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The year is 2004... Your polyphonic ringtone habit is sending you broke. George W Bush is sworn in for a second term. And in spite of everything going on, the most controversial thing is a wardrobe malfunction at the superbowl?

T minus 20, rewind to this week in history 20 years ago with Joe and Mel.

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Ireland bags the fag with smoking ban

March 27, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 59.7 MB

It’s a week of good news for the people in Ireland, whether they like it or not, as they breathe the fresh air that comes with banning smoking in pubs and clubs. Although some may argue that it was a rather anti-social initiative, the people who didn’t have to breathe the passive smoke found it much easier to hold a conversation. Not so good news for military contractors in Fallujah however when a mission to guard a catering truck ended in the deaths and mutilation of 4 Blackwater employees...

Usher’s loose nips sink ships

March 20, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 54.9 MB

Ok so it’s an obscure title that we’ve used to put two unrelated occurrences together this week. The first being the deliberate sinking of the HMS Scylla of the coast of Britain and the second, Usher releasing his album confessions. Where the single ‘Burn’ basically gave him an excuse to rip his shirt off. In sport France defeated England to win the Six Nations Rugby Tournament. We also had an album release from Maryland’s Clutch. Joe discusses why ‘Blast Tyrant’ is one of his fave albums...

Prince steals show at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

March 13, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MB

The news this week is positively and literally astronomical, with scientists announcing the discovery of 90377 Sedna, a dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt. We break down the selection criteria for a planet vs a dwarf planet and find out why Pluto was downgraded. Terror in Taiwan this week in 2004 with Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian is shot the day before the country's presidential election. Conspiracy theories exist to this day. Wrestlemania XX returns to Madison Square Garden in New York...

Brian quits Westlife - Britney’s ‘Toxic’ exposed!

March 06, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 53.1 MB

Yeah that’s right, break out the cheese cubes, French onion dip, Jatz and cabanossi because we have a party Susan loaded with your weekly dose of news and pop culture. Great news in Iraq as their interim constitution is signed and Colin Powell gushes over the content. So much so he gave it five stars on Good Reads! Sadly there was an horrific terror attack in Madrid, Spain this time 20 years ago when simultaneous bombs were detonated across the rail network resulting in the deaths of aroun...

The Passion of The Christ makes shocking debut

February 28, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 64.6 MB

Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of The Christ” makes its debut this time 20 years ago and the overwhelming response was that people were overwhelmed!  And that is just one story in what was a massive week! The United Nations came clean saying they could not find any evidence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. UN weapon inspector David Kay simply said “We were almost all wrong”, which sent the media into a frenzy. We also had Russians on ice with the dramatic rescue of 12 scientists trapped...

Putin dismisses parliament - Let's fly Jetstar!

February 21, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 42 MB

In what is one of many unexpected moves, Russian President Vladimir Putin interrupted the afternoon programmes on the telly to inform his countrymen that he had just sacked the entire Russian Parliament mere weeks after he was elected for a second term as President!  In Australia Qantas launched it's budget airline, Jetstar with fares from Sydney to Melbourne as low as 60 bucks! Who cares about legroom and checked baggage with those 2004 prices?!?!? Sadly there were more terror attacks tak...

The Redfern riots

February 14, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MB

This week in the news residents the Sydney suburb of Redfern clashed with police over the death of Aboriginal teenager TJ Hickey. TJ was allegedly clipped by a police car while being pursued on his bicycle. He hit the gutter and fell. His injuries were fatal and the local Indigenous community erupted with grief and outrage. We look at the incident and the media coverage from the time, and wonder if anything has really changed since that fateful day. We celebrate the knighthood of renowned N...

Gay marriage in San Francisco? Usher says “Yeah”!

February 07, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 46.5 MB

In response to a very conservative State of The Union address, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsome gives the directive to issue same sex marriage licenses. This would be seen by many as the spark that lit a fire under conservatives right across the nation. Poor old Gavin just wanted to do the right thing by his constituents. Out in space the largest diamond ever discovered was spotted by the Harvard Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics telescope some 50 light years away from Earth. A white dwa...

