Mixed Nuts

This week the boys look at the Flat Earth movement from its inception till today. Come be amazed at the fact that adults, in 2020, with worlds knowlege at their finger tips, at all times....believe the earth is flat. 

Remember that one time when a Frenchmen convinced the entire World that Halley's Comet was going to kill us all? It's tail would saturate the Earth in cyanide? You know when every built shelters in mines and people burned all their possessions? No? Well come along with the lads and hear how in 1910, the wheels fell off and people stopped listening to science...Almost like today!

For our final part of the Guns and Roses saga, the boys investigate the release of "Chinese Democracy" and the bullshit that surrounded it. We look at what became of the band and where they all ended up. Also that Axl Rose had cornrows....lel.

Axl and the Gang (the ever increasing circus of personalities) are riding high. Surely they'll put 2 and 2 together and strike while the iron is hot. You know, release new and exciting content, strive for the best and create musical works of art! Or maybe they'll have a chicken coop in the studio and have a wolf shit in it. Maybe drop the N-bomb a zillion times in a song  as well while you're at it. So yeah, whatever works.

Guns and Roses rose to collossal fame during the 80s. Apparently with fame, comes heoin and heavy drinking....Also standing up patrons at your shows and assaulting the average joe  here and there. Come listen to how it all got started and the story of their early years.....also drugs...so, so many drugs.  

Ulysses S. Grant was a master tactician, a poorer President, and issuer of the infamous "General Order 11". Grant was responsible for the forceful removal of Jewish families from parts of the South during the Civil War. Come join the boys as we see how Grant bumbles his way through the mess he'd made for himself.

Tim Anderson was a natural athlete, strong, fast and amazing at almost any sport he put his efforts towards, especially boxing. However Tim had one fatal flaw, he was a good man. Being the good guy in the 80s fight game was tough, maybe a little too tough. Come see how Tim Anderson rose the through the heavy weight rankings, dodging girls, drugs and parties...and how it all came crashing down.

Keith Raniere had a childhood like so many of us, laughter, happiness, parents who convinced you, you were all powerful. Come see how Keith and his gang of merry ladies scammed hundreds of millions out the wealthy elite and started a sex cult with Hollywood.

Count Dante was described as the most dangerous man who ever lived. Over 6 foot, spandex, cape...Staff with a gold lion head...black belts in multiple martial art forms. With his patented "Monkey steals the peach" technique, Dante could literally snatch a mans nuts from his body. Or could he? Come see how Dante become a powerhouse in American martial arts and arguably started the UFC.

This week the boys are rejoined by Tamara, to hear the story of Steve Gough. Steve successfully walked the entire length of Britain twice....in the nude. Strangely enough he also a huge amount of time behind bars in the process. Come see how he convinced his girlfriend to bare all with him, and ramble the lands. P.S the audio is rough for the first 2 min but clears up after that. Technical bug we couldn't work out.

Diego Maradona is has it all, the girls, the lifestyle and a raging cocaine habit. Maradona encapsulates the classic tale of wasted potential and why its not a good idea to get in bed with the mob. Come see how it all went south (and still is).

Chance are if you've been to, or live in Liverpool England, you know of "Purple Aki", the man who squeezes muscles. Aki rose to infamy after being charged with over 100 counts of indecent assault, mainly to young "muscular" men. See Purple Aki had a need to be squatted by strong boys, yep, squatted,  on their backs...ass to grass.

Self proclaimed "Dr" Martin Ssempa is a Ugandan pastor and activist and the founder of the Makerere Community Church. He's also a raving homophobe without the ability to filter his words. While disturbing, his decent into gibbering idiocy is pleasant enough. Come listen to how it all falls apart. 

Julian Buchwald and Carolynne Watson were young star crossed love birds in rural Victoria, Australia. After the two go missing from a picnic lunch, Police are in a race against time to save the couple from a Satanic cult....In rural Australia....something is very suss here.

Barry Seal was one of Americas most notorious drug runners....He also worked for the CIA. Come see how this conflict of interest may have been seen as "problematic" by his less than understanding boss, Pablo Escobar.

