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Each week Sound Bite's Peter and Russell talk about a topic, tune in and even join in the conversation.
How many facts can you fit in an episode? Where are we finding these fun facts, how many do you know and how many are a surprise?
This episode Peter and Russell are determined to get to 100, listen in and see if we hit the magic 100th fun fact or will we be back again to cross the finish line.
After a slow start to the 100 fun fact challenge Peter and Russell this week are working on getting through as many fun facts as possible.
Listen in as our attempt goes off the rails as we get sillier with describing the facts. There's something for everyone in this episode as we race against the clock to bring you even more fun facts and work our way through the 100 Fun Facts challenge.
Do you have a favourite fun fact? Something to share when you're at dinner parties or filling an awkward silence? This week, Peter and Russell will try and get through 100 fun facts. Do you think they can do it? Do they side track too much? Let's see if they can get through 100 fun facts or will this turn into a multi-episode challenge.
This week Peter and Russell look some more famous "facts" that people frequently quote that sadly just aren't true. Do you believe you shouldn't go swimming after eating? Do your hair and nails continue to grow after you die? Do you really have nightmares if you eat cheese before bed? Would an Ostrich really stick it's head in the sand when scared? Join us as we explore the basis of these beliefs and if they're actually true.
Who really runs the world? Do you think there's a secret club or group of people who control everything? Are these clubs still around? Tonight Peter and Russell go undercover and look at some of the secret Clubs and Societies that have existed throughout history and the one's that are still around today. Which one would you join?
Welcome to Season 3 and our first episode is all about unfortunate events that happened on Friday the 13th.
This week Peter and Russell go through history and talk about the boy who was hit by lightening, the end of the Aztec empire and the Black Friday Bushfires in Australia and many other strange and unfortunate events. We even have a prediction for Friday the 13th 2029!
Help us to kick off Season 3 by tuning in and sharing your own Friday the 13th mishap with us.
All good things come to an end and this episode is the end of Season 2. Did you know that one day our own planet, sun, solar system, galaxy and universe will also end? This week Peter and Russell look at the end of everything. One day in the distant future, everything will come to and end. What will it look like? How will it happen? What could happen afterwards? Join us as we explore it all.
Peter and Russell continue their look at the toys and games that graced our homes and entertained us through the years.
This week we look at the more recent toys and games from the introduction of Barbie all the way through to Fidget Spinners.
Join us to see if your favourite made the list. We also look at a few games from Aboriginal culture.
Do you have a favourite toy? Were you a master of monopoly? Do you know that toys and games are an essential part of learning and imagination?
Join Peter and Russell this week as we take a look at the various toys and games throughout history. When did chess become a thing? Who inspired the Teddy Bear?
Why was one of the first talking dolls a commercial failure? All this and more about toys and games in this weeks episode of Sound Bites.
Release the pigeons of peace, power up the drones and let's go Tokyo 2021 for the start of the Olympic Games.
This week Peter and Russell take a look at some of the trials and triumphs of the modern Olympic Games. We will visit some of the historical moments, talk about some of the amazing achievements and commemorate the start of this year's Summer Olympic Games.
This week Peter and Russell take a look at the history of the Olympic Games. Going all the way back to ancient Greece where the first games took place on Olympia to honour Zeus and all the other gods. We then take a look at the end of the ancient Olympic Games and explore the revival of the games into what we now refer to as the Modern Olympic Games. Find out who won the first Olympic games, when the Olympic Symbol was introduced and lots of other fun facts surrounding this four-yearly tradition.
Did you know that the Neanderthals were not the only other human species that lived? At one time we shared this planet with about 5 other "homo" species and we believe our human ancestry was made up of at least 14 other human species. This week Peter and Russell will take a look at our ancestral family tree and find out what other hominins lived before and while we were around. What did we share with them? What did we learn from them? and most important of all What happened to them and why are we the only one's left?