Nipplegate - the Superbowl scandal from all angles

January 31, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 63.8 MB

It's the biggest story of 2004 so far, the moment when the world was seemingly more shocked by Justin Timberlake exposing Janet Jackson's nipple at the Superbowl Halftime Show than anything a little old war in the middle east could deliver. We take a look at it from all sides 20 years later.  Meanwhile over at Harvard University as student by the name of Mark Zuckerberg took his first step to world domination when the Facebook launched.  In music we've got songs from the Scissor Sisters an...

Exploding whales, water on Mars and the MyDoom virus

January 24, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 47.1 MB

It really is a mixed bag this week, Spirit's twin probe Opportunity touches down on Mars and instantly goes to work proving that there was once water on the red planet.  In Taiwan a massive explosion rips through the city centre of Tainan, but it's not what you think. A dead whale being transported through the city becomes so bloated with rotten gas in the heat that it bursts, leaving everyone in the vicinity covered in stinky blood, guts and blubber!  In sport the ladies are sweltering at...

The Darkness steal the show!

January 17, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MB

It's a sad and shocking start to the week this week with the death of cricket legend David Hookes as the result of an altercation with a bouncer at a nightclub.  In scientific news NASA lost contact with the Spirit rover as it's flash memory subsystem overloaded. Thanksfully they were able to try turning it off an on again to get things working.  In tech Nintendo announce the release of the DS console in a sexy campaign that seemed very off brand for them. In music news Twista releases Sl...

Britney Spears gets married and divorced in Vegas!

January 10, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 58.8 MB

It's the wedding of the year already, Britney Spears goes on a bender in Vegas, get's married and divorced all in the same weekend! It really is the perfect start to 2004!  Over in the Middle East construction begins on the world's tallest building, The Burj Khalifa. While it still remains a spectacular feat of engineering it has one terrible flaw that has to do with poop.  While we're on the subject of big things, the world's largest ocean liner RMS Queen Mary 2 makes it's maiden voyage. ...

Summer Programming - Part 3

January 03, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 47.1 MB

It's our final week of best bits before we kick off a new season. We're going through the archives and pulling out the best bits from the past year including: 50 Cent and Lil' Kim's collaboration on 'Magic Stick' - the song that changed the game in strip clubs around the world.  US Forces kill Saddam Hussein's sons - former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s sons, Qusay and Uday Hussein, are killed after a three-hour firefight with U.S. forces in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, striking a m...

Summer Programming - Part 2

December 27, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 48.1 MB

We're going through the archives and pulling out the best bits from the past year including: The No War protest on the Sydney Opera House - while the perpetrators were maligned by the media and community at the time, these days they display all sorts of stuff on the sails of one of Australia's most recognisable landmarks.  The conspiracy against JC Chasez from NSYNC -  and why Justin Timberlake became the golden goose for their record company over our man JC.  George W Bush declares "Miss...

Summer Programming - Part 1

December 20, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 53.2 MB

We're going through the archives and pulling out the best bits from the past year including: The Antwerp Diamond heist - dubbed the "heist of the century", it was the largest ever diamond heist and one of the largest robberies in history.  50 Cent releases "In Da Club" - the single produced by Dr Dre that put everyone else in the hip-hop community on notice, especially Irv Gotti and Ja Rule.  The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster - on Saturday February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia disint...

The best (and worst) of 2003

December 13, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 69.3 MB

It's a 2003 extravaganza for our last episode before summer programming kicks in.  The best and worst in Google search, the Time person of the year, billboard, iTunes and the ARIA charts, movies, television and even books!  Brace yourself!  Hang with us on socials to chat more noughties nostalgia - Facebook (@tminus20) or Instagram (tminus20podcast). You can also contact us there if you want to be a part of the show.

US forces capture Saddam Hussien

December 06, 2023 13:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MB

It almost took until the end of the year for what was possibly one of the biggest news stories of 2003 to break but Saddam Hussein is found hiding in a spider hole in Tikrit and captured by US forces. At the same time there's terrosim in Moscow when Red Square is bombed in a Chechan suicide attack. In popular culture, and almost as horrific, Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson provide colour commentary for the American Billboard Music awards, thankfully we're saved by Kelis, whose Milkshake sti...