In Glasgow, Scotland, during the 1970s and ’80s, hearing the ice-cream truck staple, "Greensleeves" drifting from the vehicle of everyone’s favorite summer hero, the ice cream man....did not instill joy and happiness in children. When you heard its gentle tones on the air, it was probably best to stay inside....For, the Glasgow sweet man didn't sell 99p ice-cream cones, no no! He specialised in 'china brown' and would go to war to protect his market.  

This week we visit the Clintons for the final time. Come watch Hilary climb the political ladder and Bill to splash about in the "Swamp" below.  

This week the lads get back to Bill and Hillary. We are in the White House and scandals keep coming. Come see how Hillary pulls the strings and Bill stains a dress...that isn't hers. This is the Clinton's - Part 2

This week the boys take a look at Jeffrey Epstein and controversy around his life and "suicide"...spoiler alert, the dudes a grub.

With Kayle's final week out of the office, the Boys belittle him for a while and then examine David Hahn, the original Jimmy Neutron. Who, as a child, built a nuclear reactor in his mothers shed. What followed was more or less the destruction of his home...and the surrounding areas...Oh, and the EPA was called in to clean up. Come listen  and have a few laughs, at his expense. 

This week Kayle has stepped out...So the others insult him for ten min, then get on with it. Prohibition was a nationwide ban on the sale and import of alcoholic beverages that lasted from 1920 to 1933 in the US. Protestants, Progressives, and women all spearheaded the drive to institute Prohibition. This led directly to the rise of organized crime. Come have a chuckle at how society was forced to endure life on nothing but food and water. Torture. 

Part one of a double header, the Clintons, Hilary and Bill. Come see how the two met and the beginning of the Clinton Empire. A career put on hold for her man, moral codes put the side and profits to be made...Its all above board though...definitely.

This week the boys look at the creator of the float tank John C Lilly, and his drug fueled experiments with Dolphins that gave him his notoriety. 

Marion Barry began his political career as many do, with virtue and aspirations of justice for the people he would be serving. He fought for both white and African Americans. Seeking to be the best he could for the community.   Then like so many on this Podcast.... he found crack. Come join the boys as we see how Barry, against all odds,  seemed to dodge everything thrown at him. 

This week the boys look at Robert Bruce Ford the Mayor of Toronto (2010-14). Ford was arguably a precursor to the "Trump" style of politician. Lots of talk of draining the swamp and coming down on the old guard. He also LOVED crack..... Did we mention he loved crack?   

This week the lads look at Paul Le Roux, the opioid slinging computer nerd who had his own militia and hit squad. He also buried gold all over the Philippines, because....well...we still cant work that out. Come see how Paul did it all from a windows 95 brick.

DB Cooper steals the plane, gets the cash and.....escapes? This week we wrap up the DB Cooper mystery. Come hear the theories and bullshit of what might have happened to the airline thief, DB Cooper.

This week the boys look at the media epithet DB Cooper, the man who pulled off an amazing in flight heist on a Boeing 727 in 1971.  Come find out how he managed to pull it off and how the authorities managed to bungle the entire investigation. 

Edward Cope, a farmers son and classic underdog. Othniel Marsh, the intellectual, financially backed by Yale. Both men found themselves locked in an underhanded and often dangerous battle to find and discover the most Dinosaurs remains in the "Golden Age" of American history.  Each of the two men attempting to outdo the other in the field, resorting to bribery, theft, and often, destruction of the bones they were trying to collect. Each scientist also sought to ruin his rival's reputation with personal attacks in publications. The end result is both men looking like complete asses. Come listen how it all falls apart.

Stanley was a brilliant con-man in 1900s. He swindled ordinary Joes, military officials, statesmen....bloody President Harding! He threw lavish parties, ate fine foods and frequently lived like a king, all at the expense of others, "One man's life is a boring thing. I lived many lives. I'm never bored."  

Henry Paget was the Earl of Uxbridge between 1880 and 1898, notable during his short life for squandering his inheritance on a lavish social life and accumulating massive debts. Ridiculous debt....like how could you?

The boys are back from Christmas and talking about Mad Jack Churchill. Churchill gained his fame for his various escapades during WW2. Jack was a Commando....his weapons of choice, the longbow, the broadsword....and the bagpipe......in WW2...against machine-gun fire. Mild spoiler, he's nuts.

This week the gang look at the Norco shootout and arguably the start of police militarisation in US.....Also some Storm-trooper levels of shooting, its just plain woeful. 

This week Tamara joins Ben and Kayle to discuss the corpse bride of Chihuahua Mexico. For 80 odd years she has graced the window of a bridal store in the town. Is she real or just fake news?

This week we check out Richard Brittain and how to not treat women! No really, he's awful. 

This week the lads look at Nolan Bushnell and the birth of Atari. Apparently hard drinking and drug abuse with your staff is exactly whats required to launch a 2 billion dollar business. 

This week we look at John Hines, Australian soldier and all round one man army. Throughout the Great War he was know for his bravery and unflinching will in the face of insurmountable odds....Also for looting, heavy drinking and disregarding orders...so you know, standard mixed nuts stuff.

"Alright Gang, Disney released a million balloons as a stunt, got them in the Guinness Book of Records....the environmental disaster that followed?....Oh don't worry about that...Anyway, what if we beat their record? What if we released 2 million balloons?!?!?!"

Kiwami Kilpatrick was the youngest serving Mayor of Detroit. He was also one of the worst! Millions in tax fraud, sex scandals and parties on the city dime. Come see how it all fell apart.

This week the lads look at  Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and his free-love movement that took America by storm. Using his influence and power over his followers, Rajneesh headed a strange and violent sex cult in the US. At its peak the community was more like a small city, from which their violence could spill into the surrounding towns.

This week the lads look at US Congressman and Mayor Bob Filner. By the end of Filner's short reign as Mayor of San Diego he had assaulted upwards of 19 women in his staff and the community. Come see how he thought he'd get away with it, stay to see it all come crashing down.

This week the boys look at the one of the worst "video game" films ever made and the nightmare that was its production. Come for the constant meddling and rewrite demands from Capcom...stay for a Jean Claude Van Damme absolutely bug eyed on cocaine!

This week the boys look at Andrew Wakefield and how he went from disgraced Doctor to King of the Rubes. Wakefield is responsible for the modern 'Anti-Vaccine" movement, come have a few laughs at his expense while we all watch the world burn around us.

After the Great War, many returned to Australia with the promise of a new start. They were given land and prospect of a bright future in farming.....then the Emu reared its sinister head, casting its devil gaze across the newly tilled soil. 20 000 Emu descended on the hapless farmers...The Australian Army rose to the challenge...or did they?

This week the lads look at Salim Mehejer, former Mayor of Auburn in Sydney Australia. Possibly the most brazenly corrupt moron to take office in the area. Fast cars, short marriages and under the table deals...its Salim's world baby!

This week the Boys look at Mary Mallon, a cook in the early 1900s. Mary wasn't big on the whole, "was your hands after you use the bathroom" thing...which is a pretty bad habit for a cook....like an estimated 50 dead bad habit. 

Come with us as we check out Actor, Professional Athlete and possible World Savior, Dennis Rodman. We look at his troubled youth...and adulthood as well as his role in possibly bringing peace to Korea.

Annoyed at the Government or Big Business? Have access to welding rigs and a bulldozer? Well build a Tank and have at it my man!

This week we look at probably the greatest sportsman (and sex pest) to ever live. A true professional sportsman, pounding beers and smokin durries.

This week we check out former US Member of Congress Michael Grimm. His early days in the military and FBI, to pulling a glock on some dude in a bar and still getting into Congress....Merrica. 

The longest serving and self proclaimed "toughest Sheriff" in American history, Joe Arpaio served his County for 25 years.....he also ran a concentration camp...and racial profiled his citizens....just a bit.