110 episodes
This Is A Disaster This Is A Disaster
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4.7 • 49 Ratings
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We go on a journey through the history of disasters: Some man-made, some natural, some modern, some ancient, and all devastating. Listen as we discuss the catastrophic events that changed the trajectory of human history. Each episode wraps up with our recommendations for musical pairings to the story just told.
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Episode 57: The SS Viking Explosion
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.com/track/3GDIZO71jiE1FEcHEJh3RH?si=2273b609fc2f4cff
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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com -
Episode 56: The Yodogo Hijacking
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?si=c6c2739b8be64132
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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com -
Episode 55: The Almonte Train Disaster
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
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Episode 54: Def Leppard
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
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Episode 53: (Sex, Lies, and Nuclear Meltdowns) The SL-1 Disaster
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=4ea44c1f87494506
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Episode 52: The Bull Island Music Festival
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
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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
Customer Reviews
So good
It might have disaster in its title, but it’s a delight. Interesting, detailed, and I love the banter between Peter and Lee. It’s one of the few podcasts I’ve managed to stay on top of during lockdown.
Can get jumbled
Fun idea, but not a lot of research done, and my biggest irk is when they talk so quickly over each other and interrupt each other so often I can’t understand what they’re saying and at times it leads me to become so exasperated I shut it off. And it seems like they barely play a minute the music so it’s hard to imagine why it’s really a part of the program.
I appreciate the show for what it is but it definitely needed improvements.
Episode 40
19 minutes in and they finally get to the point of the episode. Talk about burying the lede. You just have to fast forward past all the mindless babble.