Shannon Noll was robbed on Australian Idol

November 29, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 54.4 MB

This week its Guy Sebastian vs Shannon Noll in a showdown for the title of Australian Idol. And knowing what we know about both contestants now, we have to say Nollsy was robbed! We’ve got a legend who climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge during a night out on the beers and stole the flag. We discuss why Abercrombie and Fitch were cancelled in the early 2000s and why Irv Gotti decided to drop the ‘Murder’ from Murder Inc. Lord of the Rings, The Return of The King dominates the box office this...

A surprise Bush for Thanksgiving!

November 22, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 46.1 MB

George W Bush on board Air Force One touched down in Bagdad this time 20 years ago to surprise the troops with a message  from home and stayed for Thanksgiving dinner.  From one muppet to another Kami from South Africa's sesame street is appointed the UN mascot for juvenile AIDS victims. Kami made headlines in 2002 when she was introduced as the worlds first HIV positive muppet! In sporting news Australian cricket legend Steve Waugh retires from the international game.  In music Outkast a...

Britney Spears has the best week!

November 15, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 51.3 MB

A new album, a number one single in the Aussie charts and the youngest singer ever to get a star on the Hollywood walk of fame… What did you get up to when you were 21? Because all of this happened in just one week in the life of our patron saint, Ms Britney Jean Spears!  It wasn’t a bad week for Outkast either as they crack into the charts with the single ‘Hey Ya’, which would go on to be a mainstay on hot AC radio stations to this day!  Sadly the war on terror suffers a major blow this w...

Paris Hilton, victim of revenge porn?

November 08, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MB

A sex tape starts spreading across the internet this tiem 20 years ago, featuring a young Paris Hilton and her ex-boyfriend Rick Salmon. The tape would later be packaged and marketed by porn distributor Red Light District as 'One Night In Paris'. At the time it was all anyone in the mainstream media would talk about, we examine the controversy around it and look at how an incident like this might be treated if it happened today. We also take a look at the life and death of former child star...

Average Joe, Arrested Development and Massive Coronal Ejections

November 01, 2023 13:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MB

One of the most powerful solar flares ever was recorded thie week 20 years ago which saw ghostly auroras appear as far south from the North Pole as Florida. We think it's has a profound effect on the music business this week along with some other world events. Needless to say, doomsday preppers were in heaven.  Ja Rule rears his ugly head as the herpes of music gives everyone the clap back, Lord Worm is rehired by Cryptopsy and Chingy goes to the Holidae Inn as we attempt to pair him up wit...

Bethany Hamilton survives shark attack

October 25, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 60.1 MB

It's a real life horror story this week when 13 year old Bethany Hamilton goes for a morning surf and has her arm bitten off by a tiger shark. While it's a horrible story, Bethany is a pretty incredible human.  Also in the news… Fuelled by the Santa Ana winds, the Cedar Fire wreaks havoc across California, taking homes and lives with it. On the homefront ASIO conducts a series of terror raids that see the arrest of one WIllie Brigitte, a known terorrist who was not only planning attacks on ...

Mother Theresa vs David Blaine

October 18, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MB

It's a death match for the ages and you get to decide... Who performed the best miracle? Mother Theresa healing the sick in Calcutta or David Blaine who spent 44 days in a perspex box without having a poo.  We discuss the beatification of Mother Theresa from an ailing Pope John Paul II, and look at her career from her training in Dublin to caring for the destitute and dying in the streets of Calcutta. We'll also look at some of the controversy surrounding her methods.  David Blaine did a f...

The Staten Island Ferry Disaster, China in space

October 11, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MB

China launches it's first manned space mission this time 20 years ago and nobody finds out until after the fact.  The Staten Island Ferry collides with the pier at the St George Ferry Terminal in Staten Island NY killing 11 people and injuring dozens more.  MIcrosoft discusses a merger with Google and Google plays hard to get.  And it's a week of releases, MTV had Room Raiders. Yunbloodz has Damn. Trivium with Ember to Inferno and Quentin Tarantino with Kill Bill volume 1.  Plus we take ...

