The Rum Rebellion - Trying to say bye Bligh to authority in Australia
When setting up a brand new colony it is important to ensure that you have a long term plan. Unfortunately for the convicts being sent to Botany Bay in Australia, it seemed that their ongoing welfare ...
17 Nov 20241h 8min
Adrian Carton de Wiart - (or) Eye would give my left hand for the British Army
To commemorate Remembrance Sunday this week we are talking about a man who gave more than most to the British Army, during a career that spanned both world wars.Despite being born in Belgium, Adrian C...
10 Nov 20241h 10min
BONUS EPISODE - Sir Richard Owen and the Walrus Enquiry
This bonus episode is coming to you from long time listener, two time guest host and now first time main host Pamala Loetterle. Because we at Consistently Eccentric are always looking to encourage oth...
6 Nov 202444min
King Athelstan - (or) a series of convenient deaths
How frustrated would you feel if you were the first King of a united England, but practically no one knows who you were? This week we will be trying to do our part to address this injustice by talking...
3 Nov 20241h 9min
Dick Kerr Ladies - Kicking off during WWI
This week we are discussing the origins and eventual demise of the most successful women's football team of the 20th century. Starting as a way to keep workers motivated in a munitions factory in Pres...
27 Okt 20241h 2min
Black Sam Bellamy - Can a pirate also be a Goodie?
What would you do for love? This week we are discussing a man who had an extreme answer to this question, Samuel Bellamy.When he was told that he was too poor to marry a Cape Codder by the name of Goo...
20 Okt 20241h 9min
BONUS EPISODE - Was Jack the Ripper a Scouser?
When we found out that some people believe the subject of our most recent episode was Jack the Ripper, we at Consistently Eccentric HQ knew that we needed to come together to decide for ourselves if w...
6 Okt 202444min
James and Florence Maybrick - Arsenic makes the heart grow fonder?
What happens if you take a hypochondriac with masses of cash and give him unlimited access to whatever medicines / drugs / potions he fancies? Well you might end up with a man like James Maybrick who ...
6 Okt 20241h 10min
