History's Greatest Dumpster Fires

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In this episode, Kara continues her investigation of the Great Depression. In the Great Depression Part 1, Kara dug into the various factors that caused the Great Depression such as:

• Over using or extending credit
• The Dust Bowl of the Midwest (check out The Dustbowl Fire - Episode 48 for more.
• The stock market crashing in 1929
• And so much more!

In this episode, a newly elected Herbert Hoover inherits a thriving economy in 1928 and what was looking like four more years of a thriving nation. However, by 1930, everything had imploded. Hoover had to pull the nation out of this economic and political quagmire. In this episode Kara is going to talk about:

• Hoover's philosophies on what Americans need to do to fix things
• What happens when politically things don't go according plan
• What happens when thousands of WWI vets don't get paid and Hoover uses the military ON those vets
• How Hoover treated WWI vets and influence on his reelection campaign of 1932 
• Lastly, who takes Hoover's place and why

Kara is brining her A-game in this episode and there's a lot to it. So sit back, relax, and be grateful that you're not Herbert Hoover!

Be sure to check out thedaysdumpsterfire.com for a massive catalog of history's dumpster fires where we don't celebrate humanity's successes, but its most fantastic failures!

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In this episode, Kara is taking us way back to her favorite time period... when everything went to crap or in other words the Great Depression. She starts off with one of the most tremendous dumpster fires of the 20th century which was the stock market crash of 1929. While it was not the sole cause of the Great Depression, it was a foreboding sign of the things to come. Afterwards, Kara describes how the American work force went from one of the most prosperous in the world to mass unemployment and despair. 

Side note, while things were bad in America, the rest of the world (especially Europe) was in WAY worse shape all things considered!

In this episode Kara will explain:

• The background of the Crash of 29
• The social implications of hundreds of thousands of Americans losing their homes
• How the beginnings of the Great Depression affected not only white men, but women and African Americans
• The life of the "hobo" and the misconceptions about what they were about
• And even a hint as to what America tried to do to put the dumpster fire out. 

The events that surround the Great Depression stem from the Dust Bowl of the mid-west which you can listen to in Episode 48. 

If you're fascinated with this dumpster fire as well as many more, check out the complete library at www.thedaysdumpsterfire.com

Lastly, if you're interested in this time period, you will probably find these episodes of The Day's Dumpster Fire interesting:

Episode 13. The Hindenburg Fire (Not the Blimp, but the Other One)

Episode 14. The Boston Molasses Flood Fire

Episodes 23 & 24. I Love the Smell of Lead Fire

Episodes 59-62. Prohibition Fire

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It might be a few days late, but not more than $70 billion short. 

In part two of the Deepwater Horizon dumpster fire, Ed describes the ecological, economical, and legal fallout from the Deepwater Horizon explosion back on April 20, 2010. The explosion itself cost the lives of 11 me, which unto itself an unmitigated tragedy that will affect generations to come. 

However, when the drill rig buckled and sank two days later, an underwater oil geyser developed that spewed up to 210,000 gallons of crude oil per day into the Gulf of Mexico. 

This resulted in the largest ecological disaster in American history, and the results of this disaster are still around today. 

Ed will break down what happened shortly after the explosion, how the massive oil leak was eventually contained, the impact the oil spill had on the ecology and economy of the coast lines of the Gulf of Mexico, the ramifications that followed suit against the companies involved, and perhaps what just caused the problem to begin with. 

For more details, head on over to the the Daysdumpsterfire.com!

You can also find both parts of The Deepwater Horizon Fire HERE

If you find this episode interesting, check out the below suggestions for your watery dumpster fire itch:

Episode 27. First Oil Spill Disaster (the Torrey Canyon Incident)

Episode 37. The Transatlantic Telegraph

Episode 46. Byford Dolphin Incident

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After Kara's eight week long marathon of talking about Prohibition (Kara had been researching this four part series since July!). Ed has decided to get off the editing couch and put together an episode of his own. 

The Deepwater Horizon drill rig was one of the most powerful and highly regarded oil drilling rigs in the 2000's and for good reason. It held safety records for the longest running times of no serious accidents, it held the record for the deepest well ever drilled on the bottom of the ocean, and the Transocean crews that manned it were some of the most experienced the oil industry could supply. The Deepwater Horizon was heralded as "Lucky" because of its perpetual successes!

However, on April 20, 2010, everything changed when the drill rig suddenly exploded at around 10pm at night in a fireball that engulfed the entire rig 40 miles off the coast of Louisiana. This explosion eventually caused the rig to buckle and sink to the bottom of the ocean thus severing an oil pipeline that spewed 210,000 gallons of oil per day into the Gulf of Mexico for over 80 days. This led to the largest oil related disaster in American history. 

Worse yet, this disaster cost the lives of 11 crewmen working on the rig and on top of all the environmental issues that ensued, many questions remained as to why those 11 men had to die. 

In this episode Ed will explain:

• Why does the world revolve around oil (it's not just for gasoline, there are so many other reasons)
• How to we get it out of the ground, and what happens when there isn't enough land on the planet to support the demand for oil
• A very brief description as to how deep sea oil drilling works
• What was the Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible drill rig
• And lastly, what events incited the most horrific oil related disaster in history

In case you want more, check out these other related episodes:

First Oil Spill Disaster - The incident involving the Torrey Canyon oil tanker running aground near England

Byford Dolphin Incident - The incident involving an explosive decompression of 4 saturation divers which killed them instantly in a gruesome manner. 

You can find the above episodes plus so much more at thedaysdumpsterfire.com 

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We have finally come to the end of Kara's anthology of everything prohibition related. Kara has taken us from the origins of the prohibition movement and its relationship to the suffragette movement, to the colorful bootleggers and wild characters who openly broke the law to how the music and literature of the time period was affected by it and now finally organized crime and syndicates that ultimately brought the 18th Amendment to the ground. 

Check out the preceding buildup of episodes all about staying "dry" HERE!

In this episode, Kara is going to get into the thick of mob bosses, the complex chain of people killing each with the latest and greatest of the guns of the era and how one woman figured out how to manipulate the law in such a way, she brought down the most famous mob bosses of all time, Al Capone. 

For more episodes and detailed show notes hop on over to thedaysdumpsterfire.com https://www.thedaysdumpsterfire.com/ where you can explore dozens of episodes of well meaning people, making really big mistakes and even exploding tanks of molasses. 

If you find this series interesting, check out some of these similar episodes that Kara and Ed have put together:

Episode 48. The Dust Bowl

Episode 57. The Hindenburg (the actual blimp this time)

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Kara is back in the third installment of her ongoing Prohibition series. In this episode Kara paints a picture of how American culture was changed and adapted to the new restrictions of alcohol being band. Many people conformed to the amendment, but others saw a golden opportunity to make a grip of money as well as "sticking it to the man" 

You'll get to see what "speakeasies" were all about, how they worked, and many of the colorful figures who mixed good business sense with super shady dealing that would eventually shape the American culture of the 1920s. 

In this episode you'll get an idea of how the speakeasy sparked the Jazz Age, the Harlem Renaissance, gave black men and women a platform to which they could speak their minds and messages which was rising to the surface. 

Then there's the ever present "flapper" or young women you balked at the old ways of morality from the Victorian Era of modesty. They developed their own personalities, view of their bodies and how they dressed and presented themselves. Women did not have to wait for the perfect man to find them, in stead they were empowered to do it themselves. 

In other words, this episode will shed light on the positive aspects that came out of the Prohibition years. In the next episode, Kara is going to describe the crime, destruction, and brutality associated with this time period in American history. Mob bosses, gangsters, gang wars, and the never ending cat and mouse cycle of the mob and the authorities are coming up next!

You can find Part 1. of the Prohibition series on Apple Podcast here or on Spotify here or anywhere else you get your podcasts 

You can find Part 2. of the Prohibition Series on Apple Podcast here or on Spotify here or anywhere else you get your podcasts

You can find more show notes, Kara's super cool artwork and the entire back catalog at thedaysdumpsterfire.com

Below is a link to Langston Hughes reading his famous poem "Dream Deferred" mentioned in the episode. 

