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What A Way To Go
by Clare, Eleanor & Sarah
Every week, your hosts Eleanor, Sarah & Clare take you through 3 stories of the weird ways people have met their maker.Share your suggestions with us on Twitter or Instagram, just search for @whatawaypod - the weirder the better!
Episodes
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Phileas Fogg wasn't real
Oh hi, fancy seeing you here. After a whole 9 months we are back in your ears with a new episode. The 9 months will make sense when you take a listen. As usual we have a range of odd and interesting stories for you - Els' tells us some history about public duals, Sarah shares the extreme dangers…
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Assassinations Aside
It's an episode number with a 0 on the end which can only mean one thing - a celebrity special! And it turns out that when a celeb dies consipracy theories aren't far behind... Clare possibly sets the Crips on her (?!) by covering the murder of Tupac, while Els goes back in time for a little MORE...
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The Goldschläger Years
We're back with a grand total of three stories this week...music to everyone's ears! Sarah explains how a combination of three seemingly random words can be life saving, Clare talks us through the terrifying world of snake churches and Els ruins delicious food for everyone. Sorry. As ever, the...
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Chernobyl Baby
Oh dear, it's happened again. We only have 2 stories for you this week as Daly and Sarah come with the same near miss. But don't worry, we're still as loud and boisterous as always. Els starts us off with a story about about a family on a boat (NOT the Swiss Family Robinson) and the other two…
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Barrister's Lob
Welcome to week 37, where Clare talks us through all the horrifying pursuits us women have put ourselves through in the name of beauty, Els tells us the story of Helen Rudd and Sarah reminds why you can have too much of a good thing (and by good thing, we mean beer). As ever, we end the week with...
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Patriarchy Chicken
A mixed bag of unusual deaths for you this week dudes! Sarah kicks off with the recent spate of mysterious deaths in the Dominican Republic, Clare covers the mad sad world of plane stowaways, and Els gives us all (yellow) fever to lighten the mood. As usual we finish off with our girl crushes and...
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Busman's Holiday
The mighty threesome are reunited and back on their bullshit. Els kicks us off with the story of a mystery man found on a beach with a weird note in his pocket. Sarah talks about the Sentinelese tribe and what is technically a murder (sorry Els) and Daly tells us the story that inspired one of…
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Upside Down Smiley Face Pancake
Sarah fans look away now... It's just Clare and Els this week. Clare kicks us off with a few ironic numbers (sans Alanis Morissette), and Els follows up with why you shouldn't mess with Niagara Falls, or orange peels for that matter. Short but sweet. Contains swearing, women and Love Island chat.
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Meat Done Good
We've got quite the spectrum of stories for you this week...! Clare starts with the effed-up world of climbing Everest, Els tells us what unusual object helped to save Chris McCabe's life, then Sarah closes with the very sad story of Australian teenager Sam Ballard. To lighten it up at the end as...
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Irrational Fear of Woks
The episode titles are just getting weirder and weirder. We promise you it is relevant to the episode! This weeks episode (2 weeks late mind, don't hold it against us) is chock full of mispronunciations and a couple of stories about birds. Sarah starts us off by talking about the world's…
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Too Many Elephants
We're back a day late due to far too much enjoyment of the Easter sunshine. Sorry pals. Els kicks us off with the sad story of the Radium Girls, Sarah tells us the tale of William Kemmler and Clare finishes with the recent incident of an elephant and lion getting their own back on a poacher....
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Ghost Fonz
We turn Dirty Thirty this week with another celebrity special for you! Clare delves into The Day The Music Died, Els is BACK and calling back to our first celebrity special with the sad death of Bruce Lee, then Sarah rounds us off with the details of *that* Brian Harvey story (#E17Forever). As...
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Pencil Emoji
It's been 2 weeks since you last heard from us, so as protocol dictates we are here again. Well we is a relative term, as Els does not feature in this episode. We know, we missed her too. But still, Daly and Sarah are here to talk a load of nonsense for roughly 57 minutes. Sarah shares some more...
