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All 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.

Trigger warning for everything possible


    • May 26, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 11m AVG DURATION
    • 426 EPISODES

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    The All Bad Things - A Disaster Podcast is an incredibly enjoyable podcast that delves into various disasters, both man-made and natural. Hosted by Rachel and David, the show offers a unique blend of informative storytelling, banter, and personal anecdotes that keep listeners engaged. One of the best aspects of this podcast is the humanity that Rachel and David bring to their discussions. They don't just focus on the facts and statistics; they also vocalize their sadness and show respect for the victims of these disasters. This adds a heartfelt touch to each episode and makes it clear that they genuinely care about the impact these events have had on people's lives.

    Another standout aspect of The All Bad Things is the diversity of topics they cover. From famous historical disasters to lesser-known incidents, every episode provides fascinating insights into tragic events. Additionally, Rachel and David do an excellent job of explaining complex concepts in an accessible way, ensuring that even those who may not be well-versed in certain subjects can still follow along and learn something new.

    However, one potential downside to this podcast is its occasional digressions and off-topic banter. While some may find it entertaining, others might prefer a more focused approach to storytelling without too many tangents. It's worth noting that these diversions typically add humor and personality to the episodes, but personal preferences can vary.

    In conclusion, The All Bad Things - A Disaster Podcast is a must-listen for fans of true crime, history, and disaster enthusiasts. Rachel and David's chemistry as hosts shines through in each episode, making it feel like you're having a conversation with friends rather than simply listening to a podcast. Their combination of informative content, emotional depth, and lighthearted banter creates a truly enjoyable listening experience that keeps you coming back for more.



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    Episode 412: E.T. - The Video Game

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 52:52


    David and Rachel discuss the rushed-to-market Atari game that nearly sank the entire video game market. Script by Jillian.

    Episode 411: The Mangatepopo Gorge Tragedy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 53:06


    David and Rachel discuss an outdoor adventure day gone horribly awry. Script by Stephen.

    Episode 410: The Rust Belt - Youngstown's Story

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 66:12


    David and Rachel discuss the fall and rise of Youngstown, Ohio. Script by Joey K.

    Episode 409: The 1996 British Columbia Mountain Lion Attack

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 57:33


    Just in time for Mothers' Day (U.S.), David and Rachel discuss how far one woman went to protect her children from a mountain lion attack. Script by Nicole.

    Episode 408: The 1912 Ice Bridge Disaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 45:35


    David and Rachel discuss a 1912 tragedy at Niagara Falls. Script by Kristen H.

    Episode 407: Ansett Flight 703

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 51:16


    David and Rachel discuss the tragic end to Ansett Flight 703. Script by Stephen.

    Episode 406: All Good Thing 7 - James Harrison, the Man with the Golden Arm

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 81:08


    We just needed a break from . . . everything this week, so we decided to drop a good thing, courtesy of a great script by Haley B., who understood the (literal) assignment. If you want a bad thing, stick around for Politics Corner.

    Episode 405: The Fox River Grove Crash

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 72:46


    David and Rachel discuss a total bummer of a story about when a school bus and passenger train met.

    Episode 404: The 1999 AOL Syphilis Outbreak

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 42:49


    David and Rachel discuss how an AOL chatroom made tracing a syphilis outbreak difficult. Script by Haley B.

    Episode 403: The Kaprun Funicular Disaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 51:08


    David and Rachel discuss a devastating fire aboard a funicular in Austria.

    Episode 402: The 2011 East Coast Earthquake

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 79:57


    David and Rachel discuss the 2011 East Coast earthquake. Script by Thomas F.

    Episode 401: Death on the Mississippi - The Steamboat Sultana Disaster, Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 83:07


    David and Rachel conclude the story of the United States' deadliest maritime disaster. Script by author Lee Hutch.

    Episode 400: Death on the Mississippi - The Steamboat Sultana Disaster, Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 60:17


    David and Rachel discuss the historical context of the deadliest maritime disaster in United States history. Script by author Lee Hutch.

    Episode 399: The Story of David Vetter, the Boy in the Bubble

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025 79:54


    David and Rachel discuss the extraordinary life of David Vetter. Script by Haley B.

    Episode 398 - The Sinking of the Carl D Bradley

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 54:56


    David and Rachel discuss the sinking of the SS Carl D. Bradley in Lake Michigan. Script by Nicole.

    Episode 397: Pollution at Mount Everest

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 51:47


    David and Rachel discuss the horrors of what happens when thousands of people leave their garbage on a giant mountain.

    Episode 396: The London Beer Flood

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 52:36


    David and Rachel discuss how bursting beer containers led to eight (nine-ish) deaths in London in 1814. Script by Frankie (happy birthday!).

    Episode 395: Havana Syndrome

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 49:53


    David and Rachel discuss the mystery of Havana Syndrome (also known as Anomalous Health Incidents) and the disparities and failings of the U.S. healthcare system. (Trigger warning for multiple political rants.)

    Episode 394: The 1967 Lake Erie Skydiving Disaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2025 43:20


    David and Rachel discuss a skydiving trip gone horribly awry over Lake Erie. Script by Nicole.

    Episode 393: The 1902 Mt. Pelée Eruption

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 55:25


    David and Rachel discuss the horrifying chain of events kicked off by a volcanic eruption on the island of Martinique.

    Episode 392: The 1943 Los Angeles Smog Attack

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 64:00


    David and Rachel discuss the phenomenon of smog and how it thoroughly freaked out people in 1943 L.A.

    Episode 391: The Sunvalley Mall Disaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 43:05


    David and Rachel discuss the tragedy that struck a California mall in December 1985.

