Doomed to Fail

Doomed to Fail

Taylor Pineiro, Farz Sokhansanj

Episodes 343
Avg. Duration 42m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.4 (41)
Since Jan 2023
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
59%
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feeds.simplecast.com

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About This Podcast

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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Recent Episodes

Ep 249: An Almost Disaster - The Citigroup Center

Jun 09, 2026 35m

Let's talk about the almost-disaster of The Citigroup Center - 601 Lexington Ave in NYC. This building was built on a lot that wasn't empty when they got there, and they made an objectively weird…

Ep 248: MOVE - The Bombing of Philadelphia

Jun 01, 2026 31m

So! It's 1985, and we're in Philadelphia, PA. A group called MOVE has moved into the neighborhood - and they are a little annoying. They have a bullhorn where they talk about human rights very…

Ep 247: Contaminated - The Goiânia Accident

May 18, 2026 31m

Let's talk about a real accidental nuclear accident - it's economic collapse, tied to poor security, that leads to deaths. In Brazil, while the economy collapsed in the 1980s, people tended to find…

Ep 246: Wings of Doom! - The Mothman & The Silver Bridge

May 12, 2026 42m

Buckle up for an engineering disaster! In 1967, the Silver Bridge collapsed, killing 46 people in the freezing Ohio River. Were there warning signs? The bridge itself passed inspections, but it was a…

Ep 245: The Texas Killing Fields - Part 2

May 04, 2026 30m

Join us for part 2 of the Texas Killing Fields! Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get ad-free episodes for life!  patreon.com/DoomedtoFailPod We would love to hear from you! Please follow…

Ep 244: Arsenic Obsession - The Valentine Meat-Juice Incident

Apr 27, 2026 44m

Today let's talk about the 'murder' of James Maybrick - a businessman in Liverpool in the 1880s who loved to medicate with poisions. A good, what-doesn't-kill-me-makes-me-stronger kind of…

Ep 243: The Stars at Night are Big and Bright - The Texas Killing Fields

Apr 20, 2026 32m

True Crime Tuesday (it's Monday) - let's explore the Texas Killing Fields - an expanse of land near Galveston (which is near the ocean) that has been used for decades to drop bodies. Mostly young…

Ep 242: Don't Stop Believin' - glee

Apr 13, 2026 44m

I feel like glee is one of the most 'you had to be there' shows on TV? It's FULL of 2010s pop songs, remixes, and awkwardly improbable teenager shenanigans. Today we'll talk about the premise of the…

Ep 241: A Ship of Dreams (and Gold) - The SS Central America

Apr 06, 2026 27m

Picture it - it's 1857, and you are on a ship filled with gold from San Francisco to the East Coast of the USA! There are so many things that could go wrong crossing Panama, heading up the Caribbean,…

Ep 240: Fighting for Education for all - Malala Yousafzai

Mar 31, 2026 32m

Today we have the not-doomed story of Malala Yousafzai - who campaigned for girls to go to school in Pakistan when the Taliban was invading her area and demanding that women and girls stay inside and…

Ep 239: Parasocial murder - Grant Amato

Mar 16, 2026 35m

Today, we learn about Grant Amato - a former nurse (dishonorably discharged) and dude in love with a 'cam girl' - so in love that he stole a TON of money from his family and also murdered them.   I…

Ep 238: Olympic retro - Tonya Harding & Nancy Kerrigan

Mar 09, 2026 46m

We're back! Happy Women's History Month! We think this counts - well, specifically, Taylor thinks this counts. The main characters are women, and the men in this story are SUCH IDIOTS that it's a +…

Women's History Month! Yay! (Sad noisemaker sound followed by popping balloons and probably some crying)

Mar 07, 2026 22m Bonus

Join me as I ramble through our Women's History episodes! Find them anywhere you listen to podcasts! Learn some stuff! Cry with me!   Ep 1 - Part 1: Catherine the Great & Peter III Ep 4 - Part 2:…

Re-Release: The Atlanta Olypmic Bombing

Feb 23, 2026 51m Bonus

We're travelling this week so one more Olympics Episode for you! This one is wild - it's 1996, and the Atlanta Olympic Centennial Park is open late. Security guard Richard Jewel is on the lookout for…

Re-Release: Terror in Munich - Olympics 1972

Feb 18, 2026 52m Bonus

Part 3 of our Olympics Episodes is here for re-release! We're back in Germany (well, West Germany now) for the 1972 Summer Olympics. A team from Israel is held hostage by the Palestinian group "Black…

Ep 237: Real Life Super-Villain? - Carlos the Jackal

Feb 16, 2026 51m

When does someone turn into a super villain? Let's talk about Carlos the Jackal - part serial killer, part terrorist, full guy who just wants to make a mess. We'll walk through his childhood in South…

Re-Release: Lucy Letby - Who would harm a baby?

Feb 15, 2026 43m Bonus

Netflix just released 'The Investigation of Lucy Letby' so let's re-relase our episode on this horrible story!  Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get ad-free episodes for…

Re-Release: Berlin 1936 - The Olympics under the Third Reich

Feb 13, 2026 58m Bonus

In 1936, the Olympics were hosted in Berlin, Germany. You guessed it - things were not great. We'll talk about the wonderfully talented American Jesse Owens, the invention of Basketball, and the…

Ep 236: A Stolen Ship to Freedom - Robert Smalls

Feb 09, 2026 38m

It's Black History Month! Today, we're talking about Robert Smalls. Smalls was born enslaved, worked on ships for the confederacy whilst enslaved, and then took it upon himself to steal a steam ship,…

Re-Release: The Ancient History of the Modern Olympics

Feb 06, 2026 43m Bonus

Here we go! Happy Olympics 2026! Let's re-visit our episode where we went over how it started in Ancient Greece, & how it got to be a modern event! Greece still gets special bonus treatment in…

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