<p>This week we look at the weird history of competitive cave sitting (people seeing how long they can stay in a cave without contact with the outside world), culminating with Spaniard Beatriz Flamini's 2021 world record attempt to spend 500 days in a cave. Recorded live at the 2026 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.</p><br><p>This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 05:40 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).</p><br><p>For all our important links:<a href="https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Check out our other podcasts:</p><p>Book Cheat:<a href="https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat</a></p><p>Prime Mates:<a href="https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/</a></p><p>Listen Now:<a href="https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/</a></p><p>Who Knew It with Matt Stewart:<a href="https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/</a></p><p>Jess Writes A Rom-Com: <a href="https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-com</a></p><br><p>Our awesome theme song by<a href="https://twitter.com/evanms" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Evan Munro-Smith</a> and logo by<a href="https://peaderthomas.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Peader Thomas</a></p><br><p>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.&nbsp;</p><br><p>REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:</p><p><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/01/29/the-woman-who-spent-five-hundred-days-in-a-cave" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/01/29/the-woman-who-spent-five-hundred-days-in-a-cave</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/cave-dwellers-human-adaptation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/cave-dwellers-human-adaptation</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/22/worlds-oldest-cave-art-discovered-in-indonesias-muna-island" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/22/worlds-oldest-cave-art-discovered-in-indonesias-muna-island</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_dweller#Modern_examples" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_dweller#Modern_examples</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-inside-cave-dwellings-and-villages-around-the-world-2023-10#one-matmata-cave-hotel-was-used-as-a-location-for-the-1977-star-wars-film-14" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-inside-cave-dwellings-and-villages-around-the-world-2023-10#one-matmata-cave-hotel-was-used-as-a-location-for-the-1977-star-wars-film-14</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/09/04/michel-siffre-caves-time-dies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/09/04/michel-siffre-caves-time-dies/</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-06/history-of-ngilgi-cave/100586144" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-06/history-of-ngilgi-cave/100586144</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>