Spectacular Failures

The inferno that transformed American labor

The aftermath of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire helped usher in higher wages, safer conditions and a prohibition on child labor. But the problems that led to the fire haven’t gone away. Not even close. You can follow Spectacular Failures on <a href="https://twitter.com/FailureShow">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/failureshow">Facebook</a> using @failureshow. We're <a href="https://www.instagram.com/failure_show/">@failure_show on Instagram</a>. Follow Lauren Ober on <a href="https://twitter.com/oberandOut">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oberandout/">Instagram</a> at @oberandout. Spectacular Failures is powered by you. Support the show with a donation at <a href="http://spectacularfailures.org/donate">spectacularfailures.org/donate</a>.

Corporate crookedness. Family feuding. Hilariously half-baked decisions. Host Lauren Ober tackles some of the most spectacular business failures of all time, and what could have been done to avoid them. Some of these stories are shocking. Some are funny. Some are just downright sad. But each one will give you a totally new perspective on big business… and big failure. From American Public Media.