Do Go On

Stephen King is one of the best selling authors in history and over 100 of his stories have been adapted for the screen. It, Carrie, Cujo, The Green Mile, Pet Sematary, The Shawshank Redemption, Salem's Lot, Stand By Me, Misery, The Mist, The Shining... King's work is intrinsic to popular culture. On this episode we look at the man dubbed "The King of Horror" and try to find out what makes him tick.

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 10:16 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

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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.biography.com/authors-writers/stephen-king#car-accident
Stephen King: A Necessary Evil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jeg8RhlA5m8
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Stephen-King
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King#
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King_bibliography#
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/may/01/stephen-king-tax-the-rich
https://huntingthemuse.net/library/stephen-kings-writing-routine
https://abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/tabitha-king-calling-calls-stephen-kings-wife/story?id=61409581
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/502166/how-stephen-king-was-outed-richard-bachman
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2000/sep/17/stephenking.fiction
https://screenrant.com/stephen-king-shining-movie-stanley-kubrick-opinion/

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On the 6th of September, 2006, 51-year-old Susan Kuhnhausen returned to her Portland home to find an intruder wielding a hammer, this is her remarkable story.

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 04:45 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

Content warning:
Violence, hammer related assault (main details at 00:15:19)
Previous murder details at 00:26:44

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://allthatsinteresting.com/susan-kuhnhausen
https://www.wweek.com/news/2016/08/17/a-hit-man-came-to-kill-susan-kuhnhausen-she-survived-he-didnt/
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This week we hear the incredible story of some of the earliest paramedics, and the battle they faced in order to just do their jobs.

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 06:07 (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.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/us/freedom-house-ambulance-service-congress.html
https://www.wqed.org/freedomhouse/
https://teamrubiconusa.org/news-and-stories/freedom-house-ambulance-service-a-legacy-of-life-saving-care/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_House_Ambulance_Service
https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/405-freedom-house-ambulance-service/
https://magazine.atavist.com/2019/the-first-responders-paramedics-pittsburgh-civil-rights-ems
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pGFo0OmfwY&t=3s

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After Japan's 1941 attack on Pearl Harbour, Japanese Pilot Shigenori Nishikaichi needed a place to conduct an emergency landing. He had been told that the nearby Hawaiian island of Ni'ihau was uninhabited, but that intel was wrong. People did live there, and what's more - the island known as "The Forbidden Isle" has a very interesting history...

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 07:20 (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.businessinsider.com/inside-hawaii-rent-free-forbidden-island-strict-rules-niihau-robinson-2025-8
https://www.historynet.com/niihau-incident/
https://www.messynessychic.com/2021/08/25/hawaiis-forbidden-island-and-the-real-life-swiss-family-robinson-who-controls-it/
https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2018/12/06/remembering-pearl-harbor-the-niihau-incident/
https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/immigration/japanese/hawaii-life-in-a-plantation-society/
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/japanese-american-incarceration
https://www.britannica.com/place/Niihau
https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2018/11/OF-10b-2054.pdf
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In this episode we hear about some of the silliest criminals of recent times, including the man known as the 'piddler on the roof'! Recorded live at the Fringe Bar in Wellington.

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 6:48 (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://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/26/us/gun-robber-armed-with-bat
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/582561/officers-pull-over-fake-undercover-police-car-in-northland
https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/man-arrested-after-dine-and-dash-theft-convicted-of-murder-in-dekalb/KMHCIR3MRNEJZOMAED5GAHUAYU/
https://nypost.com/2023/06/15/man-left-phone-behind-after-dine-and-dash-then-arrested-for-murder/
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-08-21/new-zealand-teen-admits-he-is-piddler-on-the-roof/483564
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2008/03/26/robbery-suspect-who-left-his-number-shot-by-police/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8994548/Robber-hands-gun-to-cashier-by-mistake-during-robbery.html
https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/tv/just-waiting-for-mate-video-914640-20250205
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