All Bad Things

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.

David and Rachel discuss the ongoing Kennedy Curse and the tragic death of John Jr., Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and Lauren Bessette.

David and Rachel delve into the rich history of the Kennedys and the many unfortunate events that have befallen them over the years, in deep background of the death of John F. Kennedy Jr.

David and Rachel discuss a horrific Welsh tragedy that took the lives of dozens of young children.

David and Rachel discuss the deadliest crowd crush to occur during the annual pilgrimage to Mecca.

David and Rachel (finally) drop episode 2 of our counterbalancing Good Things with a short history of the peer-to-peer software that changed modern media.

David and Rachel discuss a brief history of diet pills and the deleterious effects of the wildly popular Fen-Phen.

David and Rachel discuss the nightmare the small crew of the yacht the Trashman found themselves in off the coast of North Carolina.

David and Rachel discuss the deadliest fire in Germany since WWII. Research courtesy of Lee Hutch (https://leehutchauthor.com/)

David and Rachel discuss the tragic oversight that led to the disintegration of Northwest Airlines Flight 255.

Surprise! In these trying times, we've decided to surprise you with a new in-between-minisode series. David and Rachel discuss how a setback was a setup for a comeback for the South Atlantic humpback whales.

David and Rachel discuss a much-needed miraclesode wherein the United States 1980 Olympic ice hockey team pulls off the impossible. Do your Herbies. Puke your guts out. We can do it.

David and Rachel discuss a deadly outbreak of E. coli in the western US in 1993.