Apocryphal Australia Podcast
Apocryphal Australia brings you eye-opening stories from Australia’s past, tales that have been overlooked, forgotten and neglected. We feature fiascos and deal with debacles as well as extol triumphs and acclaim achievements. No deed is too small, no ignominy is too embarrassing. Your hosts are Michael Pryor and Stephen Higgins.
Episodes
Friday Dec 15, 2023
Apocryphal Australia Episode 20 Rogues, Heroes and Villains
Friday Dec 15, 2023
Friday Dec 15, 2023
The last episode of Season 2 features:
The Master Criminal – a shadowy figure.
Barry McKeon – the antipodean Shakesperean.
Kenneth Miller – so be it.
Manfred Chilbaster – the mysterious calligraphist.
Harriet Golongly – speed queen, daredevil, stuntwoman.
The Tiny Desert – so sandy, so small.
Friday Dec 01, 2023
Apocryphal Australia Episode 19
Friday Dec 01, 2023
Friday Dec 01, 2023
You simply won't believe it when you hear about:
Bob Chapman – good intentions gone astray.
George's Variety Extravaganza – that’s showbiz!
The Napalm Tests – disaster averted.
Inner Empowerment Training – mime your way to success?
The Great Apple Nomenclature Scandal – core values.
Cicely Marzipan – the profit prophet.
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Apocryphal Australia Episode 18
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Friday Nov 17, 2023
For your enjoyment, we bring to you:
The Warragul – ahead of its time?
Peter Spanaker – eyes right.
The Hanging Gardens of Dandenong – extravagant and romantic.
Ambrose Quamby – The Man With One Face That No One Could Remember.
Rick Heezel – hipster, shyster, fraudster.
The Whirly – dance ‘til you drop.
Friday Nov 03, 2023
Apocryphal Australia Episode 17
Friday Nov 03, 2023
Friday Nov 03, 2023
What a treasure trove of tales!
Charles O’Rourke and Finbar Agarn – wayward explorers.
Robert Less – inimitable neologist.
Edward Gilby – sidelined aviator.
The Tantgallanka Drive-In – in car New Wave.
Stan Wollack – artificial additives to the rescue.
Zoltan Feshfeshfesh – marsupial cheese, anyone?
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Apocryphal Australia Episode 16
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Friday Oct 20, 2023
In this episode, we proudly bring to light:
Gavin Prentice – a reign of terror.
Wayne Snow – the Clown Prince of Australian Accountants.
The Fast Glacier – icy but speedy.
Colin Sangford – The Singing Surgeon.
Tansy Strigil – arty, much?
The Wreck of the Archibald – airship ahoy.
Friday Oct 06, 2023
Apocryphal Australia Episode 15
Friday Oct 06, 2023
Friday Oct 06, 2023
Look at what we've uncovered!
The Malmarsh Rock Festival – the beat goes on.
Edward ‘Crispy’ McPherson – amazing.
The Kelp Kings of King Island – sea weed and harvest it.
Moonlight Beach – haunted but picturesque.
North Hummerford – a twitcher’s paradise.
The Roscoe-Hannover Affair – I spy spies.
Friday Sep 22, 2023
Apocryphal Australia Episode 14
Friday Sep 22, 2023
Friday Sep 22, 2023
More strange tales and outlandish biographies!
Dendy Jumpup – a song, a dance, an inability to complete a motto.
Samuel J Krantzberg – the walking legend.
The Trans-Australian Railway – all aboard!
Hiskins Street – so groovy.
The Handelburg Invasion of Australia – unbelievable.
The Menington Private Library – an eccentric collection.
Friday Sep 08, 2023
Apocryphal Australia Episode 13
Friday Sep 08, 2023
Friday Sep 08, 2023
This episode is proud to bring you:
The Great Wall of Jindaberri – they built it.
Katherine Hockaday – the Singing Nurse.
Pamela Juice – the Voice of Voices.
Hadrumetum – the lost Roman town.
Hendersons Track – in the wild wilderness.
Panombi Rocks – an outstanding outcrop.
Friday Aug 25, 2023
Apocryphal Australia Episode 12
Friday Aug 25, 2023
Friday Aug 25, 2023
This episode features
The Election Debate of 1928 – talkfest to end all talkfests.
Harley (Slasher) Fontaign– butcher to the stars.
Julia Frabu – always first past the post.
Trixie Wuff – corporate artist supreme.
The ‘Act of God’ Match – the apocalypse stops play?
Greytown – the ghost suburb.
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Apocryphal Australia Episode 11
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Marvel at the Slalom Witch Trials – very athletic persecutions, Misty Dreams – peacekeeper extraordinaire and Lasetter’s Reef – gold fever? Then thrill to accounts of Cruel Nancy – mysterious but ridiculous, the Collapse of the Universal Lattice – antisocial media and Philo Pargetter – hair today, gone tomorrow.
Michael: Apocryphal Australia is all about bringing to light stories from Australia’s past, stories that have been overlooked, hidden, or simply forgotten.
Stephen: That’s right. We’ve been hard at it, hitting the books, interviewing eye witnesses, tracking down some of the most outrageous and extraordinary stories you’re every likely to hear.
Michael: That’s us, Stephen, hitters, interviewers and trackers, but that’s not all. We’re also waders through the swamps of the past, divers into the depths of history and steely-jawed seekers of the truth.
Stephen: I’m exhausted just thinking about it.
Michael: But that’s not stopping us.
Stephen: Of course not. Because after we nail down these amazing stories, we bring all the details together and present our findings to the world. That’s our podcast.