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Do Go On

Do Go On

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 A fact based comedy podcast. Each week Melbourne comedians Matt Stewart, Jess Perkins and Dave Warneke take it in turns to research a topic and report back to the class.

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  • 540 - The Ni'ihau Incident

    540 - The Ni'ihau Incident
    Feb 25 2026

    After Japan's 1941 attack on Pearl Harbour, Japanese Pilot Shigenori Nishikaichi needed a place to conduct an emergency landing. He had been told that the nearby Hawaiian island of Ni'ihau was uninhabited, but that intel was wrong. People did live there, and what's more - the island known as "The Forbidden Isle" has a very interesting history...


    This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 07:20 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).


    For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod

    Check out our other podcasts:

    Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat

    Prime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/

    Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/

    Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/

    Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-com


    Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas


    Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.


    REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

    https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-hawaii-rent-free-forbidden-island-strict-rules-niihau-robinson-2025-8

    https://www.historynet.com/niihau-incident/

    https://www.messynessychic.com/2021/08/25/hawaiis-forbidden-island-and-the-real-life-swiss-family-robinson-who-controls-it/

    https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2018/12/06/remembering-pearl-harbor-the-niihau-incident/

    https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/immigration/japanese/hawaii-life-in-a-plantation-society/

    https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/japanese-american-incarceration

    https://www.britannica.com/place/Niihau

    https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2018/11/OF-10b-2054.pdf

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    2 hrs and 13 mins
  • 539 - The Piddler on the Roof (and Other Tales of Criminal Mischief)

    539 - The Piddler on the Roof (and Other Tales of Criminal Mischief)
    Feb 18 2026
    In this episode we hear about some of the silliest criminals of recent times, including the man known as the 'piddler on the roof'! Recorded live at the Fringe Bar in Wellington.This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 6:48 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod Check out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-comOur awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasDo Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:https://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/26/us/gun-robber-armed-with-bathttps://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/582561/officers-pull-over-fake-undercover-police-car-in-northlandhttps://www.ajc.com/news/crime/man-arrested-after-dine-and-dash-theft-convicted-of-murder-in-dekalb/KMHCIR3MRNEJZOMAED5GAHUAYU/https://nypost.com/2023/06/15/man-left-phone-behind-after-dine-and-dash-then-arrested-for-murder/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-08-21/new-zealand-teen-admits-he-is-piddler-on-the-roof/483564https://www.chicagotribune.com/2008/03/26/robbery-suspect-who-left-his-number-shot-by-police/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8994548/Robber-hands-gun-to-cashier-by-mistake-during-robbery.htmlhttps://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/tv/just-waiting-for-mate-video-914640-20250205 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • 538 - The Batavia Shipwreck

    538 - The Batavia Shipwreck
    Feb 11 2026

    This week we hear the wild story of the Batavia - it's a story of a shipwreck, murder, mutiny and madness.


    This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 10:50 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).


    For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod

    Check out our other podcasts:

    Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat

    Prime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/

    Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/

    Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/

    Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-com


    Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas


    Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.


    REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batavia_(1628_ship)

    https://museum.wa.gov.au/research/research-areas/maritime-archaeology/batavia-cape-inscription/batavia/wreck-excavation

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y9H0SFfBj8

    https://www.sea.museum/en/home



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    2 hrs and 2 mins
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Awesome podcast, I listen every week and have done for years, Im just too tight to pay fir the patriot, LOL.

Jess Perkins- "I wish I was never born"

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