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Epik Fails of History
A History podcast featuring Erik Slader
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"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 years ago) - Erik and
"History is a set of lies agreed upon." - Napoleon BonaparteIn the latest mini-episode, Erik Slader goes solo to give his review of Ridley Scott's "NAPOLEON" (2023) - starring: Joaquin Phoenix! How historically accurate was it? What makes a go
"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 FBI's greatest mysteries
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 PizarroThis Time: Andrew Jackson vs Stalin! (v
“Machine intelligence is the last invention that humanity will ever need to make...” - Nick BostromEpisode 33 - Erik Slader and Justin Ache are joined by Leo Allen Jr. from the Voluntary Input Podcast - to talk about the history, ethics, poten
We're down to "The Final Four" on our Bracket of Fails! Vote now below (directly on Spotify) for our semifinals... Caligula vs Francisco PizarroNext Time: Andrew Jackson vs Stalin! Follow / Message Me on Social Media:E-mail: ErikSlade
“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 The Super Switch Clu
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? Does Robert Downey Jr. d
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 PrincipLouis XVI vs CaligulaStede Bonnet vs XerxesAlexan
"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 a very special mileston
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 franchise - for the late
"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 past year, and reminisce
"Treat the Earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children." - Crazy Horse, Lakota War Leader Episode 29 - Erik Slader g
"How very little can be done under the spirit of fear." - Florence Nightingale Episode 28 - Something wicked this way comes... Erik and Justin are joined by their wives, Meghan Slader and Meghan Ache (aka "The Meghans"), for this Epik Hallowe
From Erik Slader, the creator of Epik Fails of History, comes a bold new vision of the future, in his latest book: "2299"!“2299” is a sci-fi noir about a detective on the edge of the abyss. While investigating a cold case on Vanaheim – a space
"Nana korobi, ya oki - Fall down seven times, stand up eight." - Japanese proverbEpisode 27 - Erik teams up once again with the legendary Kory Torjussen (The World Is My Burrito) to talk about some Samurai lore! After conquering most of China
“The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing, in so far as it stands ready against the accidental and the unforeseen, and is not apt to fall.” - Marcus AureliusEpisode 26 and 3/4?! - Epik Fails of History is finally back after a long
Episode 26.5 - Erik Slader takes a break from his normally scheduled chaos to do a quick update on the state of the podcast, why it's on (temporary) hiatus, what other projects he's been up to, and what's coming soon - also, a brief history of
Episode 26 - Erik Slader is joined by intrepid author Richard Murff to talk about his latest book, "Pothole of the Gods: On Holy War, Fake News and Other Ill-Advised Ideas" (now available on Amazon)! The two talk about everything from traveling
"Merchant and pirate were for a long period one and the same person. Even today mercantile morality is really nothing but a refinement of piratical morality." - Friedrich Nietzsche Episode 25 - Erik, Chris, and Justin are joined by Zack Derby
“A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself within." - Ariel DurantEpisode 24 - On the latest episode, Erik, Justin, and Chris talk about the history of Rome - from Republic to Empire, the numerous factors
"Who is the most Epic Fail in history? (Besides Hitler)"On this mini-episode, Erik Slader and Justin Ache give a quick rundown of this season's "Bracket of Fails" - where we'll be pitting 32 of history's biggest failures against one another in
"Just because you fail once, doesn't mean you're gonna fail at everything." - Marilyn MonroeEpisode 23 - After a long absence, Erik and Chris kick off Season 3 with Justin Ache (triumphantly returning from Episode 3) *AND* Kory Torjussen (host
KONG-ZILLA-THON!This is it, the battle of the century: It’s King vs God, Zilla vs Kong – as a Fire-Breathing Lizard takes on one Giant Angry Ape – in this no-holds barred clash between the King of the Monsters and the Titan of Skull Island! Wh
"Don't wallow in failure, instead learn from it." - Bill GatesEpisode 22 – in our Season 2 finale, Devin Clark (see Episode 6 – The Great Emu War of 1932) returns to the podcast! Recorded virtually from the midst of the great 2020 lockdown, Er
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