Doomed to Fail

By Taylor Pineiro, Farz Sokhansanj

Twice weekly, we bring you stories of history's most notorious disasters and epic failures. Join us as we analyze the red flags and ask the important questions. How did things go so wrong? Could these... more

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August 14, 2023 Ep 39: "I'm Alive!": William the Conqueror and the Battle of Hastings
This week starts with Taylor taking us through the craziest year in English history - 1066. It started with King Edward the Confessor yelling ‘It was meeeeee’ - just kidding - he died (and probably confessed to a Priest right before). Anyway! Now lots of people think they are the heir to the throne and they start to fight for it from all shores of the British Isles.
There are Vikings, there are Normans, there’s Haley’s Comet! It’s wild, and by Christmas, a new King will be crowned starting a whole new era.
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Sources:
Battle of Hastings | History Hit
The British History Podcast - episode 391 - https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/the-main-show/
The entire Bayeux Tapestry -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayeux_Tapestry#/media/File:Tapisserie_de_Bayeux_31109.jpg
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August 09, 2023 Ep 38: Volcanoes Pt 1 - Mt. Toba's Echo: Journey into Earth's Cataclysmic Past
Volcanoes Part 1! Way, way, way back - approx 74,000 years ago, Humans and human-like species were enjoying their time on earth with clear skies when Mt. Toba erupted in Indonesia. The blast kicked off a thousand-year ice age and killed countless animals and vegetation. In the end, only the strong survived - and we are all descendants of about 2,000 people (who were all descended from the same woman in Africa from about 200k years ago) and a handful of Neanderthals.

This is a story of DNA, fossils, carbon dating, and how little we know about our time on Earth.

Also, James Watson of DNA is STILL ALIVE as of this recording - he’s 95.

Hilarious pics from Midjourney AI and some from the creative commons.

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August 07, 2023 Ep 37: Betrayal Behind the Badge: Unmasking the Dark Secrets of Robert Hanssen
We start this week off with a devious tale of a post-cold-war spy, Robert Hanssen the American FBI Agent who sold secrets to Russia for, not that much money -- honestly how hard is it to be a spy? It sound like Robert walked around with his “I love the KBG” t-shirt and nobody noticed for 20 years! Turns out other spies, like, Aldrich Ames, were sharing the same info with Russia. Trust no one! For real, that’s our only message.

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August 02, 2023 Ep 36: Bruiser Brody: Beyond the Ring - Unraveling the Legend of Wrestling's Wildman
Next up! Step into the ring and explore the life of wrestling's enigmatic icon, Bruiser Brody. Known for his electrifying brawls and larger-than-life persona, Brody captivated audiences worldwide! He did not captivate José Gonzáles enough unfortunately, because he was murdered in 1988 at a wrestling event in Puerto Rico.

Join Farz for this wild ride! Extra points if you’re a child of the 80s and remember how fun professional wrestling was! Is it still fun?

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July 31, 2023 Ep 35: The most doomed to fail relationship in history: Bonnie & Clyde
This week we start out with the most DTF relationship of all time - Bonnie & Clyde! These two bumbling thieves hosted an actual reign of terror over the American South for two years. It seems sexy and fun, but then you remember that 12 people died (well, 14 if you include Bonnie and Clyde, oh, and also Clyde’s brother - so 15).
These two would be the most annoying prank couple on TikTok if they were alive today, they would potentially survive. It’s 50/50.
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Sources:
Go Down Together Pa: Guinn, Jeff: 9781471134029: Amazon.com: Books
Episode 369: Bonnie and Clyde Part I - Once You Go Short — The Last Podcast Network

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July 26, 2023 Ep 34: Love, Lust, and Murder in the Gilded Age: The Riveting Tale of Evelyn Nesbit, Henry K. Thaw, and Stanford White
Next up! We are in Manhattan for the ‘only in NY’ story of the murder of Stanford White by jealous husband Henry K. Thaw. Stanford White was a super successful architect and also absolutely a sexual predator. When the former object of his desire, Gibson Girl Evelyn Nesbit, marries a narcissistic billionaire White’s days are numbered.
This is also the story of the several Madison Square Gardens, the very American thing of tearing down our buildings to match tastes, and the beginning of the National Register of Historic Places.
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July 24, 2023 Ep 33: Getting rich quick always works: The story of Charles Ponzi
We start off this week with the story of the man whose scam was so good they named it after him - the infamous Charles Ponzi. If it’s too good to be true, it’s probably not true unless you can get in and get out really quickly - then you might benefit!
Farz also notes that the first “Ponzi Scheme” was actually committed by Sarah Howe in Boston in 1879 - but a Howe Scheme doesn’t have the same ring to it.
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July 19, 2023 Ep 32: Black Widow Chronicles: The Dark Saga of Betty Lou Beets
Next up, we discuss the Black Widow of Texas, another woman on Death Row, Betty Lou Beets. Betty Lou didn’t have much of a chance, and she didn’t get a last meal - so we used #AI to give her one.
Betty Lou was married 6 times to 5 different dudes, we’d like to remind you that it’s OK to date people, and you do not have to get married. And, of course don’t kill anyone.
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July 17, 2023 Ep 31: The Truth About Cajuns: The story of the Acadians
This week we’re going up the Canadian coastline to tell the story of The Expulsion of the Acadians. French immigrants to the Americas just wanted to live their lives, be friends with the natives, and stay with their families (that’s oversimplifying it, but you get it). Of course, religion and the government decided to ruin the party for everyone, and A LOT of people died.
Join us for this week’s historical tragedy, it’s quite sad.
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Main source:
A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland: Faragher, John Mack: 9780393328271
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July 12, 2023 Ep 30: I'M JACK RUBY YOU KNOW ME! - The story of Jack Ruby - Lee Harvey Oswald's killer
Next up! Taylor talks about the assassin of the assassin - Jack Ruby! It’s the wildest weekend in American History - JFK is shot on Friday just after noon - Lee Harvey Oswald goes on the run, kills a cop, gets caught, is beat up by cops, needs a sweater, and is shot by local strip club owner Jack Ruby Sunday morning - ON LIVE TV - less than 48 hours after JFK died.
We seriously don’t know how America recovered from this. Who was Jack Ruby? Did he happen to be in the right place at the right time to do what the cops couldn’t do? How many others would have done the same thing if they had the opportunity? Most importantly, what did we lose by not being able to interrogate Lee Harvey Oswald, and what did we gain by years of conspiracy theories?
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Some Sources:
The Trial of Jack Ruby: A Classic Study of Courtroom Strategies
Kennedy’s avenger
Jack Ruby - Wikipedia
Rubenstein v. State - Wikipedia
Melvin Belli - Wikipedia
Frederic Andrews Gibbs and the Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy - PMC
Last Podcast on the Left - JFK / Lee Harvey Oswald, Part IV: OSWALD!
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