Bizarre with Mick Molloy and Titus O’Reily
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About the podcast
Mick Molloy and Titus O’Reily are always on the lookout for a bizarre story. The harder to believe, the better.
Yet all these stories are true, even if many of them shouldn’t be.
Every Monday they delve into the world of sport with Sports Bizarre, and every Wednesday they turn their eye to the Animal Kingdom in Animal Bizarre.
From teammates who swapped wives to a crypto-investing hamster, one thing we guarantee if they are all bizarre.
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Episodes 313
The Football Team that was a Scam - Sports Bizarre
On August 29, 2021 ESPN aired a high school football game between IMG Academy and Bishop Sycamore Centurions. What unfolded revealed a high school football team set up as a scam, a scam that made it to national …
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On August 29, 2021 ESPN aired a high school football game between IMG Academy and Bishop Sycamore Centurions.
What unfolded revealed a high school football team set up as a scam, a scam that made it to national television.
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Archive: The Man Who Invented the Melbourne Cup - Sports Bizarre
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 …
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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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Bizarrest Coach Sackings - Sports Bizarre
Mick and Titus look at some of the bizarrest coach firings in history, from being sacked while on talkback radio to being sacked for buying enormous amounts of Jägermeister. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre …
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Mick and Titus look at some of the bizarrest coach firings in history, from being sacked while on talkback radio to being sacked for buying enormous amounts of Jägermeister.
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The History of Basketball Part 3 - Sports Bizarre
With basketball growing rapidly, people were contacting James Naismith to learn about the game; however, one misunderstanding would lead to the creation of an entirely new sport. If you’d like more Sports …
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With basketball growing rapidly, people were contacting James Naismith to learn about the game; however, one misunderstanding would lead to the creation of an entirely new sport.
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The Bizarrest Places in the World with Ronan O'Connell - Bizarre
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 …
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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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The History of Basketball Part 2 - Sports Bizarre
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 …
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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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The Invention of Basketball Part 1 - Sports Bizarre
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 …
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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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The History of the Bathurst 1000 - Sports Bizarre
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 …
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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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The Brawl at the Sydney Opera House - Sports Bizarre
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 …
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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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Red Dust Special 2026
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 …
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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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The Collapse of LIV Golf Part 3 - Sports Bizarre
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 …
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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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The Collapse of LIV Golf Part 2 - Sports Bizarre
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 …
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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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The Collapse of LIV Golf Part 1 - Sports Bizarre
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. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a …
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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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Australia's Greatest Sports Promoter Part Two - Sports Bizarre
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 …
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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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Australia's Greatest Sports Promoter Part One - Sports Bizarre
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 …
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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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Roller Skating's Greatest Race Part 2 - Sports Bizarre
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. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre …
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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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Roller Skatings Greatest Race Part 1 - Sports Bizarre
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 …
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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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The Fake Saudi Prince - Crime Bizarre
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 …
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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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Convicts and Sport - Sports Bizarre
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 …
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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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Australia's Biggest Match Fixing Scam - Sports Bizarre
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 …
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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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The Case of the Missing Canoe Part 2 - Crime Bizarre
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. If you’d like more Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join …
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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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The Case of the Missing Canoe Part 1 - Crime Bizarre
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. If you’d like more Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to …
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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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History of FIFA Gianni Infantino Part 3 - Sports Bizarre
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. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre …
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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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Unlimited ATM Cash - Crime Bizarre
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? If you’d like more Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus …
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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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History of FIFA: Gianni Infantino Part 2 - Sports Bizarre
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 …
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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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Flying the Drunken Skies - Workplace Bizarre
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. If you’d like more …
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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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FIFA President Gianni Infantino Part One - Sports Bizarre
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 …
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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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The History of FIFA Part 5 - Sports Bizarre
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. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre …
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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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Why Isn’t Italy at the World Cup? - Sports Bizarre
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 …
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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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The History of FIFA Part 4 - Sports Bizarre
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 …
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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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