Disaster Area
To raise money for car repairs, Jennifer answers the question you've all been wondering - how well can she talk about a disaster while ... let's say "not sober." Please help Jennifer fix her car! It takes our esteemed cohost Professor on rides to go see cows and he therefore cannot live without it. Links below: GoFundMe: Paypal: Cashapp: $disasterareapod Venmo: @disasterareapodcast
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It was almost the end of a typical Tuesday for workers at the Sofa Super Store in Charleston, South Carolina, in June of 2007, and several of them went out to the loading dock to smoke and kill a little time. One stray cigarette butt thrown too near the trash, and within an hour and a half nine firefighters would be dead. Videos: Articles and books:
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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-air collision in history. Videos: Articles and books:
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Let us celebrate the 250th episode of the podcast by doing literally anything else but watching "Cats." Videos: Articles and books: , by T.S. Eliot
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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 need to give yourself space so you can give others the help they need.
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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. And it was ... until the storm hit. Videos: Articles and books: , by Steve Gardiner
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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 series of events led to the deadliest wildfire in California in a century. Videos: Articles and books: , by Alastair Gee and Dani Anguaino
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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 series of events led to the deadliest wildfire in California in a century. Videos: Articles and books: , by Alastair Gee and Dani Anguaino
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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: Articles and books: , by Katherine S. Newman, Cybelle Fox, David J. Harding, Jal Metha, and Wendy Roth
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In part two, we watch as the Atlantic continues to head toward the southern coast of Nova Scotia ... with dangerous consequences. Videos: Articles and books: by Bob Chaulk
info_outlineIn part four of this five-part series, we watch as people realize just how flawed the police response at Robb Elementary really was.
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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