All Bad Things

David and Rachel discuss the horrible head-on collision in the Netherlands in 1962. Research by listener Ren.

David and Rachel discuss the isolationist policies and systemic failures that led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of North Korean citizens in the 1990s.

David and Rachel hear first-hand from guest host Sarah about how the white evangelical church flipped out during the genesis of the so-called Moral Majority to eventually cause the Purity Panic, wherein adults became unhealthily obsessed with their children's virginity. Trigger warning for anyone who doesn't like when we "get political".

David and Rachel discuss the many disasters - and tragic stadium collapse - of the ancient Circus Maximus of Rome. Research courtesy of Aces California.

Special guest host Sarah talks to David and Rachel about a tragic and mysterious drunk driving accident that happened on the Taconic State Parkway in 2009.

David and Rachel discuss the first time a plane flew into a skyscraper in New York City.

David and Rachel discuss the tragic explosion at an arms depot in the capital of Mozambique and talk about the problems of remnants of war worldwide.

David and Rachel discuss the tragic dam break in Toccoa, Georgia that devastated the Toccoa Falls College campus in 1977.

David and Rachel stop railing against the current political climate long enough to tell a bummer of a tale. Shout out to listener Ash for the suggestion

David and Rachel finally get to the "lost" part of the colony at Roanoke and its implications in modern America.

In honor of the 2020 Stanley Cup qualifiers, David and Rachel discuss the iconic 1977 sports film Slap Shot.

David and Rachel continue the narrative of events leading up to the last attempt to colonize the Outer Banks.

David and Rachel start a deep dive on the Lost Colony of Roanoke with some deep background on the colonization of modern-day North America by European superpowers, and the rise of English explorer Walter Raleigh.

David and Rachel discuss the avoidable accident that led to the tragic deaths of actor Vic Morrow and two young children during the filming of "The Twilight Zone: The Movie".

David and Rachel discuss the terrifying series of attacks on the people of Nepal and India by an injured tiger in the era of British colonialism. (Research courtesy of listener Alex)

David and Rachel discuss the massive group of fires that engulfed the outskirts of Duluth, Minnesota in 1918.

David and Rachel discuss the time the world could have come crashing down because of a computer programming glitch . . . but didn't.

David and Rachel discuss the tragic helicopter crash that killed three police helicopter crew members and seven pub patrons in Glasgow in 2013.

David and Rachel discuss the long, terrifying history of one of the world's scariest active volcanoes.

David and Rachel discuss the campy fun that is the Friday the 13th film franchise.

David and Rachel discuss the tragic end to the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Shout out to listener Stephen for the topic suggestion.

David and Rachel discuss the time a huge area of Siberian forest was mysteriously destroyed.

David and Rachel discuss the informal cease fire called in the early days of WWI.

David and Rachel describe the PR nightmare that ensued when Ford made a calculated business decision about their Pinto.

David and Rachel discuss the terrifying series of earthquakes that took place in the American heartland in the early 19th century.