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Seymour Johnson
Happy International Women's Day y'all! We're here with the usual tales of the mad, bad and sad ways people have died or nearly died. Plus three excellent Girl Crushes to lighten the mood afterwards. This week Clare kicks us off with the extremely sad story of the Arizona sweat lodge deaths, Els...
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Good Grief
It's week 27 in the What A Way To Go house and the girls are still coming up with weird stories you've (hopefully) never heard of. Sarah kicks us off with another story about bodily fluids, Daly takes us on a window washing horror journey and Els tells us the tale of a man who got inventive with...
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Good Boys Gone Bad
Another episode is calling after a slightly longer than two week break. Sorry guys. Near misses all round this week. Els retells Dave Maher's story of waking from a coma to find his friends grieving for him, Sarah walks us through the story that led Harambe the gorilla to take over the internet…
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New Year, Same Us
Hi gang! We're kicking off 2019 with a massive, depressing bang! Sarah has multiple stories of chimney-related deaths (here's a tip: don't climb into a chimney), Clare recounts the incredible story of Forthman Murff who survived the unsurvivable, and Els covers the tragic death of Joyce Vincent…
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Christmas Special
A Christmas present or a Christmas special? You tell us. We couldn't get our act together enough in the busy weeks before Christmas to record a normal episode so here is our own near miss stories. To be fair, this has been requested so we are giving you a treat. A short and sweet Christmas treat…
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Factually Incorrect
Another Monday sees another week of the What a Way to Go troupe being reliably unreliable with the facts. Clare tells the incredibly sad tale of a stunt gone wrong on Noel Edmunds' Late, Late Breakfast show. Els shares the many attempts to kill Rasputin (technically a murder, but don't tell…
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Funeral Pump
It's all gone a bit 'Carry On What A Way To Go' this week starting with our bluest story yet from Sarah - find out how Félix François Faure met his... uh... sticky end. Clare inadvertently bends our 'no murders' rule but is forgiven with the assassination of Kim Jong-nam. Then Els rounds us off...
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Guess Who's Back?
We're back! We took a bit of a longer hiatus than anticipated but fret not, here we are and we can all enjoy Monday mornings again (maybe). Els goes first this week with a mysterious mystery story (she loves those) about the 'missingist missing person in the World'. Sarah follows with a pretty...
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Turn Me On, Dead Man
It's a season finale celebrity special this week! Clare kicks us off with a MASSIVE DOWNER about Elliott Smith, Els takes us through the excellent Paul McCartney death conspiracy, and Sarah finishes up with the mysterious death of actress Natalie Wood. We are taking a break for a little while…
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The Carousel of Intersectional Feminism
Big 19! This week Sarah talks to us about the weird craze of planking, and the dangers that accompany it. Clare explores the darker side of Disney World (much to Sarah's horror), and Els tells the tale of Steve Fossett's attempt to circumnavigate the world in a hot air balloon. Exhilarating…
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Collateral Damage
Day 1,000 of the UK heatwave and another long episode. Els tells us some stories about SHC (you'll have to listen to the episode to find out what the accronym means). Sarah goes on and on about climate change and the permafrost. And Daly shares the story of the flying Wallendas. Female voices and...
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The Fore
We have a real mix of stories this week with Clare covering Angela Watson's bath-based near miss, Els tells us the fascinating story of the laughing death disease (WARNING: you might not want to listen to that one while you're eating), and Sarah explains how well-meaning health and safety...
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Poison Everywhere
We've only got two stories for you this week as Sarah and Els came with the same story. It was bound to happen at some stage. Sarah tells the story of the mysterious Antartic poisoning and Clare follows in a similar vein, recounting Richard Eschelman's dicey experience with poisonous mushrooms.…
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Magic Isn't Real
This week, when we're not talking about the World Cup, we're telling you stories about catching bullets in your mouth (for fun), the unexplained death of Edgar Allan Poe and the sad story of Gloria Ramirez. We finish the episode (as always) by sharing our Girl Crush of the week - a female that…
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History Mysteries
Are we on drugs this week or is it just the UK heatwave? Who knows! Clare delves into the mysterious death of Zigmund Adamski, Els tells the (non-murder bits of) the story of Mike "the Durable" Malloy, and Sarah covers the tragic death of Jennifer Strange, and how badly radio competitons can go...