Schwarzenegger becomes Governor of California

October 04, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 46.9 MB

Democrat Grey Davis was recalled and Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes the governor of the State of California on October 7 2003. That's right, just like the intro says, The Terminator became the Governator! Rising to the top of a field of candidates that included Gary Coleman from Diff'rent Strokes, Larry Flynt from Hustler Magazine and porn star Mary Carey. In tech news, still in California, company Android Inc is founded by Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick Sears and Chris White. The early intent...

Roy attacked by Tiger, Shaun wins The Mole

September 27, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MB

Roy from Las Vegas institution Sigfried and Roy is attacked by one of their tigers, Montecore, live on stage, thus ending their run as one of sin city's most popular show. Find out what happened and why Roy did not blame the tiger for biting off his hard and tearing out his throat!  In other news. Italy is plunged into darkness as a blackout leave around 56 million people without power. Thankfully no one was hurt and our European friends took the whole thing in their stride.  We also look ...

Earthquake hits Hokkaido, world does Dido flip

September 20, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MB

The  2003 Tokachi-Oki earthquake rocks the eastern coast of Hokkaido, in the Tokachi region of Japan while David Hempleman-Adams embarks on a trans-Atlantic flight in a wicker basket balloon.  Meanwhile Dido goes to number one in the Aussie charts with 'White Flag' the lead single from her album 'Life for Rent. We think it may have had something to do with a fella called Slim Shady!  We've got albums from Obie Trice, Outkast, Limp Bizkit, Morbid Angel and Nickelback and in music news Max C...

Bush denies Hussein terrorist link

September 13, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 63.2 MB

On this day 20 years ago, President Bush said that he had seen "no evidence" that Saddam Hussein was involved in the September 11 terrorist attacks While The White House has never formally charged that Mr. Hussein was part of the Sept. 11 plot, President Bush had wondered immediately after the attack whether Saddam Hussein’s regime might have had a hand in it.  We discuss that and the testimony from National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection and Counter-Terrorism, Richard ...

Libyan sanctions lifted while Lil’ Jon gets low

September 06, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 50.7 MB

The title says it all, a week of political significance and a low point for art.  Libya accepts responsibility for the Lockerbie Bombing in 1988. This leads to sanctions against the country being lifted and the victims of the disaster are finally compensated.  Meanwhile Lil’ Jon unleashes Get Low on an unsuspecting society, thus committing one of the biggest crimes against music since The Black Eyed Peas got it started. In more news the world is shocked when Swedish Foreign Minister Anna ...

Opposition airs Schwarzenegger's dirty laundry

August 30, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 48.1 MB

Group sex and drug use, it's all in days work when you're running for governor of California. That's exactly what happened to Arnold Schwarzenegger this time 20 years ago when his opponents did some muckraking as part of their campaign efforts.  In other news religion rallied against a sports bar in Iowa because they chose to use the most famous of all virgins as their name sake. Hail Mary's Last Chance Sports and spirits invoked the wrath of the largest Catholic civil rights in America, th...

Madonna kisses Britney (and Xtina) at the VMAs

August 23, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 52 MB

It's the kiss that MTV pinned a bazillion promos on and it happened this week in 2003. The VMAs opened with Britney, Christina Aguilera and the undisputed queen of pop herself, Madonna. What was to follow was a tiny kiss on the lips that set tabloids and forums ablaze. Well played MTV. Also... On August 28, 2003, Brian Douglas Wells entered a PNC Bank branch with a bomb strapped around his neck. The bomb appeared to be a sophisticated and consisted of a hinged collar that worked like a lar...

Jessica Simpson's and Nick Lachey's Newlyweds premieres

August 16, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 49.8 MB

This week 20 years ago One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson is sentenced to three years in the slammer for electoral fraud. The right wing populist politician allegedly breached electoral laws by falsely registering the party and providing false documentation. We discuss the finer points of the case and also offer some team building advice that may have prevented the party from imploding at the time.  And while we're on politics we take a large step even further right and land in Alabama where ...

