Podcast Episodes

A Quick Update (Our Cup Runneth Over With Pee)

PEE PEE POO POO is finally LIVE!

Yes, that’s really what it’s called. What is it, some of you ask? It’s the most childish-sounding adult party card ga…

15 hours ago

The Nevado del Ruiz Armero Volcano Disaster of 1985 | Episode 111

Episode 111

Live. Laugh. Lava (or Lahar as one Patreon listener pointed out). Except in this case, less lava, and more mud, and ash, and trees and water, and bui…

1 week ago

The Corsican French Cup Stadium Disaster of 1992 | Episode 110

Episode 110

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 …

3 weeks, 5 days ago

The Eséka Train Disaster of 2016 | Episode 109

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 wa…

2 months ago

The Dave Matthews Poop Bus Disaster of 2004 | Episode 108

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 informatio…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Texas City Disaster of 1947 | Episode 107

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 …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

The Kursk Submarine Disaster of 2000 | Episode 106

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, a…

4 months ago

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 episod…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

The Black Saturday Bushfires of 2009 | Episode 104

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…

4 months, 4 weeks ago

The Norwegian Cheese Fire Disaster of 2013 | Episode 103

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 oc…

5 months, 2 weeks ago