The Aviamotornaya Escalator Disaster of 1982 | Episode 48

We’ve covered a lot of unusual and unexpected disaster on this show, and this will be a new one – and what makes this one stand out is how quickly it escalates.

On this episode: you’ll unlock a brand new fear you didn’t know about before; we’ll talk about the most panic inducing cross-training exercise ever; and we’ll teach you the best way to not get eaten by a machine.

I’ve always said every time we find out some innocuous thing that we’ve always taken for granted is actually a source of unexpected danger, we’re having a good day. Honestly, as soon as I heard “escalator”, I just knew this was going to be good, or bad depending. Like a lot of unusual transit disasters, they usually happen because of maintenance issues and the lazy garbage responsible. For this though, we’re talking USSR style transit issue. Yes, dying under a heap of fellow commuters doesn’t provide the dignity I’m hoping my own funeral will project, but on the other hand, we’re going to get to spend some time in the Moscow Metro system, which aesthetically is hard to beat. This one is called one of the darkest days in the history of the world’s busiest subway system and the deadliest disaster of its kind.

Celebrity guests include historical figure Josef Stalin, early pioneer of DIY flight Icarus, and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Dancers.


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