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Beard Pocket
Els and Sarah are flying duo this week whilst Clare's been on her holidays. Not to worry though, as they are joined by a REAL LIFE near miss. Exciting stuff. Els recounts the tale of an Austrian Mayor whose beard turned out to be his downfall, and Sarah tells the sad tale of the Bethnal Green…
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What's Your Emergency?
Episode 12 is ready for your earlobes. It's a long one! Sarah starts us off with a freaky story about the Bermuda Triangle. Daly takes us back to our childhood with a story from '999, What's Your Emergency?' (remember that?!) And Els finishes with a story about a mans quest for eternal life…
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Proportions like a T-Rex
Huge bummers all round this week lads, sorry. Els tells us about the sad, untimely deaths of Oscar Wilde's half sisters. Sarah recounts the tale of the first man who was killed by a baseball (thank god for helmets these days) and Clare talks us through the, quite frankly, fascinating story of...
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Celebrity Special
Intential theme week is here! We bring you stories about celebrities who have weirdly met their maker (or almost). Daly starts with the infamously sad tale of Brandon Lee on the deadly set of The Crow. Els tells you all the freaky things that happened during the filming of The Omen. And Sarah...
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President Pac-Man
This week Sarah tells us the story of Zachary Taylor who was President of the United States for just over a year before an untimely and unusual death. Clare covers poor old Franz Reichelt who should've stuck to mannequins, and Els has her debut near miss HOT OFF THE PRESS from 14th May 2018!...
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Evil Otto
Els tells us about why you should always exercise caution when playing arcade games, Sarah talks us through the mystery of all the washed up feet in Canada and Claire asks the question 'How many ways could a cow kill you?'. A warning to squeamish listeners, this episode contains some fairly…
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Nominative Determinism
A new week and a new episode of What A Way To Go. This week we have a story about a carry-on you definitely don't want to see on a plane, the mystery of what happened to Jim Thompson and the heist by cool-as-fuck DB Cooper. We also spend a lot of time talking about starting our own cult. If…
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A Humble Sea... Man
Two of the unusual deaths this week are nautical themed - lifejackets will NOT be provided. Sarah tells us about "the worst shark attack in history" on the USS Indianapolis while Eleanor describes just how badly a celebration at sea went for John Kendrick. Clare takes us back to dry land in…
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Lady(bird) Killers
It's a double near miss this week! Listen to discover what happened (or may have not happened) to a group of Russian hikers, how an innocent fishing trip can quickly turn lethal, and why you should be wary of a seemingly innocuous ladybird.
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Balloonfest '86
Clare, Eleanor and Sarah bring you some weird and unusual stories in episode 4 (it is episode 4 right guys?) A self-proclaimed bummer from Clare talking about the Lake Nyos disaster. Els tells you about Clement, a lawyer who went above and beyond to prove his client's innocence. And Sarah's story...
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Sweet Kiss
It's an unexpected themed week! Join Sarah, Clare and Eleanor for 3 stories of strange and weird ways people have met their maker.
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Boozy Democrats
Join us for this week's offering of strange stories including a venomous snake, poisonous paint and deadly shaving brushes. TW: Depression, Suicide.
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Choreomania
Join us for our first ever episode! We'll be talking about interesting and bizarre stories involving cement mixers, a crazy dance fever and sticky goo. Contains swear words (sorry Mum).
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Every week, your hosts Eleanor, Sarah & Clare take you through 3 stories of the weird ways people have met their maker.Share your suggestions with us on Twitter or Instagram, just search for @whatawaypod - the weirder the better!
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Every week, your hosts Eleanor, Sarah & Clare take you through 3 stories of the weird ways people have met their maker.Share your suggestions with us on Twitter or Instagram, just search for @whatawaypod - the weirder the better!
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