Disaster Hour

Ep. 7: The Locust Plague of 1874


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In this one, Ian tells Liv about a swarm of locusts that appeared in the Great Plains in 1874, but continued to devastate the new frontier for years later. Nothing was safe from the maniacal, flying insects--crop fields, linens, even the clothes on the farmers' backs were a target for the locusts. But why did they suddenly disappear without warning?

Also, Liv has strong feelings about cottage cheese.

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Disaster HourBy Ian Terbovich and Olivia Scarano