Episode 51: The 1979 Fastnet Race
In the final episode of this "season", we revisit disaster on the open ocean. Inclement weather, over three hundred yachts, the history of boats, and just so many reasons to never set foot in the oce...
28 Juli 202149min
Episode 50.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Byford Dolphin Incident
Just because something happens quickly, doesn't mean it can't be horrific. The most dangerous job in the world meets fatigue, to catastrophic ends. Deep sea diving, rapid decompression, human error,...
29 Juni 202125min
Episode 50: Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy
You thought overwrought endeavours were limited to videogames? Where do you go now... that you've written Sweet Child O' Mine and November Rain? Axel Rose, Buckethead, midnight pyrotechnics, and chi...
23 Juni 20211h 13min
Episode 49.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] 1904 Olympic Marathon
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, or at least maybe finish a marathon. Things could have gone a whole lot better for the rag-tag band of competitors at the St. Louis Olympics. Dusty roads, a...
8 Juni 202125min
Episode 49 - Duke Nukem Forever
Our special guest Try-All Andy returns for the story of the trials and tribulations that went into producing a sequel that was over a decade in the making. Aliens, misogyny, pop-culture references, a...
2 Juni 20211h 7min
Episode 48.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Death in Space
As harsh a place as space can be, there have been surprisingly few deaths in space. Not to worry! Leigh found some for us. Soviet cosmonauts, Soyuz 11, and a pesky valve... Leigh's song pick:: Ni...
25 Maj 202127min
Episode 48 - Edmonton Tornado, 1987
Craig from Canadian History Ehx returns to once again rob us of sleep. What's the most damage mother nature could possibly do in one hour? Edmonton, Alberta found out in 1987. Tornadoes, the Fujita...
19 Maj 202141min
Episode 47.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] One Hungry Juror
Not all disasters happen on a global scale. Leigh tells the story of his experience on jury duty, with its highest highs and lowest lows. Criminal fraud, heated debates, comped meals... and comped.....
11 Maj 202132min
