Doomsday: History's Most Dangerous Podcast

Oct 21 2024 98 ep. 33 mins 426
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Doomsday is a history lesson that easily disguises itself as a horror story. We explore the most traumatic, bizarre and most awe-inspiring but largely unheard-of disasters from throughout human history and around the world including the science behind every disturbing detail. If you like shipwrecks, decapitations, things that melt, living blankets of insects and people screaming for their lives, Doomsday is the podcast for you.

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BONUS | The William Rankin Weathersode Disaster of 1959

Oct 21 2024 39 mins  
Today 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 m

The Le Mans Racing Disaster of 1955 | Episode 78

Oct 01 2024 45 mins  
Today 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

Wood Chippers, Kids Parties and Onions | Mailbag 8

Sep 24 2024 20 mins  
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.

The Bangladesh Hail Storm of 1986 | Episode 77

Sep 17 2024 43 mins  
When 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

The Meldrim Picnic Disaster of 1959 | Episode 76

Aug 27 2024 35 mins  
It’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

The Damascus Nuclear Missile Explosion of 1980 | Episode 75

Aug 14 2024 47 mins  
Bad 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 the

The Wahine Ferry Cyclone Disaster of 1968 | Episode 74

Jul 24 2024 49 mins  
Some 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 a

The Galeras Volcano Disaster of 1993 | Episode 73

Jul 12 2024 49 mins  
A 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 gl

The Manchester Woolworths Inferno of 1979 | Episode 72

Jun 27 2024 43 mins  
If 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 sys

The Cavalese Cable Car Disaster of 1998 | Episode 71

Jun 11 2024 47 mins  
Someone 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