Craig from Canadian History Ehx is back to tell us a harrowing tale of how not to handle explosives. Sometimes you club the seal, sometimes the seal clubs you... Craig's song pick:: Isle of Newfoundland by Stompin' Tom Connors https://open.spotify.com/track/3V1lBuMyKE5iAkx5Xdp23Y?si=c06bf48faf0a4b75 Leigh's song pick:: Maritime by Isis https://open.spotify.com/track/2bpRNKT04xb2rc07LOgFaZ?si=e89fab2d9609432a Peter's song pick:: The Mariner's Revenge Song by The Decemberists https://open.spotify....
May 29, 2024•34 min•Ep. 110
Plan A: Have the hijackers sit in a chair trap. Plan B: Land in a fake Cuba. Plan C: Anyone got any other ideas? Nuclear Norm's song pick:: All Generations by Hi-Standard https://open.spotify.com/track/75mr7tFyw5nY8yVC7Mw4Cr?si=855cc5e8780a4743 Leigh's song pick:: Satori Part 1 by Flower Travelling Band https://open.spotify.com/track/0TO8Bs4jZx0SDnpEisSh9y?si=2d5937f3a86a4e47 Peter's song pick:: Killing In The Name by Rage Against the Machine https://open.spotify.com/track/59WN2psjkt1tyaxjspN8fp...
May 16, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 109
Maybe if you're going to take a break, don't leave the "everything's ok" alarm on. Peter's song pick:: In The Mood by Glenn Miller https://open.spotify.com/track/6dZKWYSx5YBIme4SfpIHJ0?si=8469902e32d843ca Leigh's song pick:: White Christmas by Bing Crosby https://open.spotify.com/track/4rp2Hr51C99Nx5AC9GfSeI?si=d83c9ebc6f3449b8 If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review ! Also, tell your friends! Tell your enemies too, we're not picky. Become a patron, get exclusive content, ...
May 01, 2024•53 min•Ep. 108
Sometimes you just need a hand to get by. No need to get up in arms. Some people are just armed and dangerous. Peter's song pick:: Go To Hell by Motorhead https://open.spotify.com/track/6fe9zK5wfWxXk5b6R2WYXM?si=38cf0fab32f146ac Leigh's song pick:: High 'N' Dry by Def Leppard https://open.spotify.com/track/7IpHed4DNlSmApHiSVE35Q?si=f27fdc4ddc41488e If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review ! Also, tell your friends! Tell your enemies too, we're not picky. Become a patron, ge...
Apr 17, 2024•51 min•Ep. 107
When picking the staff to run your brand new nuclear reactor, would you say you'd want "stable" people that "get along", orrr... Nuclear Norm's song pick:: Kryptonite Smokes the Red Line by Isotope 217 https://open.spotify.com/track/61iA7GlyQsOehYmbeZNGgx?si=602677f367984347 Peter's song pick:: Green Machine by Kyuss https://open.spotify.com/track/6nxHMqTNKWlQnx5AFxz1iX?si=d4ff0131ea4f49ff Leigh's song pick:: Heavenly by Adventures https://open.spotify.com/track/52NhUfM91cU0agUjEAaple?si=4ea44c1...
Apr 03, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 106
Will they ever learn? Let me guess, not enough food? Minimal accommodations? Cowmicide? Wait, what was that last thing... Peter's song pick:: Riders On The Storm (Fredwreck Remix) by Snoop Dogg vs. The Doors https://open.spotify.com/track/0RcYEWXtbu4ehdv1tiBOi0?si=d2de6c5e177a47a8 Leigh's song pick:: AOTKPTA by The Locust https://open.spotify.com/track/26oxBlZRI8vdjgkJZUokWA?si=abbdfea186fb48b8 If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review ! Also, tell your friends! Tell your en...
Mar 20, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 105
Peter and Leigh reconvene in the studio IN PERSON FINALLY, discuss the upcoming season, and even get into a mini-disaster! If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review ! Tell your friends! Tell your enemies too, we're not picky. Become a patron, get cool stuff, and help us make some exciting new content! www.patreon.com/thisdisasterpod Instagram @thisdisasterpod www.thisdisasterpod.com Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com...
