Cheeky Tales

Aaron Payne and John Savage

Looking for something to keep your mind off the tedium of everyday life? Need a story to share over a beer with a mate? Hosts Aaron and John share a new story each fortnight, with obscure, weird, and under appreciated stories from around the world, hopefully with a few laughs in between.

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20 episodes
Updated Dec 15, 2025

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Dec 15, 2025 · 49 min
Now that's what I call 'Slashing Budgets' - The Infamous 'Roar' Film
The most dangerous movie ever made. Probably not a title you really want, but once you hear this story you'll realise it was all but inevitable. This week John takes Aaron and Sean through the crazy story of the film that was inspired by a house over-run by wildlife - Roar. Also a quick note - we won't have an episode next fortnight as we take a break for a busy Christmas period. Find the video version on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@CheekyTalesPod Find us on social media: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/cheekytalespod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheekytalespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheekytalespod/
Dec 1, 2025 · 57 min
The Private Eye That Started It All - Pinkerton Detective Agency
This week Aaron takes John and Sean through the granddaddy of all private detectives, the Pinkerton Detective Agency. Learn how this storied company has survived hundreds of years and evolved from a train robbery investigation firm into a corporate union-busting powerhouse this week on Cheeky Tales. Find the video version on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@CheekyTalesPod Find us on social media: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/cheekytalespod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheekytalespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheekytalespod/
Nov 17, 2025 · 59 min
Priviledge Doesn't Make You A Good Guy - Puyi, China's Last Emperor
Sometimes the crazy guy cleaning the street telling you he's a former Emperor isn't so crazy after all. This week join us as Sean takes Aaron and John through the story of the last Emperor of China, Puyi. Listen as he spends his formative years in a strange life, then his middle years in exile, then his final years being reprogrammed by the new regime and then in hiding. Also, please don't ever assume the crazy guy telling you he's a former Emperor is actually former Emperor. He's not. Find the video version on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@CheekyTalesPod Find us on social media: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/cheekytalespod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheekytalespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheekytalespod/
Nov 3, 2025 · 49 min
John's Just Hurting Himself This Time - Cruises That Have Gone Wrong
John's going on a cruise, so he decided to freak himself out by researching and presenting a bunch of stories about cruises that went wrong. Aaron and Sean help him out by being willing participants in his sadism. Hopefully none of this happens to him this week. Find the video version on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@CheekyTalesPod Find us on social media: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/cheekytalespod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheekytalespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheekytalespod/
Oct 20, 2025 · 50 min
Halloween Spook-tacular V - The Salem Witch Trials
Witch! Witch! Sean's a Witch! This week listen as Aaron takes John through the spooky (not really) tale of the Salem Witch Trials. You've heard of em', you've joked about em', now listen to the somewhat sad tale behind the 1950's smash-hit play "The Crucible". Find the video version on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@CheekyTalesPod Find us on social media: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/cheekytalespod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheekytalespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheekytalespod/
Oct 6, 2025 · 48 min
A Nightclub Burning in the Heart of the City - The Whiskey Au Go Go Fire
Mass murders are rare in Australia, which is why the fire at the Whiskey Au Go Go nightclub in Brisbane has had such an enduring legacy. Listen this week as Sean takes Aaron and John through the tale, and whether we really know who set the fire that fateful night. Find the video version on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@CheekyTalesPod Find us on social media: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/cheekytalespod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheekytalespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheekytalespod/
Sep 22, 2025 · 45 min
A Large Pepperoni with a NHL - The Mike Ilitch and Little Caesars Story
Little Caesars is a name we don't know very well in Australia, but it's founder Mike Ilitch was a revolutionary in the world of fast food. He built an empire from one little shop, and would change the way many of us eat to this very day. He was also a very successful sports franchise owner and and even better ambassador for the city of Detroit. Listen this week as John takes Aaron and Sean through the story of Mike's rise to the top of the pizza world. Find the video version on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@CheekyTalesPod Find us on social media: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/cheekytalespod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheekytalespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheekytalespod/
Sep 8, 2025 · 48 min
The Ultimate Surival Story With a Lil Icky Bit - Uruguayan Flight 571
Most people think a plane crash is the worst thing that can happen on a flight, but what if you survived the crash only to find yourself isolated from the rest of the world, in the snow above the tree line, with only a few tins of mussels and chocolate for food. Well that's the awful situation that the survivors of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 found themselves in. Join Aaron as he takes us through another icky tale, with John and Sean suitably horrified at the things they hear. Find the video version on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@CheekyTalesPod Find us on social media: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/cheekytalespod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheekytalespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheekytalespod/
Aug 27, 2025 · 44 min
It's The People That Make The Sport - 3 of NASCAR's Best Characters
NASCAR has a history built on lawbreakers and innovation. That had to come from somewhere, and that's always going to come from the characters that have been part of the series from day 1. Join us this week as Sean takes us through the story of 3 of NASCAR's greatest kooks, the weird and wacky characters with their insane ideas and stories that helped to shape NASCAR to what it is today. Find the video version on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@CheekyTalesPod Find us on social media: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/cheekytalespod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheekytalespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheekytalespod/
Aug 11, 2025 · 39 min
A Lake With No Manners - The Lake Nyos Burp
When you imagine a lake, I'm sure you think of a peaceful, quiet scene, maybe with a little boat floating along and some people fishing. While this lake was peaceful, it was for another reason altogether. This week John takes Aaron and Sean through the story of the Lake Nyos Burp. Find the video version on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@CheekyTalesPod Find us on social media: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/cheekytalespod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheekytalespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheekytalespod/
