Relative Disasters Podcast
1) The Roosevelt-Ronden Expedition of 1913-1914 (Episode 146)
In 1913, Teddy Roosevelt and Candido Ronden, national heroes of the United States and Brazil, set out to map a previously-uncartographed river. By the time they saw civilization again, two men were de...Show More
2) Queen Jane, Approximately - The Story of Lady Jane Grey (Episode 145)
The Lady Jane Grey was many things in her short life - a polyglot, a religious scholar, a young woman who approached the world with curiosity. She was also a pawn in the schemes of her much-less-intel...Show More
3) The Mystery of Richard III (Episode 144)
Richard the Third of England has been regarded as a monstrous ruler, a murderer of his nephews, and a raving, hunchbacked lunatic. As with all disasters - especially those of rulers - the truth is far...Show More
4) The Nimiipuu Fighting Retreat of 1877 (Episode 143)
In 1877, a series of cultural misunderstandings and distrust led to a completely avoidable war, the execution of which saw the United States Army consistently out-maneuvered and tactically embarrassed...Show More
5) The Collapse of the Bronze Age (Episode 142)
It was one of the largest collapses of human civilization, arguably bigger and more important to history than the fall of Rome... so why do we know so little about it? Well, it's only recently that th...Show More
6) Ancient Sparta Was A Dumpster Fire (Episode 141)
The mythology of ancient Sparta is that of peerless warriors, un-defeatable soldiers who defended democracy and resisted those who would conquer Greece. The reality is... a lot different. We're going ...Show More
7) The Altamont Free Concert (Relative Disasters Episode 140)
It was intended to be "Woodstock West", a celebration of music in a free concert in California. It was intended to have a fun lineup of some of the biggest rock bands on 1969, headlined by The Rolling...Show More
8) The 1968-1969 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race (Episode 139)
In 1968, a race launched from the British Isles, a race to be the first person to circumnavigate the globe by themself. Nine people entered the race. When it ended, one person had won, seven people ha...Show More
9) The Radium Girls (Episode 138)
In 1914, a scientist made a new kind of paint, a paint that glowed. A company was founded, and they needed girls with small hands to work there, applying that paint to the hands and numbers of watches...Show More
10) The Reign of King John, 1199-1216 (Episode 137)
Auntie Lynn joins us to discuss the disastrous reign of King John - and the numerous sidebars with which we become distracted. This episode is a free-wheeling discussion of John and a lot of random - ...Show More