Australia remembers Port Arthur as the massacre that shocked the country and changed gun laws almost overnight. But around that horror grew something else too: a whole ecosystem of rumours, contradictions, “just asking questions” theories, and full-blown conspiracy lore.

In this episode, Oldmate & Josh step into the mess carefully — respecting the victims and survivors while also digging into the bizarre, uncomfortable, and sometimes darkly absurd stories that have clung to Port Arthur for decades. What’s verified? What’s misunderstood? What’s been warped by internet detectives, pub logic, and national trauma?

It’s a serious episode with a dangerous amount of comedy oxygen: part tragedy, part myth-busting, part “how did that become a theory?” — and a look at why this event still grips Australia’s imagination.

Content warning: discussion of mass murder, trauma, firearms, conspiracy claims, and suicide-related themes.

Music by: Pity Lips