520 - The Surprisingly Interesting History of Ketchup
Ketchup - it's America's favourite condiment and close cousin of Australia's fave: tomato sauce, but its history goes back a long long way before either of these countries existed in their current forms! Join us as we discuss the eighth most voted for topic this BLOCK, the surprisingly interesting history of ketchup!This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 06:07 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod Check out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasDo Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:http://atlasobscura.com/articles/what-is-ketchup by Anne Ewbankhttps://www.history.com/articles/ketchup-surprising-ancient-history by Stephanie Butlerhttps://www.britannica.com/plant/tomatohttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/why-wild-tiny-pimp-tomato-so-important-180955911/ by Barry Estabrookhttps://www.popsci.com/science/ketchup-history-medicine/ by Vittoria Traversohttps://www.bbc.co.uk/travel/article/20131023-the-deep-rooted-history-of-chicagos-deep-dish-pizzaTomato Pills Will Cure All Your Ills by Andrew F. Smith (1991)https://historyfacts.com/us-history/fact/tomatoes-were-once-sold-as-medicine/https://www.heinz.com/our-storyhttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/heinz-ketchup-australia-tomato-sauce by Ernie Smithhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/brief-but-global-history-ketchup-180969725/ by Ken Albala Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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519 - The 1996 Mount Everest Disaster
We're kicking of Block 2025 with a disaster episode. Specifcally, one of the worst Mount Everest seasons ever. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 08:56 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod Check out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasDo Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Mount_Everest_disasterhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5LtdIwZF50https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Indo-Tibetan_Border_Police_expedition_to_Mount_Everesthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Krakauerhttps://people.com/everest-true-story-11699920https://himalayan-masters.com/1996-mount-everest-disaster/https://www.ultimatekilimanjaro.com/1996-everest-disaster-deaths/https://www.breezeadventure.com/blog/1996-mount-everest-disaster-what-really-happened Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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518 - The Dewey Decimal System
This week, Josh Earl tells us the wild and troubling story of Melvil Dewey, the inventor of the Dewey Decimal System. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 2:39 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod Check out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasDo Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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517 - The History of Frankenstein
This week we look at the tragic and fascinating life of Frankenstein author Mary Shelley and explore how the novel she started writing as an 18 year old, changed popular culture forever.Content warning: This episode contains references to suicide, birth trauma and miscarriage.This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 07:15 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod Check out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasDo Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/mary-wollstonecraft-shelleyhttps://origins.osu.edu/milestones/march-2018-mary-shelleys-frankensteinhttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jan/13/frankenstein-at-200-why-hasnt-mary-shelley-been-given-the-respect-she-deserves-https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/02/12/the-strange-and-twisted-life-of-frankensteinhttps://museumofidaho.org/mary-shelley-and-the-heart-in-the-drawer/https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/galvani-discovers-animal-electricityFrankenstein is More Horrific Than You Might Think | Monstrum:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsYyBdg4emIhttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/jan/24/featuresreviews.guardianreview1https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_monster#https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Wollstonecraft Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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516 - Spring-Heeled Jack
In 19th Century London, a bizarre figure terrorised the streets, lashing out with metal claws and blowing fire in people's faces before leaping over tall fences. Described variously as a bull, a bear, a ghost or even a devil-like creature, the phantom's rampage went for more than six decades! But who was he???Recorded live at The Frog and Bucket in Manchester.This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 07:10 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod Check out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasDo Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo1qv8uYlAs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cock_Lane_ghost https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Monsterhttps://strandmag.com/the-london-monster/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_dreadful https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-21/ghost-hoaxing-on-victorias-goldfields/12571526 https://www.history.co.uk/articles/the-mystery-of-spring-heeled-jack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.