E30 – NUCLEAR FAILS: 10 Times We Almost Triggered Armageddon…

“A person who never made a mistake, never tried anything.” – Albert Einstein

Episode 30 – Erik is joined by both his co-hosts – Chris and Justin – recording together *in person* (for the first time since Episode 3), for a very special milestone episode! ⁠Read Erik’s original article, Nuclear Fails: 10 of the Most Terrifying Atomic Mistakes in History – here!⁠

Also on this Episode:

The Bracket of Fails:

  • Christopher Columbus vs Guy Fawkes
  • Ethelred “the Unready” vs “Holy Roman Emperor” Joseph II 

Music Clips: “Chained to the Rhythm” by Katy Perry w/ Skip Marley (2017), “Radioactive” by Imagine Dragons (2012), “99 Red Balloons” by Nena (1983), “Don’t Fear the Reaper” by Blue Oyster Cult (1976),

Audio Clips: “War Games” (1983), “Duck and Cover” (1951), “Duke Nukem 3D” (1996), “⁠Aliens” (1986)⁠, ⁠“Godzilla” (1956),⁠ ⁠“Thunderball” (1965),⁠ “Star Wars” (1977), “Mad Max: Fury Road” (2015), “The Simpsons”, “South Park”, etc

⁠Outro Music / Segment Jingles by DeftStroke Sound!⁠

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Erik Slader

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.