On the 11th of September 1985, a twin-engine Cessna 404 crashed into a ridge in a remote area of Nantahala National Forest in North Carolina, three months later a black bear was found dead in Georigia - listen to find out how these two events are related and the wild stories that follow!

Victor Lustig is one of the most notorious con men who ever lived. He grifted around Europe and North America using dozens of aliases and disguises to con unsuspecting people with a series of complex scams. His most famous con is selling The Eiffel Tower, not once but twice.

A eccentric millionaire gets a cancer diagnosis that makes him think about his legacy. What will he do with some of his money, and who will find it?

This is a comedy podcast, where we get distracted and go on a lot of tangents! This week's episode is about the Stranger of North Pond!

In 1954,William Golding wrote a book about a bunch of boys going nuts when they were stranded on an island. But just over a decade after that fictional novel was published, it actually happened! And the real life boys behaved in a very different way to their fictional counterparts. This is an amazing story of survival, friendship and a little bit of luck!

We all know that ‘Diamonds Are Forever’, but have they always been? Turns out De Beers, with the help of some clever marketing, were able to build up the diamond myth throughout the 20th century. How far did they go in their quest to create demand for diamonds?

When Canadian authorities paid a visit to a remote log cabin, they didn’t expect the man inside to shoot at them through door and then lead them on one of the longest and most grueling manhunts in history.

In the 1960's, Betty and Barney Hill went on a road trip that changed their lives forever. What happened to them? We're still not fully sure....

Pauline Dakin's childhood was spent on the run, it wasn't until she was an adult that she found out why - and that was just the start of it.

Born into relative obscurity, Ching Shih burst onto the world stage in 1801 and would quickly become the most successful pirate in history, commanding tens of thousands of pirates and ruling the South China Sea.

Who doesn't love a heist story? This one has undercover operations, tapped phones... and Ronald McDonald.

On 3 March 1876, large chunks of meat rained down from the sky over Olympia Springs in Bath County, Kentucky, but what was this mystery meat? Tune in to hear this and many other STRANGE but TRUE stories!

From packing his Rolls Royce full of cauliflower to designing his own museum, meet the eccentric man behind that iconic moustache.

In the 1970's, an artist set out to create a children's book like no other - one that lead readers on an actual treasure hunt! And it was... a bit of a mess, to be honest.

Do Go On is 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.