Episode 126: The Iroquois Theatre Fire
David and Rachel discuss the tragic fire that remains the deadliest building fire in United States history.
Dec 02, 2019•1 hr 6 min
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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Episode 125: The Great Peruvian Earthquake and the Huascarán-Ancash Avalanche
David and Rachel discuss the devastation caused by an earthquake and its resulting avalanche in Peru.
Nov 25, 2019•57 min
Episode 124: Itai-Itai Disease
David and Rachel discuss the first of the "Big Four Pollution Diseases" of 20th-century Japan.
Nov 18, 2019•1 hr 20 min
Episode 123: Los Alfaques
David and Rachel discuss the truly horrific explosion that devastated the Los Alfaques campsite in 1978.
Nov 11, 2019•1 hr 34 min
Episode 122 (Miraclesode): The Miracle on the Hudson
David and Rachel tell the tale of the near miss aboard US Airways Flight 1549 and its unscheduled landing in the Hudson River.
Nov 04, 2019•1 hr 33 min
Episode 121: The Grenfell Tower Fire, Part Three
David and Rachel finish the series on the Grenfell Tower fire with the depressing aftermath and ongoing investigation into the tragedy.
Oct 28, 2019•1 hr 29 min
Episode 120: The Grenfell Tower Fire, Part Two
David and Rachel do their best not to break down while discussing the horrible circumstances of the actual fire at Grenfell Tower.
Oct 21, 2019•1 hr 10 min
Episode 119: The Grenfell Tower Fire, Part One
David and Rachel discuss the background of the construction and renovation of Grenfell Tower, leading up to the horrible tragedy of the 2017 fire.
Oct 14, 2019•1 hr 18 min
Episode 118: The Ronan Point Explosion
David and Rachel discuss the systemic issues behind the dangerous Ronan Point building collapse. (Apologies for the second-half audio. We are not sound engineers, but still hope it doesn't put you off the topic.)
Oct 07, 2019•1 hr 26 min
Episode 117: Gulf War Syndrome
David and Rachel discuss the devastating neurological illness Gulf War Syndrome, which affects up to 250,000 US Gulf War veterans.
Sep 30, 2019•1 hr 27 min
Episode 116 - The 1996 Everest Disaster
David and Rachel discuss the complications surrounding summiting Mt. Everest and the particular tragedy that befell the parties conquering the peak in May 1996.
Sep 23, 2019•1 hr 53 min
Episode 115: The Charkhi Dadri Mid-Air Collision
David and Rachel tell the incredibly depressing and horrifying tale of the doomed Flight 763 and Flight 1907 that collided mid-air.
Sep 16, 2019•1 hr 16 min
Episode 114: The War on Drugs, Part Two - Nixon to Obama
David and Rachel wrap up with the modern era of the ill-conceived and horribly-executed War on Drugs.
Sep 09, 2019•1 hr 51 min
Episode 113: The War on Drugs, Part One - Prohibition and Harry J. Anslinger
David and Rachel discuss the early days of demonizing drugs and its indelible links to racism and revenue.
Sep 02, 2019•1 hr 18 min
Episode 112: Rungholt and the Saint Marcellus' Floods
David and Rachel discuss the ancient drowning of the parish of Rungholt in two catastrophic floods hundreds of years apart.
Aug 26, 2019•1 hr 5 min
Episode 111: The Airship Italia
David and Rachel discuss the ill-fated journey of the airship Italia and its dramatic search and rescue.
Aug 19, 2019•1 hr 22 min
Episode 110: Building the Hoover Dam
David and Rachel discuss the feat of human engineering that is the Hoover Dam and the lives it took.
Aug 12, 2019•1 hr 34 min
Episode 109: The Johnstown Flood
David and Rachel discuss the flood of 1889 that devastated Johnstown, Pennsylvania and its surrounding area.
Aug 05, 2019•1 hr 19 min
Episode 108: The Jacson 4 (Midsummer Miraclesode)
David and Rachel Discuss the tragedy of the Jacson 4 tugboat and the miraculous survival of Harrison Okene.
Jul 29, 2019•1 hr 28 min
Episode 107: The Loveparade Disaster
David and Rachel discuss the horrible tragedy at the 2010 Loveparade.
Jul 22, 2019•2 hr 1 min
Episode 106: The Marshall University Plane Crash
David and Rachel discuss the tragedy that befell the 1970-season Marshall University football team, and the Hollywood-worthy rebuilding of the team the following year.
Jul 15, 2019•1 hr 31 min
Episode 105: The Pythons of the Florida Everglades
David and Rachel discuss the devastation of the ecology of the Everglades caused by the invasion of Burmese pythons.
Jul 08, 2019•1 hr 14 min
Episode 104: The Kyshtym Disaster
David and Rachel discuss one of the earliest nuclear disasters in history.
Jul 01, 2019•1 hr 7 min
Episode 103: The Shiloh Baptist Church Stampede
David and Rachel discuss the tragic 1902 stampede at the Shiloh Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.
Jun 24, 2019•57 min
All Bad Banter: Q&A Minisode
David and Rachel answer your burning questions.
Jun 20, 2019•42 min
Episode 102: HIV & AIDS, Part Three - Treatment
David and Rachel wrap up their three-part series on HIV and AIDS by covering the treatments developed to effectively treat HIV.
Jun 17, 2019•1 hr 30 min
Episode 101: HIV & AIDS, Part Two - Epidemic
David and Rachel discuss the frustrating delay in a proper response to the HIV and AIDS epidemic.
Jun 10, 2019•1 hr 44 min
Episode 100: HIV & AIDS, Part One - Origins
David and Rachel begin a three-part deep dive into the HIV & AIDS pandemic in honor of their 100th episode.
Jun 03, 2019•1 hr 9 min
Minisode 99.5: All Bad Banter - Morbid Curiosity
David and Rachel talk about random shit in our first bantersode, oriented around the card game "Morbid Curiosity". Also, SO. MUCH. DEMETRIUS. Alex's GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/help-bring-27-yr-old-PWD-reclaim-Independence&rcid=r01-155621573782=d7fc55da939745ae&pc=ot_co_campmgmt_w
May 29, 2019•58 min
Episode 099: Ten Cent Beer Night
David and Rachel discuss the shitshow that was Ten Cent Beer Night.
May 27, 2019•1 hr 24 min
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