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Doomed to Fail

Taylor Pineiro, Farz Sokhansanj

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 disasters have been avoided? Join us as we laugh, learn, and explore the most epic failures of all time.

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00:31:28

Ep 212: Death at Dutchman's Pass - The Great train...

Doomed to Fail ·

2025/07/21

Let's go back to a time when trains weren't automated and there was A LOT of room for human error. We talk about the 'Swiss Cheese Model' of disasters all the time and this is a classic case. Late trains, overcrowded passenger cars, neglecting to look at a log book, having the "go" sign up when it should have been "stop" - this case has it all. We'll also talk about how the story was lost in the ends of WWI and the Jim Crow south. Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get ad-free episodes for

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00:09:16

Can you recommend an Engineering Disaster podcast?

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2025/07/17

From molasses tsunamis to space shuttle tragedies, here are some of history’s most infamous engineering disasters.Ep 20 - Part 2: Oh The Humanity!!! - The HindenburgA luxury airship explodes mid-air in front of a live radio broadcast. Hydrogen, hubris, and horrific design come together in one fiery crash.Ep 26 - Part 1: Under Pressure - The Byford Dolphin & The Titan SubmersibleWhat happens when pressurization systems fail under extreme ocean depths? People don’t just die—they implode.Ep 61:

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00:32:41

Ep 211: Playing With The Devil's Venom - The Nedelin...

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2025/07/14

Post WWII, where did all the Rocket Scientists go? Specifically, where did all the GERMAN Rocket Scientests go? Essentially, they went to the highest bidder; some, like Werner von Braun, went to the US, and others went to Russia. Today, we'll tell the story of the race to get a bigger and better ICBM - and how, in a rush to show strength, an undetermined number of people were reduced to ash in The Nedelin Catastrophe. Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get ad-free episodes for

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00:08:46

Can you recommend a Medieval History podcast?

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2025/07/09

Traditionally, the Middle Ages (which is easier to spell) is the time from the 5th century to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. We could also pull it a little later into the birth of the Renaissance, and we might as well bookend this with the Mona Lisa.The space between the Nika Riots and the Mona Lisa is about 1000 years, and a lot happened.🏛 Early Medieval (c. 500–1000 CE)532 - The Nika Riots: In Constantinople, under Emperor Justinian, what starts as a sports riot turns into a full-blown class

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00:46:28

Ep 210: Do Whatever You Want!! - Action Park, New Jersey

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2025/07/07

Oh, the sweet simplicity of an unregulated water park in the 1980s! You 100% would get injured, you might die, but you'd have an awesome time. Let's discuss Gene Mulvihill and his obsession with creating bigger, better, more dangerous water park attractions! We'll dig into the details and the danger. Strap in (actually, there are no straps, so just hang on) for a wild ride!Sources:Calss Action Park - https://www.classactionpark.com/Action Park: Fast Times, Wild Rides, and the Untold Story of

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00:27:28

Ep 209: History Repeated - Israel, Iran, and Iraq

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2025/06/30

Let's dive into the history between Iran, Israel, and Iraq. You probably won't be surprised to know that there has been conflict in the Middle East as long as there have been humans. Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get ad-free episodes for life!patreon.com/DoomedtoFailPodWe would love to hear from you! Please follow along!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doomedtofailpod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doomedtofailpod Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@doomedtofailpodTikTok:

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00:49:11

Ep 208: The Mayor of Castro Street - Harvey Milk

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2025/06/23

For our last story for Pride Month, let's talk about Harvey Milk. Harvey was only in politics for a few years but he was groundbreaking in that he was an out gay man who encouraged others to also come out and share who they are. We'll cover Harvey's early life in NY, his time in the Navy, and what ultimately led him to Castro Street in San Francisco! Source - The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life & Times of Harvey

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00:30:01

Ep 207: Hey Ladies!!! - Sappho

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2025/06/18

To continue our look at LGBTQ+ history let's talk about Sappho! While we cannot put modern definitions onto ancient people, we do assume that Sappho had relationships with women based on her love poems to women. She ran a school for women on the isle of Lesbos (you get it) and we are still discovering fragments of her work! Join us as Taylor reads Farz a love poem, and he says 'Sorry, I zoned out.Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get ad-free episodes for life!patreon.com/DoomedtoFailPodWe would

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00:21:44

Ep 206: Our new departure time is in 18 years -...

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2025/06/16

Let's talk about the true story behind the movie 'The Terminal' it's not nearly as romantic IRL! Mehran Karimi Nasseri was trying to get to the UK from Iran when some paperwork needed to be filled out in France... and he just, didn't do it. For 18 years. If you're like anyone else in the world, you hate being at the airport overnight - so this is actually a tragedy of mental illness and less of a bureaucratic nightmare. Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get ad-free episodes for

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00:36:14

Ep 205: Under Pressure - Japan Airlines Flight 123

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2025/06/11

Have I said before that I think that we think that talking about plane crashes would just make our deaths in one TOO ironic? So this is saving our lives. Let's talk about the horror of the short trip that was Japan Airlines Flight 123 - A fully filled, gigantic plane with over 500 people- that lost control 12 minutes into the flight, then they wobbled around in the sky for THIRTY MINUTES before crashing. Learn more about this horrible tragedy with us! Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get

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00:33:44

Ep 204: Fancy a Duel after the Opera? - Julie d'Aubigny

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2025/06/09

Today we dive into the oft-requested story of the dueling, opera singing, bi-sexual Julie d'Aubigny! We'll tell the tale of her remarkable life, from a court mistress, to dueling on the streets of Paris, to burning the body of a nun to run away with her girlfriend! Lots of twists in this one! Happy Pride! Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get ad-free episodes for life!patreon.com/DoomedtoFailPodWe would love to hear from you! Please follow along!Instagram:

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00:29:40

Ep 203: Couple Breaks in the chain! - Hands Across...

