“The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing, in so far as it stands ready against the accidental and the unforeseen, and is not apt to fall.” – Marcus Aurelius
Episode 26 and 3/4?! – Epik Fails of History is finally back after a long absence! (see previous mini-episode: “Murphy’s Law and Dis-Order”) Erik Slader and Justin Ache team up once again as Season 3 continues, picking up where we left off with the Bracket of Fails! Also on this mini-episode – a 2022 Current Events Recap: the latest on former President Trump’s numerous criminal investigations (long heavy sigh), a new King of England, and the valiant resistance led by Zelenskyy against Putin’s Russian forces in Ukraine…
The Bracket of Fails – Round 1 Results:
Brutus vs Benedict Arnold
J. Bruce Ismay vs Gavrilo Princip
Louis XVI (France) vs Cleopatra VII (Egypt)
Emperor Nero vs Caligula
Erik Bloodaxe (the Viking) vs Stede Bonnet (The Gentleman Pirate)
Xerxes vs Ramses II
Up Next on the Bracket of Fails:
King John vs Henry VIII
President Franklin Pierce vs President Andrew Johnson
Epic Win of the Week: Doris Miller – Naval Hero of Pearl Harbor (WWII)
Music Clips: The Ukrainian National Anthem
Next Episode: The Mongol Invasion(s) of Japan!
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Erik Slader is the creator of “Epik Fails of History” a blog (and podcast) about the most epic fails… of history. With Ben Thompson, Erik is the co-author of the Epic Fails middle grade book series, including The Wright Brothers: Nose-Diving Into History and The Race to Space: Countdown to Liftoff. His latest book, “2299” is a sci-fi / noir novella. Erik is also an editor on Podcasters Assemble and a co-host on 2 Young 4 This Trek, as well as a contributor to Geek to Geek Media and ComicZombie.net! He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Digital Media, once managed a comic book shop, has a weakness for fancy coffee as well as retro video games, and currently lives in Green Cove Springs, Florida with too many cats.
