Black Box Down

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A true crime podcast in the air. Lifelong aviation enthusiast Gustavo Sorola and his co-host Chris Demarais break down the major accidents in aviation and the steps taken to prevent future disasters. If you like true-crime podcasts but want something fresh and unique, you’ll love Black Box Down. Subscribe now and fasten your seat belt.

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  • Mike112111111
    Didn’t know how good we had it
    Can’t believe it’s over. And now RT is going under?? I hope you guys produce a new show perhaps independently. Best wishes, and thanks for such a great pod!
  • ChrisDo13
    Amazing
    So I started listening to this podcast when it came out and fell off it midway due to other things going on in my life. But I got back to it and just finished right as RT announced their closure. This is one of your best non visual forms of content and you will be missed 😭 thank you for letting me fly along. 🫡
  • pond9515
    Meh
    I guess overall this is an okay podcast, I’ll listen to it if there is none of my other podcast have anything current. It’s just okay. Very nonorganic feeling, very fake sounding scripted. A lot of things are poorly researched, with the “I can’t know for sure” comment, or “you can look it up yourself” comment coming out quite a bit. They are extremely pushy about subscribing to their socials or leaving reviews, asking almost every episode, multiple times.
  • EuropeanInAmerica
    Wonderful
    I love this podcast. I’m sorry that it’s over.
  • Herdsman123
    You ever wonder why we’re here
    You ever wonder why we’re here. I don’t know is this just some cosmic coincidence or is there really a god. No I mean why are we here in this canyon.
  • rolltide239923
    Ehhh
    .
  • Henry's Son
    Not a bad show, but a little silly
    Overall I enjoy the podcast, but found it a little disturbing to hear the lightheartedness when discussing the horrific accounts of the 737 on fire as passengers were trapped and dying when the exits became blocked.
  • zeb4
    Come back!
    I knew you’d eventually run out of plane crashes, but I assumed you’d be working on a follow-up podcast that, like BBD, would offer an exciting but also educational explanation of SOMETHING. Not knowing you background, I don’t know what that should be, but I know other”what went wrong” podcasts are in satisfyingly vague and generalized. Get moving! Also… if you don’t read the NYT, you should nevertheless check out the long front page article on air disaster near misses, on 8/23/23.
  • CaptainChaz
    Gus is awesome. Chris is a total idiot.
    Gus really knows his stuff and is very passionate. Is Chris supposed to be a total idiot? Seems like he didn’t know airplanes existed when this podcast started.
  • Give me Patrick Henry!
    Don’t Go!!!
    I started listening during pandemic (from the beginning) and have enjoyed it so much. I’ve learned a great deal, shared it with friends and family, and have a completely different attitude when flying now. I don’t look at the plane or the crew the same! I so much more appreciate the miracle that is safe airline travel!!!!! I really hope y’all come back with more after awhile. I’ve so very much enjoyed this podcast. Thank you both.
  • HayBloom
    The Best Aviation Podcast Around
    The VERY best. And I mean that. Interesting, funny, and SO well done. I’m going to punch somebody if it’s really coming to and end. Will pay any amount in trident layers to keep it going forever.
  • J Clam
    Just two guys
    Wait a second what does that mean? Final episode say it’s not true please please please please
  • Penguin1872
    Best wishes
    I am going to miss you-I’ve learned SO much and THANK YOU!!!!
  • AllTaylo
    Fascinating
    Outstanding, well worth listening to no matter what your aviation knowledge is. Great job, gentlemen. My favorite podcast by far.
  • AP_Bear
    Only one exception
    So I love the content of this podcast! I think the hosts are knowledgeable and tell a great story. Only one thing is more irritating than anything and that’s Gus speaks way to fast!! He talks like he’s an auctioneer. Take a breath and slow down your speech man.
  • Spideyp00l
    what’s the point
    I dont understand the concept of membership or having to wait for new episode if the podcast is ending anyways. Why make people pay for something that soon will no longer exist.
