Best Alex Titus Podcasts (2024)

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Drunk Monkeys, Unfaithful Partners - Animal Bizarre 33:13

3h ago33:13

33:13

Mick and Titus discover a dog who inadvertently exposed some infidelity, enjoy the antics of a drunk monkey and wonder what flying ants do to seagulls. It's get them drunk. There's a theme. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Sport Bizarre

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From the Archive: The Worst Event in Olympic History - Sports Bizarre 55:07

2h ago55:07

55:07

With Paris now underway, we look back at the worst event the Olympics have ever held. The 1904 Olympics in St Louis, Missouri, were a disaster in every way possible. Held over six months alongside the World’s Fair, it had a human zoo and a ‘savage Olympics’ pitting various indigenous groups against each other. But the marathon would be the biggest …

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Hitler's Olympics Part 2 - Sports Bizarre 48:17

2h ago48:17

48:17

Less than a year out from the 1936 Olympics it appeared likely the United States and many other countries would not attend. Hitler was furious, would the Americans humiliate him on the world stage? Or would the International Olympic Committee and the American Olympic Association find a way to turn a blind eye to what was happening in Germany? If yo…

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A Shark and a Stingray in Love - Animal Bizarre 32:31

1h ago32:31

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Can a shark and a stingray fall in love? Mick and Titus set out to answer this age-old question. Mick brings new evidence about Bigfoot, and Titus argues it might not be an accurate story. If you’d like more Animal Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past e…

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From the Archive: The 1900 Paris Olympics - Sports Bizarre 45:13

44m ago45:13

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Before the 2024 Paris Olympics, we look at the first time Paris held an Olympics. The 1900 Paris Olympics were a disaster of planning and execution, to the point many athletes never even knew they’d participated in an Olympics. So poorly organised were the games that the discus field was too narrow and throws went into the crowd, while the long jum…

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Hitler's Olympics Part 1 - Sports Bizarre 49:39

1h ago49:39

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In 1931, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded Berlin the 1936 Olympics, a sign Germany was returning to normal international relations after World War One. Yet Adolf Hitler's rise to power presented the IOC with more than a few problems, one being that Hitler hated the Olympics, and another was many countries wanted to boycott the game…

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From the Archives: Doping in the Tour de France - Sports Bizarre 46:50

7h ago46:50

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With just a few days to go, we look back at the history of doping in the Tour De France. From the first Tour De France, riders were putting all kinds of things in their bodies, caffeine, strychnine, cocaine and alcohol. Drugs were so much part of the sport that the 1930 rulebook, given to all riders, reminded them that drugs would not be provided b…

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The New Age, Touchy Feely Crocodile - Animal Bizarre 32:04

8d ago32:04

32:04

In this episode, a man bites a snake, crocodiles start saving dogs and DNA testing is being used to catch people who don't clean up after their dog. If you’d like more Animal Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclusive behind-the-scenes acce…

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From the Archive: Tour de France, the Early Years - Sports Bizarre 48:46

2h ago48:46

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With LeTour entering its final week, we revisit one of our first episodes, looking at the early years of the Tour De France. The early years of the Tour De France were a hot mess, with a spiked bottle of lemonade, itching powder put in cyclists’ shorts, riders taking rides in cars and trains, attempted murder and pitched battles between cyclists an…

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How Moonshine Created NASCAR Part 6 - Sports Bizarre 45:37

2h ago45:37

45:37

In the final episode on the beginnings of NASCAR, Bill France seizes control of the new organisation but a new challenge immediately presents itself. Again, he relies on the bootleggers and moonshiners, and finds a new hero in a bootlegger by the name of Junior Johnson. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here …

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New Franchise Broker Laws - With Sarah Davies 34:03

10d ago34:03

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[SHOWNOTES] TITLE: New Franchise Broker Laws - With Sarah Davies DESCRIPTION: Sarah Davies, General Counsel of the International Franchise Association (IFA), discusses the proposed Model Franchise Broker Registration Act by the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) and the California Senate Bill 919. Both pieces of legislatio…

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A Pet Snake Is A Red Flag - Animal Bizarre 28:56

4d ago28:56

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Mick begins by critiquing the very logo he approved before the guys move on to pressing animal matters, such as people harassing bisons and then regretting it. If you’d like more Animal Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclusive behind-the-…

