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Bizarre with Mick Molloy and Titus O’Reily

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300 episodes

Mick Molloy and Titus O’Reily are always on the lookout for a bizarre story. The harder to believe, the better.

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Yet all these stories are true, even if many of them shouldn’t be.

Every Monday they delve into the world of sport with Sports Bizarre, and every Wednesday they turn their eye to the Animal Kingdom in Animal Bizarre.

From teammates who swapped wives to a crypto-investing hamster, one thing we guarantee if they are all bizarre.

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  1. The History of Basketball Part 3 - Sports Bizarre

    · 42 min · S5 E156

    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,…

  2. The Bizarrest Places in the World with Ronan O'Connell - Bizarre

    · 36 min · S5 E155

    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…

  3. The History of Basketball Part 2 - Sports Bizarre

    · 53 min · S5 E154

    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…

  4. The Invention of Basketball Part 1 - Sports Bizarre

    · 31 min · S5 E153

    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…

  5. The History of the Bathurst 1000 - Sports Bizarre

    · 54 min · S5 E155

    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…

  6. The Brawl at the Sydney Opera House - Sports Bizarre

    · 33 min · S5 E154

    In 1982, boxing was held at the Sydney Opera House for the first and final time. Titus is joined by Anthony Cocks, who tells the story of the clash between Alex Temelkov and Ken Salisbury, which saw brawls in the ring…

  7. Red Dust Special 2026

    · 1 h 08 min · S5 E153

    In a special episode, Santo Cilauro, Sam Pang, and Mick Molloy visit the remote community of Yuendumu with the Red Dust team. Red Dust's mission is working together to enrich lives, improve health and strengthen the…

  8. The Collapse of LIV Golf Part 3 - Sports Bizarre

    · 39 min · S5 E152

    LIV Golf, the Saudi-backed rebel league, has filed for bankruptcy, ending a wild ride. Mick and Titus tell the entire story, from its inception to its collapse. Part Three covers the bankruptcy announcement, the…

  9. The Collapse of LIV Golf Part 2 - Sports Bizarre

    · 37 min · S5 E151

    LIV Golf, the Saudi-backed rebel league, has filed for bankruptcy, ending a wild ride. Mick and Titus tell the entire story, from its inception to its collapse. Part two covers the build-up to the shocking merger that…

  10. The Collapse of LIV Golf Part 1 - Sports Bizarre

    · 43 min · S5 E150

    LIV Golf, the Saudi-backed rebel league, has filed for bankruptcy, ending a wild ride. Mick and Titus tell the entire story, from its inception to its collapse. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a member of…

  11. Australia's Greatest Sports Promoter Part Two - Sports Bizarre

    · 49 min · S5 E149

    After building a stadium and successfully staging a heavyweight title fight, Hugh D. Macintosh sets his sights on promoting the biggest heavyweight fight of all time between Tommy Burns, the reigning heavyweight…

  12. Australia's Greatest Sports Promoter Part One - Sports Bizarre

    · 44 min · S5 E147

    Hugh Donald Macintosh barely attended school, but that didn't stop him from becoming the most well-known sports promoter in the world. From humble beginnings, he built an empire that spanned sport and entertainment,…

  13. Roller Skating's Greatest Race Part 2 - Sports Bizarre

    · 43 min · S5 E145

    With day one done, things get hard, as the conga lines end and the skaters start dropping like flies, but as the days roll by, the impact on the skaters soon becomes evident. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become…

  14. Roller Skatings Greatest Race Part 1 - Sports Bizarre

    · 55 min · S5 E143

    In 1885, Madison Square Garden announced its most ambitious sporting event ever, a six-day endurance roller skating race. What looked like fun soon turned out to be one of the most gruelling sporting events ever held,…

  15. The Fake Saudi Prince - Crime Bizarre

    · 22 min · S5 E141

    For years, Anthony Gignac lived a life of luxury fit for a royal. He travelled in private jets or cars with diplomatic licence plates and carried business cards referring to himself as "Sultan". The only problem was…

  16. Convicts and Sport - Sports Bizarre

    · 47 min · S5 E140

    When the First Fleet rocked up to Australia, they brought with them the sports of their homelands, although they weren't all the sports we know today. The sports needed to be quick and easy, and most importantly, you…

  17. Australia's Biggest Match Fixing Scam - Sports Bizarre

    · 30 min · S5 E139

    In 2013, a lot of Asia started becoming very interested in an Australian soccer club. Soon they were following their every game. Weirdly, the team was a semi-professional team based in the Melbourne suburb of Dingley,…

  18. The Case of the Missing Canoe Part 2 - Crime Bizarre

    · 24 min · S5 E139

    If part one wasn't strange enough, part two sees John Darwin come up with some new plans, each more bonkers than the one before. If you’d like more Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today…

