MJ talks to comedian Brian Cheatle about the frankly cursed life of Adolf Sax, inventor of the saxophone (and the lesser-known Saxocanon), and shares the tale of Sri Lanka's secret handball team. Plus the case for bringing back dueling, the Anti-MJ League, some good old-fashioned tan bashing and nobody being quite sure what exactly handball is. Brian is on Instagram at brian_cheatle. Follow Retrovision on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ReRetroVisionComedy We're theydidwhatnowpod on everything social. Got a story? Email us at [email protected]!

MJ talks to Fiona Kenny about two child stowaways and the frankly alarming number of adults they passed on a very long journey, and shares the tale of a uniquely Australian protest for same-sex marriage. With special guest Gráinneog the Emotional Support Hedgehog. Plus Alan the Taxi Driver, MJ's BDE (Big Drug-dealer Energy), and an economy based entirely on stamp collecting. The RTE radio documentary can be found here: https://bit.ly/2r87o3y Fiona is on Instagram and Twitter @fkinaw3some Got a story? Email us at [email protected]

MJ Stokes talks to Oli Riordan about a man who was legally declared dead to his face, and shares the story of WW2 super-spy Virginia Hall's trek across the Pyrenees. Plus venomous accessorising, Feline Jesus, murder vs. robbery, and why Oli's great-grandfather was banned from the United States. Find Oli on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/oliriordancomedy/ and Twitter @oliver_riordan Got a story you'd like us to look in to? Hit us up on just about everything social @ theydidwhatnowpod or email [email protected]

Allie O'Rourke tells MJ about how legendary kayaker and designer Corran Addison made a big splash at the 1997 world championships, and MJ talks about St Olga of Kiev's scorched-earth rejection policy and why they really want to get 'Tweet, Tweet Boom!' written on a t-shirt. Plus Death by Trees, boats crossing pickets, and more bad puns than you can shake a paddle at. CW for animal cruelty and gore. Find Allie on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Allieorourkecomedian/ Insta: allie.orourke MJ is on Twitter @taoiseachotrash Insta: emjaystokes We're everywhere @theydidwhatnowpod!

They Did What Now is a show that celebrates the ballsiest moves in history. In the first episode, MJ Stokes talks to comedian Felix O'Connor about early 20th century trans grifter Ellis Glen's gender-related get-out-of-jail-free card, and tells us how the citizens of Vulcan, West Virginia took a unique approach to solving their transportation problems. The gorgeous Ellis Glen: https://bit.ly/2P4YU8U You can follow Felix on Twitter @felixiroflife and on Instagram at oximoronic. MJ is @taoiseachotrash on Twitter and emjaystokes on Instagram. Want to share a story? Email us at [email protected]