European heatwave kills thousands

August 09, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 63.2 MB

The summer of 2003 was bleak in Europe with a heatwave that resulted in the deaths of thousands. Most facilities across the continent were simply not equipped with central air conditioning and local authorities were fatally underprepared for the crisis as the hottest temperatures since 1540 were recorded.  There was a massive blackout in the United States which threw New York City into chaos for several days. Mel was actually there and recounts her first impressions of the city that never s...

Schwarzenegger announces run for governor

August 02, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 64.3 MB

Arnold Schwarzenegger ends months of speculation by announcing live on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno that he is running for Governor of California. That's right folks, this time 20 years ago the Terminator decided to have a crack at being the Legislator as part of a recall election that would see Governor Gray Davis removed from office.  We also investigate the origins of Blu Cantrell, real name Tiffany Cobb, as she releases the hit single Breathe onto the UK charts. Which is the bigger hi...

Hello MySpace. Goodbye Volkswagen

July 26, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 69.6 MB

It's a dawn of a new age this week as we mark our 100th episode.  We send off the Volkswagen Beetle and MySpace heralds the rise of social media. Who was in your top 8? Also, top points to whoever in the marketing department was able to turn the story of a vehicle commissioned by the Furher into into a symbol for peace, love and freedom! Lance Armstrong quite literally cuts corners in Le Tour De France this time 20 years ago, taking the golden jersey while Joseba Beloki lies bloody and bro...

Saddam Hussein's sons killed by US forces

July 19, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 64.4 MB

A major development in the Iraq war this week with Uday and Qusay Hussein killed by United States Special Forces during a raid in the city of Mosul Iraq. The boys had overstayed their welcome at a mate's mansion and he called in the army to evict them and collect the $30 million reward placed on their heads!  In far less exciting news unknown golfer Ben Curtis backs himself to win the British Open and snatch the title out from under the star studded field.  We've got fashion news this week...

Valerie Plame - CIA spy sold out by her own government

July 12, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MB

This time 20 years ago Valerie Plame, a CIA operative, found herself at the center of a political firestorm when her covert identity was exposed. This uncovered a complex web of deception, high-stakes politics, and blurred the lines between national security and political ambitions. It also sparked a change in career for Valerie that saw book and movie deals, speaking arrangements and ultimately a big for congress!  Plus we need to talk about Chingy. Howard Baily Jr. aka 'Chingy' released h...

Earth sends nudes into space

July 05, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 59.6 MB

It's a week of science, sport and swashbuckling! Also a massive happy birthday to our North Star, Curtis Jackson aka 50 Cent!  The Eupatoria Planetary Radar sends a whole bunch of our personal information into space with the intention to reach some extra terrestrial intelligence. The project was not endorsed by NASA and was entirely crowdfunded by a team of Texan businessmen, Canadian astrophysicists, Russian scientists, and Eastern European radio engineers. They all walk into a bar... it h...

Chelsea FC sold to the Russians!

June 28, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 73.5 MB

It's a big week in sport and news and sports news with Kobe Bryant accused of rape, Chelsea FC being sold to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and SARs being declared contained by the World Health Organisation.  In technology news Tesla, the electric car company, is founded by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning, it would be another five years before Elon Musk becomes their chairman.  In music news Beyonce enters the top five, Delta goes to number one in Australia, Ashanti releases Chap...

There is no love for The Black Eyed Peas

June 21, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 58.8 MB

We're not really giving Peas a chance when we talk this week about the release that shot The Black Eyed Peas to the top of the charts. Someone needs to discuss the Elephunk in the room.  In the news the Vivian Hailstone becomes the largest chunk of ice to fall from the sky in Vivian Nebraska, and someone thinks it's a good idea to make a daiquiri out of it. The USA open the Do Not Call Registry to help combat those telemarketing calls right in the middle of dinner.  In music the American I...

Beyonce goes solo, Eminem buys a house

June 14, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 49.1 MB

Hold on to your broomsticks and buckle up for a wild ride back to the captivating week of 15 June 2003. From the spellbinding world of Harry Potter to the slam-dunk victory of the San Antonio Spurs, this week was packed with surprises, triumphs, and a healthy dose of eccentricity.  In the literary realm, J.K. Rowling took the world by storm with the release of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." This fifth instalment of the magical series broke records and left fans queuing outside...

