All Bad Things
376 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★ - 263 ratingsAll Bad Things is a weekly podcast about accidents, tragedies, natural disasters and other anxiety fuel. Hosted by wry GenXer David and bleeding-heart Millenial Rachel. Trigger warning for everything possible.
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Episodes
Episode 354: The Wreck of the Essex
April 15, 2024 04:00 - 55 minutes - 99.3 MBDavid and Rachel discuss one of the terrifying true stories that inspired the Melville classic "Moby Dick". Script by Stephen.
Episode 353: The 27 Club, Part Four - Kurt Cobain
April 08, 2024 03:59 - 1 hour - 174 MBDavid and Rachel discuss the difficult life and tragic death of Kurt Cobain. Additional trigger warning for suicide.
Episode 353: The 27 Club - Kurt Cobain
April 08, 2024 03:59 - 1 hour - 174 MBDavid and Rachel discuss the difficult life and tragic death of Kurt Cobain. Additional trigger warning for suicide.
Episode 352: Novarupta (The Great Eruption of 1912)
April 01, 2024 04:00 - 44 minutes - 80 MBDavid and Rachel discuss the enormous eruption at Katmai National Park in 1912. Script by Nicole
Episode 351: The Schoharie Bridge Collapse
March 25, 2024 04:00 - 49 minutes - 90.4 MBDavid and Rachel discuss the highly preventable 1987 Schoharie Creek Bridge collapse. Script collab by Jay.
Episode 350: The Death of Terry Kath
March 18, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 145 MBDavid and Rachel discuss the tragic death of Terry Kath, who Jimi Hendrix considered the "best guitarist in the universe".
Episode 349: Operation Eagle Claw
March 11, 2024 04:00 - 51 minutes - 92.9 MBDavid and Rachel discuss a botched attempt to rescue those caught in the Iran hostage crisis. Script by Stephen.
Episode 348: The Dublin Whiskey Fire of 1875
March 04, 2024 05:00 - 37 minutes - 67.6 MBDavid and Rachel discuss the 1875 fire in Dublin that technically resulted in no deaths from the actual fire.
Episode 347: The Tokaimura Criticality Event and the Suffering of Hisashi Ouchi
February 26, 2024 05:00 - 53 minutes - 97.5 MBDavid and Rachel discuss the horrible end-of-life suffered by Hisashi Ouchi. Script by Haley B.
Episode 346: Night of the Grizzlies
February 19, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 146 MBDavid and Rachel discuss the horror-movie-worthy night of August 12-13, 1967, in Glacier National Park. Script by Nicole.
Episode 345: The Hartford Circus Fire
February 12, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBDavid and Rachel discuss the deadliest disaster in Connecticut history.
Episode 345 - The Hartford Circus Fire
February 12, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBDavid and Rachel discuss the deadliest disaster in Connecticut history.
Episode 344: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
February 05, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 137 MBJust in time for Super Bowl Sunday, David and a highly caffeinated Rachel discuss the danger of repeated head injuries and what they mean for participating in or being a spectator of contact sports.
Episode 343: The Cave Creek Platform Disaster
January 29, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 119 MBDavid and Rachel discuss poor construction and its terrible consequences. Script by Stephen.
Episode 342: The SS Cap Arcona
January 22, 2024 05:00 - 52 minutes - 95.2 MBDavid and Rachel discuss the tragic miscommunication that led to the deaths of thousands of concentration camp survivors at the end of World War II in Europe.
Episode 341 - The E2 Nightclub Disaster
January 15, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 128 MB340 episodes later, David and Rachel discuss the lesser-known club disaster that happened just days before the subject of our very first episode.
Episode 341: The E2 Nightclub Disaster
January 15, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 128 MB340 episodes later, David and Rachel discuss the lesser-known club disaster that happened just days before the subject of our very first episode.
Episode 340: The SS Mataafa
January 08, 2024 05:00 - 43 minutes - 79.3 MBDavid and Rachel discuss the wreck of the SS Mataafa. Script by Nicole.
Episode 339: You Make Me Wanna Scream!!!
January 01, 2024 05:00 - 59 minutes - 112 MBHappy New Year! David and Rachel discuss the crash and burn that was the 2005 Orange Bowl halftime show and its unwitting victim, 20-year-old Ashlee Simpson.
Episode 338: LANSA Flight 508 and Juliane Koepcke (Christmas Miraclesode)
December 25, 2023 05:01 - 1 hour - 114 MBDavid and Rachel discuss a horrific plane crash, and the sole survivor who was custom made to make it out alive.
Episode 337: 432 Park Avenue
December 18, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 132 MBDavid and Rachel discuss the lifestyles of the rich and famous . . . and how they are just as susceptible to shifty developers as anyone else.
Episode 336: The Gallagher Brothers
December 11, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 188 MBDavid and Rachel discuss the highs, lows, and infamous sibling rivalry of brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher of Oasis.
Episode 335: The Mass Suicide at Demmin - A Tragedy in Three Acts
December 04, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 131 MBDavid and Rachel discuss the horrible desperation of the citizens of the small German town of Demmin at the end of World War II. Script by Mick. NOTE: Please listen carefully to the special trigger warnings at the beginning of the story before continuing - this is an especially disturbing topic.
Episode 334: The Death of Jayne Mansfield
November 27, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBDavid and Rachel discuss the death of starlet Jayne Mansfield and how her death resulted in changes to highway safety.
