We're back! We're doing mysteries! It's like All Aussie Mystery Hour except it's not! This episode, Mel takes Josie through The Button Man, a mysterious guy who lives in the Victorian High Country area for periods each year. The thing is, there have also been several eerie disappearances in the same area over the last few years. Cue media suspicion of The Button Man - but is he just a prankster freaking out bushwalkers? References<a href="https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/the-button-man-could-be-key-to-mounting-mountain-mystery-20200521-p54v4p.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/the-button-man-could-be-key-to-mounting-mountain-mystery-20200521-p54v4p.html</a> The Age, John Silvester, May 22 2020. <a href="https://www.triplem.com.au/story/crime-writer-andrew-rule-gives-some-details-on-the-mystery-button-man-in-the-victorian-high-country-161688" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.triplem.com.au/story/crime-writer-andrew-rule-gives-some-details-on-the-mystery-button-man-in-the-victorian-high-country-161688</a> Triple M, Hot Breakfast interview with Andrew Rule <a href="https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/australian-button-man" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/australian-button-man</a> Strange Outdoors As always, love us please:Become a TZIH Patreon supporter at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thezestishistory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/thezestishistory</a> Join The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook. Send us mail! The Zest Is History, PO Box 453, Rose Bay NSW 2029. Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory. Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josieroze

S2E6: The Button Man - Victoria's Mysterious High Country Resident

This month, Josie (fresh from her trip to France) tells Mel about Nancy Wake - an Aussie living in the south of France who became a spy known as the White Mouse during WWII. This episode of The Zest Is History was produced by Josie Rozenberg-Clarke, with research by Caitlin Robson. Credits:Wikipedia, obvs <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Wake" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Wake</a>Timeline World History Documentaries, How Nancy Wake Saved Countless Lives | Enemy Of The Reich, July 18 2018, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNXKovYM15A" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNXKovYM15A</a>Variety, “Elizabeth Debicki to Star in World War II-Set Limited Series For Vendôme, Anonymous Content, August 27, 2020 <a href="https://variety.com/2020/tv/global/elizabeth-debicki-world-war-2-vendome-group-anonymous-content-ariel-lawhon-1234750738/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://variety.com/2020/tv/global/elizabeth-debicki-world-war-2-vendome-group-anonymous-content-ariel-lawhon-1234750738/</a>Justine Clarke, “Nancy Wake — the girl who spied”, March 5, 2018<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/fierce-girls/nancy-wake-the-girl-who-spied/9485892" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/fierce-girls/nancy-wake-the-girl-who-spied/9485892</a>Kim Willsher, “Farewell to Nancy Wake, the mouse who ran rings around the Nazis”, August 9, 2011 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/aug/08/nancy-wake-white-mouse-gestapo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/aug/08/nancy-wake-white-mouse-gestapo</a>Australian War Memorial, “Nancy Grace Augusta Wake” <a href="https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P332" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P332</a> As always, love us please:Become a TZIH Patreon supporter and watch us livestream record every episode at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thezestishistory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/thezestishistory</a> Join The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook. Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory. Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josieroze

S2E11: Nancy Wake AKA 'The White Mouse' - A Zesty WWII Hero Who Definitely Killed A Guy

This week, Mel tells Josie all about the life of Bob Hawke, one of Australia's greatest Prime Ministers who was also known for his wild sex life and penchant for downing a beer in record time. The Zest Is History was produced by Melissa Mason this week, with research by Caitlin Robson. As always, love us please:Become a TZIH Patreon supporter at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thezestishistory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/thezestishistory</a> Join The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook. Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory. Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josieroze

S2E10: Bob Hawke - The PM With A Beer-Drinking World Record

This week, Josie tells Mel all about the Picasso Art Heist, where a very famous, VERY EXPENSIVE Picasso painting was literally taken straight off the wall of the National Gallery in Victoria. The Zest Is History was produced by Josie Rozenberg-Clarke this week, with research by Caitlin Robson. As always, love us please:Become a TZIH Patreon supporter at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thezestishistory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/thezestishistory</a> Join The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook. Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory. Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josieroze

