Oh hi, fancy seeing you here. After a whole 9 months we are back in your ears with a new episode. The 9 months will make sense when you take a listen. As usual we have a range of odd and interesting stories for you - Els' tells us some history about public duals, Sarah shares the extreme dangers of being at a baseball game and Daly regales us with the story of a weird chemical explosion in January 2020. And as always, contains a lot of swears and loud female voices....
Jul 27, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 41
It's an episode number with a 0 on the end which can only mean one thing - a celebrity special! And it turns out that when a celeb dies consipracy theories aren't far behind... Clare possibly sets the Crips on her (?!) by covering the murder of Tupac, while Els goes back in time for a little MORE conversation (sorry) about King of Rock n Roll Elvis Presley. Then Sarah takes us on a fascinating (horrible) tour of the Kennedy Curse. This is the last episode for a little while as we're off around t...
Sep 09, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 40
We're back with a grand total of three stories this week...music to everyone's ears! Sarah explains how a combination of three seemingly random words can be life saving, Clare talks us through the terrifying world of snake churches and Els ruins delicious food for everyone. Sorry. As ever, the episode ends with the delightful chaser of the women we are championing this week. Enjoy pals. Contains swearing, snake chat and confessions of our dalliances with shit drinks.
Aug 26, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 39
Oh dear, it's happened again. We only have 2 stories for you this week as Daly and Sarah come with the same near miss. But don't worry, we're still as loud and boisterous as always. Els starts us off with a story about about a family on a boat (NOT the Swiss Family Robinson) and the other two tell a tale about a dangerous fish tank. Then we finish off with our female crushes of the week. Lots to learn. As always, contains unapologetic lady voices and loads of swears, enjoy!...
Aug 12, 2019•59 min•Ep. 38
Welcome to week 37, where Clare talks us through all the horrifying pursuits us women have put ourselves through in the name of beauty, Els tells us the story of Helen Rudd and Sarah reminds why you can have too much of a good thing (and by good thing, we mean beer). As ever, we end the week with our girl crushes. Contains swearing and a reminder that Boris Johnson is now Prime Minister. Hold on to your pants.
Jul 28, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 37
A mixed bag of unusual deaths for you this week dudes! Sarah kicks off with the recent spate of mysterious deaths in the Dominican Republic, Clare covers the mad sad world of plane stowaways, and Els gives us all (yellow) fever to lighten the mood. As usual we finish off with our girl crushes and swear loads. Enjoy!
Jul 15, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 36
The mighty threesome are reunited and back on their bullshit. Els kicks us off with the story of a mystery man found on a beach with a weird note in his pocket. Sarah talks about the Sentinelese tribe and what is technically a murder (sorry Els) and Daly tells us the story that inspired one of her favourite songs. The episode also contains girl crushes, Holland chat and an interesting theory about people who ride horses. Enjoy!
Jul 01, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 35
Sarah fans look away now... It's just Clare and Els this week. Clare kicks us off with a few ironic numbers (sans Alanis Morissette), and Els follows up with why you shouldn't mess with Niagara Falls, or orange peels for that matter. Short but sweet. Contains swearing, women and Love Island chat.
Jun 16, 2019•46 min•Ep. 34
We've got quite the spectrum of stories for you this week...! Clare starts with the effed-up world of climbing Everest, Els tells us what unusual object helped to save Chris McCabe's life, then Sarah closes with the very sad story of Australian teenager Sam Ballard. To lighten it up at the end as ever we wallow in love for our Girl Crushes. Contains swears. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
Jun 03, 2019•59 min•Ep. 33
The episode titles are just getting weirder and weirder. We promise you it is relevant to the episode! This weeks episode (2 weeks late mind, don't hold it against us) is chock full of mispronunciations and a couple of stories about birds. Sarah starts us off by talking about the world's deadliest bird - even though she still doesn't know how to pronounce it. Daly tells us the story of a ritual gone wrong involving a wok and Els finishes with the tale of Aeschylus and his untimely death. We fini...
