Today we answer the age old questions of who would win in a war: the WWI battle hardened Australian army or a bunch of flightless birds? The answer isn’t what you’d expect...unless you’ve met an emu and then you might expect it.

First discussing the influx of soldiers following World War I and the Soldier Settlement Scheme that caused emu’s to become such a problem. As emu’s began to destroy farmer’s fences and the Great Depression drove wheat prices to abysmal levels, these soldiers turned farmers sought help from the only place they could think of the Minister of Defense. Minister of Defense Sir Geroge Pearce turned this conflict into a full blown war by granting these solider the use of two lewis machine guns, 10,000 bullets, and the expertise of Major G.P.W. Meredith. Within months, emus made a mockery of the Australian army and gave us a history lesson that sounds more like an article from The Onion. Towards the end of the episode Mikaela dives into her fear of birds and admits that emu or cassowary it doesn't matter - any Australian bird could easily beat her in a war.

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