S2E9: The Picasso Art Heist - Stealing Paintings Right Off The Gallery Walls

This week, Mel tells Josie about saltwater crocodiles - those terrifying, dinosaur creatures that inhabit pretty much any body of water you'd fine in the Top End of Australia. Cunning, smart and absolutely ginormous, they've terrorised Aussies forever - but they're pretty cool, if you forget about how they can swallow you whole. As always, love us please:Become a TZIH Patreon supporter at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thezestishistory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/thezestishistory</a> Join The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook. Send us mail! The Zest Is History, PO Box 453, Rose Bay NSW 2029. Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory. Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josieroze

S2E8: Saltwater Crocodiles - Those Reptiley Pr*cks

In this long-awaited, much-delayed by illness and (technological) misadventure episode, Josie talks Mel through the mysterious origin story of Australia's national dance - The Nutbush. We recorded this as a livestream for our Patreon supporters so if you want to watch us record the next ep, get involved here for just $5 a month: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thezestishistory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/thezestishistory</a> Video of the Nutbush for any non-Aussie listeners! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_heNiNHqmnY Credits: Wikipedia<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutbush_City_Limits" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutbush_City_Limits</a>SMH article from 2018 by Mary Ward<a href="https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/schoolhouse-outhouse-the-mysterious-history-of-the-nutbush-20181115-p50g9n.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/schoolhouse-outhouse-the-mysterious-history-of-the-nutbush-20181115-p50g9n.html</a>The Music article from 2019 by Lauren Baxter<a href="https://themusic.com.au/news/wtf-australia-turns-out-we-are-the-only-country-that-does-the-nutbush-dance/KiA2PD8-ISA/01-02-19/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://themusic.com.au/news/wtf-australia-turns-out-we-are-the-only-country-that-does-the-nutbush-dance/KiA2PD8-ISA/01-02-19/</a>A 2017 post from the Tina Turner Blog: <a href="https://tinaturnerblog.com/2017/06/03/the-nutbush-dance/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinaturnerblog.com/2017/06/03/the-nutbush-dance/</a>&nbsp;Herald Sun article 2021 by Cameron Adams and Holly Byrnes<a href="https://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/tina-turner-documentary-reveals-music-stars-harrowing-personal-story-and-why-shes-retiring/news-story/4aa591185102df4a11defc5534a789f4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/tina-turner-documentary-reveals-music-stars-harrowing-personal-story-and-why-shes-retiring/news-story/4aa591185102df4a11defc5534a789f4</a>&nbsp;Reddit post by Hank Sparrow in 2016 <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/australia/comments/49765n/im_trying_to_trace_the_nutbush_dance_back_to_its/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/australia/comments/49765n/im_trying_to_trace_the_nutbush_dance_back_to_its/</a>&nbsp;Buzzfeed by Clare Aston 2021<a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/clareaston/the-world-doesnt-know-about-nutbush-in-oz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.buzzfeed.com/clareaston/the-world-doesnt-know-about-nutbush-in-oz</a>&nbsp;North West Star by Derek Barry 2021<a href="https://www.northweststar.com.au/story/7336149/new-nutbush-record-on-last-day-of-the-big-red-bash/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.northweststar.com.au/story/7336149/new-nutbush-record-on-last-day-of-the-big-red-bash/</a> As always, love us please:Become a TZIH Patreon supporter at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thezestishistory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/thezestishistory</a> Join The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook. Send us mail! The Zest Is History, PO Box 453, Rose Bay NSW 2029. Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory. Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josieroze

S2E7: The Nutbush - Why The Hell Are Aussies The Only Ones Who Do This Bloody Dance

