History's Greatest Dumpster Fires

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In today's episode Kara is going to paint a picture of King Tutankhamen. This guy was named Pharaoh when he was only 12 years old and was immediately charged with the responsibility of fixing his entire country's religious SNAFU's left over from his dad. He also had to rebuild economies, temples, boats, and the military... A pretty tall order to ask any pre-teen. 

What's worse, he had to do all of that while his inbred genetic make up made him susceptible to every kind of malady, syndrome, and dysfunction known to man. Literally his family tree looked like the Olympic five hoop logo... 

So join Kara and Ed as they dive into the kiddy pool sized genetic wreck that was King Tutankhamen and see just why this guy is so famous. 

Lastly we want to do a huge shout out to our top listener in the UK! We don't know who you are, but everyone on The Day's Dumpster Fire team appreciates you from across the pond, or the drink, or... whatever it's called. We in the Colonies think you're awesome!

Kara and Ed are always interested in "Trashcan Fires" stories of how the listeners have tried to plan out something their lives down to the last detail and shortly after you execute the plan, EVERY thing flies off the rails. 

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Happy Fathers' Day everyone! 

In this special episode of The Day's Dumpster Fire, Ed and Kara don't mention a single thing about Fathers' Day and instead dive right into the absolutely insane incident known at at the 1919 Boston Molasses Flood. 

Ever heard of the the phrase, "Slower than molasses on a January morning" or something of the sort? Well.... it just so happened that 21 Bostonians were killed and another 150 people injured as well as a horse got smothered in a 2.3 million gallon sticky tsunami of molasses in just a few seconds. 

This topic, just like so many other topics, starts off with an assumption that the events that took place are comical and "sooooo 1919's" but when Ed and Kara dive in to the sweet, sweet, details; things are not as easily understood. This dumpster fire literally embraces the adage that to "assume" makes and "ass out of you and molasses."

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Hey everyone!

Have you ever seen that famous black and white film footage of that giant hydrogen-filled blimp on fire with the guy in the back ground screaming, "Oh the humanity!" and thought to yourself, how did this happen to the famous Hindenburg blimp?

Well today's episode won't even come close to answering any of that... That will be another episode so don't worry.  In this episode Kara dives into one of the most seminal figures in German history: 

Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg (thank you Wikipedia). 

If you want the easier way to pronounce his name try this: 

ˈpaʊl ˈluːtvɪç hans ˈantoːn fɔn ˈbɛnəkn̩dɔʁf ʔʊnt fɔn ˈhɪndn̩bʊʁk (I hate you Wikipedia).

Either way, this guy was a decorated war hero and shared a lot of similarities with George Washington. They both wanted to retire and yet they kept getting called back time and time again to serve their nations. The major difference is that where Washington succeeded, Hindenburg accidentally laid the foundation for Adolf Hitler's psychotic machinations. 

So join Kara and Ed in the exploration into the world of German political intrigue and old men with epic mustaches as they butcher their way through one German name after another and construct the dumpster that will eventually be lit known as the Third Reich. 

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The time has come! Much like the famous sinking of the Titanic, we finally get to find out the fate of Custer's battalion in the grassy fields in Wyoming in 1876. Spoiler alert... like the Titanic, the boat sinks and in the case of Custer's men all die too. Join Ed and Kara as they dive into the nitty gritty details of this epic battle in the Plaines Wars that culminated in what would later be known as Custer's Last Stand. 

It is highly recommended that you listen to parts 1 and 2 prior to listening to this final episode. There was so much that happened prior to this conflict in 1876 that it's important to look at the brief biographies of Custer and Sitting Bull and how their life choices brought them to the Greasy Grass.

By the end of this episode, you'll walk away with a sudden contentment about your life and how things might seem pretty dire right now in your life... at least you're not surrounded, cut off, out numbered, malnourished, and under-led by a bunch of generals and colonels who literally had no idea what, when, and where to attack let alone knowledge of their positions and their fellow units.

