Ep 90: Russia’s Secret Poo Program
Liz and Jon take a stinky journey into Russia's bizarre secret history of research into poo.
Jun 27, 2022•51 min•Ep. 90
Gabbin In The Woods
Elizabeth Allen and Jon Brooks share spooky stories from the world of monsters, aliens, the supernatural and true crime.
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Ep 89: Shallow Graves and Bad Wigs
Liz and Jon dig a few cm below the surface to delve into the story of one of Australia's most loathsome criminals, a wig-wearing, volvo driving murderer with sadly credulous friends.
Jun 19, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 89
Ep 88: The Curse of Dirty Dick!
Liz and Jon tuck napkins into their collars and don their paper crowns as they sit down to feast on the toothsome joints that is the story of Dirty Dick, the man who inspired one of the most iconic horror novels of all time.
Jun 12, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 88
Ep 87: The Fish Man of Toolondo
Liz and Jon slap on their flippers and dive into the lakes of Toolondo to explore the murky and sad story of a man who just wanted to be a fish.
Jun 05, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 87
Ep 86: The Abduction of Russell Kellett
Liz and Jon look into the story of the original ET Rider and intergalactic conscript, Russell Kellett.
May 29, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 86
Ep 85: Don’t F**k With Cats
Liz has had a week, so it's time to talk about some sweet instant justice for people who've been mean to cats.
May 22, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 85
Ep 84: Singapore’s Rolex Watch Murder
Liz and Jon delve into the senseless murder of Sally Poh Bee Eng, who was brutally killed for her Rolex watch in a crime that still haunts Singapore to this day.
May 16, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 84
Ep 83: Escape from New York
Liz and Jon delve into the history of the greatest dystopian film to ever strap on an eye-patch. But be warned, this podcast has some A number 1 offensive jokes.
May 11, 2022•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 83
Ep 82: The Abduction of Betty Andreasson
Strap in (or strap on?) for this week's uplifting adventure in space pleasure as Liz and Jon dive into the story of Betty Andreasson, and her religious experiences at the hands - and vibrating chairs - of a bunch of funky space lovers.
May 01, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 82
Ep 81: The Jamison Family Disappearance
Liz and Jon hit the cold trails of Oklahoma to try and find out what happened to one family who chose a different life.
Apr 24, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 81
Ep 80: The Mystery of Kaspar Hauser
Part who dunnit, part why bother, Liz and Jon strap on their genealogy hats and venture into the soiled underwear of Bavarian Royalty to try and figure out just who was Kaspar Houser.
Apr 17, 2022•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 80
Ep 79: The Jewett City Vampires
Liz and Jon explore the "consuming" tale of the Jewett City Vampires. What drove these New England farmers to carry out some truly disgusting rituals in the hope of ending evil's reign.
Apr 10, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 79
Ep 78: The Miami Zombie Causeway Cannibal.
Liz and Jon head to the citrus state to learn about one thing nobody should eat - another person's face.
Apr 04, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 78
Ep77: The Story of UB-65, Germany’s Most Accursed U-Boat
Liz and Jon set sail on the high seas to explore the tale of UB65, Germany's most accursed U-boat.
Mar 27, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 77
Ep 76: The Exeter UFO Incident
Liz and Jon go back to one of the USA's most famous UFO encounters, the Exeter incident. Do police make good witnesses? Actually, never mind.
Mar 20, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 76
Ep 75: The History of Blood Transfusions Pt 2
We hope you're not squeamish, because things only get weirder on this nightmare journey to one of modern medicine's most vital treatments.
Mar 14, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 75
Ep 74: The History of Blood Transfusions
What's more blood curdling than the history of medicine? How about the f*cked up road science took to figure out how to make blood transfusions work?
Mar 06, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 74
Ep 73: New Jersey’s Shades of Death Road
Never before has a road been so aptly named.
Feb 27, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 73
Ep 72: The Beast of Gévaudan
Liz and Jon strap on their berets and lace up their bodices as they set out on the hunt for this most French of cryptids, the Beast of Gévaudan
Feb 20, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 72
Ep 71: William MacDonald - the Sydney Mutilator part 2
Liz and Jon conclude their look at Australia's first serial killer and the police indifference that helped him continue killing.
Feb 13, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 71
Ep 70: William MacDonald - The Sydney Mutilator part 1
Happy birthday Liz! To celebrate, Jon takes the reins and talks about famous vegan killers, and Australia's first serial murderer.
Feb 07, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 70
Ep 69: Bunyips!
Put on your best Bill and Ted's voice: it's episode 69, dude! We're talking Aussie cryptids, the Bunyip!
Jan 31, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 69
Ep 68: Not So Smooth Criminals
Jon and Liz explore the world of dumb criminals, after an extraordinarily deep dive on an unsolicited dick pic sent to the show.
Jan 23, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 68
Ep 67: Light My Fire! Spontaneous Human Combustian Pt 3!
We're holding our breath and running headlong back into the flames of Spontaneous Human Combustion, including the grim tale of early scientific efforts to explain the phenomena!
Jan 17, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 67
Ep 66: The Abduction of Gerry Irwin
UFO mystery, or the best excuse for going AWOL in the history of the US military? Liz and Jon find out.
Jan 09, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 66
Ep 65: Don’t Forget to Breathe.
Liz and Jon take a look at a tragic tale from Australia's Northern Territory, where PDAs took a tragic turn.
Jan 03, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 65
Ep 64: The Haunted Islands of Thailand
Turns out the scariest thing to manifest in Thailand isn't white male tourists, it's ghosts, goblins, haunted islands and particularly horny ghosts!
Dec 26, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 64
Ep 63: The Princess Theater Phantom
Put on your finest evening wear and make your way to the dress circle as Liz and Jon delve into the most famous ghoul in Australian show business (no, not Rolf Harris). It's the ghost of Melbourne's Princess Theater!
Dec 19, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 63
Ep 62: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Liz and Jon put on their black eye liner and head on down to Halloween town to get the inside story on one of the most profitable (and painful to make) animated films of all time - Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
Dec 13, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 62
Ep 61: The Loveland Frogman Pt 4 - American Chernobyl
Yeah, it's that bad. Liz and Jon conclude their look at the strange happenings of rural Ohio. It would be funny, if it wasn't true
Dec 08, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 61
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