The Dead Can't Sue
ABC Australia
History · Ongoing · ~40 min
Taste attributes: historicaltalk-showdocumentaryfresh & originalrealisticlinearemotive & stirringsocial commentarytroubled leads
Boxlist takeA realistic history podcast, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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About this podcast
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 an…
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- Publisher
- ABC Australia
- Format
- Ongoing
- Typical episode
- About 40 minutes
- Latest episode
- 9 November 2026
- Categories
- History, Society & Culture
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- How we score
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