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A podcast about disasters and the music they make us listen to.
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Sep 24, 2019
Sep 24, 2019
23 min
The Oxford Comma: either you love it, or you're wrong. In this week's mini episode, Peter tells the story of the comma's colorful legal history. Don't worry... if you're just here for the disasters, there's at least one death.
Peter's song pick:: Don't Stop Me Now by Queen
https://open.spotify.com/track/7hQJA50XrCWABAu5v6QZ4i?si=gN8iVgJMSxiPfAqzKvwC9Q
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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
Sep 18, 2019
Sep 18, 2019
1 hr 16 min
We bring in a very special guest to tell us about all the ways the universe is predicted to end. The Big Crunch, The Big Freeze, The Big Rip... all of them sound like tasty deserts, but the only thing they'll serve up is a spoonfull of existential dread. Settle in, hug a loved one, and prepare to learn how everything you've ever known and loved will come to an end.
Mercury's Orbit:
http://hosting.astro.cornell.edu/academics/courses/astro201/merc_adv.htm
Hubble Deep Field:
https://hubblesite.org/contents/articles/hubble-deep-fields
Journey to the End of Time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD4izuDMUQA&feature=youtu.be
Norm's song pick:: Redshift by Enter Shikari
https://open.spotify.com/track/73jA0864oMB3Ca1Jr5mfIshttps://chromemusic.bandcamp.com/track/blood-on-the-moon
Leigh's song pick:: Download by Skinny Puppy
https://open.spotify.com/track/1mIWvXO7UfIpdLJm4PSapChttps://chromemusic.bandcamp.com/track/blood-on-the-moon
Peter's song pick:: The Heavens by Juno Reactor
https://open.spotify.com/track/3nS36aPgcI7T4s4bg5yH2uhttps://auroraborealisrecordings.bandcamp.com/track/disorder
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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
Sep 10, 2019
Sep 10, 2019
28 min
In this mini-episode, recorded live at the Ottawa Podcast Festival, Leigh tells the story of a tragic reunion between Syd Barrett and his former Pink Floyd bandmates. Shine on you crazy diamond... wish you weren't here.
Leigh's song pick:: Opel by Syd Barrett
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch3BfpZp8PI
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Sep 4, 2019
Sep 4, 2019
54 min
In part two of Donald Crowhurst's story, he sets sail aboard the Teignmouth Electron to claim the Golden Globe prize for the first man to successfully sail around the world single-handed without stopping. An ill-equipped, half-finished boat captained by a hobbyist might not instil an abundance of confidence... nor should it...
Leigh's song pick:: Blood On The Moon by Chrome
https://chromemusic.bandcamp.com/track/blood-on-the-moon
Peter's song pick:: Disorder by The Haxan Cloak
https://auroraborealisrecordings.bandcamp.com/track/disorder
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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
Aug 27, 2019
Aug 27, 2019
25 min
How was this not our first episode? Because we buck the trend, that's why! In an episode full of surprising numbers, we talk about the fateful final voyage of the Hindenburg Zeppelin. A flight from Frankfurt to New Jersey was never so classy... or long... or topped off with a massive fire.
Peter's song pick:: Burn Well by WAKE
https://wakegrind.bandcamp.com/track/burn-well
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Aug 21, 2019
Aug 21, 2019
1 hr 39 sec
Following Sir Francis Chichester's triumphant circumnavigation by sea in 1967, the Sunday Times wanted to cash in on circumnavigation fever! One wide-eyed and manic contestant dove into the Golden Globe competition, and immediately got in over his head. Hear part one of the story of Donald Crowhurst's bid to be the fastest man to sail around the world in 1968.
Leigh's song pick:: Antitoxidote by Melvins
https://open.spotify.com/track/6ZMz3zY8hu2QQdGOn4dPFH
Peter's song pick:: Bruce Lee by Indian Handcrafts
https://indianhandcrafts.bandcamp.com/track/bruce-lee
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Aug 13, 2019
Aug 13, 2019
39 min
Your record label releases seminal albums by Joy Division and New Order, and is instrumental in the founding of a musical movement... how could you possibly screw that up? Leigh tells us exactly how Factory Records did it...
Leigh's song pick:: Age Of Consent by New Order
https://open.spotify.com/track/2EEinN4Zk8MUv4OQuLsTBj?si=J-EDSMtrReSn_BHEndrvCg
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Aug 7, 2019
Aug 7, 2019
52 min
Beneath beautiful, serene, idyllic Mount St Helens lay the molten rock that would forever change the face of the mountain and Washington state. A dormant volcano is dormant... until it isn't.
Leigh's happy song pick:: Blue Calx by Aphex Twin
https://aphextwin.warp.net/release/68148-aphex-twin-selected-ambient-works-volume-ii
Leigh's terror song pick:: Love As Arson by Converge
https://convergecult.bandcamp.com/track/love-as-arson
Peter's happy song pick:: Blackout City by Anamanaguchi
https://anamanaguchi.bandcamp.com/track/blackout-city
Peter' terror song pick:: Spearheaderon by Altarage
https://altarage.bandcamp.com/track/spearheaderon
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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
Jul 30, 2019
Jul 30, 2019
26 min
What's the laziest you've ever felt? Peter tells the story of a particularly disastrous two days on the tallest mountain on earth. If you've ever had trouble getting up off a couch, this story will amplify your lazy-guilt by a million.
Peter's song pick:: Swan Dive by Heave
https://heave.bandcamp.com/track/swan-dive
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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
Jul 24, 2019
Jul 24, 2019
1 hr 29 min
Peace, love, and a 12-foot-tall fence. When the organizers describe their venue as "defensible", maybe think twice about buying a ticket. Fyre doesn't hold a candle to the original disastrous festival, Woodstock '99.
Leigh's song pick:: ACD (Abcessive Compulsive Disorder) by Nothing
https://nothing.bandcamp.com/track/acd-abcessive-compulsive-disorder-3
Peter's song pick:: No; I'm In Control by KEN mode
https://kenmode.bandcamp.com/track/no-im-in-control
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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com