You may have heard of Stanley Milgram's controversial 1960s social psychology experiments that measured the willingness of participants to obey an authority figure. This week Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall joins us to challenge the traditional narrative of these experiments and blows the whole thing wide open! Are people inherently evil? Or is this even more controversial that we were led to believe? This is the second most voted for topic of Block 2025!

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 15:22 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

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Do 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.

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It's our 3rd most voted for topic for Block 2025! We go back to 1666, for the Great Fire of London. And in this case, 'great' means massive, not awesome.

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 08: 25 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod

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Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat

Prime 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-com

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Do 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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Fire_of_London

https://archive.org/details/bypermissionofhe0000tinn_h3d3/page/n5/mode/2up

https://www.london-fire.gov.uk/museum/london-fire-brigade-history-and-stories/fires-and-incidents-that-changed-history/the-great-fire-of-london/’

https://www.britannica.com/event/Great-Fire-of-London

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Between 1999 and 2015, over 900 British subpostmasters were convicted of theft, fraud and false accounting. The thing is, they were all innocent and were the victims of faulty accounting software. This is an astonishing story of a year's long cover up and extreme miscarriage of justice, and the fourth most voted topic of Block 2025!

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 08:11 (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-cheat

Prime 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-com

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Do 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.computerweekly.com/feature/Post-Office-Horizon-scandal-explained-everything-you-need-to-know

https://www.postalmuseum.org/about/our-history/

https://thehistorypress.co.uk/article/a-short-history-of-the-post-office/

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/dec/23/im-a-pain-in-the-backside-an-awkward-sod-alan-bates-on-love-justice-and-the-post-office-scandal 

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/specialfeatures/the-real-people-and-cast-of-mr-bates-vs-the-post-office/

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35225183

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/jan/09/how-the-post-offices-horizon-system-failed-a-technical-breakdown

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cev4mw43w13o

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This week's episode is about the human computers of NASA, focussing on the main three featured in the book Hidden Figures, heading deep into NASA's history along the way! This is the fifth most voted for topic for Block 2025!

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 7:55 (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-cheat

Prime 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-com

Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas

Do 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:

Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

https://www.nasa.gov/katherine-johnson/

https://www.nasa.gov/history/mary-w-jackson/

https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/langley/dorothy-j-vaughan/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-story-of-nasas-real-ldquo-hidden-figures-rdquo/

https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/features/aircraft-production-in-world-war-ii-should-inspire-us-today/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/history-human-computers-180972202/

https://www.nasa.gov/history/65-years-ago-nasa-selects-americas-first-astronauts/

https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/hidden-figures/

https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/nasas-early-stand-women

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-35428300

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The sixth most voted for topic for Block 2025 is King Arthur - man or legend? We find out the truth behind the man at the head of the Round Table (except there is no head at a round table ...)

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 5:00 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod

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Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat

Prime 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-com

Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas

Do 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.smithsonianmag.com/history/king-arthur-real-person-180980466/

https://www.caerleon.net/history/arthur/page2.htm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/anglo_saxons/arthur_01.shtml

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Arthur

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historicity_of_King_Arthur

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv7UDGkFUl8

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Over nearly two months in 1989, student led protests erupted across China as people called for reforms. The centre of the movement was Tiananmen Square in Beijing where more than a million people gathered. On June 3rd the army was sent in to clear the protestors, ending with devastating consequences. This is the seventh most voted for topic for Block 2025.

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 09:08 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report)

For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod

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Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat

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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-com

Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas

Do 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.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/timeline-tiananmen-square/

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-27404764

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/11/the-cultural-revolution-50-years-on-all-you-need-to-know-about-chinas-political-convulsion 

https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2019/05/world/tiananmen-square-tank-man-cnnphotos/

https://time.com/5600363/china-tiananmen-30-years-later/

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-09/tiananmen-square-anniversary-shows-maos-legacy-lives-on/11185924

https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/tiananmen-scholar-06072021030902.html

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tiananmen-Square

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Ketchup - it's America's favourite condiment and close cousin of Australia's fave: tomato sauce, but its history goes back a long long way before either of these countries existed in their current forms! Join us as we discuss the eighth most voted for topic this BLOCK, the surprisingly interesting history of ketchup!

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 06:07 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

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Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/

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Do 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://atlasobscura.com/articles/what-is-ketchup by Anne Ewbank

https://www.history.com/articles/ketchup-surprising-ancient-history by Stephanie Butler

https://www.britannica.com/plant/tomato

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/why-wild-tiny-pimp-tomato-so-important-180955911/ by Barry Estabrook

https://www.popsci.com/science/ketchup-history-medicine/ by Vittoria Traverso

https://www.bbc.co.uk/travel/article/20131023-the-deep-rooted-history-of-chicagos-deep-dish-pizza

Tomato Pills Will Cure All Your Ills by Andrew F. Smith (1991)

https://historyfacts.com/us-history/fact/tomatoes-were-once-sold-as-medicine/

https://www.heinz.com/our-story

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/heinz-ketchup-australia-tomato-sauce by Ernie Smith

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/brief-but-global-history-ketchup-180969725/ by Ken Albala

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We're kicking of Block 2025 with a disaster episode. Specifcally, one of the worst Mount Everest seasons ever.

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 08:56 (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-cheat

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Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/

Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas

Do 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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Mount_Everest_disaster

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5LtdIwZF50

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Indo-Tibetan_Border_Police_expedition_to_Mount_Everest

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Krakauer

https://people.com/everest-true-story-11699920

https://himalayan-masters.com/1996-mount-everest-disaster/

https://www.ultimatekilimanjaro.com/1996-everest-disaster-deaths/

https://www.breezeadventure.com/blog/1996-mount-everest-disaster-what-really-happened

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This week, Josh Earl tells us the wild and troubling story of Melvil Dewey, the inventor of the Dewey Decimal System.

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 2:39 (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-cheat

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Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/

Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas

Do 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. 

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This week we look at the tragic and fascinating life of Frankenstein author Mary Shelley and explore how the novel she started writing as an 18 year old, changed popular culture forever.

Content warning: This episode contains references to suicide, birth trauma and miscarriage.

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 07:15 (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-cheat

Prime 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/

Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas

Do 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.poetryfoundation.org/poets/mary-wollstonecraft-shelley

https://origins.osu.edu/milestones/march-2018-mary-shelleys-frankenstein

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jan/13/frankenstein-at-200-why-hasnt-mary-shelley-been-given-the-respect-she-deserves-

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/02/12/the-strange-and-twisted-life-of-frankenstein

https://museumofidaho.org/mary-shelley-and-the-heart-in-the-drawer/

https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/galvani-discovers-animal-electricity

Frankenstein is More Horrific Than You Might Think | Monstrum:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsYyBdg4emI

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/jan/24/featuresreviews.guardianreview1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_monster#

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Wollstonecraft

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