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Big Money in Franchising with Private Equity - With Alicia Miller 47:05

5d ago47:05

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DESCRIPTION: Alicia Miller, founder and managing director of Emergent Growth Advisors, discusses her book, Big Money in Franchising, and the role of private equity in the franchising industry. She highlights the success story of Tropical Smoothie, which grew from 315 to 1400 units through private equity partnerships. She also discusses the Dwyer Gr…

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How Moonshine Created NASCAR Part 5 - Sports Bizarre 42:06

25d ago42:06

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With NASCAR formed, Bill France set out to crush the competition, but he needed stars to bring the crowds. Enter a family from Fort Payne, Alabama, 'The Sock Capitol of the World', the Flocks. Dubbed the 'Mad Flocks', Bob, Fonty, Tim and their sister Ethel Flock, became huge attractions throughout the South through their charisma and risky driving.…

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A $300,000 Fish and Minimum Chips - Animal Bizarre 40:26

11d ago40:26

40:26

Mick provides an update on a fat bear champion, cows are now being toilet trained, and otters start attacking children. If you’d like more Animal Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclusive behind-the-scenes access A fortnightly newsletter A…

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Secrets to Successful Franchising - Expert Insights with James Butler 46:20

12d ago46:20

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DESCRIPTION: John Hayes, host of the Franchise Hot Seat, interviews James Butler, a serial entrepreneur, author, and franchise sales coach. Butler shares his experience of owning three bridal shop franchises and five different businesses, and his decision against franchising his concept after consulting with a franchise attorney. He discusses his c…

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How Moonshine Created NASCAR Part 4 - Sports Bizarre 39:40

29d ago39:40

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After the war, Atlanta would launch a campaign against the moonshine drivers, opening the pathway for Bill France to create a new organisation, The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing or NASCAR. As its first president, they appointed the man who created the Cannonball Run, the event that inspired the films. If you’d like more Sports Biza…

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Is a Penguin a Dinosaur? - Animal Bizarre 40:42

18d ago40:42

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Titus informs Mick that birds are actually dinosaurs, a woman feeds a monkey spicy Cheetos and Mick argues the pelican should be bird of the year. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclusive behind-the-scenes access…

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How Moonshine Created NASCAR Part 3 - Sports Bizarre 43:23

1M ago43:23

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As Atlanta took control of the stock car racing scene, it would seem Bill France's dream of Daytona being the centre of the sport was lost. But a tragedy and the outbreak of the Second World War would see the sport shaken up again, and pave the way for the emergence of NASCAR. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Clic…

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Ep 177 - Goddess Isis and Mama Thames - a duo of damp deities 42:20

22d ago42:20

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We're off travelling this week, from London to Oxford, via Greece and Egypt, to find out about the female manifestations of the rivers Thames and Isis. How did the Thames get its name? Is it as simple as it sounds? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Ladies Who London Podcast

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Don't Call it a Capybara - Animal Bizarre 33:41

26d ago33:41

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Mick returns from Columbia and shares his experiences with the animals there including an emotional support animal biting his colleague. Titus has a live show in Melbourne on 21 June. You can get tickets here. If you’d like more Animal Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast…

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How Moonshine Created NASCAR Part 2 - Sports Bizarre 47:19

2M ago47:19

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Running illegal moonshine created great drivers and cars, and stock car racing started to gain some traction as a sport. So much so that the community of Daytona Beach would host their first-ever stock car race. Soon a driver named Bill France would be organising regular races there. It wouldn't be long though until Atlanta challenged Daytona as th…

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Ep 176 - How to lose the World Cup 50:43

2M ago50:43

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1966. A year that lives on in the memory of the English as the year that England won the World Cup. But it's also the year that England LOST the World Cup too. Huh? Alex delves into the last topic she thought she would ever discuss, which is FOOTBALL. Not her natural home, but there's a good reason why, on this one. Because, like everything, there …

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A Bovine Shawshank Redemption - Animal Bizarre 40:59

1M ago40:59

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Mick and Titus celebrate a mass cow escape, a brawl at a dog show and shenanigans at greyhound racing. Titus has a live show in Melbourne on 21 June. You can get tickets here. If you’d like more Animal Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclu…

