Weird Crap In Australia

Aboriginal legend says the min min are spirits come to earth to scare children...European legend says that those who catch the min min light never return to tell the tale...Min min lights are a natural phenomenon that occur all over Australia, most often in the shoulder of the Queensland/South Australia border. Seen on plains, hills, coasts and rivers, in calm weather and stormy, this phenomenon can be seen year-round. They've also multiplied exponentially since the appearance of white man on Australian shores.But what are they? We may never know...Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod "Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

In 1995, sarin gas, a nerve agent that causes severe muscle seizures and brain damage, was released on the Tokyo subway lines, killing 13 people and injuring at least a thousand more. A Japanese cult called Aum Shinrikiyo took responsibility for the attack, and attempted similar attacks through 1995. In outback Western Australia, a small group of sheep farmers on one of Australia's biggest stations suddenly left. What investigators of the 1995 attack found when they examined the bodies of sheep found on Banjawarn Station brought Australia into the spotlight of international terrorism, six years before 9/11...Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod "Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

Australians are known around the world for their culture of alcohol, bartering and -- especially recently -- leadership coups. Join Holly and Matthew this week as they examine the only armed coup ever held on Australian soil, the events that drove Australia's bartering culture underground, and the basis for Australia's reputation of putting the Irish to shame when it comes to alcohol consumption.   Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod "Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

For more than a hundred years, reports of large cats being seen along the east coast of Australia - from Melbourne to the Sunshine Coast - have both interested and frustrated zoologists and locals alike. With only a few blurry photos to prove their existence, these Phantom Cats are both myth and reality at the same time... Join Holly and Matthew as they talk about the Phantom Cats and other creatures of the Australia bush, and Matthew relays some local knowledge of his home town.Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod "Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

Join Holly and Matthew as they discuss the disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain, the spate of dingo attacks since, and the unfortunate Lindy Chamberlain saga, 35 years in the making.Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod "Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

In central-north New South Wales, there exists a small patch of land covered in bush and trees, a small but well-travelled road cutting through the middle of it. Living amongst those trees are creatures of the Australian mythos so disturbing that even truckies dare not stop at night. Do you dare listen?Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod "Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

There's more than just kangaroos and serial killers out there in the Australian outback: there's also a (not-so-) secret base in the hills, where UFOs are regularly sighted and everyone who works there is a gardener...Join Holly and Matt as they explore the myths, truths and stories behind Pine Gap Listening Post, home of the CIA, NSA, ASIO, and probably a whole host of others as well. We're definitely on their lists right now!Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod "Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

A summary of the weird and wonderful of Australia wouldn't be complete without touching on one of this country's most iconic animal species, and its decidedly-strange history alongside humans. Join Holly and Matt as they take a deep-dive into the world behind the Australian Kickboxing Kangaroo flag, and the sport behind it.Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod "Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

30,000 people are reported missing in Australia every year. 90% are found within a month. Some are never seen again. The title cards of the Wolf Creek film are terrifying in their portrayal of missing people in Australia and paint a grim portrait of our country. But is that portrait true? Join Holly and Matthew as they go over the stats of the title cards, and decipher something both scary and true... Join Matthew and Holly as they talk about one of Australia's most famous horror flicks, Wolf Creek, and the true crimes that inspired it. Part 5 of 5.Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod "Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

In the Top End of Australia, fishing and camping are ideal holiday activities. Along the Victoria River, NT, and Pentecost River, WA, in the dry season of 1987, tourists and locals alike fished, camped and hunted the days away. What they didn't know, however, was that one of the hunters wasn't out there tracking wild pigs...Join Matthew and Holly as they talk about one of Australia's most famous horror flicks, Wolf Creek, and the true crimes that inspired it. Part 4 of 5.Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod "Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

When the police entered the vault of a disused bank in the town of Snowtown, SA, in 1999, they didn't expect to find the seven plastic barrels hidden in a corner. They defiantly didn't expect to find what they did when they opened the barrels... Join Matthew and Holly as they talk about one of Australia's most famous horror flicks, Wolf Creek, and the true crimes that inspired it. Part 3 of 5.Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod "Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

Travelling down an long and lonely road in the dark, a pair of British backpackers are pulled over by a man claiming to see sparks coming form their undercarriage. What happened next spread around the world and built on the myth of the Outback Killer... Join Matthew and Holly as they talk about one of Australia's most famous horror flicks, Wolf Creek, and the true crimes that inspired it. Part 2 of 5.Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod "Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

When a body was found sitting against a tree in Belangalo State Forest, the police were quick to assure the public that there were no more victims to be found in the forest. Only a year later, the police would again be called to Belangalo State Forest to recover another body...Join Matthew and Holly as they talk about one of Australia's most famous horror flicks, Wolf Creek, and the true crimes that inspired it. Part 1 of 5.Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod "Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

Join Holly and Matthew as they delve into the specifics of the Australian Army's most crushing and humiliating defeat ever, conducted right here on Australian soil: introducing the Great Emu War of 1932...Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod "Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

Join Holly and Matthew as they relive some of the most terrifying attacks on humans in the last 200 years, researching the reality of shark and crocodile attacks on Australian soil, and in Australian waters.Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod "Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

Join Holly and Matthew as they search the murky depths of Australia's most interesting Unidentified Body case, dating from 1948. Spies, poison and adultery abound, so strap in and have a listen to... the Somerton Man!Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod "Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

Deep in Australia’s wilderness lurk two of its most fearsome cryptids—the bunyip and the yowie. The bunyip, said to dwell in billabongs and swamps, has terrified Indigenous communities and European settlers alike with tales of its monstrous form and eerie cries. Meanwhile, the yowie, Australia’s answer to Bigfoot, is described as a towering, ape-like creature that roams the bush. Eyewitness accounts, strange footprints, and spine-chilling encounters continue to fuel speculation: are these creatures myths, misidentifications, or something more?Join Holly & Matthew as they explore reported encounters with the bunyip and the yowie, and the legends that surround them.***Sources cited:Cahir, Fred, Ian Clark, and Philip Clarke. 2018. Aboriginal biocultural knowledge in south-eastern Australia : perspectives of early colonists. Clayton South: CSIRO Publishing.Riverine Herald. 1872. "What is the Bunyip?" March 27: 3. Accessed February 19, 2020. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/113591026.The Perth Gazett

Pilot Frederick Valentich vanished without a trace while flying over Bass Strait. In his final radio transmission, he reported being followed by an unidentified aircraft behaving strangely before his transmission abruptly cut out. Despite extensive searches, neither Valentich nor his aircraft were ever found. His disappearance remains one of Australia’s most famous aviation mysteries, fuelling speculation of UFO encounters, mechanical failure, or even a hoax.Join Holly & Matthew as they explore the disappearance of Frederick Valentich and the eerie theories that still surround it.***Episodes mentioned within: Episode 003 - Australian Monsters: The Bunyip and the YowieEpisode 040 - The Bass Strait TriangleSources cited:McGaha, James, and Joe Nickell. 2013. "The Valentich Disappearance: Another UFO cold case solved." The Skeptical Inquirer, November/December. Accessed August 24, 2021. https://skepticalinquirer.org/2013/11/the-valentich-disappearance-another-ufo-cold-case-solved/?%2Fsi%2Fshow%2Fthe-valentich

In 1967, the idea of a Prime Minister, the head of the country, going missing was laughable. There's no way that could happen, they said. The Prime Minister is always protected.In December 1967, the disappearance of Harold Holt caused a lot of problems, and became entrenched in popular culture.Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod"Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.