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Back to SearchEpisode 251: The 1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision
On a warm November evening in 1996, in the rural farmland not far from Delhi, the remains of two aircraft plummeted from the skies. The collision which caused them to fall is still the deadliest mid-…
Published on 8 months ago
Episode 250: Cats (2019)
Let us celebrate the 250th episode of the podcast by doing literally anything else but watching "Cats."
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Cats: The Musical
Cats (2019)
The Late Late Show with James Corden: Spill Your G…
Published on 9 months ago
I'm alive! + The wildfires in Los Angeles
It turns out that I have not disappeared into a magical world to be romanced by a fae prince - more's the pity. Anyway, let's talk about the Los Angeles wildfire, misinformation, and knowing when you…
Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 249: The sinking of the Sea Wing
It was a hot and muggy summer day as the steamboat Sea Wing carried passengers down the Mississippi River for what was to be a lovely excursion to the National Guard settlement near Lake City, MN. An…
Published on 11 months ago
Episode 248: The Camp Fire - Part Two
For years, the hook holding up the power lines at transmission tower 27/222 in northern California had been wearing down bit by bit. On November 8th, 2018, the hook finally broke, and the resulting s…
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 247: The Camp Fire - Part One
For years, the hook holding up the power lines at transmission tower 27/222 in northern California had been wearing down bit by bit. On November 8th, 2018, the hook finally broke, and the resulting s…
Published on 1 year ago
Episode 246: The Heath High School shooting
Sometimes it feels as though Columbine was our first experience with school shootings. But it very much wasn't, as the town of West Paducah, Kentucky, can attest.
Videos:
Very Bad Men: Michael Carn…
Published on 1 year ago
Episode 245: The sinking of the SS Atlantic - Part Two
In part two, we watch as the Atlantic continues to head toward the southern coast of Nova Scotia ... with dangerous consequences.
Videos:
The Terrifying Wreck of the SS ATLANTIC (Halifax, 1873 - 1…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Episode 244: The sinking of the SS Atlantic - Part One
It's been a rough week and a half on stormy seas as you and your family make the trip from Ireland to your new home in America in March of 1873. Now finally, the ship is making a stop in Halifax to r…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Episode 243: The Kiss nightclub fire
It was just supposed to be a fun college party with a great band at a popular Brazil nightclub. But once the pyrotechnics came out, Kiss turned into Hell in an instant.
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Inside Kiss nightclu…Published on 1 year, 2 months ago