All Bad Things

All Bad Things is a weekly podcast about accidents, tragedies, natural disasters and other anxiety fuel. Hosted by wry GenXer David and bleeding-heart Millenial Rachel. Trigger warning for everything possible.

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Episodes

Episode 038: The Park Slope Plane Crash

David and Rachel discuss the 1960 mid-air collision over New York City.

Mar 26, 2018•47 min

Episode 037: The Estonia Ferry Disaster

David and Rachel discuss the depressingly tragic sinking of the MS Estonia.

Mar 19, 2018•55 min

Episode 036: The Great Boston Molasses Flood (or, Murder Molasses)

Special guest Akshay Tailor of Blood on the Rocks tells David and Rachel the horrific story of the 1919 Boston molasses flood.

Mar 12, 2018•1 hr 1 min

Episode 035: The Texas City Oil Refinery Explosion

David and Rachel discuss the deadly 2005 Texas City refinery explosion.

Mar 05, 2018•1 hr 1 min

Episode 034: The Vargas Tragedy

David and Rachel discuss the tragic 1999 Venezuelan landslide.

Feb 26, 2018•46 min

Episode 033: The South African Stadium Disasters

David and Rachel discuss the three deadly crowd disasters at games between the Orlando Pirates and the Kaizer Chiefs of South Africa.

Feb 19, 2018•58 min

Episode 032: The Dust Bowl

David and Rachel discuss the epic Dust Bowl of the 1930s.

Feb 12, 2018•1 hr 34 min

Episode 031: The Great Irish Famine

David and Rachel discuss the Great Irish famine of the 1840s.

Feb 05, 2018•1 hr 5 min

Episode 030: The Sknyliv Air Show Disaster

David and Rachel discuss the deadliest air show accident in history.

Jan 29, 2018•46 min

Episode 029: The Who Concert Disaster

David and Rachel discuss the 1979 Who concert disaster.

Jan 22, 2018•1 hr 5 min

Episode 028: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

David and Rachel discuss the legendary wreck of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald.

Jan 15, 2018•1 hr

Episode 027: The 1985 Mexico City Earthquake

David and Rachel discuss the devastating September, 1985 earthquake in Mexico City.

Jan 08, 2018•54 min

Episode 026: The First Destruction of the Death Star

David and Rachel - and special guest star Rachel from Yours in Murder - discuss the epic (and successful) plot to destroy the dreaded Death Star.

Jan 01, 2018•1 hr 20 min

Episode 025.5: The Epic Descent of Vesna Vulović (Christmas Miracle Minisode)

In the spirit of Christmas, David and Rachel discuss the woman who fell 33,000 feet - and lived.

Dec 25, 2017•39 min

Episode 025: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

David takes on research duty as he and Rachel discuss the workplace tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

Dec 18, 2017•59 min

Episode 024: Hurricane Andrew, Part Two

David and Rachel conclude their discussion on epic Hurricane Andrew.

Dec 11, 2017•1 hr 30 min

Episode 023: Hurricane Andrew, Part One

David and Rachel discuss the game-changing Hurricane Andrew.

Dec 04, 2017•1 hr 37 min

Episode 022: The Cocoanut Grove Fire

David and Rachel discuss the massively tragic Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire.

Nov 27, 2017•1 hr 3 min

Episode 021: The Tenerife Collision

David and Rachel discuss the deadliest accident in aviation history.

Nov 20, 2017•53 min

Episode 020: The Ajka Sludge Flood

David and Rachel discuss the bizarre and horrific red sludge flood in Ajka, Hungary.

Nov 13, 2017•51 min

Episode 019: The Eastland Disaster

David and Rachel discuss the terrible Chicago disaster of the SS Eastland.

Nov 06, 2017•55 min

Episode 018.5: Halloweeniesode

In honor of Halloween, David and Rachel discuss the untimely death of Yoshihiro Hattori in our first minisode.

Oct 31, 2017•17 min

Episode 018: The Mount Erebus Disaster

David and Rachel discuss New Zealand's terrible Mount Erebus Disaster.

Oct 30, 2017•1 hr 5 min

Episode 017: The Granite Mountain Hotshots

David and Rachel discuss the subject of the new movie "Only the Brave" - the Granite Mountain Hotshots.

Oct 23, 2017•1 hr 16 min

Episode 016: The 1918 Flu Pandemic

David and Rachel discuss the "Forgotten Pandemic".

Oct 16, 2017•1 hr 1 min

Episode 015: The Victoria Hall Stampede

David and Rachel discuss the horrifying Victoria Hall Stampede.

Oct 09, 2017•59 min

Episode 014 - The Tangshan Earthquake

David and Rachel discuss the historic and tragic Tangshan Earthquake.

Oct 02, 2017•54 min

Episode 013: The Versailles Wedding Hall Disaster

David and Rachel discuss the tragic nuptials at the Versailles Wedding Hall in Israel.

Sep 25, 2017•59 min

Episode 012: The Crash of the Concorde

David and Rachel discuss the tragic end of the Concorde supersonic commercial jet.

Sep 18, 2017•1 hr 18 min

Episode 011: The Year Without a Summer

David and Rachel discuss the phenomenon that was the Year Without a Summer.

Sep 11, 2017•59 min

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