Did landing the first person on the Moon end the space race or were there other achievements to be had? The first space station, the first pictures and sounds from the surface of other planets, launching new space craft, space telescopes and probes sent to the outer solar system. This week Peter and Russell look at the developments after the Moon landing, the changes in the political climate the ongoing tensions of the cold war and the efforts to cooperate in space. We have a few more sound clips to share of key moments in the exploration of space and the changes happening back here on the ground. Join us as we also take a look at the new players and the ongoing race to make space and other planets part of our future.
We all know about the first moon landing over 50 years ago, but what about the race to get there. It was just after World War II and the two biggest super-power's were battling it out to conquer space. This week Peter and Russell look at the achievements made during the cold war by the USA and the USSR. Even though each side won various milestones along the way, this rivalry would eventually lead to cooperation. But before that happened, there were many mishaps and some unsolved mysteries. We even have sound clips of key moments during the great space race, as well as some unexplained ones including what has been said to be the last words of a lost female Cosmonaut.
Do you think you can survive falling out of a plane? How would you find your way home if you woke up in the jungle? What if your arm got stuck under a bolder and you couldn't get out? This week Peter and Russell look at some of the great survival stories in history. Without any warning these people have found themselves trying to survive and make it out alive. Join us for survival stories that will make you wonder "what would I do if that happened to me?"
The Eurovision Song Contest is well underway for 2021 and Peter and Russell are reviewing the performances, playing various entries and making some predictions. We have seen most of the dress rehearsals, we've read the reviews, we've picked our favourites and we know which countries have made it into the Grand Final. We will also cover some more fun facts, play some previous winners and talk about how COVID has changed the Eurovision rules. So turn on your wind and smoke machines, break out the Swedish Meatballs and spin those disco balls for the musical extravaganza that awaits. Let the Sound Bites Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest review begin!
The annual Eurovision Song Contest is the biggest event on the musical calendar and Peter and Russell are covering the performances of the First Semi-Final. We will also be looking at the Eurovision Song Contest's history, some of it's more memorable moments and sharing some fun facts and milestones since the competition started in 1956. Get your fondue's cooking, put on your white jump suits, get ready to sing along with a power ballad or two. Welcome to the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest - let the show begin!
This week Peter and Russell look at de-extinction. What leads animals to go extinct, what are the issues we need to consider about bringing them back from extinction and how would we do it anyway?
Did Jurassic Park get it right? Will we use dinosaur DNA found in amber? Can we bring back dinosaurs?
Scared of spiders, hate heights, worried that a duck is watching you? Then you may have a phobia. Join Peter and Russell as they go through the many various phobia's that people may experience. Phobia's are irrational fears, so we will have a look at the strange and unusual phobia's people experience. We even explore our own!
Peter and Russell are back to finish off their conjurations and the mysteries of some of histories famous Seers and Prophets. What will our crystal ball reveal? Is the future in the palm of your hand? Can you be healed by supernatural intervention? This week we take a look at Daniel Dunglas Home, Edgar Casey and Baba Vanga. We even take a brief look at one of the greatest investigators and sceptics who has revealed the "man behind the curtain". James Randi has exposed many frauds who have claimed powers beyond mere mortals.
Join Peter and Russell as they explore the dark secrets of the supernatural. Delving into divination, peering into predictions and marvelling at mysticism. Tonight is the first of two shows where we'll explore the lives, conjurations and reputations of the Pythia at the Oracle of Delphi, Nostradamus and Mother Shipton. Grab your Tarot cards and see if you can predict how this show will turn out!
Have you ever heard a "fact" and thought, wow that's really interesting? Maybe you heard something and thought it was so enjoyable to know that you have repeated it yourself. How do you know it's true? Join Peter and Russell as we take a look at some of the famous facts that people have been told that have turned out to be untrue. Why did we believe them in the first place? Where did they come from? and how do we know that they're not true?
It's our Easter Special, the smell of chocolate is in the air, coloured eggs are hidden in the garden and Peter and Russell are taking a look at all our Easter traditions and where they come from. Listing origins such as the Christian remembrance of Christ's resurrection through to pagan festivals celebrating the end of (northern hemisphere) winters and the new life that comes from the season of spring. Join us in our celebration of Easter Traditions.
