Doomed to Fail

Taylor Pineiro, Farz Sokhansanj
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We bring you stories of history's most notorious disasters and epic failures. Join us as we analyze the red flags and ask the important questions. How did things go so wrong? Could these disasters have been avoided? Join us as we laugh, learn, and explore the most epic failures of all time.

  1. Ep 236: A Stolen Ship to Freedom - Robert Smalls

    1D AGO

    Ep 236: A Stolen Ship to Freedom - Robert Smalls

    It's Black History Month! Today, we're talking about Robert Smalls. Smalls was born enslaved, worked on ships for the confederacy whilst enslaved, and then took it upon himself to steal a steam ship, save his family & others, sail past Ft Sumter in the middle of the night, and provide the Union with guns & info.   Later, he went back south, invested in his community, and represented them in Congress.   Join us for this heroic tale!  Some sources: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/primary-sources/robert-smalls-bold-feat-so-skillfully https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/which-slave-sailed-himself-to-freedom/ https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/21764 Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get ad-free episodes for life!  patreon.com/DoomedtoFailPod We would love to hear from you! Please follow along!  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doomedtofailpod/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doomedtofailpod   Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/@doomedtofailpod  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@doomed.to.fail.pod  Email: doomedtofailpod@gmail.com

    38 min
  2. Re-Release: The Ancient History of the Modern Olympics

    4D AGO · BONUS

    Re-Release: The Ancient History of the Modern Olympics

    Here we go! Happy Olympics 2026! Let's re-visit our episode where we went over how it started in Ancient Greece, & how it got to be a modern event!   Greece still gets special bonus treatment in the Olympics! They get to go out first & they get special access for tickets. Good for them.  Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get ad-free episodes for life!  patreon.com/DoomedtoFailPod We would love to hear from you! Please follow along!  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doomedtofailpod/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doomedtofailpod   Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/@doomedtofailpod  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@doomed.to.fail.pod  Email: doomedtofailpod@gmail.com

    44 min
  3. Ep 235: Fallacies of logic - Second Order Thinking with Juan Carlos Pineiro

    FEB 2

    Ep 235: Fallacies of logic - Second Order Thinking with Juan Carlos Pineiro

    Today we have a guest!! Juan Carlos Pineiro - the creator of the Re:Mind Mental Model set (and also Taylor's husband) is here to walk us through three examples of doomed scenarios that used 'Second Order Thinking' to the detriment of many! Second Order Thinking is only thinking about immediate consequences and not thinking in the long term.   Like when the city of Cleveland released millions of balloons into the air in 1986, the cultural treasure that is the Biosphere 2, and when doctors set out to give vaccines to people who hadn't had them before.   Three stories of things that did NOT work as expected!   Learn more about the Re:Mind card deck at https://remind.coach/ and follow Juan Carlos in Instagram @readjuancarlos - https://www.instagram.com/readjuancarlos/  Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get ad-free episodes for life!  patreon.com/DoomedtoFailPod We would love to hear from you! Please follow along!  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doomedtofailpod/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doomedtofailpod   Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/@doomedtofailpod  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@doomed.to.fail.pod  Email: doomedtofailpod@gmail.com

    1h 13m
  4. Ep 234: 911 - From Switchboards to Text Messages, what's your emergency?

    JAN 27

    Ep 234: 911 - From Switchboards to Text Messages, what's your emergency?

    Let's talk the invention of 911 (that's 999 or 0118 999 881 999 119 725 3 if you're British). Did you know it wasn't full adopted in the US until the 2000s?? We'll go over AT&T, telephone lines, and switchboards!     You'll also hear Taylor list every time she's called 911 - feel free to share your 911 stories with us!  Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get ad-free episodes for life!  patreon.com/DoomedtoFailPod We would love to hear from you! Please follow along!  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doomedtofailpod/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doomedtofailpod   Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/@doomedtofailpod  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@doomed.to.fail.pod  Email: doomedtofailpod@gmail.com

    31 min
  5. Ep 233: FBI files - Crypto scams, family annihilators, and Olympic cartels

    JAN 20

    Ep 233: FBI files - Crypto scams, family annihilators, and Olympic cartels

    Today (amongst Heated rivalry chatter), we're talking the FBI's most wanted! The list, which is more publicity than anything, was started by who else but J. Edgar Hoover! We highlight three current fugatives who go in and out of the top ten.  Crypto Queen Ruja Ignatova ran a scam called OneCoin - then she boarded a RyanAir flight and disappeared!  Crappy husband Robert William Fisher murdered his family in Scottsdale, AZ - he then blew up the house and escaped into a national forest (we're hoping he's dead in a cave somewhere). And! Canadian Olympic Snowboarder Ryan James Wedding went from competing on the slopes to running Mexico's biggest cartel. He's scary.  Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get ad-free episodes for life!  patreon.com/DoomedtoFailPod We would love to hear from you! Please follow along!  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doomedtofailpod/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doomedtofailpod   Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/@doomedtofailpod  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@doomed.to.fail.pod  Email: doomedtofailpod@gmail.com

    37 min
  6. Ep 232: We remember you! - Pluto (formerly the planet)

    JAN 12

    Ep 232: We remember you! - Pluto (formerly the planet)

    Let's talk about space!! We do have small panic attacks thinking about how Jupiter is huge and always raining. But, we're focusing on the little guy - Pluto! We'll talk about when he was discovered, who he was named after, and how he got demoted.    "Pluto is a planet" - Jerry Smith Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get ad-free episodes for life!  patreon.com/DoomedtoFailPod We would love to hear from you! Please follow along!  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doomedtofailpod/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doomedtofailpod   Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/@doomedtofailpod  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@doomed.to.fail.pod  Email: doomedtofailpod@gmail.com

    34 min
  7. Ep 231: Wash your hands! - Typhoid Mary

    JAN 5

    Ep 231: Wash your hands! - Typhoid Mary

    Hello and welcome to 2026! Let's start it out with the story of Mary Mallon, who spread Typhoid Fever around NYC in the early 1900s. For a while, Mary didn't know that she was a 'healthy carrier' of the disease. But something started happening - every place Mary worked, people got sick. She was eventually 'caught' by investigator George Soper, quarantined, let go, started cooking AGAIN, and finally quarantined for life.   Wash your hands and join us!  Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get ad-free episodes for life!  patreon.com/DoomedtoFailPod We would love to hear from you! Please follow along!  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doomedtofailpod/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doomedtofailpod   Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/@doomedtofailpod  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@doomed.to.fail.pod  Email: doomedtofailpod@gmail.com

    32 min
  8. Re-Release - Ep 90 - Echoes of the Sky: Amelia Earhart's Enduring Influence

    12/29/2025 · BONUS

    Re-Release - Ep 90 - Echoes of the Sky: Amelia Earhart's Enduring Influence

    Let's end the year with a re-release of our girl Amelia!   Be brave.  Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get ad-free episodes for life!  patreon.com/DoomedtoFailPod We would love to hear from you! Please follow along!  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doomedtofailpod/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doomedtofailpod   Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/@doomedtofailpod  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@doomed.to.fail.pod  Email: doomedtofailpod@gmail.com

    54 min
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We bring you stories of history's most notorious disasters and epic failures. Join us as we analyze the red flags and ask the important questions. How did things go so wrong? Could these disasters have been avoided? Join us as we laugh, learn, and explore the most epic failures of all time.

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  • Creator
    Taylor Pineiro, Farz Sokhansanj
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    325
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    Doomed to Fail

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