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"Epik Fails of History" is a podcast about the most epic fails of... history! Created, hosted, and edited by Erik Slader (author of the "Epic Fails" history book series), co-hosted with fellow podcasters, Chris Carroll, and Justin Ache. (Recommended for ages 13 and up due to some mild language, occasional crude humor, as well as discussions of war, disasters, and historical facts.)
Unknown Host hosts Epik Fails of History, a history show with 60 episodes published.
"Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference." - The Serenity Prayer On this mini-episode, Erik recaps several months of chaos, includ
Erik guests on Ben Thompson's podcast, "Badass of the Week" to talk about Soviet Venera Probes... (Check out Erik's article on the subject here!) Follow / Message Me on Social Media: E-mail: ErikSlader@gmail.com BlueSky
"Honor. That is why a knight does what he does." - Sir Gawain Erik guests on Kory's podcast, "The World Is My Burrito" to talk about A24's "The Green Knight" (2021) and the Medieval Poem that inspired it... Follow / Mess
“Well, when the President does it, that makes it not illegal...” - Richard Nixon In the wake of the 2024 Election, Erik and Justin conclude their attempt to rank the US Presidents! (Part 3: Lyndon B. Johnson to Ronald Re
“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. ” - Theodore Roosevelt In the wake of the 2024 Election, Erik and Justin continue their attempt to rank the US Presidents! (Part 2: Teddy Roosevelt to
“We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.” - George Washington With the upcoming 2024 Election, Erik and Justin attempt
“Fear not death for the hour of your doom is set and none may escape it.” - Old Norse Proverb ("The Hávamál" from the Saga of the Volsung) On this epic crossover, Ben Thompson returns (from the Badass of the Week podcast
Erik Slader returns with a 2024 'State of the Podcast' report - talking about the history and future of the show, a quick rundown of recent podcast projects / guest spots / upcoming events / some behind-the-scenes life u
"Much of the evil in the world is due to the fact that man, in general, is hopelessly unconscious..." - Carl Jung In our epic finale for Season 3's "The Bracket of Fails" (which we first started in 2021... two and a half
"History is a set of lies agreed upon." - Napoleon Bonaparte In the latest mini-episode, Erik Slader goes solo to give his review of Ridley Scott's "NAPOLEON" (2023) - starring: Joaquin Phoenix! How historically accurate
"Ridicule is not a part of the scientific method and the public should not be taught that it is." - J. Allen Hynek Erik Slader goes down the rabbit hole on some topics on the fringe of history: D.B. Cooper - one of the F
This is it, the last elimination round before our final face off in the Bracket of Fails! Vote now below (directly on the Spotify app) for our semifinals... Last Time: Caligula vs Francisco Pizarro This Time: Andrew J
“Machine intelligence is the last invention that humanity will ever need to make...” - Nick Bostrom Episode 33 - Erik Slader and Justin Ache are joined by Leo Allen Jr. from the Voluntary Input Podcast - to talk about th
We're down to "The Final Four" on our Bracket of Fails! Vote now below (directly on Spotify) for our semifinals... Caligula vs Francisco Pizarro Next Time: Andrew Jackson vs Stalin! Follow / Message Me on Social Media: E
“Reality is frequently inaccurate.” ― Douglas Adams For our third anthology episode, we invited podcasters from around the world to share some more Random Tales of Fail... Podcasters / Topics Featured: Elyse from
Episode 31.5 - Erik and Justin are back for a "quick" review of Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" (2023) , starring Cillian Murphy - aka 'Existential Dread: The Movie'! How accurate is it? Did Nolan actually drop a nuke?
Episode 31 - Erik and Justin are back to give their breakdown of Round 2 on the Bracket of Fails - with a little help from AI? The Bracket of Fails - Round 2: Brutus vs Gavrilo Princip Louis XVI vs Caligula Stede Bonne
"A person who never made a mistake, never tried anything." - Albert Einstein Episode 30 - Erik is joined by both his co-hosts - Chris and Justin - recording together *in person* (for the first time since Episode 3), for
Casters of the Lost Pod? With only 69 days until the release of “INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY” (in theaters June 30th, 2023), podcasters from around the globe are on a mission to revisit every movie in the Indy
"Failure is not the opposite of success, it's part of success." - Arianna Huffington Episode 29.5 - In our latest mini-episode, Erik Slader highlights some of the biggest (positive) historically-relevant stories of the p
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