# Ep 146: The Great Emu War REDUX

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Podcast: [Man Eaters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/man-eaters-4346864)
Published: 2025-12-19T12:52:38+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-chapman/episodes/Ep-146-The-Great-Emu-War-REDUX-e3g2aqh
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Duration seconds: 3309

## Resource

In 1932, the Australian Army went to war with emus… and lost. At least, that’s how the story usually goes. In this redux episode of Man Eaters , we revisit the Great Emu War - one of the internet’s favourite historical punchlines - to separate the meme from the truth. What actually happened when soldiers, machine guns, and tens of thousands of migrating birds collided in Western Australia during the Great Depression? Spoiler: it wasn’t really a war, nobody surrendered, and the emus weren’t tactical geniuses. DONATE = Help Rusty! https://theanimalrescuesite.com/products/eam-support-rustys-recovery-after-gruesome-animal-attack-fundraiser-gtgm WEBSITE: www.maneaterspod.com PATREON: patreon.com/maneaters EMAIL: maneaterspod@gmail.com FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/maneaterspod INSTAGRAM: @maneaterspodcast INSTAGRAM: @jimothychaps

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