Bizarre with Mick Molloy and Titus O’Reily

Titus is joined by travel journalist and National Geographic regular contributor, Ronan O’Connell to examine some of the bizarre stories behind the world's greatest landmarks.

Ronan has contributed stories and photography to National Geographic, CNN, BBC, Washington Post, Forbes and more.

His book Hidden in Plain Sight: The Untold Mysteries, Myths, and Marvels of the World's Most Popular Landmarks is out now.

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After being given two weeks to come up with a new indoor sport, James Naismith finally came up with a new game and was ready to play it with his class. 

The first games ended with a player knocked unconscious and a host of black eyes. The game was an instant success and started to spread.

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In 1891, teacher James Naismith, was given two weeks by his boss to invent a new sport to keep the students occupied during the long winter.

No one could have predicted how his new game, basketball, would spread across the globe and become one of the world's most popular sports.

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Titus is joined by Aaron Noonan, author of The Great Race: 60 years of the Bathurst 1000, to discuss the history of Australia's greatest motorsport event.

From its earliest days to Holden vs Ford and the famous clashes, they look at the race that has defined motorsport in Australia.

Aaron's book, The Great Race: 60 years of the Bathurst 1000 is available here.

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In 1982, boxing was held at the Sydney Opera House for the first and final time. Titus is joined by Anthony Cocks, who tells the story of the clash between Alex Temelkov and Ken Salisbury, which saw brawls in the ring and in the stands.

They also discuss his new book The Brawl at the Sydney Opera House: And Other Aussie Boxing Yarns, which is on sale now.

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In a special episode, Santo Cilauro, Sam Pang, and Mick Molloy visit the remote community of Yuendumu with the Red Dust team.

Red Dust's mission is working together to enrich lives, improve health and strengthen the future of Indigenous youth and families.

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LIV Golf, the Saudi-backed rebel league, has filed for bankruptcy, ending a wild ride. Mick and Titus tell the entire story, from its inception to its collapse.

Part Three covers the bankruptcy announcement, the amount of money LIV owes its players and why it failed.

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LIV Golf, the Saudi-backed rebel league, has filed for bankruptcy, ending a wild ride. Mick and Titus tell the entire story, from its inception to its collapse.

Part two covers the build-up to the shocking merger that surprised everyone.

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LIV Golf, the Saudi-backed rebel league, has filed for bankruptcy, ending a wild ride. Mick and Titus tell the entire story, from its inception to its collapse.

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After building a stadium and successfully staging a heavyweight title fight, Hugh D. Macintosh sets his sights on promoting the biggest heavyweight fight of all time between Tommy Burns, the reigning heavyweight champion and Jack Johnson. This would be the first time a black man had been allowed to fight for the heavyweight title.

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Hugh Donald Macintosh barely attended school, but that didn't stop him from becoming the most well-known sports promoter in the world. From humble beginnings, he built an empire that spanned sport and entertainment, and he would pull together the biggest boxing match in history.

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With day one done, things get hard, as the conga lines end and the skaters start dropping like flies, but as the days roll by, the impact on the skaters soon becomes evident.

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In 1885, Madison Square Garden announced its most ambitious sporting event ever, a six-day endurance roller skating race. What looked like fun soon turned out to be one of the most gruelling sporting events ever held, and not everyone would make it out alive.

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For years, Anthony Gignac lived a life of luxury fit for a royal.

He travelled in private jets or cars with diplomatic licence plates and carried business cards referring to himself as "Sultan". The only problem was he was not Saudi Arabian or royalty.

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When the First Fleet rocked up to Australia, they brought with them the sports of their homelands, although they weren't all the sports we know today. The sports needed to be quick and easy, and most importantly, you had to be able to bet on them.

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In 2013, a lot of Asia started becoming very interested in an Australian soccer club. Soon they were following their every game. 

Weirdly, the team was a semi-professional team based in the Melbourne suburb of Dingley, the Southern Stars. What made such a team get an international audience?

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If part one wasn't strange enough, part two sees John Darwin come up with some new plans, each more bonkers than the one before.

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Mick and Titus look at one of the strangest missing people cases of all time. A missing canoe, an online game and a trip to Panama.

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In our final episode on Gianni Infantino, we look at the rather interesting way Saudi Arabia was awarded the World Cup, and Infantino's close relationship with Donald Trump.

