Just the Gist

And just like that... It's time for Just The Gist to take a bow. For now!After 12 million downloads, hundreds of nutso stories and many, many fart jokes, Just The Gist is going on a little hiatus. So I wanted to take a moment to thank YOU, the Gisteners. From the absolute bottom of my heart, thank you for joining us on this crazy segway ride. Thank you so, so much for Gistening. Truly. And remember, this curtain call is 'goodbye' for now, but not forever! There's too many dumb billionaires in the world for JTG to stay away too long. RECCOS Listen to Jacob's episode on Stuart Semple vs Anish Kapoor here https://bit.ly/jtg-stuartsemple . Listen to Jacob's interview with Stuart Semple here  https://bit.ly/3Ptv7V1 . Listen to Jacob's episode on Lindy Chamberlain here  https://bit.ly/jtg-lindychamberlain Listen to Rosie's episode 'Trapped at the bottom of the ocean for 60 hours' and the story of Harrison Okene's survivial in an underwater shipwreck https://bit.ly/jtg-harrison . Listen to Rosie's episode on the Trashman Yacht Sinking - https://bit.ly/jtg-trashman  Listen to Rosie's ep on Elizabeth Holmes - https://bit.ly/jtg-elizabethholmes . Listen to Mum Says My Memoir Is A Lie Rosie's other podcast https://bit.ly/memoir-lie . FOLLOW THE SHOW: Follow @justthegistpodcast on Instagram https://bit.ly/jtg-gram . Check out @justthegistpodcast in TikTok https://bit.ly/jtg-tiktok . Follow @jacobwilliamstanley on Instagram https://bit.ly/jacobwilliamstanley-IG . Follow @rosiewaterland on IG https://bit.ly/rosiewaterland-ig . CREDITS Hosts: Rosie Waterland & Jacob Stanley  Executive Producer: Elise Cooper Audio Imager: Nat Marshall Social Producer: Zoe Panaretos Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a two-fer baby! Jacob and Rosie need a little break so we're pulling out two more stories from the archives - revisiting two wild stories from the Just The Gist live tour; The Hillbilly Heist and Balloon Boy. We give you just the gist but if you want more;  Balloon Boy  Watch "Balloon Boy's' family discusses life 10 years after incident" from Nightline via Youtube https://bit.ly/balloonboy-interview . Read 'The Ballon Boy Hoax - Solved!' by Robert Sanchez for 5280.com from 2019 https://bit.ly/3CDFEW9 .  Read 'Couple behind 2009 'balloon boy' hoax in US granted pardons' from Colorado for The Guardian https://bit.ly/balloonboy-theguardian . Read The Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_boy_hoax The Hillbilly Heist of 1997  Read 'The Book of Dave: A New Path After a $17 Million Misstep' by by David Gantt  https://bit.ly/3p4M8u6 . Watch 'Masterminds' trailer - the movie based on the Loomis Fargo robbery in which Zach Galifianakis plays David Gantt https://bit.ly/3NBcOMc . FOLLOW THE SHOW: Follow @justthegistpodcast on Instagram https://bit.ly/jtg-gram . Check out @justthegistpodcast in TikTok https://bit.ly/jtg-tiktok . Follow @jacobwilliamstanley on Instagram https://bit.ly/jacobwilliamstanley-IG . Follow @rosiewaterland on IG https://bit.ly/rosiewaterland-ig . CREDITS Hosts: Rosie Waterland & Jacob Stanley  Executive Producer: Elise Cooper Audio Imager: Nat Marshall Social Producer: Zoe Panaretos Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omny.fm/listener for privacy information.

Harrison Okene, a Nigerian ship's cook, faced a remarkable ordeal of survival. In May 2013, he was trapped in an underwater vessel, the Jascon 4, for an astonishing 60 hours before being miraculously rescued. The tugboat had capsized and sunk off the coast of Nigeria while supporting an oil platform. Okene found himself within an air pocket in the upturned hull of the ship as it rapidly sank. Struggling against panic, he clung to hope as water submerged the vessel completely. Surviving on Coca-Cola and biscuits, he endured darkness, cold, and the constant threat of drowning. With no means of communication, he remained alone in the depths, unsure if rescue would ever come. Meanwhile, a Dutch underwater rescue team, sent to recover bodies, descended to the wreck site. Against all odds, one diver, Nico van Heerden, discovered Okene alive inside the sunken vessel. Okene, disoriented and frightened, initially mistook the diver for a sea creature. Guided by the diver's light, he swam towards safety, rescued from the depths. Okene's survival story captured global attention, hailed as a miraculous testament to the human spirit. It shed light on the hazards faced by offshore workers and emphasised the importance of stringent safety measures. His extraordinary tale of endurance and resilience serves as an inspiration, reminding us of the unwavering will to survive, even in the most perilous circumstances. We give you just the gist, but if you want more, there's this: LINKS  Watch the footage of Harrison being discovered in the shipwreck from The Telegraph https://bit.ly/harrison-rescue . Read 'Nigerian sailor 'a phenomenon' for surviving in air pocket for 60 hours' by Monica Mark for The Guardian in 2013 https://bit.ly/3P3KHX7 . Watch an interview with Harrison and the Associated Press about the ordeal https://bit.ly/harrison-interview .  FOLLOW THE SHOW: Follow @justthegistpodcast on Instagram https://bit.ly/jtg-gram . Check out @justthegistpodcast in TikTok https://bit.ly/jtg-tiktok . Follow @jacobwilliamstanley on Instagram https://bit.ly/jacobwilliamstanley-IG . Follow @rosiewaterland on IG https://bit.ly/rosiewaterland-ig . Follow @sampetersen91 on IG https://bit.ly/sampetersen91 . Check out @confessionsthepodcast on IG https://bit.ly/3WZptvM . CREDITS Hosts: Rosie Waterland & Sam Petersen  Executive Producer: Elise CooperAudio Imager: Nat Marshall Social Producer: Zoe Panaretos Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reality TV is a global phenomenon. But.. what if we told you it kinda started in Sydney suburbia in the 90s. In this special branded episode - in partnership with Paramount + - we're giving you just the gist of reality TV; from the first show Sylvania Waters in the 90s, to the worldwide phenomenon in Big Brother, then the 00s hits with The Osbournes, Paris Hilton in the Simple Life, The Kardashians and now in 2023 the next big hit could well be - The Family Stallone. We give you Just The Gist but if you want more... Watch The Family Stallone available only on Paramount + https://bit.ly/thefamilystallone . Read 'TV Family Saga offends sensitive Australians' by Robert Milliken for The Independent in 1992 https://bit.ly/3oAYMkh .  Read 'How The Osbournes Made Its Legendary Mark On Reality TV History' by Merri Palmer for Looper https://bit.ly/3OLk6hA . Read 'The Simple Life Made Paris Hilton A Fortune: Here's Why Starring On The Reality Show Was One Of The Best Business Moves Of Her Life' by Aya Tzintsiras for thethings.com https://bit.ly/3OUw2NY . Listen to our episode on Kris Jenner for an in-depth look at how the Kardashian's got to such willlld levels of fame and success https://bit.ly/3WO44Fq .  FOLLOW THE SHOW: Follow @justthegistpodcast on Instagram https://bit.ly/jtg-gram . Check out @justthegistpodcast in TikTok https://bit.ly/jtg-tiktok . Follow @jacobwilliamstanley on Instagram https://bit.ly/jacobwilliamstanley-IG . Follow @rosiewaterland on IG https://bit.ly/rosiewaterland-ig . CREDITS Hosts: Rosie Waterland & Jacob Stanley Executive Producer: Elise CooperAudio Imager: Nat Marshall Social Producer: Zoe Panateros Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Imagine sitting at your desk at work, a day like any other. All of a sudden you hear a rumbling that gets louder, and louder. Then you look out the window and see it: a massive tank (yes - TANK), covered in guns, coming straight towards your office. You get outside just in time to see this thing completely flatten your building to the ground, then drive away. Um… WHAT? That's exactly what happened in 2004 to the people in Granby, Colorado. Marvin Heemeyer, a local man, was angry at most people in town about a bunch of different nonsense, so he decided to take revenge by spending more than a year modifying a bulldozer into a weaponised war-like tank, which he then drove all over town for several hours destroying everything in his wake. As you do. Local businesses, the town hall, the library, even the police station - all flattened by the Killdozer. And because this thing was indestructible (bullet-proof, bomb-proof, unbreakable steel), there was nothing the police could do, but watch helplessly and hope something - anything - would stop it. It literally got to the point where the army considered dropping a bomb on it so strong it would also destroy the entire town. So what stopped the Killdozer in the end? We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this: Watch the 'Tread' documentary trailer https://bit.ly/tread-documentary . Watch this good Youtube breakdown 'KILLDOZER: How a Man Made His Own Tank' https://bit.ly/3IGzqbi .  