May 20, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 32
We're back a day late due to far too much enjoyment of the Easter sunshine. Sorry pals. Els kicks us off with the sad story of the Radium Girls, Sarah tells us the tale of William Kemmler and Clare finishes with the recent incident of an elephant and lion getting their own back on a poacher. Bummers all round guys. Does contain swearing. And women's voices. And a light sprinkling of vegan chat.
Apr 22, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 31
We turn Dirty Thirty this week with another celebrity special for you! Clare delves into The Day The Music Died, Els is BACK and calling back to our first celebrity special with the sad death of Bruce Lee, then Sarah rounds us off with the details of *that* Brian Harvey story (#E17Forever). As usual we finish up with our Girl Crushes. Contains swears and tales of youth misspent in Romford.
Apr 08, 2019•52 min•Ep. 30
It's been 2 weeks since you last heard from us, so as protocol dictates we are here again. Well we is a relative term, as Els does not feature in this episode. We know, we missed her too. But still, Daly and Sarah are here to talk a load of nonsense for roughly 57 minutes. Sarah shares some more 'first' stories and Daly tells us a sad tale about a horse in a hyperbaric chamber. Girl crushes follow as usual, and then we end with a bit more nonsense to finish it off. Enjoy! Beware the swears....
Mar 25, 2019•55 min•Ep. 29
Happy International Women's Day y'all! We're here with the usual tales of the mad, bad and sad ways people have died or nearly died. Plus three excellent Girl Crushes to lighten the mood afterwards. This week Clare kicks us off with the extremely sad story of the Arizona sweat lodge deaths, Els brings a welcome and drastic shift in tone with the near death of a famous celestial body (SPOILER ALERT: it's the sun), and Sarah covers the two nuclear bombs the US almost detonated over North Carolina ...
Mar 11, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 28
It's week 27 in the What A Way To Go house and the girls are still coming up with weird stories you've (hopefully) never heard of. Sarah kicks us off with another story about bodily fluids, Daly takes us on a window washing horror journey and Els tells us the tale of a man who got inventive with some playing cards. We finish as always with some girl crushes, followed by a lot of chat about Sally Rooney. Because she's ace. Only contains female voices and bloody loads of swears....
Feb 25, 2019•58 min•Ep. 27
Another episode is calling after a slightly longer than two week break. Sorry guys. Near misses all round this week. Els retells Dave Maher's story of waking from a coma to find his friends grieving for him, Sarah walks us through the story that led Harambe the gorilla to take over the internet and Clare ventures into the world of armed dogs. All normal stuff. As ever contains swearing and unverified facts.
Feb 10, 2019•58 min•Ep. 26
Hi gang! We're kicking off 2019 with a massive, depressing bang! Sarah has multiple stories of chimney-related deaths (here's a tip: don't climb into a chimney), Clare recounts the incredible story of Forthman Murff who survived the unsurvivable, and Els covers the tragic death of Joyce Vincent who inspired the 2011 film 'Dreams of a Life'. As usual we lighten the tone at the end with our Girl Crushes, and as usual there's loads of swearing. Enjoy!
Jan 21, 2019•53 min•Ep. 25
A Christmas present or a Christmas special? You tell us. We couldn't get our act together enough in the busy weeks before Christmas to record a normal episode so here is our own near miss stories. To be fair, this has been requested so we are giving you a treat. A short and sweet Christmas treat - you're welcome. Let us know what you think - as always emails of to [email protected] and we're @whatawaypod on Instagram and Twitter. Thanks for sticking with us, see you in 2019 pals!...
Dec 24, 2018•33 min•Ep. 24
Another Monday sees another week of the What a Way to Go troupe being reliably unreliable with the facts. Clare tells the incredibly sad tale of a stunt gone wrong on Noel Edmunds' Late, Late Breakfast show. Els shares the many attempts to kill Rasputin (technically a murder, but don't tell Sarah), which apparently is not the most famous thing about the man. And Sarah recounts the story of the reclusive brothers, Homer and Langley Collyer. Contains swearing, women talking and dick chat. Follow u...
Dec 09, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 23
It's all gone a bit 'Carry On What A Way To Go' this week starting with our bluest story yet from Sarah - find out how Félix François Faure met his... uh... sticky end. Clare inadvertently bends our 'no murders' rule but is forgiven with the assassination of Kim Jong-nam. Then Els rounds us off with the incredibly ironic death of poor old Molière. As per usual, contains loads of swearing and feminism. Give @whatawaypod a wave on social media why don't you?
