On a warm November evening in 1996, in the rural farmland not far from Delhi, the remains of two aircraft plummeted from the skies. The collision which caused them to fall is still the deadliest mid-air collision in history.

Videos:

• Mayday/Air Crash Investigation episode on Charkhi Dadri collision

• Disaster Breakdown: The Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision

• Remains of Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision

• "Head On"

Articles and books:

• Accident report

• Human error is blamed for crash

• At Least 349 Are Killed in Collision

• Indian Officials Gather Evidence on Midair Collision

• Haryana's Charkhi Dadri plans a memorial for 1996 mid-air collision victims

Let us celebrate the 250th episode of the podcast by doing literally anything else but watching "Cats." 

Videos:

• Cats: The Musical

• Cats (2019)

• The Late Late Show with James Corden: Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts with Chrissy Teigen

• "Cats" commercial for the Broadway show

Articles and books:

• Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, by T.S. Eliot

• What's a Jellicle, Anyway? Everything You Need to Know About Cats Before You See the Movie

• 21 Funny Reactions From Critics Who Thought The New “Cats” Movie Was A Catastrophe

• Cats review: a sinister, all-time disaster from which no one emerges unscathed

• 'Oh God, my eyes': The reviews for 'Cats' are hilarious and traumatic

• ‘It Became This Joke. But It Was the Most Spectacular Thing of Its Time.’ An oral history of Cats on Broadway, as told by its original cats.

• Cats (2019): Performance

• Editing the Buttholes Out of ‘Cats’ Was a Total Nightmare for VFX Crew

• The ‘Cats’ trailer dropped. We have 34 questions.

• Cats mistake revealed as Judi Dench's character spotted with human hand and wedding ring

• How Do Furries Feel About the New Cats Movie?

• RAZZIE AWARDS 2020 WINNERS: CATS DOMINATES 40TH GOLDEN RASPBERRY AWARDS

• Yes, The Songs in "Cats" Are Based on These Poems by T.S. Eliot

It turns out that I have not disappeared into a magical world to be romanced by a fae prince - more's the pity. Anyway, let's talk about the Los Angeles wildfire, misinformation, and knowing when you need to give yourself space so you can give others the help they need.

It was a hot and muggy summer day as the steamboat Sea Wing carried passengers down the Mississippi River for what was to be a lovely excursion to the National Guard settlement near Lake City, MN. And it was ... until the storm hit.

Videos:

• The Sea Wing Disaster

• So Minnesota: Haunted history of the Sea Wing disaster

• Sea Wing Disaster on KSMQ's "Off 90" (Sponsored by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment)

Articles and books:

• Shipwrecked on Lake Pepin: The Sea Wing disaster

• Historic Disasters in Southeast Minnesota, by Steve Gardiner

• The Sea Wing disaster killed 98, yet the tragedy is little known beyond Red Wing

For 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.

Videos:

• Netflix: Fire in Paradise

• Frontline: Fire in Paradise

• Camp Fire: One Year Later

• The Deadliest Fire in California History

• Drone fire of Camp Fire devastation in Butte County

• Trump confused over fire-hit town Paradise: 'Pleasure, what a name'

Articles and books:

• Fire in Paradise: An American Tragedy, by Alastair Gee and Dani Anguaino

• Trump refused to give California wildfire aid until told how many people there voted for him, ex-aide says

• Trump’s Misleading Claims About California’s Fire ‘Mismanagement’

• ABC10 Investigation: PG&E knew old power line parts had ‘severe wear’ months before deadly Camp Fire

• Trump blames forest management again on California fires visit

• The Camp Fire public report

• ‘Hell on Earth’: The First 12 Hours of California’s Deadliest Wildfire

For 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.

