Planet Perth RTRFM

Just when you thought it couldn't get any weirder, Planet Perth has made it's way to Lawson Flats for a special live podcast event!

Planet Perth Live celebrates the weird, wacky and unexplained history of our eccentric city, bringing you a lucky dip of guests sharing their experiences of living, working and coming of age in one of the most isolated cities in the world.

Join host Jeff Bullen for night of local scandals, laughs, caricature drawing, news headlines and music!

Guests

Famous Sharron and Monique from Hidden deTours

Joni Boyd

Sharlene Baloch and IJ McKenna

James Hall

Marion LeCrayon

Andrew Meredith

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Once upon a time in a land far away, there lived a King and Queen who ruled over a vast sunburnt land, rich with wheat crops.

Except the land was just up near Kalbarri and the family were not royal, but the self proclaimed sovereigns of the so-called Hutt River Province.

Located 500km from Perth, Hutt River Province was a small micronation created by Prince Leonard who seceded from Australia in 1970 after conflicting with the state government over wheat production quotas.

For 50 years, Hutt River was a popular tourist destination, welcoming hundreds of national and international tourists each year...under it all came crashing down.

How did it all come to be and why is Australia dubbed the micronation capital of the world? Jeff Bullen find outs when he speaks with University of Technology Sydney constituational law and human rights expert Dr Harry Hobbs.

Planet Perth is an RTRFM podcast series about the weird, wacky and unexplained history of our eccentric city.

Join Jeff Bullen each fortnight for a deep dive into the events, personalities and bygone icons that have shaped one of the most isolated cities in the world.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/61omrPi2MRwTXSdtrFl8Tp

What would you do if your town was infiltrated by a controversial movement that would garner cult status?

Author and former Sannyasin Bruce Menzies was a young, educated, family man when he decided to join in.

The Sannyasins, colloquially known as The Orange People for their bright orange clothing, were a group dedicated to Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (1931-1990).

It's controversial practices provoked the local communities they occupied, including Fremantle, which became a hub for the guru's followers.

So how did a global movement make it's way to Perth? Jeff Bullen finds out in this episode of Planet Perth. He speaks with Bruce, documentary film make Joseph London and journalist Sarah Steele.

Planet Perth is an RTRFM podcast series about the weird, wacky and unexplained history of our eccentric city.

Join Jeff Bullen each fortnight for a deep dive into the events, personalities and bygone icons that have shaped one of the most isolated cities in the world.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3VZakHcDDnCOiiMzrulgXA

The Great Perth Hailstorm of 2010 lives in the memories and perhaps on the bonnets of cars across Boorloo.

By the time locals started their commute from work, gusts reached 120 kilometres per hour, with eerie grey clouds rolling in from the north, unleashing the fiercest storm in living memory.

In fact, it was one of the costliest weather events in the state's history.

Today on Planet Perth, host Jeff Bullen recounts the events of that fateful day with former Bureau of Meteorology manager for severe weather Andrew Burton and assesses the damage at one of Perth's most iconic landmarks - UWA's Winthrop Hall.

Planet Perth is an RTRFM podcast series about the weird, wacky and unexplained history of our eccentric city.

Join Jeff Bullen each fortnight for a deep dive into the events, personalities and bygone icons that have shaped one of the most isolated cities in the world.

https://open.spotify.com/show/2bcWuzDI3ufror2I7UPM7l

The 1932 Great Emu War might just be the weirdest, most futile military exercise in Australian history, so much so that it’s captured the minds of folk across the globe.

Professor Andrea Gaynor shares her extensive knowledge and little-known facts about the Great Emu War with Jeff Bullen in the latest episode of Planet Perth.

He also catches up with State Library of Western Australia librarian Peter Edwards to unpack the incredible media coverage surrounding the event.

Planet Perth is an RTRFM podcast series about the weird, wacky and unexplained history of our eccentric city.

Join Jeff Bullen each fortnight for a deep dive into the events, personalities and bygone icons that have shaped one of the most isolated cities in the world.

https://open.spotify.com/show/2bcWuzDI3ufror2I7UPM7l

Why are there over 400 tiger snakes on Carnac Island?

One of the most popular theories is a man by the name of Rocky Vane - a snake charmer who started performing across Fremantle in 1926.

Rocky Vane was a man with a checkered past, known for letting his reptiles bite him or other people to promote his snake bite remedy as well as showcasing his scaly friends in sideshow alley performances.

Legend has it, he released many of these snakes onto the island after an ultimatum from the WA government.

In episode two, Jeff Bullen sits down with Dr Mitch Ladyman, a Perth based environmental consultant and the co-author of a study into the origin of Tiger Snakes on Carnac Island.

Jeff also pays a visit to Perth Reptile Company, to get up close and personal with the snakes Rocky Vane would have been dealing with.

Planet Perth is an RTRFM podcast series about the weird, wacky and unexplained history of our eccentric city.

Join Jeff Bullen each fortnight for a deep dive into the events, personalities and bygone icons that have shaped one of the most isolated cities in the world.

https://open.spotify.com/show/2bcWuzDI3ufror2I7UPM7l