The Mystery of the Missing Podcast Host
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Or where have I been the past three months? (Alas, it's not as interesting as the title makes it sound.)
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Episode 266: The Club Cinq-Sept fire
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It should have just been a regular Saturday night dancing to rock music and having a good time at the relatively new dance hall outside of Saint-Laurent, France. But in the early morning hours of November 1st, 1970, what was likely one dropped match or cigarette turned the Club Cinq-Sept into an oven. Videos: Articles and books:
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Episode 265: The Cutter incident - part three
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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 264: The Cutter incident - Part Two
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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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RERELEASE: Episode 254: The Cutter incident - Part One
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NOTE: This was released in May of 2025, but due to life being what it is, I didn't get to finish the final two parts of the episode. So I am rereleasing this episode this week, and the next two weeks I will release the following two episodes. I have now officially backed myself in a corner and I simply MUST finish the episodes now. 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...
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Episode 263: Eastern Air Lines Flight 212
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2001 was not the only year in which something tragic occurred on September 11th. On that day in 1974, eighty-two people would board a plane from Charleston, South Carolina, to Charlotte, North Carolina. Only ten would survive. Videos: Articles and books:
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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.
info_outlineFor 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.
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Fire in Paradise: An American Tragedy, by Alastair Gee and Dani Anguaino
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Trump’s Misleading Claims About California’s Fire ‘Mismanagement’
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ABC10 Investigation: PG&E knew old power line parts had ‘severe wear’ months before deadly Camp Fire
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Trump blames forest management again on California fires visit
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‘Hell on Earth’: The First 12 Hours of California’s Deadliest Wildfire