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IT'S A SEASON FINALE!!! For our final ep of season 1, Mel takes Josie through the infamous Emu War, when emus dominated the Aussie army and its new, fancy machine guns. **If you would like to skip the catch up chats, head straight to 24 mins. Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram  Produced by DM Podcasts Show notes: "'Feathered foes': soldier settlers and Western Australia's 'Emu War' of 1932, Murray Johnson, (2006). Tell me mate what are emus like, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, Adrian Burton 2013 Scientific American, The Great Emu War, 2014, Bec CrewSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Josie takes Mel all the way back to 2018, when needles started showing up stuck into strawberries all across Australia.  **If you would like to skip the catch up chats, head straight to 29 mins and 40 seconds! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram  Produced by DM Podcasts Show notes: BBC, no byline, September 2018 ABC by Patrick Williams, September 2018 The Guardian by Ben Smee, September 2018 The North West Star by Cheryl Goodenough, July 2020 Daily Mail by Mark Brook, November 2018 ABC by Talissa Siganto, July 2021 Brisbane Times article by Toby Crockford, July 2021 News.com.au by Shireen Khalil, 2020See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Mel tells Josie the tragic story of Brisbane's Whiskey Au Go Go fire, and the corruption and intrigue that was behind it. **If you would like to skip the catch-up chats, head straight to 18 mins! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram  Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES: Q News, Brooke Tindall Q News, Destiny Rogers The Ghost Gate Road podcast by Matthew Condon The Guardian, 2022 News.com.au, Blake Antrobus, 2022 ABC, 2017 Mamamia True Crime Conversations with Matthew CondonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Even though this has nothing to do whatsoever with a) Australia or b) history, Mel and Josie just love to yap and obviously needed to gasbag about Dave Grohl's announcement of his illegitimate child IMMEDIATELY.  Join the convo in the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group! AND: Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram  Produced by DM PodcastsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For some reason, Josie has decided to punish herself by telling Mel all about Aussie actor, heartthrob and icon Heath Ledger. Yes, there are tears.  **If you would like to skip the catch up chats, head straight to 23 mins! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram  Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES: Australian Screen – Heath Ledger Biography National Film and Sound Archive of Australia – clip of Heath Ledger in Sweat Daily Telegraph article from 2022 – interview with Julia Stiles E! Online article from 2018 Empire Online article from 2012, first published in Empire Magazine in 2009 – oral history of Dark Knight MTV article 2008 Daily Mail article from 2016 by Jennifer Smith 2017 Documentary I Am Heath Ledger 81st Academy Awards, 2009 – the Ledger family's acceptance speech video  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is this the most unhinged episode of All Aussie Hour and its past iterations yet? Maybe. A very hungover Mel tells Josie about Fisher's Ghost, a ye olde tale about a man who gets murdered and then does some messy, dramatic revenge by reappearing as a ghost to take down his murderer. Charli XCX would love. **If you would like to skip the catch-up chats, head straight to 27.53 mins! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram  Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES: Skeptical Inquirer, Joe Nickel Campbelltown City CouncilSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the epic final part of our Aussie Sports Extravaganza, Josie covers Part 2 of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. **If you would like to skip the catch up chats, head straight to 25 mins! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram  Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES: GQ Australia, 2024Sydney Morning Herald by Sarah Keoghan, September 2020 WikipediaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Olympics Season, Zesties! This week we start our two-parter on the Sydney 2000 Olympics, with Mel kicking things off and taking you through winning the bid, the lead-up and THAT opening ceremony. **If you would like to skip the catch-up chats, head straight to 22.32 mins! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group! Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram! Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES:See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Continuing our Aussie Sports Extravaganza, this week Josie takes Mel through the incredible and inspiring history of THE MATILDAS! **If you would like to skip the catch up chats, head straight to 27 mins! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram  Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES: Stan Original Doco Trailblazers  Football Australia article about the history of Women's Football in Australia  Extract from A Woman's Game by Suzanne Wrack: The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Women's Football published by The Guardian ABC article by Samantha Lewis 18 Jul 2023 ABC article by Samantha Lewis, 30 Jul 2023 Guardian Australia article by Jack Snape, 17 Aug 2023 Guardian Australia article by Tory Shepherd, 19 Aug 2023 Josie's dad's cousin Linda “Sunni” Hughes scores a goal (skip to around 39:00 mark)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Mel takes Josie through the incredible life and achievements of Queen of Australia Cathy Freeman! **If you would like to skip the catch up chats, head straight to 15:10! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram  Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES:See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Josie takes Mel through our very own Aussie homegrown UFO abduction and the story of Kelly Cahill (if that IS her real name...)! **If you would like to skip the catch up chats, head straight to 16:30! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram  Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES: ABC article Sep 2020 by Matt Neal SMH article 2016 by Daniella Miletic A 2022 Ferntree Gully Star Mail article by Parker McKenzie Aliens, Ghosts and Vanishings: Strange and Possibly True Australian Stories by Stella Tarakson PDF of Encounter: The True Story by Kelly Cahill YouTube vid featuring grabs from Today TonightSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Mel tells Josie of the landslide that stopped the nation, the tragic Thredbo Disaster of 1997.  **If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 21 mins! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram  Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES: 9 News, Ellen Connolly, 2014 SBS News, 2017 ABC, Bill Brown, 2017 SMH, Heroes Of Thtredbo, Andrew Brown, 2017 Australian Disaster Resilience Knowledge Hub ABC, 2022 MamamiaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Josie re-does an old AAMH story, it's the incredible mystery of the 1948 death of the unknown 'Somerton Man'. **If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 18 mins! (00:01) Zesty Chat (17:50) Somerton Man begins (01:22.00) End Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram  Produced by DM Podcasts   EPISODE REFERENCES: SMH extract from Kerry Greenwood's book “Tamam Shud: The Somerton Man Mystery”: https://www.smh.com.au/national/riddle-on-the-sands-20121119-29kwz.html  Transcript of Coronial Inquest 17th June 1949: https://www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au/personal/dabbott/wiki/index.php/The_Taman_Shud_Case_Coronial_Inquest  The Advertiser 6 Dec 1948: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/43794348  The Advertiser article 11 Dec 1948: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/43795238  The Advertiser article 18 January 1949: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/43800320  The Advertiser article 25 Nov 1949: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/36677719  ABC article April 2021: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-24/mysterious-somerton-man-to-be-exhumed-by-sa-police/100092750  ABC Australian Story episode November 2022: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-21/my-name-is-charles-somerton-man-mystery/101680520 : SA Police statement: https://web.archive.org/web/20220727061712/https://www.police.sa.gov.au/sa-police-news-assets/front-page-news/statement-regarding-somerton-man#.YuDYbOzP1qY  Daily Mail Sep 2023: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12528299/Somerton-Man-Twist-Australias-mysterious-cold-cases-case-bizarre-birthday-card-emerges.html  Josie's own chaotic notes from 2018 and All Aussie Mystery Hour S1E5 A bit of Wikipedia too - some of their links were broken.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Mel as she regales Josie of the worst explorers ever, our very own Burke & Wills. **If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 14.15 Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram  Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES:See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Josie tells Mel about the tragic 1973 unsolved murder of Lynette White.  **If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 15.40. Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram  Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES: 1800RESPECT is available for free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to support people impacted by domestic, family or sexual violence – call 1800 737 732 or visit 1800respect.org.au Police are urging anyone with information that may assist Strike Force Tourmaline investigators to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au/  Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. ABC Australian Story episode from 2017: “Murder by the Sea”:  2018 9News article by Tim Rose 2016 Sydney Morning Herald article by Ava Benny-Morrison 2023 Daily Telegraph article by Madeleine Crittenden 2022 Sky News segment by Danica De Giorgio 2017 ABC News article by Heidi Pett and Rebecca LathamSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Mel redoes an old Aussie Mystery Hour ep (Mel's Version) and dives even deeper into the mystery of the Lithgow Panther! **If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 15 mins! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram  Produced by DM PodcastsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Josie regales Mel with the incredible story of the 1834 Frederick Escape! **If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 21 mins! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram  Produced by DM Podcasts   EPISODE REFERENCES: ABC Radio National program Hindsight, episode broadcast 15 Feb 2009 Discover Tasmania Australian Geographic University of Tasmania article from Companion to Tasmanian History James Porter's account See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Mel tells Josie all about the 1974 Darwin disaster of Cyclone Tracy, and the devastating effects it had on NT's capital city.  **If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 14 mins! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram  Produced by DM Podcasts   EPISODE RESOURCES: The Elements Podcast: Air: Cyclone Tracy Big Blow Up North: A History of Tropical Cyclones in Australia's Northern Territory, Kevin Murphy, 1984 BOM: Remembering Cyclone Tracy  The NT News, Cyclone Tracy 40 Years OnSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

