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Doomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Accra Stadium Disaster of 2001 | Episode 79If you’re like me, when it comes to sporting events, the only thing coming out of the stands should be cheers and chants, and the only thing leaving the field should be the occasional ball or a t-shirt fired from a canon. We’ll come back to that.On this episode: you’ll find out which sports fans tried to kill Santa Claus; we’ll find out what stadium security personnel and Acorn Cop have in common; and we’ll meet the very first person to ever come back to life after dying on the show.2024-11-0647 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastBONUS | The William Rankin Weathersode Disaster of 1959Today I bring you the gift of horror, this time as told from a very personal level. Full disclosure, today’s story is a weird one, and you’re not going to believe the escalation of details, but that’s why we’re all here.Today will be an all weather-related disastersode, and the cast of characters won’t count in the hundreds or the thousands – it will be just one brave man, who – spoilers – survives everything I’m about to tell you. A single man, pitted against what I believe you will think of as the worst day at work we’ve e...2024-10-2239 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Le Mans Racing Disaster of 1955 | Episode 78Today we’ll be attending the most prestigious vehicle race in the world. You think that sound exciting, well just wait for the off-roading portion.On this episode: we’ll take a look at the only car ever compared to a barbecue; we’re taking in the only sporting event in history that was later compared by the press to the holocaust; and you’ll hear about the first accidental public use of an unintentional horizontal guillotine.Also, if you had been listening to this as a Patreon supporter, you would enjoy an addition...2024-10-0245 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastWood Chippers, Kids Parties and Onions | Mailbag 8Together we’ve seen an awful lot of $@!# across time and space and it’s only natural that you would have questions – so here is your chance hear them answered. Maybe learn something a little gross, maybe a little interesting. This is my chance to publicly answer some of the friendly, odd and occasionally gross questions that feed in through our various social media channels. On this episode: I’m going to look at franchising disaster into child-friendly fare; I’ll make a very child-unfriendly choice between two equally terrible ways to die; and I’m going to make...2024-09-2520 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Bangladesh Hail Storm of 1986 | Episode 77When you think of clouds and dangerous behaviours, you immediately think of getting zapped by lightning, or maybe tossed into another county by a tornado – but you never think you’re going to get repeatedly punched in the brain harder than Mike TysonOn this episode: you’ll learn why telling people the body is 80% water is misquoting a war crime; you’ll learn about the time it rained every day for 2 million years in a row; and you’ll see how a simple cloud can make you look like people tested baseball bats on you, and why you...2024-09-1843 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Meldrim Picnic Disaster of 1959 | Episode 76It’s picnic season, and if you thought ants were the most annoying uninvited guest you could face, have we got a story for you. On this episode: we learn why Georgia and Australia are basically the same thing; we’ll learn why American freight and commuter trains make so many unscheduled stops; and we’ll describe a situation where stop, drop and roll loses all meaning.Also, if you had been listening to this as a Patreon supporter, you would enjoy an additional 10 minutes where we discussed two other related disasters, includ...2024-08-2835 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Damascus Nuclear Missile Explosion of 1980 | Episode 75Bad day at work episodes are some of my favourite. Sometimes you put out a brochure with a typo. Sometimes you ding the bosses car. Very rarely do you accidentally destroy a $30 million nuclear missile. On this episode: you’ll learn the history of human violence from Paleolithic shoving to nuclear annihilation; I’ll teach you how to sneak into a top secret missile silo; and there is a disaster in this episode – but unlike most – this one uses the phrase “blown skinless”.Also, if you had been listening to this as a Patreon su...2024-08-1447 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Wahine Ferry Cyclone Disaster of 1968 | Episode 74Some people think it’s weird when they hear travel by sea described as romantic. Between the vomiting and the contusions and the lacerations and the spinal injuries – I’m confident this episode will help you discover whatever the opposite of romance is. On this episode: you’ll learn why Captain James Cook left Hawaii with a knife in his head – and chest – and back and abdomen and face; you’ll learn the clothes-eating, skin-ripping, skull-flattening results of jumping feet first into an active hurricane; and you’ll hear about recovery efforts somehow more damaging than the original disast...2024-07-2549 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Galeras Volcano Disaster of 1993 | Episode 73A mountain is just about the most stable and serene thing in nature. But every now and then, one says “not today”! On this episode: we’ll see how a volcano was more deadly to humanity than that asteroid was to the dinosaurs; we’ll meet the most oblivious reporters in history of news gathering; and we’ll see repeatedly what happens when human flesh comes in contact with glowing hot rocks.Also, if you had been listening to this as a Patreon supporter, you would enjoy an additional 9 minutes where we discussed...2024-07-1249 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Manchester Woolworths Inferno of 1979 | Episode 72If you’re like me and you would rather burst into flames than go shopping, have we got the story for you…Special shout out to my UK listeners! On today’s fresh new episode: we’ll see how cold and aloof British parents can be; we’ll see how bad psychology makes some shoppers believe they are practically immortal and fire proof; and we’ll see which planet in our solar system has better, more breathable air than was available in today’s story – and hint, it’s not Earth.Let me mention, there are actually three dis...2024-06-2843 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Cavalese Cable Car Disaster of 1998 | Episode 71Someone once said that skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face. Today, we learn that skiing can do a lot worse things to your face than knocking down a tree.On this episode: On today’s episode: we’ll see how hot dogging at work can destroy your soul; you’d forever remember the list of countries that make up the Alps thanks to MILFGASS; and we’ll see how the north American concept of giving out awards regardless of merit actually began with the military. This is I believe our thir...2024-06-1247 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Enschede Fireworks Disaster of 2000 | Episode 70In this episode, homes and buildings will sadly be blown away and destroyed, and you’ll say “fireworks?” and I’ll say “it sure does”. On this episode: we look at the Netherlands pyrotechnic super boner; we explore the fact that a time bomb could be ticking away in your area without you knowing; and we’ll uncover one governments’ habit of sweeping disasters under the rug by cleaving a transport plane through an apartment building. No real spoiler here, but this is one of those episodes where the bad guys carried on the shoulders of the...2024-05-2747 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Cleveland Balloonfest Disaster of 1986 | Episode 69The Cleveland Balloonfest Disaster of 1986 | Episode 69 Balloons often represent happiness, but if you’ve ever had to explain to a crying child why their balloon flew away and won’t be coming back, you know that balloons are monsters. On this new and much requested episode: you’ll learn the origin of the phrase, “it seemed like a good idea at the time”; we learn why Cleveland is called the Mistake by the Lake, and we’ll see what is probably the most amount of damage one could possibly hope to achieve with balloons.And if...2024-05-0835 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastBonus | The Tesla Cybertruck Automotive Review Disastersode of 2024Hello all. Welcome to the very first Doomsday Automotive Review segment. I’ve never done one of these before, and most importantly, I shouldn’t have to, but here we are.It was originally released as part of bonus Patreon content, but I'm sharing it here with you now to buy me a few days to get the next episode together. Since we originally brought it up, more Tesla Cybertrucks have wrapped around trees, smoked by semis, accidentally confusing the startup toggle for the self-destruct sequence. And apparently, the reason people are facing that five...2024-04-2923 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Asiana Airlines Disaster of 2013 | Episode 68Fun fact: Airplane accidents have a 95.7% survivability rate, according to the US National Transportation Safety Board. This story actually has a 99.02% survivability rate – but those that do die – you might want to limber your neck, because you’re going to be shaking your head.On this episode: you won’t learn to fly a plane but I will be able to teach you how not to fly one; we’ll learn what happens when you go skydiving at ground-level; and we’ll learn about a victim who was killed by her own rescuers - twice. This story will s...2024-04-1546 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastBonus | The OceanGate Titan Disaster Explodasode of 2023With apologies for the absense of new material, I'm a bit under it and overwhelmed - not much unlike the passengers of the OceanGate Titan Submersible just under a year ago! This is a piece of bonus content which I described as "a somewhat rushed minisode that once again turned out to be not so mini". It was based on the best evidence and understanding of events that was available at the time. I think I can safely say no much has changed since then, so I stand by it. I also stand by some substantially ba...2024-03-2927 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Interstate-5 Dustsaster of 1991 | Episode 67If you got something in your eye, you should rinse it with water or eye drops to try and wash it out. Fair warning: there is not enough over-the-counter eyedrops in the world that would help with today’s story. On this episode: we’ll learn all the ways your car wants to kill you, we’ll learn which member of the original Thanksgiving feast ended up with their head on a pike for 25 years, and we’ll find out what happens when you play rock paper scissors bumper plow. This is the first episode we’ve done whe...2024-03-1342 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Frank Rockslide Disaster of 1903 | Episode 66You ever wish you could just take all your worries and bury them away? Well have we got the episode for you…On this episode: we’ll see what the loudest possible way to wake up is; we’ll learn how rocks can actually work better than scissors; and we’ll learn the three most powerful ways to eradicate evidence of, well, anything.This is the first episode we’ve done where the site of the catastrophe later became an annual sporting event recreating the event. The Frank Rockslide Disaster of 1903 stands as one of the most devas...2024-02-2748 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe PG&E Toxic Fire Disasters of 1996-2023 | Episode 65What I’m about to tell you in this episode will sound like nonsense – shocking, highly flammable nonsense – unless you’re from California.On this episode: we’ll learn all about what it’s like to work at what I’m hoping is the worst utility company anywhere in the Americas, we’ll take a look at some of the most backwards and evil business accounting of all time, and we’ll learn what happens when a sidewalk explodes beneath your feet.There is so much to be frustrated about while listening to today’s episode My heart goes out to...2024-02-0253 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Seveso Disaster of 1976 | Episode 64We’re going back to Italy! But it’ll be hard to enjoy all the flavours and sites with your eyes and tongue swelling out of your head!On today’s episode: we’ll learn all about Russia’s almost cartoonish fascination with murder, we’ll learn the best way to get that full-body boil-look, and we’ll learn all the ways your cleaning products can make you not make think so good The last time we were in Italy we had a Tetraology of Terror, our very first interactive disastersode, and hundreds of thousands died in every way i...2024-01-1736 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastDoomsday 2024 Update and Patreon Sneak PeekIn this quick Hail Mary of an update, I'm going to convince each and every one of you to support this show through our shared love of history, and horror, and the comedy that is trauma + time. We'll recap all the tooth-loosening adventures we've shared over the past year, and take a look at a medley of content from the past few months of PATREON EXCLUSIVE content. If this doesn't win you over ... I'll just have to try harder. If you like the idea of this show continuing without the sound of my family and traffic noises in...2024-01-1108 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Great Kansas Grasshoppapocalypse of 1874 | Episode 63What hops downstairs, alone or in pairs, enough to block out the sun? Nothing good, I promise. I hope you brought your appetite for destruction – because this episode is going to bug you. On this episode: you’ll learn the horror of insect biomass, we’ll learn that some problems can only be solved with a knife and a fork, and you’ll need them because we are facing our very first extinction level event. And if you had been listening to this on Patreon, we alsowould have discussed whether Aesop was a thieving jerk, we found out Maur...2024-01-0233 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Arctic Shipwreck Disaster of 1854 | Episode 62It’s been a while since we did an episode with such cartoonish levels of bloodshed and awful behaviour. No joke. This is next level inhumane nonsense here, folks.On today’s episode: We’ll see what happens to the body after spinning around an ocean-going paddle wheel, we’ll see how much woman and children were worth in a disaster before the 1900s, and you’ll find out how bizarre it feels to be stabbed while presumedly waiting to sexually assault drowning victims. And if you were listening on Patreon, you’d also learn how not to becom...2023-12-0643 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Kyshtym Nuclear Disaster of 1957 | Episode 61This episode contains fart jokes about radiation victims. Viewer discretion is advised.On today’s episode: we’ll watch POWs compete for food in a House Hunters International style format, we’ll visit some of the more irradiated places in eastern Europe, and we’ll learn the difference between a burp and a fart explosion-wise.I’d also like to point out that if you were listening to this episode as a PATREON member, not only would you have heard it sooner and add-free, but this episode would be almost 10 minutes longer as we looked into dead cold...2023-11-2144 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Kyshtym Nuclear Disaster of 1957 | Episode 61This episode contains fart jokes about radiation victims. Viewer discretion is advised.On today’s episode: we’ll watch POWs compete for food in a House Hunters International style format, we’ll visit some of the more irradiated places in eastern Europe, and we’ll learn the difference between a burp and a fart explosion-wise.I’d also like to point out that if you were listening to this episode as a PATREON member, not only would you have heard it sooner and add-free, but this episode would be almost 10 minutes longer as we looked into dead cold...2023-11-2144 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Nigeria