
Doogie and Tom follow up last week's avian apocalypse with a real apocalypse. Come with them as they try to survive fast zombies in the streets of London - helped only by The Zombie Research Society's resident epidemiologist, Dr. Tara P. Smith (9:25) and survival expert, Cameron Carlson (30:52).
Dec 17, 2023
44 min

What could be weirder than psychotic birds on a killing spree? A whole lot of things, it turns out, if you're talking about Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds. Join Doogie and Tom as they take a surreal trip to Bodega Bay to face avian apocalypse - helped only by ornithologist, Dr. Anne Goodenough (9:44) and pest control expert, Peter McCarthy (40:00).
Dec 10, 2023
56 min

Doogie and Tom begin Season 2 with an episode 65 million years in the making. Legendary palaeontologists Dr. Phil Currie (10:30) and Rebecca Hunt-Foster (29:08) help determine what will get them first in Jurassic Park - velociraptors, T-Rex or the lack of decent wifi on Isla Nublar?
Dec 3, 2023
51 min

Only three people have ever escaped from Alcatraz - so what chance have Tom and Doogie really got? To get the inside track on what it takes to make it off the Rock, they're joined by the nephew of two of the escapees, Ken Widner (9:39), and author, Mike Lynch (35:00).
Oct 15, 2023
50 min

Don your best sandals and toga, because Doogie and Tom are off to ancient Rome. They try their hands as members of the Roman Army, with the help of Prof. David Potter (8.40), before stepping into the arena as gladiators, guided by Dr. Jayne Draycott (21.57).
Oct 8, 2023
37 min

What could possibly go wrong in a fairy tale? Apart from the shrieking eels, the Cliffs of Insanity and the Rodents of Unusual Size, of course. Join Doogie and Tom as the most annoying sidekicks since Donkey as they fight their way through Florin, with only the help of fairy tale expert, Professor Amy Bennett Zendzian (07:40) and fencing master, Jarod Kirby (22:43).
Oct 1, 2023
39 min

Come jumpin' off the deck and shovin' into overdrive as Doogie and Tom take to the sky in Top Gun! Under the tutelage of veteran instructors Vincent 'Jell-O' Aiello (7.38) and Guy Snodgrass (22.52), what could possibly go wrong?
Sep 24, 2023
33 min

Doogie and Tom venture back into space—because it went so well in 'Aliens'. Fewer xenomorphs this time, but still plenty of hazards to negotiate including flying space debris, exploding airlocks and George Clooney's terrible jokes. Luckily, they've brought a real-life astronaut along for the ride. Professor Greg Chamitoff is here to hold their gloves as they try not to die in zero gravity (7.18), and answer some bonus questions about important things like whether he ever saw a real live ET up there (23.42).
Sep 17, 2023
33 min

This week, Doogie holds Tom accountable for all the unspeakable acts the English inflicted on the poor Scots during the 13th century. Helping put Tom to the sword is Dr. Callum Watson, Battle Coordinator at the Battle of Bannockburn Visitor Centre (9.54) and Ralph Moffat, Curator of European Arms and Armour at Glasgow Museums (26.24).
Sep 10, 2023
39 min

Doogie and Tom take a trip to the beautiful forests of Maine to try their luck as woodland creatures alongside Bambi, Faline and Thumper. Bestselling author Andrew Vietze (7:19) gives them the lowdown on the many ways they could die including forest fire, blizzards, predators and men with big guns. And then one of those men with big guns, Hal Blood of Big Wood Bucks Hunting, helps them get inside the head of a master hunter (23:25).
Sep 3, 2023
40 min
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