"Epik Fails of History" is a podcast that delves into the most epic fails of... history! Subscribe today on Anchor, i-Tunes / Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Podbean, You Tube, or wherever you get your favorite podcasts! Created and edited by Erik Slader (author of the "Epic Fails" history book series), Read More

A quick podcast update from Erik Slader! Event Debriefs: “Spaced Out” Comic Con at MOSH / Amelia Island’s Book Fest Updates / Edits to the podcast and blog (in progress) RIP Katherine Johnson (1918-2020) Upcoming Events: Saturday, February 29th: Jax Book Fest (Jacksonville, FL) March 5th – 8th: PODFEST 2020 Read More

“Where were you when Y2k *didn’t* happen?” December 31st, 1999 – In this (super late) New Year’s Eve 2020 Special – Erik Slader and Chris Carroll are joined by their good friend Jimmy Lester. Before ringing in the new year, we decided to take a look back at one of Read More

In this mini-episode: updates on the podcast, book signing announcements, and a mini-review of the movie “Harriet”! Upcoming Events: Saturday, January 4th, 2020 - Hall of Heroes “Spaced Out” Mini-Con at MOSH! Thursday – Saturday, February 13th – 15th : Amelia Island Book Festival Saturday, February 29th – Jax Book Read More

In this all-new anthology episode, we have 4 bizarre tales of fails brought to you by 4 very special guests! Meghan Kaminski tells us about 'Medieval cats and the Black Plague', Jim Wood talks about the Titanic and 'Engineering for Failure', Dave Austin explains the 'Year of the Three Popes', Read More

Episode 13: Friday the 13th of September, 2019 Lieutenant Commander Bill Goss - former US Navy pilot and the author of "The Luckiest Unlucky Man Alive" joins the show! Music clip: "Highway to the Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins (from "Top Gun", 1986) In memory of Jean-Paul Fouchey, help support Read More

In honor of the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11's historic mission to the moon, Erik and Chris kick off Season 2 with a galactic-sized space-themed episode! Skylab, Voskhod 2, failed probes, Elon Musk, super stubborn Soviet scientists, and a special guest interview with Space GAAM's Ryan Paul Thompson on some Read More

*Bonus Episode* - A special sneak peek at the fourth and final(?) book in the EPIC FAILS series - "The Age of Exploration: Totally Getting Lost"!  Follow / Message Us on Social Media: E-mail: [email protected] Twitter: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsdotcom Instagram: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsofHistory All 4 EPIC FAILS books are now available on Read More

Ben Thompson returns! In this Season Finale Q and A, "Epic Fails" co-authors Erik Slader and Ben Thompson reunite to tackle the key issues, like who would win in a fist fight - Teddy Roosevelt or Benedict Arnold?, Carthaginian war elephants - pros vs cons?, and most importantly, whether or Read More

*Censored version* Warning: the following Blooper Reel contains slightly more profanity than usual... In our tenth episode, we decided to take a look back at some of the behind the scenes mishaps that happened along the way to make this show possible. Happy April Fool's! (Uncut version coming soon to Read More

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius A War Between Brothers (Part Two) The sibling rivalry continues - Chris and Brad once again steal the show as they discuss the Civil War! (Not to be confused with the Marvel comics Read More

"A War Between Brothers" (Part One) In the latest episode, its brother versus brother as Chris and Brad Carroll go head to head in an intense game of "drunk trivia" over their knowledge of the American Civil War! General Lee vs Grant, Albert Sidney Johnston, Pickett's Charge, Rutherford B. Hayes, Read More

ANNOUNCEMENTS: As a follow-up to the last episode, Erik Slader and Ben Thompson are officially rescheduled with the Smithsonian! (Saturday, May 4th - at the Air and Space Museum and the American History Museum) "EPIC FAILS: Not-So-Great Presidents" by Erik Slader and Ben Thompson - available wherever books are sold! Read More

“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” - Paulo Coelho *It's our (belated) "On Brand" President's Day special!* Erik Slader and Ben Thompson are invited out to do a book signing at the Smithsonian museums in Washington DC! - before being Read More

Devin Clark (host of the 'Pretend Radio' podcast and bassist for the punk band, 'The Wastedist') joins the show to discuss a random assortment of historical fails: The Curse of the 'Willy Dee' (the USS William D. Porter), the Corned-Beef Sandwich Incident, a Ramen Noodle Heist, and... the Great Emu Read More

History authors unite! Erik Slader and Ben Thompson (Badass, Guts and Glory) join forces in this epic cross-over! Ben and Erik talk about the fails that happened along the way to co-writing their (somewhat acclaimed?) "EPIC FAILS" book series - as they recount their first book tour together, from Florida Read More

In this (insanely overdue) episode, Erik and Chris talk to local historian, and fellow Floridian, Jasmine Turner - about some of the crazier stories from their state's history! Everything from Ponce de Leon and "the Fountain of Youth" to 'the original Florida man', Mayor William Cottrell. Also on this episode: Read More

In this episode, Erik and Chris are joined by graphic designer extraordinaire, Justin Ache, as they discuss the insane, comically ridiculous and convoluted events (and propaganda) surrounding World War One... and how "The War to End All Wars" actually caused every other war since! LINKS AND REFERENCES: www.JustinAche.com Music clip: Read More

“An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it.” - Orlando Aloysius Battista Erik and Chris try and figure out why the Titanic sank, how the Hindenburg blew up, and what the hell happened at Chernobyl... LINKS AND REFERENCES: Music clips: "Godzilla" theme (1954), "The People's Court" Read More

In the first (official) episode of "Epik Fails of History", Erik Slader and Chris Carroll dive into the Great London Beer Flood of 1814, wade through the Late Victorian Manure Crisis, and get lost trying to find Australia with Abel Tasman... (Check out EpikFails.com for more!) Follow / Message Us Read More