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How Moonshine Created NASCAR Part 1 - Sports Bizarre 51:46

1M ago51:46

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There have been times when NASCAR has not wanted people to know their early history. That’s because the people who built NASCAR, drove the cars, built the cars and financed it, were deeply involved in one illegal industry. Moonshine. To avoid law enforcement and tax collectors, moonshiner makers employed bootleggers, young men who could outrun thos…

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Ep 175 - fish, chips, gooseberries & mulberries - a D-Day special 59:40

2M ago59:40

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What does the 6th June have in common this year? It is both D-Day and national fish and chip day. So we are spreading two themes in one here, which have a bit of an odd link. We are not just talking f&c, but we are looking at how it links in to WW2, as well as seeing how the very unlikely gooseberries and mulberries fit into the picture. Confused? …

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Octopuses Punch Fish, Sometimes for no Apparent Reason - Animal Bizarre 37:58

1M ago37:58

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Mick and Titus discuss their favourite river systems, and marvel at the fact Octopuses punch fish for no reason. Titus has live shows in Melbourne on 7 and 21 June. You can get tickets here. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past…

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Crossing the English Channel Part 4: Chloë McCardel - Sports Bizarre 55:36

1M ago55:36

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Titus interviews Chloë McCardel, the Queen of the Channel, to cap off our English Channel series. Chloë has swam the channel a record 44 times, as well as holding the record for the longest uninterrupted, unassisted ocean swim ever. They talk about the pain of jellyfish stings, the terror of swimming at night and how Chloe came to marathon swimming…

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Ep 173 - Mary Wortley Montague, mother's marvellous medicine 1:03:02

2M ago1:03:02

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Fiona is back, and cracking out a fantastic story, picking up a loose thread from a few weeks ago, Mary Wortley Montague. An intriguing woman, Mary disappeared to Italy after her marriage went a bit wonky, and also took up the mantle of innoculating children well ahead of the UK more generally, and showed people how it could be done, and how it cou…

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The Overweight, Arthritic Alligator has Escaped - Animal Bizarre 36:08

2M ago36:08

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Mick and Titus discuss the cat born with no anus and the tale of an Alaskan woman attacked by a black bear while sitting on the toilet. Plus, they marvel at the unathletic alligator who escaped and a plan hatched by ibises on the Gold Coast to evade animal control. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Swimming the English Channel Part 3 - Sports Bizarre 33:33

2M ago33:33

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With the Channel finally crossed, the arms race for who could cross it the fastest kicked off, and in a shock for the media at the time, it would be the woman who would set the standard. Gertrude Ederle would set the pace, although her coach worked work against her. As time went on, the records became harder to set, until an eleven-year-old stepped…

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Ep 173 - Dido Belle - society and slavery 38:02

2M ago38:02

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Alex is flying solo this week, as we take on the story of Dido Belle, the young mixed race woman, born to am enslaved woman, and brought up in British high society. Born to a British ship's captain, and an enslaved woman being transported to Jamaica, Dido was brought back to the UK and entrusted to one of the highest Judges in the land. Her story w…

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When Animals Strike Back - Animal Bizarre 41:09

2M ago41:09

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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 Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus …

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Swimming the English Channel Part 2- Sports Bizarre 44:58

2M ago44:58

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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 dead swimming the new 'freestyle' stroke. It was considered “violent and grotesque.” When Webb was just ove…

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Ep 172 - Operation Umbrella - Over, under, through 1:06:21

3M ago1:06:21

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We don't half love an Operation here at the Ladies Who London podcast! This, however, is no military operation, although it is no less audacious or finnickity. How do you build huge infrastructure when the place you need to build is one of the busiest spots in London? Well, that is the question. Operation Umbrella was the answer to this exact quest…

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The Crypto-Trading Hamster - Animal Bizarre 39:39

3M ago39:39

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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 show in Melbourne on 7 June. You can get tickets here. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a member of …

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Swimming the English Channel Part 1 - Sports Bizarre 48:25

3M ago48:25

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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 between 14 to 18 degrees Celsius in summer. For your swim to be officially recognised, wet suits or any th…

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Ep 171 - Emma Hamilton - rags to riches & maid to mistress, the story you never knew 1:06:18

