Everything's a Spring

Everything's a Spring

A mechanical engineer tries to explain engineering to a biologist.

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November 19, 2025 2 mins

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https://everythingsaspring.com/democracy

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October 8, 2025 81 mins

fuck it, democracy's a spring now.

so nice we released it twice. and it aged... uh great?


recorded June 2024

(keep it a buck with you; ive been trying so hard to release a engineering episode, but this is all i can think about; see you again when it feels sane)

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January 14, 2025 63 mins

Rigid. Airships. Story Source: ⁠Wikipedia Art: U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Graphical Sources: @HotshotTek @ZacBuilds @Austin_Statesman @PracticalEngineeringChannel MichelinGlobal scrippsnews @airboyd Google @Science Channel @Criticalpast @FascinatingHorror @defensehere_en @EdisonMotors


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December 26, 2024 79 mins

Jim and Derek revisit the story that started the show, OceanGate's Titan Submersible Disaster. Source: US Coast Guard Art: OceanGate (hint: Video version available on our YouTube channel)


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July 11, 2024 76 mins

Jim and Derek talk about the crash of the USS Shenandoah. America's first naval airship.


Source for this episode: Wikipedia

Episode Art: Fred Wallace Special Collection

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In this episode, two nerds get on a tangent about flight.


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Source for this episode: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Various

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April 3, 2024 62 mins

Jim and Derek catch a ride on United Airlines Trip 23. This episode features an extended Preload and special segment since we've been gone for a while.


Start of the Aircraft Disaster miniseries.


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Source for this episode: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FBI Vault

Cover Art: ⁠Brian Walker


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February 13, 2024 72 mins

Basically in this episode, Jim and Derek attempt to flee the St. Francis Dam Disaster of 1928.


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Source for this episode: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wikipedia

Cover Art: Stearns, H.T. USGS


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February 5, 2024 71 mins

In this episode, Jim and Derek discuss the Indiana State Fairground explosion of 1963. They also discuss their experiences with emergency preparedness.


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Source for this episode: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wikipedia

Cover Art: Courier Journal

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January 22, 2024 55 mins

In this episode of Everything's a Spring, Jim and Derek discuss the Cantonment, Florida Airgas Facility Explosion of 2016.


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Source for this episode: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CSB

Episode Art: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CSB

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January 8, 2024 123 mins

In this episode of Everything's a Spring, Jim and Derek take a deep breath and discuss the Bhopal Gas Tragedy


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Source for this episode: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wikipedia⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode Art: Martin Stott

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December 17, 2023 93 mins

In this episode of Everything's a Spring, Jim and Derek inspect the Golden Gate Bridge.

[Part 6 - Suspension Bridges]


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Source for this episode: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wikipedia⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode Art: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@Wa17gs

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December 10, 2023 51 mins

In this episode of Everything's a Spring, Jim and Derek marvel at the Millennium Bridge in London.

[Part 5 - Suspension Bridges]


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Source for this episode: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wikipedia⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode Art: ⁠⁠Wikimedia

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December 3, 2023 67 mins

In this episode of Everything's a Spring, Jim and Derek negotiate the Tacoma Narrows Suspension Bridge.

[Part 4 - Suspension Bridges]


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Source for this episode: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wikipedia⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode Art: ⁠Wikimedia ⁠(unknown artist)

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November 25, 2023 60 mins

In this episode of Everything's a Spring, Jim and Derek sway across the Angers Suspension Bridge.

[Part 3 - Suspension Bridges]


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Source for this episode: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wikipedia⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode Art: Wikimedia (unknown artist)

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November 18, 2023 61 mins

In this episode of Everything's a Spring, Jim and Derek discuss the Yarmouth Suspension Bridge.

[Part 2 - Suspension Bridges]


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Source for this episode: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wikipedia⁠ ⁠⁠⁠

Episode Art: ⁠⁠Frederick James Smith

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November 12, 2023 49 mins

In this episode of Everything's a Spring, Jim and Derek march across the Broughton Suspension Bridge

[Part 1 - Suspension Bridges]


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Source for this episode: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Wikipedia⁠ ⁠⁠

Episode Art: ⁠Wikimedia & Lanzhou Jiaotong University

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November 4, 2023 82 mins

In this episode of Everything's a Spring, Jim and Derek dive into the Kingston Fossil Plant Spill of 2008.

[Part 5 - Weird Fluids]


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Source for this episode: ⁠⁠⁠Wikipedia⁠ ⁠

Episode Art: TVA & Brian Stansberry

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October 29, 2023 58 mins

In this episode of Everything's a Spring, Jim and Derek discuss the Wisconsin Butter Fire of 1991.

[Part 4 - Weird Fluids]


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Source for this episode: ⁠⁠Wikipedia⁠

Episode Art: Tone Madison & Wisconsin State Journal

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