The Dead Can't Sue

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Serious academics. Dead subjects. A bit of gossip.  Is it appropriate for historians to gossip about the dead? Associate Professors Alecia Simmonds and Leigh Boucher aren't afraid to find out. In The Dead Can't Sue, they poke around in the entrails of Australian history, dishing up the best dirt and juiciest scoops on our nation's dead. Each week, you'll join us for the best dinner party conversations you've ever overheard, as Alecia and Leigh bring you their unfiltered takes. There'll be big names you'll get to know in new ways, as well as names you've never heard of, with jaw-dropping s...

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Recent episodes

  • Alfred Deakin: From seance-loving teenager to self-righteous founding father (part 1)Nov 2, 2026 · 47 min
  • Eddie Mabo: The fight that defined and undermined him (part 2)Oct 26, 2026 · 41 min
  • Eddie Mabo: Getting exiled - a rough start to a land rights mission (part 1)Oct 19, 2026 · 46 min
  • Daisy Kwok: From Sydney to Shanghai to shovelling sh*tOct 12, 2026 · 38 min
  • Joh Bjelke-Petersen:  The ‘hillbilly dictator’ goes down (part 2)Oct 5, 2026 · 43 min
  • Joh Bjelke-Petersen: The 40-year-old virgin enters politics (part 1)Sep 28, 2026 · 39 min
  • Faith Bandler: Exposing CSR & Australia’s slave trade, aka 'Blackbirding' (part 2)Sep 21, 2026 · 39 min
  • Faith Bandler: The ‘gentle’ activist with an ASIO file who changed the constitution (part 1)Sep 14, 2026 · 42 min
  • Nellie Melba: How a facelift downed our diva (part 2)Sep 7, 2026 · 40 min
  • Nellie Melba: How the prima donna dodged her sh*tty husband to find fame and fortune (part 1)Aug 31, 2026 · 37 min

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