Doomed to Fail

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 cares? We love their stories and can't wait to share them. Also, Taylor hit an owl with her car while listening to 'Demon Hunters' - probably fine.  Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get ad-free episodes for life!  patreon.com/DoomedtoFailPo...

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 Egypt at the edge of the Red Sea to The Blue Hole - where divers challenge themselves to swim under an underwater arch - unfortunately, it's a lot harder than it sounds, and some don't make it back. He tells the doomed story of Yuri Lipski who brought...

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 lived on. They divide and duplicate at such a rate that if you could gather all the HeLa cells in one spot they could weigh 50 tons. They have been used in creating vaccines, researching cancer, and mapping the human genome. All the while, Henrietta's fa...

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, but it's a tale). Join us for re-release of Episode 18 part 1!  Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get ad-free episodes for life!  patreon.com/DoomedtoFailPod We would love to hear from you! Please follow along!  Instagram: https://www.ins...

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 her car, and was found later at a spa in the country. The press went wild, with the NY Times reporting, among other things, that she had been afraid of ghosts, that she had run into foul play, and that she was in London dressed as a man! Arthur Conan...

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's Olympic and Britannic - part of the "Olympic Class' of ships, these monsters were supposed to revolutionize travel and make White Star a ton of money. They did neither. A war full of U-boats, rising prices, cutting corners, and things being in the...

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 responsible for this horrible crime. What do you think about this classic true crime story? Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get ad-free episodes for life!  patreon.com/DoomedtoFailPod We would love to hear from you! Please follow along!  In...

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, and an unparalleled disdain for your loved ones. Farz takes us from Sir Edmund Hilary's historic climb (maybe there's another unconfirmed first guy) to some of the most famous dead bodies slowly rotting away on the path to the summit. We ended with, if...

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 Dinklage, a member of the Abwher (Nazi Military Intelligence) tried to use Chanel's connections with Winston Churchill to negotiate peace specifically with the Nazi SS. Knowing this, Taylor is still OK with wearing fake pearls but not OK with quoting Chan...

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, to prison.  Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get ad-free episodes for life!  patreon.com/DoomedtoFailPod We would love to hear from you! Please follow along!  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doomedtofailpod/   Facebook: https:/...

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 out on the 8th floor of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory near Washington Square in New York City. Within a few minutes, three floors and the stairwells would be consumed by fire; within 12 minutes, over 60 people had jumped to their deaths to avoid the...

Today, we barely scratch the surface of one of the most violent dictators in history - “His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hajj Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of all the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Sea and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular.” - Idi Amin. During his eight years in power, he likely killed 300,000 people...

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 American institution that used to be a very successful lifetime career. Add Richard Nixon and some tight deadlines, and remove all the joy; what do you get? The Goleta postal facility shootings by Jennifer San Marco and the Edmond post office shooti...

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 fly for women in aviation, and she had to fly for all of us. We needed a star to look for for adventure and strength, and Amelia was it. Join us in learning about her many pre-flight careers, her popularity as a pilot, and the records she made! What...

Ok! It's 5:13 am on April 18, 1906. The earthquake is over, a lot of people are dead or trapped in the rubble. Almost right away, dozens of fires start across the city - many are small in homes and can be put out immediately. But some, especially in places where the gas lines have ruptured, are out of control in minutes. In a city where many are trapped or injured, they now need to run for their l...

uuuuugh. Cutie patooties Tom and Jackie Hawks were looking to sell their Yacht to spend more time with their family on land. When a gaggle of terrible people, led by former child actor Skylar Deleon decided to kill them in the most horrible way and steal their yacht, they aren't smart (but we're willing to bet that they thought they were) and got caught right away. Now so many lives are ruined. We...

We are running late this week due to travel, so let's re-release! This is a top-notch story - The Mutiny on the Bounty! The Bounty was headed to Tahiti to learn how to propagate breadfruit for nefarious reasons - but there was plenty of back and forth and infighting and wanting to stay in Tahiti, bad leadership, and a mutiny! So fun. Hope you love it.  Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get ad-f...

Today, we are re-releasing the sad sad story of Andrea Yates, a mother who needed a lot of medical and psychological care. She was going through a lot, and ended up killing her children. It's alarmingly sad. So if you're not up for it, we totally understand. Let us know if you have any suggestions for future episodes! Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get ad-free episodes for life!  patreo...

Fingers crossed, Farz survives the year with the stories he's telling us! Today, he walks through the 'mysterious' deaths of Alexei Navalny, Alexander Litvinenko, and Yevgeny Prigozhin—three men who dared to question the work of Russia's current Tzar-in-training, Vladimir Putin. You know us, and you know we love Russian history - so we're on our way to try to understand the why behind what Russia...

Today, it is part one of the Great San Francisco disasters of 1906. We talk about the history of San Francisco, how California became a state, immigration and birthright with the United States v Wong Kim Ark, and finally, the 42 seconds of terror as a 7.9 magnitude earthquake jolted the city awake at 5:12 am on April 18, 1906. That was bad, but the fires started almost immediately - we'll cover th...

The Mona Lisa is widely considered to be the most famous painting in the world. However, it wasn't always this way. The painting was created by Leonardo da Vinci, who is regarded as one of the greatest artists of all time. Interestingly, the painting was left unfinished by da Vinci. The Mona Lisa was just one of many beautiful paintings by da Vinci until it was stolen in 1911. This event thrust th...

Let's explore one of the most densely populated places on the planet - Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong. For three decades, people constructed a tightly-packed, overcrowded residential complex in Hong Kong. Discover the intriguing story behind this unique experiment in human habitation! Sources: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/kowloon-walled-city Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get ad-f...

Let's revisit this terrible story! It's a brutal murder of two trusting elderly people just settling into retirement by some of the worst people you could imagine! This is the story of Tiffany Cole, one of the only women on death row in America, and her boyfriend, Michael Jackson.   Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get ad-free episodes for life!  patreon.com/DoomedtoFailPod We would love...

Let's revisit our episode on the Hatfields & McCoys! They lived in the wilds of Applaciacia; there was a whole thing with a hog, lots of homemade hooch (which was a problem because of taxes), and a few love stories. Join us for this classic tale of rivalry and revenge!  Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get ad-free episodes for life!  patreon.com/DoomedtoFailPod We would love to hear from...

Today we will tell stories of people escaping East Germany into the West. There are lots of tunnels, jumping out of windows, a terrifying homemade hot air balloon, lots of hang gliders, and even a trapeze artist! Imagine a wall being built in your city over night and tomorrow you can't see your family, get to your job, or go to your doctor, and then that wall stays up for almost 30 years. It's wil...