Ever wonder what lies within the Bermuda Triangle? Ever thought about going to Scotland to see the Loch Ness Monster? What about going on a photo hunt for Bigfoot? Tonight Peter and Russell look at the events that created these legends and also the evidence about their existence. Will science prove or disprove these three centuries old legends, or will they always remain a fun bit of imaginary folklore. Join us and listen in to our usual light hearted, sometimes factual and frequently off-topic look at these three legends.
Have you ever listened to a debate or maybe participated in one and thought, that doesn't sound right? Perhaps your point was lost down a rabbit hole of confusing counter-argument? Then this episode is for you. This week Peter and Russell debate their way through logical fallacies, how to spot one and how to brush it off and win that debate.
What is a paradox? How do you resolve them? Can they be resolved? This week Peter and Russell go through a number of popular paradoxes and try to figure out though a blend of humour and confusion if there is a way to solve them. Join us for another light hearted walk through the world of paradoxes and see if you come up with the same solutions.
This week Peter and Russell take a light hearted journey of the English language, more specifically the origins of some of our most popular sayings. Ever wonder where a particular saying comes from? Who was the first to use it? What did it originally mean? We may just have all the answers for you on the show. Sit back and laugh with us (or most likely at us) as we reveal where some of our most popular sayings come from.
Conspiracy Theories, what are they? Why do we believe them? Are any of them true? This week Peter and Russell look at Conspiracy Theories, some of the reasons people believe them and what are some of the more popular ones today.
In our third and final week looking at great unsolved mysteries Peter and Russell visit the Antikythera Mechanism. This complex analogue computer could predict astronomical positions and eclipses decades in advance. Then off to Peru and the mystery of the Nazca Lines. Why would people carve 70 different images into the Earth? Was this a way to communicate? Who would have done it? Join us as we talk about another two great mysteries.
This week the mysteries continue with Peter and Russell as they look at two famous unsolved conundrums. Grab your forensics kits and help us unravel the mystery of the Dyatlov Pass. Why would a group of experienced hikers abandon their tent in the middle of the night, ill prepared in the freezing cold? Or if you prefer, grab your code breaker and join us for a look into the Voynich Manuscript. Who wrote this 600 year old book and what language was it written in? What are they trying to tell us or even keep hidden from us? The Voynich manuscript has baffled Wold War II code breakers, linguists and even narrow AI. Go to archive.org and view the manuscript for yourself? Can you decode it?
Grab your magnifying glass and join Peter and Russell as they investigate two unsolved shipping mysteries. With special guest Jason, the boys look at the mystery of the Mary Celest and the SS Ourang Medan. What happened to the crews of these two ships? Was it aliens? A coverup? Or the supernatural? Join us for part one of the great unsolved mysteries in history.
Join Peter and Russell for part 2 of their look at where are all the aliens. Touching on the Fermi Paradox and chatting about the challenges of space, from success and remembering those we lost to disaster. We even ponder the question of what if we are alone?
Join Pete and Russell as they look skyward and ask where are all the Aliens. So many planets, so many possibilities and yet are we alone?
Tis the season! Join Peter and Russell as they talk and laugh their way through the traditions if Christmas, regale fun facts surrounding the yuletide ways. Sit back, grab some Christmas cheer and listen in as we trip over ourselves in the most festive way possible.
Would you drink from the fountain of youth? Would you like to live long enough to see your great great great great great x 10 grandchildren ? This week Peter and Russell look at life extension and taking medical control of the aging process.
How has work changed for us over the millennia? Peter and Russell look at where we've come and what's in store for us as workers with the rise of automation.
Pete and Russell talk about AI, what is it? how's it changing our lives and were is it going? We even go off topic and explore a conspiracy theory or two. We don't always have the answers but we will have fun asking questions. Listen in and even join in each week with Sound Bites.
It's Friday the 13th, join us to find out about the superstitions that scare us, the reasons why we avoid walking under ladders and what you can do to be a Friday the 13th Survivor!
Peter and Russell joined in the studio with self proclaimed mayor of Morley. We sit down and takl about small business and the ever changing digital world..
Peter and Russell joined in the studio with Out In Perth editor and director Graeme Watson to talk all things Out In Perth.