Jan 10, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 104
In the final episode of this "season", we revisit disaster on the open ocean. Inclement weather, over three hundred yachts, the history of boats, and just so many reasons to never set foot in the ocean. Peter's song pick:: Dreams by The Cranberries https://open.spotify.com/track/4JGKZS7h4Qa16gOU3oNETV?si=23984130963e4d2d Leigh's song pick:: Chaos by Stump https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNZXoEvikd0&ab_channel=frenchaccent If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review ! Also,...
Jul 28, 2021•50 min•Ep. 103
Just because something happens quickly, doesn't mean it can't be horrific. The most dangerous job in the world meets fatigue, to catastrophic ends. Deep sea diving, rapid decompression, human error, and too-late regulations. Leigh's song pick:: The Bends by Mr. Bungle https://open.spotify.com/track/0T4d6Pn20ar2JB1jI4MVKs?si=5c48b47b88a646f3 If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review ! Also, tell your friends! Tell your enemies too, we're not picky. Become a patron, get exclus...
Jun 29, 2021•26 min•Ep. 102
You thought overwrought endeavours were limited to videogames? Where do you go now... that you've written Sweet Child O' Mine and November Rain? Axel Rose, Buckethead, midnight pyrotechnics, and chicken coop pronography. That video about how The Rock is totally a James Bond movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FdnevXjqdc Leigh's song pick:: Riad N' The Bedouins by Guns N' Roses https://open.spotify.com/track/3Ipp7nTpEfpUYzT9OExVD0?si=cdb0d1cd8ee74131 Peter's song pick:: Sweet Child O' Mine by...
Jun 23, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 101
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, or at least maybe finish a marathon. Things could have gone a whole lot better for the rag-tag band of competitors at the St. Louis Olympics. Dusty roads, ancient wars, rotten apples, and rat poison... Peter's song pick:: Untitled by Andrew Hulshult https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGK1dr-Ql0w&t=3635s If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review ! Also, tell your friends! Tell your enemies too, we're not picky. Become a patron, get e...
Jun 08, 2021•26 min•Ep. 100
Our special guest Try-All Andy returns for the story of the trials and tribulations that went into producing a sequel that was over a decade in the making. Aliens, misogyny, pop-culture references, and a world record... hail to the king? E3 1998 Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR6qFFEkALg&t=136s E3 2001 Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDlB2P1leRM&ab_channel=NUKEMDAVENUKEMDAVE Leigh's song pick:: All The Kids Are Right by Local H https://open.spotify.com/track/50kQ7oNv...
Jun 02, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 99
As harsh a place as space can be, there have been surprisingly few deaths in space. Not to worry! Leigh found some for us. Soviet cosmonauts, Soyuz 11, and a pesky valve... Leigh's song pick:: Niin by Arovane https://open.spotify.com/track/2z1CBtxKRSphEzTfAQ7z4S?si=a904839036bd46d6 If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review ! Also, tell your friends! Tell your enemies too, we're not picky. Become a patron, get exclusive content, help us make more disasters! www.patreon.com/th...
May 25, 2021•27 min•Ep. 98
Craig from Canadian History Ehx returns to once again rob us of sleep. What's the most damage mother nature could possibly do in one hour? Edmonton, Alberta found out in 1987. Tornadoes, the Fujita scale, Canadian devastation, and... you better believe it... a trailer park. Craig's song pick:: The Twist by Chubby Checker https://open.spotify.com/track/3ohLnESFgYACPMCkoTOzqE?si=20be1cdd28fb4365 Leigh's song pick:: The End Of All Things by Nomeansno https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV3ZRbI_sng Pete...
May 19, 2021•41 min•Ep. 97
Not all disasters happen on a global scale. Leigh tells the story of his experience on jury duty, with its highest highs and lowest lows. Criminal fraud, heated debates, comped meals... and comped... meals... Leigh's song pick:: Isn't Everyone by Health x Nine Inch Nails https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W2E6jNXzBE&ab_channel=YOUWILLLOVEEACHOTHER If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review ! Also, tell your friends! Tell your enemies too, we're not picky. Become a patron, g...
