Weird Crap in Australia
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Weird Crap in Australia
Welcome to "Weird Crap in Australia," a podcast hosted by Holly and Matthew, a husband and wife team with a passion for all things strange and unusual in the land down under.Each episode, Holly, a trained historian, and Matthew, a pop-culture enthusiast, dive into the weird and wacky aspects of Aust...
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Episode 383 - The Lawyer X Scandal Part 3
Few scandals have shaken Australia’s justice system like the Lawyer X affair. At the center was a prominent barrister who secretly worked as a police...
Episode 382 - The Lawyer X Scandal Part 2
Few scandals have shaken Australia’s justice system like the Lawyer X affair. At the center was a prominent barrister who secretly worked as a police...
Episode 381 - The Lawyer X Scandal Part 1
Few scandals have shaken Australia’s justice system like the Lawyer X affair. At the center was a prominent barrister who secretly worked as a police...
Episode 380 - The Voyage of the Catalpa (1876)
In 1876, one of the most daring prison escapes in history set sail from Fremantle, Western Australia. The American whaling ship Catalpa was at the hea...
Episode 379 - The Barrington Tops Crash
On August 9, 1981, a small Cessna 210 aircraft carrying five men vanished over the rugged wilderness of Barrington Tops, NSW. Despite extensive search...
Episode 378 - Cold Chisel Part 2
From smoky pubs in Adelaide to selling out arenas across the country, Cold Chisel became the voice of a generation. Fronted by Jim Barnes, the band’s...
Episode 377 - Cold Chisel Part 1
From smoky pubs in Adelaide to selling out arenas across the country, Cold Chisel became the voice of a generation. Fronted by Jim Barnes, the band’s...
Weird Crap Movie Commentary 1 - Howling 3: The Marsupials (1987)
What happens when you take werewolves, marsupials, a low budget, and the golden age of Ozploitation cinema? You get Howling III: The Marsupials — one...
Episode 376 - The Granville Train Disaster Part 2
On the morning of 18 January 1977, Blue Mountains commuters boarded their usual train, expecting nothing more than another routine ride to work. Inste...
Episode 375 - The Granville Train Disaster Part 1
On the morning of 18 January 1977, Blue Mountains commuters boarded their usual train, expecting nothing more than another routine ride to work. Inste...
Episode 374 - The Bathurst 1000
Every year, a sleepy New South Wales town gets turned into a pit lane paradise as 150,000 fans descend on Mount Panorama for the Bathurst 1000 — Austr...
Episode 373 - The Cronulla Riots (2005) Part 3
In this series, we dive into one of the most confronting chapters of modern Australian history: the Cronulla Riots of December 2005. Sparked by rising...
Episode 372 - The Cronulla Riots Part 2
In this episode, we dive into one of the most confronting chapters of modern Australian history: the Cronulla Riots of December 2005. Sparked by risin...
Episode 371 - The Cronulla Riots Part 1
HIn this episode, we dive into one of the most confronting chapters of modern Australian history: the Cronulla Riots of December 2005. Sparked by risi...
Episode 370 - The Birdman of the Coorong
In the lonely dunes of South Australia’s Coorong, legend speaks of a bushranger so strange he’s hard to forget: the Birdman of the Coorong. Unlike his...
Episode 369 - The Story of INXS Part 3
Before they were stadium superstars, INXS were just six Aussie blokes carving out a sound in the sweaty pubs of Sydney. In this episode, we chart the...
Episode 368 - The Story of INXS Part 2
Before they were stadium superstars, INXS were just six Aussie blokes carving out a sound in the sweaty pubs of Sydney. In this episode, we chart the...
Episode 367 - The Story of INXS Part 1
Before they were stadium superstars, INXS were just six Aussie blokes carving out a sound in the sweaty pubs of Sydney. In this episode, we chart the...
Episode 366 - Sir Douglas Mawson and the Home of the Blizzard Part 3
Douglas Mawson wasn’t just a survivor—he was a scientific powerhouse who helped put Australia on the map of polar exploration. His adventures began wi...
Episode 365 - Sir Douglas Mawson and the Home of the Blizzard Part 2
Douglas Mawson wasn’t just a survivor—he was a scientific powerhouse who helped put Australia on the map of polar exploration. His adventures began wi...
