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This gripping story of courage and achievement is the account of Robert Falcon Scott's last fateful expedition to the Antarctic, as told by surviving expedition member Apsley Cherry-Garrard. Cherry-Garrard, whom Scott lauded as a tough, efficient member of the team, tells of the journey from England to South Africa and southward to the ice floes. From there began the unforgettable polar journey across a forbidding and inhospitable region.

There is little more terrifying than those who hunt, stalk, and snatch their prey under the cloak of darkness. These hunters search not for animals, but for the touch, taste, and empowerment of human flesh. They are cannibals, vampires, and monsters, and they walk among us. These serial killers are not mythical beasts with horns and shaggy hair. They are people living among society, going about their day-to-day activities until nightfall. They are the Dennis Rader's, the fathers, husbands, church-going members of the community.

The Worst Is Yet To Come is a captivating podcast that delves deep into the realms of History, Politics, Philosophy, Christianity, and an array of other intriguing topics. Join us on a thought-provoking journey as we explore the stories, ideas, and lessons that have shaped human civilization and continue to influence our world today.

The SS Portland was a solid and luxurious ship, and its loss in 1898 in a violent storm with some 200 people aboard was later remembered as “New England’s Titanic.” The Portland was one of New England's largest and most luxurious paddle steamers, and after nine years' solid performance, she had earned a reputation as a safe and dependable vessel. In November 1898, a perfect storm formed off the New England coast. Conditions would produce a blizzard with 100 miles per hour winds and 60-foot waves that pummeled the coast.

Although Axelrod investigates some dumb decisions by stupid people and some evil decisions by evil people, the overwhelming majority of these decisions were made by good, smart people whose poor judgment produced disastrous, often irreversible results. The 35 compelling and often poignant stories range from ancient times to today.

A mixture of true crime, random useless facts, some comedy and gotta throw in some good old happy endings…that doesnt sound right, but, you know what I mean. 

This riveting audiobook takes the listener around the globe and through the centuries to discover how different cultures have sought to combat and treat physical pain. With colorful stories and sometimes frightening anecdotes, Dr. Thomas Dormandy describes a checkered progression of breakthroughs, haphazard experiments, ignorant attitudes, and surprising developments in human efforts to control pain.

An encyclopaedia of heroic failure Join Ben Van der Velde, Barry McStay and their guests as they brandish their wooden spoons of destiny and celebrate the losers, heroic failures and spectacular mis-steps that pockmark human endeavour. If you ever want to feel better about your progress in life, take a listen and enjoy a lovely schadenfreude bubble bath. Music by Max Perryment (www.maxperryment.co.uk) Donate to us via Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward

Are you curiuos about history? Do you like to ponder on the greatest achievements of mankind or the darkest evils of our past? Are you tired of waiting for Dan Carlin to come out with another episode?If so, then this may be your podcast. Join me, Ryan Golding, as I ramble about history for a while and sometimes come up with something profound. Whether I'm talking about Shakespeare, Alexander the Great, or Plato I've got something stupid to say. So sit back, and let a fairly smart person say something dumb at ya.

History’s Worst Paychecks – The jobs were awful, the pay was worse, and somehow, people still did them. From plague doctors and gong farmers to human alarm clocks, we uncover the most disgusting, dangerous, and bizarre jobs in history. How much did they make? What were the risks? And would you survive doing it? Subscribe now for a mix of history, humor, and jaw-dropping facts—because no matter how bad your job is, it could always be worse.

From real-life mysteries and bizarre history, to paranormal encounters and ghastly horrors, Best Worst-Case Scenario podcast will take you somewhere unexpected. For lovers of dramatized storytelling, of dark humor and mystery—you are cordially invited to join us on our quest to explore the past, the unknown, and everything in between.

Bloomsbury presents Final Voyage by Jonathan Eyers, read by Daniel Rebbeck Everyone knows the story of the Titanic, but in terms of loss of life that catastrophe doesn't even figure as one of the 50 worst maritime disasters of the last three hundred years. The twentieth century was the age of...

Nasty, brutish, and short. This is the way English philosopher Thomas Hobbes described the living conditions into which humans inevitably fall without a strong, central authority. However, Hobbes would agree that living under a brutal dictator could lead to the same conditions. This exciting new book from historian Michael Rank looks at the lives and times of the worst dictators in history.

Humanity's Thundering Brainstorms Turned Blundering Brain Farts They are priceless, multifaceted jewels of misjudgment. Masterworks of the moronic. Steroid-juiced stupidity wearing a size 9XX dunce cap embroidered with one simple word: "Duh." They are the colossally, cringingly, often laughably bad notions that have leapt from the short-circuiting synapses of some of the world's brightest (and dimmest) brains, now faithfully retold here as "100 of the Worst Ideas in History, The Podcast." Based on the hot-selling book of the same name -- with stories hailing from the worlds of politics, ...

The story of the 96 lives lost to Australia’s worst mining disaster.Inspired by the words of those who were there.Act 1, opens on the morning of the 31st July 1902, as the tiny South Coast town of Mt Kembla awakens unaware their lives are about to change for ever. A Podcast Play by Karen Cobban. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

They are priceless, multifaceted jewels of misjudgment. Masterworks of the moronic. Steroid-juiced stupidity wearing a size 9XX dunce cap embroidered with one simple word: “Duh”. They are the colossally, often laughably bad notions that have leapt from the short-circuiting synapses of some of the world’s brightest (and dimmest) brains, then faithfully chronicled here in 100 of the Worst Ideas in History.

In 536 AD, the sun dimmed, the sky turned a ghostly gray, and global temperatures plummeted. Crops withered, famine spread like wildfire, and entire civilizations were thrown into chaos. Historians and scientists now recognize this year as one of the most catastrophic climate events in human history—a volcanic winter that reshaped the world.

We're drawn to villains in a way we'll never quite be drawn to heroes. Behind the Bastards: The Worst Leaders in Historygoes beyond the familiar horror show and gets weird — because the truth about history's worst people is always stranger than you'd expect. These are the stories nobody put in the textbook.

In December 1987, Ronald Gene Simmons murdered 16 people – including his entire family – and wounded four more in Russellville, Ark. In this six-part series that includes interviews with those who survived the violent rampage, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reporter Tony Holt looks back on Arkansas' largest mass murder and its aftermath.

Every nation has one, but the vast majority of national anthems wouldn't meet the kind of basic criteria we'd apply to a song for inclusion in a school concert. Almost every anthem is sexist, sectarian or violent. Or all of the above. This series looks at the bad, the worse and the ugly of anthems - from the movie theme song that is now the national anthem of one of the world's most powerful nations to the celebration of death, violence and blood-letting that dominates so many national songs. Using music from around the world, we'll look at how anthems came to be and why it's so hard to make ...