Airways Disaster of 1991 | Episode 60You’ve flown on planes that were late. You’ve flown on planes that experienced turbulence. You’ve even flown on planes with unruly passengers, but I’m willing to be you’ve never flown on a plane that melted.On today’s episode: we’ll do our best not to end up headless in prison, you’ll learn the most disturbing thing to ever unintentionally fall from an airplane in aeronautic history, and we’ll find out if Canadians are actually evil. I’d also like to point out that if you were listening to this episode as a Patreon member...2023-11-0539 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Empire State Building Disaster of 1945 | Episode 59By popular demand, we are staying in the Depression Era and doubling down on the disaster. We’ve done blended and mixed disasters before, but welcome to our very first two-fer plane and elevator episode. On today’s episode: you’ll hear about the highest stakes game of keep-away ever, the worst kind of airline fuel to use as shampoo, and you’ll hear about a woman who broke a table in half with her face before setting a world record for not dying. And speaking of tid bits and tangents, I’d like to point out that if you wer...2023-10-1038 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Ohio Penitentiary Disaster of 1930 | Episode 58We’ve been a lot of places together. We’ve flown on rockets. We’ve sailed the ocean blue. We’ve even been to Kalamazoo –but the one place we’ve never been before? Prison! On this episode: you’ll hear the details of the most unusually botched execution ever, you’ll learn what it must feel like to share an outfit with multiple people, and we’re going to teach you how not to get shanked. Is your other favourite podcast going to teach you that much? If you believe that buildings are imprinted with the psychic residu...2023-09-1839 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Great Where the Hell You Been Catch-Up of 2023 | Episode 57Contrary to what you may have heard from the grapevine or assumed based on simple observation, I have not died.This quick catch-up will explain my momentary absence from the microphone - followed a few teasers about upcoming episodes, mentions of a few giveaways, and a special shout-out to my Patreon supporters, without whom there would be no show.Lori Workizer, Brig Writes, Sarah Anderson, Larry Webb, Michelle Fox, Lindsey Spoor, Jos Cro, Nick Graham, Emily Black, Levena Lindahl, Jody Richardson, Erin Mason, Roger Wistar, Jennifer Whitcomb, Christina Gogan, Graham from Adelaide, Shannen Leigh, Moldy Bread...2023-09-1404 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Sicilian Tetraology of Terror of 1693 in 4D | Episode 56A lot of people say this is a podcast unlike any other. To them I say please enjoy an episode unlike any other. I proudly present a pivotal moment in the history of podcasting. The first ever fully experiential 4D interactive podcast! On this episode: we will revisit an apocalyptic series of historical events that befell Sicily, Italy all the way back in 1693 – and it’s all natural. What it may lack in rich, historical detail it will more than make up for with the satisfaction of actual participation.To make the experience feel more four dime...2023-08-0729 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastBonus | The Techno-Demonic Possssion/Nuclear Fillersode of 2023If you haven’t already seen the video of the first techno-demonic possession of a working laptop, it’s on all my socials, and it’s the reason for this special encore performance of our very first episode – unless you’re new to the show, in which case please see how far this show has come over the years.First you’ll have to hear about the controversial little doll that pissed people off from day one, my thoughts on Oppenheimer and his hilarious family, and I’ll remind you we are about to experience our most incredible episode yet...2023-07-2642 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Los Alfaques Campsite Disaster of 1978 | Episode 55Magical isn’t a term we throw around loosely on this show, and I don’t think I’ve ever heard it used in a sentence about a campground, yet here we are. Gather around the campfire, fill up on tapas and sangria, listen to music under the stars and fall asleep to the sound of waves crashing in the background – and get one of the most devastating accidents in Spanish history. On this episode: you’ll learn the best way to transport flaming materials, you’ll see what happens when a company cuts corners in lieu of safety, and...2023-07-1930 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Big Bay Boom Independence Day Disaster of 2012 | Episode 54People have asked, of all the disasters in history, if I could travel back in time to witness any disaster, which would I choose. I’ve never been able to answer the question – until this episode On this episode: there will be no death. There will be no dismemberment. And the only blood will be coming out of people’s ears. This is a one of a kind minisode celebrating the greatest display of patriotic fury of all time!I never overly cared about firework shows, but this wasn’t some simple firework show – this was a once in...2023-07-0422 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Melbourne Airmageddon Disaster of 1992 | Episode 53Emerson once said “the Earth laughs in flowers”. Well in this episode, the ferocity of their attack will be compared by survivors and investigators to that of a terrorist incident.On this episode: you’ll learn about the cuddly fur baby with the strongest bite in the world, we’ll hear about an actual Doomsday cult with more resources than Al Qaeda, and we’ll learn what to do if you found your throat tightening up like an anus.In a country with so many lethal predators flying, swimming and wriggling around, we’ve added plant life to the...2023-06-1428 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Battersea Funfair Disaster of 1972 | Episode 52There’s an old saying; Life is like a roller coaster. It has its ups and downs…but it's your choice to either enjoy the ride or die screaming yourself senseless.On today’s episode: we’ll settle a long-standing misconception about who parties harder: American teens vs British teens edition. We’ll see what happens when you put degenerates in charge of public safety, and we’ll see how a janky them park ride can lead to a janky spine. It’s always amazing to me when we discuss a “forgotten disaster” that turns out to be the biggest...2023-05-3133 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Guadalajara Street Disaster of 1992 | Episode 51This episode stinks. And no spoiler here, but if it looks like a duck and smells like a duck and it’s highly flammable like a duck… Yes, it will seem obvious, but just wait and see.On this episode: we’ll investigate some smells that rank up there with putrefying corpse, we’ll talk about some limbs that act more like meat-filled wind socks, and we’ll visit Mexico’s underworld and face something more dangerous than gators, morlocks or chuds…In all of our tales, something extreme or terrible happens and we cope with the consequenc...2023-05-2433 min
Doomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastBonus | Doomsday+Ye Olde Crime Podcast Crossover ExtravaganzaPlease enjoy this special bonus crossover episode.If you already listen to the Ye Olde Crime Podcast and ever wondered what could possibly be their most disturbing episode – well we've thrown our hat in the ring with this one-of-a-kind crossover-hijacking episode. Hosts Lindsay Valenty and Madison Stangl and I explored the dehydratingly awful tale of the Aldgate Pump of Death, brought painfully to life with a Doomsday makeover!In this very special episode, we'll discuss the most drastic weight loss strategy available to the people of Victorian england, we'll revisit the phenomemon of exploding horses from an...2023-05-1854 min
Doomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Most Disastrous Human of All Time | Doomsday Mailbag 7The Most Disastrous Human of All Time | Doomsday Mailbag 7Together we’ve seen an awful lot of $@!# across time and space and it’s only natural that you would have questions – so here is your chance hear them answered. Maybe learn something a little gross, maybe a little interesting.This is my chance to publicly answer some of the friendly, odd and occasionally gross questions that feed in through our various social media channels.On this episode: I’m taking a very good listener question and making an entire minisode out of it. We w...2023-05-1521 min
Doomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastBonus | Doomsday+10ish Podcast Crossover ExtravaganzaOnce again I've joined Nick Emel from the Top 10ish Podcast to bring you another in an on-going series of gross-out and disaster episodes. Not just a 10ish Pod episode, but one brought painfully to life with a Doomsday makeover! We will discuss the 10 Most Painful Bodily Injuries...In this very special episode, there will be mention of various bones, orifices, lips, testicles, lungs - you name it. And if you're familiar to the 10ish Pod, I do not believe you will have ever hear Nick nearly this disturbed. Poor fella. This episode is dedicated to...2023-05-111h 00Doomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastDoomsday Not-Quite Midseason UpdateBack with a Vengeance! It's been a minute since we've talked like this. This update episode spends about 10 seconds talking about distractions and the next few minutes talking about upcoming episodes! Including but not limited to a Crossover Extravaganza between Doomsday and the Top 10ish Podcast, available now on Patreon for one and all at Patreon.Upcoming Episodes we'll discuss: • Crossover episode with Top 10ish Podcast• Crossover episode with Ye Olde Crime Podcast• Minisode on the Most Disastrous Person to Ever • Full episode from the sunny streets of Mexico2023-05-0804 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Grand Canyon Mid-Air Disaster of 1956 | Episode 50There’s a lot to hate about flying, and one of the biggest complaints has always been fellow passengers – but the biggest complaint in this episode will be passengers from a competing airline. On this very special 50th episode, we’ll be visiting America’s most homicidal National Park, you’ll learn the early forensic value of “carbonized smears of paint and metal”, and we’ll see what happens to the body during and after cartoonish levels of impact violence. Mark my words, one day the Grand Canyon will be fenced to stop people from visiting the bottom unint...2023-04-1732 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastCrashing, Choking and Chaos | Doomsday Mailbag 6Crashing, Choking and Chaos: Doomsday Mailbag 6 Together we’ve seen an awful lot of $@!# across time and space and it’s only natural that you would have questions – so here is your chance hear them answered. Maybe learn something a little gross, maybe a little interesting. This is my chance to publicly answer some of the friendly, odd and occasionally gross questions that feed in through our various social media channels. On this episode: I’m going to recap the events of last Friday where I crashed some vehicles, fought some crime, m...2023-04-0309 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastCrashing, Choking and Chaos: Doomsday Mailbag 6Crashing, Choking and Chaos: Doomsday Mailbag 6Together we’ve seen an awful lot of $@!# across time and space and it’s only natural that you would have questions – so here is your chance hear them answered. Maybe learn something a little gross, maybe a little interesting.This is my chance to publicly answer some of the friendly, odd and occasionally gross questions that feed in through our various social media channels.On this episode: I’m going to recap the events of last Friday where I crashed some vehicles, fought some crime, made som...2023-04-0300 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Aviamotornaya Escalator Disaster of 1982 | Episode 49We’ve covered a lot of unusual and unexpected disaster on this show, and this will be a new one – and what makes this one stand out is how quickly it escalates. On this episode, you’ll unlock a brand new fear you didn’t know about before, we’ll talk about the most panic inducing cross-training exercise ever, and we’ll teach you the best way to not get eaten by a machine. There is a special kind of fear around disasters that most often happen because maintenance is expensive and people are sometimes trash. This one is...2023-03-2828 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Buffalo Creek Disaster of 1972 | Episode 48 AgainAgain? Because a lot of people didn't receive it in their feed. New Episode NEXT WEEK. You may hate your job. Your job may hate you. But does your job actively pour hate and death over your entire community? In this episode: you’ll learn how insurance companies and the courts use God to ruin your day, we’ll hear about a disaster you can recreate in your own home using a washing machine and rocks, and you’ll see how you could use a river snake as a comfort animal.Most of our...2023-03-2235 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastSickening Sounds, Childhood Traumas, and Bodycounts | Doomsday Mailbag 5Hello and welcome to the Doomsday: History’s Most Dangerous Mailbag: Part 5Together we’ve seen an awful lot of $@!# across time and space and it’s only natural that you would have questions – so here is your chance hear them answered. Maybe learn something a little gross, maybe a little interesting.This is my chance to publicly answer some of the friendly, odd and occasionally gross questions that feed in through our various social media channels. On this episode: you’ll learn how the show sounds the way it does, I’ll reveal th...2023-03-2212 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Buffalo Creek Disaster of 1972 | Episode 48You may hate your job. Your job may hate you. But does your job actively pour hate and death over your entire community? In this episode: you’ll learn how insurance companies and the courts use God to ruin your day, we’ll hear about a disaster you can recreate in your own home using a washing machine and rocks, and you’ll see how you could use a river snake as a comfort animal.Most of our stories are told in the spirit of “we can learn to be safer” – and for the most part that means f...2023-03-1335 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastFlaming Plane Parts and Transporter Accidents | Doomsday Mailbag 4Hello and welcome to the Doomsday: History’s Most Dangerous Mailbag: Part IV. Together we’ve seen an awful lot of $@!# across time and space and it’s only natural that you would have questions – so here is your chance hear them answered. Maybe learn something a little gross, maybe a little interesting.This is my chance to publicly answer some of the friendly, odd and occasionally gross questions that feed in through our various social media channels.On this episode: I’m going to freeball a question about flying to death, we’ll disc...2023-03-0813 min
Doomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastSleep Manuals: A How-To Guide To Sleep Pilot EpisodeDOOMSDAY'S BACK NEXT WEEK! In the meantime, I dare you to try and like my gift to you. Not many podcasts would go out of their way to be boring, let alone brag about being the world’s most boring podcast. Welcome to Sleep Manuals: a how-to guide to sleep. Whether it’s a 2001 Mitsubishi VCR or a 1988 Whirlpool refrigerator, together we will learn more than you likely thought possible about various appliances from throughout the history of human invention. And we’ll be covering their complete user guides and instruction manuals, cover to cover, word for wo...2023-03-0111 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastSharks, Stomachs and Body Counts | Doomsday Mailbag 3Hello and welcome to the Doomsday: History’s Most Dangerous Mailbag: The Threequel. Together we’ve seen an awful lot of $@!# across time and space and it’s only natural that you would have questions – so here is your chance hear them answered. Maybe learn something a little gross, maybe a little interesting.This is my chance to publicly answer some of the friendly, odd and occasionally gross questions that feed in through our various social media channels.On today’s episode: we’re covering a classic would-you-rather involving spiders and sharks, I’ll tell you ab...2023-02-2014 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe "Big Game" Disaster of 1900 | Episode 47When I say “sporting disaster” most immediately think of that time your team crapped the bed so hard. Well today, we’re going to make a new memory that’ll make your old memory feel more like a page out of your dream journal. On this episode, we’ll explore the blood smeared history of NCAA college football, you’ll learn the quickest way off a building, and we’ll discuss what to do if your brain catches on fire – figuratively, not literally. This episode is a celebration of the history of Football, from humble origins kicking a rock 2...2023-02-1331 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastDemises, Stitches and Helicopters | Doomsday Mailbag 2Hello and welcome to the Doomsday: History’s Most Dangerous Mailbag: The Sequel. That's right - a second episode in the books as promised. Together we’ve seen an awful lot of $@!# across time and space and it’s only natural that you would have questions – so here is your chance hear them answered.Maybe learn something a little gross, maybe a little interesting.This is my chance to publicly answer some of the friendly, odd and occasionally gross questions that feed in through our various social media channels.On today’s episode: w...2023-02-0615 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastUSS Princeton Canon Disaster of 1844 | Episode 46No one loves work functions, but office booze cruises are worse because there’s no sneaking out early. But you’ve probably never been on a work cruise so bad it led to the death of 635,000 people?In this history changing episode: you’ll learn the death-cries of different presidents, we’ll learn how a cannon can have more than one business-end, and we’re going to play the worst game of ship-board body-part Twister that literally changed the course of American history forever.This is one hell of a story. It had everything – love, political intrigue, ex...2023-01-3034 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastMovies, Bro Hugs and Impalements | Doomsday Mailbag 1Hello, and welcome to the very first in an on-going series, Doomsday: History’s Most Dangerous Mailbag!Together we’ve seen an awful lot of $@!# across time and space and it’s only natural that you would have questions – so here is your chance hear them answered.Maybe learn something a little gross, maybe a little interesting.This is my chance to publicly answer some of the friendly, odd and occasionally gross questions that feed in through our various social media channels. On today’s episode: we’ll find out just how many people love nuclear...2023-01-2313 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Sunshine Skyway Bridge Disaster of 1980 | Episode 45Florida deputies once pulled over a weaving driver. His excuse was he’d been drinking and then was this squirrel in his shirt that kept biting him. Oh, the things you’ll see on Florida’s roadways. Or won’t… In this very special 1980’s themed first-time-in-Florida episode, we’ll find out how seatbelts help prevent blood stains, we’ll see what happens when you drive underwater, and we’ll have a special second safety segment covering Florida road etiquette.We’re going to cover some strange and awful stuff here, but I won’t pick on Florida. I wish I l...2023-01-1631 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Intelsat Rocket Disaster of 1996 | Episode 44In this very special return episode, we’re going to discuss the concept of “what goes up must come down”. They’re never really specific about where or in how many pieces. On today’s episode: we’ll discuss the most blood-thirsty game of roulette ever. You’ll see what happens with 7,500 Dodge Caravans worth of fuel explodes within walking distance. And you’ll learn why you should never put your kids in a sewer, no matter how great of a parent you are. The safety segment from today’s story is designed to teach you about rocket safet...2023-01-0231 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Pimlico Sewer Minisode of 1849 | Episode 43We’re returning to the airwaves by heading back to Victorian England in this very special end-of-year Christmas minisode, so bring your hip waders, and your breathing apparatus – there will be feces.On this very special mini catch-up-sode, I’ll explain to you why this year earned a feces-themed minisode. I’ll do it while reminding you why Victorian England sucks so bad. And although you won’t learn a lot about feces, you will hear a lot about them.I’ve returned from my self-isolation. I needed to work on my mental health for a bit to get m...2022-12-2414 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Washburn Mills Disaster of 1878 | Episode 42When you see All-purpose flour at the store, you know it can make everything from breads to cookies to cereals? Well did you also know it can make explosions?On this episode, you’ll discover how bloodthirsty the French are about their favourite food, you’ll see what happens when you ride through a machine Charlie Chaplin style and you’ll learn what to do if a limb ever became two dimensional. By the end of this story, you’ll learn a thing or two, feel a little “who knew”, and certainly feel more grateful for that superma...2022-10-2534 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Niagara Falls Ice Bridge Disaster of 1912 | Episode 41On today’s very special episode, you will hear a tale of love and heroism unlike anything we’ve ever told. But at the same time, you’re going to hear about people riding over waterfalls in rubber balls and barrels and jet-skis. So yeah – it’s an emotional mixed bag of an episode.
On this episode, we’ll discuss the blood thirstiest natural wonder in the world – and it’s not the one you’d think. You’ll learn what “coming to grief” means, and you’ll hear about people being dashed on rocks and drowned in every creative way possible.
There are so ma...2022-10-0640 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Happy Valley Race Disaster of 1926 | Episode 40If you hate the idea of horses being injured as I do, then let me say right off the bat that there will not be a single horse injured during this episode. I promise they are pretty much the only things NOT getting hurt in this episode. Welcome to the Happy Valley Race Course. The unhappiest happy valley in the world.
On this episode, we’ll discuss Britain’s atrocious people kills, you’ll hear Occam’s Razor used as a verb, you’ll hear about people Tetrised into debris and what happens when your arms become a Halloween prop...2022-09-1934 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe San Luis Obispo Fire Tornado of 1926 | Episode 39On today’s episode, we’re going to play the biggest game of the floor is lava in California history. But there won’t actually be a volcano in this story. That would make so much more sense.
On this episode, we’ll discuss the difference between evacuating your home and evacuating your body, we’ll find out why you don’t mix crude oil with electricity, and we’ll discover a weather phenomenon strange enough to remove your eyebrows.I tried to do the math on the probabilities working against this episode even happening, but ended up with odds...2022-08-2236 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Toronto Circus Riot of 1855 | Episode 38Depending where you live or grew up, there’s probably some dark moment of local historical injustice you’re not overly proud of. On this special bonus not-so-minisode, we’re going to check out mine!
On today’s special extra not-so-minisode, you will finally learn why you hate clowns so much, you’ll find out why early Toronto had so many teeth on the ground, and we’ll discuss fighting techniques included but not limited to: thumbing people’s eyeballs out, fish hooking the cheek, and biting people’s noses and ears off.
If you asked any of the clowns or...2022-08-0824 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Goodyear Blimp Disaster of 1919 | Episode 37If you think going to the bank can be a hassle, and always wondered what’s the difference between flammable and inflammable, have we got a story for you.
On this episode, you’ll hear about the worst bank deposit in aviation history, you’ll learn why you should never parachute without practice, and you’ll learn the medical effects of reverse-telescoping your legs into your abdomen.We will rediscover the tale of America’s very first aeronautic disaster – an incident as unusual as it was upsetting – which was then minimized by other events in a heavy news cycle...2022-08-0131 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Dallas Fort Worth Microburst of 1985 | Episode 36A lot of people have fears about flying: turbulence, engine failure, the sheer this-is-too-heavy-to-stay-in-the-air of it all, but we’re going to tell you a story about a whole new way to die in the air you didn’t even know about.
On this episode, you’ll hear about people being reduced to burning tatters, you’ll learn why your $200 IPod Shuffle is more dangerous than lightning, and we’ll even maybe teach you the best seats for surviving a plane crash, sort of.This is one of those episodes that remind us that the only thing that m...2022-07-1835 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Quebec Bridge Disaster of 1977 | Episode 35We always say the only upside of a disaster is the legacy of safety from the lessons learned – but not today. I don’t want to spoil the surprise here, but I think you’ll find today’s story, most riveting
On this episode, there will be your typical mutilations, manglings and scissorings. You can try to imagine being repeatedly cut in half but in three dimensions. And we’ll play a game of Would You Rather fall 150 feet onto rocks, or find yourself pressed into mud and suffocated. This is a good episode if you’re afraid of w...2022-06-2734 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Goiania Radiological Happening of 1987 | Episode 34You know the story about the guy who started with a paperclip and traded up to a Porsche? This episodes like that, but replace paperclip and Porsche with cancer, and here we goOn this episode – not a lot of heist stories turn into full-on nightmares, so this is our first sort of cross-over crime/disaster episode. We’re going to talk about non-sexual swelling and burning, we’re going to see a punch-up at a funeral, and by the end someone’s arm is going to bubble offYou’ll learn the dangers of simple scavenging...2022-05-3034 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Byford Dolphin Incident of 1983 | Episode 33Today, we’re going to make you afraid of water, and invertebrates, and working. We’ve covered a lot of Bad Day at Work episodes, but this is by far the worst one we’ve ever done, and we don’t mean just by blood volume. We mean by pure existential horror. Enjoy!
On this episode, we’re going to explore a job so difficult, there are less than 400 people on the planet who can do it, you’re going to hear about the forced the expulsion of his thoracoabdominal cavity, and you’re going to hear the term meat balloo...2022-04-2636 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Indianapolis Coliseum Death Capades of 1963 | Episode 32No matter what the scariest thing you’ve ever seen on Halloween, it was a baby food sampling party compared to what we’re about to talk about. On this episode, you’re going to hear about people crushed under concrete two feet thick, a particularly instructional kind of trauma, and the generous help of volunteers trying to straighten out twisted limbs to make people appear more comfortable.
On this unusual episode, we’re going to deal with more gas than you could way a hockey stick at. We’re going to try and convince you smelling farts are good for y...2022-04-0543 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Malbone Street Disaster of 1918 | Episode 31If you’ve ever watched someone using drugs while going to the bathroom on a train, you’ve seen some pretty egregious stuff, but I can promise you’ve never seen anything like this before. It’s the Malbone Street Disaster of 1918On this episode, you’re going to hear about people performing acrobatics through a cacophony of sharpness. And debatably, it only gets worse from there. And it all takes place in the dark. We have had plenty of episodes in the “bad day at work” category, but this one, woof.
The Malbone Street Disaster was so awful, they b...2022-03-1636 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Salang Tunnel Disaster of 1982 | Episode 30Do you like mountain roads, claustrophia and not breathing well? Have we got a road trip for you. We’re visiting Afghanistan, but we’re not visiting for the breathtaking beauty - we’re visiting for the unrelenting brutality.
On this episode, you’re going to hear about just about every bad thing that can happen behind the wheel. You’re not going to hear a lot of impact injuries, but there will be fire and people will suffocate as many ways as they can.This is a bit of a special episode personally, in that we are revis...2022-03-0239 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Pemberton Mill Collapse of 1860 | Episode 29Today we’re going to cover a ghost story, which is cool, but most of the ghosts are women and children, so actually I actually would have been more comfortable starting with a child labour jokeYou’re going to hear a lot about bosses and employees and employee rights and work-life balance, and in our history of bad day at work episodes, this one is special. That said, you’re going to hear about people Tetrised into debris and then set on fire.
We’ve talked about some emotionally draining and painful disasters, but having researched hundreds o...2022-02-1542 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Tri-State Disaster of 1925 | Episode 28You’re about to hear a story about the most unique and deadly natural disasters to ever hit the US that no one was allowed to talk about. An amazing story that started out as a draft.This is the first story we’ve done where the resulting damage can be compared to laser damage from space, so you know you’re going to hear about a lot of people Hereditaried and bisected and a whole host of things so awful most didn’t make it into the show.
On today’s episode, we’re talking tornados, but we’re not focusi...2022-01-3139 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Chandaka Elephant Stampede of 1977 | Episode 27Elephants make a trumpeting sound to indicate excitement, aggression or distress, and it’s loud enough to hear up to six miles away. You know where you don’t want to hear it? Six feet away.On this episode, we’re going to explore several new ways to die, most of them bloodless. You’re going to find out how to out-smart one of the smartest creatures on the planet, and this will be the second time you’ll hear Kool-Aid Man used as a verb. You’ll learn how dangerous elephants can be compared to other actual...2022-01-1732 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Armageddon Disaster Moviesode of 1998 | Episode 26On today’s special holiday disastersode, we’re visiting a story so unbelievable, NASA actually uses it as a diagnostic to pre-screen test applicants. They study it for inaccuracies. The record so far is 168. Let’s see how we doOn today’s special Disaster Moviesode, we’re revisiting the cinematic spectacle of Michael Bay’s 1998 end-of-the-world Action Adventure Sci-Fi Thriller monster smash hit, Armaggedon. You will hear about people being ejected into space by their faces, and turned into paté by meteors, but not everything you hear today will necessarily gel with your understanding of how science or human beha...2022-01-0234 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Nedelin Rocket Disaster of 1960 | Episode 25In space, no one can hear you scream. But on the launch pad? You can yell, scream, or bleed all you want. No one will hear you there either.For example, on today’s episode, you will find out how rockets work, and how they don’t work. You’ll hear about people vaporized into flaming mists and others faced with a kind of toxic shock syndrome you don’t hear about in commercialsYou are going to learn about one of the worst managers in history, and a whole bunch of not-to-do’s about skin care. You’...2021-11-2939 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Lake Peigneur Vortex of 1980 | Episode 24The Lake Peigneur Vortex of 1980 | Episode 24Buck up, idiots. Today’s episode is almost guaranteed to make your next workplace screw-up seem a little less screwed up.
