, this is the story of how two men decided to let their rivalry get in the way of what they had both set out to do - discover a whole bunch of dinosaurs. Get a ticket to our 300th episode live stream, Saturday July 10: https://sospresents.com/programs/dogoon-300th Get a ticket to our show at the Great Australian Podcast Festival on Nov 6: https://www.livenation.com.au/greataustralianpodcastfestival For tickets to Matt's Live Taping at Stupid Old Studio...
Jul 14, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 299
In 1974, two members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom DISAPPEARED! The first, Lord Lucan lived the high life, and was seen as a real life James Bond. He was also accused of murder. The other, John Stonehouse was in financial ruin after being accused of spying on his country. Within 12 days of each other, both men vanished. So what the hell happened to them? Get a ticket to our 300th episode live stream, Saturday July 10: https://sospresents.com/programs/dogoon-300th Get tickets to be in o...
Jul 07, 2021•2 hr 8 min
The Wizard of Oz (1939) is an all time family classic, but its filming was a pretty awful time for the cast and crew! In this episode we go back to the origins of L Frank Baum's story (1900), talk about the original stage production (1902) and go through the cursed 1939 production before discussing how the film became a classic. Enjoy! Get a ticket to our 300th episode live stream, Saturday July 10: https://sospresents.com/programs/dogoon-300th Get a ticket to our show at the Great Australian Po...
Jun 30, 2021•2 hr 39 min
This week we are joined by our friend Josh Earl to tell us all about The Exploding Hearts, the band that could have been. In 2003, the group released their debut album Guitar Romantic and were one of the most hyped bands in America... So what happened? Get a ticket to our 300th episode live stream, Saturday July 10: https://sospresents.com/programs/dogoon-300th For tickets to Matt's shows in Sydney and Melbourne: https://www.mattstewartcomedy.com/ Get tickets to Josh Earl's stand up recording of...
Jun 23, 2021•1 hr 28 min
The weight of a nation rested on one woman's shoulders at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. A household name, she was the most famous person in Australia. We look at the career of one of Australia's most celebrated athletes, Cathy Freeman. For tickets to Matt's shows in Sydney and Melbourne: https://www.mattstewartcomedy.com/ Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPod Buy tickets for our screening of The Mummy on September 10: https://www.lidocinemas.com.au/mummy Bu...
Jun 15, 2021•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 295
It turns out baseball is a very cursed sport. One of Major League Baseball's longest running curses affected The Chicago Cubs for decades. A disgruntled goat owner, a black cat and the notorious Steve Bartman incident, this is The Curse Of The Billy Goat. Watch our four shows recorded live in Melbourne: https://sospresents.com/authors/dogoon For tickets to Matt's shows in Sydney and Melbourne: https://www.mattstewartcomedy.com/ Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/Do...
Jun 09, 2021•1 hr 48 min
This week we are joined by our good friend Ben Russell to tell us about one of his favourite cults, Raëlianism (AKA Raëlism ) . Described as religion for atheists, we attempt to unpack their practices. We just released videos of our four shows recorded in Melbourne in April. Check them out here: https://sospresents.com/programs/dgo-micf For tickets to Matt's shows in Sydney and Melbourne: https://www.mattstewartcomedy.com/ Watch Ben Russell in his own cult based web series, Hug The Sun: https://...
Jun 02, 2021•2 hr 7 min
In 1921, a small crew set off from Nome in Alaska to Wrangel Island, 85 miles off the northeast coast of Siberia. Due to her work on this expedition, Ada Blackjack would be lauded in the press a couple of years later - tune in for the story! For tickets to Matt's shows in Sydney and Melbourne: https://www.mattstewartcomedy.com/ Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPod Buy tickets for our screening of The Mummy on September 10: https://www.lidocinemas.com.au/mum...
May 26, 2021•2 hr 10 min
Fyre Festival - an immersive music festival, unlike anything anyone had ever seen before. Fly to the beautiful Bahamas and enjoy pure luxury at this incredibly cool and expensive festival, which is definitely not a scam. For tickets to Matt's shows in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne: https://www.mattstewartcomedy.com/ Matt’s New Interview Show: ‘Matt Your Heroes’: https://youtu.be/VVsVGkzVNZQ Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPod Buy tickets to our streamed s...
May 19, 2021•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 291
In 2005, World Of Warcraft was rocked by an unforeseen virtual pandemic. An infectious illness meant players started dropping like flies, and chaos reigned. Cited as an example of how the world might react to a real pandemic, how does it compare to the world we find ourselves living in? Come to our live screening of The Mummy + Live Frasing The Bar on September 10: lidocinemas.com.au/mummy Matt’s New Show, The Beer Pioneer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej4TUguJL58 Support the show and get rew...
May 12, 2021•1 hr 45 min
Oprah Winfrey is a media icon, this is her story! Come to our live screening of The Mummy + Live Fraising The Bar on September 10 : lidocinemas.com.au/mummy Matt’s New Show, The Beer Pioneer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej4TUguJL58 Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPod Buy tickets to our streamed shows (there are 12 available to watch now! All with exclusive extra sections): https://sospresents.com/authors/dogoon Check out our AACTA nominated web series:...
