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 394 - The Truro Murders Part 2
In the late 1970s, a string of disappearances around Adelaide quietly escalated into one of South Australia’s most disturbing serial crime cases. Youn...
Episode 393 - The Truro Murders Part 1
In the late 1970s, a string of disappearances around Adelaide quietly escalated into one of South Australia’s most disturbing serial crime cases. Youn...
Episode 392 - Dot and the Kangaroo
Long before the animated adaptation unsettled generations of children, Dot and the Kangaroo began life as an 1898 children’s book by Ethel C. Pedley —...
Episode 391 - The Ben Hall Gang Part 2
In the mid-1860s, the goldfields and bush tracks of New South Wales were ruled by one of Australia’s most notorious outlaw groups: the Ben Hall Gang....
Weird Crap Movie Commentary 4 - Around the World with Dot (1981)
This week, we sit down with Around the World with Dot — the animated adventure that whisked an Australian bush child across continents in a strange bl...
Episode 390 - The Ben Hall Gang Part 1
In the mid-1860s, the goldfields and bush tracks of New South Wales were ruled by one of Australia’s most notorious outlaw groups: the Ben Hall Gang....
Episode 389 - Australia's Flying Terror
Australia has produced many formidable creatures: sharks, snakes, drop bears… but none strike fear into the national heart quite like the humble magpi...
Episode 388 - The Weightman Murders (2000)
In January 2000, a car was found at the bottom of an embankment in Heathcote National Park. Inside were Bill and Pam Weightman — a respectable south-w...
Weird Crap Movie Commentary 3 - Gallipoli (1981)
What happens when you blend mateship, mud, and the gut-punch of history with a film that refuses to let you stay emotionally upright? You get Gallipol...
Episode 387 - The Rats of Tobruk Part 3
In 1941, amid the blistering sands of North Africa, a band of Australian soldiers earned one of the most enduring nicknames in military history — The...
Episode 386 - The Rats of Tobruk Part 2
In 1941, amid the blistering sands of North Africa, a band of Australian soldiers earned one of the most enduring nicknames in military history — The...
Episode 385 - The Rats of Tobruk Part 1
In 1941, amid the blistering sands of North Africa, a band of Australian soldiers earned one of the most enduring nicknames in military history — The...
Episode 384 - Mr. Jolly Squiggles, the Man from the Moon (1959-1999)
He was the upside-down man who brought imagination to life — with nothing more than a pencil for a nose and a blackboard for a stage. Mr Squiggle, the...
Weird Crap Movie Commentary 2 - Lake Mungo (2008)
What happens when you mix grief, ghosts, and grainy home video with a dose of uncanny realism? You get Lake Mungo (2008) — a haunting mockumentary tha...
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...