Well There's Your Problem | Bonus Episode 3 PREVIEW: The SA80
This is the episode where we talk about gun watch the whole episode about gun here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/34445532
Feb 29, 2020•6 min•Ep. 22
Well There‘s Your Problem
This is a podcast about engineering disasters and systemic failures, from a leftist perspective, with jokes
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Episode 18: Texas City Disaster
Today @oldmananders0n, @aliceavizandum, and @donoteat01 test the limits of what we can say about fertilizer-derived explosives on the internet. here are the slides: https://youtu.be/AxA1vb6P2lU here is the patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wtyppod vast majority of the info and images from the original report: http://www.local1259iaff.org/report.htm other images: john w. brown By Project Liberty Ship, Attribution, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3264194 ammonium nitrate By Teravolt...
Feb 26, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 21
Episode 17: The Atmospheric Railway
Today @oldmananders0n, @aliceavizandum, and @donoteat01 talk about the succ, and various ways succ has been applied to railway traction in the past, present, and future, and also elon musk can suck it here be the slides: https://youtu.be/JaRVy31lTlQ here is the patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wtyppod here is @bigmoodenergy's youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlfGQZD9OW4 slide 1: pipe By Rosser1954 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=80604884 slide 2:...
Feb 20, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 20
Episode 16: The Iowa Caucuses
In this episode which we put together in about 6 hours @aliceavizandum, @oldmananders0n, @donoteat01 (deceased on twitter) are joined by @zachsimonsonIA to talk about the catastrophe that is the ongoing Iowa Caucuses, and are also sabotaged by the pete buttchug campaign along the way slides: https://youtu.be/MjSyYRyokPo check out Zach in the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/02/04/my-chaotic-infuriating-night-running-an-iowa-caucus/ some sources: https://www.vox.com/re...
Feb 08, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 19
Episode 15: The Advanced Passenger Train
In this video, @aliceavizandum, @oldmananders0n, @donoteat01 and guest @rilaah take a butcher's at the ill-fated Advanced Passenger John. The referenced video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP001LboM4Q& The slides: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G77GkxZrxIs
Feb 05, 2020•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 18
Episode 14: The Quebec Bridge
In this episode, @donoteat1, @oldmananders0n, and @aliceavizandum talk about the Quebec Bridge, a bridge so nice they built it thrice. here are the slides: https://youtu.be/SjOduiPSF1Q here is the patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wtyppod Info sources: https://www.structuremag.org/?p=9300 https://www.structuremag.org/?p=9399 https://www.structuremag.org/?p=9491 https://www.gandhieng.com/RESOURCES/MEDIA/FINAL%20-%20The%20Failure%20and%20Reconstruction%20of%20the%20Quebec%20Bridge%20-%20K%20Gandhi%...
Jan 29, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 17
Bonus Episode 2 PREVIEW: Liam's Van
the veil is off, this is entirely a personality-driven podcast go here for the real thing: https://www.patreon.com/posts/33540623
Jan 29, 2020•6 min•Ep. 16
Episode 12A: The Boeing 737 MAX
In this episode which took entirely too long to produce, @aliceavizandum, @oldmananders0n, and @donoteat1 realize they don't know anything about airplanes, and insult the French. Here's the link to the slides: https://youtu.be/yvM6vaZKKm4 join @phillyTRU: http://phillytru.org/ listen to trashfuture: https://trashfuturepodcast.podbean.com/ Here's the Patreon link so you can watch the Groverhaus episode: https://www.patreon.com/wtyppod...
Jan 26, 2020•59 min•Ep. 15
Episode 12: Hillsborough Disaster
A bunch of nerds told us not to talk about sports, so we ignored them! Today @aliceavizandum, @oldmananders0n, and @donoteat1 talk about the worst disaster in the history of British football Justice for the 96, you'll never walk alone here are the slides: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2BjTfwhbh8 listen to trashfuture: https://trashfuturepodcast.podbean.com/ Here's the Patreon link so you can watch the Groverhaus episode: https://www.patreon.com/wtyppod...
Jan 15, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 14
Episode 11: The Aberfan Disaster
Today @aliceavizandum, @oldmananders0n, and @donoteat1 are joined by @TalentedVoter from the Antifada to talk about mining, the Aberfan disaster, the pitfalls of nationalization under Keynesian capitalism, and also the iggles. Slides here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Dq7BFmUWIk listen to trashfuture: https://trashfuturepodcast.podbean.com/ Here's the Patreon link so you can watch the Groverhaus episode: https://www.patreon.com/wtyppod...
