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Ep 247: Contaminated - The Goiânia Accident
Episode 247
Let's talk about a real accidental nuclear accident - it's economic collapse, tied to poor security, that leads to deaths. In Brazil, while the econo…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep 246: Wings of Doom! - The Mothman & The Silver Bridge
Episode 246
Buckle up for an engineering disaster! In 1967, the Silver Bridge collapsed, killing 46 people in the freezing Ohio River. Were there warning signs? …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 245: The Texas Killing Fields - Part 2
Episode 245
Join us for part 2 of the Texas Killing Fields! Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get ad-free episodes for life! patreon.com/DoomedtoFailPod We …
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Ep 244: Arsenic Obsession - The Valentine Meat-Juice Incident
Episode 244
Today let's talk about the 'murder' of James Maybrick - a businessman in Liverpool in the 1880s who loved to medicate with poisions. A good, what-doe…
3 months, 1 week ago
Ep 243: The Stars at Night are Big and Bright - The Texas Killing Fields
Episode 243
True Crime Tuesday (it's Monday) - let's explore the Texas Killing Fields - an expanse of land near Galveston (which is near the ocean) that has been…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep 242: Don't Stop Believin' - glee
Episode 242
I feel like glee is one of the most 'you had to be there' shows on TV? It's FULL of 2010s pop songs, remixes, and awkwardly improbable teenager shena…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 241: A Ship of Dreams (and Gold) - The SS Central America
Episode 241
Picture it - it's 1857, and you are on a ship filled with gold from San Francisco to the East Coast of the USA! There are so many things that could g…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Ep 240: Fighting for Education for all - Malala Yousafzai
Episode 240
Today we have the not-doomed story of Malala Yousafzai - who campaigned for girls to go to school in Pakistan when the Taliban was invading her area …
4 months ago
Ep 239: Parasocial murder - Grant Amato
Episode 239
Today, we learn about Grant Amato - a former nurse (dishonorably discharged) and dude in love with a 'cam girl' - so in love that he stole a TON of m…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep 238: Olympic retro - Tonya Harding & Nancy Kerrigan
Episode 238
We're back! Happy Women's History Month! We think this counts - well, specifically, Taylor thinks this counts. The main characters are women, and the…
4 months, 3 weeks ago