The Day's Dumpster Fire

Ed and Kara
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In this podcast, Kara and Ed regale history's greatest mess ups. They do not celebrate humanity's successes but its most fantastic failures! This show is not dedicated to those who have accomplished incredible things, but to those who have accomplished incredible things and how they royally screwed things up in the process.  You might ask why they are doing this podcast: it's because you've botched up the best laid plans and you know what? THAT'S OKAY! Let this show help you navigate the mishaps that you have come across where there is no clear answer available.  So sit back, relax, and listen about people who messed up way more than what you could of possibly imagine.

  1. JAN 31

    The Great Depression Fire Part 2. - Episode 66

    Send us a text In this episode, Kara continues here investigation of the Great Depression. In the Great Depression Part 1, Kara dug into the various factors that caused the Great Depression such as: Over using or extending creditThe Dust Bowl of the midwest (check out The Dustbowl Fire - Episode 48 for more.The stock market crashing in 1929And so much more!In this episode, a newly elected Herbert Hoover inherits a thriving economy of 1928 and what was looking like four mor years of a thriving nation. However, by the time 1930, everything has imploded and now Hoover has to pull the nation out of this economic and political quagmire. In this episode Kara is going to talk about: Hoover's philosophies on what Americans need to do to fix thingsWhat happens when politically things don't go according planWhat happens when thousands of WWI vets don't get paid and Hoover uses the military ON those vetsHow Hoover treated WWI vets and influence on his reelection campaign of 1932 Lastly, who takes Hoover's place and whyKara is brining her A-game in this episode and there's a lot to it. So sit back and relax and be grateful that you're not Herbert Hoover! Be sure to check out thedaysdumpsterfire.com  for a massive catalog of history's dumpster fires where we don't celebrate humanity's successes, but its most fantastic failures! Hey before you go! If have ideas for future episodes that you want Kara and Ed to look into, email them at thedaysdumpsterfire@gmail.com. They would love to hear from you! You can also send them a text message by clicking on the link at the top. Be sure to head on over to www.thedaysdumpsterfire.com for the ever growing library of historical dumpster fires. Check us out on the ol Instagrams! https://www.instagram.com/thedaysdumpsterfire/

    1h 25m

  2. JAN 1

    The Great Depression Fire Part 1. - Episode 65

    Send us a text In this episode, Kara is taking us way back to her favorite time period... when everything went to crap or in other words the Great Depression. She starts off with one of the most tremendous dumpster fires of the 20th century which was the stock market crash of 1929. While it was not the sole cause of the Great Depression, it was a foreboding sign of the things to come. Afterwards, Kara describes how the American work force went from one of the most prosperous in the world to mass unemployment and despair.  Side note, while things were bad in America, the rest of the world (especially Europe) was in WAY worse shape all things considered! In this episode Kara will explain: The background of the Crash of 29The social implications of hundreds of thousands of Americans losing their homesHow the beginnings of the Great Depression affected not only white men, but women and African AmericansThe life of the "hobo" and the misconceptions about what they were aboutAnd even a hint as to what America tried to do to put the dumpster fire out. The events that surround the Great Depression stem from the Dust Bowl of the mid-west which you can listen to in Episode 48.  If you're fascinated with this dumpster fire as well as many more, check out the complete library at www.thedaysdumpsterfire.com Lastly, if you're interested in this time period, you will probably find these episodes of The Day's Dumpster Fire interesting: Episode 13. The Hindenburg Fire (Not the Blimp, but the Other One) Episode 14. The Boston Molasses Flood Fire Episodes 23 & 24. I Love the Smell of Lead Fire Episodes 59-62. Prohibition Fire Hey before you go! If have ideas for future episodes that you want Kara and Ed to look into, email them at thedaysdumpsterfire@gmail.com. They would love to hear from you! You can also send them a text message by clicking on the link at the top. Be sure to head on over to www.thedaysdumpsterfire.com for the ever growing library of historical dumpster fires. Check us out on the ol Instagrams! https://www.instagram.com/thedaysdumpsterfire/

    1h 58m

  3. 12/05/2025

    Deepwater Horizon Fire Part 2. - Episode 64

    Send us a text It might be a few days late, but not more than $70 billion short.  In part two of the Deepwater Horizon dumpster fire, Ed describes the ecological, economical, and legal fallout from the Deepwater Horizon explosion back on April 20, 2010. The explosion itself cost the lives of 11 me, which unto itself an unmitigated tragedy that will affect generations to come.  However, when the drill rig buckled and sank two days later, an underwater oil geyser developed that spewed up to 210,000 gallons of crude oil per day into the Gulf of Mexico.  This resulted in the largest ecological disaster in American history, and the results of this disaster are still around today.  Ed will break down what happened shortly after the explosion, how the massive oil leak was eventually contained, the impact the oil spill had on the ecology and economy of the coast lines of the Gulf of Mexico, the ramifications that followed suit against the companies involved, and perhaps what just caused the problem to begin with.  For more details, head on over to the the Daysdumpsterfire.com! If you find this episode interesting, check out the below suggestions for your watery dumpster fire itch: Episode 27. First Oil Spill Disaster (the Torrey Canyon Incident) Episode 37. The Transatlantic Telegraph Episode 46. Byford Dolphin Incident Hey before you go! If have ideas for future episodes that you want Kara and Ed to look into, email them at thedaysdumpsterfire@gmail.com. They would love to hear from you! You can also send them a text message by clicking on the link at the top. Be sure to head on over to www.thedaysdumpsterfire.com for the ever growing library of historical dumpster fires. Check us out on the ol Instagrams! https://www.instagram.com/thedaysdumpsterfire/

