This Is A Disaster

In the 80s and 90s, our youth were being corrupted by Satan and his apostles: heavy metal, Prince, and Madonna.  In this week's (not-so)mini episode, Leigh tells us all about the Satanic Panic that gr...

8 Okt 201952min

When your empire dates back six thousand years, odds are it's been through a lot.  Still, history didn't prepare the population of Egypt in the beginning of the 13th century when the Nile, their lifes...

2 Okt 201946min

The Oxford Comma: either you love it, or you're wrong.  In this week's mini episode, Peter tells the story of the comma's colorful legal history.  Don't worry... if you're just here for the disasters,...

24 Sep 201923min

We bring in a very special guest to tell us about all the ways the universe is predicted to end.  The Big Crunch, The Big Freeze, The Big Rip... all of them sound like tasty deserts, but the only thin...

18 Sep 20191h 16min

In this mini-episode, recorded live at the Ottawa Podcast Festival, Leigh tells the story of a tragic reunion between Syd Barrett and his former Pink Floyd bandmates.  Shine on you crazy diamond... wi...

10 Sep 201928min

In part two of Donald Crowhurst's story, he sets sail aboard the Teignmouth Electron to claim the Golden Globe prize for the first man to successfully sail around the world single-handed without stopp...

4 Sep 201954min

How was this not our first episode? Because we buck the trend, that's why! In an episode full of surprising numbers, we talk about the fateful final voyage of the Hindenburg Zeppelin. A flight from Fr...

27 Aug 201925min

Following Sir Francis Chichester's triumphant circumnavigation by sea in 1967, the Sunday Times wanted to cash in on circumnavigation fever! One wide-eyed and manic contestant dove into the Golden Glo...

21 Aug 20191h