The Japanese-Russo War began on the 8th of February 1904, needing something big to tip things in their favour, Russia sent their Baltic Fleet on an epic journey around the world. Things started badly, and got worse from there!

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 05:18 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod

Check out our other podcasts:

Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat

Prime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/

Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/

Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/

Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-com

Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas

Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.

REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://1870to1918.wordpress.com/2014/06/22/russo-japanese-war-the-18000-mile-voyage/

https://www.hullwebs.co.uk/content/l-20c/disaster/dogger-bank/voyage-of-dammed.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20160316045400/https://hullwebs.co.uk//content/l-20c/disaster/dogger-bank/voyage-of-dammed.htm

https://www.britannica.com/event/Russo-Japanese-War

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/history/bear-steams-east-russian-fleet.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzGqp3R4Mx4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Mdi_Fh9_Ag

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If you haven't heard, we're touring Canada in September!

Four shows in Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and Toronto (details below).

To celebrate the launch of the tour and get excited to visit a new country, Dave and Jess go through some fun facts about Canada!

Patreon presale is on now, sign up at the $5 Associate Producer level or any of the tiers above to get access as well as 10% off all tickets (as well as different rewards like 300+ bonus episodes, vote for topics, shout outs, ad free listenings, video episodes etc.)

patreon.com/DoGoOnPod

Tickets go on general sale, Tuesday March 31st: 1pm PDT, 2pm MDT and 4pm EDT from our website: https://dogoonpod.com/live-shows/

Thanks to Murray for creating us yet another incredible tour poster!

SHOW DETAILS

Vancouver

The Rio Theatre

Saturday September 12

Doors 12pm, show 1-2pm

Calgary

The Laugh Shop

Monday September 14

Doors 6pm, show 7-8pm

Montreal

The Oscar Peterson Concert Hall (Concordia University)

Saturday September 19

Doors 1:30pm

Show 2-3pm

Toronto

The Royal Theatre

Sunday September 20

Doors 1pm

Show 2-3pm

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Aimo Koivunen was a Finnish soldier in the Continuation War, and the first documented case of a soldier accidentally overdosing on methamphetamine and taking off on a wild adventure.

This episode was recorded live in Auckland in January 2026.

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 07:18 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod

Check out our other podcasts:

Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat

Prime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/

Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/

Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/

Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-com

Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas

Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.

REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://www.cracked.com/article_30516_meet-the-soldier-who-accidentally-had-an-epic-drug-trip-in-the-middle-of-wwii.html’

https://www.reddit.com/r/warstories/comments/dfhwjm/translation_of_the_story_of_aimo_koivunen_a/

https://www.youngpioneertours.com/aimo-koivunen/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/aimo-koivunen

https://www.marsarms.com/en/a/aimo-koivunen-the-incredible-survival-story-of-a-finnish-soldier

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rofsZLkpam8&t=124s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfoMvgDY8hk

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