Watch News Footage from the day bootlegged on YouTube https://bit.ly/3MUF38r .  READ  Killdozer: The True Story of the Colorado Bulldozer Rampage https://bit.ly/killdozer-book  written by Patrick Brower - the editor of the local paper and was in one of the buildings Marvin Heemeyer attacked Read 'Marvin Heemeyer And His 'Killdozer' Rampage Through A Colorado Town' from All That's Interesting https://bit.ly/45AkqFJ . Read 'Enter the Killdozer: how a 2004 rampage inspired today's right-wing preppers' from GQ by Bradley Garrett https://bit.ly/3MDufdm . Read 'Killdozer Day: The Story of Marvin Heemeyer' from Snopes.com https://bit.ly/424YVdf . Read Marvin's Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Heemeyer . FOLLOW THE SHOW: Follow @justthegistpodcast on Instagram https://bit.ly/jtg-gram . Check out @justthegistpodcast in TikTok https://bit.ly/jtg-tiktok . Follow @jacobwilliamstanley on Instagram https://bit.ly/jacobwilliamstanley-IG . Follow @rosiewaterland on IG https://bit.ly/rosiewaterland-ig . CREDITS Hosts: Rosie Waterland & Jacob Stanley Executive Producer: Elise CooperAudio Imager: Nat Marshall Social Producer: Zoe Panateros Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Just The Gist  - "F*cking White People" Edition; The story of the 1981 film ROAR. A tale of how a rich naive Hollywood couple spent over a decade making a movie that starred them, their kids and 150 lions, tigers, leopards, panthers, ALLL the big cats. The movie was pitched as a "family comedy", but is widely regarded as one of the most dangerous films of all time. Roar starred Tippy Hedron (Star of Hitchcock's The Birds and others) her daughter Melanie Griffiths, and the rest of their family. The plot is broadly "we can save the world/animal kingdom/lions and tigers etc are all big friendly besties who just are misunderstood and we can live with them in harmony". Sounds cute in theory, maybe in adorable cartoons, but filming with 150 big cats gives very different results. Turns out, big cats gunna big cat; the films credits say no animals were harmed in the making of the movie (lies lol), but they don't say anything about how many PEOPLE were mauled, scalped, attacked, and generally not treated as one would hope to be treated at work. We give you just the gist, but if you want more, there's this: LINKS  Watch ROAR! Trailer from it's 2015 re-release https://bit.ly/roarfilm-trailer . Read 'Looking Back at Roar, a Shocking, Lion-Filled 1981 Movie You've Never Seen (Yet)' by Matt Patches for Esquire Mag online https://bit.ly/3OyeI1i . Read 'Noel Marshall's “Roar”: Humans Were Harmed in the Making of This Film' by Richard Brody for The New Yorker in 2020 https://bit.ly/3BSHuSp . Watch 'The Insane Story Behind The Movie Roar' from Weird History on Youtube https://bit.ly/3MoXf8z . Watch Roar - currently bootlegged on Youtube here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_nOUrQNF_c&ab_channel=Hale . Photos of the stills from the film via IMDB https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083001/mediaindex . FOLLOW THE SHOW: Follow @justthegistpodcast on Instagram https://bit.ly/jtg-gram . Check out @justthegistpodcast in TikTok https://bit.ly/jtg-tiktok . Follow @jacobwilliamstanley on Instagram https://bit.ly/jacobwilliamstanley-IG . Follow @rosiewaterland on IG https://bit.ly/rosiewaterland-ig . CREDITS Hosts: Rosie Waterland & Jacob Stanley Executive Producer: Elise CooperAudio Imager: Nat Marshall Social Producer: Zoe Panateros Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lol in our DREAMS (Rosie… kind of likes nature now though?). Plus! Gen Z have invented a new way to shower and you're doing it wrong. Also! Epidurals - an expensive luxury? And! A new show where a camera is pointed in men's faces and they are simply asked… why? RECCOS: Watch 'Boston Legal' on Disney Plus - https://bit.ly/42MwjXu . Watch 'I Am A Stalker' on Netflix https://bit.ly/3M7BNVC . Visit 'Durban Tourism' https://visitdurban.travel/ . Follow @SouthAfricaANZ on IG https://bit.ly/42uFw6M . Find out more about 'G Adventures: Explore Kruger National Park' https://www.gadventures.com/trips/explore-kruger-national-park/DSENG/ . Visit 'Kurt Safari Company' at https://www.kurtsafari.com/ . Check out 'Karangwe Private Game Reserve' at https://www.karongweportfolio.com/ . Visit 'Planterra: Uplifting Communities Through Tourism' at https://planeterra.org/ . FOLLOW THE SHOW: Follow @justthegistpodcast on Instagram https://bit.ly/jtg-gram . Check out @justthegistpodcast in TikTok https://bit.ly/jtg-tiktok . Follow @jacobwilliamstanley on Instagram https://bit.ly/jacobwilliamstanley-IG . Follow @rosiewaterland on IG https://bit.ly/rosiewaterland-ig . CREDITS Hosts: Rosie Waterland & Jacob Stanley Executive Producer: Elise CooperAudio Imager: Nat Marshall Social Producer: Zoe Panateros Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A turner has been corned! Four years, hundreds of stories, thousands of poop anecdotes. We've finally reached our 200th episode! Join us as we take a stroll down memory lane, looking back on our best moments: how the show started, where our random catchphrases began, winning an Australian Podcast Award dressed as Moira Rose, Jacob losing his mind over segways, not knowing how bad ‘this weird covid thing' would be, Rosie trying desperately to get sponsored by Bird In Hand… it's all in there bébé! Plus, hearing from YOU - the Gisteners! A great way to get acquainted with JTG if you're new to the party, and fun memories to re-live if you're already an old school Gistener. Here's to 200 more! EPISODES Listen 'Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Brrrrreakin' Noooos' https://bit.ly/3M9dqqt . Listen 'Melbourne Live Show!' where the Breakin Nooz theme song gets a live poll on who hates it and who loves it https://bit.ly/41NSmvw .  Hear the first time Segway Stories broke Jacob during the Julie d'Aubigny episode https://bit.ly/3Bvk4Cy . The origins of "I Could Do The Adele Interview" https://bit.ly/3MAw1xk . FOLLOW THE SHOW: Follow @justthegistpodcast on Instagram https://bit.ly/jtg-gram . Check out @justthegistpodcast in TikTok https://bit.ly/jtg-tiktok . Follow @rosiewaterland on IG https://bit.ly/rosiewaterland-ig . Perv on @jacobwilliamstanley on Instagram https://bit.ly/jacobwilliamstanley-IG . CREDITS Hosts: Rosie Waterland & Jacob Stanley Senior Producer: Lindsey Green Assisting Producer: Elise CooperAudio Imager: Nat Marshall Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Cher's birthday so we've gotta do it; From the archives, Jacob lives out his dream and gives us just the gist of Cher. No further description necessary. We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this: Watch 'Behind The Music: Cher' Season 2, Episode 25 bootlegged on Facebook https://bit.ly/42hWtBc . Watch 'Cher' 2003 documentary from The Biography Channel https://bit.ly/cherdoco-biographychannel .  