This is not normally the podcast you play around kids.or while eating, but today’s episode is different. No blood loss. No body count. What happens in today’s story is unbelievably dramatic, but no one gets their face lasered off, or turned into steam, or crushed to death or any of the horrible endings people face repeatedly through the history of this show.
You will lear...2021-11-1540 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Silvertown Explosion of 1917 | Episode 23In 1917, job and housing markets in the UK were really blowing up. On this episode you will not hear me mispronounce Trinitrotoluene for half an hour, but I’ll probably mispronounce it anyway. You will also hear me describe people losing their heads. Or parts of their heads. Or limbs. Or lives. But definitely bowel control.This is the story of the single largest explosion to ever occur in the United Kingdom - which is saying a lot. Amazingly, because today’s disaster involved the military, no one heard about it for fifty years. It’s the ne...2021-11-0139 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Orkney Elevator Disaster of 1995 | Episode 22The Orkney Disaster of 1995Of all the ways people throughout history have died while mining, todays will probably be the most “impactful”.This episode recounts the most statistically-unlikely disaster in history, complete with two safety sections, but you’ll also hear about people referred to as gravy without lumps, and flesh described as scattered. You’ll also hear about two Guinness World Records, and a celebrity cameo from Nelson Mandela himself. You will also learn your odds of dying from the random things you spend too much time worrying about. You’ll also learn the...2021-10-1746 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Lake Nyos Disaster of 1986 | Episode 21Most people wouldn’t think a burp could kill you. By the time you finish this episode, you won’t be most people. This episode has everything: fish farts, exploding lakes, tennis pro Vitas Gerulaitis, ancient African spirits, and a 0.0075% survival rate. You’ll also hear about people’s eyes popping out of their sockets while their skin blisters from within, and others who just drop dead like their strings were cut. But you will also learn how to protect your family against the non-spoiler cause of this disaster. Of course, you may also be left wonderin...2021-09-2734 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Crash at Crush of 1896 | Episode 20Back in the day before marketing appeared in washrooms, projected on buildings, geo-targeted to your phone and dragged on banners across the sky, people could raise brand awareness by simply blowing things up. This is the story of the worst marketing stunt in American history. With anything, like music or social media or free speech, no form of communication is inherently evil. It all comes down to what you do with it. What will the cast of today’s story do with it? On this episode you will hear about skull fractures, eye gouges, steam burns, peo...2021-09-1740 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Great Boston Molassacre of 1919 | Episode 19Massachusetts has never been the most friendly of States. From their baseball fans to their witch burners to their license plate motto writers there is a history of bitterness. Today’s story however, is going to be a little sweet. This gets categorized more into the bizarre and awe-inspiring than forgotten, but the level of detail scooped here will make it feel fresh and new. No joke, this episode is such a complete and unconditional disaster which so little opportunity to escape or help yourself, you’ll find our actual help segment helpful, but not in the normal way...2021-09-0537 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe White Friday Avalanche of 1916 | Episode 18We’ve talked about the Cold War before. But today we’re going to talk about a very cold war. Just sit back, slice open a Taun Taun, and let’s get into it.We say the only value of any disaster is what can be learned to safeguard people in the future, but in this case it was very much a matter of people dancing on the lip of the volcano. We’re going to talk about a disaster so phenomenal it was erased from history.On this episode we will describe shattered bodies with blue fac...2021-08-1640 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Cyptic Congo Air Crash of 2010 | Episode 17According to the NTSB, airplane accidents have a 95.7% survivability rate, and normally that would be great news. Try telling that to the passengers on today’s episode. As promised, we make our inglorious return with a welcome back minisode about the most unlikely plane crash of all time. A disaster so bizarre it actually became the worst case scenario in ICAO Aviation testing.We are headed to Africa to answer the question: what has eighty teeth, bad breath, and sucks at flying. We always endeavour to make you smarter and more aware in a way th...2021-08-0321 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Great Midseason Catch-Up of 2021 | Episode 16Gratitude. Excrement. Explanations and Updates. This entirely tiny episode has it all!This minisode is actually my quick and candid explanation for my absence from the microphone - but you’ll also get to hear a quick story about rich people drowning terribly, a few teasers about upcoming episodes, and my promise that we’ll be back on the air before you know it. If you like the idea of your podcast hosts wearing more than duct tape and bits of old Halloween costumes for clothes and can spare a buck or two, you can now buy...2021-07-2105 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Santika Nightclub Fire of 2009 | Episode 15There’s always been a lot of pressure to have an unforgettable time on New Years’ Eve. Today’s story promises to be unforgettable – so dig out your dancing shoes, party whistles and funeral kazoos - this is the New Years’ Baby of disaster stories.Put on your dancing shoes and update your will. We’re heading to Bangkok to ring in the new year.On this episode we will describe flaming scalps and skin sloughing off and crush injuries and dislocated spines - so yes, things will not go well - but they will make you smarter a...2021-06-0740 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Palomores Nuclear Incident of 1966 | Episode 14Today’s episode is about a disaster so potent it would kill you today as easy as it would kill your descendants 35,000 years from now. And although this episode will be light on actual gore, we will be talking about an awful lot of human organs turning into cancer. But nothing too aggregious.A lot of ignorant but pioneering scientists with brave ideas and bubbling skin had to die for us to learn how dangerous today’s topic can be. Yes, this is another in our on-going series on nuclear mishaps and mayhem. Without spoiling anything, I ca...2021-05-1541 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum Fire of 1903 | Episode 13Today’s episode is basically a Public Service Announcement for future time travellers. Do not go back to Victorian England. Disease, murder, and stink around every corner. It’s hard to overestimate how terrible every facet of life was in Victorian England. On this episode we’re going to learn what it takes to turn a full size adult into a briquette. Why Jane Eyre stunk, and the best way to saw up a dead horse. I’ll give you a hint - time and bacteria work better than cutting tools alone. Work smarter, not harder.Well, wo...2021-04-2739 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Sknyliv Airshow Disaster of 2002 | Episode 12On this episode we are going to learn why fighter jets – graceful and aerobatic though they may be – make terrible ground vehicles. You’ll also learn how to say run for your lives in Ukranian. We'll be celebrating unlucky episode number thirteen by describing burning jet fuel and debris spraying into a crowd, and something described as behaving “like a human lawn mower”. We’re considering putting out barf bags for our beloved Doomsday Cult Members, and this is the episode that inspired the idea.So, Air Shows huh? Nothing really funny or fun to say about them...2021-04-1736 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Kalamazoo Pileup of 2015 | Episode 11This episode is a short one but a good one. What it lacks in bloodshed, it will make up for in patriotic razzmatazz and screaming. We are calling this our palate cleanser episode.In this episode you will hear about people screaming for their lives – nothing weird there. You’ll hear cheese grater used as a verb – that’s kind of new. All in all, this is our palate cleanser episode. You could pretty much play this one while eating or around kids – but there is a brief mention of masturbation – so there’s that. Fantastic is defined as...2021-04-0736 min
Doomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastOperation Switcheroo Minisode of 2021 | Episode 10Paris is the city of lights and when you think of its non-tower based icons, the Moulin Rouge races to mind pretty easily. But Paris is a city with a long and troubled history. This is a place with six million skeletons in their sewer for crying out loud.2021-04-0213 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Tacoa Fire Flood of 1982 | Episode 9We’re heading to South America to talk about a disaster so spectacular that over a thousand Americans recreate it in their own home every year.In this episode we will describe a deep fryer the size of a department store and flesh dripping from bodies like wax from a candle. In fact, this is the first episode we’ve done that requires two separate safety segments.This was another in our long line of bad-day-at-work stories, but also in the thread of disasters that could not have happened without a series of contributing factors all fall...2021-03-2240 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Granville Rail Disaster of 1977 | Episode 8Jean Paul Sartre said Hell is other people, and he’s right. Commuting proves this true. But if you’ve ever been on a train and had someone clip their nails or fall asleep on you, the people of Australia think your complaints are adorable.If you enjoy the bucolic leisure of a train ride and arriving alive, this is not necessarily the episode for you. On this episode we’re going to talk about people awkwardly Tetrised around debris in the most claustrophobic situation possible, and others who compressed to the height of a business card.F...2021-03-0741 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe US Navy vs Typhoon Cobra in 1944 | Episode 7Weather prediction is hard, and chances are your local weather person has a terrible track record and you think they stink at their job. Well, the weatherman in today’s episode would like you to hold your judgement – and their beer. If you like shipwrecks, sharks and celebrity guest stars, this is the episode for you. In this episode you will hear about some pretty casual olde-timey racism, the strange tale of a man swimming after a torpedo in hopes they could blow up together, and the dietary habits of sharks.It’s not every day we get...2021-02-2137 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Mandhradevi Temple Apocalypse of 2005 | Episode 6In India you can make prayers to any one of 33 different top tier deities. You may want to. This episode is a bit of a Russian Nesting Doll of suffocation and electrocution and explosions. In this episode we will describe people being electrocuted by goat blood soup. You will hear about an awful lot of death, and explosions, and fire, but don’t worry, because most of the deaths are caused by smothering and suffocation.If you remembered that crowds are more dangerous than sharks, you get a gold star. We are trained to fear things th...2021-02-0240 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Knickerbocker Storm of 1922 | Episode 5Grab your clan robes and your snow shovels, today we’re heading to the Nation’s capital. We’re going to see a movie so funny it actually brought the house down. No really, people died.On this episode: we cover our most claustrophobic episode to date, combined with the most dramatic weight-loss strategy you've ever heard of If you want to complain about this episode or just need a hug or an apology, you can find us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. 2021-01-1739 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Brescia Church Explosion of 1769 | Episode 4If you Google “worst jobs” you’re going to see things like crime scene clean up and sewer diver, but compared to medieval bell ringer? At least sewer divers can be hosed down. Bell ringers had to be hosed off – like, every surface.In this episode you will hear about people superheating to five times the temperature of the surface of the sun before exploding. You’ll learn what a terrible job TV and movies have done teaching you about explosions, and you’ll also learn how to say stop, drop and roll in latin.I would really...2021-01-0338 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe Corralejas Stadium Disaster of 1980 | Episode 3Riddle me this. I make intestines peek out of a belly. I make bone protrude from a fractured shin. I make blood spurt from a gash in the buttocks. What annual sporting event am I? Find out this week on Doomsday: History’s Most Dangerous Podcast. In this episode, you will hear about a man being carried around by a horn stabbed in through his neck and poking out his mouth. You’re even going to hear the only podcast with an interactive portion that lets you pretend your face is bisected to the point you could tuck your...2020-12-1337 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastThe St. Pierre Volcanic Bio-Swarm of 1902 | Episode 2This episode is the disaster equivalent of one of those trick birthday candles that just won’t blow out. So if the idea of close, intimate contact with insects, arachnids and reptiles bothers you, today’s episode will bother you. A lot. In this episode you will hear-tell of a plague of terror being cleared away by cleansing mercy of a volcano and people voluntarily jumping into boiling water, on purpose, because it was the best of all available options.So dear listeners, would you rather: wear a coat of panicked insects and snakes or run with...2020-12-0141 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastAmerica’s First Nuclear Accident in 1961 | Episode 1There are over 400,000 caskets in Arlington National Cemetery, but only one is lined with lead, sealed under several feet of concrete and placed in a metal vault just to prevent it from killing you. In this episode we’ll describe the worst groin injury in the recorded history of medical science. You’ll learn how to autopsy a corpse from across a room, and you’re also going to hear Kool-Aid Man and Silkwood Shower both used as verbs. We hope you enjoy our episode on the world’s first peace time nuclear accident and the only fata...2020-11-1037 minDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastDoomsday: History's Most Dangerous Podcast TrailerDo you like blood loss and decapitations and debris poking through your skin? If you like your Gods angry, your buildings collapsible, and your insects organized into living quilts, Doomsday is the podcast for you.Subscribe to rediscover some of the most traumatic, bizarre and awe-inspiring but largely unheard-of disasters from throughout human history and around the world.This first season you will hear about the worst groin injury in the recorded history of medical science, people compressed to the height of a business card, preheated to the temperature of the sun, electrocuted by coconuts, and...2020-11-0900 min