May 11, 2021•33 min•Ep. 96
Ever wanted some of your favorite songs ruined by the story of the man behind them? Leigh makes it real hard to separate the man from the art. The Ronettes, John Lennon, George Harrison, hit records, guns, and death. Leigh's song pick:: Be My Baby by The Ronettes https://open.spotify.com/track/2TVhxOesu7h90ZTAHj4Tyc?si=cd75a111aa4d4ad9 Peter's song pick:: Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) by Nancy Sinatra https://open.spotify.com/track/4JLcAU2xY90qTkTSNM1lUa?si=a6761aa286ca4d4e If you like what y...
May 05, 2021•50 min•Ep. 95
Peter tells the harrowing tale of that time a group of ships got stuck in the Suez Canal... and it's probably not the time you're thinking of. Salty sailors, makeshift regattas, non-sanctioned Olympic games, and alcohol... so much alcohol. Peter's song pick:: No Weaknesses by The Dirty Nil https://open.spotify.com/track/6mAN7i05hcNNttAiW0Sy2q?si=4042326c587a4b43 If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review ! Also, tell your friends! Tell your enemies too, we're not picky. Becom...
Apr 27, 2021•31 min•Ep. 94
Been a while since you've felt crowded? Nuclear Norm tells the story of a dystopian cyberpunk fever dream that existed in the heart of Hong Kong. Opium wars, building code violations, plane-scrapers, and Bloodsport. Greg Girard's photography of the Kowloon Walled City http://www.greggirard.com/work/kowloon-walled-city--13 Norm's song pick:: Stalling by Prune Deer https://open.spotify.com/track/0Lp5IjraeWQYoeKLnqOEyQ?si=1345f6ac94f34f54 Leigh's song pick:: My Hands Are Turning To Bricks by Kowloo...
Apr 21, 2021•59 min•Ep. 93
What better way to unwind after a long day of wandering through a mall than paying to get lost in a labyrinth? Misguided endeavors, maze-like working conditions, a ghost in the machine, and a fire... Leigh's song pick:: Hard Sun by Indio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1tVvQUAcf4&ab_channel=cartwrong If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review ! Also, tell your friends! Tell your enemies too, we're not picky. Become a patron, get exclusive content, help us make more disas...
Apr 13, 2021•28 min•Ep. 92
By 1970, flying to the moon was boooooooring... at least, if you asked the People of Earth. Nothing like a spot of near-death to revive public interest! Dropped oxygen tanks, explosions in space, floating pee bags, and Jerry... fuckin' Jerry... Peter's song pick:: Go! by Public Service Broadcasting https://open.spotify.com/track/5xYZXIgVAND5sWjN8G0hID?si=0ccf9d33e5314bd5 Leigh's song pick:: We Took The Wrong Step Year Ago by Hawkwind https://open.spotify.com/track/33pv5efEwueISKYakOifMb?si=84027...
Apr 07, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 91
As a follow-up to his Tragedy Tuesday about the Pono Player, Leigh brings us up to speed on TIDAL, the "audiophile" streaming service. Less disaster, more questionable money grab? Also, a round-up of our favorite albums and songs of 2020 to round out the year before heading into our hiatus! Leigh's song pick:: When I Was Small by Jesu https://open.spotify.com/track/2bdzxPEpVY7SPV0ofszd44 Peter's song pick:: Regurginated Communion by Of Feather And Bone https://offeatherandbone666.bandcamp.com/tr...
Dec 29, 2020•52 min•Ep. 90
Peter and Leigh announce the end of the first phase of this disaster and our triumphant return in April 2021! A temporary pause in our regular weekly releases, some teasers of what's to come, and our sincerest thanks. We'll see you all on April 7, 2021 (and for a disaster or two before then)... If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review ! Tell your friends! Tell your enemies too, we're not picky. Become a patron, get cool stuff, and help us make some exciting new content! www...