NASA sends Spirit to Mars!

June 07, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MB

The Spirit Rover was launched by NASA in 2003 as part of the Mars Exploration Rover mission. Throughout its mission, Spirit made numerous important discoveries, including evidence that Mars was once much wetter than it is today and a better understanding of Martian wind patterns! English county cricket teams introduced the first official Twenty20 matches in response to the declining popularity of the sport among younger generations. The format quickly spread around the cricket world, with m...

The fall and rise of Martha Stewart

May 31, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 54.3 MB

Martha Stewart puts the craft world into a tailspin when she's charged with fraud and insider trading, putting her empire, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia in peril!  Flu Mist means there's no more shots for kids who are scared of needles n the USA - just make sure you read the disclaimers.  Jewel yodels her way into our hearts, while Metallica release what has been labelled as their worst album.  Plus heaps more! Listen and find out!   Hang with us on socials to chat more noughties nosta...

The sad demise of Shifty Shellshock

May 24, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MB

This week we go dark! Two terror related incidents dominate the news, including an attempted hijacking in Australia.  We discuss dead malls, the creation of Wordpress (for better or worse), Bruce Almighty, the tragedy of Finding Nemo and how the death of a band member encouraged Cedric and Omar from the Mars Volta to get clean. Plus, we look at the rise and fall of Crazy Town, who split up in 2003, reunited a couple of times and continue to self destruct in 2023. Most of their issues seem ...

What it takes to be America's Next Top Model

May 17, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 53.2 MB

Now there is a show that didn't age well. We look at the worst faux pas that took place over all the 'cycles' of America's Next Top Model and explain why Tyra Banks deserves a gold medal for gaslighting. There is tragedy in Algeria this week 20 years ago as a magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes in the Boumerdès province that kills over 2000 people and leave hundreds of thousands homeless.  Local hero Michael Milton inspires the community when he wins a Laureus World Sports Award.  We find ou...

Good riddance Dawson's Creek

May 10, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 63.2 MB

Yes finally those thirty something year old actors pretending to be teenagers had come of age and had to leave Dawson's Creek. We have questions... How long is too long when it comes to the friend zone? Did Dawson really have a creek named after him? And if so, how does one obtain naming rights to a creek? Unfortunately we had a couple of bad news stories with two major bombings taking place on Western targets in Saudi Arabia and another in Morocco, leading to further unrest in the wake of ...

Harry Potter found in a paddock!

May 03, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MB

A breakthrough in Iraq when Saddam Hussein's top bio weapons scientist surrenders to US forces.  A massive tornado event decimates the Great Plains and Eastern USA.  And probably one of the biggest natural disasters of all time, Justin Timberlake beatboxing! LinkedIn is launched, new albums from Lamb of God, Anthrax and Jack Johnson, the XMen storm the box office, 50 Cent get's served and Harry Potter gets left in a field.  Plus so much more!  Hang with us on socials to chat more nought...

iTunes is open for business

April 26, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MB

The iTunes store goes online this week putting over 200,000 songs at our fingertips, if our internet connection could handle it.  The Australian Therapeutic Goods Association issues the biggest product recall in Australian history when someone started allegedly tripping balls on Travacalm.  The Old Man of the Mountain meets a sad end as years of erosion causes his face to fall off.  Plus American Idol gets all patriotic, the Beastie Boys headline Coachella and our televisions say goodby t...

The Singh spa bath murders

April 19, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 53.6 MB

Trigger warning! It's a week of true crime when we discuss one of the most horrendous murder cases and longest trial in the history of the state of Queensland.    50 Cent asks us 21 questions, S Club 7 split and Opeth release Damnation on us all.  Sabrina the Teenage witch calls it a day and Australia finally gets to see the infamous cheating episode of 'Who Wants To Be a Millionaire'. This was almost 9 months after it aired in the UK! We take a look at how Charles Ingram and some accompli...