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Ghost ships, lost cities, unsolved crimes and mysteries, ancient mythology, disappeared explorers - if it’s a historical mystery, it’s going under the microscope. History has always been fas...
We've arrived out our final story in the frozen saga of the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration - we've talked about our subject before, man...
Amundsen. Shackleton. Scott. A veritable triumvirate of famous Antarctic explorers. But for all those others in the Heroic Age who made grea...
It's come to this - a final race to decide, once and for all, the man who'll go down in the history books. The two contenders have their own...
What was almost a false-start has now begun a race, the prize being a place in the history books. Last week's look at the Belgica may have s...
The Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration by its very name promises a lot. Our popular conception of it seems to deliver, too - frozen heroes...
This episode of Demystified is something a little different: together with Penguin and Carnegie-winning author Ruta Sepetys, we're taking a...
Whether you stan the worldwide phenomenon of K-Pop, or just really like Kimchi, one might be familiar with some of the cultural exports of t...
Things are easy when you're big in Japan - fans of the show will know I love my musical references, but this isn't just a trite opportunity...
Home, home on the range - where 'never is heard a discouraging word'. Today's episode may make you rethink that, as whilst the history books...
How does a man go from a well-respected, well read, likable and popular civil rights activist, to a drug-addled psychotic cult leader who mu...
When I get to the bottom I go back to the top of the slide. For those who don't know what it is, a Helter Skelter is a theme-park ride, a ma...
Gord Downie really did say it best, didn’t he? "No dress rehearsal - this is our life". Apt words from an inspiring man, but that’s been the...
You are what you eat - or so they say. And everyone has their own preferences... some might even give an odd look to those who actually *enj...
People love to share things - and most things are better shared! You go out for a meal and get the sharing platter, a round of drinks, and t...
Fire - to destroy all you’ve done. Fire - to end all you’ve become. Morbid words in a rather jaunty tune, but it’s true; fire has that capac...
Things are changing at Demystified, and Ashleigh Stiles gives you a sense of what's to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...
Way down deep in the jungle, there lies a city of such unimaginable splendour that to even conceive of it is to dream one’s wildest dreams....
Imagine an event so devastating, so terrifying, so utterly world shaking that not only does it help to hasten the decline of your civilisati...
The great outdoors - there's nothing like it, is there? Everyone’s got a bit of that exploratory spirit in them, that drives you to the very...
Tall, larger than a bear or man, rising up out of the woods. The shapeless mass that walks behind the snowdrift, howling in the deep. Out in...
Deep in the jungles of Central America stand towering monuments - wide streets, tall towers, pyramids to rival those of Ancient Egpyt - and...
Since time immemorial, the people of the world have marvelled at it. Large chunks of earth, taken from a far away land through great effort,...
Of all the classic Hollywood movie monsters - the wolfman, the mummy, the creature from the black lagoon - there’s one that stands head and...
There are some accounts in history that simply baffle you - the incident itself is fairly self-contained; it happens, then it stops. But the...
Some secrets lie buried, hidden. Some are right under our noses, some are half a world away. When we dig and dig and dig some more, and we f...
In every field and vocation, there exists someone whose shadow eclipses everyone else's. Someone who looms so large, you can’t envisage the...
Inventors are a cornerstone of human civilisation. Our greatest gift is the ability to create, to teach, to learn, and to pass our invention...
Far in the distant mists of the pacific ocean, miles out from any land, sits a rocky outcrop - an island. The island is bare, no trees, litt...
Please Note: This content includes references which may not be suitable for young listeners. Listener discretion is advised. It’s finally ti...
Welcome to part two of the two-parter... Last week we explored what happens when a gold rush gets out of hand. But most people forget there...
Welcome to the two-parter... We all love a good Western - Sergio Leone’s ‘no name’ trilogy propelled Clint Eastwood to new stardom, and Tara...
Straight roads, bathhouses, sewers and plumbing, fresh-water readily available, underfloor heating, city-planning, and public works. If thos...
It’s no surprise that ships are the source of so many mysteries. As Eric Idle famously quipped: worse things happen at sea y’know! We sail o...
Steven Spielberg, Ridley Scott, James Cameron - all directors whose visions of life from other worlds captivated us and inspired us to think...
Dogs are a man's best friend for good reason - loyal, brave, loving, empathetic. But many young children are scared of dogs, and it's storie...
Death is a natural part of life. On a cosmic scale, it’s believed the universe will one day collapse in on itself, and be reborn in another...
Ah, the court of a king. Nobles in all their finery, servants waiting on hand and foot; grand castles and splendid balls. But behind that fa...
There are many occurrences in history that may make you take a second look. Some things are worth a double take, they seem so strange that i...
The winds whip down from the north, biting at the edge of the small cabin. An emaciated man sits at a table, the lone candle flickering. In...
There are many places in the world that stand apart - literally. They’re isolated, completely cut off from the rest of the world. To some, t...
Everyone has a hero, whether we admit it or not. Someone we look up to, someone who we aspire to be like and emulate. Oftentimes they’re peo...
Humans, in general, like explosions - they’re cool! Fireworks are a pivotal part of celebrations across many cultures. Sometimes, however, t...
Audacity is a word that gets tossed around a lot. We call people who wear something unusual ‘gutsy’ and someone who haggles in shops has ‘br...
Humans like to think we can solve every mystery - that’s partly why I do this show! We have an obsession with patterns, codes, and strange s...
Writers will often borrow a concept from mythology for their work - there’s no copyright on a culture, even if it isn’t yours. But sometimes...
Art is interesting - it tells us about the person who made it. Where they came from; what they’re interested in; how they see the world. Som...
The greatest legends of ancient civilisations are steeped in the trappings that come with a story told and retold. Larger than life characte...
Some people are driven by a singular purpose - creating, building, discovering, and much more. Those who are driven by the singular desire t...
Keeping in contact is important - as someone who’s lived overseas from my family before, I can attest to that. It helps us keep track of tho...
Civilisation is an interesting concept-we often see it as a bulwark against the wild. And with the advent of things like *glamping*, we like...