What is the charge? Eating a meal? Josie takes Mel through the long and convoluted story behind the bloke whose wild arrest in the 1980s went super viral in the 2010s. Loathe zesty chit-chat? head to 26:24. CREDITS PEDESTRIAN.TV 2021 by Courtney Fry &amp; Michael Di Ioriohttps://www.pedestrian.tv/entertainment/succulent-chinese-meal-guy-investigation/ Reddit thread by cammyjewhttps://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/396ij0/the_hilarious_arrest_of_hungarian_nobleman_paul/ Canberra Times 1005 Nicole Leedhamhttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/130547791/14741210 Reality Wives by "Stacey"http://realitywives.co.uk/the-magnificent-arrest-of-paul-charles-dozsa/ Anorak News no bylinehttps://www.anorak.co.uk/365967/reviews/charles-dozsas-arrest-i-was-eating-a-meal-a-succulent-chinese-meal.html Brown Cardigan June 2019https://m.facebook.com/browncardigan/videos/344148999605774/ SportsBet March 2020https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1&amp;v=KTkQrzgeSnk&amp;feature=emb_imp_woyt The Chats Dine N Dashhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3jAJHRW_Yo As always, love us please:Become a TZIH Patreon supporter at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thezestishistory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/thezestishistory</a> Join The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook. Send us mail! The Zest Is History, PO Box 453, Rose Bay NSW 2029. Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory. Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josieroze

S2E5: Succulent Chinese Meal Guy - Will The Real Mr Democracy Manifest Please Stand Up?

This week, Mel tells Josie about Shane Warne - one of Australia's greatest cricketers of all time. Shane was also known for his sexcapades, including plenty of sexting, an alleged threesome and a whirlwind romance with none other than Liz Hurley. CREDITS:Ninemsn, 2007<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071109155241/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=298635" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20071109155241/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=298635</a> ABC, 2006https://web.archive.org/web/20060517120949/http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200605/s1632604.htm News.com.au, Jai Bednall, 2018<a href="https://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/shane-warne-opens-up-on-his-engagement-to-liz-hurley/news-story/e66bcf95d38b43c6f01d7e4b86e34b57" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/shane-warne-opens-up-on-his-engagement-to-liz-hurley/news-story/e66bcf95d38b43c6f01d7e4b86e34b57</a> As always, love us please:Become a TZIH Patreon supporter at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/thezestishistory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/thezestishistory</a> Join The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook. Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory. Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josieroze

S2E4: Shane Warne - Phenomenal Cricketer, Keen Sexter

In this episode, Josie tells Mel the chaotic story of Lennie Gwyther, a 9-year-old boy whose parents let him ride his pony Ginger Mick 1000km to Sydney to see the opening of the Harbour Bridge. Shoutout to Nik from the Zest Is History Facebook group for suggesting this yarn! Hate any kind of zest? Skip straight to 20:20. CREDITS:SMH 2015 by Carolyn Webb<a href="https://www.smh.com.au/national/the-nineyearold-who-rode-a-pony-1000km-to-sydney-20150121-12v3kq.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.smh.com.au/national/the-nineyearold-who-rode-a-pony-1000km-to-sydney-20150121-12v3kq.html</a>Sydney Living Museums Article by Charlotte Roberts<a href="https://sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/stories/lennie-gwyther" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/stories/lennie-gwyther</a>ABC Gippsland by Rachel Lucas<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-19/lennie-gwyther-leongatha-sydney-harbour-bridge/9064790" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-19/lennie-gwyther-leongatha-sydney-harbour-bridge/9064790</a>&nbsp;The Weekly Times by Alexandra Laskie<a href="https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/country-living/lennie-gwythers-solo-ride-from-leongatha-to-sydney-remembered/news-story/c763ea2cc3bb500ab8209e9959a85b41" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/country-living/lennie-gwythers-solo-ride-from-leongatha-to-sydney-remembered/news-story/c763ea2cc3bb500ab8209e9959a85b41</a>&nbsp;ABC Conversations with Sarah Kanowski - interview with Peter Lalor<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/conversations/peter-lalor-rpt/10426046" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/conversations/peter-lalor-rpt/10426046</a> As always, love us please:Become a TZIH Patreon supporter at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thezestishistory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/thezestishistory</a> Join The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook. Send us mail! The Zest Is History, PO Box 453, Rose Bay NSW 2029. Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory. Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josieroze

S2E3: Lennie Gwyther & Ginger Mick: A Boy, His Pony And His Silk Pajamas

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Welcome to The Zest Is History, a brand new podcast from Melissa Mason and Josie Rozenberg-Clarke (former hosts of All Aussie Mystery Hour). Each week, they will spin you a 100% legit and maybe 80% researched yarn from Australia's weird, wild and obviously zesty history.

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