Do Go On

For a fifteen year period from the late 1960s and into the 80s adult films went mainstream! From Deep Throat to Debbie Does Dallas, this is the story of the Golden Age of Porn!

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 04:10 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod

Check out our other podcasts:
Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat
Prime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/
Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/
Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/
Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-com
Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas
Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.

REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Age_of_Porn
The Golden Age of Porn: Nostalgia and History in Cinema by Susanna Paasonen and Laura Saarenmaa
https://www.salon.com/2014/10/05/the_5_most_bizarre_porn_films_of_the_1970s_partner/
https://time.com/archive/6907719/that-old-feeling-when-porno-was-chic/
https://www.nytimes.com/1973/01/21/archives/pornochic-hardcore-grows-fashionableand-very-profitable.html
https://cityonahillpress.com/2009/02/05/the-rise-and-fall-of-pornography/
https://archive.org/details/sim_vogue_1970-03-01_155_5/page/n5/mode/2up
http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/celebrity/john_holmes/
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/page-one-porn-king-jim-mitchell-walks-out-of-2826073.php#page-2
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This week we hear the story behind OceanGate, and their submersible vessel, Titan. In 2023, Titan embarked on a journey to the wreckage of the Titanic, and never returned.

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 09:36 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod

Check out our other podcasts:
Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat
Prime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/
Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/
Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/
Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-com
Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas
Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.

REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
https://abcnews.com/US/titan-submersible-implosion-coast-guard-hearing-last-messages/story?id=113729878
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_submersible_implosion
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/17/titan-sub-design-flaws-company-groupthink-report
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-06/titan-submersible-report-finds-toxic-safety-culture/105617606
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The Black Death or The Plague, was a devastating global plague pandemic that swept across Europe, Asia and North Africa from 1346 to 1353 killing a large percentage of Earth's population. On this episode we look at where it came from, how it spread and how it changed the course of humanity.

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 08:32 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod

Check out our other podcasts:
Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat
Prime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/
Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/
Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/
Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-com
Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas
Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.

REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
https://www.historytoday.com/archive/black-death-greatest-catastrophe-ever
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-35064071
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/the-plague
https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/medicine/bubonic-plague-first-pandemic
https://jmvh.org/article/the-history-of-plague-part-1-the-three-great-pandemics/
https://www.britannica.com/event/Black-Death
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zdkssk7#zc9gg7h
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-02/nursery-rhyme-meanings-often-urban-myths/8225910
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/septicemic-plague#diagnosis
https://www.who.int/news/item/29-09-2026-who-reports-latest-global-trends-in-cholera--meningitis-and-plague
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death#Consequences
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Terry Pratchett is one of the world's most beloved authors - writing humorous fantasy and science fiction including his Discworld series - but his life is just as fascinating, which is why he was voted for by the listeners to be our first topic for BLOCKtober 2026!

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 11:29 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod

Check out our other podcasts:
Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat
Prime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/
Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/
Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/
Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-com
Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas

Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.

REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes by Rob Wilkins
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Terry-Pratchett
Terry Pratchett - Back in Black (BBC)
https://terrypratchett.com/terry-pratchett/
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/sep/25/terry-pratchett-a-life-with-footnotes-review-rob-wilkins-life-death-in-discworld
https://reactormag.com/terry-pratchett-is-the-most-shop-lifted-author-in-great-britain-for-a-reason//
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/sep/17/i-think-i-was-good-though-i-could-have-been-better-terry-pratchett-and-the-writing-of-his-life
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/TerryPratchett
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-41093066
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-25401679
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/may/30/terry-pratchett-predicted-rise-of-fake-news-in-1995-says-biographer
https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ch.cgi?155
https://theconversation.com/a-beginners-guide-to-terry-pratchetts-discworld-55220
https://discworld.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jun/12/terry-pratchett-daughter-fans-shepherds-crown-last-discworld-novel
https://lesasbookcritiques.com/sir-terry-pratchett-rip/
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/apr/20/terry-pratchett-debut-turns-50-at-17-the-carpet-people by Alison Flood
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/when-terry-pratchett-was-knighted-he-forged-his-own-sword-out-of-meteorite-10104321.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31858156
https://www.thepinknews.com/2021/07/31/terry-pratchett-discworld-transphobia/
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The Radium Girls were female factory workers who suffered severe radiation poisoning in the 1910s and 1920s after painting watch dials with self-luminous paint. Their plight led to the a better understanding of the effects of radium, and also better safety standards across multiple industries.

Content Warning : Graphic descriptions of radiation poisoning.

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 11:14 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod

Check out our other podcasts:
Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat
Prime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/
Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/
Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/
Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-com
Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas
Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.

REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
https://www.britannica.com/story/radium-girls-the-women-who-fought-for-their-lives-in-a-killer-workplace
https://www.buzzfeed.com/authorkatemoore/the-light-that-does-not-lie
https://edition.cnn.com/2017/12/19/style/radium-girls-radioactive-paint
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/03/radium-girls-kate-moore/515685/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S74H4SzOoQM&t=67s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_Girls
https://www.damninteresting.com/undark-and-the-radium-girls/
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