Episode 333: Hector Berlioz - The Life and Loves of a Drama Queen
November 20, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBDavid and Rachel discuss the hot mess of a life led by composer Hector Berlioz. Script by Stephen.
Episode 332: The Ramree Island Massacre
November 13, 2023 05:00 - 52 minutes - 97.2 MBDavid and Rachel discuss a battle during WWII that ended in a different (and terrifying) kind of disaster.
Episode 331: The Carrington Event
November 06, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 129 MBDavid and Rachel discuss the Carrington Event and the terrifying possibility of a modern major geomagnetic storm.
Episode 330: The 2017 Ohio State Fair Accident
October 30, 2023 04:00 - 33 minutes - 64.2 MBDavid and Rachel discuss why the term "inspection" should never be used loosely. Script by Corey
Episode 329: The Cairngorm Plateau Disaster
October 23, 2023 04:00 - 56 minutes - 106 MBDavid and Rachel discuss the worst mountaineering disaster in Great Britain's history.
Episode 328: The Cairngorm Plateau Disaster
October 23, 2023 04:00 - 56 minutes - 106 MBDavid and Rachel discuss the worst mountaineering disaster in Great Britain's history.
Episode 238 - The Cairngorm Plateau Disaster
October 23, 2023 04:00 - 56 minutes - 106 MBDavid and Rachel discuss the worst mountaineering disaster in Great Britain's history.
Episode 328: The Fernie Memorial Arena Incident
October 16, 2023 04:00 - 34 minutes - 66.1 MBDavid and Rachel discuss the tragic ammonia leak at the Fernie Memorial Arena in British Columbia. Script by Auden
Episode 327: The Fernie Memorial Arena Incident
October 16, 2023 04:00 - 34 minutes - 66.1 MBDavid and Rachel discuss the tragic ammonia leak at the Fernie Memorial Arena in British Columbia. Script by Auden
Episode 327: The Russian Polar Expedition of 1900-1902
October 09, 2023 04:00 - 52 minutes - 95.7 MBDavid and Rachel discuss an ill-fated polar expedition at the beginning of the 20th century. Script by Haley.
Episode 326: The Deaths of Glen and Bessie Hyde, Part Two
October 02, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 126 MBDavid and Rachel finish the tragic story of the deaths of Glen and Bessie Hyde. Script by Nicole.
Episode 325: The Deaths of Glen and Bessie Hyde, Part One
September 25, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 130 MBDavid and Rachel discuss the fateful river journey of Glen and Bessie Hyde. Script by Nicole.
Episode 324: The Gloria Estefan Bus Crash
September 18, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 171 MBDavid and Rachel discuss the life and career of Gloria Estefan, and how both almost ended on a snowy Pennsylvania highway in 1990.
Episode 323: The Capitalist Airship and the Socialist Airship
September 11, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 116 MBDavid and Rachel discuss the parallel lives of two airships. Script by Stephen.
Episode 322: The Baghdad Bridge Disaster
September 04, 2023 04:00 - 53 minutes - 96.4 MBDavid and Rachel discuss the 2005 crush that killed around 1,000 people making a pilgrimage. Script by of Aces California.
Episode 321: Polio, Part Two - Warm Springs, Cold Wars, and a Man Named Salk
August 28, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 112 MBDavid and Rachel discuss Jonas Salk and the development of the polio vaccine, which has largely eradicated polio globally. Trigger warning for Rachel rants on the importance of vaccinations.
Episode 320: Polio, Part One - From Stele to Iron Lung
August 21, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBDavid and Rachel discuss the history of poliomyelitis and its effects on the human body.
Episode 319: Born on the Bayou - Hurricane Audrey, Louisiana’s Forgotten Storm (1957)
August 14, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 179 MBDavid and Rachel read another excellent script by author Lee Hutch.
Episode 318: The 27 Club Part Four - Jean-Michel Basquiat
August 07, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 199 MBDavid, Rachel, and Sarah discuss the rise of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat and his tragic ending as a member of the 27 Club.
Episode 317: The Downwinders
July 31, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 153 MBDavid and Rachel discuss the first victims of the atomic bomb: people in the United States who lived within fallout range of the Trinity test site.
Episode 316: The Fidenae Amphitheater Collapse
July 24, 2023 04:00 - 41 minutes - 77.8 MBDavid and Rachel discuss the Roman Empire the deadliest structural failure in recorded history.
Episode 315: The Death of Knute Rockne
July 17, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 126 MBOn the occasion of our 6th podaversary, David and Rachel discuss Knute Rockne, whose career revolutionized American football and whose death revolutionized aviation safety.
Episode 314: The Great Emu War of 1932
July 10, 2023 04:00 - 42 minutes - 81.2 MBDavid and Rachel discuss that time in Australia when three soldiers tried to take out 20,000 emus with machine guns. Script by listener Stephen.
Episode 313: London Underground, Part Three - The King's Cross Fire
July 03, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 124 MBDavid and Rachel discuss the deadliest fire in London Underground history.
Episode 312: London Underground, Part Two and a Half - The Troll Toll
June 26, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 138 MBYou gotta pay the troll toll if you want this boy's hole! Come pay the troll toll with us as we bridge into next week's episode by discussing how capitalism took a very dark turn courtesy of Margaret Thatcher and company.
Episode 311: London Underground, Part Two - The Moorgate Tube Crash
June 19, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBDavid and Rachel continue an exploration of post-war Britain and, in this episode, the deadliest peacetime Tube disaster in history.