This Is A Disaster

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June 23, 2021 Episode 50: Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy
You thought overwrought endeavours were limited to videogames? Where do you go now... that you've written Sweet Child O' Mine and November Rain? Axel Rose, Buckethead, midnight pyrotechnics, and chicken coop pronography.

That video about how The Rock is totally a James Bond movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FdnevXjqdc

Leigh's song pick:: Riad N' The Bedouins by Guns N' Roses
https://open.spotify.com/track/3Ipp7nTpEfpUYzT9OExVD0?si=cdb0d1cd8ee74131

Peter's song pick:: Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses
https://open.spotify.com/track/7snQQk1zcKl8gZ92AnueZW?si=7c8c5b29f6964ee8

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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
1 hr 14 min
June 08, 2021 Episode 49.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] 1904 Olympic Marathon
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, or at least maybe finish a marathon. Things could have gone a whole lot better for the rag-tag band of competitors at the St. Louis Olympics. Dusty roads, ancient wars, rotten apples, and rat poison...

Peter's song pick:: Untitled by Andrew Hulshult
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGK1dr-Ql0w&t=3635s

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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
26 min
June 02, 2021 Episode 49 - Duke Nukem Forever
Our special guest Try-All Andy returns for the story of the trials and tribulations that went into producing a sequel that was over a decade in the making. Aliens, misogyny, pop-culture references, and a world record... hail to the king?

E3 1998 Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR6qFFEkALg&t=136s

E3 2001 Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDlB2P1leRM&ab_channel=NUKEMDAVENUKEMDAVE

Leigh's song pick:: All The Kids Are Right by Local H
https://open.spotify.com/track/50kQ7oNv9cGEs8JRC614hl?si=ee1a53ded34546ef

Peter's song pick:: Everything Zen by Bush X
https://open.spotify.com/track/7waRjsA2ehXv619f47lYOT?si=43ec62d4569049c9

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Very special thanks to Craig Baird of Canadian History Ehx for helping with the research for this episode.
Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
1 hr 8 min
May 25, 2021 Episode 48.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Death in Space
As harsh a place as space can be, there have been surprisingly few deaths in space. Not to worry! Leigh found some for us. Soviet cosmonauts, Soyuz 11, and a pesky valve...

Leigh's song pick:: Niin by Arovane
https://open.spotify.com/track/2z1CBtxKRSphEzTfAQ7z4S?si=a904839036bd46d6

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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
28 min
May 19, 2021 Episode 48 - Edmonton Tornado, 1987
Craig from Canadian History Ehx returns to once again rob us of sleep. What's the most damage mother nature could possibly do in one hour? Edmonton, Alberta found out in 1987. Tornadoes, the Fujita scale, Canadian devastation, and... you better believe it... a trailer park.

Craig's song pick:: The Twist by Chubby Checker
https://open.spotify.com/track/3ohLnESFgYACPMCkoTOzqE?si=20be1cdd28fb4365

Leigh's song pick:: The End Of All Things by Nomeansno
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV3ZRbI_sng

Peter's song pick:: Reitschule by Do Make Say Think
https://open.spotify.com/track/6yphInZNlAZLR4z51sswJP?si=decdffc4dc9d408a

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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
42 min
May 11, 2021 Episode 47.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] One Hungry Juror
Not all disasters happen on a global scale. Leigh tells the story of his experience on jury duty, with its highest highs and lowest lows. Criminal fraud, heated debates, comped meals... and comped... meals...

Leigh's song pick:: Isn't Everyone by Health x Nine Inch Nails
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W2E6jNXzBE&ab_channel=YOUWILLLOVEEACHOTHER

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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
33 min
May 05, 2021 Episode 47: Phil Spector
Ever wanted some of your favorite songs ruined by the story of the man behind them? Leigh makes it real hard to separate the man from the art. The Ronettes, John Lennon, George Harrison, hit records, guns, and death.

Leigh's song pick:: Be My Baby by The Ronettes
https://open.spotify.com/track/2TVhxOesu7h90ZTAHj4Tyc?si=cd75a111aa4d4ad9

Peter's song pick:: Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) by Nancy Sinatra
https://open.spotify.com/track/4JLcAU2xY90qTkTSNM1lUa?si=a6761aa286ca4d4e

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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
50 min
April 27, 2021 Episode 46.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Yellow Fleet
Peter tells the harrowing tale of that time a group of ships got stuck in the Suez Canal... and it's probably not the time you're thinking of. Salty sailors, makeshift regattas, non-sanctioned Olympic games, and alcohol... so much alcohol.

Peter's song pick:: No Weaknesses by The Dirty Nil
https://open.spotify.com/track/6mAN7i05hcNNttAiW0Sy2q?si=4042326c587a4b43

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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
32 min
April 21, 2021 Episode 46: Kowloon, City of Darkness
Been a while since you've felt crowded? Nuclear Norm tells the story of a dystopian cyberpunk fever dream that existed in the heart of Hong Kong. Opium wars, building code violations, plane-scrapers, and Bloodsport.

Greg Girard's photography of the Kowloon Walled City
http://www.greggirard.com/work/kowloon-walled-city--13

Norm's song pick:: Stalling by Prune Deer
https://open.spotify.com/track/0Lp5IjraeWQYoeKLnqOEyQ?si=1345f6ac94f34f54

Leigh's song pick:: My Hands Are Turning To Bricks by Kowloon Walled City
https://open.spotify.com/track/5IYCJExr9L1eJrzhAouLtz?si=6ee19cceabf5450b

Peter's song pick:: Go! by Public Service Broadcasting
https://open.spotify.com/track/6MBYGCIojfR4cP8dR01s4a?si=a7f8c1d382964c49

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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
1 hr
April 13, 2021 Episode 45.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The WOOZ, Less Than A-MAZE-ing
What better way to unwind after a long day of wandering through a mall than paying to get lost in a labyrinth? Misguided endeavors, maze-like working conditions, a ghost in the machine, and a fire...

Leigh's song pick:: Hard Sun by Indio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1tVvQUAcf4&ab_channel=cartwrong

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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
28 min