Episode 364 - Sir Douglas Mawson and the Home of the Blizzard Part 1
Douglas Mawson wasn’t just a survivor—he was a scientific powerhouse who helped put Australia on the map of polar exploration. His adventures began wi...
Episode 363 - The Wedge-Tail Eagle
Australia’s largest bird of prey, the wedge-tailed eagle , is a creature of raw power and mythic presence. With a piercing gaze adapted for hunting ac...
Episode 362 - David Gulpilil
David Gulpilil, born in Arnhem Land in 1953, was more than just an actor—he was a cultural bridge, storyteller, and proud Yolŋu man who changed the fa...
Episode 361 - The Legend of the Anzacs Part 2
The legend of the ANZACs was born not through victory, but through courage, endurance, and mateship under fire. From the rocky shores of Gallipoli to...
Episode 360 - The Legend of the Anzacs Part 1
The legend of the ANZACs was born not through victory, but through courage, endurance, and mateship under fire. From the rocky shores of Gallipoli to...
Episode 359 - Old Tom and the Killers of Twofold Bay
In the icy waters of Twofold Bay, a strange alliance once thrived between man and whale. At the heart of it was Old Tom, a killer whale unlike any oth...
Episode 358 - The Melbourne Gangland Wars 4 - Carl Williams
Carl Williams rose from small-time drug dealer to one of the most powerful—and dangerous—figures in Melbourne’s gangland wars. Known for his smiling,...
Episode 357 - The Melbourne Gangland Wars 3 - Judy and Des Moran
Judy Moran, once known as the matriarch of Melbourne’s most notorious criminal family, became a central figure in the city’s brutal gangland wars. Lin...
Episode 356 - The Melbourne Gangland Wars 3 - Les Moran
Leslie “Les” Moran was a veteran of Melbourne’s underworld, deeply entrenched in the city’s organised crime scene. As a senior figure within the Moran...
Episode 355 - The Melbourne Gangland Wars 3 - Jason Moran
Jason Moran was a central figure in Melbourne’s gangland war, born into one of the city’s most notorious crime families. Known for his involvement in...
Episode 354 - The Melbourne Gangland Wars 3 - Mario Condello and Mark Moran
Melbourne’s gangland war claimed many lives, and Mark Moran was one of its most high-profile casualties. A key player in the city’s underworld, Moran...
Episode 353 - The Melbourne Gangland Wars 2 - The Carlton Crew
During Melbourne’s infamous gangland wars, one criminal organisation loomed large—the Carlton Crew. Made up of powerful underworld figures, the group...
Episode 352 - The Melbourne Gangland Wars 1 - The Kane Brothers Part 2
The Melbourne gangland war was a brutal chapter in Australia’s criminal history, and the Kane brothers—Brian and Leslie—were right at its core. Known...
Episode 351 - The Melbourne Gangland Wars 1 - The Kane Brothers Part 1
The Melbourne gangland war was a brutal chapter in Australia’s criminal history, and the Kane brothers—Brian and Leslie—were right at its core. Known...
Episode 350 - The Adventures of Blinky Bill (1934-2016) (Child-friendly)
Blinky Bill, created by Dorothy Wall in the 1930s, has captured the hearts of generations through books, television, and film. More than just a cheeky...
Episode 349 - The Connell Murders Part 2 (1978-1979)
A mother and her two young children vanished from their home in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, in August 1978. Their disappearance quickly turned in...
Episode 348 - The Connell Murders Part 1 (1978-1979)
A mother and her two young children vanished from their home in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, in August 1978. Their disappearance quickly turned in...
Episode 347 - The North Head Quarantine Station
The North Head Quarantine Station, located on the northern headland of Sydney Harbour, holds a chilling legacy as one of Australia's most significant...
Episode 346 - The Wooreen School Kidnapping
Edwin Eastwood was back at it again. Armed with a firearm, he entered the Wooreen State School and took nine students and their teacher, Rob Hunter, h...
Episode 345 - The Faraday School Kidnapping
The Faraday School kidnapping shocked Australia, as a group of six schoolgirls and their teacher, Mary Gibbs, were taken by two armed kidnappers. They...