E30 - NUCLEAR FAILS: 10 Times We Almost Triggered Armageddon

04/21/23 • 141 min

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"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:

Epik Wins of History: Lonnie Johnson
10 Years of Epik Fails?! (Read more here)
Nobody Expects the Epik Inquisition! (Pop Quiz)
Sir William White the Science Knight - skit (watch here on You Tube!)

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!

And you can support me by buying my latest book, "2299" on Amazon!

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All 4 EPIC FAILS books are available on Amazon, as well as my latest sci-fi novella, "2299"!

(Get a free audio book on Audible at: http://www.audibletrial.com/EpikFails)

You can also support me directly here: BuyMeACoffee.com/EpikFails

This podcast is a production of the We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network follow us to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts - including: 2 Young 4 This Trek, Comic Zombie, and Podcasters Assemble!

"A person who never made a mistake, never tried anything." - Albert Einstein

Also on this Episode:

Epik Wins of History: Lonnie Johnson
10 Years of Epik Fails?! (Read more here)
Nobody Expects the Epik Inquisition! (Pop Quiz)
Sir William White the Science Knight - skit (watch here on You Tube!)

The Bracket of Fails:

Christopher Columbus vs Guy Fawkes
Ethelred "the Unready" vs "Holy Roman Emperor" Joseph II

Outro Music / Segment Jingles by DeftStroke Sound!

And you can support me by buying my latest book, "2299" on Amazon!

Follow / Message Us on Social Media:

E-mail: [email protected]

Twitter: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsdotcom

Instagram: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsofHistory

Click here to join our Facebook Group!

All 4 EPIC FAILS books are available on Amazon, as well as my latest sci-fi novella, "2299"!

(Get a free audio book on Audible at: http://www.audibletrial.com/EpikFails)

You can also support me directly here: BuyMeACoffee.com/EpikFails

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E31 - The Bracket of Fails: Round 2 (Napoleon, King John, Columbus, etc)

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Episode 31 - Erik and Justin are back to give their breakdown of Round 2 on ⁠the Bracket of Fails - with a little help from AI?

The Bracket of Fails - Round 2:

Brutus vs Gavrilo Princip
Louis XVI vs Caligula
Stede Bonnet vs Xerxes
Alexander the Great vs Francisco Pizarro
Leopold II vs Stalin
King John vs President Andrew Johnson
Napoleon vs President Andrew Jackson
Columbus vs Ethelred the Unready

Vote on our Facebook Group!

Random Clips: "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" (1989), Disney's "Robin Hood" (1973), "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" (1986), "Titanic" (1997), "300" (2006), "History of the World - Part One" (1981), "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968), "Pirates of the Caribbean" (2003), "Battlestar Galactica" (1978), and the trailer for Ridley Scott's "Napoleon" (2023)!

If you’d like to submit a segment for an upcoming episode, click here!⁠

Follow / Message Me on Social Media:

E-mail: [email protected]

Twitter: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsdotcom

Instagram: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsOfHistory

⁠All 4 EPIC FAILS books are now available on Amazon!⁠

You can also support me here: ⁠BuyMeACoffee.com/EpikFails!⁠

This podcast is a production of the ⁠We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network⁠ follow us to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts!