Epik Fails of History We Can Make This Work Probably

We're down to "The Final Four" on our Bracket of Fails!

Vote now below (directly on Spotify) for our semifinals...


Caligula vs Francisco Pizarro
Next Time: Andrew Jackson vs Stalin!


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For our third anthology episode, we invited podcasters from around the world to share some more Random Tales of Fail...

Podcasters / Topics Featured:


Elyse from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Super Switch Club - Australian Expedition Shenanigans: the ridiculous rivalry of William Hovell and Hamilton Hume
Link Flores from Twitch.TV/LinkIBe - Epic African Slave Escapes: Eliza Harris, Henry 'Box' Brown, and Robert Smalls!
Dan Hitch from ⁠The Temporal Trek Podcast⁠ - Parachute Mines (WWII)
Ben from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dragoon Effect - The Sullivan Brothers (WWII), the Third Co-Founder of Apple, and the tragic history of The Lobotomy...
Erik presents: The Maginot Line (WWII) *and* The War for... Jenkin's Ear?!

Also on this Episode:


Chris's Conspiracy Corner: The Hollow Earth *and* Flat Earth Theories?!
Bracket of Fails - Round 3 Tie-Breaker: Christopher Columbus vs Andrew Jackson!
Epik WINS of History: Cathay Williams *and* Madam C.J. Walker

(Listen to our other Anthology Episodes: Episode 14 and Episode 18, our Earth Week Special!)

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Episode 31.5 - Erik and Justin are back for a "quick" review of Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" (2023), starring Cillian Murphy - aka 'Existential Dread: The Movie'! How accurate is it? Did Nolan actually drop a nuke? Does Robert Downey Jr. deserve an Oscar? Who played Einstein? Does it stack up against Margot Robbie's "Barbie"? Is that Gary Oldman?! Find out now!

Also on this Episode:


"LK-99"?! - A quick breaking news alert about what may end up being the revolutionary discovery of a "room temperature super-conductor" in South Korea!
Initial thoughts on the trailer for Ridley Scott's "Napoleon" (2023) starring Joaquin Phoenix
Discussion of the ongoing Writers Strike and AI
A breakdown of The Bracket of Fails - Round 3!

The Bracket of Fails - Round 3: "The Hateful Eight": 


Gavrilo Princip vs Caligula
Stede Bonnet (the Gentleman Pirate) vs Francisco Pizarro (Spanish Conquistador)
Stalin vs President Andrew Johnson
Columbus vs President Andrew Jackson

Click here to VOTE NOW for all 4 matches of Round 3!



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Episode 31 - Erik and Justin are back to give their breakdown of Round 2 on ⁠the Bracket of Fails - with a little help from AI?

The Bracket of Fails - Round 2: 


Brutus vs Gavrilo Princip
Louis XVI vs Caligula
Stede Bonnet vs Xerxes
Alexander the Great vs Francisco Pizarro
Leopold II vs Stalin
King John vs President Andrew Johnson
Napoleon vs President Andrew Jackson
Columbus vs Ethelred the Unready

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Random Clips: "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" (1989), Disney's "Robin Hood" (1973), "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" (1986), "Titanic" (1997), "300" (2006), "History of the World - Part One" (1981), "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968), "Pirates of the Caribbean" (2003), "Battlestar Galactica" (1978), and the trailer for Ridley Scott's "Napoleon" (2023)!

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"A person who never made a mistake, never tried anything." - Albert Einstein

Episode 30 - Erik is joined by both his co-hosts - Chris and Justin - recording together *in person* (for the first time since Episode 3), for a very special milestone episode! Read Erik's original article, Nuclear Fails: 10 of the Most Terrifying Atomic Mistakes in History - here!

Also on this Episode:


Epik Wins of History: Lonnie Johnson
10 Years of Epik Fails?! (Read more here)
Nobody Expects the Epik Inquisition! (Pop Quiz)
Sir William White the Science Knight - skit (watch here on You Tube!)

The Bracket of Fails:


Christopher Columbus vs Guy Fawkes
Ethelred "the Unready" vs "Holy Roman Emperor" Joseph II 

Music Clips: "Chained to the Rhythm" by Katy Perry w/ Skip Marley (2017), "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons (2012), "99 Red Balloons" by Nena (1983), "Don't Fear the Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult (1976),

Audio Clips: "War Games" (1983), "Duck and Cover" (1951), "Duke Nukem 3D" (1996), "Aliens" (1986), "Godzilla" (1956), "Thunderball" (1965), "Star Wars" (1977), "Mad Max: Fury Road" (2015), "The Simpsons", "South Park", etc

Outro Music / Segment Jingles by DeftStroke Sound!

And you can support me by buying my latest book, "2299" on Amazon!

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Casters of the Lost Pod?

With only 69 days until the release of “INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY” (in theaters June 30th, 2023), podcasters from around the globe are on a mission to revisit every movie in the Indy franchise - for the latest season of Podcasters Assemble!

Entries for Steven Spielberg’s “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (1981) are due on Monday, May 1st… 

Promo Featuring:


Stephen White of ⁠Super Mega Crash Bros Turbo⁠

(Trailer Edited by Stephen White!)



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