48 episodes
All Aussie Hour Josephine Rozenberg-Clarke and Melissa Mason
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4.8 • 386 Ratings
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G’day mates and welcome to All Aussie Hour, the new podcast from Melissa Mason and Josie Rozenberg-Clarke. You might remember them from the hit podcasts All Aussie Mystery Hour and The Zest Is History, and to be quite honest their new offering is… basically the same.
Each week, one host will spin the other a yarn from Australia’s rich and, let’s face it, completely batshit past. Strap in for zesty tales, weird mysteries and potentially even some research!
Proudly Produced by DM Podcasts
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Introducing ALL AUSSIE HOUR!
G’day mates and welcome to All Aussie Hour, the new podcast from Melissa Mason and Josie Rozenberg-Clarke. You might remember them from the hit podcasts All Aussie Mystery Hour and The Zest Is History, and to be quite honest their new offering is… basically the same.
Each week, one host will spin the other a yarn from Australia’s rich and, let’s face it, completely batshit past. Strap in for zesty tales, weird mysteries and potentially even some research!
Tune in Tuesday 30 April for the first episode!
Produced by DM Podcasts
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TZIH: Nancy Wake AKA 'The White Mouse' - A Zesty WWII Hero Who Definitely Killed A Guy
This month, Josie (fresh from her trip to France) tells Mel about Nancy Wake - an Aussie living in the south of France who became a spy known as the White Mouse during WWII.
This episode of The Zest Is History was produced by Josie Rozenberg-Clarke, with research by Caitlin Robson.
Credits:
Wikipedia, obvs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Wake
Timeline World History Documentaries, How Nancy Wake Saved Countless Lives | Enemy Of The Reich, July 18 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNXKovYM15A
Variety, “Elizabeth Debicki to Star in World War II-Set Limited Series For Vendôme, Anonymous Content, August 27, 2020 https://variety.com/2020/tv/global/elizabeth-debicki-world-war-2-vendome-group-anonymous-content-ariel-lawhon-1234750738/
Justine Clarke, “Nancy Wake — the girl who spied”, March 5, 2018
https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/fierce-girls/nancy-wake-the-girl-who-spied/9485892
Kim Willsher, “Farewell to Nancy Wake, the mouse who ran rings around the Nazis”, August 9, 2011 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/aug/08/nancy-wake-white-mouse-gestapo
Australian War Memorial, “Nancy Grace Augusta Wake” https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P332
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TZIH: Bob Hawke - The PM With A Beer-Drinking World Record
This week, Mel tells Josie all about the life of Bob Hawke, one of Australia's greatest Prime Ministers who was also known for his wild sex life and penchant for downing a beer in record time.
The Zest Is History was produced by Melissa Mason this week, with research by Caitlin Robson.
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TZIH: The Picasso Art Heist - Stealing Paintings Right Off The Gallery Walls
This week, Josie tells Mel all about the Picasso Art Heist, where a very famous, VERY EXPENSIVE Picasso painting was literally taken straight off the wall of the National Gallery in Victoria.
The Zest Is History was produced by Josie Rozenberg-Clarke this week, with research by Caitlin Robson.
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TZIH: Saltwater Crocodiles - Those Reptiley Pr*cks
This week, Mel tells Josie about saltwater crocodiles - those terrifying, dinosaur creatures that inhabit pretty much any body of water you'd fine in the Top End of Australia. Cunning, smart and absolutely ginormous, they've terrorised Aussies forever - but they're pretty cool, if you forget about how they can swallow you whole.
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TZIH: The Nutbush - Why The Hell Are Aussies The Only Ones Who Do This Bloody Dance
In this long-awaited, much-delayed by illness and (technological) misadventure episode, Josie talks Mel through the mysterious origin story of Australia's national dance - The Nutbush. We recorded this as a livestream for our Patreon supporters so if you want to watch us record the next ep, get involved here for just $5 a month: patreon.com/thezestishistory
Video of the Nutbush for any non-Aussie listeners! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_heNiNHqmnY
Credits:
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutbush_City_Limits
SMH article from 2018 by Mary Ward
https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/schoolhouse-outhouse-the-mysterious-history-of-the-nutbush-20181115-p50g9n.html
The Music article from 2019 by Lauren Baxter
https://themusic.com.au/news/wtf-australia-turns-out-we-are-the-only-country-that-does-the-nutbush-dance/KiA2PD8-ISA/01-02-19/
A 2017 post from the Tina Turner Blog: https://tinaturnerblog.com/2017/06/03/the-nutbush-dance/
Herald Sun article 2021 by Cameron Adams and Holly Byrnes
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/tina-turner-documentary-reveals-music-stars-harrowing-personal-story-and-why-shes-retiring/news-story/4aa591185102df4a11defc5534a789f4
Reddit post by Hank Sparrow in 2016 https://www.reddit.com/r/australia/comments/49765n/im_trying_to_trace_the_nutbush_dance_back_to_its/
Buzzfeed by Clare Aston 2021
https://www.buzzfeed.com/clareaston/the-world-doesnt-know-about-nutbush-in-oz
North West Star by Derek Barry 2021
https://www.northweststar.com.au/story/7336149/new-nutbush-record-on-last-day-of-the-big-red-bash/
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Customer Reviews
i don’t even care about history that much
this is the slayest pod there ever has been i love a little zesty story to brighten my days! i binged and am now experiencing strong withdrawals this is the most rewarding content on the market.
Always left wanting more! My fave PD 10/10
These chicks have the formula down pat.
Funny, relatable, anecdotes and great storytelling/ information and insight.
Love!
Too much rambling and poorly researched
Found this podcast after some googling to find a new podcast to listen to. I love podcasts that retell events/history etc. Scrolled down to the beginning and found one that sounded good about the mining accident in beaconsfield. It was 1:11 long so I was like, awesome!! It took 36 minutes before they even got to the story! I don’t mind a bit of chit chat but it was way too long I had to keep skipping. Also, they kept referencing Wikipedia as what seemed like their only source for this podcast. If I wanted to read a the Wikipedia page on the event I would. Also the host who was retelling the story kept saying ‘I think?’ after claiming something. It seemed very poorly researched. This episode was from mid 2020 so I’m not sure if it’s become better researched since then but I don’t really want to waste my time finding out.