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Mick and Titus examine the perfect crime, unlimited cash from an ATM. Would you feel guilty? Or would you find a tropical island and never return?

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After surprising everyone by becoming FIFA President, Gianni Infantino had weathered early controversies by neutering the Ethics Committee. 

Now he had to deliver two of the most controversial World Cups in history, Russia and Qatar.

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In a new series, Titus and Adam Rozenbach look at the bizarre things that happen in the workplace.

This week, they look at drunk flight crews and the many and varied ways people get fired.

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When Sepp Blatter stepped down as President of FIFA, talk of reform and a new era was everywhere. To everyone's surprise, the new President was Gianni Infantino, a relative unknown.

We look at his rise and how well he delivered on his promises to reform the organisation.

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When the end comes, it comes fast. After decades of being one step ahead, events finally catch up with Sepp Blatter, but as always with FIFA, the path is not straightforward.

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Italy has won the World Cup four times, yet it hasn't made the past three tournaments and hasn't gotten out of the group stage since 2006.

But why? Serie A was once the top league in the world, but now it's a shadow of its former self. Bad management, corruption and self-interest have all combined to cause the perfect storm. Can things change?

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This week, FIFA President Sepp Blatter has his Annus horribilis,as he manages to offend all sorts of people, and faces a serious threat to his position. His answer? Unleash the FIFA Ethics Committee on his rivals.

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FIFA's first-ever World Cup was a hot mess from start to finish. Countries refusing to go, others missing their boat to get there, and that was before the football started.

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This week, we focus on two of the most corrupt FIFA executives of all time, Chuck Blazer and Jack Warner. Meanwhile, FIFA look to award Russia and Qatar World Cups

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The 1962 World Cup was particularly violent and its pinnacle was when the hosts, Chile, took on Italy.

The buildup saw Italian journalists describe Santiago as “a dump where the phones don't work and taxis are as rare as faithful husbands."

Chilean media responded, calling the Italians 'fascists, mafiosos and oversexed.' Things got worse when the game started.

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In Part Two, with money flowing in, FIFA look to appoint someone to manage their relationships with sponsors.

That man is Sepp Blatter, a close friend of the show. Let the shenanigans begin!

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In the final of our series on George Steinbrenner, Billy Martin and the Boss spend the 1980s in a toxic love-hate relationship, while controversy once again sees George banned from the game.

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With the World Cup underway, we're dusting off our history of FIFA, featuring our favourite Sepp Blatter and corruption on a scale that makes Watergate look like a children's party. Plus, we'll be adding episodes on the recent events at FIFA and the World Cup in North America.

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Billy Martin, George Steinbrenner and Reggie Jackson: three massive personalities, one clubhouse and absolute chaos. In Part 5, Titus and Mick dive into the fights, feuds, power plays and madness that helped turn the Yankees back into champions.

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Mick and Titus unpack the extraordinary rise of George Steinbrenner and the bold moves that transformed the New York Yankees. But just as his influence in sport was growing, an unexpected controversy threatened to pull him into one of America’s biggest political scandals.

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Part 2 of the John Victor Aspinall series plunges even further into the controversial world of John Aspinall, the aristocratic casino king who lived with tigers, mixed with gangsters, and was forever linked to the mystery of Lord Lucan. Titus and Rozie unpack the scandals behind one of Britain’s most outrageous characters.

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Part 3 of the George Steinbrenner series follows the moment he bought the New York Yankees and instantly transformed from absentee owner into the most feared boss in baseball. From flower arrangements triggering meltdowns to the infamous hair policy and nonstop firings, Titus and Mick unpack the chaotic beginning of The Boss era.

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In this weeks episode of Aristocracy Bizarre, Titus and Rozie unpack the outrageous rise of John Aspinall - the expelled Oxford playboy who built a secret high stakes gambling empire for Britain’s aristocracy, bribed police, and helped change UK gambling laws forever. 

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Titus and Mick return for Part 2 of the unbelievable story behind Melbourne’s Great Bookie Robbery and the bloody gangland war that followed. From the murders of Les and Brian Kane to the killings that paved the way for the infamous Melbourne gangland era, they trace how one robbery triggered decades of violence, revenge and underworld power struggles.

