Do Go On

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-cheat Prime 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 Thomas Do 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_disaster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5LtdIwZF50 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Indo-Tibetan_Border_Police_expedition_to_Mount_Everest https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Krakauer https://people.com/everest-true-story-11699920 https://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.

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-cheat Prime 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 Thomas Do 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.

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 forver. 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-cheat Prime 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 Thomas Do 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-shelley https://origins.osu.edu/milestones/march-2018-mary-shelleys-frankenstein https://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-frankenstein https://museumofidaho.org/mary-shelley-and-the-heart-in-the-drawer/ https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/galvani-discovers-animal-electricity Frankenstein is More Horrific Than You Might Think | Monstrum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsYyBdg4emI https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/jan/24/featuresreviews.guardianreview1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_monster# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Wollstonecraft Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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-cheat Prime 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 Thomas Do 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_Monster https://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.

“Tenerife is an example of the 'Swiss Cheese' Model: dozens of individual events, each of them incredibly unlikely in their own right, aligning against all odds to create the final outcome.” This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 07:09 (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-cheat Prime 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 Thomas Do 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://web.archive.org/web/20110715122130/http://www.project-tenerife.com/engels/PDF/alpa.pdf https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7ljj0x https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenerife_airport_disaster https://youtu.be/2d9B9RN5quA?si=2ANUx0345f7yIwWa https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/reviews-crash-in-canary-islands-180972227/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Early in the morning of the 26th of August 1980, employees at Harvey's Wagon Wheel Resort and Casino discovered a mysterious metallic box. With the mysterious package was a note, explaining is was a bomb! Thus begins the story of 'one of history's most bizarre extortion plots'! This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 6:59 (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-cheat Prime 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 Thomas Do 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://magazine.atavist.com/2014/a-thousand-pounds-of-dynamite https://www.recordcourier.com/news/crime/40-years-ago-tahoe-casino-bombing-was-biggest-in-u-s-history/ https://www.sfgate.com/renotahoe/article/Harveys-Hotel-Lake-Tahoe-bombing-17392736.php https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/stories/2009/august/a-byte-out-of-history-harveys-casino-bomb/the-extortion-note https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGo959uECTM Bringing Down the House: The Bombing of Harvey's Casino https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/politics-and-business-magazines/harveys-casino-resorts https://tahoequarterly.com/summer-2013/the-man-behind-the-bomb Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 1975, for the first and only time in Australia's history, a Prime Minister was sacked. Gough Whitlam was dismissed after months of political manoeuvring and backstabbing, culminating in what is still the most controversial event in the country's political history. On this episode we look at the three men at the centre of the dismissal, Whitlam, as well as the man who fired him; John Kerr, and the man who replaced him; Malcolm Fraser. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 10:07 (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-cheat Prime 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 Thomas Do 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: Gough: Nothing Will Save Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOJNaqjUra4 https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/the-eleventh https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/whitlam-gough-18730 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Australian_constitutional_crisis https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/whitlam-dismissal https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2014/oct/21/gough-whitlam-in-his-own-words https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/parliament-and-its-people/people-in-parliament/governor-general https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/kerr-sir-john-robert-23431 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 1926, Aimee Semple McPherson was one of the most famous women in America. She was an evangelist and healer who attracted huge crowds, and her popularily was growing by the day. And then one day, she disappeared ... This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 04:13 (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-cheat Prime 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 Thomas Do 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.vanityfair.com/style/story/american-grifter-sister-sinner?srsltid=AfmBOoohPbKTz8EwfLIXCEDCNdItCge9YIJ_GNuFPikt7KJllUBToByB https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/04/21/sister-sinner-claire-hoffman-book-review https://medium.com/california-dreaming/aimee-semple-mcpherson-the-enigmatic-california-cult-leader-and-evangelist-59539854bbaa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Aimee_Semple_McPherson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aimee_Semple_McPherson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week our friend Marcel Blanche-de Wilt drops by to tell us about the history of the Alien Franchise all the way from humble beginnings to a multi-decade, multi-million dollar cinematic machine. On this podcast, no one can hear you scream! This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 06:28 (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-cheat Prime 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 Thomas Do 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.

This is a special episode - it was recorded live in London in November 2024, in front of our largest audience EVER. The crowd were red hot, and we told the story of a kooky character who went on quite the adventure and made a lot of money, all in the pursuit of Pez. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 06:33 (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-cheat Prime 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 Thomas Do 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.ecurrent.com/film/the-story-behind-netflixs-the-pez-outlaw/ https://gwern.net/doc/psychology/collecting/2015-03-20-jeffmaysh-howamichiganfarmermade4millionsmugglingrarepezcontainersintotheus.html - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pez https://us.pez.com/pages/history?srsltid=AfmBOooCzOCesmZRsgFHAuZBBHsDlyhmfrjdO_yuFS8Z7W-nI02kMXOK Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.