Podcast Episodes

The Great Wanggongchang Armory Disaster of 1626 | Episode 97

To begin today’s tale, allow me to share a translation of an ancient Chinese joke: Three men were looking at the clouds. One points to a cloud and says, that cloud is shaped like a horse. Another poi…

Published on 2 hours ago

The Air Africa Congo Halloween Crashtacular of 1996 | Episode 96

Take the most frightening death you can imagine, now double it. Then double it again. And then add fire. This is our Halloween episode, and by the time we’re done, your favourite horror movie will ha…

Published on 2 weeks ago

The Cave Creek Platform Disaster of 1995 | Episode 95

The most unusual thing about today’s story is that almost everyone is going to bruise their lungs. For your sake, I hope it’s from laughing. Not everyone will be so lucky.

On today’s episode: you’ll h…

Published on 1 month ago

The Uruguayan Rugby Aircrash Disaster of 1972 | Episode 94

We’ve done episodes where people lose their teeth. We’ve done episodes where have them melted out of their heads, or frisbeed out by debris, or punched out by bulls, or even blown out of their heads …

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Beer & Whiskey Flood Drinking Disastersode of 1814-1875 | Episode 93

It’s rare for us to have an episode with so many feces mentioned right off the top, but do not worry, refreshments will be served.

On this episode: we’re doing another one-of-a-kind episode here, and …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

BONUS | The Smallville Alien Rocket Crash of 2025

As a lifelong, dyed in the wool, comic book enthusiast, it behooves me with the recent release of the new James Gunn Superman movie to share this short Patreon segment pulled from our recent Greensbu…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

The USS Enterprise Explosion of 1969 | Episode 92

Episode 92

Today, we will be spending the day on board a whole bunch of ships sharing a long and storied heritage. Sadly, we’re going to spend most of our time on the one that crew members called “The Mobile Ch…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Peril, Apocalypses and Moviesodes | Doomsday Mailbag 9

Hello, and welcome to the inglorious return of Doomsday: History’s Most Dangerous Mailbag Minisode!

We’ve seen an awful lot of $@!# across time and space and it’s only natural that you would have que…

Published on 3 months ago

The Greensburg Tornado Disaster of 2007 | Episode 91

A wind could remove your hat. A stronger wind might steal your lawn furniture. The kind of wind we’re talking about today renovated Pre-War and Mid-Century Midwestern homes into more “open concept” d…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

BONUS | The Waffle House Index: America’s Strangest Dining Minisode

We’ve been a lot of places together on this show. I’m trying to think of the weirdest. Nuclear reactors, insane asylums, the mouths of volcanoes; but now, by fan request, it’s finally time that we vi…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago