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We are back, and with the most requested topic we've ever had.In Australia, the two most famous racehorses are Fine Cotton and Phar Lap but for opposite reasons. When a handful of colourful racing types attempted to swap the poor horse Fine C
On October 26, 1863, at the Freemason’s Tavern in Great Queen Street, London, representatives of various football clubs from across England met to try and figure out a universal set of rules for football.This optimistic project fell apart over
On the 26th of September 1983, forty years ago, Australia II crossed the line to end the New York Yacht Club's 132-year-long winning streak.To celebrate the anniversary, Mick and Titus sat down with winning skipper John Bertrand to learn more
In 1983, Alan Bond would go all in for the Cup, bringing together John Bertrand and Ben Lexcen in an all-out assault on the New York Yacht Club.The Australians would bring their winged keel, and perhaps more importantly, their mind tricks, as
With the British trying and failing for 100 years, the Australians now entered the fray, with Sir Frank Packer launching a challenge.When Sir Frank was asked why he decided to challenge, he replied, "Alcohol and delusions of grandeur."With th
In 1823, William Webb Ellis picked up the ball and ran with it during a school match creating the "rugby" style of play. Except he didn’t, and the true story of how rugby emerged involved school uprisings, broken shins, and the invention of an
In 1851, the yacht America, headed to England to take on the best of the British, stopping to pick up the finest French wines along the way.After defeating the English, the owners decided to entrust the trophy to the New York Yacht Club, as an
A lot is happening in this week's episode, from a Walrus who ruined New Year's Eve, lobsters getting high and animals getting revenge on humans.Titus has a live show in Melbourne on 7 June. You can get tickets here.If you’d like more Sports B
On 12 August 1872, Captain Matthew Webb stood on the English shore and covered himself with porpoise oil before setting off to attempt to be the first person to swim the English Channel.Webb swam breaststroke as no Englishman would be caught d
Titus and Mick cross the animal kingdom in this episode from a two-foot-tall cow to raccoons who ruin a gender reveal party.They then pay a classy tribute to Mr Gox, the crypto-trading hamster who passed away unexpectedly. Titus has a live sh
One of the most challenging athletic feats in human history is to swim the English Channel.It’s 34 kilometres of open sea between England and France, which also happens to be the busiest sea lane in the world, with water temperatures hovering
Mick and Titus pay their respects to Magawa the rat who dedicated his life to detecting landmines. Plus, they discuss the Bahraini seagulls that are too fat to fly; loud cicada sex parties and the monotreme with four penises.Titus has three li
By the 1930s, SP bookies were everywhere, with investigations discovering that every pub had an SP bookie, and the rare one that didn’t wasn’t economically viable.After the radio had changed everything, the next bit of technology was about to
In their first episode of Animal Bizarre, Mick and Titus discuss a bear that invaded a Japanese military base, penguins that get too cold and a woman breastfeeding a cat on an aeroplane. They then cover a man who while fleeing a swarm of bees
At the beginning of the 20th century, Australia decided to do something against its nature, ban gambling.The result was the rise of the SP Bookie, illegal bookmakers based in pubs, barber shops, pool halls and anywhere people wanted them.The
In part two, Babe Didrikson turns to golf as her next sport to conquer, becoming one of the greatest of all time.She also meets her husband George Zaharias, a professional wrestler, known as the 'Crying Greek from Cripple Creek.'Together, the
Babe Didrikson might very well be the greatest athlete of the 20th century. As a teenager she led her team to the National Basketball Championship, before moving on to the Olympics and became a two-time gold medallist.Baseball was next, playin
With Taylor Swift in Australia, we look at her impact on the NFL and examine other sport/entertainment relationships, like Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe, Posh and Becks, and Denis Rodman and Madonna.If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become
After a few legal checks, we can now bring you part two of Fine Cotton, and we didn't even have to change it!When we left you, the horse was bright red, the race was imminent and it all looked like this slow-moving disaster was going ahead.
Titus sits down with The Ringer’s Editor-at-Large Bryan Curtis to discuss the wonderful world of Texas football.They look at high school football, the rituals and rivalries of college football and the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans.B
Titus sits down with Devin Gordon, author of So Many Ways to Lose: The Amazin' True Story of the New York Mets.They chat about how Mets fans experience more pain than almost any other fans, and how whenever things look good, they go bad in the
This week we look at people creating mayhem just for the joy of creating mayhem.First, we look at snooker legend Jimmy White, particularly when he teams up with fellow madman Alex Higgins. Next, we look at the total mayhem of mob football at
Titus sits down with author Dan Liebke to discuss his new book, The 100 Funniest Moments in Australian Cricket.They discuss Rob Quiney's resurrection of a dead seagull, Shane Watson's LBW appeals, Dennis Lillee asking the Queen for an autograp
Following the war, Keith Miller dazzled England in the Victory Test and returned to Australia a star.Debuting for Australia, Miller would dazzle crowds around the world, while also clashing with Don Bradman on a regular basis.Miller’s on-fiel
When it comes to cricketers, there have been many as exciting on and off the pitch as Keith Ross Miller.Miller played VFL, flew fighter planes in the war, and was one of, if not the greatest, all-rounder of all time.Miller combined movie star
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