Listen to Cher's interview on Andrew Denton's podcast INTERVIEW on Apple podcasts https://apple.co/3NWhwVH and Spotify https://spoti.fi/41fOG5C . Watch "Dear Mom, Love Cher' on Apple TV - and adore Cher, Georgie and Georganne have an intimate chat sitting on the same couch like three sisters, so close, and all finishing each other's sentences https://apple.co/41jAj06 . Watch the trailer for 'Chastity' - the movie that sent Sonny and Cher bankrupt https://bit.ly/3NQbyFu . "She's not just a girl, she's an experience…" Get a taste of the Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour with Ronald Reagan and a young innocent Michael Jackson https://bit.ly/42Bbiyt . Watch an episode of 'Cher' 1975 - with future husband/ex husband Greg Allman guest starring https://bit.ly/41wdSoz . Watch Cher's medley of soul anthems performed with Elton John and Bette Midler on the “Cher” TV show in 1975 https://bit.ly/3nToqQS . Behold Cher's magnificent one-woman performance of West Side Story from her special in 1978 https://bit.ly/42Qn87S . Admire: 'Cher + Dolly Parton + gospel medley = life shifting perfection' bootlegged on Youtube https://bit.ly/3I5n8ca . Just… Cher performing a medley with David Bowie in 1975 (I'm not crying, you're crying) https://bit.ly/3O2pXOY . Cher singing on her show with the Jackson Five (we know you're still crying, and it's ok) https://bit.ly/3LVdyd3 . Cher's disco moment - Take Me Home (can't believe Rosie didn't know this song, but OK) https://bit.ly/42ppfQi . ADORE Cher putting her true love Rob Camiletti on full display in her video for "I Found Someone" https://bit.ly/3LZhFEW . Watch Cher's 1990s Informercials, and the parodies, are all on this site https://bit.ly/cher-infomercial-history . Watch Cher's eulogy for Sonny in 1998. It's heartbreaking, but such a beautiful tribute (and Cher is still so effing FUNNY and gets a lot of laughs) https://bit.ly/3LUs5Wx . Enjoy Cher calling Letterman an asshole in 1986 'Cher's Infamous Appearance On David Letterman, 1986: "(Because You're An) Asshole" https://bit.ly/3I7T8fR . Be moved by the time Sonny and Cher reunited in 1987 on Letterman on Youtube -   https://bit.ly/42sbGiV . FOLLOW THE SHOW: Follow @justthegistpodcast on Instagram https://bit.ly/jtg-gram . Check out @justthegistpodcast in TikTok https://bit.ly/jtg-tiktok . Follow @rosiewaterland on IG https://bit.ly/rosiewaterland-ig . Perv on @jacobwilliamstanley on Instagram https://bit.ly/jacobwilliamstanley-IG . CREDITS Hosts: Rosie Waterland & Jacob Stanley Senior Producer: Lindsey Green Assisting Producer: Elise CooperAudio Imager: Nat Marshall Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

And we know you read that in Rosie's Arnold Schwarzenneger accent. Plus! We sat on the same toilet as Mariah Carey at the Oyster Box Hotel. And! We may be on a trip but Rosie hits Jacob with a weird paranormal update that sends him into an existential crisis. Also! Elizabeth Holmes SPEAKS (and she's dropped 'the voice'). LINKS: The Oyster Box Hotel https://oysterboxhotel.com/ . Visit 'Durban Tourism' https://visitdurban.travel/ . Follow @SouthAfricaANZ on IG https://bit.ly/42uFw6M . Find out more about 'G Adventures: Explore Kruger National Park' https://www.gadventures.com/trips/explore-kruger-national-park/DSENG/ . RECCOS! READ 'Liz Holmes Want You To Forget Elizabeth' from The New York Times https://bit.ly/3VY9XQ7 . WATCH 'Marcel The Shell With Shoes On' from A24 https://bit.ly/3nNBlDU . WATCH 'Am I Being Unreasonable' Trailer https://bit.ly/3VNOvxb . FOLLOW THE SHOW: Follow @justthegistpodcast on Instagram https://bit.ly/jtg-gram . Check out @justthegistpodcast in TikTok https://bit.ly/jtg-tiktok . Follow @jacobwilliamstanley on Instagram https://bit.ly/jacobwilliamstanley-IG . Follow @rosiewaterland on IG https://bit.ly/rosiewaterland-ig . CREDITS Hosts: Rosie Waterland & Jacob Stanley Executive Producer: Elise CooperAudio Imager: Nat Marshall Social Producer: Zoe Panateros Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Take a dive with us into the vault - we're bringing you two of our favourite and wild stories from our live tour era. First, Rosie reveals the "sensual" relationship between a 23-year-old woman named Mary and a dolphin named Peter. And then Jacob takes us on a journey with the tale of bad ass nuns; after the church all but abandoned them they sold their convent, and all the priceless artefacts within, bought a castle, and lived the highlife they'd never had. But the story doesn't end there.  We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this: NUNS ON THE RUN:  Suss out the Poor Clare's wikipedia for a Nun 101 on their order https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_Clares . Read 'Diocese Says Nuns Sold Convent and Bought Cars, Racehorses' from the Los Angeles Times https://lat.ms/3NNmp3e . Read 'Authorities Investigate Sale of Convent as Nuns Leave for France' from AP News https://bit.ly/42ee90w . Read 'BELGIAN CHURCH BATTLING UPWARDLY MOBILE NUNS' from the Chicago Tribune https://bit.ly/nuns-chicagotribune . Read 'The adviser to ageing nuns who sold their convent...' by Charles Goldsmith sourced from UPI Archives https://bit.ly/3LGZ14O . Read 'Millionaire Nuns On The Run In Belgium' by Nick Harding for Radar Online https://bit.ly/44wMz05 . MARGARET & PETER:  Read 'Man and Dolphin' by Dr John. C. Lilly https://bit.ly/3LKbncc . Listen to Margaret's only recorded interview in 'The Girl Who Talked To Dolphins' https://bit.ly/3VIgfTU . See Photos of Margaret and Peter in 'The dolphin who loved me: the Nasa-funded project that went wrong' from The Guardian https://bit.ly/dolphin-guardian . FOLLOW THE SHOW: Follow @justthegistpodcast on Instagram https://bit.ly/jtg-gram . Check out @justthegistpodcast in TikTok https://bit.ly/jtg-tiktok . Follow @rosiewaterland on IG https://bit.ly/rosiewaterland-ig . Perv on @jacobwilliamstanley on Instagram https://bit.ly/jacobwilliamstanley-IG . CREDITS Hosts: Rosie Waterland & Jacob Stanley Senior Producer: Lindsey Green Assisting Producer: Elise CooperAudio Imager: Nat Marshall Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At least her lawyers do. Plus! South Africa is a few sleeps away! Will Rosie survive having to be in… nature? And! Jacob explodes with his biggest laugh since #SegWay - what Nooz did Rosie bring to make him lose it? Also! Nobody has been singing the song ‘B.I.N.G.O' correctly - even you. LINKS Watch the video where Fitzy and Wippa chat about the “I'm Not A Robot” button https://tinyurl.com/2jjb2fry  Read more about the symphony orgasm (and listen again!) https://tinyurl.com/26eka6df  Find out more about G Adventures Exploring Kruger tour RECCOS Watch Jury Duty (full show on Amazon FreeVee) https://bit.ly/juryduty-freevee . Hear Julia Louis-Dreyfus' new podcast, Wiser Than Me https://podfollow.com/1678559416  Watch an interview with John Mulaney about Baby J [series up now on Netflix] CREDITS Hosts: Rosie Waterland & Jacob Stanley Digital Producer: Zoe PanaretosAudio Imager: Nat Marshall Supervising Producer: Mike WilliamsManaging Producer: Sam CavanaghSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THE DEVIL WORKS HARD BUT KRIS JENNER WORKS HARDER. This week we give you just the gist of the woman who created the Kardashian/Jenner empire. The woman who is now worth a quarter of a billion dollars and is considered one of the most powerful managers in Hollywood. The 'Momager' herself, Kris Jenner. So how does someone go from wealthy housewife who lunches and plays tennis, to media mogul and creator of the new American Dynasty? How did she get so good at branding her kids that Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner became two of the richest women in the world? Where exactly did Kris Jenner learn what she knows? You'd be surprised... We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this: Books: 'Kardashian Dynasty: The Controversial Rise of America's Royal Family' by Ian Halperin: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/25814127 'Kris Jenner and All Things Kardashian' by Kris Jenner: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12174691-kris-jenner-and-all-things-kardashian Podcasts: Even The Rich: The Kardashians: https://wondery.com/shows/even-the-rich/season/25/ Popspiricy: Kris Jenner Konspiricies: https://open.spotify.com/episode/43Gb2ljaqZ66uulzRDzzge Articles: Forbes: How Kris Jenner made the Kardashians famous, rich and insanely influential: https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2022/10/14/how-kris-jenner-made-the-kardashians-famous-rich-and-insanely-influential/?sh=7042805368b1 The New York Times: Where would the Kardashians be without Kris Jenner? https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/10/magazine/where-would-the-kardashians-be-without-kris-jenner.html?src=longreads Watch: Interview with Mika Brzezinski for Forbes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gglVDoyAmns LINKS Follow @justthegist on Instagram https://bit.ly/jtg-ig .  CREDITS Hosts: Rosie Waterland & Jacob Stanley Senior Producer: Lindsey Green Audio Imager: Nat Marshall Supervising Producer: Mike WilliamsManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

