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The Damascus Nuclear Missile Explosion of 1980 | Episode 73
Episode 73
Bad day at work episodes are some of my favourite. Sometimes you put out a brochure with a typo. Sometimes you ding the bosses car. Very rarely do yo…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Wahine Ferry Cyclone Disaster of 1968 | Episode 72
Episode 72
Some people think it’s weird when they hear travel by sea described as romantic. Between the vomiting and the contusions and the lacerations and the …
1 year, 9 months ago
The Galeras Volcano Disaster of 1993 | Episode 71
Episode 71
A mountain is just about the most stable and serene thing in nature. But every now and then, one says “not today”!
On this episode: we’ll see how a v…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Manchester Woolworths Inferno of 1979 | Episode 70
Episode 70
If you’re like me and you would rather burst into flames than go shopping, have we got the story for you…
Special shout out to my UK listeners! On tod…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Cavalese Cable Car Disaster of 1998 | Episode 69
Episode 69
Someone once said that skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face. Today, we learn that skiing can do a lot worse things to …
1 year, 10 months ago
The Enschede Fireworks Disaster of 2000 | Episode 68
Episode 68
In this episode, homes and buildings will sadly be blown away and destroyed, and you’ll say “fireworks?” and I’ll say “it sure does”.
On this episode…
1 year, 11 months ago
The Cleveland Balloonfest Disaster of 1986 | Episode 67
Episode 67
The Cleveland Balloonfest Disaster of 1986 | Episode 69
Balloons often represent happiness, but if you’ve ever had to explain to a crying child why t…
1 year, 11 months ago
Bonus | The Tesla Cybertruck Automotive Review Disastersode of 2024
Hello all. Welcome to the very first Doomsday Automotive Review segment. I’ve never done one of these before, and most importantly, I shouldn’t have …
1 year, 11 months ago
The Asiana Airlines Disaster of 2013 | Episode 66
Episode 66
Fun fact: Airplane accidents have a 95.7% survivability rate, according to the US National Transportation Safety Board. This story actually has a 99.…
2 years ago
Bonus | The OceanGate Titan Disaster Explodasode of 2023
With apologies for the absense of new material, I'm a bit under it and overwhelmed - not much unlike the passengers of the OceanGate Titan Submersibl…
2 years ago