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Nov. 28, 2024

Ep. 63: The LA Fireworks Detonation Debacle

Fireworks, because fire works! In this one, Ian and Liv discuss a fireworks explosion from 2021. In an LA neighborhood, homemade fireworks are confiscated by law enforcement and eliminated in a controlled explosion. However, ...

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Nov. 21, 2024

Ep. 62: The Costa Concordia Shipwreck, Part 2: World's Shittiest Capt…

Don't be your own hero, be your own scapegoat. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about the salvaging, investigation, and trial for the Costa Concordia Shipwreck. What becomes of the wrecked cruise ship? What evidence does the inv...

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Nov. 15, 2024

Ep. 61: The Costa Concordia Shipwreck, Part 1: Abandon Ship

The batteries aren't supposed to get wet. Season 6 is here! Also, we have video! In this first episode of a two part series, Ian and Liv talk about the sinking of the cruise ship Costa Concordia. In 2012, a Mediterranean crui...

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Oct. 24, 2024

Ep. 60: The Centralia Mine Fire

Doing nothing is so much easier sometimes. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about a fire that broke out in a coal mine beneath the small town of Centralia, Pennsylvania. What's the kicker? The fire started in 1962, and it's stil...

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Oct. 22, 2024

Ian Plays Resident Evil 2, Part 1

You all wanted more content, so here you go! Ian revisits a video game for the first time that he played in, like, 4th grade: Resident Evil 2. Obviously the game has been remastered, since PS5 wasn't around when Ian was in el...

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Oct. 17, 2024

Ep 59: The Absurd History of Witch Trials, Part 2

That's grimoire! In this one, Ian and Liv continue their discussion on witch trials, witchcraft, and how the both of them would've instantly been convicted of witchcraft during the 1600s. Fair warning, if you have something f...

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Oct. 10, 2024

Ep. 58: The Absurd History of Witch Trials, Part 1

Keep your familiars in line, everyone. In this one, Ian and Liv keep the spirit of Spooky Season alive as they discuss the absolutely absurd history of witch trials. The Middle Ages were a time where anything was possible, bu...

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Oct. 3, 2024

Ep. 57: Dyatlov Pass: Expedition of Death

No good comes from charting uncharted territory. In this one, Liv and Ian talk about a group of nine people who went on a cross-country skiing expedition in 1959. Sadly, all nine of the skiers would be found dead after they n...

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Sept. 26, 2024

Ep. 56: The Westray Mine Disaster

It's all about the space between. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about an explosion inside of a coal mine, which then caused most of the mine to collapse, trapping and killing the miners working at the time. And, to nobody's s...

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Sept. 19, 2024

Ep. 55: The Byford Dolphin Explosive Decompression

Warning: Adult supervision required for this episode. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about a pressurized habitat on a drilling rig that instantly depressurizes, causing instant death for the people inside the habitat. Specific...

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Sept. 12, 2024

Ep. 54: The Four Pests Ecological Disaster

Introducing Pizza Hut Magneto. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about the Four Pests campaign. What is it? A 1950s Chinese communist propaganda campaign that was intended to convince the Chinese citizens to kill all of the rats,...

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Sept. 5, 2024

Ep. 53: The Challenger Explosion

National. Ass. Station. Anonymous. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about the Challenger, a United States Space Shuttle that exploded during it's launch back in 1986. Despite all of the warning signs in the years preceding the t...

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Aug. 29, 2024

Ep. 52: Woodstock '99, Part 2: Arson & Rage

Time to break stuff. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about the last two days of Woodstock '99. The chaos continues, there's more violence, more rage, and a LOT more arson. Figurative shit explodes, and there's still not enough ...

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Aug. 21, 2024

Ep. 51: Woodstock '99, Part 1: Total Anarchy

Surprise! We're back a day early! Double surprise, it's another two-parter! In this one, Ian and Liv kick off Season 5 with the mega-catastrophe that was a the 3 day long music festival in 1999, known as Woodstock '99. Violen...

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July 18, 2024

50th Episode Spectacular!

It's the 50th Episode Spectacular! In this one, Ian and Liv revisit some of their favorite moments from the past 50 episodes, as well as compete against each other in several different trivia games with content from the podca...

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July 11, 2024

Ep. 49: Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571

In this one, Ian and Liv talk about an airplane that crashed in the Andes Mountains in 1972. The survivors were stranded and presumed dead, and were forced to take drastic measures to remain alive until they were rescued. Als...

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July 3, 2024

Ep. 48: The Hindenburg

Did the windows on zeppelins open or not? In this one, Liv's dad/Ian's Uncle Joe returns for a good ol' fashioned discussion about The Hindenburg disaster. Who would've guessed that the inside of a zeppelin is comparable to a...

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June 21, 2024

AngryFans, Ep. 1: "So Appalled"

Ian and Liv got hate mail for the first time! In this new segment, Ian and Liv will read through negative reviews of Disaster Hour and give their own feedback of the review from an AngryFan. In their first AngryFans segment, ...

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June 13, 2024

Ep. 47: Elevator Accidents, Vol. 1

Prepare to be 1 in 27. In this episode, Ian and Liv talk about 8 different elevator accidents from the last 100 years or so. Ian and Liv also had been drinking for hours before the recording of this episode. Have fun getting ...

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June 6, 2024

Ep. 46: The Cuyahoga River Fire

Rivers should flow, not ooze. In this one, Ian and Liv are joined once again by Liv's sister/Ian's cousin Alexa once again to talk about the Cuyahoga River Fire, which took place in 1969. Like the name implies, the northeast ...

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May 23, 2024

Ep. 45: Heaven's Gate, Part 2

Human leadership has been compromised. In this one, Ian and Liv reach the conclusion of their two-part series on Heaven's Gate, a religious cult which ended tragically in mass suicide in 1997. This one has it all: full page n...

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May 16, 2024

Ep. 44: Heaven's Gate, Part 1

Friends don't let friends join cults. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about a religious cult that began in the 1970s, "The Class," which barely survived for 20 years until the remaining 39 cult members, along with their leader,...

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May 9, 2024

Ep. 43: The Aberfan Disaster

Just the tip. In this one, Liv and Ian talk about a mudslide/landslide/avalanche that struck the town of Aberfan, Wales, in 1966. Among the victims were children in a school that was in the center of the mudslide's path. Also...

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May 2, 2024

Ep. 42: Ocean Ranger

Y'all know the ocean is cold, right? In this one, Ian and Liv talk about an oil rig that sank in the middle of the night during an intense storm. Rogue waves were involved. Did you know they're a real thing? Also, Ian is deli...

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