And! #FOILGATE continues. Plus! Of course Elon's dick exploded; is anybody surprised? Also! Producer Lindsey is leaving us! (And Rosie is very jealous about where she's going.) LINKS and RECCOS  Listen 'Flipping the Bird: Elon vs. Twitter' from Wondery https://bit.ly/elonvstwitter  . Check out 'Mrs Davis' trailer https://bit.ly/mrsdavis-trailer . Watch the trailer for Fear - https://bit.ly/fear1996-trailer .  Squiz at G Adventures 'Explore Kruger National Park' https://bit.ly/gadventures-krugernationalpark . Follow @justthegist on Instagram https://bit.ly/jtg-ig .  CREDITS Hosts: Rosie Waterland & Jacob Stanley Senior Producer: Lindsey Green Audio Imager: Nat Marshall Supervising Producer: Mike WilliamsManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1987, San Diego police discovered the bodies of 37 people in a house. They all had matching haircuts, matching outfits, and infamously - matching Nike sneakers. These were the members of the Heaven's agate cult, and they had decided to ‘graduate' from their human forms, so they could ride the Hale-Bopp comet to Heaven. Led by Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles (also called ‘Ti and Do'), Heaven's Gate initially seemed like a bunch of of eccentric alien believers, until they orchestrated one of the most shocking mass suicides in modern history. (Unless you believe them, in which case, they just hitched a ride to Planet Heaven on a spaceship comet and lived happily ever after.) This episode deals with suicide and body mutilation so please take care while listening. If you want to talk to someone about it, Lifeline is available 24 hours a day on 13 11 14. We give you just the gist, but if you want more, there's this: Watch the incredible documentary “Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults” on Binge https://binge.com.au/shows/show-heaven-s-gate-the-cult-of-cults!9107  If you just want a quick 5 minute glimpse of Marshall's manic video sermons and of the footage of the crime scene released to the media, here's a quick news clip that gives you the essentials https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlrcUeUt8XU   Listen to the excellent podcast series “Heaven's Gate” https://open.spotify.com/episode/3CM9Usux78Xf6nw9epKGko  Peruse the cult's website, a relic of 90s internet design https://www.heavensgate.com/  Read some news reports from 1997 worth reading https://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/02/us/former-cultists-warn-of-believers-now-adrift.html  https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/national/042897suicide-cult.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Potato was the correct choice. Plus! Nobody can agree if this word has one syllable or two (and half of you are absolutely wrong). Also! Millennial worlds collide as Mischa Barton is set to star on Neighbours (but will she wear jeans under a dress?). Also! The world is running out of helium and that's…not great  LINKS Listen to our episode on The Hindenburg Disaster if Helium Chat got you feeling left out https://link.chtbl.com/jtg-hindenburg  A full list of Nick Cannon's kids names https://www.billboard.com/lists/nick-cannon-kids-names-moms/  Read 'Mischa Barton: Hollywood and The OC star to join rebooted Neighbours - BBC News' https://bit.ly/41IpEg7  Obsess over Claude (NOT Claw-ed) the accidentally new kitten addition to Rosie's life https://www.instagram.com/p/CrLNR8svYc7/  RECCOS Watch the BEEF trailer (Full show on Netflix) https://bit.ly/beef-trailer-tvshow . Watch Jury Duty (full show on Amazon FreeVee) https://bit.ly/juryduty-freevee . Bustle article 'Is Therapy Speak Making Us Selfish' by Rebecca Fishbein  Listen to It's A Lot with Abbie Chatfield's episode about Therapy Speak https://link.chtbl.com/Itsalot-therapyspeak . CREDITS Hosts: Rosie Waterland & Jacob Stanley Senior Producer: Lindsey Green Assisting Producer: Elise CooperAudio Imager: Nat Marshall Supervising Producer: Mike WilliamsManaging Producer: Sam CavanaghSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've got so many great stories in the JTG back catalogue, but a few really stand out as Greatest Hits. And with so many new Gisteners joining us every day, we thought we'd occasionally revisit some of the old faves. We told the story of the 'Trashman' yacht sinking way back in 2021, and since then it often pops up as an 'all-time favourite' mention. Strap in Gisteners, it's a WILD ride: This has been called one the worst shark attack stories of all time. After their yacht, ‘The Trashman', sank in a major storm, five crew members were stranded in the middle of the ocean in a tiny inflatable dinghy. That number soon turned to four. Then three. Then two. Sharks were circling them, taking the crew one by one. But not before starvation and thirst caused them to mentally unravel and turn on each other (seriously - one crew member got so delirious they started acting like a possessed zombie). We give you just the gist, but if you want more, there's this:‘I Shouldn't Be Alive' (Season 1, Episode 1) - available on Amazon Prime: News article about the sinking: www.newsweek.com/woman-fiends-eaten-sharks-capsized-atlantic-1453952%3famp=1Info on survivor Deborah Scaling Kiley: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Scaling_KileyDeborah's book ‘Albatross: The True Story Of A Woman's Survival At Sea: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/273844.AlbatrossTranscript of Deborah's interview with Larry King: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/27/lkl.01.html Follow us on Insta: @justthegistpodcast Send us your suGISTions for stories: justthegistpodcast@gmail.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

And! You've definitely been the victim of 'Sushi Terrorism', and you didn't even know it. Plus! The guy who accurately predicted the internet reckons humans will be able to do THIS in 8 years. Also! Rosie and Caleb got a surprise kitten and of course Caleb has insisted on the worst name possible. Links: Bodyguard Musical riots (with Twitter vids): https://variety.com/2023/legit/news/bodyguard-musical-halted-mini-riot-audience-singing-along-1235577476/ Butthole hotel: https://www.ladbible.com/news/bum-hole-shaped-hotel-106-night-436226-20230307 AI is imitating voices now: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/apr/09/it-sounds-like-science-fiction-but-its-not-ai-can-financially-destroy-your-business Sushi Terrorism: https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/sushi-terrorism-prompts-changes-at-japan-s-conveyor-belt-restaurants-20230309-p5cqlj.html Human immortality: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11911975/Humans-achieve-immortality-eight-YEARS-says-former-Google-engineer.html Ariana Grande licking a donut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oja97POVbM8 Reccos! Listen to You're Wrong About with Amanda Knox https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/what-even-is-justice-with-amanda-knox/id1380008439?i=1000606351115 Listen to Sounds Like A Cult about the Real Housewives https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cult-of-the-real-housewives/id1566917047?i=1000607310173  Watch Totally Completely Fine on April 20th https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FNOuQCWmsg See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oh the humanity! They called it "the Titanic of the sky”. It was the length of five Olympic sized swimming pools and would fly a few hundred metres above the ground transporting wealthy passengers from one side of the Atlantic Ocean to the other, and came complete with a dining room, a Sunday prayer service and even a smoking room.  But it was essentially a bunch of hydrogen-filled balloons floating in the sky that could catch fire the moment they were exposed to even a small spark...which is exactly what happened on May 6th 1937, when the Hindenburg's 63rd voyage from Frankfurt to New Jersey ended in disaster. The Hindenburg was the largest airship ever built and its crash remains one of the most famous aircraft disasters in history, thanks to the graphic footage of the explosion and the chilling radio commentary of reporter Herbert Morrison. We give you just the gist, but if you want more, there's this: Watch the colourised footage of the crash from all 4 angles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewq5xLHz8yc  Watch this digital animated tour of the ship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJy17qZmhjE   Watch some of the many, many docos about disaster  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CamkAonyprk&t=375s  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV76e3fVUD0  Explore the websites some dedicated Hindenburg nerds set up  Faces Of The Hindenburg http://facesofthehindenburg.blogspot.com/  https://www.airships.net/hindenburg/  Listen to the podcast series that points the finger at the Zeppelin company, Hidden Hindenburg https://hiddenhindenburg.com/the-podcast/  Watch the episode of Mythbusters Jacob mentioned if you wanna see scale models of the Hindenburg burn (season 4, ep 3) https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0Q3B3RE32KY7OAQ1UKGDBCVMUZ/ref=atv_hm_hom_c_cjm7wb_2_3  Follow us on Insta: @justthegistpodcast Send us your suGISTions for stories: justthegistpodcast@gmail.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

