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Deep beneath the waters of Deer Island, one of the largest wastewater treatment plants in the United States was under construction—an ambitious project meant to clean up Boston Harbor and protect the environment. But behind the engineering feat lies a much darker story.

In this episode, we explore the construction of the Deer Island Sewage Treatment Plant and the dangerous conditions workers faced while building massive underwater tunnels. We focus on the tragic deaths of two divers who lost their lives deep below the surface, operating in a pressurized, high-risk environment where one mistake could be fatal.

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https://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=15-P13-00023&segmentID=7

https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/news/state/1999/07/22/two-workers-die-in-sewage/50511841007/

https://theworld.org/stories/2015/06/10/death-tunnel

https://www.mwra.com/your-sewer-system/sewer-treatment-facilities/deer-island-wastewater-treatment-plant

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Eight climbers. One Mountain. A storm no one could escape. 

In this episode we are talking about the Shatayeva Group. In 1974 Soviet mountaineer Elvira Shatayeva led an ambitious all-women’s expedition to the summit of Lenin Peak. But when a brutal storm swept across the mountain, the team became trapped at extreme altitude with no shelter and no way down. 

Sources 

https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2020/01/sport/russian-climbers-peak-lenin-spt-intl/

https://time.com/archive/6878056/the-world-death-at-the-roof-of-the-world/

https://knapsacktreks.com/2020/11/frozen-heroines-deadly-pride/

https://www.nytimes.com/1974/08/14/archives/8-climbers-deaths-now-acknowledged-by-the-soviet-press.html

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The film “Roar” was dubbed the most dangerous film ever made and the most expensive home movie ever made. Join me this episode while I dive into the crazy story behind the filming of the film “Roar” and just why it exactly was given the titles. 

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https://www.stage32.com/blog/surviving-roar-the-most-dangerous-film-ever-made-620

https://collider.com/roar-movie-making-of/

https://www.moviemaker.com/the-making-of-roar-lions-and-tigers-and-stitches-oh-my/

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/noel-marshalls-roar-humans-were-harmed-in-the-making-of-this-film

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On today’s episode we are talking about the Donner Party. A group of emigrants headed to the Coast from the Midwest for a better and healthier life get stuck in the mountains all because they listened to the wrong man. Many people died and the others did what they had to do to survive. 

sources 

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Donner-party

https://www.history.com/articles/10-things-you-should-know-about-the-donner-party

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/donner/

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ca-donnerparty/

https://www.johndclare.net/EAW2.htm

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This is the story of George Mallory and Andrew Irvine. In 1924 they attempted to be the first people to ever summit Mount Everest only to be lost on the mountain and left us with the biggest question in mountaineering. Did Mallory and Irvine summit Mount Everest? Making them the first people to ever summit? 

Sources 

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/sandy-irvine-body-found-everest?loggedin=true&rnd=1750991040782

https://jakenorton.com/noel-odells-final-view-of-mallory-irvine-june-8th1924/

https://jakenorton.com/mallory-irvine-and-the-second-step/

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/everest/lost/mystery/

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/everest/lost/search/day.html#firstaudio

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In 1982, 4 men went into the Amazon seeking an adventure. Two men never made it out while one man was left to survive alone for 3 weeks with a rotting foot and facing many of the dangers within 

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/travel/1998/09/06/lost-and-found/5c406cbd-6e90-469e-a018-09d806a1bd58/

https://www.mamamia.com.au/jungle-true-story/

https://mixergy.com/interviews/lost-jungle-yossi-ghinsberg/

https://amimagazine.org/2018/03/14/lost-in-the-jungle/

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnsolvedMysteries/comments/a9cx4k/karl_ruprechter_marcus_stamm/

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/the-jungle

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Today I have a two in one mini episode for you guys. We have the London Beer Flood and Great Gorbals Whiskey Flood and yes the stories are exactly what the title says they are.

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https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-London-Beer-Flood-of-1814/

https://www.history.com/articles/london-beer-flood

https://www.historyextra.com/period/georgian/great-beer-flood-1814-what-happened/

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One of the worst mountaineering disasters in history came when a few crucial mistakes were made before the climb had even started, mixed with unpredictable circumstances that killed 11 climbers during the 2008 K2 disaster.

Sources:https://bushcraftbuddy.com/the-3-worst-climbing-accidents-of-all-time/

https://basecampmagazine.com/2018/02/12/the-2008-k2-tragedy/

https://www.cbc.ca/sportslongform/entry/the-riskiest-rescue-10-years-after-the-deadliest-day-in-k2-history

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/nov/13/k2-accident-himalayas-climbers-families

https://www.eliteexped.com/how-dangerous-is-it-to-climb-k2

https://endorfeen.com/tragedy-on-the-summit-a-comprehensive-overview-of-the-2008-k2-disaster/

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This episode we are covering one of the most rare natural disasters that caused the death of 1800 people and 3500 livestock. A limoncello eruption is so rare that there have only ever been two recorded instances within 100km of each other. 

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https://www.britannica.com/event/Lake-Nyos-disaster

https://explorersweb.com/the-1986-deadly-gas-blanket-from-lake-nyos/

https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geophysics/lake-nyos.htm

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Today is a short little episode where I will be talking about the Weatray Mine Disaster. Where corporate greed and government incompetence signed the death certificate of 26 miners one day when they thought they were just going in for another regular day at work.

Sources:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/westray-remembered-explosion-killed-26-n-s-coal-miners-in-1992-1.1240122

https://museumofindustry.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/coal-and-grit/tragedy-westray

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/westray-disaster

https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2393&context=scholarly_works

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