Episode 254: The Cutter incident - Part One
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It would start with a headache, a fever, maybe a funny tummy. But soon enough your knee would give out, or your arm would hang limp, or you would struggle to breathe. You'd be taken to the hospital, where you'd get your diagnosis - polio. If you survived, you ran the risk of doing so with paralyzed limbs, struggling to walk on bulky leg braces. Your parents would be terrified they might lose you, and so everybody wanted the one thing that could stop all of this - a vaccine. Videos: Articles and books: , by David M. Oshinsky by Dr. Paul Offit
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Episode 253: The 1692 Port Royal earthquake
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In a bustling city of pirates and wickedness, one might think things couldn't get any more dangerous. But in the Jamaican city of Port Royal in 1692, that thought would be tested, and tested hard. Videos: Articles and books: , by Ben Hughes If you'd like to donate to the GFM for my car, you can find that here:
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Stoned History: Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
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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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Episode 252: The Charleston Sofa Super Store fire
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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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Episode 251: The 1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision
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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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Episode 250: Cats (2019)
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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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I'm alive! + The wildfires in Los Angeles
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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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Episode 249: The sinking of the Sea Wing
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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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Episode 248: The Camp Fire - Part Two
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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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Episode 247: The Camp Fire - Part One
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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
info_outlineSometimes 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.
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Rampage: The Social Roots of School Shootings, by Katherine S. Newman, Cybelle Fox, David J. Harding, Jal Metha, and Wendy Roth