On the Easter long weekend in 2003, everything seemed cool and normal. The singh parents were overseas in Fiji, and their children remained at home in Brisbane, enjoying the school holidays together.

On Easter Monday, the calm of the Singh family's neighbourhood was broken by a discovery that would break their family: someone had taken the lives of Neelma Singh, her brother Kunal Singh, and her sister Sidhi Singh in their family home.

Join us as we explore the enigmatic motives behind this chilling crime, driven by complex personal conflicts and tensions within the family.


Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod
"Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeod
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When the 42-Up train landed at Mt Isa in 1938, there was something strange about the mail cart. One of the locks was different, not regulation, and when they opened the door, they found two bags missing.


Join Holly & Matthew as they look into Australia's DB Cooper and the legacy he left behind.

Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod
"Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeod
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In the Murray-Darling river system lives a creature to large as to drag ships down into the depths and so powerful it can curse a man to death. But the Muldjewangk hasn't been seen for more than 30 years - and the river system is suffering because of it.


Join Holly and Matthew as they look into Australia's own deadly curse-caster, and the stories that gave it its origins...

Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod
"Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeod
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After drinking away the redeployed US soldiers at the North West Cape naval base, Annie hitched a ride home with two members of the AFP.


On the way home, they encountered something that stuck in her mind forever. But not as much as the US-MP visit 2 days later.


Join Holly & Matthew as they look into this encounter in WA, and the cheek the Aussies gave the authorities trying to silence her.

Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod
"Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeod
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While Kylie is primarily known for her chart-topping music and acting career, there's a peculiar twist to her story, which could have seen her sister Dannii take her crown. We explore her early years growing up in Melbourne, her unexpected transition from a soap opera star to a global music sensation, and a career in film, tv and music that has now spanned 5 decades.


Join Holly and Matthew as we unravel the strange and captivating aspects of Kylie Minogue's life and career, making her a unique addition to the weird and wonderful tapestry of Australian musical and pop culture history.


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Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod
"Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeod
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While Kylie is primarily known for her chart-topping music and acting career, there's a peculiar twist to her story, which could have seen her sister Dannii take her crown. We explore her early years growing up in Melbourne, her unexpected transition from a soap opera star to a global music sensation, and a career in film, tv and music that has now spanned 5 decades.

Join Holly and Matthew as we unravel the strange and captivating aspects of Kylie Minogue's life and career, making her a unique addition to the weird and wonderful tapestry of Australian musical and pop culture history.

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All song clips property of their owners, not us.

Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod
"Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeod
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Against the backdrop of World War II's brownout conditions, Melbourne became a breeding ground for rapists, robbers and murderers. One of them, The Brownout Strangler, became the most notorious serial killer in Australia at the time, because he left no trace.

Until the day he did.

Join Holly and Matthew as they look into the murders, the perpetrator, and the trial.

Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod
"Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeod
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Against the backdrop of World War II's brownout conditions, Melbourne became a breeding ground for rapists, robbers and murderers. One of them, The Brownout Strangler, became the most notorious serial killer in Australia at the time, because he left no trace.


Until the day he did.


join Holly and Matthew as they look into the murders, the perpetrator, and the trial. Get ready for 1940s anti-American sentiments and the historical justifications!

Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod
"Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeod
Used under a Creative Commons license.

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Against the backdrop of World War II's brownout conditions, Melbourne became a breeding ground for rapists, robbers and murderers. One of them, The Brownout Strangler, became the most notorious serial killer in Australia at the time, because he left no trace.


Until the day he did.


join Holly and Matthew as they look into the murders, the perpetrator, and the trial. Get ready for 1940s anti-American sentiments and the historical justifications!

Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod
"Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeod
Used under a Creative Commons license.

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To say that the Australian film landscape was limited in the early 2000s would be a gross understatement. Much of the 90s Australian film industry was populated seminal drama films dripping with awards prestige. Occasionally Baz Luhrmann got one out the door or an American film production would come knocking, but long gone were the days of the rebels and exploitation directors of the 70s and 80s.

That was until cinema goers worldwide came face-to-face with one of cinema's most ruthless killers: Mick Taylor in his debut film Wolf Creek.

Join Holly and Matthew as they take a deep dive in to the creation of this modern Australian exploitation classic, and rant a lot about the state of the modern Australian film industry.


Clip credits:

Mick Taylor from Wolf Creek 2 (2014) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myF5As9AfM0

Bells of Notre Dame from Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dBwv5_59T8

Talimnavi from the Wolf Creek Original Soundtrack (2005)

Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod
"Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeod
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