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Part 2 of the George Steinbrenner series follows his explosive first venture into sport ownership with the Cleveland Pipers - a chaotic ride filled with blow-ups, big gambles and warning signs of what was to come. Before the Yankees, there was debt, drama and one very angry George.

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Yankees owner George Steinbrenner was a man who transcended sports. From being a character in Seinfeld, The Simpsons and hosting Saturday Night Live, Steinbrenner dominated sport and culture.

He also liked firing people, and for 37 years ruled the Yankees with an iron fist.

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Titus and Mick step into the dramatic world of Olympic fencing, where honour wasn’t just scored with points, but sometimes settled in real duels. From legendary champions to explosive clashes involving figures like Benito Mussolini, this episode teases a time when sport and real life duels blurred. It’s a gripping glimpse into one of the most bizarre and intense chapters in sporting history.

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Part 1 of Crime Bizarre with Titus O’Reily and Mick Molloy unpacks the infamous Great Bookie Robbery, one of Australia’s boldest and most mysterious heists. At the centre is Raymond “Chuck” Bennett, a career criminal with a plan so precise it almost seemed impossible to pull off. But as the story unfolds, cracks begin to show… and not everyone walks away satisfied.

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In Part 2, Titus and Mick pick up where things left off, only now the stakes are higher, the stories bigger, and the legend even harder to believe.

As a new era of Australian cricket takes flight, one unlikely figure quietly takes things to another level, turning an already outrageous tale into something truly mythical.

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In Part 2, the investigation takes a chilling turn as subtle clues begin to align, drawing police closer to Krystian Bala while his public image tells a very different story. As tensions build and secrets unravel, the case heads to court, where the truth is anything but straightforward.

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Titus and Mick chat about the golden era of Australian cricket, when beer flowed as freely as runs, even at 30,000 feet. From economy cabins to cargo holds, they unpack the infamous in-flight drinking contests led by Doug Walters and Rod Marsh, where records were set and memories were promptly forgotten. Somewhere over Bahrain, things got very, very blurry.

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In this episode of Crime Bizarre, Titus and Rozie dive into a murder mystery that reads like fiction: the 2003 killing of Dariusz Janiszewski in Poland, and the shocking twist that the suspect, Krystian Bala, may have encoded the crime in his own novel Amok. Join them as they unravel a tale of jealousy, philosophy, and the blurred line between art and real-life horror.

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In Part 2 of Brazilian Strikers, Titus O'Reily and Adam Rozenbachs dive into the rollercoaster careers of Ronaldo Nazário and Ronaldinho.

From one of sport’s greatest comebacks in 2002 to a career defined by flair and fleeting peaks, it’s a story of talent that burned bright, but not always long.

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In Part 1 of the Brazilian Strikers series, Titus O'Reily is joined by Adam Rozenbachs to dive into the wild world of Brazilian football (soccer), unpacking the brilliance and chaos of Romário and Ronaldo Nazário - two generational strikers who redefined goalscoring while testing the limits of discipline.

From World Cup heroics to late night escapades, it’s a hilarious and fascinating look at talent, ego, and the question that lingers over both careers: just how great could they have been?

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Japanese zoo staff go to wild lengths, literally dressing up as pandas and even getting fed by visitors to cope with the departure of their last real bears. Meanwhile, in nature’s weird league, butterflies are rocking eyes on their genitals ... defence or just pure chaos?

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Kidnapped on the eve of the Havana Grand Prix, Juan Manuel Fangio becomes an unlikely “guest” of Castro’s rebels as they use the world’s greatest driver to send a message to the regime of Fulgencio Batista. As chaos unfolds across Havana, the race goes ahead without him ... with devastating consequences that turn a spectacle into tragedy.

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Adam Rozenbachs teams up with Titus O'Reily as they dive into Sweden’s strict new rules for cat owners, aviary mishaps at Titus’ place and a Sicilian dog helping with illegal rubbish runs.

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In 1958 Cuba, Formula One legend Juan Manuel Fangio arrived in Havana expecting fast cars, big prize money and glamorous nightlife. Instead, on the eve of the race, rebels fighting the regime of Fulgencio Batista pulled off one of the most audacious kidnappings in sporting history. 

In Part 1, we explore the explosive mix of motorsport, mafia money, revolution and how the road to the Havana Grand Prix ran straight through the chaos of the Cuban Revolution.