Videos:

• Netflix: Fire in Paradise

• Frontline: Fire in Paradise

• Camp Fire: One Year Later

• The Deadliest Fire in California History

• Drone fire of Camp Fire devastation in Butte County

• Trump confused over fire-hit town Paradise: 'Pleasure, what a name'

Articles and books:

• Fire in Paradise: An American Tragedy, by Alastair Gee and Dani Anguaino

• Trump refused to give California wildfire aid until told how many people there voted for him, ex-aide says

• Trump’s Misleading Claims About California’s Fire ‘Mismanagement’

• ABC10 Investigation: PG&E knew old power line parts had ‘severe wear’ months before deadly Camp Fire

• Trump blames forest management again on California fires visit

• The Camp Fire public report

• ‘Hell on Earth’: The First 12 Hours of California’s Deadliest Wildfire

Sometimes it feels as though Columbine was our first experience with school shootings. But it very much wasn't, as the town of West Paducah, Kentucky, can attest.

Videos:

• Very Bad Men: Michael Carneal

Articles and books:

• Rampage: The Social Roots of School Shootings, by Katherine S. Newman, Cybelle Fox, David J. Harding, Jal Metha, and Wendy Roth

• 1997 Kentucky school shooter denied parole

• COMMONWEALTH v. CARNEAL (2008)

• When Grief Wanted a Hero, Truth Didn't Get in the Way

• Carneal Recalls 1997 High School Shooting Rampage

• WHEN THE SILENCE FELL

In part two, we watch as the Atlantic continues to head toward the southern coast of Nova Scotia ... with dangerous consequences.

Videos:

•  The Terrifying Wreck of the SS ATLANTIC (Halifax, 1873 - 150th ANNIVERSARY)

• A Real-Time Animation of the Sinking

• A Visit to the SS Atlantic Heritage Park Interpretation Center, Nova Scotia

Articles and books:

• Atlantic’s Last Stop: Courage, Folly, and Lies in the White Star Line’s Worst Disaster Before Titanic, by Bob Chaulk

• Descendants of 'heroic people' mark anniversary of SS Atlantic wreck

• The SS Atlantic Heritage Park website

It's been a rough week and a half on stormy seas as you and your family make the trip from Ireland to your new home in America in March of 1873. Now finally, the ship is making a stop in Halifax to refuel and you might all be able to rest. But there will be no rest for the passengers on the SS Atlantic.

Videos:

• The Terrifying Wreck of the SS ATLANTIC (Halifax, 1873 - 150th ANNIVERSARY)

• A Real-Time Animation of the Sinking

Articles and books:

• Atlantic’s Last Stop: Courage, Folly, and Lies in the White Star Line’s Worst Disaster Before Titanic, by Bob Chaulk

• Descendants of 'heroic people' mark anniversary of SS Atlantic wreck

• The SS Atlantic Heritage Park website

It was just supposed to be a fun college party with a great band at a popular Brazil nightclub. But once the pyrotechnics came out, Kiss turned into Hell in an instant.

Videos:

• Inside Kiss nightclub, purportedly minutes before the fire started: temospoucotempo and vinnicius.massagnini
• Tiktok video from diariodesantamaria of the ceremony prior to the nightclub's demolition
• World Association of Disaster and Emergency Medicine video by Dr. Silvana Dal Ponte about the emergency response
• New video shows destroyed Brazil nightclub
• Brazil Nightclub Fire: Amateur footage shows firefighters battling the blaze

Articles and books:

• NFPA: Boate Kiss Revisited
• Boate Kiss: No one in jail ten years after nightclub fire tragedy
• Brazilian Kiss Nightclub Disaster
• Brazil nightclub fire: No fire alarm, just one door
• THE SAD TRUTH ABOUT THE KISS NIGHTCLUB FIRE
• Band in Brazil Nightclub Tragedy Known for Pyrotechnics
• A Brief but Frantic Struggle for Victims of Fire in Brazil
• How the Santa Maria Fire Could Mark a Turning Point for Brazil
• Men convicted over Brazil fire that killed 242 go free
• Brazil nightclub fire: Four charged with manslaughter