Sydney 2000 Olympics, Part 1: That Chaotic Opening Ceremony

IT'S A SEASON FINALE!!! For our final ep of season 1, Mel takes Josie through the infamous Emu War, when emus dominated the Aussie army and its new, fancy machine guns. **If you would like to skip the catch up chats, head straight to 24 mins. Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram  Produced by DM Podcasts Show notes: "'Feathered foes': soldier settlers and Western Australia's 'Emu War' of 1932, Murray Johnson, (2006). Tell me mate what are emus like, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, Adrian Burton 2013 Scientific American, The Great Emu War, 2014, Bec CrewSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Josie takes Mel all the way back to 2018, when needles started showing up stuck into strawberries all across Australia.  **If you would like to skip the catch up chats, head straight to 29 mins and 40 seconds! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram  Produced by DM Podcasts Show notes: BBC, no byline, September 2018 ABC by Patrick Williams, September 2018 The Guardian by Ben Smee, September 2018 The North West Star by Cheryl Goodenough, July 2020 Daily Mail by Mark Brook, November 2018 ABC by Talissa Siganto, July 2021 Brisbane Times article by Toby Crockford, July 2021 News.com.au by Shireen Khalil, 2020See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Mel tells Josie the tragic story of Brisbane's Whiskey Au Go Go fire, and the corruption and intrigue that was behind it. **If you would like to skip the catch-up chats, head straight to 18 mins! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram  Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES: Q News, Brooke Tindall Q News, Destiny Rogers The Ghost Gate Road podcast by Matthew Condon The Guardian, 2022 News.com.au, Blake Antrobus, 2022 ABC, 2017 Mamamia True Crime Conversations with Matthew CondonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Even though this has nothing to do whatsoever with a) Australia or b) history, Mel and Josie just love to yap and obviously needed to gasbag about Dave Grohl's announcement of his illegitimate child IMMEDIATELY.  Join the convo in the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group! AND: Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram  Produced by DM PodcastsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For some reason, Josie has decided to punish herself by telling Mel all about Aussie actor, heartthrob and icon Heath Ledger. Yes, there are tears.  **If you would like to skip the catch up chats, head straight to 23 mins! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram  Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES: Australian Screen – Heath Ledger Biography National Film and Sound Archive of Australia – clip of Heath Ledger in Sweat Daily Telegraph article from 2022 – interview with Julia Stiles E! Online article from 2018 Empire Online article from 2012, first published in Empire Magazine in 2009 – oral history of Dark Knight MTV article 2008 Daily Mail article from 2016 by Jennifer Smith 2017 Documentary I Am Heath Ledger 81st Academy Awards, 2009 – the Ledger family’s acceptance speech video  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is this the most unhinged episode of All Aussie Hour and its past iterations yet? Maybe. A very hungover Mel tells Josie about Fisher's Ghost, a ye olde tale about a man who gets murdered and then does some messy, dramatic revenge by reappearing as a ghost to take down his murderer. Charli XCX would love. **If you would like to skip the catch-up chats, head straight to 27.53 mins! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram  Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES: Skeptical Inquirer, Joe Nickel Campbelltown City CouncilSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the epic final part of our Aussie Sports Extravaganza, Josie covers Part 2 of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. **If you would like to skip the catch up chats, head straight to 25 mins! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram  Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES: GQ Australia, 2024Sydney Morning Herald by Sarah Keoghan, September 2020 WikipediaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Olympics Season, Zesties! This week we start our two-parter on the Sydney 2000 Olympics, with Mel kicking things off and taking you through winning the bid, the lead-up and THAT opening ceremony. **If you would like to skip the catch-up chats, head straight to 22.32 mins! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group! Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram! Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES:See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Continuing our Aussie Sports Extravaganza, this week Josie takes Mel through the incredible and inspiring history of THE MATILDAS! **If you would like to skip the catch up chats, head straight to 27 mins! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram  Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES: Stan Original Doco Trailblazers  Football Australia article about the history of Women’s Football in Australia  Extract from A Woman’s Game by Suzanne Wrack: The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Women’s Football published by The Guardian ABC article by Samantha Lewis 18 Jul 2023 ABC article by Samantha Lewis, 30 Jul 2023 Guardian Australia article by Jack Snape, 17 Aug 2023 Guardian Australia article by Tory Shepherd, 19 Aug 2023 Josie’s dad’s cousin Linda “Sunni” Hughes scores a goal (skip to around 39:00 mark)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Mel takes Josie through the incredible life and achievements of Queen of Australia Cathy Freeman! **If you would like to skip the catch up chats, head straight to 15:10! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram  Produced by DM Podcasts EPISODE REFERENCES:See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.