  • insert my firstname here
    Best aviation podcast
    This is legitimately one of the best podcasts ever, even though military aviation is my thing, this has taught me soooo much about how avionics work, how civilian things like ATC and pilot training work, and so much more, the understandable and sometimes funny conversations between Gus and Chris make it intertaining as well as educational. I hate to see y’all go, but if you have to end on a high note, do so. Ps. Chris, if by some chance you read this you do add a lot to the show, even though some of your questions are somewhat childish, we all ask dumb questions, I respect you, and you people who say to ditch him are jerks.
  • CaliforniaPoppy1416
    Engaging and Educational
    I’m deathly afraid of flying and yet this is one of my favorite podcasts. It helps my anxiety to learn the many steps that the aviation industry takes to improve safety after a crash. Gus’s enthusiasm for aviation is genuinely infectious, and I love Chris’s questions and commentary. Also side note: it’s super wholesome how Gus gives Chris props for his great questions. They have a great dynamic and are very engaging hosts. I’ll really miss this podcast when it ends. Excellent work, Gus, Chris and team!
  • bowlingnut279
    One of my fav!
    I love this podcast. Gus is able to break down the technical information in ways we can all understand. Gus and Chris have a great chemistry and work well together in telling the story. Please don’t stop now! I know there is more to share on our airplane safety.
  • sixnigjmy
    Can you do pan am flight 103
    Your the best podcast ever in history
  • anthoniis
    I Am Leaving Too
    I guess we all have to move on. With an almost 5.0 review status and may i say, not many podcasts out there can share that status, you guys choose to abandon/leave us :/ I am leaving also, have a nice flight ✈️🛩️
  • lindsaysmith09
    Interesting and well-executed
    Hate to see this podcast end! Very listenable.
  • alltheneicknamesaretaken
    Plz don't discontinue!!!!😢😢😭😭😭😩😩😫
    I absolutely love this podcast!! Please don't go! This is my favorite podcast you can't leave us!!😫😫
  • Poorly-Fitted
    Don’t please keep making this podcast!
    My all time favorite podcast! Great chemistry between Gus and Chris. Very well informed and appropriately funny. This podcast was the one that got me into podcasts and I’ve listened to every episode multiple times. As a pilot this podcast is both informative and entertaining. Please don’t discontinue the show, you guys can do so much more with it!
  • Jacquelynav
    Please don’t go😭
    This podcast is my number one podcast I look forward to!! Y’all can’t leave us!😫
  • ok why the heck is e
    Why stop
    Noooo☹️
  • Djsjsjsjjddjsjsjsj
    My favorite podcast ‼️
    Please don’t stop I love this podcast 🥺
  • Elite1564
    Totally obsessed
    Taking complexity and making it digestible. I absolutely love this podcast. But great… they just said they are gna stop. Dudes, really? Come ON!!!! Don’t do that what in the actual … Mannnnn. I’m heart broken. Not kidding
  • Disposable DoubleAUB
    Great podcast.
    Very entertaining, very informative, the ads aren't too much. A+ all the way around. I recommend it very much.
  • Georgia Boy US sailorman
    Exceptional
    Love the podcast. Full of informative facts which are backed by research. Thank you for being so thorough.
  • AAmericanGirl
    Love love love this podcast
    Hey guys, I enjoy this podcast so much! I’ve always been interested in plane crash investigations (a bit bizarre as I am flight crew) and you guys do such a great job of explaining incidents. You guys have gotten me through some dreaded long winter dog walks - you made them bearable! Thanks so much!
  • hockeybasebll137
    Airplane air crash
    I love watching mayday air crash investigation and this podcast is up my alley
  • Nanaboosyickick
    Excellent
    This is such a great show for anyone into avionics. There is this great chemistry between almost a teacher and student. Very entertaining and highly highly recommended.
