Episodes

  • Episode 424: The Franklin Expedition

    Episode 424: The Franklin Expedition
    Aug 18 2025
    David and Rachel discuss explorer Sir John Franklin's failed attempt to find a Northwest Passage.
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    1 hr
  • Episode 423: The MTS Oceanos

    Episode 423: The MTS Oceanos
    Aug 11 2025
    David and Rachel discuss how the entertainers aboard the MTS Oceanos stepped up when its crew didn't. Script by Jillian.
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    46 mins
  • Episode 422: The Tupolev TU-144, "Concordski"

    Episode 422: The Tupolev TU-144, "Concordski"
    Aug 4 2025
    David and Rachel discuss the Soviet answer to supersonic flight. Script by Stephen.
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    55 mins
  • Episode 421: The Construction of the Mackinac Bridge

    Episode 421: The Construction of the Mackinac Bridge
    Jul 28 2025
    David and Rachel discuss the history of the construction of the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan. Script by Nicole.
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Episode 420: Dope Lake

    Episode 420: Dope Lake
    Jul 21 2025
    David and Rachel discuss the time a plane carrying 6,000 pounds of marijuana crashed into Yosemite National Park.
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Episode 419 - The Chelyabinsk Meteor

    Episode 419 - The Chelyabinsk Meteor
    Jul 14 2025
    On the occasion of our eighth podaversary, David and Rachel discuss a 2013 meteorite's close shave with planet Earth.
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Episode 418: The 1556 Shaanxi Earthquake

    Episode 418: The 1556 Shaanxi Earthquake
    Jul 7 2025
    David and Rachel (after a false start) discuss the wildly deadly 1556 Shaanxi earthquake. Script by Thomas.
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    39 mins
  • Episode 417: American Airlines Flight 191

    Episode 417: American Airlines Flight 191
    Jun 30 2025
    David and Rachel discuss the deadliest plane accident in U.S. history. Script by Jillian P.
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    48 mins