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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The podcast currently has 42 episodes available.

Calamity! Podcast episodes:

March 29, 2020 S2 E9: The Empire State Building B-25 Crash
A routine assignment took a disastrous turn due to poor visibility over Manhattan in 1945. On July 28, The Old John Feather Merchant, a B-25 bomber, collided with the Empire State Building resulting in 14 deaths.
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48min
March 23, 2020 S2 E8: The 1925 Serum Run to Nome
An epic dog relay in Alaska saved thousands of lives in the city of Nome, which experienced a Diphtheria outbreak in the dead of winter.
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41min
March 10, 2020 S2 E7: The Guadalajara Sewer Explosions
Poor city planning contributed to a series of devastating explosions in the Mexican city of Guadalajara in April of 1992. Although warning signs of the imminent disaster were clear, city officials were unfortunately reluctant to call for evacuation.
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1h 22min
February 29, 2020 S2 E6: The Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire
A very popular, and therefore overcrowded venue in rural Kentucky was the scene of a disastrous fire on Memorial Day weekend in 1977. Despite tragedy, many of the club's wait staff rose to the occasion to help people trapped, lost, or injured.
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59min
February 16, 2020 S2 E5: The Cuyahoga River Fires
Due to extensive pollution, the Cuyahoga river in Ohio first caught fire in 1868. It unfortunately caught fire at least a dozen more times until the disaster site received national attention - and prompted legislation changes - in 1969.
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34min
February 10, 2020 S2 E4: Eastern Air Lines Flight 401
On December 29, 1972, Flight 401 was bound for Miami, but instead crashed into the Florida Everglades. There were 75 survivors, and 101 fatalities.
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45min
February 03, 2020 S2 E3: The Graniteville Train Crash & Chlorine Spill
A train collision in the middle of the night was startling enough for the residents of Graniteville, South Carolina, but the incident was worsened when no one could identify the mysterious, deadly contents of one particular train car.
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54min
January 29, 2020 S2 E2: The Mont Blanc Tunnel Fire
A busy two-lane tunnel under the Alps, connecting France and Italy, made world news when a cargo vehicle caught fire in 1999. Although fires in the tunnel were somewhat common, no one could have anticipated how quickly this particular burn escalated.
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56min
January 06, 2020 S2 E1: Nyos - The Exploding Lake
In 1986, a small lake in Cameroon caused a deadly disaster that baffled the international scientific community. Over time, however, they learned the secret Lake Nyos was hiding underneath its surface, and worked tirelessly to keep local villagers safe.
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56min
December 23, 2019 S1 E21: The 2008 K2 Disaster
An unusually large group encountered calamity while attempted to summit K2 in August 2008. Although K2 is second in height to Mount Everest, it is notoriously more dangerous and technical to climb.
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1h 19min

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