Episode 39: The Peshtigo Firestorm
The Great Chicago Fire wasn't the worst fire ever to hit the United States. It wasn't the worst fire in 1871. It wasn't even the worst fire in October of 1871... The second episode in our October of...
14 Okt 20201h 12min
Episode 38.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Witchcraft Trial of Sarah Good
Things got a bit hairy in Salem in 1692... let's just say it wasn't a good time to be feeding urine cakes to dogs and cracking eggs into Venus glasses. Oomancy, divination, possession, the 17th-centu...
6 Okt 202038min
Episode 38: Darby Crash
In the late 1970s, two friends got straight-As in fruit-eating and crystal meth. Luckily for the trajectory of punk rock, they turned their talents to music, gave up their real names for punk alter e...
30 Sep 202059min
Episode 37.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Jim Shooter's New Universe
When the going gets good, Marvel got weird. Forget Iron Man and Thor, it's time for Nightmask and Star Brand! Sorry, you've never heard of them? Maybe sticking to what works is the best way after a...
22 Sep 202043min
Episode 37: The Great Tangshan Earthquake
In the time it takes you to read this, the city of Tangshan shook apart in 1976. Peter tells Leigh about one of the most devastating of Earth's ancient disasters, with a truly staggering death toll. E...
16 Sep 202056min
Episode 36.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] British Airtours Flight 28M
It usually takes a disaster to change regulations... case in point British Airtours Flight 28M and the Boeing 737. Ultra-narrow aisles? Armrests that don't raise up? Seats in front of the emergency...
8 Sep 202040min
[Announcement] Contest One Winner!
What? An episode on a Friday?? We come to you to talk Skittles and announce the winner of our first-ever draw! Our sincerest thanks to everyone that participated, and we'll do more soon. If you ...
4 Sep 20204min
Episode 36: Climate Change, Part 2
Nuclear Norm comes back to finish what he started, this time telling us about why some people distrust science, and why they might never change their mind. Petitions, angry fictitious coal miners, rev...
2 Sep 202057min
