Bizarre with Mick Molloy and Titus O’Reily

With basketball growing rapidly, people were contacting James Naismith to learn about the game; however, one misunderstanding would lead to the creation of an entirely new sport. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclusive behind-the-scenes access Access to the members-only chatroom Ability to vote on future episodes Early access to any live show tickets See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Titus is joined by travel journalist and National Geographic regular contributor, Ronan O’Connell to examine some of the bizarre stories behind the world's greatest landmarks. Ronan has contributed stories and photography to National Geographic, CNN, BBC, Washington Post, Forbes and more. His book Hidden in Plain Sight: The Untold Mysteries, Myths, and Marvels of the World's Most Popular Landmarks is out now. If you’d like more Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclusive behind-the-scenes access Access to the members-only chatroom Ability to vote on future episodes Early access to any live show tickets See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After being given two weeks to come up with a new indoor sport, James Naismith finally came up with a new game and was ready to play it with his class.  The first games ended with a player knocked unconscious and a host of black eyes. The game was an instant success and started to spread. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclusive behind-the-scenes access Access to the members-only chatroom Ability to vote on future episodes Early access to any live show tickets See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1891, teacher James Naismith, was given two weeks by his boss to invent a new sport to keep the students occupied during the long winter. No one could have predicted how his new game, basketball, would spread across the globe and become one of the world's most popular sports. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclusive behind-the-scenes access Access to the members-only chatroom Ability to vote on future episodes Early access to any live show tickets See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Titus is joined by Aaron Noonan, author of The Great Race: 60 years of the Bathurst 1000, to discuss the history of Australia's greatest motorsport event. From its earliest days to Holden vs Ford and the famous clashes, they look at the race that has defined motorsport in Australia. Aaron's book, The Great Race: 60 years of the Bathurst 1000 is available here. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclusive behind-the-scenes access Access to the members-only chatroom Ability to vote on future episodes Early access to any live show tickets See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.