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Season 4

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 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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May 23, 2024

Ep. 45: Heaven's Gate, Part 2

Human leadership has been compromised. In this one, Ian and Liv reach the conclusion of their two-part series on Heaven's Gate, a religious cult which ended tragically in mass suicide in 1997. This one has it all: full page n...

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May 16, 2024

Ep. 44: Heaven's Gate, Part 1

Friends don't let friends join cults. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about a religious cult that began in the 1970s, "The Class," which barely survived for 20 years until the remaining 39 cult members, along with their leader,...

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May 9, 2024

Ep. 43: The Aberfan Disaster

Just the tip. In this one, Liv and Ian talk about a mudslide/landslide/avalanche that struck the town of Aberfan, Wales, in 1966. Among the victims were children in a school that was in the center of the mudslide's path. Also...

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May 2, 2024

Ep. 42: Ocean Ranger

Y'all know the ocean is cold, right? In this one, Ian and Liv talk about an oil rig that sank in the middle of the night during an intense storm. Rogue waves were involved. Did you know they're a real …

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April 25, 2024

Ep. 41: The Radium Girls, Part 2

Part 2? It's time TWO sit down and listen. In this one, Ian and Liv conclude their story on the Radium Girls in the second part of their first ever Two-Parter. What becomes of the Radium Girls? Does USRC get …

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April 18, 2024

Ep. 40: The Radium Girls

If it glows, it's probably dangerous. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about the Radium Girls, five young women who filed a lawsuit against their employer for knowingly exposing them to a deadly radioactive chemical: Radium. And...

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