Episode 262: The sinking of the White Ship
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King Henry I of England had grand plans for the future of his sole legitimate male heir, William Aetheling. None of those plans would come to pass. Articles and books: by Charles Spencer
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Episode 261: The SS Sultana disaster - Part Two
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On a cold April night in 1865, the calm across the waters of the Mississippi River was shattered by a sudden explosion - one which destroyed a steamboat and most of the Confederate POWs crowded on its decks. Videos: Articles and books: , by Alan Huffman
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Episode 260: The SS Sultana disaster - Part One
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On a cold April night in 1865, the calm across the waters of the Mississippi River was shattered by a sudden explosion - one which destroyed a steamboat and most of the Confederate POWs crowded on its decks. Videos: Articles and books: , by Alan Huffman
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Happy birthday!/Plans for the New Year
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It's the podcast's tenth birthday! Also, where we've been and where we're going.
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Episode 259: The Big Bayou Canot rail disaster
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In the early morning hours of September 22nd, 1993, a cross-country train departed from Mobile, Alabama, on its way to Miami. As it headed up along the train tracks out of the city, the train didn't know one important thing - that half of the bridge over the Big Bayou Canot wasn't there anymore. Videos: Articles and books:
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Episode 258: The Sutherland Springs church shooting - Part Three
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On a sunny Sunday morning in 2017, a man in an SUV pulled up outside a small white church in Sutherland Springs, TX. The people inside would become the targets of the weapons he carried. But when he sped away about twenty minutes later, he would be the one escaping gunfire. Videos: Articles and books:
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Episode 257: The Sutherland Springs church shooting - Part Two
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On a sunny Sunday morning in 2017, a man in an SUV pulled up outside a small white church in Sutherland Springs, TX. The people inside would become the targets of the weapons he carried. But when he sped away about twenty minutes later, he would be the one escaping gunfire. Videos: Articles and books:
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Episode 256: The Sutherland Springs church shooting - Part One
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On a sunny Sunday morning in 2017, a man in an SUV pulled up outside a small white church in Sutherland Springs, TX. The people inside would become the targets of the weapons he carried. But when he sped away about twenty minutes later, he would be the one escaping gunfire. Videos: Articles and books:
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Bonus: The 1987 Guadalupe River disaster
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A week ago, the Guadalupe River in Texas overflowed its banks and swept away dozens of campers. It turns out that this is not the first time it's done so - and not the first time some of those campers didn't survive. Videos: Articles and books:
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Episode 255: The Borderline Bar and Grill shooting
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(Podcaster's note: The second part of the Cutter incident episode is forthcoming; I'm just trying to get it juuuuuust right. :)) November 7th, 2018, was just supposed to be another fun night of drinking and line dancing at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, CA. But at 11:18 PM, all of that ended in an instant. Videos: TikTok: TikTok: Official account of Articles and books:
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Cell phone video of the parents imploring the police to do something
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Disturbing new footage shows Salvador Ramos in Uvalde school, cops running | New York Post
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Timeline of the events leading up to, including, and following the attack on Robb Elementary
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Uvalde buries 10-year-old Amerie Jo Garza, the first of many funerals to come
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Texas cops’ claims unravel: Police didn’t "engage" Uvalde shooter — but they cuffed scared parents
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Gunman bought two rifles, hundreds of rounds in days before massacre
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Uvalde: 90 minutes of terror, a failed police response and shattered trust
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Mom who saved her kids from Uvalde school shooting says police are targeting her
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NRA holds convention in Houston days after Texas school shooting
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Before massacre, Uvalde gunman frequently threatened teen girls online
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The Pulitzer Prize: The Washington Post's winning 2023 series on the damage caused by AR-15s
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Uvalde school shooter’s self-proclaimed ex accused of making threats against the community
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Uvalde victim's uncle elected to school board nearly two years after shooting
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Uvalde mayor abruptly resigns ahead of a council vote on shooting report
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21 lives lost: Uvalde victims were a cross-section of a small, mostly Latino town in South Texas
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Teenage cousin of Uvalde school shooter arrested and accused of threatening to do 'the same thing'
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Uvalde schools hire — and then fire — former DPS trooper under investigation for shooting response
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The Gunman in Uvalde Left Multiple Hints Before His Attack Began