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The Zest Is History
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Welcome to The Zest Is History, a brand new podcast from Melissa Mason and Josie Rozenberg-Clarke (former hosts of All Aussie Mystery Hour). Each week, they will spin you a 100% legit and maybe 80% researched yarn from Australia's weird, wild, and obviously zesty history.
The Zest Is History
1w ago
Continuing our Aussie Sports Extravaganza, this week Josie takes Mel through the incredible and inspiring history of THE MATILDAS!
**If you would like to skip the catch up chats, head straight to 27 mins!
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EPISODE REFERENCES:
Stan Original Doco Trailblazers
Football Australia article about the history of Women’s Football in Australia
Extract from A Woman’s Game by Suzanne Wrack: The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Women’s Football publi ..read more
The Zest Is History
2w ago
This week Mel takes Josie through the incredible life and achievements of Queen of Australia Cathy Freeman!
**If you would like to skip the catch up chats, head straight to 15:10!
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The Zest Is History
3w ago
This week Josie takes Mel through our very own Aussie homegrown UFO abduction and the story of Kelly Cahill (if that IS her real name...)!
**If you would like to skip the catch up chats, head straight to 16:30!
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EPISODE REFERENCES:
ABC article Sep 2020 by Matt Neal
SMH article 2016 by Daniella Miletic
A 2022 Ferntree Gully Star Mail article by Parker McKenzie
Aliens, Ghosts and Vanishings: Strange and Possibly True Australian Stories by Stella Ta ..read more
The Zest Is History
1M ago
This week Mel tells Josie of the landslide that stopped the nation, the tragic Thredbo Disaster of 1997.
**If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 21 mins!
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EPISODE REFERENCES:
9 News, Ellen Connolly, 2014
SBS News, 2017
ABC, Bill Brown, 2017
SMH, Heroes Of Thtredbo, Andrew Brown, 2017
Australian Disaster Resilience Knowledge Hub
ABC, 2022
Mamamia
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The Zest Is History
1M ago
Join Mel as she regales Josie of the worst explorers ever, our very own Burke & Wills.
**If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 14.15
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The Zest Is History
2M ago
This week Mel redoes an old Aussie Mystery Hour ep (Mel's Version) and dives even deeper into the mystery of the Lithgow Panther!
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The Zest Is History
2M ago
This week Mel tells Josie all about the 1974 Darwin disaster of Cyclone Tracy, and the devastating effects it had on NT's capital city.
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EPISODE RESOURCES:
The Elements Podcast: Air: Cyclone Tracy
Big Blow Up North: A History of Tropical Cyclones in Australia’s Northern Territory, Kevin Murphy, 1984
BOM: Remembering Cyclone Tracy
The NT News, Cyclone Tracy ..read more
The Zest Is History
2M ago
**If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 19 mins for Chopper!
This week Josie tells Mel all about the ridiculous life of Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read.
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EPISODE RESOURCES:
The Guardian, 2013:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/09/mark-chopper-read-obituary
Sydney Morning Herald by Andrew Rule, 2010: https://www.smh.com.au/national/in-a-gang-started-by-choppers-christmas-sausages-20100420-srrp.html
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The Zest Is History
3M ago
G'day mates! On today's ep, Josie tells Mel about the 1975 Tasman Bridge Disaster.
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The Zest Is History
3M ago
We’re back mates! On this very first ep of All Aussie Hour, Mel tells Josie all about the history of Aussie Rules Footy.
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