“Epik Fails of History” is a podcast about the most epic fails… of history (and what we can learn from them)! – everything from The Great Emu War of 1932 to Y2K! Created and edited by Erik Slader, co-hosted by Chris Carroll. (Recommended for ages 13 and up due to some mild language, crude humor, and discussions of war or disasters.) Available now on Spotify!
Season 1: Learning Through Trial and Error?
- Episode Zero
- Episode 1 – The Dumbest Moments In History
- Episode 2 – History’s Most Avoidable Catastrophes: Titanic, Chernobyl, and the Hindenburg!
- Episode 3 – WWI: The War to End All Wars (with Justin Ache)
- Episode 4 – FLORIDA FAILS! (with Jasmine Turner)
- Episode 5 – “EPIC FAILS” the Book Tour! (with Ben Thompson)
- Episode 6 – The Great Emu War of 1932!? (with Devin Clark)
- Episode 7 – Erik and Ben go to Washington! (President’s Day)
- Episode 7.5 – State of the Podcast
- Episode 8 – The Civil War: A War Between Brothers (Part 1)
- Episode 9 – The Civil War: A War Between Brothers (Part 2)
- Episode 10 – April Fool’s Day: Blooper Reel!
- Episode 11 – Season Finale: “Totally Getting Lost” (with Ben Thompson!) – Q & A
- Episode 11.5 – “EPIC FAILS: The Age of Exploration” Book Preview
Season 2: The 2020 Saga…
- Episode 12 – Epic Fails in SPAAACE!!! (with Ryan Paul Thompson)
- Episode 13 – ‘The Luckiest (Unlucky) Man Alive!’ (w/ Lt. Cmdr. Bill Goss)
- Episode 14 – Random Tales of Fail (Anthology – Vol 1)
- Episode 14.5 – Updates and Announcements!
- Episode 15 –Y2k 20th Anniversary (2020 New Years Special)
- Episode 15.5 – Event Debrief: “Spaced Out” Mini-Con at MOSH
- Episode 16 – Medical Fails: * Coronavirus Edition * (w/ Dr. Robert Bednarz)
- Episode 17 – <Untitled Time Travel Episode?>
- Episode 18 – Environmental Fails: Earth Week Special! (Anthology Vol 2)
- Episode 19 – The Tulsa Massacre: 99 Years Later… #BlackLivesMatter
- Episode 20 – The Cuban Missile Crisis – Pt 1: Cold War on Defrost (w/ Brett Ricketts)
- Episode 21 – The Cuban Missile Crisis – Pt 2: Russian Roulette with Nukes
- Episode 22 – A History of Hackers and Digital Heists
Season 3: The Bracket of Fails!
- THE BRACKET OF FAILS! (Season 3 Announcement)
- E23 – THE *first* FRENCH REVOLUTION! (w/Kory Torjussen)
- E24 – THE RISE AND *FAIL* OF ROME
- E25 – WORST. PIRATES. EVER. (w/ Zack Derby!)
- E26 – “Pothole of the Gods” (w/ Richard Murff)
- E26.5 – Murphy’s Law and Dis-Order (podcast updates and more)
- E26.75 – The ‘Bracket of Fails’ Continues! #WeStandWithUkraine
- E27 – THE MONGOL INVASION(s) OF JAPAN!
- E28 – THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS (Halloween Special)
- E29 – THE FIRST THANKSGIVING?
- 29.5 – Epik *Wins* of History: 2022 Edition!
- E30 – NUCLEAR FAILS: 10 Times We Almost Triggered Armageddon!
- E31 – The Bracket of Fails: Round 2 (Napoleon, King John, Columbus, etc)
- E31.5 – “Oppenheimer” (2023) Movie Review / LK-99 / Bracket: Round 3
- E32 – The War for… Jenkins’ Ear?! (Anthology Vol 3)
- E32.5 – Bracket of Fails: The Final Four
- E33 – The Future of A.I.? (w/ Leo Allen Jr.)
- E33.5 – Bracket of Fails: Semifinals
- E34 – D.B. Cooper, MK Ultra, and the Roswell Incident of 1947
- E34.5 – Ridley Scott’s “NAPOLEON” (2023) – Movie Review
- E35 – STALIN vs PIZARRO: The Bracket of Fails – Final Match!
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