Episode 131: / Beringer’s Lying Stones

Aug 4

Hi, Queerdos! How was your week? Anything weird happen? Us either. We're here to bring you stories, and by gum, we've done it! First, in our True Crime Story, Edie tells us about an Australian horse race that went wrong and kept going wrong. Crikey! Next, in our Spoopy Tale, Miss takes us back to the past for a set of archaeological finds that are Very Real and not a hoax meant to fool One Special Guy. So bust out the spray paint, be careful with those fossils, and get ready for this week's show. Let's dive in!

Fine Cotton:

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/racing/from-the-archives-1984-the-fine-cotton-affair-20200811-p55kmd.html

https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=V1YRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uZUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2218,4399229&dq=fine+cotton+august+18+1984

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/john-gillespie-says-he-won-18m-on-fine-cottons-race/news-story/74f4bd604c940ab2de7bd88a1d747ded

https://archive.is/uBX3n

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-19/fine-cotton-racing-scandal-dig-podcast/100899712

https://www.9news.com.au/national/fine-cotton-scandal-robert-north-speaks-exclusively-a-current-affair/d9d6dedf-5137-45d9-bb57-d9a3c1a2a92e

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine_Cotton#:~:text=The%20scam%20involved%20a%20syndicate,was%20due%20to%20take%20place.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoroughbred_racing_in_Australia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picnic_horse_racing#:~:text=Picnic%20horse%20racing%2C%20or%20more,or%20sometimes%20former%20professional%20jockeys.

Beringer:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beringer%27s_Lying_Stones
https://blog.library.si.edu/blog/2019/07/25/a-heavy-hoax-the-lying-stones-of-johann-beringer/