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"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, including an impromptu cross-country road trip / rescue mission from Green Cove Springs, Florida to San Francisco, California and back - while reflecting on some personal life lessons on overcoming life's obstacles, and staying positive during the tough times. (Edited by Erik Slader) Links: NERDEAGRAM - Episode Zero: A Nerdy Guide to the EnneagramThe Super Switch Club - Season 8: "EARTHBOUND" (SNES,1994)Comic Zombie #49 - The SUPERMAN Movies! (1978-2013)Podcasters Assemble: "BACK TO THE FUTURE" (1985)ERIK SLADER's Author Page (Amazon) - "2299", "Tempus Machina", and the "Epic Fails" History Books Follow / Message Me on Social Media: E-mail: [email protected] BlueSky: @ErikSlader Twitter: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsdotcom Instagram: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsOfHistory ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠All 4 EPIC FAILS books are now available on Amazon!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Outro Music / Segment Jingles by DeftStroke Sound!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is a production of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow us to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts!

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: [email protected] BlueSky: @ErikSlader Twitter: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsdotcom Instagram: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsOfHistory ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠All 4 EPIC FAILS books are now available on Amazon!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Outro Music / Segment Jingles by DeftStroke Sound!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is a production of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow us to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts!

"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 / Message Me on Social Media: E-mail: [email protected] BlueSky: @ErikSlader Twitter: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsdotcom Instagram: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsOfHistory ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠All 4 EPIC FAILS books are now available on Amazon!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Outro Music / Segment Jingles by DeftStroke Sound!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is a production of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow us to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts!

“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 Reagan / 1963-1989) You can help support Erik by buying a copy of his book, ⁠⁠"Epic Fails: Not-So-Great Presidents"⁠⁠ - and check out ⁠⁠the 11-Part Presidential Pros & Cons series on his blog! ⁠⁠ Follow / Message Me on Social Media: E-mail: [email protected] BlueSky: @ErikSlader Twitter: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsdotcom Instagram: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsOfHistory ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠All 4 EPIC FAILS books are now available on Amazon!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Outro Music / Segment Jingles by DeftStroke Sound!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is a production of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow us to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts!

“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 John F. Kennedy / 1901-1963) You can help support Erik by buying a copy of his book, ⁠"Epic Fails: Not-So-Great Presidents"⁠ - and check out ⁠the 11-Part Presidential Pros & Cons series on his blog! ⁠ Follow / Message Me on Social Media: E-mail: [email protected] Twitter: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsdotcom Instagram: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsOfHistory ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠All 4 EPIC FAILS books are now available on Amazon!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Outro Music / Segment Jingles by DeftStroke Sound!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is a production of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow us to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts!

“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 to rank the US Presidents! (Part 1: George Washington to William McKinley / 1789-1901) You can help support Erik by buying a copy of his book, "Epic Fails: Not-So-Great Presidents" - and check out the 11-Part Presidential Pros & Cons series on his blog! Follow / Message Me on Social Media: E-mail: [email protected] Twitter: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsdotcom Instagram: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsOfHistory ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠All 4 EPIC FAILS books are now available on Amazon!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Outro Music / Segment Jingles by DeftStroke Sound!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is a production of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow us to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts!

“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) to talk about all things Vikings - from Ivar the Boneless and Erik Bloodaxe to Saint Olga of Kiev and William the Conqueror! Be sure to check out Ben's book, "Guts and Glory: The Vikings" as well as his "Badass" book series, and the fourth "Epic Fails" book - "The Age of Exploration: Totally Getting Lost" by Erik Slader and Ben Thompson! Click here for Erik's articles on Vikings: 7 of the most insane Viking Sagas Ever and 8 more brutal Viking rulers! And listen to Episode 5: "Epic Fails - The Book Tour" and Episode 11: "Totally Getting Lost - with Ben Thompson (Q and A)! Featured Music / Clips: "Immigrant Song" by Led Zeppelin (1970), "Valhalleluja" by Nanowar of Steel (2018), "Vikings" (2013-2020), Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" Trilogy, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Thor, Avengers: Endgame, etc), "Kill Bill", "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan", and "Game of Thrones"! Follow / Message Me on Social Media: E-mail: [email protected] Twitter: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsdotcom Instagram: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsOfHistory ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠All 4 EPIC FAILS books are now available on Amazon!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Outro Music / Segment Jingles by DeftStroke Sound!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is a production of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow us to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts!