    2h 3m

  4. 11/17/2025

    Deepwater Horizon Fire Part 1. - Episode 63

    Send us a text After Kara's eight week long marathon of talking about Prohibition (Kara had been researching this four part series since July!). Ed has decided to get off the editing couch and put together an episode of his own.  The Deepwater Horizon drill rig was one of the most powerful and highly regarded oil drilling rigs in the 2000's and for good reason. It held safety records for the longest running times of no serious accidents, it held the record for the deepest well ever drilled on the bottom of the ocean, and the Transocean crews that manned it were some of the most experienced the oil industry could supply. The Deepwater Horizon was heralded as "Lucky" because of its perpetual successes! However, on April 20, 2010, everything changed when the drill rig suddenly exploded at around 10pm at night in a fireball that engulfed the entire rig 40 miles off the coast of Louisiana. This explosion eventually caused the rig to buckle and sink to the bottom of the ocean thus severing an oil pipeline that spewed 210,000 gallons of oil per day into the Gulf of Mexico for over 80 days. This led to the largest oil related disaster in American history.  Worse yet, this disaster cost the lives of 11 crewmen working on the rig and on top of all the environmental issues that ensued, many questions remained as to why those 11 men had to die.  In this episode Ed will explain: Why does the world revolve around oil (it's not just for gasoline, there are so many other reasons)How to we get it out of the ground, and what happens when there isn't enough land on the planet to support the demand for oilA very brief description as to how deep sea oil drilling worksWhat was the Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible drill rigAnd lastly, what events incited the most horrific oil related disaster in historyIn case you want more, check out these other related episodes: First Oil Spill Disaster - The incident involving the Torrey Canyon oil tanker running aground near England Byford Dolphin Incident - The incident involving an explosive decompression of 4 saturation divers which killed them instantly in a gruesome manner.  You can find the above episodes plus so much more at thedaysdumpsterfire.com  Hey before you go! If have ideas for future episodes that you want Kara and Ed to look into, email them at thedaysdumpsterfire@gmail.com. They would love to hear from you! You can also send them a text message by clicking on the link at the top. Be sure to head on over to www.thedaysdumpsterfire.com for the ever growing library of historical dumpster fires. Check us out on the ol Instagrams! https://www.instagram.com/thedaysdumpsterfire/

    1h 45m

  5. 11/07/2025

    Prohibition Fire Part 4. - Episode 62

    Send us a text We have finally come to the end of Kara's anthology of everything prohibition related. Kara has taken us from the origins of the prohibition movement and its relationship to the suffragette movement, to the colorful bootleggers and wild characters who openly broke the law to how the music and literature of the time period was affected by it and now finally organized crime and syndicates that ultimately brought the 18th Amendment to the ground.  In this episode, Kara is going to get into the thick of mob bosses, the complex chain of people killing each with the latest and greatest of the guns of the era and how one woman figured out how to manipulate the law in such a way, she brought down the most famous mob bosses of all time, Al Capone.  For more episodes and detailed show notes hop on over to thedaysdumpsterfire.com https://www.thedaysdumpsterfire.com/ where you can explore dozens of episodes of well meaning people, making really big mistakes and even exploding tanks of molasses.  If you find this series interesting, check out some of these similar episodes that Kara and Ed have put together: Episode 48. The Dust Bowl Episode 57. The Hindenburg (the actual blimp this time) Hey before you go! If have ideas for future episodes that you want Kara and Ed to look into, email them at thedaysdumpsterfire@gmail.com. They would love to hear from you! You can also send them a text message by clicking on the link at the top. Be sure to head on over to www.thedaysdumpsterfire.com for the ever growing library of historical dumpster fires. Check us out on the ol Instagrams! https://www.instagram.com/thedaysdumpsterfire/