    Episode 390: The Tham Luang Cave Rescue (Christmas Miraclesode)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2024 72:31


    David and Rachel discuss the days-long effort to rescue 13 people from the Tham Luang cave.

    Episode 389: The Starving Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 64:07


    David and Rachel discuss the disastrous attempt to colonize an island off the coast of Virginia in the early 17th century. Script by Haley B.

    Episode 388: The 2020 Calabasas Helicopter Crash

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 89:59


    David and Rachel discuss the Calabasas helicopter crash that killed nine people including NBA superstar Kobe Bryant.

    Episode 387: The Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 64:28


    David and Rachel discuss the tragic fire at the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Kentucky. Script by Charlie.

    Episode 386: A Deep (Nose)Dive, Part Five - FAA, NTSB, FDR, CVR

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2024 49:44


    David and Rachel discuss two more mid-air collision and their relevance to the creation of the FAA, NTSB, and the black box.

    Episode 385: The Great Flood of 1862 and the ARkStorm Scenario

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 58:24


    David and Rachel discuss one of California's many "megastorms" and how the next one could be around the corner.

    Episode 384: Jean van de Velde Snatches Defeat from the Jaws of Victory

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2024 58:33


    David and Rachel discuss how golfer Jean van de Velde famously lost the 1999 Open.

    Episode 383: The 2022 Fat Bear Week Scandal

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 63:45


    David and Rachel discuss a very different voting scandal to distract from . . . {gestures vaguely}. Script by Nicole.

    Episode 382: Brain-Eating Amoebas (Halloweeniesode)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 55:21


    David and Rachel discuss extremely rare but very deadly brain-eating amoebas.

    Episode 381: The SRN-6 Accident

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 34:33


    David and Rachel discuss the capsizing of the Hover Travel SRN-6 in 1972. Script by Stephen.

    Episode 380: The Death of Carl McCunn

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 72:49


    David and Rachel discuss the sad series of events that lead to the death of Carl McCunn. Script by Nicole.

    Episode 379: Grief Alone is Left Entire - Inferno at the Hotel Leningrad, Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 48:29


    David and Rachel conclude the tragic story of the 1991 fire at the Hotel Leningrad. Script by author Lee Hutch.

    Episode 378: Grief Alone is Left Entire - Inferno at the Hotel Leningrad, Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 63:22


    David and Rachel read the first part of author Lee Hutch's script about the fire at Hotel Leningrad in 1991.

    Episode 377: Approve First, Ask Questions Later. The Crash Of Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 93:24


    David and Rachel discuss the systemic negligence that caused the crash of Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363. Script by Marcel.

    Episode 376: Fire, Floods and Loss. The story of José Paronella and his dream.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 69:15


    David and Rachel discuss the rocky history and revived present of Paronella Park in Queensland, Australia. Script by Toni.

    Episode 375: Typhoon Merbok (2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 83:38


    David and Rachel discuss the devastation of the western coast of Alaska by Typhoon Merbok in 2022. Script by Nicole.

    Episode 374: The 2009 ConAgra Explosion

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 63:42


    In honor and Labor Day, David and Rachel discuss a workplace disaster that hits close to home in more ways than one.

    Episode 373: The Bear Attack on Allena Hansen

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 79:40


    David, Rachel, and Nicole discuss the remarkable survival story of Allena Hansen, and why no bear is "just" any kind of bear.

    Special Announcement - Last Call for Scripts!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 1:53


    HEY! We are moving! And we are not taking our hundreds of paper scripts with us! If you want one signed and sent to you, email or DM us! (P.S. I didn't mention, but this is free, there is no postage charge, and we can mail internationally!)

    Episode 372: The Day Michigan Burned

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 76:48


    David and Rachel discuss the devastating wildfires across Michigan and into Wisconsin in 1871. With special guest Nicole!

    Episode 371: The Graz Cherry Riot of 1920

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 53:40


    David and Rachel discuss the conditions that led a group of Austrians to revolt over the price of cherries. Script by Mick.

    Episode 370: The 1985 Niles - Wheatland F5 Tornado

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 65:12


    David and Rachel discuss the devastation of a 1985 tornado outbreak. Script by Joey.

    Episode 369: The Dalkon Shield

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 77:44


    David and Rachel discuss the disastrous development and marketing of the Dalkon Shield IUD. Script by Haley B.

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    Episode 368: The Ford's Theatre Collapse

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 60:49


    David and Rachel discuss the 1893 collapse of the infamous Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.

    Episode 367: A Deep (Nose)Dive Part Four - The 1956 Grand Canyon Mid-Air Collision

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 60:29


    David and Rachel continue the multi-parter about U.S. aviation regulation and air disasters with a terrifying tale from the mid-century.

    Episode 366: Winning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 48:19


    David and Rachel take a brief intermission from the Deep (Nose)Dive series to discuss the miraculous survival of Teaghan Marti. Script by Jillian.

    Episode 365: A Deep (Nose)Dive Part Three - TWA Flight 6 and the Lovettsville Disaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 61:30


    David and Rachel continue the dive into the history of federal aviation regulation with a layover in two crashes, both of which involved U.S. Senators.

    Episode 364: A Deep (Nose)Dive, Part Two - The Air Mail Scandal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 70:23


    David and Rachel continue discussing the interplay between aviation and federal regulation, this time with a story many of us can relate to about how those at the top often don't understand what's involved in what they want to do.

    Episode 363: A Deep (Nose)Dive, Part One - The Barnstormers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 76:57


    David and Rachel begin a multi-parter deep dive into the interplay between the aviation industry in the United States and its regulation (and deregulation) by the federal government. Buckle up, we're in for a wild ride!

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