And! She's GWYNNOCENT! Plus! The 3-year cruise that's cheaper than living in Sydney. Would you consider it? Also! An American Girl doll has been released to teach kids about the 'historical' times of... 1999?!? (Elder millennials can attest it's PRETTY FREAKIN' ACCURATE THOUGH.) I wish you well. Links: https://www.ladbible.com/news/largest-poo-ever-york-viking-science-316365-20230329  https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/03/01/american-girl-1990s-dolls/   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are several documentaries. A podcast series. A live televised trial. So what is the deal with the 'Murdaugh Murders' that seem to be all over the news? One of the most wealthy, important families in an entire state suddenly having all their secrets laid bare? Of course people are obsessed. The Murdaugh Family is a legal dynasty, basically in charge of justice in Hampton County, South Carolina. Which means if anyone in their family ever broke the law... they got away with it. Until now. Alex Murdaugh was recently found guilty of the 2021 shooting of his wife Maggie and adult son Paul, shocking locals who never thought a Murdaugh would get in trouble for anything. And that was just the start - once police started looking, several murders and crimes seemed to be linked to Murdaugh family members. Mallory Beach. Gloria Satterfield. Stephen Smith. It went way deeper - and was way more bizarre - than anyone anticipated. We give you just the gist, but if you want more, there's this: Some articles: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-19/murdaugh-family-still-in-spotlight-with-links-to-cold-cases/102089120 https://www.nytimes.com/article/murdaugh-murders-alex-paul.html https://people.com/crime/murdaugh-family-murders-everything-to-know/ https://nypost.com/2023/04/01/slain-teen-stephen-smiths-body-exhumed-for-independent-autopsy-report/Documentaries: Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aib52bSEpCQ Low Country: The Murdaugh Dynasty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqVeygOHbZo Murdaugh Murders: Deadly Dynasty: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20202860/ Murdaugh Murders podcast created by Mandy Matney: https://murdaughmurderspodcast.com/ Follow us on Insta: @justthegistpodcast Send us your suGISTions for stories: justthegistpodcast@gmail.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Plus! Martha and Michael from MAFS posted a confronting parenting video that Jacob could not handle (but would he do the same in an emergency?). And! Rosie wants to buy something in the online auction of Melissa Caddick's stuff - should she do it? Also! An important update on dog farts (MESSAGE RECEIVED GISTENERS). One more thing! The results are in on the important 'Grape Experiment of 2023'.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He's been called a fortune teller, a prophet, a clairvoyant, a scammer... Nostradamus is said to have accurately predicted every major event in history, from the JFK assassination to 9/11 to the Covid pandemic. His books are still bestsellers, and people still live their lives today according to his readings of the stars, even though the French astrologer has been dead for over 500 years. So was 'Michel de Nostredame' and his most famous book The Prophecies (Les Prophéties) the real deal? How did he so accurately predict things like the existence of Hitler, or the exact year Queen Elizabeth II would die, hundreds of years before it all happened? Or... was he just a travelling salesman who started selling fake horoscopes for money and accidentally lucked into a very profitable scam?  We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this: Watch this doco & try not to get distracted by thinking how much better it would be if Philomena Funk was narrating it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsrc0NHE5Fo This is a great article that's worth a glance https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/future/quack-prophet  Read this translation of a transcription of Nasty's “The Prophecies” in full, or just skim through and see if it gives you, I dunno, visions https://zelalemkibret.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/the-complete-works-of-nostradamus.pdf  Watch this video the guy who reckons he's King Charles' son reacting to Nosty's predictions about the future of the crown https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/eerie-nostradamus-prediction-about-queen-death-stuns-internet-as-major-new-royal-upset-forecast-c-8207977  And here are some listicles covering the dozens of times The Simpsons predicted the future https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/simpsons-future-predictions-accurate-1140775/  https://www.insider.com/the-simpsons-is-good-at-predicting-the-future-2016-11  Follow us on Insta: @justthegistpodcast Send us your suGISTions for stories: justthegistpodcast@gmail.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Also! The Bieber conspiracy theory plot thickens! Jacob nearly missed Australia's most important news this week! Plus! A certain animal farts in a very weird and shocking way! And! Rosie and Jacob swallow a certain food that comes out the other end... very differently. FOR SCIENCE. Links: Watch 'The Last Tourist' https://thelasttouristfilm.com/  Get in touch! What was the most deranged thing you did during COVID? Is Caleb's microwave theory true?  Email us at justthegistpodcast@gmail.com or slide into our DM's at @justthegistpodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Everybody recognises her picture. 3-year-old Maddie McCann was on holiday with her British parents in Portugal when she disappeared from her bed one night, never to be seen again. Despite international media attention and millions in donations, investigations raised more questions than answers. Who was the man spotted carrying a sleeping child the night Maddie disappeared? Did cadaver dogs really find evidence of bodily fluids in a rental car? Why did Madeleine's parents, Gerry and Kate McCann, leave her and her twin siblings home alone while they went to dinner? What exactly happened in 2007, when little Madeleine McCann disappeared into the Praia da Luz night? We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this: Some articles: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-52910472 https://people.com/crime/5-things-to-know-about-madeleine-mccann-disappearance/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/madeleine-mccann-suspect-christian-brueckner-charged-rape-child-sexual-abuse/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/11/AR2007081100496.html Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Madeleine_McCann The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann (Netflix documentary): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBnarCTOiCY 60 Minutes story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvqu9Wd388cThe picture Rosie showed Jacob (distance from Tapas bar to apartment): https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/arid-20449056.html Follow us on Insta: @justthegistpodcast Send us your suGISTions: justthegistpodcast@gmail.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