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In the explosive final chapter of the series, Titus and Mick unravel murder, mystery and mayhem inside cycling’s greatest race, as tragedy and suspicion threaten to tear the Tour de France apart. As Henri Desgrange fights back with radical reforms that reshape the sport forever, scandal and survival collide in a finale you won’t believe.

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A two minute tyre penalty sparks a full blown war between Henri Pélissier and the Tour’s tyrannical founder. Riders set off at 2am over cratered, post-war roads… and one man finishes the race half-blind with a glass eye. Part 4 dives into rebellion, brutal rules, Belgian domination and the kind of “suffering” that makes modern cycling look comfortable.

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Broken bikes, brutal rules and a race that seems to hate its own riders - Part 3 is peak Tour madness. The line between endurance and punishment completely disappears. 

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The Tour de France was born brutal. In Part 2 of this series, Mick and Titus unpack cheating, sabotage, insane mountain stages and the mad rules that turned cycling into pure chaos. 

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Titus and Mick dive into the origins of cycling media, power struggles, and the unlikely characters who set the stage for the Tour de France. Politics, grudges, newspapers and bikes collide - and this is only the beginning.

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A baseball promotion, a radio stunt, and a cultural war collide at Comiskey Park in 1979.

What started as “Disco Sucks Night” turns into one of the most infamous riots in sports history. Records explode, fans storm the field, and a doubleheader dies in chaos.

Titus and Mick unpack the night the disco went up in smoke and baseball lost control.

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Albert Griffiths, or ‘Young Griffo’ began life in the slums of Sydney as the leader of a local street gang. This proved to be the perfect training for boxing, and before he was twenty, he was the World Featherweight Champion.

Moving to the United States, Young Griffo would become one of the greatest boxers of all time, despite never training and rarely fighting sober.

In a career spanning 232 fights, Girffo would lose only nine, despite multiple arrests and stints in bot jail and various asylums.

Titus and Mick look at one of the greatest boxers of all time, whose life which was stranger out of the ring than in it.

He more than deserves his spot in the Sports Bizarre Hall of Fame.

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By the time Jimmy White was 13, he was skipping school and travelling around England in a black cab to play snooker and hustle adults out of their money.

Turning professional, Jimmy quickly became the most beloved snooker player in the world while living a lifestyle that involved month-long benders with Phil Lynott from Thin Lizzy, UB40, Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards.

Titus O'Reily and Mick Molloy examine the career of one of the greatest snooker players of all time, a man who lost six World Championship Finals and once took his dead brother on a pub crawl.

He is a fitting addition to the Sports Bizarre Hall of Fame.

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Timothy John Rossovich was a star defensive end and linebacker at the University of Southern California and the Philadelphia Eagles, but it was off the field where his genius shone.

Rossovich was famous for surreal pranks that included chewing glass, setting himself on fire and opening his mouth in a meeting to speak, only for a sparrow to fly out.

After football, Rossovich would go on to be an actor and stuntman, appearing in "MacGyver," "Baywatch," "The Love Boat," "Knight Rider," "Charlie's Angels," "Remington Steele," "Soap," and "The A-Team."

He earns his spot in the Sports Bizarre Hall of Fame.

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Golfer John Daly may be one of the most relatable sportspeople ever, having once said, “I don’t think I’ve ever stepped in the gym – they won’t let me smoke there.”

Daly took the golfing world by storm, winning the 1991 PGA Tournament with his impossibly long drives. Off the course, Daly racked up marriages, scandals and suspensions far faster than he ever won tournaments.

He's a first-round ballot entry into the Sports Bizarre Hall of Fame.

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If you've never heard of Jese Rodruguez, prepare to be entertained.

Jese Rodriguez was a future star in the soccer world, but things like a music career and discovering he was a father via Instagram sent things sideways.

Despite a career that included stints at Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain, it was off the field Jese shone, like when he spent €5,000 on text messages to vote an ex-girlfriend off the show Big Brother.

He is a worthy entry to the Sports Bizarre Hall of Fame.

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Our next inductee is an easy entry to the Sports Bizarre Hall of Fame.

No athlete was like Rube Wadell. One of the greatest pitchers of all time, Rube's exploits on the field paled to his off-the-field antics.

From chasing fire tracks, training geese to jump rope or leaving games to go fishing, Rube became the most popular baseballer of his age.

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Perhaps no other Formula One Driver has captured the imagination of racing fans as much as James Hunt.