  19. The Case of the Missing Canoe Part 1 - Crime Bizarre

    · 32 min · S5 E138

    Mick and Titus look at one of the strangest missing people cases of all time. A missing canoe, an online game and a trip to Panama. If you’d like more Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join…

  20. History of FIFA Gianni Infantino Part 3 - Sports Bizarre

    · 49 min · S5 E136

    In our final episode on Gianni Infantino, we look at the rather interesting way Saudi Arabia was awarded the World Cup, and Infantino's close relationship with Donald Trump. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a…

  21. Unlimited ATM Cash - Crime Bizarre

    · 30 min · S5 E135

    Mick and Titus examine the perfect crime, unlimited cash from an ATM. Would you feel guilty? Or would you find a tropical island and never return? If you’d like more Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click…

  22. History of FIFA: Gianni Infantino Part 2 - Sports Bizarre

    · 35 min · S5 E134

    After surprising everyone by becoming FIFA President, Gianni Infantino had weathered early controversies by neutering the Ethics Committee. Now he had to deliver two of the most controversial World Cups in history,…

  23. Flying the Drunken Skies - Workplace Bizarre

    · 34 min · S5 E133

    In a new series, Titus and Adam Rozenbach look at the bizarre things that happen in the workplace. This week, they look at drunk flight crews and the many and varied ways people get fired. If you’d like more Bizarre,…

  24. FIFA President Gianni Infantino Part One - Sports Bizarre

    · 47 min · S5 E132

    When Sepp Blatter stepped down as President of FIFA, talk of reform and a new era was everywhere. To everyone's surprise, the new President was Gianni Infantino, a relative unknown. We look at his rise and how well he…

  25. The History of FIFA Part 5 - Sports Bizarre

    · 31 min · S5 E131

    When the end comes, it comes fast. After decades of being one step ahead, events finally catch up with Sepp Blatter, but as always with FIFA, the path is not straightforward. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become…

  26. Why Isn’t Italy at the World Cup? - Sports Bizarre

    · 1 h 01 min · S5 E130

    Italy has won the World Cup four times, yet it hasn't made the past three tournaments and hasn't gotten out of the group stage since 2006. But why? Serie A was once the top league in the world, but now it's a shadow…

  27. The History of FIFA Part 4 - Sports Bizarre

    · 39 min · S5 E129

    This week, FIFA President Sepp Blatter has his Annus horribilis, as he manages to offend all sorts of people, and faces a serious threat to his position. His answer? Unleash the FIFA Ethics Committee on his rivals. If…

  28. The Chaotic First Ever World Cup - Sports Bizarre

    · 37 min · S5 E128

    FIFA's first-ever World Cup was a hot mess from start to finish. Countries refusing to go, others missing their boat to get there, and that was before the football started. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a…

  29. The History of FIFA Part 3 - Sports Bizarre

    · 55 min · S5 E127

    This week, we focus on two of the most corrupt FIFA executives of all time, Chuck Blazer and Jack Warner. Meanwhile, FIFA look to award Russia and Qatar World Cups If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a member of…

  30. The Battle of Santiago - Sports Bizarre

    · 47 min · S5 E126

    The 1962 World Cup was particularly violent and its pinnacle was when the hosts, Chile, took on Italy. The buildup saw Italian journalists describe Santiago as “a dump where the phones don't work and taxis are as rare…

  31. The History of FIFA: Part 2 - Sports Bizarre

    · 40 min · S5 E125

    In Part Two, with money flowing in, FIFA look to appoint someone to manage their relationships with sponsors. That man is Sepp Blatter, a close friend of the show. Let the shenanigans begin! If you’d like more Sports…

  32. George Steinbrenner: Part 6 - Sports Bizarre

    · 38 min · S5 E124

    In the final of our series on George Steinbrenner, Billy Martin and the Boss spend the 1980s in a toxic love-hate relationship, while controversy once again sees George banned from the game. If you’d like more Sports…

  33. The History of FIFA - Sports Bizarre

    · 58 min · S5 E123

    With the World Cup underway, we're dusting off our history of FIFA, featuring our favourite Sepp Blatter and corruption on a scale that makes Watergate look like a children's party. Plus, we'll be adding episodes on…

  34. George Steinbrenner: Part 5 - Sports Bizarre

    · 38 min · S5 E122

    Billy Martin, George Steinbrenner and Reggie Jackson: three massive personalities, one clubhouse and absolute chaos. In Part 5, Titus and Mick dive into the fights, feuds, power plays and madness that helped turn the…

  35. George Steinbrenner: Part 4 - Sports Bizarre

    · 41 min · S5 E121

    Mick and Titus unpack the extraordinary rise of George Steinbrenner and the bold moves that transformed the New York Yankees. But just as his influence in sport was growing, an unexpected controversy threatened to pull…

