All Bad Things

Episode 332: The Ramree Island Massacre 13.11.2023 52:21 ↓

David and Rachel discuss a battle during WWII that ended in a different (and terrifying) kind of disaster.

Episode 331: The Carrington Event 06.11.2023 1:08:06 ↓

David and Rachel discuss the Carrington Event and the terrifying possibility of a modern major geomagnetic storm.

Episode 330: The 2017 Ohio State Fair Accident 30.10.2023 33:54 ↓

David and Rachel discuss why the term "inspection" should never be used loosely. Script by Corey

Episode 329: The Cairngorm Plateau Disaster 23.10.2023 56:16 ↓

David and Rachel discuss the worst mountaineering disaster in Great Britain's history.

Episode 328: The Fernie Memorial Arena Incident 16.10.2023 34:52 ↓

David and Rachel discuss the tragic ammonia leak at the Fernie Memorial Arena in British Columbia. Script by Auden

Episode 327: The Russian Polar Expedition of 1900-1902 09.10.2023 52:00 ↓

David and Rachel discuss an ill-fated polar expedition at the beginning of the 20th century. Script by Haley.

Episode 326: The Deaths of Glen and Bessie Hyde, Part Two 02.10.2023 1:10:11 ↓

David and Rachel finish the tragic story of the deaths of Glen and Bessie Hyde. Script by Nicole.

Episode 325: The Deaths of Glen and Bessie Hyde, Part One 25.09.2023 1:11:54 ↓

David and Rachel discuss the fateful river journey of Glen and Bessie Hyde. Script by Nicole.

Episode 324: The Gloria Estefan Bus Crash 18.09.2023 1:31:40 ↓

David and Rachel discuss the life and career of Gloria Estefan, and how both almost ended on a snowy Pennsylvania highway in 1990.

Episode 323: The Capitalist Airship and the Socialist Airship 11.09.2023 1:04:29 ↓

David and Rachel discuss the parallel lives of two airships. Script by Stephen.

Episode 322: The Baghdad Bridge Disaster 04.09.2023 53:22 ↓

David and Rachel discuss the 2005 crush that killed around 1,000 people making a pilgrimage. Script by of Aces California.

Episode 321: Polio, Part Two - Warm Springs, Cold Wars, and a Man Named Salk 28.08.2023 1:01:56 ↓

David and Rachel discuss Jonas Salk and the development of the polio vaccine, which has largely eradicated polio globally. Trigger warning for Rachel rants on the importance of vaccinations.

Episode 320: Polio, Part One - From Stele to Iron Lung 21.08.2023 1:01:37 ↓

David and Rachel discuss the history of poliomyelitis and its effects on the human body.

Episode 319: Born on the Bayou - Hurricane Audrey, Louisiana’s Forgotten Storm (1957) 14.08.2023 1:40:55 ↓

David and Rachel read another excellent script by author Lee Hutch.

Episode 318: The 27 Club Part Four - Jean-Michel Basquiat 07.08.2023 1:45:33 ↓

David, Rachel, and Sarah discuss the rise of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat and his tragic ending as a member of the 27 Club.

Episode 317: The Downwinders 31.07.2023 1:21:06 ↓

David and Rachel discuss the first victims of the atomic bomb: people in the United States who lived within fallout range of the Trinity test site.

Episode 316: The Fidenae Amphitheater Collapse 24.07.2023 41:03 ↓

David and Rachel discuss the Roman Empire the deadliest structural failure in recorded history.

Episode 315: The Death of Knute Rockne 17.07.2023 1:06:50 ↓

On the occasion of our 6th podaversary, David and Rachel discuss Knute Rockne, whose career revolutionized American football and whose death revolutionized aviation safety.

Episode 314: The Great Emu War of 1932 10.07.2023 42:53 ↓

David and Rachel discuss that time in Australia when three soldiers tried to take out 20,000 emus with machine guns. Script by listener Stephen.

Episode 313: London Underground, Part Three - The King's Cross Fire 03.07.2023 1:05:15 ↓

David and Rachel discuss the deadliest fire in London Underground history.

Episode 312: London Underground, Part Two and a Half - The Troll Toll 26.06.2023 1:13:23 ↓

You gotta pay the troll toll if you want this boy's hole! Come pay the troll toll with us as we bridge into next week's episode by discussing how capitalism took a very dark turn courtesy of Margaret Thatcher and company.

Episode 311: London Underground, Part Two - The Moorgate Tube Crash 19.06.2023 1:00:26 ↓

David and Rachel continue an exploration of post-war Britain and, in this episode, the deadliest peacetime Tube disaster in history.

Episode 310: London Underground, Part One - The Stratford Tube Crash 12.06.2023 1:05:32 ↓

David and Rachel discuss post-war British politics in excruciating detail, all to lead up to a tragic Tube crash that killed 12 people.

Episode 309: Mötley Crüe, Part Two 05.06.2023 1:08:05 ↓

David and Rachel add another umlaut and conclude the story of the messiest crüe in rock 'n' roll.

Episode 308: Motley Crüe, Part One 29.05.2023 1:06:36 ↓

David and Rachel discuss the horrifying antics of '80s hair metal band Motley Crüe.