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The Tri-State Tornado Disaster of 1925 | Episode 27
Episode 27
You’re about to hear a story about the most unique and deadly natural disasters to ever hit the US that no one was allowed to talk about. An amazing …
4 years, 6 months ago
The Chandaka Elephant Stampede of 1977 | Episode 26
Episode 26
Elephants make a trumpeting sound to indicate excitement, aggression or distress, and it’s loud enough to hear up to six miles away. You know where y…
4 years, 6 months ago
The Armageddon Disaster Moviesode of 1998 | Episode 25
Episode 25
On today’s special holiday disastersode, we’re visiting a story so unbelievable, NASA actually used it as a diagnostic to pre-screen test applicants.…
4 years, 7 months ago
The Nedelin Rocket Disaster of 1960 | Episode 24
Episode 24
In space, no one can hear you scream. But on the launch pad? You can yell, scream, or bleed all you want. No one will hear you there either.
On this e…
4 years, 8 months ago
The Lake Peigneur Vortex of 1980 | Episode 23
Episode 23
Buck up, idiots. Today’s episode is almost guaranteed to make your next workplace screw-up seem a little less screwed up. We've done a lot of bad day…
4 years, 8 months ago
The Silvertown Explosion of 1917 | Episode 22
Episode 22
In 1917, job and housing markets in the UK were really blowing up.
On this episode: you will not hear me mispronounce Trinitrotoluene for half an hou…
4 years, 9 months ago
The Orkney Elevator Disaster of 1995 | Episode 21
Episode 21
Of all the ways people throughout history have died while mining, todays will probably be the most “impactful”. We all want episodes that stretch the…
4 years, 9 months ago
The Lake Nyos Disaster of 1986 | Episode 20
Episode 20
Most people wouldn’t think a burp could kill you. By the time you finish this episode, you won’t be most people. Make sure your travel vaccines are u…
4 years, 10 months ago
The Crash at Crush of 1896 | Episode 19
Episode 16
Back in the day before marketing appeared in washrooms, projected on buildings, geo-targeted to your phone and dragged on banners across the sky, peo…
4 years, 10 months ago
The Great Boston Molassacre of 1919 | Episode 18
Episode 18
Massachusetts has never been the most friendly of States. From their baseball fans to their witch burners to their license plate motto writers there …
4 years, 11 months ago