Failure Mode: Disasters & Near-Misseshttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/failure-mode-disasters-near-misses--7337189
Episodes are produced with AI narration and scripting, with human editorial review. A Talking Labs production.]]>enScience© Talking Labshttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d27725e7a92a7290ab64707439e62a7c.jpgFailure Mode: Disasters & Near-Misseshttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/failure-mode-disasters-near-misses--7337189Wed, 16 Sep 2026 22:42:17 +0000Talking LabsTalking Labsfeeds@spreaker.comEngineering disasters and near-misses: what broke, why, and the eleven minutes when it could have gone differently. June Calloway narrates. Weekly. Episodes are produced with AI narration and scripting, with human editorial review. A Talking Labs...
Episodes are produced with AI narration and scripting, with human editorial review. A Talking Labs production.]]>falseef83256a-b0a4-51d4-8a6e-fca16014d208trueepisodicApollo 13's Cold Equationshttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/apollo-13-s-cold-equations--75175253
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This episode was produced with AI narration and scripting, with human editorial review.

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