David and Rachel discuss the elaborate ice tunnels burrowed by soldiers in the Italian alps during World War I and a horrible series of avalanches that killed thousands. Script by listener Mick.

Just in time for Halloween, David and Rachel discuss the real-life horror caused by cholera in the 19th century and how it unintentionally created well-preserved bodies disinterred and displayed without their or their families' consent because capitalism is a hell of a drug.

David and Rachel ponder why anyone would fly in a hot air balloon while feeling very, very sorry for the 13 people who were just trying to take in the sights of the Australian outback.

David and Rachel talk (early) college football, ironic mascots, and a dark Halloween day for Purdue University.

David and Rachel discuss the deadliest disaster in association football history.

David and Rachel discuss the consistent failures of a non-safety culture at the Nypro chemical plant in Fixborough that led to a tragic loss of life. Script by listener Stephen.

David and Rachel discuss the horrific fire that killed a staggering number of young children in a Chicago school in 1958. Script by listener Haley.

David and Rachel discuss the avalanche that overtook Prince Charles and his friends on the slopes of Klosters in 1988.

David and Rachel talk the Netherlands, the Middle East, and Modernist architecture . . . all of which lead to a tragedy in the Amsterdam neighborhood of Bijlmermeer.

David and Rachel talk about the storm that was the worst natural disaster in U.S. Naval history.