Doomed to Fail

Imagine you have a lot of money and months of free time, so you decide to climb the highest mountain we've got. That's good for you, but if you die there, you stay there, and recently, there's a line…

Remember the 1950s? We don't either, and it wasn't like, ideal for women and minorities... but there WAS this idea of a place you could go to get away - think Palm Springs now (if you ignore all the …

Let's go back to our Volcano Series for Natural Disaster Week! Today, we'll tell the story of how Pompeii and Herculaneum were buried when Mt. Vesuvius erupted in AD 79. We'll cover what type of volc…

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Ep 38: Volcanoes Pt 1 - Mt. Toba's Echo: Journey into Earth's Cataclysmic Past

• A prehistoric eruption so massive it may have nearly wiped out humanity.

Ep 42: Volcanoes Pt 2 - Time Capsule o…

We've said it before, and we'll say it again - divorce is an option. It's not great, people will be sad, kids will be traumatized, but it's WORSE to be the child of a murderer and not have a mom.

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Episodes:

• Ep 7 - Part 1: Dorian Gray-t Expectations - Oscar Wilde's wild ride
  • Oscar Wilde’s wit, scandal, and downfall - the wild ride of one of literature’s sharpest voices.
    
     
• Ep 23 - Part 1: Our Lady o…

It's 1976 - thousands of US Veterans in the American Foreign Legion meet up in Philly for a few days of meetings and camaraderie (and we assume not talking about trauma because it was the 70s).

Stayi…

Ep. 47: Doomed to fail species? The story of the passenger pigeon

• Once the most abundant bird in North America, they darkened the skies in flocks of millions—until humans hunted them into extinction.

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What would you do if you accidentally threw away a fortune? In this episode, we dig into the story of James Howells — the IT worker who tossed out a hard drive holding thousands of Bitcoins, worth hu…

Ep 2 - Part 2: Nero: The Fiddling Tyrant

• Rome’s most infamous emperor, accused of burning his own city and fiddling while it fell into chaos.

Ep 12 - Part 2: Ancient Sport Rivalries - The Nika Riots

• Wha…

Let's go back to ancient warfare, shall we? We'll talk about all the things you can fill a clay pot with to throw at enemies—spikes, bees, boiling hot sand—use your imagination!

Then, we will discuss…

Ep 68 - You're Cleared for Disaster: The Tenerife Airport Crash of 1977

 

The world’s deadliest aviation disaster didn’t happen in the air—it happened on the runway. Two jumbo jets, thick fog, and a fa…

Let's talk about whales, from what we do and do not know about mammals, to the incredible things that animals have to endure! 

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The history of medicine is equal parts miracle and nightmare. These episodes prove it.

Ep 98 - The Never-ending Story: Henrietta Lacks

 

• Her cancer cells were taken without her consent and became the mo…

Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb - by James M. Scott - https://www.amazon.com/Black-Snow-Curtis-Firebombing-Atomic/dp/1324002999

The Brutal Bombing o…

Ep 27: Cruising through History: The Rise and Fall of the Edsel

• Ford’s flashy new car was supposed to be the future. Instead, it became the most famous flop in automotive history.

Ep 33: Getting rich q…

Today, in good news, Farz tells the story of San Antonio's kindest philanthropist, Gordon Hartman! Gordon created Morgan's Wonderland - an amusement park that makes attending amusement parks possible…

When people go wrong, the spotlight melts them faster. These episodes explore crimes, courtroom chaos, PR disasters, and unforgettable headlines.

Ep 10 Part 1 – OJ & Nicole Simpson

• A brutal double murd…

Let's go back to a time when trains weren't automated and there was A LOT of room for human error. We talk about the 'Swiss Cheese Model' of disasters all the time and this is a classic case. Late tr…

From molasses tsunamis to space shuttle tragedies, here are some of history’s most infamous engineering disasters.

Ep 20 - Part 2: Oh The Humanity!!! - The Hindenburg

• A luxury airship explodes mid-air …