Ed and Kara

The Day's Dumpster Fire

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In this podcast, Kara and Ed regale history's greatest mess ups. They do not celebrate humanity's successes but its most fantastic failures! This show is not dedicated to those who have accomplished incredible things, but to those who have accomplished incredible things and how they royally screwed things up in the process. You might ask why they are doing this podcast: it's because you've botched up the best laid plans and you know what? THAT'S OKAY! Let this show help you navigate the mishaps that you have come across where there is no clear answer available. So sit back, relax, and listen...

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Ed and Kara

Episodes

Oregon Trail Fire (Pt. 2): Is the Journey Really Worth it? - Episode 8 09.08.2025 1:14:18

Send us Fan Mail Hey all! Kara has finished part deux of the Oregon Trail Fire. In this episode, we look at all the ways fate, nature, and even internet memes sickened and killed a lot of folks who were just trying to get out west. Join us as we dive into the world of dysentery, cholera, snake bites, and even being overrun by angry buffalo (who apparently inspired the Emus in Australia) as a means...

Therac 25: Using Radiation to Kill Cancer... And Patients - Episode 9 09.08.2025 1:36:37

Send us Fan Mail Hey everyone! After a brief hiatus, Ed and Kara are back with a new episode for the benefit of your ear meat... In this episode we go back to the 80's computer technology, radiation therapy machines, and Demigorgons were all the rage. While Hawkins Indiana was being destroyed by an interdimensional being with serious "daddy issues," The Atomic Energy Canada Limit...

Custer's Last Stand (Pt. 1): From Nobody to Somebody - Episode 10 09.08.2025 1:36:21

Send us Fan Mail Hey everyone! Got a question for you: Have you ever had to compete against someone who you felt was inferior in every aspect only to find out that your opponent not only is smarter, faster, and more capably than you in every aspect of the competition? At what point do you realize that you're in over your head, and at what point have you realized that this competition is not...

The Day's Dumpster Fire Pilot - Episode 0 24.10.2022 16:33

Send us Fan Mail Hey all! Exciting times await Kara and Ed as they finally introduce the pilot episode for The Day's Dumpster Fire, where we don't celebrate humanity's successes, but it's most fantastic failures. In this pilot episode, the duo explains what the show is about and more importantly what to expect. They have plans ranging from using machine guns to wipe out emu...