Speaking to the Dead Doug Rooney and Will Stafford

Will and Douglas are back with not just a new episode but the first Speaking to the Dead series. We look at the eventful life of Pu Yi the last Emperor of China. In this first episode, the background to his life and his selection as Emperor are discussed.

Welcome to a holiday special episode of Speaking to the Dead. In this episode, Doug tells Will and the liseners about 7 unusual Christmas's throughout history. What is the worst Christmas there ever was? What about the best present ever given? Find out here!

In this episode we run down ten modern pretenders to the throne. Originally recorded as a spare episode to release in case of emergency. We bring it to you now in time for the coronation of King Charles the third. Look out for a pretender to one of his thrones!

Welcome to the 18th episode of Speaking to the Dead. Where Doug Rooney and Will Stafford read historic texts and put them in conversation with the modern-day. The only rule: the author must be dead!

In this episode, we discuss the book of Mormon and the interesting story of it's author Joseph Smith.

How old is the worlds oldest story? Here we talk about the potentialy 30,000 year old creation story of Budj Bim. In this episode, we consider for the first time a work of oral history. If you would like to listen to a recent telling you can find Tim Church's version here: https://www.monash.edu/arts/monash-indigenous-studies/wunungu-awara/animations/budj-bim

In this holiday special we introduce 10 winter visitors from across Europe and the world.  Learn about witches who leave candy, Icelandic candle thieves, and how surprisingly common it is to be at risk of being eaten rather than getting coal if your naughty!