  • usernope
    Love it
    I get so excited everytime a new episode drops and i love their merch too
  • Robbie48843
    Outstanding
    Love the podcast. Just started recently and so glad I did. I love the combo of a lay person and someone who’s basically becoming an expert. People don’t understand why Chris is on the show but they need to understand he is basically on the show to be one of us. It’s a great combo to have.
  • katiesloth3000
    I love Gus and Chris
    I know next to nothing about planes and flying but I adore this podcast and have been listening for a long time. I normally don’t listen to podcasts by men but Gus and Chris are the two least threatening men in existence and I feel blessed to be able to listen to them on the same podcast. The stories are exciting and interesting and although I don’t really understand all of the technical stuff, I enjoy listening to the explanations. Flying is more interesting now that I have a better idea of how planes work.
  • Matt31105
    Amazing Podcast
    I have always been interested in Aviation and like Gus I am into weather, this podcast allows me to really engage and and enjoy something that I am truly passionate about and they chemistry that Chris and Gus being makes the podcast even better. Keep up the amazing work. This is a true Gem in the Rooster Teeth Podcast Community.
  • i drink suederade
    Very interesting
    Can appreciate the promotion of aviation and safety, rather than scaring people out of flying.
  • floooooootie
    Co-host no bueno
    The co-host adds absolutely nothing here. Just inserts stupid questions with an off putting tone that distracts from the story. Example: (there’s a low oil pressure light) co-host: “so there’s like a tank of oil that distributes oil on the gears orrrrr….???” Lots of examples of dumb questions and lame comments that distract from the host actually delivering the story with proper timing and tone. I get the guys are probably friends but this guy stinks!!!!!
  • captain scott marinkovich
    Flight 255
    Come on man. ?? How do u not do this incident???
  • DevMoz
    How to access premium subscription
    Not sure how to get help, but I paid for the premium annual subscription in November 2022 and cannot access the premium version. I double checked, and my subscription is paid and not due to renew until November 2023. Every time I try to listen to a premium episode, it just offers me the subscription option again.
  • Dalentino66
    Inane Drivel
    Ordinarily people with zero expertise or knowledge in a technical area would resist offering opinion, insight, understanding, and conclusion. No problem here though! And let’s throw in some bad acting too. The only data offered by the hosts is confirmation of their idiocy.
  • SvenSulli
    Premium Subscription Issue
    Love BBD, but after I paid a year long subscription, and enjoyed the premium podcast, some reason the premium subscription was turned off. After reporting the issue, I’m still waiting for resolution
  • Mr burrow
    Totally one of the best podcasts
    I love airplanes and learning about crashes. This is a great place to learn about them.
  • JFTimber
    Is the co-host really this dumb?
    I’m sure it’s an act, but can the co-host stop pretending he was born yesterday?
  • Wu-Banga #1 J.J.
    Airplanes or politics?
    I personally love the show and if Gus was Bezos-type monster some are saying he is, I am sure it would show when he has to hold Chris’ hand through some of the nomenclature and processes. Have personal problems with your experience? Start a podcast.
  • DMartinezAc
    Overall good
    Love the podcast, listen to an episode everyday on the way to work….and back home (45 minutes each way). But it does drive me crazy on some of the ridiculous tangents usually the cohosts go off on. I’m hooked though. Gus should do this podcast alone. Chris continues to add zer0 to this podcast.
  • CNP_x3
    New listener
    I am a new listener and work in the aviation industry. I have always been interested in aviation disasters. I am 10 episodes in and I’m hooked. Can’t wait to hear the rest.
  • mia_podtastic
    rooster teeth is the worst
    i used to love this show so much, but learning gus cofounded RT, which has been a hostile work environment for queer and Black folx, and was likely witness to much of the harassment, has ruined it for me :(
  • Craychek
    Great show but terrible parent company
    The show absolutely awesome but rooster teeth is an absolutely vile company that takes advantage of its employees and has gotten away with harassment of its employees especially LGBT employees. So I can’t I’m good conscious support them anymore
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