Weird Crap in Australia Podcast
1) Episode 394 - The Truro Murders Part 2
In the late 1970s, a string of disappearances around Adelaide quietly escalated into one of South Australia’s most disturbing serial crime cases. Young women vanished after accepting lifts, their move...Show More
2) Episode 393 - The Truro Murders Part 1
In the late 1970s, a string of disappearances around Adelaide quietly escalated into one of South Australia’s most disturbing serial crime cases. Young women vanished after accepting lifts, their move...Show More
3) Episode 392 - Dot and the Kangaroo
Long before the animated adaptation unsettled generations of children, Dot and the Kangaroo began life as an 1898 children’s book by Ethel C. Pedley — a purely Australian story that reflects how we on...Show More
4) Episode 391 - The Ben Hall Gang Part 2
In the mid-1860s, the goldfields and bush tracks of New South Wales were ruled by one of Australia’s most notorious outlaw groups: the Ben Hall Gang. Led by the charismatic and deeply divisive Ben Hal...Show More
5) Weird Crap Movie Commentary 4 - Around the World with Dot (1981)
This week, we sit down with Around the World with Dot — the animated adventure that whisked an Australian bush child across continents in a strange blend of live-action backdrops, talking animals, and...Show More
6) Episode 390 - The Ben Hall Gang Part 1
In the mid-1860s, the goldfields and bush tracks of New South Wales were ruled by one of Australia’s most notorious outlaw groups: the Ben Hall Gang. Led by the charismatic and deeply divisive Ben Hal...Show More
7) Episode 389 - Australia's Flying Terror
Australia has produced many formidable creatures: sharks, snakes, drop bears… but none strike fear into the national heart quite like the humble magpie. We’re diving beak-first into the legend of Aust...Show More
8) Episode 388 - The Weightman Murders (2000)
In January 2000, a car was found at the bottom of an embankment in Heathcote National Park. Inside were Bill and Pam Weightman — a respectable south-west Sydney couple, seemingly the victims of a trag...Show More
9) Weird Crap Movie Commentary 3 - Gallipoli (1981)
What happens when you blend mateship, mud, and the gut-punch of history with a film that refuses to let you stay emotionally upright? You get Gallipoli (1981) — a classic that still knocks the wind ou...Show More
10) Episode 387 - The Rats of Tobruk Part 3
In 1941, amid the blistering sands of North Africa, a band of Australian soldiers earned one of the most enduring nicknames in military history — The Rats of Tobruk. Besieged by German and Italian for...Show More