A podcast about New Zealand's most compelling stories
Discover the *Truth* Behind Legendary Kiwis
You know Ed Hillary knocked off Everest. You probably don't know he spent a year in the Himalayas hunting the yeti, and came home with a scalp.That's the show. New Zealand's legends, the names you already half-know, told properly. Not the school-assembly version...
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Aug. 26, 2026
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Bloody Legends is a show that delves deep into larger-than-life Kiwi legends, uncovering the truth behind these legendary stories. The host explores the yarns and legends to filter out fact from fiction, putting every legendary character under the microscope. The show invites recommendations for legendary characters and emphasizes the importance of truth in storytelling. Takeaways Exploring larger-than-life Kiwi legends Uncovering the truth behind legendary stories Chapters
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Sept. 2, 2026
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Coming Soon Right. I've been sitting on this one for a while, and I've got to the point where telling people about it is the only way I'll actually finish it. It's called Bloody Legends. It's a podcast about New Zealand's legends, told like a yarn…
About the Host
Charlie Fox
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I'm Charlie. I'm not a historian, and I'd rather not pretend otherwise. I'm someone who falls down a rabbit hole on a Tuesday and by Friday has to tell somebody about it.
Mostly I host on my own, which means I do the telling and the heckling, occasionally in the same sentence. Every so often a mate comes in to take over the yarn and I get to be the one asking the dumb questions instead. Those ones are flagged so you know what you're in for.