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The Day's Dumpster Fire

The Day's Dumpster Fire

De : Ed and Kara
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In this podcast, Kara and Ed regale history's greatest mess ups. They do not celebrate humanity's successes but its most fantastic failures! This show is not dedicated to those who have accomplished incredible things, but to those who have accomplished incredible things and how they royally screwed things up in the process.


You might ask why they are doing this podcast: it's because you've botched up the best laid plans and you know what? THAT'S OKAY!


Let this show help you navigate the mishaps that you have come across where there is no clear answer available.


So sit back, relax, and listen about people who messed up way more than what you could of possibly imagine.

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    • The Great Depression Fire Part 2. - Episode 66
      Jan 31 2026

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      In this episode, Kara continues here investigation of the Great Depression. In the Great Depression Part 1, Kara dug into the various factors that caused the Great Depression such as:

      • Over using or extending credit
      • The Dust Bowl of the midwest (check out The Dustbowl Fire - Episode 48 for more.
      • The stock market crashing in 1929
      • And so much more!

      In this episode, a newly elected Herbert Hoover inherits a thriving economy of 1928 and what was looking like four mor years of a thriving nation. However, by the time 1930, everything has imploded and now Hoover has to pull the nation out of this economic and political quagmire. In this episode Kara is going to talk about:

      • Hoover's philosophies on what Americans need to do to fix things
      • What happens when politically things don't go according plan
      • What happens when thousands of WWI vets don't get paid and Hoover uses the military ON those vets
      • How Hoover treated WWI vets and influence on his reelection campaign of 1932
      • Lastly, who takes Hoover's place and why

      Kara is brining her A-game in this episode and there's a lot to it. So sit back and relax and be grateful that you're not Herbert Hoover!

      Be sure to check out thedaysdumpsterfire.com for a massive catalog of history's dumpster fires where we don't celebrate humanity's successes, but its most fantastic failures!

      Hey before you go!

      If have ideas for future episodes that you want Kara and Ed to look into, email them at thedaysdumpsterfire@gmail.com. They would love to hear from you!

      You can also send them a text message by clicking on the link at the top.

      Be sure to head on over to www.thedaysdumpsterfire.com for the ever growing library of historical dumpster fires.

      Check us out on the ol Instagrams!
      https://www.instagram.com/thedaysdumpsterfire/


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      1 h et 25 min
    • The Great Depression Fire Part 1. - Episode 65
      Jan 1 2026

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      In this episode, Kara is taking us way back to her favorite time period... when everything went to crap or in other words the Great Depression. She starts off with one of the most tremendous dumpster fires of the 20th century which was the stock market crash of 1929. While it was not the sole cause of the Great Depression, it was a foreboding sign of the things to come. Afterwards, Kara describes how the American work force went from one of the most prosperous in the world to mass unemployment and despair.

      Side note, while things were bad in America, the rest of the world (especially Europe) was in WAY worse shape all things considered!

      In this episode Kara will explain:

      • The background of the Crash of 29
      • The social implications of hundreds of thousands of Americans losing their homes
      • How the beginnings of the Great Depression affected not only white men, but women and African Americans
      • The life of the "hobo" and the misconceptions about what they were about
      • And even a hint as to what America tried to do to put the dumpster fire out.

      The events that surround the Great Depression stem from the Dust Bowl of the mid-west which you can listen to in Episode 48.

      If you're fascinated with this dumpster fire as well as many more, check out the complete library at www.thedaysdumpsterfire.com

      Lastly, if you're interested in this time period, you will probably find these episodes of The Day's Dumpster Fire interesting:

      Episode 13. The Hindenburg Fire (Not the Blimp, but the Other One)

      Episode 14. The Boston Molasses Flood Fire

      Episodes 23 & 24. I Love the Smell of Lead Fire

      Episodes 59-62. Prohibition Fire

      Hey before you go!

      If have ideas for future episodes that you want Kara and Ed to look into, email them at thedaysdumpsterfire@gmail.com. They would love to hear from you!

      You can also send them a text message by clicking on the link at the top.

      Be sure to head on over to www.thedaysdumpsterfire.com for the ever growing library of historical dumpster fires.

      Check us out on the ol Instagrams!
      https://www.instagram.com/thedaysdumpsterfire/


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      1 h et 58 min
    • Deepwater Horizon Fire Part 2. - Episode 64
      Dec 5 2025

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      It might be a few days late, but not more than $70 billion short.

      In part two of the Deepwater Horizon dumpster fire, Ed describes the ecological, economical, and legal fallout from the Deepwater Horizon explosion back on April 20, 2010. The explosion itself cost the lives of 11 me, which unto itself an unmitigated tragedy that will affect generations to come.

      However, when the drill rig buckled and sank two days later, an underwater oil geyser developed that spewed up to 210,000 gallons of crude oil per day into the Gulf of Mexico.

      This resulted in the largest ecological disaster in American history, and the results of this disaster are still around today.

      Ed will break down what happened shortly after the explosion, how the massive oil leak was eventually contained, the impact the oil spill had on the ecology and economy of the coast lines of the Gulf of Mexico, the ramifications that followed suit against the companies involved, and perhaps what just caused the problem to begin with.

      For more details, head on over to the the Daysdumpsterfire.com!

      If you find this episode interesting, check out the below suggestions for your watery dumpster fire itch:

      Episode 27. First Oil Spill Disaster (the Torrey Canyon Incident)

      Episode 37. The Transatlantic Telegraph

      Episode 46. Byford Dolphin Incident

      Hey before you go!

      If have ideas for future episodes that you want Kara and Ed to look into, email them at thedaysdumpsterfire@gmail.com. They would love to hear from you!

      You can also send them a text message by clicking on the link at the top.

      Be sure to head on over to www.thedaysdumpsterfire.com for the ever growing library of historical dumpster fires.

      Check us out on the ol Instagrams!
      https://www.instagram.com/thedaysdumpsterfire/


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      2 h et 3 min
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