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Season 9

Jan. 31, 2026

Ep. 97: The Macy's Thanksgiving Balloon Massacre

Three balloons walk into a bar. In this one, Ian is joined by Pete and Carolyn to talk about the balloon massacre, the disastrous 1997 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade which resulted in millions of dollars of damage, injuries, ...

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Jan. 21, 2026

Ep. 96: The Order of the Solar Temple, Part 3: Death By Fire

You can't skip a step, that's cheating. In the finale of Ian & Liv's trilogy on the alien cult known as The Order of the Solar Temple, the ill-fated demise of the cult's members is explored. What happens to the cult's leader,...

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Jan. 8, 2026

Ep. 95: The Order of the Solar Temple, Part 2: Minimal Logic, Zero Sa…

Manifestos are written in a forest of red flags. In Part 2 of The Order of the Solar Temple, Ian and Liv dig further into the ongoing disaster of the alien-cult's adventure of madness. The leader, Joseph DiMambro, is becoming...

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Dec. 19, 2025

Ep. 94: The Order of the Solar Temple, Part 1: Doomed From Day One

Most miracles involve strobe lights. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about a religious alien cult from the 80s & 90s, The Order of the Solar Temple. Led by a con artist/master manipulator, this cult tragically ends in a tragic ...

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Dec. 9, 2025

Ep. 93: The Cane Toad Infestation

Look out for oozing, creamy poison. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about another wild time in 1930's Australia, where an invasive species of toad was brought to the continent to eradicate a somewhat less invasive insect. The p...

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Nov. 29, 2025

Ep. 92: Disco Demolition

Dynamite is the Swiss army knife of explosives. Season 9 is here! Starting off the Road to 100, Ian and Liv talk about a promotional event at a 1979 White Sox double-header in Chicago, where fans were encouraged to bring viny...

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Oct. 31, 2025

Ep. 91: The 1995 Chicago Heatwave, Part 2: Staggering Incompetence

Lake Michigan is place where everyone feels like they fit in. In this one, Ian and Liv finish talking about Chicago's heatwave, the COMPLETE lack of competence in the mayor's office, Trina Vega's One Woman Show, and the after...

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