Do Go On

In October 1964, as the Southern African country of Zambia was celebrating independence, an exciting and somewhat surprising announcement was made... Edward Mukuka Nkoloso was setting up Zambia's National Space Program and whats more, his 'Afronauts" were going to beat the Americans and Soviets to the moon and beyond.This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 06:02 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod Check out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-comOur awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasDo Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-zambian-afronaut-who-wanted-to-join-the-space-race https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/story-behind-zambian-space-programFaces Of Africa - Mukuka Nkoloso: The Afronaut (CGTN)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2ikxZK65pA The Time When Zambia Tried To Go To Mars (SideNote)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TI9ixb-a5Mhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Makuka_Nkoloso# https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-almost-forgotten-zambian-space-odyssey/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2010/10/old-weird-tech-the-zambian-space-cult-of-the-1960s/64945/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-Zambiahttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14113084https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2020/april/dating-the-broken-hill-skull--homo-heidelbergensis.html

In 1980 a chance meeting between a talented young film maker and a millionaire philanthropist led to the making of 'Centurians of Rome', the most expensive gay porn film of all time (at that time), and the story is wild, enjoy!This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 06:15 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod Check out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-comOur awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasDo Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:https://deadline.com/2019/04/daily-beast-george-bosque-article-gay-porn-movie-hacksaw-ridge-valparaiso-1202592825/https://www.thedailybeast.com/centurians-of-rome-how-a-bank-robber-made-the-most-expensive-gay-porno-flick-of-all-time/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285474/

In 1998, a radio DJ received an anonymous fax from a person claiming to be... from the future!!This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 06:38 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod Check out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-comOur awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasDo Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/john-titor-time-traveler-predictions-storyhttps://www.postbulletin.com/rochester-magazine/john-titor-who-was-the-time-traveler-that-visited-rochesterhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Titorhttps://www.discoveryuk.com/mysteries/john-titor-the-internets-most-mysterious-time-traveller/https://web.archive.org/web/20170622161305/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/11945420/Who-was-John-Titor-the-time-traveller-who-came-from-2036-to-warn-us-of-a-nuclear-war.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20170622161305/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/11945420/Who-was-John-Titor-the-time-traveller-who-came-from-2036-to-warn-us-of-a-nuclear-war.html

In 1958, Manchester United were one of the best football teams on the planet. Managed by Matt Busby and nicknamed 'The Busby Babes' because of the team's youth, in February 1958 the team took an ill fated flight from Munich Airport that would change the club forever. For this episode we are joined by our dear friend Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall (host of the newly launched Bobby Logs Stories podcast and Two In The Think Tank)This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 12:24 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod Check out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-comOur awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasDo Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:Mayday Air Disasterhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWofAhLSRYg https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5226781/2024/02/06/munich-air-disaster-james-thain-scapegoat/ https://www.manutd.com/en/club/history/munich-rememberedhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2008/01/17/060208_munich_timeline_feature.shtml https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/w3csvty9http://www.thebusbybabes.com/victims/victims.htmhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-06/manchester-united-munich-air-disaster-1958/106183032https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_air_disaster# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_European_Cup_final

Following on from last week's episode, we hear of more adventures undertaken by scientists in the 1760's in the effort to track the transit of Venus! Intrepid astronomers this week include Frenchmen Alexandre-Gui Pingré and Jean-Baptiste Chappe d'Auteroche and Englishmen Jeremiah Dixon and Charles Mason (who we mistakenly call Wilson through a lot of the episode sorry)!This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 08:09 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod Check out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-comOur awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasDo Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~pogge/Ast161/Unit4/venussun.htmlChasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavens by Andrea Wulfhttps://theconversation.com/transit-of-venus-a-tale-of-two-expeditions-7246https://www.iflscience.com/in-1761-and-1769-intrepid-voyagers-had-a-once-in-a-century-chance-to-measure-the-solar-system-83712A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Brysonhttps://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/why-should-you-care-about-transit-venushttp://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/observing-news/transits-of-venus-in-history-1761/   https://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/13/books/the-war-to-begin-all-wars.html#:~:text=Winston%20S.,Africa%2C%20India%20and%20the%20Philippines.

How far away is the sun? English astronomer Edmond Halley suggested that tracking the transit of Venus across the sun would be the key to finding the answer. This set in motion a huge international collaborative scientific endeavour and one of the most comically cursed voyages, by the magnificently named Frenchman, Guillaume Joseph Hyacinthe Jean-Baptiste Le Gentil de la Galaisière!This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 05:25 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod Check out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-comOur awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasDo Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~pogge/Ast161/Unit4/venussun.htmlChasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavens by Andrea Wulfhttps://theconversation.com/transit-of-venus-a-tale-of-two-expeditions-7246https://www.iflscience.com/in-1761-and-1769-intrepid-voyagers-had-a-once-in-a-century-chance-to-measure-the-solar-system-83712A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Brysonhttps://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/why-should-you-care-about-transit-venushttp://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/observing-news/transits-of-venus-in-history-1761/   https://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/13/books/the-war-to-begin-all-wars.html#:~:text=Winston%20S.,Africa%2C%20India%20and%20the%20Philippines.

In the 1980s, Disney Animation was at a critical and cultural low point. This week our editor (and friend) AJ is here to tell us how they turned it all around with The Disney Renaissance. From The Little Mermaid in 1989 to Tarzan in 1999 they released hit after hit after hit and changed entertainment forever.This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 05:23 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod Check out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-comOur awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasDo Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.

This week, we hear the story of a wealthy, eccentric woman who raced speedboats, had affairs with Hollywood's hottest actresses, bought a private island, and had a doll best friend who was cremated with her. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 07:03 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod Check out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-comOur awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasDo Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:https://therake.com/default/stories/the-world-according-to-joehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Carstairshttps://alpennia.com/blog/joe-carstairs-object-lesson-protective-value-great-wealthhttps://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v20/n05/terry-castle/if-everybody-had-a-wadley

You have probably heard of China's famous Terracotta Army, but do you know the story of the man behind them? This week's episode delves into the epic story of the man who unified China, named himself the First Emperor and was on a mission to find the secret to immortality!This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 06:48 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod Check out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-comOur awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasDo Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:https://allthatsinteresting.com/qin-shi-huanghttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/emperor-qinhttps://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-19922863http://www.britannica.com/topic/Qin-dynastyhttps://www.thoughtco.com/qin-shi-huang-first-emperor-china-195679https://allthatsinteresting.com/weird-royal-deaths/8https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/2000-year-old-texts-reveal-first-emperor-chinas-quest-eternal-life-180967671/https://listverse.com/2017/03/21/10-bizarre-tales-of-the-first-emperor-of-chinas-quest-for-immortality/https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/stories/top-10-facts-about-terracotta-warriorshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0cshgzqhttps://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240327-terracotta-warriors-fifty-years-afterhttps://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20170411-the-army-that-conquered-the-worldhttps://youtu.be/Nol_2FzMQLo?si=35Cz-qk5lay8S_vwThe chapter "What You Find When Digging a Well" in Michael Scott's book 'X Marks the Spot'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2FUmD1pyVMhttps://www.britannica.com/event/Warring-Stateshttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/qin-shi-huangdihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsUE-ZtcUFghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6Ia-SEidBAhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-you-need-know-about-chinas-terra-cotta-warriors-first-qin-emperor-30942673/