Dead Bunyip Society

Today is the second part in our history of feral animals. We are talking about cane toads, cats and compassionate conservation.
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Credit: Intro/Outro music "Harold Hold" by Bluebottle Kiss, (c) 2006

Today we are talking about the history of feral animals in Australia. Liam tells Jesse about the unique nature of Australian ecology, tells the story of the rabbits and the subsequent rabbit genocide and asks the question: is there anything we can do about all these foxes?
 
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Credit: Intro/Outro music "Harold Hold" by Bluebottle Kiss, (c) 2006

Today is the second and final part on our history of the Australian right's tendency to tear itself apart every so often and be reborn anew, like the world's most boring phoenix. This episode covers from 1943 to the present. Jesse and Liam talk about the emergence of the modern Liberal Party, it's impressive success over an 82 year period and ask the question: are we in the fifth iteration of Australia's very own human centipede?
 
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Credit: Intro/Outro music "Harold Hold" by Bluebottle Kiss, (c) 2006

Today we are talking about the tendency of the Australia Right to tear itself apart every so often and be reborn anew, like the world's most boring phoenix. This episode covers from 1901 to 1942, the second episode will cover 1943 through to the present.
 
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Credit: Intro/Outro music "Harold Hold" by Bluebottle Kiss, (c) 2006

Content warning: Sexually explicit content and genital mutilation.
 
Today is the second in a two part series on the history of masturbation in Australia. We are talking about the rise of quack treatments in the 1890s, some common myths about masturbation, early twentieth century sexuality and the Great Circumcision Craze of twentieth century Australia.
 
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Credit: Intro/Outro music "Harold Hold" by Bluebottle Kiss, (c) 2006

Content warning: Sexually explicit content and genital mutilation.
 
Today is the first in a two part series on the history of masturbation in Australia. We are talking about how the views on the harms of masturbation evolved over time and the lengths Australian physicians went to to "cure" their patients of masturbatory desires.
 
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Credit: Intro/Outro music "Harold Hold" by Bluebottle Kiss, (c) 2006

Today we are talking about Paul “Pal” Dozsa, a Hungarian-Australian Chess master who became known for his tendency to eat expensive meals without paying.
 
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Credit: Intro/Outro music "Harold Hold" by Bluebottle Kiss, (c) 2006

Today we are talking about Baryugil, a former asbestos mine in NSW where hundreds of Aboriginal people were exposed to lethal quantities of asbestos and the toxic legacy of asbestos in NSW.
 
Thanks to Josh Boerman for coming on the pod.
 
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Credit: Intro/Outro music "Harold Hold" by Bluebottle Kiss, (c) 2006

Today we are talking about the Blackface and Minstrelsy in Australia and our country’s love affair with racist performance. This is part 2, which covers the period from 1900 to 2026.
 
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Credit: Intro/Outro music "Harold Hold" by Bluebottle Kiss, (c) 2006

Today we are talking about the Blackface and Minstrelsy in Australia and our country’s love affair with racist performance. This is part 1, which covers the period from 1836 to 1900. The next episode will run from 1900 to 2026.
 
A big welcome to our new co-host Jesse Black!
 
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Credit: Intro/Outro music "Harold Hold" by Bluebottle Kiss, (c) 2006