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 updates / new history articles on the blog / upcoming topics, AND his latest book ⁠"Tempus Machina" - a Short Time Travel Story (now on Audible),⁠ as well as a *brief* history of time travel...? Brand New History Articles at EpikFails.com: 10 *Accidental* Inventions and Discoveries⁠ ⁠10 More *Accidental Discoveries and Inventions! 20 of the Worst Aircraft Designs of All Time? Origins of the DIGITAL AGE (Part 1: Mechanical Clocks, Electricity, and Radio) History of the DIGITAL AGE (Part 2: The Transistor, Microchips, and the Dawn of the Internet) Future of the DIGITAL AGE (Part 3: Robotics, Quantum Computing, and the Rise of A.I.) The Soviet VENERA Space Probes (USSR: 1961-1985) The Curse of the Willie Dee (WWII: The Pacific) 8 Mysterious UFO / UAP Encounters from History (218 BCE – 1945) Recent Podcast Guest Spots: The Great Pop Culture Debate: Best James Bond Film Horror Ramblings: Bram Stoker’s Dracula (w/ Erik and Meghan Slader!) The World is My Burrito: Let’s Taco Bout “Kaiju Preservation Society” Super Mega Crash Beyond - Episode 31: Time Travel (w/ Erik Slader) Hyrule Podcasters! (episode coming soon) Next Time: VIKINGS! (w/ Ben Thompson) - listen to the BadassOfTheWeek podcast here! In the meantime, be sure to check out my other podcasts: ⁠Podcasters Assemble! (A Movie Podcast)⁠ ⁠The Super Switch Club: A Nintendo Podcast⁠ ⁠Nerdeagram: An Enneagram Podcast⁠ ⁠2 Young 4 This Trek: A Star Trek Podcast⁠ ⁠Comic Zombie⁠ Follow / Message Me on Social Media: E-mail: [email protected] Twitter: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsdotcom Instagram: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsOfHistory ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠All 4 EPIC FAILS books are now available on Amazon!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Outro Music / Segment Jingles by DeftStroke Sound!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is a production of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow us to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts!

"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 Justin 'debate' over who is the most Epic Fail of History: Spanish Conquistador - Francisco Pizarro vs Joseph Stalin - Soviet Dictator of the USSR! For more, check out Erik's articles here: ⁠Tales From Under the Iron Fist of STALIN PIZARRO: Fall of the Incan Empire Also on this Episode - Epic WINS of History: Women of the Dutch Resistance (WWII) Next Time: VIKINGS! (w/ Ben Thompson) In the meantime, check out our other podcasts: Podcasters Assemble! (A Movie Podcast) The Super Switch Club: A Nintendo Podcast Nerdeagram: An Enneagram Podcast 2 Young 4 This Trek: A Star Trek Podcast Comic Zombie Follow / Message Me on Social Media: E-mail: [email protected] Twitter: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsdotcom Instagram: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsOfHistory ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠All 4 EPIC FAILS books are now available on Amazon!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also support me here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BuyMeACoffee.com/EpikFails!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Outro Music / Segment Jingles by DeftStroke Sound!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is a production of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow us to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts!

"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 was it? What makes a good history movie? Was Napoleon an Epic Fail? Find out now! For more, check out Erik's Napoleon articles here: NAPOLEON - Part One: THE EPIC NAPOLEON - Part Two: THE FAIL NAPOLEON - Part Three: THE END And listen to Meghan and Erik's brand new podcast: Nerdeagram - now on Spotify! Follow / Message Me on Social Media: E-mail: [email protected] Twitter: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsdotcom Instagram: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsOfHistory ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠All 4 EPIC FAILS books are now available on Amazon!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also support me here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BuyMeACoffee.com/EpikFails!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Outro Music / Segment Jingles by DeftStroke Sound!⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is a production of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow us to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts!

"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, a conspiracy theory that turned out to be true (MK-Ultra), and the Roswell Incident of 1947 - a potential government coverup where the official story keeps changing, as well as the recent 2023 Congressional Hearing on UAP! ⁠ Also on this Episode: Epic Wins: Marie Curie Chris's Conspiracy Corner: The CIA's Project "MK-Ultra" Quantum Mechanics, the Double-Slit Experiment, and a potential scientific explanation for psychic phenomenon Check out my original D.B. Cooper article here⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠my latest article on 8 mysterious UFO/UAP sightings throughout history! ⁠ Further Links: The UAP Disclosure Act of 2023 NPR: The 2023 UAP Congressional Hearing "UFO's: Investigating the Unknown" documentary by National Geographic - Disney Plus (2023) "D.B. Cooper - Where Are You?!" - Netflix documentary (2021) Project MK-Ultra files (CIA.gov) Scientific American: "Is Consciousness Part of the Fabric of the Universe?" Recommended Podcasts: Weaponized Need to Know Otherworld It's Probably (not) Aliens! Against All Oddities The NeatCast Random Clips / Music: "The War of the Worlds" - Mercury Theatre Radio Broadcast by Orson Welles (1938), "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951), "The Twilight Zone" (1959), "A Few Good Men" (1992), "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" (1998), "The Big Lebowski" (1998), "The Matrix" (1999), "FRINGE" (2008-2013), "The Men Who Stare at Goats" (2009), "Stranger Things" (2016-?), etc Outro Music / Segment Jingles by DeftStroke Sound!⁠⁠ Follow / Message Me on Social Media: E-mail: [email protected] Twitter: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsdotcom Instagram: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsOfHistory ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠All 4 EPIC FAILS books are now available on Amazon!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also support me here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BuyMeACoffee.com/EpikFails!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is a production of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow us to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts!

