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The Kaprun Funicular Disaster of 2000 | Episode 102
Episode 102
If you think the worst thing that can happen while skiing is trying not to scream while the ski patrol figures out why your leg’s bending that way, w…
6 months ago
The Yukon Riverboat Disaster of 1906 | Episode 101
Episode 101
The Yukon River is famous for its remoteness and scenic vistas and history, where very little may seem to happen – but in 1906, one man’s lack of sit…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The Mount Hood Field Trip Disaster of 1986 | Episode 100
Episode 100
You ever go on a field trip at school and every time you look over your shoulder, there’s a teacher or chaperone giving you the stink eye? Well try t…
7 months ago
The Core Disaster Moviesode of 2003 | Episode 99
Episode 99
BEFORE WE BEGIN – the best way to enjoy today's stupidity is in the form of video, which as a special thank you to all of you for another great year,…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The Regent's Park Skating Disaster of 1867 | Episode 98
Episode 98
Nothing says ‘fun afternoon’ quite like adding cutlery to your feet, bruising most of your body, and then going for a nice swim. And to clarify, when…
8 months ago
The Edmund Fitzgerald Disaster of 1975 | Episode 96
Episode 96
The average lake around the world is about the size of a large parking lot – the kind of thing you might try to skip a stone across. The current Worl…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
The Great Wanggongchang Armory Disaster of 1626 | Episode 95
Episode 95
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 sa…
9 months ago
The Air Africa Congo Halloween Crashtacular of 1996 | Episode 94
Episode 94
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 ti…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
The Cave Creek Platform Disaster of 1995 | Episode 93
Episode 93
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 ever…
10 months ago
The Uruguayan Rugby Aircrash Disaster of 1972 | Episode 92
Episode 92
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 punch…
10 months, 2 weeks ago