"Dream" Deferred read by Langston Hughes

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In this episode, Kara expands on Prohibition and how it started to affect society and all the different ways people tried to skirt around the 18th Amendment. She dives into how the Federal government tried to crack down on the sale and consumption of alcohol to how people would figure out loopholes and straight up brazen methods of procuring, producing, and transferring alcohol into America. 

What was supposed to be movement that entailed women's rights and voting to making a society of men who could be trusted and be reliable, instead the whole amendment backfired horrifically and Kara's only two episodes in! She's got two more in the works involving Prohibition. 

If you have not listened to Prohibition (Pt. 1): America's Love/Hate Relationship with Alcohol - Episode 59
be sure to check it out in the feed or wherever you get your podcasts. 

Some other episodes that were mentioned that you might find interest:

Donner Party of 90 Fire

I love the Smell of Lead Fire

Britain's Sketchy Bread Recipes Fire

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SPEAKEASY STRUT
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In this episode, Kara dives into the beginnings of one of the greatest dumpster fires in American history. What started off as a noble movement to make men better men and to eliminate a societal toxin, turned into a decade of insanity, crime, and abject poverty for many.

We all know about Prohibition from the textbooks, but did you know that the movement started since before the Civil War? Did you know that the movement started because women didn't think men were bad, but alcohol turned them into something else in most cases? 

Kara takes us down the origins of what would become one of the most famous constitutional amendments in modern history. Alcohol is one of the most influential contributors to the development of this nation, but simultaneously, a major detractor. 

For more details and Kara's extensive show notes, check out the website. And in this episode, the Great Molasses Flood Episode is mention that is closely tied to this episode. 

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After a bit of a break, Kara and Ed are back on the mic with a real "banger" of an episode so to speak. Our hosts are trying something different where they both put in their own contributions to the idea of how things go bad even after death. 

Kara's going to start of with King William the Conqueror's rise to fame and subsequent death and the issues that can arise when you don't bury a portly man in a quick enough time.  Let's just say it involves a burning village in the middle of a dispute of who owns the land the King is being buried, and how to squeeze a fat dude in a small coffin... it doesn't end the way you think!

Ed's contribution takes us to Florence, Oregon in 1970, where a 40 foot 8,000 dead whale washes ashore for about a week and no one knows how to remove it. So they use 200 lbs of dynamite to blow the thing into the ocean. Once again... it doesn't end the way you would think. 

So take a listen and embrace the fact that you're currently doing better than William the Conqueror and a dead whale on a beach (or any of bystanders who watched what happened)

For some other episodes that you might find interesting that kind of tie into this one check these out. 

The Valley of the Kings and King Tut

Byford Dolphin Incident

Boston Molasses Flood

For a complete catalog of nearly 60 historical dumpster fires, check out The Day's Dumpster Fire website!

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Ed and Kara are back this week with a beast of an episode for you. It's been a long time coming, but Ed has finally dug into one of the worst air disasters of the 20th century, the Hindenburg fire! 

The Hindenburg was the largest dirigible? Blimp? Zeppelin? floaty thingy the world had ever seen. This thing was designed from the ground up to be comfortable, fast, and most importantly SAFE. Even though the thing was filled with highly flammable hydrogen gas, the Germans really did think of everything and we don't mean that in a sarcastic way... they really did think of everything. 

So how in the world did the Hindenburg burn to the ground in less than 40 seconds?

The answer is in the episode! So take a listen and discover how one of the greatest technological marvels of the modern era came crashing down in the most dramatic way possible. 

This episode has a ton of pictures and diagrams and what not, so be sure to check out The Day's Dumpster Fire website for all the details.  You'll also get to see the back catalog of nearly 60 historical dumpster fires as well as a collection of Kara's insanely good artwork. 

Be sure to send Kara and Ed an email at [email protected] for show ideas and even corrections. We here at the Day's Dumpster Fire love all feedback as it makes the whole team better so that you can get the best content possible. 

In this episode, Kara and Ed talked about the following episodes that you may find interesting. All of which can be found on The Day's Dumpster Fire website!

Episode 14: The Molasses Flood Fire

Episode 26: Firing Fireworks Fire

Episodes 35 and 36: King Louis XVI 

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