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  • 100 Fun Facts challenge - the race to the finish line

    How many facts can you fit in an episode? Where are we finding these fun facts, how many do you know and how many are a surprise?

    This episode Peter and Russell are determined to get to 100, listen in and see if we hit the magic 100th fun fact or will we be back again to cross the finish line.

    1 hr 4 min
  • 100 Fun Facts challenge - Even more facts

    After a slow start to the 100 fun fact challenge Peter and Russell this week are working on getting through as many fun facts as possible.

    Listen in as our attempt goes off the rails as we get sillier with describing the facts. There's something for everyone in this episode as we race against the clock to bring you even more fun facts and work our way through the 100 Fun Facts challenge.

    50 min
  • 100 Fun Facts challenge

    Do you have a favourite fun fact? Something to share when you're at dinner parties or filling an awkward silence? This week, Peter and Russell will try and get through 100 fun facts. Do you think they can do it? Do they side track too much? Let's see if they can get through 100 fun facts or will this turn into a multi-episode challenge.

    0 min
  • More famous facts that just aren't true

    This week Peter and Russell look some more famous "facts" that people frequently quote that sadly just aren't true.

    Do you believe you shouldn't go swimming after eating?
    Do your hair and nails continue to grow after you die?
    Do you really have nightmares if you eat cheese before bed?
    Would an Ostrich really stick it's head in the sand when scared?
    Join us as we explore the basis of these beliefs and if they're actually true.

    57 min
  • secret Clubs and Societies

    Who really runs the world? Do you think there's a secret club or group of people who control everything? Are these clubs still around? Tonight Peter and Russell go undercover and look at some of the secret Clubs and Societies that have existed throughout history and the one's that are still around today. Which one would you join?

    1 hr 14 min
  • Friday the 13th

    Welcome to Season 3 and our first episode is all about unfortunate events that happened on Friday the 13th.

    This week Peter and Russell go through history and talk about the boy who was hit by lightening, the end of the Aztec empire and the Black Friday Bushfires in Australia and many other strange and unfortunate events. We even have a prediction for Friday the 13th 2029!

    Help us to kick off Season 3 by tuning in and sharing your own Friday the 13th mishap with us.

    1 hr 13 min
  • The end is nigh!

    All good things come to an end and this episode is the end of Season 2. Did you know that one day our own planet, sun, solar system, galaxy and universe will also end? This week Peter and Russell look at the end of everything. One day in the distant future, everything will come to and end. What will it look like? How will it happen? What could happen afterwards? Join us as we explore it all.

    1 hr
  • Toys and Games - Part 2

    Peter and Russell continue their look at the toys and games that graced our homes and entertained us through the years.

    This week we look at the more recent toys and games from the introduction of Barbie all the way through to Fidget Spinners.

    Join us to see if your favourite made the list. We also look at a few games from Aboriginal culture.

    1 hr 4 min
  • Toys and Games - Part 1

    Do you have a favourite toy? Were you a master of monopoly? Do you know that toys and games are an essential part of learning and imagination?

    Join Peter and Russell this week as we take a look at the various toys and games throughout history. When did chess become a thing? Who inspired the Teddy Bear?

    Why was one of the first talking dolls a commercial failure? All this and more about toys and games in this weeks episode of Sound Bites.

    46 min
  • The Olympic Games - Part 2

    Release the pigeons of peace, power up the drones and let's go Tokyo 2021 for the start of the Olympic Games.

    This week Peter and Russell take a look at some of the trials and triumphs of the modern Olympic Games. We will visit some of the historical moments, talk about some of the amazing achievements and commemorate the start of this year's Summer Olympic Games.

    50 min

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