Whoopsie-Doodle: A Grab Bag of Epic F**kups

Winston Churchill once said, “Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm.” That’s a nice sentiment—I mean, by and large it’s good to let failure be a learning experience, to not let it discourage you from following your dreams. But…hear me out here: What if you’re just a hot mess? What if every time you go from one failure to the next, you leave a pile of bodies in your wake? Can you be a little TOO good at failure? Should you sometimes maybe acknowledge “Hey, maybe this thing I’m trying to do isn’t one of my strengths”? I think some of the people in this week’s episode would have left the world a better place if they’d thrown in the towel.Registration is now open for CrimeWave 2.0! Visit crimewaveatsea.com/CAMPFIRE to get your discount code for $100 off your cabin and a private meet-and-greet with us! The cruise is Feb. 8-12, 2027.Sources:Jon Ronson, The Psychopath TestCBC news: Science: University: "Truth serum": "The Fifth Estate," episode "Psychiatric Treatment or Torture? The Oak Ridge Experiment"Hidden Persuaders: Wright, Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood and the Prison of BeliefSmithsonian: us, campers!Patreon (join to get all episodes ad-free, at least a day early, an extra episode a month, and a free sticker!): True Crime CampfireInstagram: @TCCampfire truecrimecampfirepod@gmail.comMERCH! a supporter of this podcast: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Whoopsie-Doodle: A Grab Bag of Epic F**kups is an episode from True Crime Campfire by True Crime Campfire.

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This episode was published on Jan 30, 2026.

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