    2h 12m

  6. 10/13/2025

    Prohibition Fire Part 3. - Episode 61

    Send us a text Kara is back in the third installment of her ongoing Prohibition series. In this episode Kara paints a picture of how American culture was changed and adapted to the new restrictions of alcohol being band. Many people conformed to the amendment, but others saw a golden opportunity to make a grip of money as well as "sticking it to the man"  You'll get to see what "speakeasies" were all about, how they worked, and many of the colorful figures who mixed good business sense with super shady dealing that would eventually shape the American culture of the 1920s.  In this episode you'll get an idea of how the speakeasy sparked the Jazz Age, the Harlem Renaissance, gave black men and women a platform to which they could speak their minds and messages which was rising to the surface.  Then there's the ever present "flapper" or young women you balked at the old ways of morality from the Victorian Era of modesty. They developed their own personalities, view of their bodies and how they dressed and presented themselves. Women did not have to wait for the perfect man to find them, in stead they were empowered to do it themselves.  In other words, this episode will shed light on the positive aspects that came out of the Prohibition years. In the next episode, Kara is going to describe the crime, destruction, and brutality associated with this time period in American history. Mob bosses, gangsters, gang wars, and the never ending cat and mouse cycle of the mob and the authorities are coming up next! You can find Part 1. of the Prohibition series on Apple Podcast here or on Spotify here or anywhere else you get your podcasts  You can find Part 2. of the Prohibition Series on Apple Podcast here or on Spotify here or anywhere else you get your podcasts You can find more show notes, Kara's super cool artwork and the entire back catalog at thedaysdumpsterfire.com Below is a link to Langston Hughes reading his famous poem "Dream Deferred" mentioned in the episode.  "Dream" Deferred read by Langston Hughes Hey before you go! If have ideas for future episodes that you want Kara and Ed to look into, email them at thedaysdumpsterfire@gmail.com. They would love to hear from you! You can also send them a text message by clicking on the link at the top. Be sure to head on over to www.thedaysdumpsterfire.com for the ever growing library of historical dumpster fires. Check us out on the ol Instagrams! https://www.instagram.com/thedaysdumpsterfire/

    1h 5m

  7. 09/29/2025

    Prohibition Fire Part 2. - Episode 60

    Send us a text In this episode, Kara expands on Prohibition and how it started to affect society and all the different ways people tried to skirt around the 18th Amendment. She dives into how the Federal government tried to crack down on the sale and consumption of alcohol to how people would figure out loopholes and straight up brazen methods of procuring, producing, and transferring alcohol into America.  What was supposed to be movement that entailed women's rights and voting to making a society of men who could be trusted and be reliable, instead the whole amendment backfired horrifically and Kara's only two episodes in! She's got two more in the works involving Prohibition.  If you have not listened to Prohibition Fire Part 1. - Episode 59 be sure to check it out in the feed or wherever you get your podcasts.  Some other episodes that were mentioned that you might find interest: Donner Party of 90 Fire I love the Smell of Lead Fire Britain's Sketchy Bread Recipes Fire Credit for the closing music: SPEAKEASY STRUT royalty free Music by Giorgio Di Campo for @FreeSound Music http://freesoundmusic.eu   / freemusicforyoutube     / freesoundmusic  original video:    • Speakeasy Strut - 1920s vintage Jazz (Proh...   Hey before you go! If have ideas for future episodes that you want Kara and Ed to look into, email them at thedaysdumpsterfire@gmail.com. They would love to hear from you! You can also send them a text message by clicking on the link at the top. Be sure to head on over to www.thedaysdumpsterfire.com for the ever growing library of historical dumpster fires. Check us out on the ol Instagrams! https://www.instagram.com/thedaysdumpsterfire/

    1h 45m

  8. 09/15/2025

    Prohibition Fire Part 1. - Episode 59

    Send us a text In this episode, Kara dives into the beginnings of one of the greatest dumpster fires in American history. What started off as a noble movement to make men better men and to eliminate a societal toxin, turned into a decade of insanity, crime, and abject poverty for many. We all know about Prohibition from the textbooks, but did you know that the movement started since before the Civil War? Did you know that the movement started because women didn't think men were bad, but alcohol turned them into something else in most cases?  Kara takes us down the origins of what would become one of the most famous constitutional amendments in modern history. Alcohol is one of the most influential contributors to the development of this nation, but simultaneously, a major detractor.  For more details and Kara's extensive show notes, check out the website. And in this episode, the Great Molasses Flood Episode is mention that is closely tied to this episode.  Hey before you go! If have ideas for future episodes that you want Kara and Ed to look into, email them at thedaysdumpsterfire@gmail.com. They would love to hear from you! You can also send them a text message by clicking on the link at the top. Be sure to head on over to www.thedaysdumpsterfire.com for the ever growing library of historical dumpster fires. Check us out on the ol Instagrams! https://www.instagram.com/thedaysdumpsterfire/

    1h 25m
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In this podcast, Kara and Ed regale history's greatest mess ups. They do not celebrate humanity's successes but its most fantastic failures! This show is not dedicated to those who have accomplished incredible things, but to those who have accomplished incredible things and how they royally screwed things up in the process.  You might ask why they are doing this podcast: it's because you've botched up the best laid plans and you know what? THAT'S OKAY! Let this show help you navigate the mishaps that you have come across where there is no clear answer available.  So sit back, relax, and listen about people who messed up way more than what you could of possibly imagine.

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  • Creator
    Ed and Kara
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    69
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 The Day's Dumpster Fire
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