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2025/06/04

Today, we dig into the 80s culture of celebrity charity work! From Live Aid to 'We Are the World', we started a trend where massive movements were spearheaded by celebrities. USA for Africa, the organization responsible for We Are the World & Hands Across America, stands for 'United Support of Artists for Africa' (we wouldn't have guessed that, because it makes no sense).What IS Hands Across America, you ask? It's exactly what you sound like, a human chain of people holding hands, for 15 mins, for

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00:32:04

Ep 202: Ok Place, Totally Wrong Time - Not so Lucky...

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2025/06/02

Let's talk about the unlucky crew of the Tuna Fishing ship Lucky Dragon #5. Thousands of miles from Japan, the crew was laying lines when the US tested its Castle Bravo nuclear bomb in Bikini Atoll. The Lucky Dragon was well within the 'Safety Zone,' which we know is not a thing. They ended up trudging back to Japan, only to slowly succumb to all the radiation they experienced. We ALSO talk about Hisashi Ouchi, who was hit with the largest dose of radiation in history in the Tokaimura nuclear

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00:33:15

Ep 201: The Living Market - Organ Transplants Pt 2

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2025/05/30

Today we travel to the darker side of organ transplants - when demand is greater than supply, that creates a market, right? Well, yes, but also this time people have to be cut open. Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get ad-free episodes for life!patreon.com/DoomedtoFailPodWe would love to hear from you! Please follow along!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doomedtofailpod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doomedtofailpod Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@doomedtofailpodTikTok:

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01:15:50

Ep 200: Disaster on the Graveyard Shift - Chernobyl

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2025/05/27

Let's talk about the most expensive disaster of all time! The meltdown at Reactor 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. A safety test that was anything but 'routine' ended in an explosion of radioactive material, and everything became poison. We'll talk about the USSR, Nuclear Power, the disaster itself, and the aftermath. This is episode 200!! We are so excited to have gotten this far, thank you so much for listening!! Sources:The Chernobyl Disaster [Ben Fogle] - Parts 1-3

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01:13:08

Ep 199: Missed the "Mark" to Market Accounting - Enron

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2025/05/21

Sources - Movie - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enron:_The_Smartest_Guys_in_the_RoomBook - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smartest_Guys_in_the_Room_(book) For this episode, Taylor got to read the book behind her favorite documentary of all time - 2005's "The Smartest Guys in the Room" - That's right, liars and grifters, we're stuffing money in offshore accounts and shredding the paperwork - we're talking Enron!!! From the meteoric rise of "The World's Leading Company" (whatever that means!) to

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00:50:09

Ep 198: I'll take one of those! - Organ Transplants pt 1

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2025/05/19

Today, in part 1 of Organ Donations, we talk about the history and the rules behind giving someone your organs. It does get a little gross when we learn that lungs come apart into 'lobes' but it's probably still a good thing to know!Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get ad-free episodes for life!patreon.com/DoomedtoFailPodWe would love to hear from you! Please follow along!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doomedtofailpod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doomedtofailpod Youtube:

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00:34:07

Ep 197: Gotta Have High Hopes - The DeFeo Family

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2025/05/14

Today, we talk about the incident before the horror in Amityville, Long Island. 23-year-old Ronnie DeFeo murdered his entire family, parents, and four siblings, at 3:15 in the morning. He shot them in their beds while they were sleeping, then he took a bath and went to work. Ronnie would later claim it was a demon, and the grifters who moved in later would say the house was haunted. Lots of great content ensued. We'll talk about what happened to the DeFeo family, some conspiracies, the aftermath,

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00:59:47

Ep 196: Table for 87? - The Donner Party

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2025/05/12

Consider, of course, the definition of 'doomed.' In 1846, several families left the Midwest in pursuit of the California Dream. Eventually, George Donner would be named their leader, and they would follow the Hastings Cutoff for a quick shortcut west. The rest is history. Of the 87 travelers, 48 will survive, mostly women & children. All will encounter incredible hunger, fear, and destitution before they reach California. Join us as we tell the stories of these families who risked everything for a

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00:53:27

BONUS: Fun in the sun - Ghost Ships

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2025/05/09

Why not do a Friday Re-release!?! Let's take a break from the horrors IRL and talk about The Mary Celeste and the MV Joyita - two ships found drifting with no people... where did the people go?? Bonus bonus - you shoud watch the movie 'Ghost Ship' from 2002Bonus bonus bonus - Gabriel Byrne played Professor Bhaer in 1994's "Little Women"????Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get ad-free episodes for life!patreon.com/DoomedtoFailPodWe would love to hear from you! Please follow along!Instagram:

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