Episode 303: Challenger, Part Four - The Future is Not Free
David and Rachel finally wrap up the Challenger series with a look at the findings of the Rogers Commission and a discussion of the normalization of deviance.
24 Apr 20231h 12min
Episode 302: Challenger, Part Three - Moved and Troubled
David and Rachel get into the weeds of the Rogers Commission report and how gaskets and joints led to the deaths of seven people.
17 Apr 20231h 19min
Episode 301: Challenger, Part Two - Where We've Been, Where We're Going, Why?
Sorry, this is the total bummer part where we discuss, in depressing detail, the mechanics of what happened to the crew of the Challenger. Don't listen to this one if you're in a bad headspace. When y...
10 Apr 20231h 8min
Episode 300: Challenger, Part One - The Ultimate Field Trip
Somehow we made it to Episode 300! On this auspicious occasion, we start a three-part series on the ill-fated space shuttle Challenger, focusing on the rad lives of seven incredible people before disc...
3 Apr 20231h 48min
Episode 299: The Hirsch Catastrophe
David and Rachel discuss a disaster of both engineering and common sense in 1906 Germany. Script by listener Mick, to whom we apologize for all botched pronunciations.
27 Mar 202355min
Episode 298: Mucormycosis (a.k.a. "Black Fungus")
On the heels of the ending of season one of "The Last of Us", David and Rachel discuss a fungus that can actually kill (but not turn you into a zombie).
20 Mar 202358min
Episode 297: The Wolves of Minong
David and Rachel discuss the ecosystem of the island of Minong (a.k.a. Isle Royale) in Lake Superior and how its wolf population is a microcosm of the much larger issues of climate change and human in...
13 Mar 20231h 3min
Episode 296: The 27 Club, Part Three - The Death of Jim Morrison
David and Rachel discuss the problematic life and premature death of Doors frontman and American poet Jim Morrison.
6 Mar 20231h 35min
