The History Blokes Podcast
1) Best of the History Blokes – Part 2
This is the second and final highlights episode and therefore the absolute final, final ep of the History Blokes. So, that's it from us. Thanks to all of you for listening!
2) Best of the History Blokes – Part 1
This bumper edition of The History Blokes includes highlights from the series.
3) Smallpox epidemic of 1789
In this, the final original episode of The History Blokes, Conan looks at the smallpox epidemic that devastated Sydney's Aboriginal population a year after the First Fleet arrived. Meanwhile, Chr...Show More
4) Creation of Australian citizenship and the national flag
In this, the penultimate episode of The History Blokes, Conan looks at Australian citizenship, which didn't exist until the Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948. He also examines the emergence of...Show More
5) Miles Franklin
Happy new year, everyone! In this ep, Conan warbles about author Miles Franklin who so beautifully captured both the spirit of rural Australia at the time of Federation and the frustrations of so many...Show More
6) Charles Kingsford Smith
In this episode, Chris and Conan deploy a grovelling apology for the long delay since they last laid an ep. More importantly, Conan talks about aviation pioneer Charles Kingsford Smith and the trans-P...Show More
7) Harold Florey and the discovery of penicillin
Penicillin was the wonder drug that changed the world. It was the first antibiotic and proved an effective treatment against many diseases that are today considered relatively minor, but were more oft...Show More
8) David Unaipon – inventor, author, orator, activist
We might recognise him from the $50 note but how much do most of us really know about David Unaipon?Born in 1872, this brilliant First Nations man was born on a church mission near Adelaide. During hi...Show More
9) The Wreck of the Batavia
In 1629, the Dutch ship Batavia wrecked 60 kilometres off the Western Australian coast. Of the 330 souls on board, about 100 drowned immediately. As the stricken ship slowly foundered, the survivors f...Show More
10) A history of Anzac Day
In this slightly late ep, Conan looks at the history of Anzac Day from its inception in 1915 (yes, 1915 not 1916!) to the present, while Chris discusses the Anzacs' superbly executed withdrawal f...Show More