We wrap up Planet Perth in style, with a fun-filled live recording of the season three finale!
Join Jeff Bullen at Lawson Flats for a wild night of weird, wacky and unexpected stories from our eccentric city.
With special guests Famous Sharron, State Archives senior archivist Damien Hassan, Aleesha O’Donnell and Pam Boland from All Over It podcast, plus some of your favourite local musicians.
You can stream season three in full now on RTRFM or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Planet Perth: Connections Nightclub
In 1975, when homosexuality was still criminalised in Perth, Connections opened its doors as a gay nightclub.
Since then, it’s played a central role in the growth of Perth’s queer community.
Tim Brown has seen most of this history unfold, first as a punter in the 80s then as owner and caretaker. As the venue approaches its 50th anniversary, Jeff Bullen sits down with Tim for a very special interview about the history of a little club with a big soul.
Join Jeff Bullen for a deep dive into the weird, wacky and unexplained history of our eccentric city on Planet Perth.
From cults, to abandoned theme parks and tank rampages across the CBD, Planet Perth is your guide to the events, personalities and bygone icons that have shaped one of the most isolated cities in the world.
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Planet Perth: Jack van Tongeren and the Chinese Restaurant Firebombing
Crispian Chan was just eight years old when his family’s Chinese restaurant, The Man Lin, was firebombed in a series of coordinated attacks targeting the Asian community.
The damage decimated the business but Crispian’s parents didn’t have time to think about who could have been behind it.
Today, Jeff unpacks the dark political history behind this incident; a spree of terrorism, thuggery and racist propaganda by the Australian Nationalist Movement led by Jack Van Tongeren.
Join Jeff Bullen for a deep dive into the weird, wacky and unexplained history of our eccentric city on Planet Perth.
From cults, to abandoned theme parks and tank rampages across the CBD, Planet Perth is your guide to the events, personalities and bygone icons that have shaped one of the most isolated cities in the world.
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Planet Perth: The Brisbane Hotel Shooting
The Brisbane Hotel opened its doors in 1898 and have remained open for more than 120 years. Since then there have been some interesting nights…
Like on March 7 1928 when Edward Kelly shot Sergeant Alexander Marks in a struggle to restrain him after a night of heavy drinking.
The fatal shooting and subsequent court case would cause a media frenzy and a sensational trial.
Jeff Bullen walks through the night with historian and aficionado of dodgy pubs Eddie Marcus.
Join Jeff Bullen for a deep dive into the weird, wacky and unexplained history of our eccentric city on Planet Perth.
From cults, to abandoned theme parks and tank rampages across the CBD, Planet Perth is your guide to the events, personalities and bygone icons that have shaped one of the most isolated cities in the world.
https://rtrfm.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/S3E4-The-Brisbane-Hotel-Shooting.mp3
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Planet Perth: Australia II and the 1983 America’s Cup
Off the coast of Rhode Island on the 26th of September 1983 Australia II crossed the finish line to win the America’s Cup.
It was a win that captivated the nation, breaking the United State’s 132 year winning streak and galvanising the nation.
Jeff Bullen celebrates this iconic moment in Perth’s history, sitting down with 1983 team manager and port grinder John Longley to chat about the long road to the 1983 America’s Cup victory and what it was like to make history…
Join Jeff Bullen for a deep dive into the weird, wacky and unexplained history of our eccentric city on Planet Perth.
From cults, to abandoned theme parks and tank rampages across the CBD, Planet Perth is your guide to the events, personalities and bygone icons that have shaped one of the most isolated cities in the world.
Image sourced from the collections of the State Library of Western Australia and reproduced with the permission of the Library Board of Australia.
https://rtrfm.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/S3E3-Australia-II-and-the-Americas-Cup.mp3
Perth is one of the most isolated cities in the world, so far removed from the rest of the globe, it might as well be its own planet.
Join Jeff Bullen for a deep dive into the weird, wacky and unexplained history of our eccentric city on Planet Perth.
From cults, to abandoned theme parks and tank rampages across the CBD, Planet Perth is your guide to the events, personalities and bygone icons that have shaped one of the most isolated cities in the world.
Assistant Producer Rachel Ng.
Executive Producer Danielle Raffaele.
Theme Music by The Mackerels.
Artwork by Hannah Coakley.
Sound mixing by Eddie Curtis.
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