Nov 26, 2018•55 min•Ep. 22
We're back! We took a bit of a longer hiatus than anticipated but fret not, here we are and we can all enjoy Monday mornings again (maybe). Els goes first this week with a mysterious mystery story (she loves those) about the 'missingist missing person in the World'. Sarah follows with a pretty similar story about Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt and his mysterious disappearance. And then Daly brings us down to earth with a terrible near miss story involving a young child and a kebab skewer....
Nov 12, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 21
It's a season finale celebrity special this week! Clare kicks us off with a MASSIVE DOWNER about Elliott Smith, Els takes us through the excellent Paul McCartney death conspiracy, and Sarah finishes up with the mysterious death of actress Natalie Wood. We are taking a break for a little while, but we'll be back in the autumn with new episodes and more guests - subscribe and spread the word in the meantime! CONTENT WARNING: Suicide, depression, addiction, swears
Aug 20, 2018•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 20
Big 19! This week Sarah talks to us about the weird craze of planking, and the dangers that accompany it. Clare explores the darker side of Disney World (much to Sarah's horror), and Els tells the tale of Steve Fossett's attempt to circumnavigate the world in a hot air balloon. Exhilarating stuff. Weirdly, we also predict Lauren Laverne's move to 6music breakfast host... Contains swearing and female voices.
Aug 12, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 19
Day 1,000 of the UK heatwave and another long episode. Els tells us some stories about SHC (you'll have to listen to the episode to find out what the accronym means). Sarah goes on and on about climate change and the permafrost. And Daly shares the story of the flying Wallendas. Female voices and lots of swearing contained within.
Aug 06, 2018•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 18
We have a real mix of stories this week with Clare covering Angela Watson's bath-based near miss, Els tells us the fascinating story of the laughing death disease (WARNING: you might not want to listen to that one while you're eating), and Sarah explains how well-meaning health and safety improvements went so very badly wrong in The Eastland disaster. As ever, loads of swears ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Jul 30, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 17
We've only got two stories for you this week as Sarah and Els came with the same story. It was bound to happen at some stage. Sarah tells the story of the mysterious Antartic poisoning and Clare follows in a similar vein, recounting Richard Eschelman's dicey experience with poisonous mushrooms. Els listens intently to both. Contains swearing and female voices.
Jul 22, 2018•59 min•Ep. 16
This week, when we're not talking about the World Cup, we're telling you stories about catching bullets in your mouth (for fun), the unexplained death of Edgar Allan Poe and the sad story of Gloria Ramirez. We finish the episode (as always) by sharing our Girl Crush of the week - a female that has inspired us for whatever reason. Contains swearing, lots of swearing.
Jul 16, 2018•1 hr•Ep. 15
Are we on drugs this week or is it just the UK heatwave? Who knows! Clare delves into the mysterious death of Zigmund Adamski, Els tells the (non-murder bits of) the story of Mike "the Durable" Malloy, and Sarah covers the tragic death of Jennifer Strange, and how badly radio competitons can go wrong. Contains swearing and camtono.
Jul 09, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 14
Els and Sarah are flying duo this week whilst Clare's been on her holidays. Not to worry though, as they are joined by a REAL LIFE near miss. Exciting stuff. Els recounts the tale of an Austrian Mayor whose beard turned out to be his downfall, and Sarah tells the sad tale of the Bethnal Green tube station incident. Clare is replaced by a mystery guest who talks about his experience of a near death encounter. Contains swearing and female voices. Does not contain Clare Daly....
Jul 01, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 13
Episode 12 is ready for your earlobes. It's a long one! Sarah starts us off with a freaky story about the Bermuda Triangle. Daly takes us back to our childhood with a story from '999, What's Your Emergency?' (remember that?!) And Els finishes with a story about a mans quest for eternal life through lots and lots of bloody transfusions (spoiler - it doesn't end well. As always, contains lots of swear words and female voices.
Jun 25, 2018•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 12