Jul 28, 2025 · 46 min
Without this guy we wouldn't have Ashton Kutcher - Horace de Vere Cole
The British are a stuck up bunch, especially back in the early 1900's. This man though, Horace, decided to take the piss a little bit. Listen this week as Aaron takes us through the story of the 1900's version of Punk'd, the story of Horace de Vere Cole. John and Sean definitely liked this guy and thought his pranks were first class. Find the video version on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@CheekyTalesPod Find us on social media: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/cheekytalespod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheekytalespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheekytalespod/
Jul 14, 2025 · 47 min
Slurping Slurpee's and Getting Diabetes From A Big Gulp - The 7-Eleven Story
Ever thought about the history of the convenience store? Well now you never have to, because we're diving into the history of 7-Eleven, our favourite slinger of Slurpee's. So grab a very, very cheap coffee, a pie from the warmer, a 4L soft drink, and settle in for a tale that somehow ends with Sean buying a hat for $1 in 2025. Find the video version on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@CheekyTalesPod Find us on social media: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/cheekytalespod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheekytalespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheekytalespod/
Jun 30, 2025 · 48 min
The 4 Horseman of the Base-Pocolypse - Some Crazy 1900's Baseball Men
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLLLLL GAMMMMMEEEEE. Except it's the early 1900's, there's lead in everything, and you're about to watch some of the most unhinged sportsman there ever was. Listen this week as John takes us through, as he calls them, the 4 Horseman of Baseball, and we learn all about their crazy, and strangely often violent, antics. Find the video version on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@CheekyTalesPod Find us on social media: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/cheekytalespod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheekytalespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheekytalespod/
Jun 16, 2025 · 59 min
If You're Going to Lie, Don't Record It - The Watergate Scandal
Sometimes the best thing you can do is tell the truth. Maybe Richard Nixon should have learnt that in his younger years, as this week on Cheeky Tales Aaron takes us through the scandal that gave us the suffix '-gate'. Listen to all the bad decision after bad decision from a President that led to his resignation. Find the video version on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@CheekyTalesPod Find us on social media: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/cheekytalespod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheekytalespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheekytalespod/
Jun 2, 2025 · 45 min
Giving the Poop Deck a Whole New Meaning - The Voyage of the Nautilus
Down Periscope! Well it only took us 2 episodes to cram a ship tale into the second 100 episodes of this podcast, but Sean was not the person we expected to tell the story! Join us this week for an underwater tale of discovery and exploration as John and Aaron learn all about the daring voyage of the USS Nautilus. Find the video version on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@CheekyTalesPod Find us on social media: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/cheekytalespod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheekytalespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheekytalespod/
May 19, 2025 · 55 min
Shaken, not stirred - The Story of James Bond
The name's Tales, Cheeky Tales. This week on the podcast John takes us through the last of his three part miniseries, Ian Fleming, better know as the author of the James Bond novels. Listen as Fleming gets the inspiration for Bond and goes through the process of developing the manuscripts. Listen to his life story, before listening to the story of the man he created. Find the video version on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@CheekyTalesPod Find us on social media: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/cheekytalespod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheekytalespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheekytalespod/
May 5, 2025 · 1 hr
We've Got 99 Problems But Making A Podcast Clearly Isn't One - Episode 100 Special
We've done it. 100 episodes of us talking mostly nonsense with poorly written and researched scripts. This week the three of us go through the history of our show, reminiscing and updating any new information that has come through. Take a stroll down memory lane together with us. Thank you from the bottom of our heart for all the support. We love making this podcast and hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoy making it. Find the video version on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@CheekyTalesPod Find us on social media: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/cheekytalespod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheekytalespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheekytalespod/
Apr 21, 2025 · 49 min
Forced to Sail The Antarctic Without A Ship - Shackleton and the Endurance
We're back on the high seas this week, although this time it's a lot colder than most stories we've told. We return to the Antarctic with Aaron running John and Sean through the tale of Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance, a story of survival with few rivals. Listen along as we learn the history of this voyage, and the hardships the men on it had to endure. Find the video version on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@CheekyTalesPod Find us on social media: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/cheekytalespod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheekytalespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheekytalespod/
Apr 7, 2025 · 51 min
A WWII Operation So Seamless They Made It A Movie - Operation Postmaster
We go back to two of our favourite topics (as we do every 2-4 episodes) and hit boats and WWII, this time as part of John's 3 part connected series. Listen as John takes Aaron through the of Operation Postmaster, a daring and risky raid that many in the British Armed Forces thought could trigger Spain joining the Nazi's in WWII. How did this raid lead to a hollywood movie? Find out on this week's Cheeky Tales. Find the video version on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@CheekyTalesPod Find us on social media: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/cheekytalespod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheekytalespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheekytalespod/
Mar 24, 2025 · 55 min
Wreck The Halls - The Time Cyclone Tracy Ruined Christmas
Darwin was a vibrant and fun city in the 1970's. At least until Cyclone Tracy blew in on Christmas morning of 1974, carving a path of destruction unlike many we've seen in this country. This week, in an episode written while under the looming spectre of Cyclone Alfred in Brisbane a couple weeks ago, Aaron takes John and Sean through the tale of Australia's most notorious cyclone. Find the video version on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@CheekyTalesPod Find us on social media: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/cheekytalespod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheekytalespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheekytalespod/