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 take... more

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December 14, 2020 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.
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1h 29min
October 19, 2020 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.
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51min
August 16, 2020 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.
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1h 37min
August 10, 2020 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.
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53min
July 14, 2020 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.
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44min
July 07, 2020 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.
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30min
June 23, 2020 S2 E13: The Disappearance of Lady Be Good
A sand storm in Libya thwarted the efforts of a U.S. aircraft crew trying to return to its military base after a bombing mission during World War 2.
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51min
June 16, 2020 S2 E12: The 1972 Iran Blizzard
This episode explores how a freak snow storm in Iran quickly became the deadliest blizzard in recorded history.
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32min
June 07, 2020 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.
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1h 7min
April 11, 2020 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.
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51min

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