Jan 09, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 13
Episode 10: Roads for Rails - the Newfoundland Railway
Today @aliceavizandum, @oldmananders0n, and @donoteat1 are joined by @seanrade to examine the closure of Newfoundland's railway, why it was completely unjustified, and what may come in the future. Also we mispronounce words. Here's the link to the slides: https://youtu.be/lMcriPJKPdI Listen to trashfuture: https://trashfuturepodcast.podbean.com/ Here's the Patreon link so you can watch the Groverhaus episode: https://www.patreon.com/wtyppod...
Dec 18, 2019•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 11
Episode 9: Grenfell Tower Fire
Today @donoteat01, @aliceavizandum, and @oldmananders0n talk about the events leading up to the Grenfell Tower Fire, and its repercussions. Vote Labour on December 12! Here are the slides: https://youtu.be/epkCrB8aKXA listen to trashfuture: https://trashfuturepodcast.podbean.com/ Here's the Patreon link so you can watch the Groverhaus episode: https://www.patreon.com/wtyppod...
Dec 10, 2019•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 12
Episode 8: Three Mile Island
Today @donoteat01, @aliceavizandum, and @oldmananders0n are joined by @LindsayPB to head to Central Pennsylvania to talk about the biggest civilian nuclear accident in the United States, which nonetheless didn't do very much here is the link to the video with slides: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm5p2K9eW9o listen to trashfuture: https://trashfuturepodcast.podbean.com/ Here's the Patreon link so you can watch the Groverhaus episode: https://www.patreon.com/wtyppod...
Dec 04, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 10
Bonus Episode 1 PREVIEW: Groverhaus
in which we talk about the infamous haus of grover frankly this one makes a lot more sense with the visuals full episode at our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-episode-1-32074725
Dec 04, 2019•5 min•Ep. 9
Episode 7: Lac-Megantic
Today @donoteat01, @aliceavizandum, and @oldmananders0n talk about railroading in the age of loneliness: the MMA railroad, and one-man crews. here are the slides: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdtQi6TEcjs listen to trashfuture: https://trashfuturepodcast.podbean.com/ listen to @donoteat01 on Grubstakers talking about the Irvings: https://soundcloud.com/grubstakers/episode-89-the-irving-family-feat-donoteat
Nov 22, 2019•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 8
Episode 6: MS Estonia
Today, @donoteat01 , @aliceavizandum , and @oldmananders0n head to the Baltic Sea to learn about Ro-Ro ferries, and the deadliest accident in European waters. And we make some jokes too! Slides: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eMfv1i3eFk Here's that Atlantic article: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2004/05/a-sea-story/302940/ Listen to Trashfuture, also on Podbean: https://trashfuturepodcast.podbean.com/ Here's the Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/wtyppod...
Nov 13, 2019•54 min•Ep. 7
Episode 5: The Politics of Traffic Engineering
In this episode we ( @aliceavizandum , @donoteat1 , @oldmananders0n , and guest @DA_banks ) critically examine the whole field of traffic engineering, and how efforts to make streets and highways safer and more functional have achieved directly the opposite. also we talk about digging a hole to combat sea level rise Slides: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oq0u2i4iHc Check out David's podcast: https://ironweeds.podbean.com/ and his work at Real Life Magainze: https://reallifemag.com/ and also Tr...
Nov 13, 2019•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 6
Episode 4: Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse
Today @aliceavizandum , @donoteat1 , @oldmananders0n , and special guest Kate Wagner from McMansion Hell discuss the 1981 Kansas City Hyatt Regency walkway collapse. Slides: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw2t0MOGnVc And we also talk about other things, including Estonian Ferries! Rem Koolhaas! Planes! Drinking on Planes! 11foot8! Vinyl siding! TERFs! go to kate's website and read it https://mcmansionhell.com/ she also has a patreon! https://www.patreon.com/mcmansionhell oh right listen to Tras...
Nov 13, 2019•47 min•Ep. 5
Episode 3: SEPTA Regional Rail Meltdown 1979-1992
Featuring the one and only American Pacer! Slides: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkWxbAoOK2o Today @aliceavizandum , @donoteat1 , and @Landerson112358 talk about how what could have been the greatest public transit improvement in American history was completely bungled, due to mismanagement, lack of foresight, and union-busting....
Nov 13, 2019•47 min•Ep. 4
Episode 2: Sampoong Department Store
Welcome to the second episode of our patented podcast-with-slides. Today @aliceavizandum , @donoteat1 , and @Landerson112358 talk about the 1995 Sampoong Department Store collapse and the events leading up to it, and also talk about the Olympics. Slides located here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9SETplgPYc...
Nov 13, 2019•36 min•Ep. 3
Episode 1: The Silver Bridge Disaster
So @AliceAvizandum and I ( @donoteat1 ) are trying to do an engineering disasters podcast, but with slides, because like, engineering is visual. mothman (Slides located here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TOS68qWHhw )
Nov 13, 2019•40 min•Ep. 2
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