May 05, 2021•1 hr 47 min
In the 1970's, an artist set out to create a children's book like no other - one that lead readers on an actual treasure hunt! And it was .... a bit of a mess, to be honest. Come to our live screening of The Mummy + Live Fraising The Bar on September 10 : lidocinemas.com.au/mummy Matt’s New TV Show 'The Beer Pioneer': https://youtu.be/ej4TUguJL58 Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPod Buy tickets to our streamed shows (there are 12 available to watch now! All...
Apr 28, 2021•55 min•Ep. 288
A painter whose surreal artwork was only matched by his wild lifestyle, Salvador Dali remains one of the most recognisable artists of the 20th Century. From packing his Rolls Royce full of cauliflower to designing his own museum, meet the eccentric man behind that iconic moustache... Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPod Buy tickets to our streamed shows (there are 12 available to watch now! All with exclusive extra sections): https://sospresents.com/authors...
Apr 22, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Forbes named Elizabeth Holmes the youngest and wealthiest self-made female billionaire in America in 2015, but all was not as it seemed. Join us as special guest Naomi Higgins takes us through this wild story! Check out Naomi's show Why Are You Like This on Netflix now! (or on ABC if you're in Australia) See Matt Stewart at the Comedy Festival: (discount code 'dogoon): https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2021/shows/nostalgia-was-better-when-i-was-a-boy Support the show and get rewards like bonus e...
Apr 14, 2021•2 hr 14 min
On 3 March 1876, large chunks of meat rained down from the sky over Olympia Springs in Bath County, Kentucky, but what was this mystery meat? Tune in to hear this and many other STRANGE but TRUE stories! Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPod Buy tickets to our streamed shows (there are 12 available to watch now! All with exclusive extra sections): https://sospresents.com/authors/dogoon Check out our AACTA nominated web series: http://bit.ly/DGOWebSeries Sub...
Apr 07, 2021•1 hr 19 min
Who doesn't love a heist story? This one has undercover operations, tapped phones... and Ronald McDonald. Matt’s New Interview Show: ‘Matt Your Heroes’: https://youtu.be/VVsVGkzVNZQ Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPod Buy tickets to our streamed shows (there are 12 available to watch now! All with exclusive extra sections): https://sospresents.com/authors/dogoon Check out our AACTA nominated web series: http://bit.ly/DGOWebSeries Submit a topic idea direc...
Mar 31, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 284
In the 1980s, The Maze Prison in Northern Ireland was considered to be the more secure prison in Europe. A prison, within a prison inside an army base, it was considered to be 'escape proof'. Imprisoned members of the IRA saw it as their duty to escape, and in 1983 they put an audacious plan into action. But would they be able to pull it off? Joining us to hear the story is special guest Nick Mason from The Weekly Planet podcast. Get tickets to our live shows this March/April: Matt Stewart - Nos...
Mar 24, 2021•1 hr 57 min
Surely a man depicted by Hugh Jackman was a great guy .... right? Well, that's a little questionable. But you still have to admit that P.T. Barnum fit a lot into a lifetime, and made a lot of money along the way. This is the story of the REAL "Greatest Showman" Get tickets to our live shows this March/April: Prime Mates: https://www.trybooking.com/BPEUI Book Cheat: https://www.trybooking.com/BPEUE Matt Stewart - Nostalgia Was Better When I Was A Boy (discount code 'dogoon): https://www.comedyfes...
Mar 17, 2021•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 282
We all know that Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to summit Mount Everest... Or were they? In 1924, thirty years earlier George Mallory and Andrew Irvine were seen close to the summit before disappearing, leading to one of the greatest mysteries of the 20th Century. But then, in 1999 - 75 years after the disappearance, some climbers found something BIG! Get tickets to our live shows this March/April: Prime Mates: https://www.trybooking.com/BPEUI Book Cheat: https://www.trybooking...
Mar 10, 2021•2 hr 1 min
We continue on from last week's episode about World War One (part one), with World War One (part two)! Get tickets to our live shows this March/April: Prime Mates: https://www.trybooking.com/BPEUI Book Cheat: https://www.trybooking.com/BPEUE Matt Stewart - Nostalgia Was Better When I Was A Boy (discount code 'dogoon): https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2021/shows/nostalgia-was-better-when-i-was-a-boy Do Go On: https://www.trybooking.com/BOMAA Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: ...
Mar 03, 2021•2 hr 10 min
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (episode 276) kicked off one of the deadliest wars of all time, this episode is about World War One (aka the Great War aka the War To End All Wars). Buy tickets to our four live Melbourne podcasts on March 28, April 4,11 and 18: https://www.trybooking.com/BOMAA Buy tickets to Matt’s stand up MICF show ‘Nostalgia Was Better When I Was A Boy’ : https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2021/shows/nostalgia-was-better-when-i-was-a-boy Matt’s New Interview Show:...
Feb 24, 2021•1 hr 48 min
There aren't many people who pack more into their life than Fritz Duquesne did - soldier, British spy, German spy, fake war hero.... spy again. It's a wild and full on story, so come along for the ride! Buy tickets to our four live Melbourne podcasts on March 28, April 4,11 and 18: https://www.trybooking.com/BOMAA Buy tickets to Matt’s stand up MICF show ‘Nostalgia Was Better When I Was A Boy’ : https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2021/shows/nostalgia-was-better-when-i-was-a-boy Matt’s New Intervi...
Feb 17, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 278
