Twice weekly, we bring you stories of history's most notorious disasters and epic failures. Join us as we analyze the red flags and ask the important questions. How did things go so wrong? Could these disasters have been avoided? Join us as we laugh, learn, and explore the most epic failures of all time.
323 episodes transcribedToday we go WAY back to 600 BC (-600 if you're like Taylor and want to be mathy about time) to the birth of the first of the Great Persian Kings, Cyru...
And we're back for episode 100!!!!!!!! Farz tells the historical True Crime story of the murder of Julia Wallace. It's a mystery to this day! Her husb...
Our final Spring Break episode is on The Hindenburg! Ok, it must have been very nice to fly this Nazi air-bag across the Atlantic Ocean - but the endi...
Imagine one of the most famous movie stars of the time being embroiled in a sex scandal (that's both the plot of this story and a joke because things...
Picture it - the worst person you know is finally in a corner. Everyone you know agrees that this person needs to go - what do you do?This week's re-r...
Let's revisit the Curies! Marie and Pierre discovered radium and how it can kill cells. It changed the entire world of science and led to immeasurable...
Yay! Let's talk about The Warrens. We love them (Taylor specifically loves Patrick Wilson, try not to agree). They are liars and money-makers, but who...
Farz just wants everyone to have a panic attack - today, he talks about one of the places on Earth where people keep diving and dying. We travel to Eg...
Today, we are closing out Women's History Month with the story of Henrietta Lacks. Henrietta died of cervical cancer in 1951 - but her cells have live...
Once upon a time, Bernie Tiede became BFFS with an old lady - she wasn't very nice. Eventually, he killed her. A tale as old as time (it's not that, b...
About 100 years or so ago, the best-selling author of all time, Agatha Christie, went missing for 11 days. She left her home in the evening, crashed h...
Even though Farz DID watch Titanic this weekend, he focuses this week on the two other totally doomed ships that were built simultaneously. White Star...
Today, we are re-releasing the story of Scott and Laci Peterson. If you were around, then you remember! We are 99% sure that Scott, an idiot, is respo...
Get out your winter jackets and an extra $55,000 - we're climbing Mt. Everest! You will also need a lot of time off work, some tents, extra oxygen, an...
Ok, listen. Taylor will die on this hill. Coco Chanel, the iconic fashion designer, was a Nazi Spy during WWII: she and her boyfriend, Baron von Dinkl...
Today, we are re-releasing our episode on Los Angeles's Griffith J. Griffith. It's a wild ride from Ireland to the US, to California, to Los Angles, t...
This is THE Women's History Month story that Taylor has been wanting to tell you! At the end of the shift on Saturday, March 25, 1911, a fire broke ou...
Today, we barely scratch the surface of one of the most violent dictators in history - “His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hajj Doct...
Remember, "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds"? The USPS is an...
Welcome to Women's History Month!!! We start with our Amelia Earhart - who will never be 40. Amelia HAD to fly. She had to fly for herself, she had to...
