Podcast Episodes

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…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

The Niagara Schoellkopf Power Station Disaster of 1957 | Episode 88

Episode 88

You know how when you have a good idea, you get a little lightbulb over your head? What if you had a bad idea, and a million cubic feet of rock colla…

10 months, 1 week ago

The Scotch Cap Lighthouse Disaster of 1946 | Episode 87

Episode 87

Today, we’re going to witness a light so bright it would instantaneously and irreversibly turn your corneas into charcoal, and oddly, it’s the least …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

The Great Johnstown Flood Disaster of 1889 | Episode 86

Episode 86

We’ve had a lot of episodes underground, and none of them have been underwhelming. In fact, if you’re not fans of claustrophobia, choking, burning, o…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

The Great Baku Metro Fire of 1995 | Episode 85

Episode 85

We all complain about commutes. We all think we have it pretty bad. But unless your commute includes choking on toxic fumes, or being claustrophobica…

1 year ago

The British Airways Unscheduled Ejection Disaster of 1990 | Episode 84

Episode 84

Ever have a day at work so bad you wanted to climb, jump, or get sucked out a window?

On today’s episode:  we answer the question, is 2025 in fact as …

1 year ago

The Loma Prieta Earthquake Disaster of 1989 | Episode 83

Episode 83

What’s the worst thing you ever saw at a sports game? Someone throw a battery at a Make-a-Wish kid? Sure, if you’re from Philly, but what if you were…

1 year ago

The Hammond Circus Train Disaster of 1918 | Episode 82

Episode 82

Do you know the difference between your guts and balloon animals? Organs are ever-so slightly more flame resistant!

On today’s episode:  you’ll learn…

1 year, 1 month ago

The Cherry Mine Disaster of 1909 | Episode 81

Episode 81

We’re going to hell! Well, not hell exactly. We’re going to rural Illinois, but for the purposes of this introduction, we are going to be spending ti…

1 year, 2 months ago

The Dusseldorf Airport Disaster of 1996 | Episode 80

Episode 80

Do you like fire but hate airports? Have we got the episode for you.

On today’s episode:  we’ll be pulling off the front of our skulls and spending s…

1 year, 3 months ago