**If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 19 mins for Chopper! This week Josie tells Mel all about the ridiculous life of Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read.  Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram  Produced by DM Podcasts   EPISODE RESOURCES: The Guardian, 2013: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/09/mark-chopper-read-obituary Sydney Morning Herald by Andrew Rule, 2010: https://www.smh.com.au/national/in-a-gang-started-by-choppers-christmas-sausages-20100420-srrp.html  Herald Sun article by staff writers, 2013: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/the-life-times-and-crimes-of-notorious-celebrity-crook-mark-8216chopper8217-read/news-story/6eff9b560e70e82dd599eaed4bea662d  Article by Adam Shand: The Overcoat War or Who Hid The Sausage? https://adamsh.wordpress.com/2016/09/11/the-overcoat-war-or-who-hid-the-sausage/  The Age by John Silvester, 2012: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/trotter-v-chopper-day-of-judgment-20121130-2am3m.html  The Herald Sun by Anthony Dowlsey and Mark Buttler, 202: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/police-courts/chopper-v-gangitano-inside-a-vicious-underworld-rivalry/news-story/27bdd395e0aea83077c36009a32244e9  Daily Telegraph by Nui Te Koha, 2008: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/chopper-read-doesnt-deserve-transplant/news-story/87a66b354e73f72965c3ab8ace8236d7  Nine News by Erin Tennant, 2013: https://www.9news.com.au/national/chopper-s-murder-confessions-fairy-tales/e30f9d36-e664-4602-84ed-0b183bec92fd#:~:text=Read%20made%20the%20admissions%20in,Sidney%20Michael%20Collins%20in%202002.  New York Times by Matt Siegel, 2013: https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/13/world/asia/chopper-read-australias-brand-name-for-ferocity-is-softened-by-illness.html?_r=0  Acclaim Magazine by Andrew Montell:: https://www.acclaimmag.com/culture/from-vaults-chopper-read/  Enough Rope with Andrew Denton, episode aired June 4 2007 Chopper: From the Inside by Mark “Chopper” ReadSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

G'day mates! On today's ep, Josie tells Mel about the 1975 Tasman Bridge Disaster. Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram  Produced by DM Podcasts  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back mates! On this very first ep of All Aussie Hour, Mel tells Josie all about the history of Aussie Rules Footy.  Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram  Produced by DM Podcasts  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

G'day mates and welcome to All Aussie Hour, the new podcast from Melissa Mason and Josie Rozenberg-Clarke. You might remember them from the hit podcasts All Aussie Mystery Hour and The Zest Is History, and to be quite honest their new offering is… basically the same. Each week, one host will spin the other a yarn from Australia's rich and, let's face it, completely batshit past. Strap in for zesty tales, weird mysteries and potentially even some research! Tune in Tuesday 30 April for the first episode! Produced by DM PodcastsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This month, Josie (fresh from her trip to France) tells Mel about Nancy Wake - an Aussie living in the south of France who became a spy known as the White Mouse during WWII. This episode of The Zest Is History was produced by Josie Rozenberg-Clarke, with research by Caitlin Robson.Credits:Wikipedia, obvs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_WakeTimeline World History Documentaries, How Nancy Wake Saved Countless Lives | Enemy Of The Reich, July 18 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNXKovYM15AVariety, “Elizabeth Debicki to Star in World War II-Set Limited Series For Vendôme, Anonymous Content, August 27, 2020 https://variety.com/2020/tv/global/elizabeth-debicki-world-war-2-vendome-group-anonymous-content-ariel-lawhon-1234750738/Justine Clarke, “Nancy Wake — the girl who spied”, March 5, 2018https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/fierce-girls/nancy-wake-the-girl-who-spied/9485892Kim Willsher, “Farewell to Nancy Wake, the mouse who ran rings around the Nazis”, August 9, 2011 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/aug/08/nancy-wake-white-mouse-gestapoAustralian War Memorial, “Nancy Grace Augusta Wake” https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P332As always, love us please:Become a TZIH Patreon supporter and watch us livestream record every episode at patreon.com/thezestishistoryJoin The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook.Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory.Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josieroze Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Mel tells Josie all about the life of Bob Hawke, one of Australia's greatest Prime Ministers who was also known for his wild sex life and penchant for downing a beer in record time.The Zest Is History was produced by Melissa Mason this week, with research by Caitlin Robson.As always, love us please:Become a TZIH Patreon supporter at patreon.com/thezestishistoryJoin The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook.Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory.Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josieroze Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Josie tells Mel all about the Picasso Art Heist, where a very famous, VERY EXPENSIVE Picasso painting was literally taken straight off the wall of the National Gallery in Victoria.The Zest Is History was produced by Josie Rozenberg-Clarke this week, with research by Caitlin Robson.As always, love us please:Become a TZIH Patreon supporter at patreon.com/thezestishistoryJoin The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook.Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory.Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josieroze Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Mel tells Josie about saltwater crocodiles - those terrifying, dinosaur creatures that inhabit pretty much any body of water you'd fine in the Top End of Australia. Cunning, smart and absolutely ginormous, they've terrorised Aussies forever - but they're pretty cool, if you forget about how they can swallow you whole.As always, love us please:Become a TZIH Patreon supporter at patreon.com/thezestishistoryJoin The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook.Send us mail! The Zest Is History, PO Box 453, Rose Bay NSW 2029.Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory.Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josieroze Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this long-awaited, much-delayed by illness and (technological) misadventure episode, Josie talks Mel through the mysterious origin story of Australia's national dance - The Nutbush. We recorded this as a livestream for our Patreon supporters so if you want to watch us record the next ep, get involved here for just $5 a month: patreon.com/thezestishistoryVideo of the Nutbush for any non-Aussie listeners! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_heNiNHqmnYCredits:Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutbush_City_LimitsSMH article from 2018 by Mary Wardhttps://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/schoolhouse-outhouse-the-mysterious-history-of-the-nutbush-20181115-p50g9n.htmlThe Music article from 2019 by Lauren Baxterhttps://themusic.com.au/news/wtf-australia-turns-out-we-are-the-only-country-that-does-the-nutbush-dance/KiA2PD8-ISA/01-02-19/A 2017 post from the Tina Turner Blog: https://tinaturnerblog.com/2017/06/03/the-nutbush-dance/ Herald Sun article 2021 by Cameron Adams and Holly Byrneshttps://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/tina-turner-documentary-reveals-music-stars-harrowing-personal-story-and-why-shes-retiring/news-story/4aa591185102df4a11defc5534a789f4 Reddit post by Hank Sparrow in 2016 https://www.reddit.com/r/australia/comments/49765n/im_trying_to_trace_the_nutbush_dance_back_to_its/ Buzzfeed by Clare Aston 2021https://www.buzzfeed.com/clareaston/the-world-doesnt-know-about-nutbush-in-oz North West Star by Derek Barry 2021https://www.northweststar.com.au/story/7336149/new-nutbush-record-on-last-day-of-the-big-red-bash/As always, love us please:Become a TZIH Patreon supporter at patreon.com/thezestishistoryJoin The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook.Send us mail! The Zest Is History, PO Box 453, Rose Bay NSW 2029.Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory.Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josieroze Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back! We're doing mysteries! It's like All Aussie Mystery Hour except it's not! This episode, Mel takes Josie through The Button Man, a mysterious guy who lives in the Victorian High Country area for periods each year. The thing is, there have also been several eerie disappearances in the same area over the last few years. Cue media suspicion of The Button Man - but is he just a prankster freaking out bushwalkers?Referenceshttps://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/the-button-man-could-be-key-to-mounting-mountain-mystery-20200521-p54v4p.htmlThe Age, John Silvester, May 22 2020.https://www.triplem.com.au/story/crime-writer-andrew-rule-gives-some-details-on-the-mystery-button-man-in-the-victorian-high-country-161688Triple M, Hot Breakfast interview with Andrew Rulehttps://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/australian-button-manStrange OutdoorsAs always, love us please:Become a TZIH Patreon supporter at patreon.com/thezestishistoryJoin The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook.Send us mail! The Zest Is History, PO Box 453, Rose Bay NSW 2029.Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory.Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josieroze Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is the charge? Eating a meal? Josie takes Mel through the long and convoluted story behind the bloke whose wild arrest in the 1980s went super viral in the 2010s.Loathe zesty chit-chat? head to 26:24.CREDITSPEDESTRIAN.TV 2021 by Courtney Fry & Michael Di Ioriohttps://www.pedestrian.tv/entertainment/succulent-chinese-meal-guy-investigation/Reddit thread by cammyjewhttps://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/396ij0/the_hilarious_arrest_of_hungarian_nobleman_paul/Canberra Times 1005 Nicole Leedhamhttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/130547791/14741210Reality Wives by "Stacey"http://realitywives.co.uk/the-magnificent-arrest-of-paul-charles-dozsa/Anorak News no bylinehttps://www.anorak.co.uk/365967/reviews/charles-dozsas-arrest-i-was-eating-a-meal-a-succulent-chinese-meal.htmlBrown Cardigan June 2019https://m.facebook.com/browncardigan/videos/344148999605774/SportsBet March 2020https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1&v=KTkQrzgeSnk&feature=emb_imp_woytThe Chats Dine N Dashhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3jAJHRW_YoAs always, love us please:Become a TZIH Patreon supporter at patreon.com/thezestishistoryJoin The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook.Send us mail! The Zest Is History, PO Box 453, Rose Bay NSW 2029.Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory.Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josieroze Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Mel tells Josie about Shane Warne - one of Australia's greatest cricketers of all time. Shane was also known for his sexcapades, including plenty of sexting, an alleged threesome and a whirlwind romance with none other than Liz Hurley. CREDITS:Ninemsn, 2007https://web.archive.org/web/20071109155241/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=298635ABC, 2006https://web.archive.org/web/20060517120949/http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200605/s1632604.htmNews.com.au, Jai Bednall, 2018https://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/shane-warne-opens-up-on-his-engagement-to-liz-hurley/news-story/e66bcf95d38b43c6f01d7e4b86e34b57As always, love us please:Become a TZIH Patreon supporter at patreon.com/thezestishistoryJoin The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook.Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory.Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josieroze Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Josie tells Mel the chaotic story of Lennie Gwyther, a 9-year-old boy whose parents let him ride his pony Ginger Mick 1000km to Sydney to see the opening of the Harbour Bridge. Shoutout to Nik from the Zest Is History Facebook group for suggesting this yarn!Hate any kind of zest? Skip straight to 20:20.CREDITS:SMH 2015 by Carolyn Webbhttps://www.smh.com.au/national/the-nineyearold-who-rode-a-pony-1000km-to-sydney-20150121-12v3kq.htmlSydney Living Museums Article by Charlotte Robertshttps://sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/stories/lennie-gwytherABC Gippsland by Rachel Lucashttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-19/lennie-gwyther-leongatha-sydney-harbour-bridge/9064790 The Weekly Times by Alexandra Laskiehttps://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/country-living/lennie-gwythers-solo-ride-from-leongatha-to-sydney-remembered/news-story/c763ea2cc3bb500ab8209e9959a85b41 ABC Conversations with Sarah Kanowski - interview with Peter Lalorhttps://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/conversations/peter-lalor-rpt/10426046 As always, love us please:Become a TZIH Patreon supporter at patreon.com/thezestishistoryJoin The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook.Send us mail! The Zest Is History, PO Box 453, Rose Bay NSW 2029.Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory.Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josieroze Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Mel tells Josie all about the infamous B&S ball - once called Bachelor and Spinster Balls, now often called "Beer & Sex Balls". In the ye olde days, these events were about matchmaking - now, they're kinda a huge debaucherous festival. As always, love us please:Join The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook.Send us mail! The Zest Is History, PO Box 453, Rose Bay NSW 2029.Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory.Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josierozeHooroo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CRIKEY, WE'RE BACK! Josie tells Mel the story of one her most favourite people: conservationist, larrikin and family man Steve Irwin. Can she get through it without crying? Probably not!For a bonus video of Josie answering Steve-related questions, head over to our Patreon!To skip the zest, head straight to 20:45.CREDITS:1992 Who Magazine article by Peter Castro: https://web.archive.org/web/20070930160513/http://www.who.com/who/scoop/article/0,19971,1531530,00.htmlABC's Australian Story episode called The Irwin Encounters, from May 2015:https://www.abc.net.au/austory/the-irwin-encounters/6476540 ABC Australian Story episode from 2003:https://www.facebook.com/ABCAustralianStory/videos/928626374297178 ABC's Enough Rope, October 2003:https://web.archive.org/web/20060710050845/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/enoughrope/transcripts/s960998.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuV_6U-z-og SMH Feb 2005 no byline:https://www.smh.com.au/national/steve-irwin-baby-concerns-prompt-law-change-20050225-gdksoj.html Studio 10 interview with Justin Lyons:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeydzMjP4Oo The Guardian 2014 by Peter Walker:https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/mar/10/steve-irwin-could-not-be-saved-stringray-justin-lyons Vox article 2019 by Brian Resnick:https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/2/22/18234978/steve-irwin-57-birthday-google-doodle-crocodile-hunter Mental Floss 2019 by Jennifer M Wood:https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/503993/13-facts-about-steve-irwin-and-crocodile-hunter Crocodile Hunter website:http://www.crocodilehunter.com.au/crocodile_hunter/croc_hunter_series/main.htmlAustralia Zoo website:https://www.australiazoo.com.au/about-us/history/ As always, love us please:Join The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook.Send us mail! The Zest Is History, PO Box 453, Rose Bay NSW 2029.Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory.Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josierozeHooroo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Josie tells Mel all about the time in 1971 when a mysterious man called Mr Brown called QANTAS HQ and told them there was a bomb on a plane. That was already in the sky. And the bomb would detonate if the plane dropped below 20,000 feet...Wanna skip the zest? Head straight to 27:58.CREDITS:ABC News by Bridget Juddhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-23/qantas-bomb-hoax-1971-the-great-plane-robbery-australia/10807510 7 News by Duncan McNabhttps://7news.com.au/original-fyi/crime-story-investigator/planes-bombs-and-murder-the-curious-case-of-the-peter-macari-qantas-hoax-c-365924Nine News by Richard Woodhttps://www.9news.com.au/national/qantas-bomb-hoax-1971-how-bomber-duped-qantas-police-with-threat-to-blow-up-jet/8bdb71d8-4c7c-46c4-be16-4f15864c4ab1 As always, love us please:Join The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook.Send us mail! The Zest Is History, PO Box 453, Rose Bay NSW 2029.Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory.Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josierozeHooroo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Mel tells Josie about Toots Holzheimer, Australia's first female truck driver who traversed the chaotic terrain of Far North Queensland (oh, and had like 400 babies while doing so). CREDITS:Toots: Woman in a Man's World by Donna VawdreyAs always, love us please:Join The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook.Send us mail! The Zest Is History, PO Box 453, Rose Bay NSW 2029.Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory.Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josierozeHooroo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Part 2 of our second Sydney live show, Mel schools Josie on the most fearsome creature to never exist, the drop bear.You can find the pics for this episode in our Facebook group or on our Instagram page, details below!CREDITS:As always, love us please:Join The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook.Send us mail! The Zest Is History, PO Box 453, Rose Bay NSW 2029.Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory.Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josierozeHooroo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, it's the first part of our second Sydney live show! In which Josie tells Mel all about Jessie Hickman, a female bushranger who kicked a supreme amount of ass.You can find the pics for this episode in our Facebook group or on our Instagram page, details below!CREDITS:Blog post by Di Moorehttps://www.openwriting.com/archives/2009/05/elizabeth_jessi_1.phpABC by Margaret Burinhttps://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2014/12/03/4141124.htmVice by Emma Nobelhttps://www.vice.com/en/article/nejbjw/the-lady-bushranger-remembering-australias-forgotten-female-outlawA Guide to Australian Bushranginghttps://aguidetoaustralianbushranging.com/2018/03/07/bushranging-a-mans-world/ Newcastle Herald by Mike Scanlonhttps://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/2614913/the-hunters-lady-bushranger/ Mudgee Guardian by Jason Robertshttps://www.mudgeeguardian.com.au/story/6460196/pink-horses-in-louee-street/ Most pics from The Lady Bushranger Facebook page either taken by or acquired by Jennifer Gerardihttps://www.facebook.com/theladybushranger/photos Queensland Times by Melissa Gulbinhttps://www.qt.com.au/news/she-was-the-wollemi-bushranger/2520800/Young Witness no bylinehttps://www.youngwitness.com.au/story/2526928/australias-last-lady-bushrangers-story/ As always, love us please:Join The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook.Send us mail! The Zest Is History, PO Box 453, Rose Bay NSW 2029.Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory.Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josierozeHooroo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the second part of our first Sydney live show! This week, Josie tells Mel the whole, painfully '00s story of Princess Mary - just a gal from Tassie who ended up at a Sydney pub and happened to hook up with the Crown Prince of Denmark, leading to marriage and some really cute babies.You can find the pics for this episode in our Facebook group or on our Instagram page, details below!CREDITS:Daily Mail by Laura House https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3153065/From-party-girl-future-Queen-Denmark-Old-footage-Crown-Princess-Mary-reveals-life-Frederik-trying-luck-modelling-world-learning-walk-like-royalty.html Woman's Dayhttps://www.newidea.com.au/princess-mary-prince-frederik-history Nine Honey by Natalie Oliverihttps://honey.nine.com.au/royals/mary-donaldsons-royal-transformation-to-become-denmarks-crown-princess-mary/c17d5686-98cc-447c-8ade-c59da54cdedbSMH no bylinehttps://www.smh.com.au/world/quite-contrary-about-princess-mary-20030308-gdge3i.html Mamamia by Charlotte Begghttps://www.mamamia.com.au/princess-mary-children/As always, love us please:Join The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook.Send us mail! The Zest Is History, PO Box 453, Rose Bay NSW 2029.Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory.Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josierozeHooroo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, it's a live recording of our first Sydney show! Mel tells Josie about Beth Maynard, a feisty old-timey gal who had 1,000 husbands and traipsed all over Australia, only to meet an untimely death in Silverton, NSW... was she killed? Or did she die of a broken heart?CREDITS:Odd History, Annie O'Reillyhttp://www.oddhistory.com.au/outback-south-australia-new-south-wales-queensland-and-the-northern-territory/silverton-and-the-remarkable-love-life-of-beth-maynard/Wikipedia, Silverton NSWhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverton,_New_South_WalesBarrier Miner, 1892https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/44046762As always, love us please:Join The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook.Send us mail! The Zest Is History, PO Box 453, Rose Bay NSW 2029.Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory.Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josierozeHooroo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

MERRY XMAS EVERYONE! As a special holiday treat, Josie tells Mel all about a creepy Icelandic Xmas tradition, the Yule Cat. If you want to see the video of the episode, join our Facebook group by searching The Zest Is History Podcast on FB. CREDITS:https://www.zmescience.com/other/feature-post/christmas-myths-yule-cat/As always, love us please:Join our Patreon Fan Club at https://www.patreon.com/thezestishistoryJoin The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook.Send us mail! The Zest Is History, PO Box 453, Rose Bay NSW 2029.Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory.Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josierozeHooroo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Josie tells Mel all about Errol Flynn, who left Tassie for the bright lights of Hollywood and ended up becoming a huge (and problematic) movie star in the 1940s. We also filmed the episode for Patreon supporters! Become a supporter at https://www.patreon.com/thezestishistoryCan't bear the zest? Head straight to 15:15.CREDITS:Vanity Fair by Julie Miller, 2013https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2013/09/errol-flynn-toronto-film-festivalDiffords Guide for Discerning Drinkers by Theodora Sutcliffehttps://www.diffordsguide.com/en-au/people/51745/celebrity-drinker/errol-flynnHigh Times by Harry Wasserman, 1979https://hightimes.com/culture/high-times-greats-errol-flynn/Vintage News by Katie Vernonhttps://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/08/20/errol-flynn/ Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Errol_Flynn Australian Dictionary of Biography by William Brydenhttp://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/flynn-errol-leslie-6364As always, love us please:Join The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook.Send us mail! The Zest Is History, PO Box 453, Rose Bay NSW 2029.Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory.Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josierozeHooroo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Mel tells Josie about the Granville rail disaster of 1977, the worst in Australian history with 84 passengers killed. It sparked mass reform across not just rail infrastructure, but the way we treat survivor and responder mental health after a traumatic incident. Credits:BBC article, 17 Jan 2017, no authorhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-38645976ABC article, 14 Jan 2017, Phillippa McDonaldhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-14/granville-train-disaster-nsw-government-to-apologise-to-families/8182976ABC article, 17 Dec 2016, Phillippa McDonaldhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-17/granville-train-disasters-life-saving-bond/8127598ABC article, 17 Jan 2017, Phillippa McDonaldhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-17/granville-train-disaster-memorial-services-to-mark-anniversary/8186222Daily Telegraph, 18 Jan 2018, Parramatta Advertiserhttps://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/parramatta/australias-worst-rail-tragedy-remembered-41-years-on/news-story/80bae68fd675c5f39f7185576f2835f7As always, love us please:Join our Patreon Fan Club at https://www.patreon.com/thezestishistoryJoin The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook.Send us mail! The Zest Is History, PO Box 453, Rose Bay NSW 2029.Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory.Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josierozeHooroo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week for Spin Us A Yarn, our zesty listener Danika sent us a horrific real-life tale about the cursed Pilliga area of NSW.Want to submit your yarn? Email thezestishistory@gmail.com with "Spin Us A Yarn" as the subject line! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josie tells Mel the tale of Harry Leo Crawford, a man who was actually born Eugenia Falleni in 1875 and whose story is studied by law students today. Wine pairing: 2019 Rocca di Montemassi Calasole Vermentino from the Tuscany wine region of Italy.Want to be boring and skip the zest? Head to 23:40.Credits:ABC Conversations episode from October 25, 2012:https://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/10/25/3618433.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography by Carolyn Strange: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/falleni-eugenia-12911 SBS The Feed by Patrick Abboudhttps://www.sbs.com.au/news/thefeed/story/discovering-eugenia-one-australias-most-unusual-murder-cases Sydney Morning Herald by Tim Barlass: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/he-was-a-she-but-a-killer-20120218-1tfpu.html Adelaide Register article from Aug 1920:https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/62922342 Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Falleni As always, love us please:Join our Patreon Fan Club at https://www.patreon.com/thezestishistoryJoin The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook.Send us mail! The Zest Is History, PO Box 453, Rose Bay NSW 2029.Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory.Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josierozeHooroo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week for Spin Us A Yarn, our zesty listener Karen sent in a story about cute old people that hits harder than The Notebook.Patreon supporters on certain tiers get a video version of this episode! Head to patreon.com/thezestishistory to find out more.Want to submit your yarn? email thezestishistory@gmail.com with "Spin Us A Yarn" as the subject line! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Mel tells Josie about Kalkajaka Mountain, a super sacred (and super scary) granite mountain in Queensland where people, cattle and horses have gone missing over the centuries. Wine pairing: A spooky bottle from Supernatural Wine Co called Green Glow. We picked it up on DRNKS.Want to skip the zest? Killjoy. Head straight to 29.00.Credits:ABC, Brendan Mounter and Adam Stephen, 2018https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-21/mysterious-black-mountain/10067072QLD national parkshttps://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/black-mountain/about/culture9 News, 2918, Emily MacPhersonhttps://www.9news.com.au/national/black-mountain-the-little-known-landmark-dubbed-queenslands-bermuda-triangle/8cf5addd-ac42-4343-b05e-bb8c77e16437Mysterious Universe, Brent Swancer, 2014https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2014/12/the-mysterious-black-mountain-of-queensland/Reddit thread:https://www.reddit.com/r/australia/comments/80bclu/the_mysterious_black_mountain_of_queensland/As always, love us please:Join our Patreon Fan Club at https://www.patreon.com/thezestishistoryJoin The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook.Send us mail! The Zest Is History, PO Box 453, Rose Bay NSW 2029.Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory.Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josierozeHooroo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's still spooky season, so Josie tells Mel all about the graves that weren't deleted from Devonshire St cemetery - and how they just went ahead and built Central Station on top of them anyway. Wine pairing: Extremely alcoholic Take It To Your Grave Pinot Noir in a can.Want to skip the zest? Killjoy. Head straight to 16:50.Credits:Past Lives of the Near Futurehttps://pastlivesofthenearfuture.com/2013/06/27/devonshire-street-cemeterycentral-station-sydney-nsw/State Library of NSW exhibition from 2019 called Dead Centralhttps://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/dead-centralSydney Morning Herald article 2019 by Julie Powerhttps://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/dead-central-30-000-buried-under-sydney-train-station-20190523-p51qb2.html Sydney Morning Herald article 2015 by Tim Barlasshttps://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-ghost-platforms-at-central-station-a-haunting-feature-of-sydney-open-weekend-20151008-gk40my.html News.com.au by Benedict Brookhttps://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/true-stories/the-gruesome-secrets-lying-beneath-sydneys-central-station/news-story/98030ec27a67086589997119a8a1055b ABC News article by Michelle Brownhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-25/sydney-metro-construction-unearths-160-yo-grave/11244148 Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devonshire_Street_Cemetery As always, love us please:Join our Patreon Fan Club at https://www.patreon.com/thezestishistoryJoin The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook.Send us mail! The Zest Is History, PO Box 453, Rose Bay NSW 2029.Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory.Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josierozeHooroo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's spooky season! We're continuing the spooks with Letta Me Out, a haunted doll living in Queensland that enjoys leaving scuff marks on floors and moving of its own accord! Love that for us all. Wine pairing: water because Mel can't get her act together.Want to skip le zest? Then head straight to 35.00.CREDITS:Listverse, Dana Angelohttps://listverse.com/2014/04/04/10-freaky-dolls-you-dont-want-to-play-with/Amy;'s Crypthttps://amyscrypt.com/letta-me-out-haunted-doll/Warwick Daily Newshttps://www.warwickdailynews.com.au/news/meet-one-of-australias-most-haunted-dolls-in-warwi/3349628/Pedestrian, Melissa Masonhttps://www.pedestrian.tv/entertainment/letta-me-out-cursed-australian-doll/As always, love us please:Join our Patreon Fan Club at https://www.patreon.com/thezestishistoryJoin The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook.Send us mail! The Zest Is History, PO Box 453, Rose Bay NSW 2029.Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory.Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josierozeHooroo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's spooky season and aquatic mystery fan Josie is back on her waterlogged bullshit, scaring the bejesus out of Mel with the story of the Alkimos, a haunted shipwreck off the coast of WA. Wine pairing: a not too oaky chardonnay from The Hidden Sea Wines.Want to skip le zest? Then head straight to 22:46.CREDITS:Western Australia for Everyone:http://www.australiaforeveryone.com.au/files/wa/alkimos.html TV show "The Extraordinary":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwePELXgiuQ&t=3386s Unexplained Australia:http://www.unexplainedaustralia.com/21-ghosts-hauntings/60-the-alkimos-haunted-shipwreck TV series "Haunted":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs4TO1C0Ufc Perths Ghosts and the Supernatural Facebook post:https://www.facebook.com/perthghosts/posts/was-sinister-shipwreck-the-alkimosa-wreck-lies-stranded-in-the-shallows-off-the-/372153916266525/ As always, love us please:Join our Patreon Fan Club at https://www.patreon.com/thezestishistoryJoin The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook.Send us mail! The Zest Is History, PO Box 453, Rose Bay NSW 2029.Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory.Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josierozeHooroo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussion of abuse and graphic murder.This week, Mel returns the gals to their All Aussie Mystery Hour roots, telling Josie the story of Katherine Knight, who infamously murdered her partner and left behind one of the most horrific crime scenes in Australian history. Credits:Blood and Stain, Peter Lalor 2002NY Daily News, 2013, Mara Bovsunhttps://www.nydailynews.com/news/justice-story/aussie-woman-removed-beau-skin-article-1.1476480Womens Weekly interview with Sandra Lee, 2002https://web.archive.org/web/20131224122543/http://www.aww.com.au/living/arts-entertainment/2002/10/katherine-knight-qa/As always, love us please:Join our Patreon Fan Club at https://www.patreon.com/thezestishistoryJoin The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook.Send us mail! The Zest Is History, PO Box 453, Rose Bay NSW 2029.Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory.Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josierozeHooroo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sick of crying in every episode, Josie decides to take a different approach, telling Mel some of the weird stories of how iconic Aussie treats were invented. CREDITS:Good Food by Besha Rodellhttps://www.goodfood.com.au/recipes/news/the-history-of-the-lamington-an-australian-icon-20171219-h07f36 Mashable by Johnny Lieuhttps://mashable.com/2017/01/05/chicken-salt-history-australia/News.com.au by "Staff writer"https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/three-regional-mps-at-war-over-the-origin-of-the-chiko-roll/news-story/e4658438cfd224a1b0fbb3ff51ee8e92 Australian Food History Timeline:https://australianfoodtimeline.com.au/chiko-roll/ Mitani official site:https://www.mitani.com.au/why-were-loved Milo official site:https://milo.com.au/all-about-milo/history Victoria Bitter official site:https://www.victoriabitter.com.au/pages/history Heaps of Wikipedia.As always, love us please:Join our Patreon Fan Club at https://www.patreon.com/thezestishistoryJoin The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook.Send us mail! The Zest Is History, PO Box 453, Rose Bay NSW 2029.Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory.Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josierozeHooroo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.