Cat's Pyjamas with The Chaser Podcast
1) Transportation fails
Ever since we invented the wheel, humans have been seeking a better way to get around. But what about all the worse ways to get around? In this episode we look at some of the more bizarre attempts at ...Show More
2) Future technologies
Have you ever wanted to achieve immortality by uploading your brain to a computer when you die? Or perhaps you want to travel to Mars as a space tourist? We rate the technologies that are just around ...Show More
3) Genius advertising campaigns
Advertising is a tricky business. You need ideas that stand out - but in the right way. We look at genius marketing ideas as well as some absolute catastrophes.
4) Best and worst torture methods
Torture is one of the oldest professions in the world. But methods of torture go in and out of fashion, according to the times. On this episode, we look at the weirdest torture methods ever conceived.
5) Deranged diets
History's weirdest dieting fads – are they cat's pyjamas or cat's piss? Warning: Customers are not guaranteed to survive every diet
6) Bizarre renaissance deaths
The Renaissance is known to have produced some of the best art, the best music and the best architecture the world has ever seen. But did you know this classical period of “rebirth" also produced some...Show More
7) Weird court cases
Most crimes are pretty mundane. Murders are usually a crime of passion by a close relative or friend. Fraud is usually committed by a business partner. But sometimes, crime cartels are run by forward-...Show More
8) Museum of disgusting food
Maggot-ridden cheese, eyeball juice and Vegemite. Are these dishes really disgusting enough to feature in the Museum of Disgusting Food?
9) Obscure organised crime
Most crimes are pretty mundane. Murders are usually a crime of passion by a close relative or friend. Fraud is usually committed by a business partner. But sometimes, crime cartels are run by forward-...Show More
10) Petty reasons for war
You'd hope that countries only go to war as a last resort, for important reasons. Unfortunately, sometimes that is not the case. This episode we look and the pettiest causes of real life wars.