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Jan. 9, 2025

Ep. 66: The Whakaari / White Island Volcano Eruption (2019)

Again, magma and lava are not the same thing. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about a volcano that erupted in New Zealand in 2019, on Whakaari / White Island. A beautiful day turned tragic when the island's volcano …

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Dec. 27, 2024

Bonus Content! Ian Plays "FossilFuel"

You asked for bonus content, here it is! While Ian and Liv are taking a few weeks off from your regularly scheduled programming, Ian plays a dinosaur-themed horror game on PS5, which is full of jump-scares. Spoiler alert: Ian...

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Dec. 20, 2024

Ep. 65: Animal Attacks, Vol. 2

Prepare for a lot of human kills. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about 5 different animal attacks. They've got bears, tigers, crocodiles, mystic wolves, and goonch catfish. Yes, that's right, goonch. This is one of those episo...

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Dec. 12, 2024

Ep. 64: OceanGate, Part 2: The Investigation

Some people just can't see the vision. It's been one year since Ian and Liv first covered OceanGate's disastrous Titan submersible implosion. The investigation in the tragedy is still ongoing, and this past fall, a two-week l...

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Nov. 28, 2024

Ep. 63: The LA Fireworks Detonation Debacle

Fireworks, because fire works! In this one, Ian and Liv discuss a fireworks explosion from 2021. In an LA neighborhood, homemade fireworks are confiscated by law enforcement and eliminated in a controlled explosion. However, ...

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Nov. 21, 2024

Ep. 62: The Costa Concordia Shipwreck, Part 2: World's Shittiest Capt…

Don't be your own hero, be your own scapegoat. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about the salvaging, investigation, and trial for the Costa Concordia Shipwreck. What becomes of the wrecked cruise ship? What evidence does the inv...

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Nov. 15, 2024

Ep. 61: The Costa Concordia Shipwreck, Part 1: Abandon Ship

The batteries aren't supposed to get wet. Season 6 is here! Also, we have video! In this first episode of a two part series, Ian and Liv talk about the sinking of the cruise ship Costa Concordia. In 2012, a …

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Oct. 24, 2024

Ep. 60: The Centralia Mine Fire

Doing nothing is so much easier sometimes. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about a fire that broke out in a coal mine beneath the small town of Centralia, Pennsylvania. What's the kicker? The fire started in 1962, and …

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Oct. 22, 2024

Ian Plays Resident Evil 2, Part 1

You all wanted more content, so here you go! Ian revisits a video game for the first time that he played in, like, 4th grade: Resident Evil 2. Obviously the game has been remastered, since PS5 wasn't around when Ian …

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Oct. 17, 2024

Ep 59: The Absurd History of Witch Trials, Part 2

That's grimoire! In this one, Ian and Liv continue their discussion on witch trials, witchcraft, and how the both of them would've instantly been convicted of witchcraft during the 1600s. Fair warning, if you have something f...

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Oct. 10, 2024

Ep. 58: The Absurd History of Witch Trials, Part 1

Keep your familiars in line, everyone. In this one, Ian and Liv keep the spirit of Spooky Season alive as they discuss the absolutely absurd history of witch trials. The Middle Ages were a time where anything was possible, bu...

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Oct. 3, 2024

Ep. 57: Dyatlov Pass: Expedition of Death

No good comes from charting uncharted territory. In this one, Liv and Ian talk about a group of nine people who went on a cross-country skiing expedition in 1959. Sadly, all nine of the skiers would be found dead after …

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Sept. 26, 2024

Ep. 56: The Westray Mine Disaster

It's all about the space between. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about an explosion inside of a coal mine, which then caused most of the mine to collapse, trapping and killing the miners working at the time. And, …

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Sept. 19, 2024

Ep. 55: The Byford Dolphin Explosive Decompression

Warning: Adult supervision required for this episode. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about a pressurized habitat on a drilling rig that instantly depressurizes, causing instant death for the people inside the habitat. Specific...

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Sept. 12, 2024

Ep. 54: The Four Pests Ecological Disaster

Introducing Pizza Hut Magneto. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about the Four Pests campaign. What is it? A 1950s Chinese communist propaganda campaign that was intended to convince the Chinese citizens to kill all of the rats,...

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Sept. 5, 2024

Ep. 53: The Challenger Explosion

National. Ass. Station. Anonymous. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about the Challenger, a United States Space Shuttle that exploded during it's launch back in 1986. Despite all of the warning signs in the years preceding the t...

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Aug. 29, 2024

Ep. 52: Woodstock '99, Part 2: Arson & Rage

Time to break stuff. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about the last two days of Woodstock '99. The chaos continues, there's more violence, more rage, and a LOT more arson. Figurative shit explodes, and there's still not enough …

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Aug. 21, 2024

Ep. 51: Woodstock '99, Part 1: Total Anarchy

Surprise! We're back a day early! Double surprise, it's another two-parter! In this one, Ian and Liv kick off Season 5 with the mega-catastrophe that was a the 3 day long music festival in 1999, known as Woodstock '99. Violen...

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July 18, 2024

50th Episode Spectacular!

It's the 50th Episode Spectacular! In this one, Ian and Liv revisit some of their favorite moments from the past 50 episodes, as well as compete against each other in several different trivia games with content from the podca...

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July 11, 2024

Ep. 49: Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571

In this one, Ian and Liv talk about an airplane that crashed in the Andes Mountains in 1972. The survivors were stranded and presumed dead, and were forced to take drastic measures to remain alive until they were rescued. Als...

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July 3, 2024

Ep. 48: The Hindenburg

Did the windows on zeppelins open or not? In this one, Liv's dad/Ian's Uncle Joe returns for a good ol' fashioned discussion about The Hindenburg disaster. Who would've guessed that the inside of a zeppelin is comparable to a...

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June 21, 2024

AngryFans, Ep. 1: "So Appalled"

Ian and Liv got hate mail for the first time! In this new segment, Ian and Liv will read through negative reviews of Disaster Hour and give their own feedback of the review from an AngryFan. In their first AngryFans …

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June 13, 2024

Ep. 47: Elevator Accidents, Vol. 1

Prepare to be 1 in 27. In this episode, Ian and Liv talk about 8 different elevator accidents from the last 100 years or so. Ian and Liv also had been drinking for hours before the recording of this episode. …

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June 6, 2024

Ep. 46: The Cuyahoga River Fire

Rivers should flow, not ooze. In this one, Ian and Liv are joined once again by Liv's sister/Ian's cousin Alexa once again to talk about the Cuyahoga River Fire, which took place in 1969. Like the name implies, the northeast …

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