Dec 23, 2020•11 min•Ep. 89
If the history of the saxophone's invention had a soundtrack, it certainly wouldn't be smooth jazz. An inventor that just wouldn't quit, despite the world doing its best to stop him in his tracks. Blunt force trauma, poisoning, drowning, viciously jealous rivals, and a giant cannon. The Cornu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IlZgj2FAHA&ab_channel=AbrahamCupeiro The Shofar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJwfsYxDgJ4&ab_channel=Word-Spirit-Life The Pentatonic Scale: https://www.youtube.c...
Dec 15, 2020•50 min•Ep. 88
In this edition of Album Autopsy, Try-All Andy joins us as we are collectively baffled by a supposed radical departure in musical genres. An album not reviled, but hardly beloved... what happens when an artist endeavors to try something different, but doesn't quite make it off the beaten path? If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review ! Tell your friends! Tell your enemies too, we're not picky. CHRISTMAS CARDS! Send someone some charred love and existential dread this holida...
Dec 09, 2020•50 min•Ep. 87
What do you get when you go on a quest for high-fidelity portable audio, but forget to bring the design sensibilities? Neil Young's Toblerone Player... I mean, Pono Player. Is that triangular prism in your pocket, or are you just pretending to hear the difference? FLAC, MP3, too much money, too little product. Leigh's song pick:: Piece of Crap by Neil Young https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovum-GjYWKQ&ab_channel=neilyoungchannel If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review !...
Dec 01, 2020•44 min•Ep. 86
In the late 18th century, the Netherlands really had it out for Iceland. Maybe it was all the red-hot magma, acid rain, and sulfur-filled air, courtesy of the Laki craters? Fire, brimstone, a Dutch hate-boner, and a fire priest. John's song pick:: Mars by Gustav Holst https://open.spotify.com/track/6azDDykaIBHmZQFEFTKycC Peter's song pick:: Burning Worlds of Excrement by Svartidaudi https://open.spotify.com/track/2t4UAANtwLlx2Ghs2mAI0q Leigh's song pick:: Sudden Death by Mr. Bungle https://open....
Nov 25, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 85
Why teach a class about 1930s German's descent into fascism when you can just show the whole school how it's done? Not-so-secret salutes, rigorous discipline, a nation-wide underground, and a magnificent leader... Peter's song pick:: Neuropunk Boostergang by Expander https://expander.bandcamp.com/track/neuropunk-boostergang If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review ! Tell your friends! Tell your enemies too, we're not picky. Become a patron, get cool stuff, and help us make ...
Nov 17, 2020•36 min•Ep. 84
Leaning into "... and the music they make us listen to" from our tagline, Leigh and Peter discuss where universally panned albums went wrong. In this inaugural edition, we talk about what happens when you seemingly pull two artists out of a hat and mash them together. "I am the table". Lou Reed, Metallica, and Lulu. Listen to the album: https://open.spotify.com/album/3FgLMfp5o2h2rAny7S6h57?si=hYeornR8SK2oztB6fLezzw If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review ! Tell your friend...
Nov 11, 2020•43 min•Ep. 83
In a time after hair metal was king, Great White were still carrying the flame... unfortunately, it was right into a venue filled with highly flammable material and no sprinkler system. Made up words, pyrotechnics, heavy black smoke, and a reason to never go to a live show again... Leigh's song pick:: You Fucked Up by Ween https://open.spotify.com/track/0gnvI2vSWIacE3hgLbuWtn If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review ! Tell your friends! Tell your enemies too, we're not pick...
Nov 03, 2020•41 min•Ep. 82
A new feature is born! With our shift to one major disaster a month (in addition to regularly scheduled Tragedy Tuesdays), we'll be trying out new features to take the place of the second major disaster. Don't think of it as losing a disaster, so much as gaining new content. This time: Ruinous Rewind with Peter and Gerri. Can Peter retell the Plague of Athens in 10 minutes? Will Gerri have new insights into a familiar tale since she, like, totally "listens" to the show? Only time, and you listen...
Oct 28, 2020•38 min•Ep. 81