For a man who said, “my first priority is to finish above rather than beneath the ground," he spent an enormous amount of his early career crashing.

James Hunt, race car driver, international playboy and keen breeder of budgerigars, is a worthy addition to the Sports Bizarre Hall of Fame.

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It's time to induct some of our favourite ever characters to the Sports Bizarre Hall of Fame! There is no great honour in sport.

Our first inductee encapsulates everything you'd want in a Hall of Fame member: pure shenanigans.

Carlos Kaiser had one of the longest careers in Brazilian football, joining all the big four clubs Botafogo, Fluminense, Flamengo, and Vasco da Gama, plus stints in Mexico, Argentina and France.

However, what made Kaiser’s career remarkable was not its length or being part of so many top sides but the fact that he never played a single game.

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Titus sits down with cricket commentators Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon from The Final Word podcast to talk all things cricket and chaos. Fresh off the release of their new book Bedtime Tales for Cricket Tragics, the pair share stories, insights, and plenty of laughs for fans of the game.

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In Part 3 of the Bodyline series, Titus and Mick cover the explosive Adelaide Test, where Bodyline peaked in controversy, leaving Woodfull and Oldfield battered and the crowd near riot. They also explore the series’ fallout - political tensions, media scandals, and the MCC’s response that changed cricket laws forever.

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The Bodyline saga heats up as England’s short-pitched assault intensifies and Australia reels from controversy on and off the field. This episode explores the moments that pushed players, officials, and nations to breaking point.

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Mick and Titus tackle the burning issues of our time: camels cheating in beauty pageants with Botox, and investigate if pig milk is actually thing.

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In Part 1 of the Bodyline series, Titus and Mick reveal how Bradman’s unstoppable rise and Douglas Jardine’s growing hatred lit the fuse for cricket’s most explosive controversy. By the end, Jardine thinks he’s cracked Bradman - and starts plotting a plan that will shake the sport to its core.

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Mick and Titus give us an update on Valerie the dachshund, who’s now juggling VIP appearances, book plans and even her own beer. Meanwhile, rodeo bulls run wild through the streets of Pakenham as cowboys on horseback scramble to chase them down.

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Titus and Mick continue to explore the fiery birth of The Ashes on this episode of Sports Bizarre. Discover how Fred Spofforth’s legendary bowling, a cheeky obituary, and a few unexpected twists sparked a cricket rivalry that still burns today.

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It's a canine flavoured chaos fest as Mick and Titus tackle parakeets smuggled in jocks and a dog who accidental pulled the trigger.

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Titus and Mick take you back to the birth of the Ashes, where beers, betting and angry crowds shaped cricket more than talent ever did.

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This week, lab monkeys go rogue after a truck crash, one’s still on the run, and a bloke with a few pints too many mistakes a tiger for a slightly larger house cat.

Just another normal week in the animal kingdom - and on Animal Bizarre!

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Titus is joined by special guest Dan Liebke, author of “The 50 Most Ridiculous Ashes Moments.” With the Ashes just around the corner, they dive into cricket’s funniest, weirdest, and downright stupidest moments - from the hilarious to the completely insane.

Because when it comes to the Ashes, the drama isn’t just on the scoreboard.

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Finance journalist Chris Kohler joins Titus to discuss his new book How They Get You, about how companies get you to part with your money.

They cover the history of Frequent Flyer Points, the real cost of home delivery apps, and why there is an estimated $US27 billion currently sitting on lost gift cards.

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In the early 1970s, Tony Murphy, a millionaire builder from Cork, Ireland, had an idea of how to fleece the English bookies for millions.

So he gathered some of his mates in a pub, and soon they were executing one of racing's greatest ever stings.

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Frederick Charles Standish left England in 1852 under a false name and fleeing moneylenders. Landing in Melbourne, he was forced to live on the goldfields and run a sly grog business.

Yet, just six years later, he would be the colony's Chief Commissioner of police, be a pallbearer at Robert O’Hara Burke's funeral, invent the Melbourne Cup, become a key player in the formation of the VRC and lead, very unsuccessfully, the hunt for Ned Kelly.  

Titus O'Reily and Mick Molloy examine the life of one of Australia's strangest characters, a man who paused the hunt for Ned Kelly while the weights of the Melbourne Cup were declared.