3M ago1:06:18

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Heave ho me'hearties, this week we are setting sail aboard the good ship Hamilton, as we take a look at one of history's most famous mistresses, Emma Hamilton. But does she deserve such a reductive title? Surely there is more to her than we think we know? Boy are you in for a treat! We careen from the Temple of Health and the Celestial Bed (remembe…

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The Seagulls Too Fat to Fly - Animal Bizarre 34:29

3M ago34:29

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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 live shows coming up in May in Melbourne. You can get tickets here. If you’d like more Animal Bizarre, becom…

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SBA Loans for Your Franchise - With Edith Wiseman 50:20

2M ago50:20

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DESCRIPTION: Edith Wiseman, the president of FRANdata, discusses the changes in the franchising industry, particularly in relation to SBA loans. She explains that the SBA has changed its standard operating procedure, eliminating the need for lenders to worry about affiliation between the franchisor and franchisee. However, this has led to the SBA n…

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The Rise of the SP Bookie Part 2 - Sports Bizarre 45:59

3M ago45:59

45:59

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 change the life of the SP bookie in ways they couldn’t begin to imagine, the telephone. Titus has three li…

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Ep 170 - A mad medley of Montagus 43:32

3M ago43:32

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Well this is an episode, kids. Fiona has seen a squirrel and gone on a mad goose chase through the annals of history, chasing down the elusive Montagus. Where will we end up?! Heaven only knows...Alex certainly doesn't! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Ladies Who London Podcast

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A Bear Walks into a Military Base - Animal Bizarre 36:37

3M ago36:37

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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 jumps into a lake, only to be eaten by piranhas. Titus has three live shows coming up in May in Melbourne. …

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The Rise of the SP Bookie Part 1 – Sports Bizarre 50:04

3M ago50:04

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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 result was a cat-and-mouse game between the police and the bookies; if the cats weren’t interested in capt…

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New Show Animal Bizarre Launches this Wednesday 3:19

3M ago3:19

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Mick and Titus are thrilled to announce a new show, Animal Bizarre, which will be released each Wednesday, starting next week. Sports Bizarre will remain the same, out every Monday. “From seagulls who are too fat to fly, drunk echidnas, a crypto-investing hamster, racoons hell-bent on disrupting a ‘gender reveal party’, and a bear who invaded a mil…

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Ep 169 - the mysterious disappearance of Elizabeth Canning 48:07

3M ago48:07

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This sounds like one of Sherlock's great cases - the mysterious disappearance of Elizabeth Canning, but it is a true story. What you may not know is that she comes back - after about a month, and in a pretty dire situation. So far, so horrible but straightforward. But then, once her kidnappers are tried, convicted, and thrown in prison, something r…

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Wimbledon's Crazy Gang Part 3 – Sports Bizarre 44:19

3M ago44:19

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With their first season at the top level in the bag, the Crazy Gang set their eyes higher, but not before a key member announces he is leaving. Before the season is over, the team will achieve something special, but it will also contain the seeds of their destruction. Titus has three live shows coming up in May in Melbourne. You can get tickets her…

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Ep 168 - Titus Oates conspiracy - fantasy or fact? 1:03:52

4M ago1:03:52

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We've been threatening this one for a while, gang! Here is the unedited history of Titus Oates, and who exactly is he? Is he a brave, whistleblowing legend, or a deluded fantasist who is about to put his foot in it? Come with us to find out more And podcast pedestal returns! After overwhelming support, the pedestal makes a comeback, and you get to …

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From the archives - Ten Cent Beer Night – Sports Bizarre 58:48

4M ago58:48

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Unfortunately Mick was unwell last week, so we bring you one of our most popular episodes. Wimbledon will be back next week. On 4 June 1974, the Cleveland Indians decided to host a ten-cent beer night to attract fans; beer at the stadium normally cost 65 cents, so ten cents was a real incentive. The Indians were in a 30-year slump at the time, as w…

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Ep 167 - Chevalier d'Eon - the gender-fluid spy who defied the King of France 50:35

4M ago50:35

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A week late to Trans Visibility Day, but that is on brand for us! This week's episode is all about the Chevalier d'Eon, spy to King Louis XV, and all round enigma! Were they trans? They lived as both man and woman in both France and England over many years. What weird stipulation did the King make in a deal with the Chevalier and why? We delve into…

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