David and Rachel discuss one of the more recent terrifying Tornado Alley tornadoes to hit Moore, Oklahoma. Excellent first-person account and research by listener Al.

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Episode 211: The 2013 Moore, Oklahoma EF-5 Tornado, Part One

David and Rachel discuss Chevy dealer Dick Doane and his ridiculous idea to drive three Corvairs through some of the most dangerous jungle on Earth.

Episode 249: The Chevy Corvair and the Darién Gap

David and Rachel discuss why the term "inspection" should never be used loosely. Script by Corey

Episode 330: The 2017 Ohio State Fair Accident

David and Rachel discuss the Carrington Event and the terrifying possibility of a modern major geomagnetic storm.

Episode 331: The Carrington Event

David and Rachel discuss a battle during WWII that ended in a different (and terrifying) kind of disaster.

Episode 332: The Ramree Island Massacre

David and Rachel discuss the death of starlet Jayne Mansfield and how her death resulted in changes to highway safety.

Episode 334: The Death of Jayne Mansfield

David 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 335: The Mass Suicide at Demmin - A Tragedy in Three Acts

David and Rachel discuss the highs, lows, and infamous sibling rivalry of brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher of Oasis.

Episode 336: The Gallagher Brothers

David and Rachel discuss the lifestyles of the rich and famous . . . and how they are just as susceptible to shifty developers as anyone else.

Episode 337: 432 Park Avenue

David and Rachel discuss a horrific plane crash, and the sole survivor who was custom made to make it out alive.

Episode 338: LANSA Flight 508 and Juliane Koepcke (Christmas Miraclesode)

Happy 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 339: You Make Me Wanna Scream!!!

David and Rachel discuss the wreck of the SS Mataafa. Script by Nicole.

Episode 340: The SS Mataafa

340 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

David 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 342: The SS Cap Arcona

David and Rachel discuss poor construction and its terrible consequences. Script by Stephen.

Episode 343: The Cave Creek Platform Disaster

David and Rachel discuss the deadliest disaster in Connecticut history.

Episode 345: The Hartford Circus Fire

Just 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 344: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)

David and Rachel discuss the horror-movie-worthy night of August 12-13, 1967, in Glacier National Park. Script by Nicole.

Episode 346: Night of the Grizzlies

David and Rachel discuss the horrible end-of-life suffered by Hisashi Ouchi. Script by Haley B.

Episode 347: The Tokaimura Criticality Event and the Suffering of Hisashi Ouchi

David and Rachel discuss the 1875 fire in Dublin that technically resulted in no deaths from the actual fire.

Episode 348: The Dublin Whiskey Fire of 1875

David and Rachel discuss a botched attempt to rescue those caught in the Iran hostage crisis. Script by Stephen.

Episode 349: Operation Eagle Claw

David and Rachel discuss the tragic death of Terry Kath, who Jimi Hendrix considered the "best guitarist in the universe".

Episode 350: The Death of Terry Kath

David and Rachel discuss the highly preventable 1987 Schoharie Creek Bridge collapse. Script collab by Jay.

Episode 351: The Schoharie Bridge Collapse

David and Rachel discuss the difficult life and tragic death of Kurt Cobain. Additional trigger warning for suicide.

Episode 353: The 27 Club, Part Four - Kurt Cobain

David and Rachel discuss the enormous eruption at Katmai National Park in 1912. Script by Nicole

Episode 352: Novarupta (The Great Eruption of 1912)

David and Rachel discuss one of the terrifying true stories that inspired the Melville classic "Moby Dick". Script by Stephen.

Episode 354: The Wreck of the Essex

David and Rachel discuss the deadliest avalanche in the history of North America. Script by Kristen H.

Episode 355: The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche

David and Rachel discuss the historical context and background of the Thiokol plant in Woodbine, Georgia. Script by author Lee Hutch.

Episode 356: When the Sirens Are Gone: The Thiokol Disaster (Part One)

David and Rachel discuss the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. (Part one of two)

Episode 006: The Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster, Part 1

David and Rachel discuss the complications surrounding summiting Mt. Everest and the particular tragedy that befell the parties conquering the peak in May 1996.

Episode 116 - The 1996 Everest Disaster

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.

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