The Eséka Train Disaster of 2016 | Episode 109
We've described some pretty fairly awful commutes on this show before. On today's very special "return-to-Africa" episode, all people wanted to do was get to work, but the weather got bad to the point...
8 Jun 53min
The Dave Matthews Poop Bus Disaster of 2004 | Episode 108
You’ve maybe heard that during an accident, time slows. Truth is, it’s an illusion. Your brain flips into high-alert, and processes visual information in way higher detail, which makes the experience ...
18 Mai 48min
The Texas City Disaster of 1947 | Episode 107
No one shows up to work expecting to make history, but today’s story shows how one small, irreversible decision created the one of the worst days at work in US History. If that “fork in the road” mome...
27 Apr 47min
The Kursk Submarine Disaster of 2000 | Episode 106
I believe the most frightening vehicle to travel from point A to point B in would be a submarine – and I am including cable cars, and rocket sleds, and tightropes, and wingsuits, and early diving bell...
8 Apr 51min
The Carrington Geomagnetic Superstorm of 1859 | Episode 105
I do love a story where almost no one dies, but if you’ve listened to this show long enough, you know I also really do enjoy a bad day at work episodes where the opposite is true. In today’s story, no...
25 Mar 49min
The Black Saturday Bushfires of 2009 | Episode 104
There is a strong anthropological argument that controlled fire is humanity’s first invention. Among the many gifts it bestows upon us, being able to survive colder climates is one of them. As you wil...
13 Mar 56min
The Norwegian Cheese Fire Disaster of 2013 | Episode 103
You might think the worst thing cheese can do is cause indigestion, or elevated cholesterol, or the need to punch more belt holes - maybe even the occasional fart sneaks out. But on today’s episode, y...
27 Feb 51min
The Kaprun Funicular Disaster of 2000 | Episode 102
If you think the worst thing that can happen while skiing is trying not to scream while the ski patrol figures out why your leg’s bending that way, we have a lot to teach you about skiing. Spoiler: mo...
11 Feb 53min