And! The Oscar winners who did - and DIDN'T - deserve it (of course we disagree). With! Rosie realising her birth certificate has a major, life-changing error. Plus! Caleb suffered a tragic moment worse than the missing petunias. Also! Justin Bieber has realised the crazy single white female is coming from INSIDE THE HOUSE - Rosie has wasted a lot of time breaking down the evidence. Links: You can watch Rosie interviewing Jennette McCurdy for the next 30 days: https://stream.sydneyoperahouse.com/products/jennette-mccurdy-all-about-women-2023 Watch Kelsey Cook's comedy special ‘The Hustler' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG10W6HYKTk Read 'The Thursday Murder Club' https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-thursday-murder-club-9780241988268 .See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A private jet for every guest, who then walked down a red carpet and got into a custom built limousine, which took them to an opulent bungalow, where they would find an intricate tapestry portrait of themselves on the wall. And that was just the first half hour. In 1971, the Shah of Iran decided to celebrate 2500 years of the Persian Empire by throwing the most expensive 3-day party the world had ever seen. Over a year in the making, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi had an entire city built from scratch in the middle of the desert, complete with its own forest and 50,000 flown-in birds for the important international guests to enjoy. So why did the party end in disaster? Who was on the guest list (including exactly who you'd think from the British royal family)? And how much did the whole thing end up costing? We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this: Watch the 2016 documentary Decadence and Downfall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2JXYHZKZE8  Watch the film the Shah commissioned, Flames of Persia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n5Ilb5DT28  Explore the website someone set up to commemorate the event  https://www.angelfire.com/empire/imperialiran/persepolis1.html  Read some articles that feature interviews with some of the staff who worked the event https://www.alimentarium.org/en/magazine/history/most-expensive-party-ever  https://medium.com/blank-101/the-party-that-overthrew-the-iranian-empire-6fc89f46bfc1  If you want to understand more about the political situation in Iran, watch this doco 'Persia's Last Emperor: How Did The Iranian Monarchy Fall?' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5Xb0Lcehxo&t=6s  Resources and helpful info on Iran (thanks to friend of the pod Sanam for putting these together): Australian run page - great for info and also all local protests https://instagram.com/solidarity.with.iran?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= This page has a really small amount of followers but puts out great bite sized information about the progress in Iran and globally, along with footage from inside Iran https://instagram.com/amplify_iran?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= A week by week update from Iran and global affairs related to it https://instagram.com/diasporaforiran?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Queer led page which has a good mix of resources, footage and current events https://instagram.com/iraniandiasporacollective?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Great page on how to help but also a rundown of what happened from the moment Mahsa Amini was killed up to now https://stylecaster.com/how-to-help-iran-protests/#slide-3 Article about the marking of the anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Feb 2023 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna70223 Film that explains the political climate in the 70s https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persepolis_(film) Follow us on Insta: @justthegistpodcast Send us your suGISTions for stories and guests: justthegistpodcast@gmail.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Plus! Rosie convinces Jacob that a Selena Gomez/Hailey Beiber conspiracy theory is real! And! Astronauts pooping in space! Also! Special appearance by Astro Bachie Dr Matt Agnew (not to do the astronaut pooping, unfortunately)! And finally...the British government nearly exterminated every cat in the country? In 2020?!? Links: Rosie's Selena Gomez/Hailey Beiber TikTok starter pack... https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS8QqYhsB/ https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS8QV7M4m/ https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS8QqdApe/ Matt's book is called ‘Dr Matt's Guide to Life in Space'. Check it out: https://www.booktopia.com.au/dr-matt-s-guide-to-life-in-space-matt-agnew/book/9781761065187.htmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was the 30 minute 'documentary' that had an absolute grip on the world. Kony 2012 was the first Youtube video to reach 100 million views in less than a week. Everybody on the planet seemed swept up in the attempt to 'Make Kony Famous'. We shared the video along with the #Kony2012 hashtag. We donated. We agreed to 'COVER THE NIGHT'. Even Oprah was excited. Then, less than two weeks later, it all came crashing down (and the term 'slacktivism' was born). So what was Kony 2012 all about? What was with Invisible Children, Inc., the charity behind it? Why did Kony 2012 director Jason Russell end up naked and ranting on a public street? And, most importantly, what ended up happening to Joseph Kony? We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this: WATCH: Kony 2012: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc Invisible Children: The Musical: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg5-_Rib9S4 Jason Russell TEDx Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRtO9W6hhOk&t=886s The Story of Kony 2012: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7nymZEXjf8 READ: Kony 2012 wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kony_2012 Invisible Children, Inc. wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisible_Children,_Inc. Huff Po article from 2012: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joseph-kony-2012-children_b_1327417 NY Times look back: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/08/style/kony-2012-invisible-children.html Guardian look back: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/apr/27/kony-2012-10-years-africa-problem LISTEN: Binchtopia episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/lv/podcast/wtf-was-kony2012/id1542744511?i=1000543620339 It's A Continent episode: https://anchor.fm/its-a-continent/episodes/Kony-2012-Activism-or-Slacktivism-e1g246p Follow us on Insta: @justthegistpodcast Send us your suGISTions for stories and guests: justthegistpodcast@gmail.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Also! Lady Gaga has to pay her dog's kidnapper half a million bucks? And! Elton John is a Diana stan and wants no part in Camilla becoming 'Queen'. Plus! Would you cancel your wedding with minutes to spare if you saw your spouse-to-be doing... this? And! Rosie & Caleb had a big fight: whose side are you on? (Rosie's, OBVIOUSLY.) Rosie is interviewing Jennette McCurdy at All About Women. Book tickets to the live stream here: https://stream.sydneyoperahouse.com/products/jennette-mccurdy-all-about-women-2023 Check out Drew Lynch's comedy specials These Are Jokes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oWdOoqhIQs Concussed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPjEfhQLlaw See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Locked cells, surrounded by an impenetrable concrete fortress, surrounded by high barbed wire fences, surrounded by water, on an island in San Francisco Bay. Alcatraz was considered the most 'inescapable' prison in the world. The worst of the worst were sent there. So how, in 1962, did four ragtag criminals manage to escape? Using paper maché and a piano accordion? Frank Morris, John and Clarence Anglin and Allen West went down in history for achieving the impossible: escaping from Alcatraz. So how did they do it? And where did they end up? We give you just the gist, but if you want more, there's this:  READ the book Escape From Alcatraz (just be aware it's mostly a comprehensive history of the prison, and it goes into detail about some of the atrocities)  https://www.penguin.com.au/books/escape-from-alcatraz-9781580086783  WATCH the movie 'Escape From Alcatraz' based on that book, starring a smoking hot Clint Eastwood  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6ZJN7OhhhA  READ the FBI's summary of the escape, and see their photos from the scene https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/alcatraz-escape  WATCH this documentary 'The True Story of the Escape from Alcatraz' to get a good image of the prison and the cells https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ycg05hh9Zc  Follow us on Insta: @justthegistpodcast Send us your suGISTions for stories and guests: justthegistpodcast@gmail.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Plus! Rosie vs. Jacob: who has the most one-star rider ratings on Uber? Also! Monks on meth! Chatbots are turning into the terminator so that's cool and totally fine! And! Everybody has erectile tissue in this unexpected body part... Follow us on Insta: @justthegistpodcast Send us your suGISTions for stories and guests: justthegistpodcast@gmail.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Totally awake. No pain relief. Just straight up raw-dogging surgery. In 1686, King Louis XIV's anal fistula got so bad that he needed to go under the knife. But surgery for an anal fistula didn't actually exist yet. Enter Charles-François Felix, a ‘Barber Surgeon' willing to take on the task, as long as he could practice on as many people as he needed to get it right… All The Sun King had to do next was bite down and get through a three hour anal fistula surgery, the results of which changed the entire course of modern medicine. We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this: A quick, visual (don't worry - animated!) explanation of how anal fistulas work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA0wqcoeI_g https://tidsskriftet.no/2016/08/sun-kings-anal-fistula  https://medium.com/omgfacts/when-anal-fistulas-were-all-the-rage-281ac1fd2d52 https://www.iflscience.com/that-time-the-kings-anus-changed-surgery-forever-65310 https://hekint.org/2019/10/31/it-is-good-to-be-the-king-the-french-surgical-revolution/ https://historycollection.com/seven-worst-surgeries-modern-times/4/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp4wbuZBNdI Follow us on Insta: @justthegistpodcast Send us your suGISTions for stories and guests: justthegistpodcast@gmail.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Plus: Madonna's face! Pamela Anderson! What the hell is ChatGPT and why does it think Rosie and Jacob are in love? And, in a SHOCKING turn of events, there's a big fight over the correct time to stand up after the plane lands. Links:  Watch John Mulaney in 'New In Town': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRD2lTD8J-s And 'The Comeback Kid': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-xUD7pmh5I Listen to Rosie on It's A Lot with Abbie Chatfield: https://link.chtbl.com/IALrosie  Howard Stern on Conan: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conan-obrien-needs-a-friend/id1438054347  Follow us on Insta: @justthegistpodcast Send us your suGISTions for stories and guests: justthegistpodcast@gmail.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How many boxes of hair dye does it take to change the colour of an entire race horse? One night in 1984, some very drunk Aussie criminals found out. John Gillespie and Hayden Haitana thought they had a sure fire way to win a lot of cash in horse racing - take a slow horse that nobody expects to win, and secretly swap it with an identical, but faster horse. A genius horse racing ring-in! The only problem? The fast 'Bold Personality' looks nothing like the slow 'Fine Cotton'. So Gillespie and Haitana get desperate, and just hope nobody notices on race day... Australian horse racing's biggest ever scandal, the Fine Cotton Affair involves the 'racing royalty' Waterhouse family, a secret hideout at the Big Banana, and a whole lot of empty hair dye boxes. We give you just the gist, but if you want more, there's this: READ “The Fine Cotton Fiasco”, the book Jacob mentioned https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-fine-cotton-fiasco-9780143793700  LISTEN to the first season of ABC's podcast “Dig”, called “The Ring In” (hosted by our pal Veronica Milsom) https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/conversations/presents-dig-the-ring-in/13780332  LISTEN to a chat with the author of “The Fine Cotton Fiasco”, Peter Hoysted, from 2015  https://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2015/05/04/4228556.htm  PERUSE some articles with some references images https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-19/fine-cotton-racing-scandal-dig-podcast/100899712  https://www.punters.com.au/news/the-fine-cotton-affair-ringing-in-30-years-of-controversy-20140817/  https://www.alittlebithuman.com/fine-cotton-bold-personality-and-white-paint-the-infamous-australian-horse-racing-scandal/  https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/fine-cotton-mastermind-scandal/news-story/43e4e9657e7962fb21fa0b0c122dab65  WATCH a 2019 clip from A Current Affair featuring the guy whose lawn was destroyed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB1WNDyilNY  Follow us on Insta: @justthegistpodcast Send us your suGISTions for stories and guests: justthegistpodcast@gmail.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Plus: Harry's book Spare! Elizabeth Holmes doing a runner! Mormon crabs! Reccos! And a whole lot more… Links: Sarah on Conan: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sarah-silverman-returns/id1438054347?i=1000598170981 Fiona Cox tickets: https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2023/shows/going-coastal  Follow us on Insta: @justthegistpodcast Send us your suGISTions for stories and guests: justthegistpodcast@gmail.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rosie is back! And she's giving us just the gist on her favourite reason to say "why are men": ELON MUSK. We all have a bit of a sense of him - he invented Tesla, right? Also PayPal? He designs rockets for SpaceX? He's the richest man in the world and he bought Twitter? Nobody seems to know much more than the big headlines. But where did Elon Musk actually come from? How did he get rich? And did he really build himself up from nothing to become 'the real life Tony Stark' just by being a brilliant genius? Yeah... NOT SO MUCH. We'll be back in your feed on Thursday with Breakin' Nooz! We give you just the gist but if you want more, there's this: Pivot podcast episode with Kara Swisher: https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/elon-musk-somebody-that-i-used-to-know-on-with-kara-swisher/id1073226719?i=100059167482 Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk Elon Musk: Superhero or Supervillain: https://www.bbcselect.com/watch/elon-musk/ The Elon Musk Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQD7Ua0K9Mc Elon Musk: The Real Life Iron Man: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=_ZiYTC9Av3Q Interview with Maye Musk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGQB6b1G940 Elon Musk is an Idiot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVj4kZF-Fgk&t=453s How Elon Musk Got Rich: The $230 Billion Myth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU7QM3MZ2Vs Follow us on Insta: @justthegistpodcast Send us your suGISTions for stories and guests: justthegistpodcast@gmail.