The Podcast of Doom Podcast
1) Episode 51 - A Podcast Announcement
A not so brief announcement about future podcast episodes.
2) Episode 50 - The Boxing Day Tsunami
On December 26, 2004, an earthquake measuring approximately 9.1 on the seismic scale struck just off the west coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. It was the third largest earthquake ever recorded. The shak...Show More
3) Episode 49 - The Challenger and Columbia Space Shuttle Disasters
On January 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger blew up 73 seconds into its flight during liftoff, killing all seven members of the crew. The entire sequence of events was carried live on television as ...Show More
4) Episode 48 - The Killing Fields of Cambodia
In 1975, the Communist Party Khmer Rouge came to power in Cambodia, and began a series of measures to eliminate their perceived internal opponents and to transform their country into an agrarian-based...Show More
5) Episode 47 - The Armenian Genocide
As the Ottoman Empire went into decline in the early 20th century relations between Muslim Turks and Christian Armenians deteriorated. Demands for reform were met with violence. After the Ottomans ent...Show More
6) Episode 46 - The Donner Party Tragedy
In 1846, a wagon train of emmigrants left Springfield, Illinois for the sunnier climes of California. Leaving at the ideal time for a cross-country trip by covered wagon, they knew they would need to ...Show More
7) Episode 45A - Charmed Times
An announcement of the next five episode topics and an analysis of the current state of the world.
8) Episode 45 - Hurricane Katrina
On August 29, 2005, Louisiana and Mississippi were hit by the full force of Hurricane Katrina, a Category 3 storm that had been a Category 5. Lashing New Orleans with wind and rain, the storm surge ca...Show More
9) Episode 44 - Napoleon's Invasion of Russia Part II
In control of Russia's ancient capital of Moscow, Napoleon and the Grand Armee found they were in control of little else. With winter closing in, food supplies running low, morale disintegrating and h...Show More
10) Episode 44 - Napoleon's Invasion of Russia Part I
In the wake of the violent tumult of the French Revolution and subsequent purges and executions, Napoleon Bonaparte worked his way up from artillery commander in the French Army to unchallenged empero...Show More