Calamity! Podcast

Calamity! Podcast

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Calamity! Podcast episodes

  • S2 E19: RMS Lusitania
    In May, 1915 a German U-boat came across the RMS Lusitania, a luxury passenger ship, about 11 miles off the coast of Ireland making its way to Liverpool. Despite it being a non-military vessel, the U-boat fired a torpedo that sank the ship within 18 minutes.
    1 hr 29 min
  • S2 E18: Seawise (Happy) Giant: The Largest Ship to Ever Sink
    Not only was Seawise Giant the largest ship to ever sink, but it was the largest ship ever built! So why isn't it as famous as Titanic? Well, this was a crude oil tanker with a crew of only 50. Plus, this mammoth vessel ended up having a surprising Second Act after the sinking - and a decidedly more "happy" one.
    51 min
  • S2 E17: The 1910 Stevens Pass Avalanche

    An express passenger train leaving Spokane and bound for Seattle ended up stranded on Stevens Pass when freak weather conditions caused a series of avalanches in late February, 1910. Then, after spending nearly a week parked by the small town of Wellington, a large slab avalanche swept the train 150 feet off the track, killing 96 people - the most deadly avalanche in American history.

    1 hr 37 min
  • S2 E16: Oklahoma City Bombing
    In April 1995, a plot to bomb a federal building in Oklahoma City became the largest and most deadly domestic act of terrorism in the US. The explosion was far larger than the perpetrators intended, resulting in 168 deaths.
    53 min
  • S2 E15: Benton Fireworks Disaster
    On an otherwise quiet morning in May 1983, an enormous explosion rocked the small town of Benton, Tennessee. The ensuing investigation revealed Webb's Bait Farm was just a front for a lucrative, highly unlawful firework manufacturing business.
    44 min
  • S2 E14: British Airways Flight 5390
    Jaima hosts her first episode and gives us an adrenaline rush while discussing the harrowing tale of British Airways Flight 5390. Just a few minutes after take-off, a slight cabin pressure change ejected a window in the cockpit.
    30 min
  • S2 E11: Mt Tambora & The Year Without Summer
    In 1815, the largest volcanic explosion in recorded history triggered a chain of economic, political and health-related events around the globe. In fact, the eruption even managed to affect European arts from that era.
    1 hr 7 min
  • S2 E10: The Leopard of Rudraprayag

    Over an eight-year period, a single leopard killed more than 125 people in the region of Rudraprayag, India. After many hunters failed, the leopard was eventually killed by hunter and author Jim Corbett.

    51 min

About Calamity! Podcast

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Calamity! is a podcast dedicated to disasters. In each episode, we learn about a calamitous event from around the globe. Amid the sobering facts, we find reason to celebrate the human spirit, and takeโ€ฆ

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