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 hist

Assassinations Aside

Sep 9th, 2019 1h 4m

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

The Goldschläger Years

Aug 26th, 2019 1h 10m

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 ruin

Chernobyl Baby

Aug 12th, 2019 59m 22s

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

Barrister's Lob

Jul 28th, 2019 1h

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 goo

Patriarchy Chicken

Jul 15th, 2019 1h 1m

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 m

Busman's Holiday

Jul 1st, 2019 1h 5m

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

Upside Down Smiley Face Pancake

Jun 16th, 2019 46m 27s

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

Meat Done Good

Jun 3rd, 2019 58m 32s

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

Irrational Fear of Woks

May 20th, 2019 1h 10m

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. Sara

Too Many Elephants

Apr 22nd, 2019 1h 4m

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 elepha

Ghost Fonz

Apr 8th, 2019 52m 19s

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 deta

Pencil Emoji

Mar 25th, 2019 55m 24s

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 n

Seymour Johnson

Mar 11th, 2019 1h 1m

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 extreme

Good Grief

Feb 25th, 2019 57m 40s

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 E

Good Boys Gone Bad

Feb 10th, 2019 58m 16s

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 tha

New Year, Same Us

Jan 21st, 2019 52m 32s

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 unsurvivabl

Christmas Special

Dec 24th, 2018 33m 13s

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 g

Factually Incorrect

Dec 9th, 2018 1h 5m

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

Funeral Pump

Nov 26th, 2018 54m 56s

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 as

Guess Who's Back?

Nov 12th, 2018 1h 10m

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

Turn Me On, Dead Man

Aug 20th, 2018 1h 11m

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 Nata

The Carousel of Intersectional Feminism

Aug 12th, 2018 1h 3m

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 circumnaviga

Collateral Damage

Aug 6th, 2018 1h 12m

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 Fore

Jul 30th, 2018 1h 5m

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 Sara