Australianarama
An Australian history and pop culture podcast hosted by Jessica Adie and Maddie Nixon. Two best mates take turns each week to research a topic that ~shaped the nation~. The Harold Holt memorial swimming pool, the cultural impact of Kath & Kim, The Emu War, Cathy Freeman and Expo 88 are just the tip of this hot and sweaty iceberg. Laugh, learn and dismantle the often baffling, truly fascinating, land down under.
Episodes
In 1940, a plane travelling into Canberra quickly and mysteriously crashed. Key members of the Menzies government were on the plane, leading to huge repercussions in parliament.
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SOURCES: The ABC, Wikipedia, National Archives of Australia, Monument Australia.
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Not a metaphor or anything, this episode is literally about the use of koalas for international diplomacy.
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SOURCES: Wikipedia, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Conversation, Atlas Obscura, The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
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World Expo 1988: Leisure in the Age of Technology. Brisbane promised to ‘show the world’ and what the world saw was a wildly 80s good time. A monorail above Southbank, countries from around the world and alfresco dining up the wazoo- Expo 88 was a pivotal time in reshaping the face of Brisbane. See ya Joh, hello Stefan.
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SOURCES: Celebrate 88, Wikipedia, World Expo 88 Official Sou...
The wild tale of a plucky 9 year old boy and his beloved pony on a 1000km journey to see the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932.
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SOURCES: Trove, Westprint, Sydney Living Museums, The Sydney Moring Herald, The ABC.
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Maddie steps through some of the most cracked gaffes, declarations and kidnapping in Australian elections.
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SOURCES: News.com, The Guardian, QI, Sunshine Coast Daily, Wikipedia, The ABC
Jess’s show at Sydney Comedy Festival https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/jessica-adie-righto-darl/
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We watched Babe and now we’re emotionally compromised and considering vegetarianism. That’ll do pig, that’ll do.
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See Jess at the Sydney Comedy Festival May 11th & 13th https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/jessica-adie-righto-darl/
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The Sydney Harbour Bridge is 90 years old! Jess tells Maddie a bunch of fun facts about the most famous coat hanger in Australia.
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SOURCES: The ABC, The Guardian, The Sydney Morning Herald, National Museum of Australia, Wikipedia.
Come to Jess’s show at the Sydney Comedy Festival! https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/jessica-adie-righto-darl/
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Did y’all know that Bond was once played by an Australian actor? Only once. Enter George Lazenby.
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SOURCES: George Lazenby Website, Channel 10, Wikipedia, 007 Magazine, James Bond Wiki
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Neighbours. Everybody needs good neighbours. Or do they? After 37 years classic Aussie soap Neighbours is being cancelled, so for this episode Jess had to watch it for the first time, and we chat to a former cast member (not Kylie Minogue).
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SOURCES: Network 10, Pedestrian, The ABC, The Guardian, Wikipedia.
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In 1770, Captain Cook famously landed in Botany Bay, Sydney. He less famously died in Hawaii on February 14th, 1779. Happy Valentines Day!
SOURCES: The Guardian, National Archives UK, Article by Noelani Arista - Associate Professor of Hawaiian and American History at the University of Hawai'i-Mānoa (British Library), ABC, Wikipedia, History Skills.com
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If you’ve ever looked at a $20 note and thought “who on earth is this stern lady wearing a bonnet?”, then this is the episode for you. Jess goes through a who’s who of all the people on Australian banknotes.
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SOURCES: Reserve Bank of Australia, Royal Australian Mint, NSW Aboriginal Education Consultative Group, Wikipedia.
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Cast your mind back to 2003. Trucker hats, mini skirts and the mighty ugg boot reigned supreme. The Ugg has come a long way form its humble start in Australia, to an international legal battle of David and Goliath proportions.
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SOURCES: The ABC, The National Law Review, The New York Times, Wikipedia, CNN Style, Grazia.
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It’s been a big year, so we thought we’d end our first season with a festive film review, and what better film is there than Wiggly Wiggly Christmas, released on VHS by The Wiggles in 1997. Join Maddie and Jess for a very, very silly episode.
We’re taking a break over Christmas/New Years, Australianarama Season 2 will return in January! Until then you can follow us on INSTAGRAM & TWITTER @australianarama
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Dinosaurs are very cool. And in Australia (or Gondwana) we have LOADS of ‘em. Maddie lists some of her favourite big lizards and the tales of their discovery.
SOURCES: Natural History Museum, Australian Museum, The Conversation, Wikipedia, Sci-news, Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum.
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Mei Quong Tart was one of the most famous and well-loved people in 19th-century Sydney. Known for his tea rooms, philanthropy, social influence, entertaining personality and bagpipe skills, he was a fascinating man ahead of his time.
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SOURCES: State Library of NSW, Museum of Chinese Australian History, The Sydney Morning Herald, South China Morning Post, Off Campus, Wikipedia.
The Min Min Lights are a mysterious light phenomenon, following travellers across the roads of Channel Country in the Queensland Outback. Maddie shares sightings, theories and the history behind the legend.
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SOURCES: ABC News, Min Min Experience Boulia, Boulia Shire Council, The Grey Nomads at Boulia Caravan Park, Wikipedia, Australian Georgraphic- Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, Boulia Ca...
Jess reads out quotes from a mixed bag of Aussie politicians. Maddie has to guess who said them, and what they’re on about.
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SOURCES: SBS, ABC, Sydney Morning Herald, Junkee, Museum of Australian Democracy, The Guardian.
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Strictly Ballroom (1992) started as a project among theatre students at NIDA and ended up becoming one of Australia’s most successful films ever. Baz Luhrmann, sequins, competitive dancing and the old Bogo Pogo - what else could you want!?!
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SOURCES: IMDB, Strictly Ballroom (1992), The Guardian, The NFSA and SBS.
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In 1976 a group of stockmen entered into a contract to purchase a cattle station in Far North Queensland. The sale was blocked by the Queensland Government because the men were Aboriginal. The subsequent court case was one of the first tests of the Racial Discrimination Act of 1975, and the beginning of a 40 year land rights battle.
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SOURCES: ABC, SBS Living Black, Anti-Discrimin...
The fall of Joh Bjelke-Petersen and The Fitzgerald Inquiry changed the face of politics and the law in Australia forever. She’s a juicy one!
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SOURCES: Crime and Corruption Commission Qld, The Conversation, Wikipedia, ABC, News.com and Sunrise Channel 7.
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