Find out why they called the Mig21 aircraft 'the flying coffin', the government thought our kids playgrounds were about as safe and fax machines were essential working from home kit way back in 2002.

In sport Barry Bonds hits his 400th homer and mistakes performance enhancing drugs for arthritis cream while Arsenal snatches the FA cup from Chelsea. 

In the charts it's the Sugarbabes, Vanessa Carlton and the big Fella Chad Kroger. Plus we get a healthy dose of Bad Religion and our faith in humanity is restored when Bardot announce they are calling it quits.

In entertainment Tobey MacGuire swings onto our screens as Sam Raimi's Spiderman conquers the box office, Wendy Harmer bombs at the Logies and we smell what the Rock is cookin' - which actually turns out to be birthday cake. 

All that and heaps more!

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There's gold in them there hills around Orange in NSW this week, people are finding bodies in the Thames over in the UK and we send nudes via one of the most successful space probes of all time.

We dissect Oasis's the Hindu Times, get all indie with Badly Drawn Boy and then add a touch of glam with the latest release from Dokken.

The Rock takes his first steps into becoming a Hollywood heavyweight with an absolute stinker of a movie, find out who The Mole is and say 'goodbye' to The Weakest link.

But wait, there's more! We celebrate the brith of Jason Lee and mourn Lisa Left eye Lopez.

We also head to Coachella for only $75 a ticket.

Don't go chasing waterfalls, stick the podcasts that you're used to!

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Air disasters in Korea, friendly fire incidents in Afghanistan and the Indian Army integrate yoga into their training.

Tiger Woods wins the Masters, the Boston Marathon is dominated by the Kenyans and we discuss the affect of long distance running on toenails.

In the charts, sports fans go crazy over an Icelandic DJ, Damon Albarn gets fresh beats in Mali, Blink 182 and Green Day hit the road and an ex member of Destiny's Child goes gospel.

Plus we celebrate 10,000 episodes of General Hospital and Samuel L Jackson takes on Ben Affleck at the box office.

Those stories and more, this week on T-Minus 20!

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This week we farewell the Queen Mother, George W Bush denounces cloning and the development of human animal hybrids and the worlds shortest coup d'etat takes place in Venezuela.

Plus Nelly heralds the end of Nsync, Lance Bass joins the Russian space program and we discuss why Lemmy is the coolest human ever to walk the earth.

We also discuss the 'Cash for Comment' controversy, Joe reveals how he ended up on Media Watch and Mel discovers the magic of supermarket radio stations. 

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He’s one of our peers, a long time friend of the show, he’s been a big deal in media circles for quite some time and he’s embarking on a new business venture with Smoke Masters Barbecue. Scott Masters joins us to chat meat, music, footy, pies and life after radio.

And this week 20 years back, the grisly murder that rocked Australia, the death of a grunge superstar that really hit hard and the Dutchies pass a very controversial measure.

On a lighter note, we were bitching about petrol back then too and a bunch of kitchen gadgets were destined for the tip.

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Idol winners go big on the charts, Iron Maiden Rocks in Rio, Mel gets a copy of the Blade Soundtrack while on holidays in Bateau Bay and Joe goes broke from too much metal.

We've got a trifecta of celebrity deaths as well as a celebrity birthday from an athlete that should have retired before he was over the hill, the Bachelor makes his debut and  Halle Berry becomes overcome with emotion at the Oscars.

In the news we've got bombings, journalists in prison and the world asks, "Is the internet just a passing fad?"

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We kick off the week with a celebration of St Paddy's day and then spiral down into a web of true crime, kidnapping and terrorism.

Only to clamber back with Wrestlemania, deliver a finishing move to the pop punk genre and discuss why Mel's become typecast as the voice for bunions and heel scraping.

We also break down a creepy new sitcom, Jeffrey Atkins takes the Soul Train Awards off the rails and we learn to speak Simlish.

And so much more!

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This week we celebrate Canberra Day by talking all things Queanbeyan with our special guest Bree Element, founder of Q!News. We discuss everything from the fate of Raider's nightclub to body glitter and the state of journalism then vs now.

Go to qnewsmedia.com.au to find out more about Joe and Mel's wonderful home town.

We've also got Mugabe winning a second term in Zimbabwe, pile ups on the interstate in Georgia and David Hicks finds himself having a long stay in Guantanamo Bay.

Plus all the latest album releases, chart toppers and movies trending this week T-minus 20 years ago!

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This week we get political, scientific, delve into a lawsuit and then cancel out all that brainpower with a bit of reality telly.

Joe discusses how he met the leader of an alien cult, Mel talks about her love for promotional products and we both try and make sense of how Jeffery Atkins became Ja Rule. 

New number 1s in music and at the box office and a big game release this time 20 years ago but it's not for the console. 

Plus so much more!

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Trains and planes in flames, a royal visit and Anacondas in Afghanistan.

We close out the Winter Olympics, check out the winners from the 2002 Grammys and take a bite out of Aaliyah's posthumous movie debut.

We also get uber nostalgic with Sesame Street, the poetry of Spike Milligan and a celebrity birthday that will take you right back to the time you got your first car.

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