  36. John Victor Aspinall: Part 2 - Aristocracy Bizarre

    · 39 min · S5 E120

    Part 2 of the John Victor Aspinall series plunges even further into the controversial world of John Aspinall, the aristocratic casino king who lived with tigers, mixed with gangsters, and was forever linked to the…

  37. George Steinbrenner: Part 3 - Sports Bizarre

    · 35 min · S5 E117

    Part 3 of the George Steinbrenner series follows the moment he bought the New York Yankees and instantly transformed from absentee owner into the most feared boss in baseball. From flower arrangements triggering…

  38. John Victor Aspinall: Part 1 - Aristocracy Bizarre

    · 45 min · S5 E118

    In this weeks episode of Aristocracy Bizarre, Titus and Rozie unpack the outrageous rise of John Aspinall - the expelled Oxford playboy who built a secret high stakes gambling empire for Britain’s aristocracy, bribed…

  39. The Great Bookie Robbery: Part 2 - Crime Bizarre

    · 30 min · S5 E116

    Titus and Mick return for Part 2 of the unbelievable story behind Melbourne’s Great Bookie Robbery and the bloody gangland war that followed. From the murders of Les and Brian Kane to the killings that paved the way…

  40. George Steinbrenner: Part 2 - Sports Bizarre

    · 34 min · S5 E115

    Part 2 of the George Steinbrenner series follows his explosive first venture into sport ownership with the Cleveland Pipers - a chaotic ride filled with blow-ups, big gambles and warning signs of what was to come.…

  41. George Steinbrenner: Part 1 - Sports Bizarre

    · 42 min · S5 E114

    Yankees owner George Steinbrenner was a man who transcended sports. From being a character in Seinfeld, The Simpsons and hosting Saturday Night Live, Steinbrenner dominated sport and culture. He also liked firing…

  42. Duel to the Death - Sports Bizarre

    · 51 min · S5 E113

    Titus and Mick step into the dramatic world of Olympic fencing, where honour wasn’t just scored with points, but sometimes settled in real duels. From legendary champions to explosive clashes involving figures like…

  43. The Great Bookie Robbery: Part 1 - Crime Bizarre

    · 30 min · S5 E112

    Part 1 of Crime Bizarre with Titus O’Reily and Mick Molloy unpacks the infamous Great Bookie Robbery, one of Australia’s boldest and most mysterious heists. At the centre is Raymond “Chuck” Bennett, a career criminal…

  44. Aussie Cricketers on a Plane: Part 2 - Sports Bizarre

    · 36 min · S5 E111

    In Part 2, Titus and Mick pick up where things left off, only now the stakes are higher, the stories bigger, and the legend even harder to believe. As a new era of Australian cricket takes flight, one unlikely figure…

  45. Death in Poland: Part 2 - Crime Bizarre

    · 20 min · S5 E110

    In Part 2, the investigation takes a chilling turn as subtle clues begin to align, drawing police closer to Krystian Bala while his public image tells a very different story. As tensions build and secrets unravel, the…

  46. Aussie Cricketers on a Plane: Part 1 - Sports Bizarre

    · 39 min · S5 E109

    Titus and Mick chat about the golden era of Australian cricket, when beer flowed as freely as runs, even at 30,000 feet. From economy cabins to cargo holds, they unpack the infamous in-flight drinking contests led by…

  47. Death in Poland: Part 1 - Crime Bizarre

    · 35 min · S5 E108

    In this episode of Crime Bizarre, Titus and Rozie dive into a murder mystery that reads like fiction: the 2003 killing of Dariusz Janiszewski in Poland, and the shocking twist that the suspect, Krystian Bala, may have…

  48. Brazilian Strikers: Part 2 - Sports Bizarre

    · 41 min · S5 E107

    In Part 2 of Brazilian Strikers, Titus O'Reily and Adam Rozenbachs dive into the rollercoaster careers of Ronaldo Nazário and Ronaldinho. From one of sport’s greatest comebacks in 2002 to a career defined by flair and…

  49. Brazilian Strikers: Part 1 - Sports Bizarre

    · 54 min · S5 E106

    In Part 1 of the Brazilian Strikers series, Titus O'Reily is joined by Adam Rozenbachs to dive into the wild world of Brazilian football (soccer), unpacking the brilliance and chaos of Romário and Ronaldo Nazário - two…

  50. Fake Pandas and Bizarre Butterfly Biology - Animal Bizarre

    · 27 min · S5 E105

    Japanese zoo staff go to wild lengths, literally dressing up as pandas and even getting fed by visitors to cope with the departure of their last real bears. Meanwhile, in nature’s weird league, butterflies are rocking…

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