In 1958, Los Alamos National Laboratory was buzzing with new and exciting ways to eradicate humanity and leave the Earth […]
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Episode 34: Mel Lyman, The Greatest Man In The World (And Not Troubled By It In The Least)
When you’re known as the meanest tub-bassist around, you’re bound to attract all kinds. Sometimes it’s a self-proclaimed Harmonica Jesus […]
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Episode 33.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Woodstock 50
In 1969, the Woodstock festival became the stuff of legends. In 1999, the Woodstock festival became infamous. In 2019, the […]
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Episode 33: The Franklin Expedition
There’s gotta be a better way to go east than going east, or at least that’s what Franklin thought when […]
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Episode 32.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Texas City Explosion(s)
We’re not going to get into the specifics, but if you combine ammonium nitrate and some other nasty things on […]
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E32: Daikatana
John Romero went from arcade wizard, to programming prodigy, to visionary responsible in large part for classic games like Doom, […]
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Episode 31.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Death of Marvin Gaye
Let’s get it on: Marvin Gaye was a landmark soul and R&B artists, but his life didn’t mirror the carefree […]
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Episode 31: The Johnstown Flood
What better place to build a fishing and country club than at the edge of a recently-compromised dam? A flood […]
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Episode 30.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Lord of the Flies (For Real)
Young boys get stranded on an island, and anyone who’s read the book knows the rest of the story… or […]
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Episode 30: The Great Chicago Fire
Hey, we heard you like wood, so we stored wood in your wood so you can wood when you wood! […]