Every story needs context.  In part one of our two-part series on the Chernobyl disaster, we start at the dawn of the atomic age.  Our special guest Nuclear Norm gives us a "nuclear physics for dummies" introduction to the history of nuclear power.  Litt.

The pinnacle of endurance motorsport is the 24 hours of Le Mans.  In 1955, Mercedez had an excellent shot at taking the crown.  Unfortunately, things didn't go to plan for Pierre Levegh, their number two driver.  A tale of speed, split-second decisions, .

In 1954, the book "I Am Legend" envisioned a future where a sole human survivor struggled against a legion of zombie vampires.  Three movies retold this story, "The Last Man on Earth" with Vincent Price, "Omega Man" with Charlton Heston, and "I Am Legend.

Leigh tells us about a man named Jesus and raised under threat of death, with the graves dug in the basement to prove it.  The music was good... at first... but then came the bodily fluids and other excretions.  Typically you want the crowd to flock INTO.

Ever regretting your choice to travel by air during the holiday season?  I bet it doesn't stack up to the passengers on the four aeroplanes waylaid in the Shanghai fog in Christmas 1946.  In an age before GPS, where modern guidance meant an AM radio with.

What's a decision that you've made that had the worst consequences?  Maybe when Pennsylvania enacted laws against burning garbage in landfills, they knew what they were doing?  Molly Maguires, abandoned mines, fighting fire with garbage, and the worst ki.

Christmas came early!  In this bonus content companion to "Cosmic Terror (at the End of the Universe)" (Episode 11), our special guest Norm returns to discuss the possibility of extraterrestrial life.  Galactic sweet spots, exobiology, little green men, .

Leigh's favorite band has had their ups and downs.  Aleister Crowley, the occult, magik, summoning bandmates using the dark arts, and a bassist's unannounced flight to Iceland in anticipation of the nuclear holocaust... basically, par for the course if y.

Our special guest Craig Baird from Canadian History Ehx takes us to World War 1 Halifax, and the largest accidental man-made explosion in history.  Canadian listeners have definitely seen the Heritage Minute commercial, but we promise there is 100% more .

If you're looking to get away... from everything... consider taking a job as a wickie in a lighthouse.  Come with us on a journey back to the Great Lighthouse on Pharos near ancient Alexandria, through the history of lighthouses, and finally to a tale of.