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who on earth would CHOOSE to run 217km through the desert in the middle of summer in temperatures of up to 50 degrees Celsius in under 48 hours? In 1987 someone did just that and now it's become one of the most popular and exclusive ultramarathons in the world. The first person to put themselves through this ordeal BY CHOICE was Al Arnold. He was almost 50 years old when he set himself the seemingly impossible challenge of running from the lowest point in North America at Badwater Basin, to the highest point in the contiguous United States, at Mount Whitney, by himself, in the middle of summer. He barely survived. And yet, since then, thousands of people have lined up to do the exact same thing. Our beloved producer/running enthusiast Lindsey Green serves us the story of the Badwater 135: the toughest foot race on earth and the people who line up to race it. Skip straight to the story: approx 5:55 We turned the tables this week and Producer Lindsey shared the story with Jacob We give you just the gist but if you want more, there's this: These articles tell the story of Al's runs and what happened after https://www.badwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2002wallack.pdf https://www.badwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2018JulyBadwater.pdf The 2022 results http://dbase.adventurecorps.com/results.php?bw_eid=96&bwr=Go  Al's blog offering advice for prospective runners https://www.badwater.com/blog/category/al-arnolds-insights/  This episode shares what it's like to crew someone in Badwater https://www.richroll.com/podcast/rrp-40-josh-spector-badwater-135-worlds-toughest-foot-race/ Running On The Sun documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl3laLhbCsw&t=4725s Running For Freedom documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhIdO3U3wsg  Follow us on Insta: @justthegistpodcast Send us your suGISTions for stories and guests: justthegistpodcast@gmail.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just a few short years ago a bunch of elite athletes started wearing silicone wristbands with shiny bits of holographic plastic on them (yes, like on a Pokemon card). Why? They claimed the shiny plastic bangles made them faster & stronger & even helped improve their sense of balance. How did they work? Nobody seemed to know… but that didn't seem to matter. Millions of people around the world were willing to buy a Power Balance Band to see what it could do to enhance their own performance. David Beckham and Shaquille O'Neill were on board, and the rest of the world didn't want to miss out.  Our guest Josh Garlepp serves us the gist of how the Power Balance Band craze kicked off, how it peaked, and of course how it crashed when people realised that silicone bracelets with holographic insets don't actually *do* anything much.  Skip straight to the story: approx 10:50 Josh Garlepp shares the story with Jacob Follow Josh on Instagram and TikTok @joshgarlepp Listen to Josh's podcast 'Full Credit' on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/5eokwhUFJuZphyaspSOZdL We recommend the India prank call episode https://open.spotify.com/episode/1QG8AB7bZ1v9lkI37GlCOq  And the Thorpie's Angels episode https://open.spotify.com/episode/10jLMr0zdxeS80K3zJfoM6  We give you just the gist, but if you want more, there's this: Watch the Power Balance Band test video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gIMxjr3n5U Watch Shaquille O'Neal endorse the Power Balance Band https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcLt16Otmmc  Watch the Today Tonight story about it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF7gvhj6140&t=1s  Follow us on Insta: @justthegistpodcast Send us your suGISTions for stories and guests: justthegistpodcast@gmail.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In April 1994, two groups of holiday makers on the Zambezi River were ambushed by Africa's most deadly mammal - the hippo. The attacks happened 2 days apart and 200km away from each other. But they ended up being connected to each other in a very surprising way… Each group's stories is incredible, involving not just hippos but crocodiles, buffalo, lions, hyenas & bloodthirsty ants. But the fact that they were connected by fate/coincidence makes it extra wild.  Enjoy! Skip straight to the story: approx 4:18 Jacob shares the story with Laura & Mim from The Beanies Follow Laura & Mim on Instagram @thebeaniesaus Listen to The Beanies and find out when they're performing near you at their website: https://thebeanies.com.au/ We give you just the gist, but if you want more, there's this:  READ these articles https://www.readersdigest.co.uk/inspire/life/my-life-or-death-encounter-in-the-african-bush https://www.outdoorlife.com/articles/hannes-wessels/2007/09/terror-zambezi/ https://africaunauthorised.com/terror-on-the-zambezi/ WATCH the re-enactment depicted in I Shouldn't Be Alive season 2, episode 5 https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0FWQ4U01NNILMGR08S43PNEIFM/ref=atv_dp_season_select_s2   Follow us on Insta: @justthegistpodcast Send us your suGISTions for stories and guests: justthegistpodcast@gmail.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the Dollysode! This is one of our most frequently requested topics, and it's our pleasure to finally serve up the gist of Miss Dolly Rebecca Parton's rise from rags to rhinestones.  They call her the Backwoods Barbie, the Smoky Mountain Songbird, the Dolly Llama. She's probably the #1 most beloved & respected person on the planet, and by the time you've finished gistening to this one, we hope you'll appreciate her even more than you already do. Yeehaw, y'all.  Skip straight to the story: approx 10:03 Jacob shares the story with Lem Zakharia  Hear more from Lem every week on the podcast 'It's A Lot' with Abbie Chatfield https://link.chtbl.com/Jb84IMRs  We give you just the gist, but if you want more, there's this:  LISTEN to the podcast 'Dolly Parton's America' https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dolly-partons-america READ/LISTEN to Dolly's autobiographies Songteller - This one explores her life through the lens of 175 of the songs she's written https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Dolly-Parton-Songteller-Audiobook/1980072159?  Dream More - This one expands on her graduation speech from 2009 https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Dream-More-Audiobook/B01BCVP1LI?  My Life, and Other Unfinished Business (just be warned, there is a very 1994 description of disordered eating in the second half of the book)  WATCH Dolly's graduation speech from 2009 at the University of Tennessee. Then watch it again ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuOm2lLIOoU WATCH these docos. This Netflix one 'Dolly Parton: Here I Am' is ace, and Kylie Minogue is in it https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11497544/  'Dolly Parton: Queen of Country' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGYnFFMcUOE READ Rupaul's interview with Dolly https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a34688302/dolly-parton-december-2020-interview/  WATCH Dolly's interview with Barbara Walters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If-oWqUYzlQ  Follow us on Insta: @justthegistpodcast Send us your suGISTions for stories and guests: justthegistpodcast@gmail.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So, we didn't know this, but apparently there's this special spear that makes any army that wields it totally invincible. Yeah. It's called the Spear of Destiny and it's believed it was first used to kill Jesus Christ, then various different emperors & kings took turns owning it, and then Hitler got his hands on it. Over the centuries, every man (of course it was only men) who owned the spear was victorious in almost all his battles… until he inevitably lost or dropped the magic stick & dropped dead.  Is the legend real? And what does it have to do with Donald Trump's 2024 re-election bid? Comedian / history nerd / friend-of-the-pod Amos Gill is here to serve us the gist of it all!  Skip straight to the story: approx 9:50 Follow Amos on Instagram to find out when he's performing next: @abitofamosgill We give you just the gist, but if you want more, there's this:  Amos first read about the story in The Nazis and the Occult https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57065398-the-nazis-and-the-occult  He saw the Spear at Kaiserliche Schatzkammer in Vienna https://www.kaiserliche-schatzkammer.at/en/  https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-spear-of-destiny-trevor-ravenscroft/book/9780877285472.html https://www.history.com/shows/brad-meltzers-decoded/season-2/episode-5 Follow us on Insta: @justthegistpodcast Send us your suGISTions for stories and guests: justthegistpodcast@gmail.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.