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Have you ever wondered what was the meaning of life? Why ducks float and yet small rocks don't and other mysteries??? Well neither did your hosts. In Part 1 of Custer's Last stand Ed and Kara look at who George Armstrong Custer was and how he rose through the ranks to ultimately get absolutely wrecked in the the plains of Southern Montana. In this episode Ed looks at some of of the complexities of the Native American tribes including one assuming / very "Slow" Lakota man who rose to great heights and ultimately had a vision that would change the history of America's expansion out west shortly after the American Civil War. To understand just how Custer fell so fast, it is necessary to understand the people who brought him down in just a couple of hours in what would be one of the greatest Dumpster Fires of the Federal Army's history. 

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Hey everyone!

Got a question for you: Have you ever had to compete against someone who you felt was inferior in every aspect only to find out that your opponent not only is smarter, faster, and more capably than you in every aspect of the competition? At what point do you realize that you're in over your head, and at what point have you realized that this competition is not going to end well?

If you've ever found yourself in this predicament, then you can relate to George Armstrong Custer. Custer was the Union's golden child of the Civil War and his charisma and zeal often "won the day" in intense battles; many of which Custer charged head first in front of his men and proved his valor time and time again. 

And yet with Custer's leadership background, superior technology, and advanced training... he lost quickly to a force that was inferior to the technology... but was WAAAAY more advanced in leadership and tactics of the Lakota. 

In this first of three parts of the fabled story of Custer's Last Stand, Ed and Kara take a look at Custer himself and try to understand him as a human being. Yes he was delusional at times; yes he was a bit "too over zealous"  in battle, but he was also a confident man who DEEPLY loved his wife, and a man who just wanted to get the job done. 

Join us as we look into the first part of  George Armstrong Custer  and what led up to his down fall in some place called "Greasy Grass"...

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Hey everyone! After a brief hiatus, Ed and Kara are back with a new episode for the benefit of your ear meat... 

In this episode we go back to the 80's computer technology, radiation therapy machines, and Demigorgons were all the rage. While Hawkins Indiana was being destroyed by an interdimensional being with serious "daddy issues," The Atomic Energy Canada Limited released the all knew and highly sophisticated radiation therapy machine called Therac 25 to treat cancer. This machine was the first of its kind where it was now operated by a computer because humanity developed a fear of turning nobs and stuff. Marketed at the safest radiation machine ever, it came as a shocker when people were suddenly being zapped with 15,000 to 20,000 rads of radiation... which seems a tad overkill to be honest. 

Also for the first time Ed and Kara has a guest onboard. A legit radiation dosimetrist, which is a fancy name for someone who shoots people with radiation to reduce or kill cancer. In this episode Cameron Beatty will help everyone understand what happened with this machine, why it was malfunctioning, and why 15,000 to 20,000 rads of radiation is too high (most treatments involves 7 to 10 rads, you can't even cook a cup of instant noodles with that), and how this sort of issue doesn't happen today. 

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Hey all!

Kara has finished part deux of the Oregon Trail Fire. In this episode we look at all the ways fate, nature, and even internet memes sickened and killed a lot of folks who were just trying to get out west. Join us as we dive into the world of dysentery, cholera, snake bites, and even being overrun by angry buffalo (who inspired the Emus in Australia) as means to get yourself sick or killed while on the road. We even include acts of god like like lightning strikes and being run over by a wagon. If you're looking to get sick, injured, maimed, bifurcated, and overall miserable, then this is your one stop shop to remind you just how well you have it.  

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Hey All!

In our very first multi part episode, Kara dives into the world of every one favorite childhood game, "The Oregon Trail." So many people in the 1830s through the 1870s thought that it would be a good idea to pack up what they could and march out west in hopes of find, gold, land, and even furs... However what they found was impassible terrains, dysentery, starvation, and death. Join us as we explore what sparked this migration out west and why it's a good idea to just stay put....

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In this episode your hosts Ed and Kara look at how something so simple or mundane as BREAD can potentially kill you some day. Granted TODAY'S bread shouldn't cause much harm but that wasn't the case for Victorian Era England! While coal powered the factories the BREAD powered the workers and it's interesting to see how much the bread of the day was altering the productivity of tomorrow. 

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