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 Jackson vs Stalin! (vote below - note should be fixed now, if not, may have to reload the app, my bad lol) Click here to read my latest article on mysterious UFO/UAP sightings throughout history! Follow / Message Me on Social Media: E-mail: [email protected] Twitter: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsdotcom Instagram: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsOfHistory ⁠⁠⁠⁠All 4 EPIC FAILS books are now available on Amazon!⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also support me here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠BuyMeACoffee.com/EpikFails!⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is a production of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow us to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts!

“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 the history, ethics, potential dangers, and hopes for the future of Artificial Intelligence systems. Will A.I. destroy the world? Find out today! And be sure to check out all the amazing / hilarious "A.I. History Artwork" that our listeners and fellow podcasters sent in! For more on the History of Computers / AI: Origins of the DIGITAL AGE (Part 1: Mechanical Clocks, Electricity, and Radio) History of the DIGITAL AGE (Part 2: The Transistor, Microchips, and the Dawn of the Internet) Future of the DIGITAL AGE (Part 3: Robotics, Quantum Computing, and the Rise of A.I.) Also on this Episode: Epik WINS of History: Alan Turing The Rise and Fall of Google's "Stadia" (2019-2023) Elon Musks's "Star Link" satellite internet Pop-Culture Clips / Music / References: "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968), "Blade Runner" (1982), "WarGames" (1983), "Star Trek: The Next Generation" - S2E9: 'The Measure of a Man' (1989), "Terminator 2: Judgement Day" (1991), "The Matrix" (1999), "Battlestar Galactica" (2004-2009), Disney's "TRON: Legacy" (2010), "Watson and the Jeopardy! Challenge" - IBM Research (2013), "HER" (2013), "West World" (2016 - 2022), "M3GAN" (2022), etc ⁠Outro Music / Segment Jingles by DeftStroke Sound!⁠ Listen to our previous 'Digital Age' episodes: ⁠E15 - "The 20th Anniversary of Y2k",⁠ and ⁠E22 - "A History of Hackers and Digital Heists" ⁠for more! Listen to “Robopocalypse” by Daniel H. Wilson on Audible (click here for a free trial)! ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow / Message Me on Social Media: E-mail: [email protected] Twitter: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsdotcom Instagram: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsOfHistory ⁠⁠⁠All 4 EPIC FAILS books are now available on Amazon!⁠⁠⁠ You can also support me here: ⁠⁠⁠BuyMeACoffee.com/EpikFails!⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is a production of the ⁠⁠⁠We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network⁠⁠⁠ follow us to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts!

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-mail: [email protected] Twitter: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsdotcom Instagram: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsOfHistory ⁠⁠⁠All 4 EPIC FAILS books are now available on Amazon!⁠⁠⁠ You can also support me here: ⁠⁠⁠BuyMeACoffee.com/EpikFails!⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is a production of the ⁠⁠⁠We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network⁠⁠⁠ follow us to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts!

“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 Club - Australian Expedition Shenanigans: the ridiculous rivalry of William Hovell and Hamilton Hume Link Flores from Twitch.TV/LinkIBe - Epic African Slave Escapes: Eliza Harris, Henry 'Box' Brown, and Robert Smalls! Dan Hitch from ⁠The Temporal Trek Podcast⁠ - Parachute Mines (WWII) Ben from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dragoon Effect - The Sullivan Brothers (WWII), the Third Co-Founder of Apple, and the tragic history of The Lobotomy... Erik presents: The Maginot Line (WWII) *and* The War for... Jenkin's Ear?! Also on this Episode: Chris's Conspiracy Corner: The Hollow Earth *and* Flat Earth Theories?! Bracket of Fails - Round 3 Tie-Breaker: Christopher Columbus vs Andrew Jackson! Epik WINS of History: Cathay Williams *and* Madam C.J. Walker (Listen to our other Anthology Episodes: Episode 14 and Episode 18, our Earth Week Special!) If you’d like to submit a segment for an upcoming episode, click here!⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow / Message Me on Social Media: E-mail: [email protected] Twitter: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsdotcom Instagram: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsOfHistory ⁠⁠All 4 EPIC FAILS books are now available on Amazon!⁠⁠ You can also support me here: ⁠⁠BuyMeACoffee.com/EpikFails!⁠⁠ This podcast is a production of the ⁠⁠We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network⁠⁠ follow us to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts!