Liam returns to Big Time Whoopsies to hear Eric tell about the time an auto maker offered a car to whoever won the AL Batting Title and everyone lost their minds. Special thanks to Joe Posnanski and his Baseball 100 project, the primary source

BTW 41: The Millennium Challenge

Dec 13th, 2019 55m 55s

Special guest Katie Wright of the Major Casts Network’s own Bret Easton Hell Yes joins Eric McAdams to hear the first BTW told in many a moon: the story of the most expensive war simulation the United States military ever did. Click here to see

BTW 40: The Many Woodstocks

Aug 24th, 2019 45m 47s

Chris Compendio of AP Marvel returns to Big Time Whoopsies to hear Eric tell the tale of Woodstock. “But Woodstock was a success, wasn’t it?” You ask in a trembling, infantile voice. Well, my dear, stupid child, the first one may have been, but

BTW 39: The Corpses of Everest

Jul 19th, 2019 52m 12s

Anna Mei returns to Big Time Whoopsies to face her fears of dying alone in a blizzard, by hearing about a whole mess of people who died alone in blizzards. Mount Everest has so many corpses to talk about, and Eric only has so much time in the p

BTW 38: Khrushchev Can’t Go to Disneyland

May 15th, 2019 1h 9m

We have a very special episode of Big Time Whoopsies today: a reverse! Ben returns to BTW to tell Eric a story about Nikita Khrushchev’s visit to the United States, and its surprisingly devastating consequences. Here’s a link to the picture Ben

BTW 37: The DC Metro

Apr 4th, 2019 52m 21s

Here’s something you may not know about Eric, Tom, and Liam, the co-founders of the Major Casts Network: they’re all from Washington, DC, and therefore they all have stories of times when the DC Metro didn’t work. Come listen to Eric tell the s

BTW 36: So You Want to be a Roman Emperor

Feb 28th, 2019 49m 31s

Lily returns to learn all about the Year of the Four Emperors, a very important year in Roman history! And it turns out there’s a twist, as Eric tells her more about Roman emperors than she ever bargained for! Content warning: as with most stor

BTW 35: The “Greatest” Art Forger of the 20th Century

Jan 24th, 2019 45m 51s

Andrew returns, this time with his friend Jack! They go with Eric on a trip to WWII-era Holland, where the Dutch government has just found out one of their national treasures was sold to a Nazi by a man named Han van Meegeren. But not all is as

BTW 34: The God Worshippers

Dec 19th, 2018 42m 54s

We continue our journey through 19th century China with a look at the God Worshipping Society, a group of Christians with some wild beliefs who had a way bigger impact on the country than you might expect. Liliane returns to hear Eric tell the

BTW 33: China’s Examination Hell

Dec 1st, 2018 58m 18s

Ah, the joys of test-taking. Who doesn’t like writing an essay under immense pressure? This week on Big Time Whoopsies, Major Casts co-founder Liam Senior joins Eric to discover the highs and the lows of the Chinese civil service exams. Edit: I

BTW 32: The Affair of the Poisons

Oct 26th, 2018 44m 58s

Carson returns to Big Time Whoopsies for a fun-filled episode about how basically the entire nation of France freaked out for several years over the fact that poison exists. An apology: the audio in this episode was super glitchy! I tried to sa

BTW 31: The Wonders of Versailles

Sep 27th, 2018 49m 20s

Hey, wanna hear Tom Loughney get real friggin’ mad? Well, you’re in luck. On this episode of Big Time Whoopsies, host Eric McAdams takes his friend Tom to see the sights and smell the smells of Versailles, the picturesque palace and gardens tha

BTW 30: The Episode About Nukes

Sep 12th, 2018 46m 51s

Hey, so it turns out that while the United States military has a whole bunch of nuclear weapons, it isn’t very good at keeping them safe! Who would have guessed? Well, to get to the heart of this head-scratcher, Eric takes his pal Josh on a rid

BTW 29: The Great French Prison Escape

Aug 15th, 2018 41m 49s

Maggie returns! For her third guest appearance, Eric tells her all about the extremely specific way French people escape from prison. This is a light, breezy episode, absolutely defying the BTW brand. Scandalous, really. Here’s a link to what M

BTW 28: The Nut Rage Incident

Jul 26th, 2018 59m 1s

Two episodes with new guests in a row? It must be either the apocalypse or episode 28 of Big Time Whoopsies! Eric brings his friend Chris Compendio into the fold to tell him all about the Korean Air nut rage incident, a story about a lady getti

BTW 27: The Ol’ False Kubrick

Jul 13th, 2018 1h 12m

Special guests Courtney and Alison of The XX Files join Eric this week for a romp through 1990s London, as he tells them the story of Alan Conway, the man who impersonated Stanley Kubrick. The misadventures involve sexual favors, lounge singers

BTW 26: Y2K

Jun 27th, 2018 1h 3m

Hey, remember how back in 2000 computers rose up against us and caused the end of the world as we know it? No? Huh. This week on Big Time Whoopsies, Eric brings back his gremlin of a sister Lily to talk about Y2K! And this time, she has her fri

BTW 25: Graham Crackers and Corn Flakes

Jun 16th, 2018 51m 53s

Do you know what the biggest health craze in America was back in the middle of the 19th century? Well, Eric does, and he’s here with guests Anna Mei and Lisa to go on a quest to find the most flavorless food imaginable, thanks to men like Sylve

BTW 24: The Valladolid Debate

May 17th, 2018 46m 5s

Look, I’m sorry. Sometimes, instead of talking about some wacky hijinx from history where some person or other did an uh-oh, we have to talk about real systemic horror on Big Time Whoopsies. This week, Eric takes Major Casts co-founder Liam Sen

BTW 23: Forrest Fenn’s Hidden Treasure

May 3rd, 2018 49m 17s

Andrew returns to Big Time Whoopsies for the the third time, and Eric shows him the wacky world of Fenners – people who desperately try to uncover Forrest Fenn’s hidden treasure. Along the way, they discuss Harry Potter, Ready Player One, and $

BTW 22: The Tallest Water Slide in the World

Apr 5th, 2018 42m 36s

Liliane returns to Big Time Whoopsies to learn all about the sinister, menacing, ludicrously dumb world of water slides. Host Eric McAdams takes her on a journey to Kansas City, Kansas, where they encounter a man named Jeff, a very tall water s

BTW 21: Rosamund’s Revenge

Mar 7th, 2018 46m 14s

Carson returns to Big Time Whoopsies, and she came with a task for Eric: the story he told her had to be about murder. So this week for our dose of historical incompetence, we journey to 6th century Europe for a tale of war, revenge, and skulls

BTW Episode 20: The Cadaver Synod

Feb 22nd, 2018 51m 18s

You know how popes are supposed to be all infallible and whatnot? Well, this week on Big Time Whoopsies, Eric poses the bold question: What if they super duper weren’t? Join Eric and fellow Major Casts co-founder Tom Loughney as they take a tri

BTW Episode 19: A Disgraceful Football Team

Feb 7th, 2018 54m 51s

What’s better than this? Guys bein’ dudes. Eric takes fellow dude (and Major Casts co-founder Liam Senior) on a journey through American football–a journey that involves Florida, a dead bird, and the longest losing streak in NFL history. Strap

BTW Episode 18: The War of the Pacific

Jan 25th, 2018 47m 24s

Long time listener/first time caller Ben makes his debut on Big Time Whoopsies! He tries his best to gamely go along for the ride as host Eric McAdams takes him on a whirlwind journey through South America–a journey that sees three nations figh