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Mick and Titus discuss a Canadian park wanting to send 30 Beluga whales to China, and Otters stealing surfboards.

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In this episode of Sports Bizarre, Titus and Mick discuss one of sports greatest pranks, the time Swedish soccer player Anders Limpar was tricked into believing he’d time-travelled two years into the future. From fighter jets to fake news reports, this elaborate hoax has to be heard to be believed.

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A Croatian snake learns why alcohol and biting don't mix and animals push for Oscars and hitting the red carpet - Mick and Titus break it all down.

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In the final part of Norman Selby's story, Titus and Mick cover his fall from Hollywood fame to scandal, prison, and a tragic end. It’s the remarkable conclusion to one of sport’s most unbelievable lives.

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In part two of The Real McCoy series, Titus and Mick unravel the next chapter of Norman Selby’s life - as a string of marriages and chaos follow him both inside and outside the ring. From fixed fights and failed fortunes to diamond smuggling and Hollywood connections, this episode proves that his life was as unbelievable as his legend. His story only gets wilder from here, so buckle up and stay tuned for part three.

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Mick and Titus are back and this episode is a ripper! From the shark attack survivor who drove himself to the hospital to the "comb over lion" - the king of the jungle with a slightly dodgy hairline. 

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Titus and Mick kick off the wild story of Norman Selby, the boxer who gave us the phrase “the real McCoy.” From hopping trains to world champion, he invented the corkscrew punch (thanks to a kitten) and mastered trickery inside the ring. Part One sets the stage for a career as bizarre as it gets.

When we come back, Norman Selby is stepping up for the heavyweight title - one of the most corrupt championships in boxing history.

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Titus is once again joined by comedian and writer Adam Rozenbachs for a dive into the week’s strangest animal stories. From a Spanish bull taking aim at a reporter live on air to scientists plotting the return of the long-lost dodo, the big question is ... are we witnessing brilliance or the beginnings of Jurassic Park?

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Titus O’Reily is joined by special guest Andrew Rule to dive into the Greatest Australian Horses and his new book The Chosen Few. A perfect episode for anyone starting to get into horse racing, with stories of legends on and off the track.

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The wild final chapter of Diego Maradona’s life - doping scandals, fistfights, shootouts with reporters, and a World Cup meltdown. Football’s greatest genius went out exactly as he lived: chaotic, controversial, and unforgettable.

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Mick’s back and joins the chat about Dr Chris Brown’s cheeky cat confession, an iguana pulling off a virgin birth, and a camel that got a little too frisky.

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Titus and Mick dive further into the life of Diego Maradona - from World Cup glory to cocaine scandals and Camorra connections. Don't miss the final, jaw-dropping part of this Maradona series next week! 

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Titus O'Reily is joined by Adam Rozenbachs as they explore the lighter side of wildlife - from a man’s painful python encounter to dogs riding surfboards like pros.

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In Part 5 of the Diego Maradona series, Titus and Mick dive into the chaos of paternity scandals, Napoli’s first-ever title, god-like worship in Naples, and Diego’s legendary “Live is Life” warm-up on the road to European glory. But as the trophies pile up, so do the drugs, the Camorra, and the women. Stay tuned for Part 6 to see if Napoli decide to let him go.

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Titus and Rozie unpack the story of a tourist pouring beer down an elephant's trunk and break down the unbelievable moment a man fought off a tiger.

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Titus and Mick jump into Part 4 of the wild ride that was Diego Maradona’s 1986 World Cup - from battling a busted knee and clashing with teammates to delivering both the infamous Hand of God and the unforgettable Goal of the Century. Plus, stay tuned for what his former partner Claudia has to reveal publicly!

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This week on Animal Bizarre, Titus is joined by Adam Rozenbachs and they dive into the weirdest corners of the animal kingdom, including zoo staff getting a little too hands-on with an orca, and how 850 turtles were smuggled in socks and declared as toys.

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In Part 3, Diego Maradona leaves Barcelona in chaos and arrives in Naples, a city as wild as he is. Worshipped like a god, tangled up with the Camorra, and somehow dragging Napoli up the Serie A table, Diego is back on top. But the real drama is about to begin. Stay tuned for the next stop, the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.

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This week Mick and Titus chat about rabbits and squirrels with sprouting horn-like growths thanks to a common virus and the viral story of an unlucky tourist who got dacked by an elephant.

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