Marked Safe: A Disaster Podcast

This week, we reach climax, Heather is probably banging, Brianne is willing to lecture anyone at all, Melanie plays a reverse Uno card, we're tired of groaning and creaking, Melanie is gonna get her wets whisked, and we are sexy vampires.

Content warnings: Structural collapse with fatalities, death/injury of teenagers, coma, serious injuries.

Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Aggie_Bonfire_collapse

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aggie_Bonfire

https://web.archive.org/web/20070826164127/http://traditions.tamu.edu/new/index.php?q=traditions

https://www.newspapers.com/image/760122278/?terms=Aggie%20bonfire%20collapse&match=1

https://www.ksat.com/news/texas/2019/11/12/the-13th-man-revisits-1999-texas-am-bonfire-collapse/

https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/the-aggie-bonfire-tragedy/

https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-133.pdf

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/before-tragedy-texas-ams-bonfire-tradition-withstood-test-of-time

https://www.deseret.com/2000/5/3/19558527/causes-of-fatal-bonfire-collapse-detailed

https://myaggienation.com/archive/bonfire-lawsuit-settled/article_9b56ce78-f3c1-11e2-8b9a-001a4bcf887a.html#:~:text=A%20%242.1%20million%20settlement%20was,the%20funds%20would%20be%20disbursed.

https://bonfire.tamu.edu/memorial/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Bx_uQ7S790

https://www.tamu.edu/traditions/remembrance/bonfire-memorial/index.html

https://www.overlandpartners.com/projects/atm-bonfire-memorial/

https://bonfire.tamu.edu/memorialdesign/

https://www.studentbonfire.com/

https://www.kbtx.com/content/news/13th-Man-John-Comstock-reflects-on-20th-anniversary-of-bonfire-collapse-565091942.html

This week, Melanie curates a playlist, Brianne has cheese-based anxiety, Melanie is still on her normalization bullshit, we explore portals, Brianne is a connoisseur of victim blaming, and Melanie eats her pet.

Content warnings: gambling, hypothetical damage to body in fall from cruise ship, drowning, decomposition, autopsy/visual identification of loved one, suicidal ideation/possible suicide from 47:00-1:03:34, depression, mental illness, pregnancy loss/hospitalization.

Links:
https://internationalcruisevictims.org/stories/andy-wallis/
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-9th-circuit/1003097.html
https://www.useakayak.org/references/hypothermia_table.html
https://www.newspapers.com/image/399980144/
https://www.jhmoncrieff.com/unsolved-mysteries-whatever-happened-to-merrian-carver/
https://internationalcruisevictims.org/stories/merrian-carver/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210492511/merrian-lynn-carver
https://www.newspapers.com/search/?query=Merrian%20Carver

This week, we match each other's bad energy, the bracket has a slappin' bop, we deliver the content people want, Melanie only has one pull-quote for any story, the ants come and they might be rude, and capitalism was the real villain all along.

Content warnings: structural damage/collapse, claustrophobia, deaths by drowning/suffocation, horse deaths.

Links:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/667809304

https://www.newspapers.com/image/667809306/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/130683943

https://www.newspapers.com/image/364209443

https://www.newspapers.com/image/430831098/?terms=john%20barry%20molasses%20flood&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/668378831

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2114116-incredible-physics-behind-the-deadly-1919-boston-molasses-flood/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-boston-molasses-disaster-was-so-deadly-180961209/#:~:text=When%20the%20tank%20gave%20way,farther%20and%20been%20much%20thinner.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/01/14/nearly-century-later-new-insight-into-cause-great-molasses-flood/CNqLYc0T58kNo3MxP872iM/story.html

https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2019/01/12/great-boston-molasses-flood-timeline/

https://erenow.net/common/dark-tide-great-boston-molasses-flood-1919/

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Great-Molasses-Flood

https://www.boston.com/news/history/2019/01/13/victims-great-boston-molasses-flood-1919/

https://www.boston.com/news/history/2019/01/13/first-hand-accounts-great-boston-molasses-flood/

https://www.census.gov/history/www/homepage_archive/2019/january_2019.html#:~:text=Twenty%2Done%20people%20died%20from,were%20injured%20in%20the%20flood.

https://www.history.com/news/the-great-molasses-flood-of-1919

https://www.boston.com/news/history/2019/01/13/victims-great-boston-molasses-flood-1919/

https://www.history.com/news/great-molasses-flood-science

This week, we strike a deal with listeners, Melanie gets stroked, Brianne is infuriated by the bracket match-up, Melanie wants to normalize wiener goo and makes it weird with an angel, Brianne appeases Big Shark, we wonder if good infestations exist, Melanie plans a crime, we determine whether Cody has to get dumped, the Coast Guard is dumb, some things are poppycock, you can delegate to us, and someone else earns butthole pics.

Content warnings: sexual intercourse with unclear levels of consent leaning toward likely non-consent, possible asphyxiation, seizures, vague discussion of definite sexual assault, brief and non-graphic mention of sexual assault of children 36:30-37:00, strangulation, domestic violence, murder by spouse, death by drowning, pregnancy loss discussion in second half of disaster relief.

Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Gay_Gibson
https://crimereads.com/the-actress-the-steward-and-the-ocean-liner-what-really-happened-in-cabin-126/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/37468103/?terms=gay%20gibson&match=1
https://www.travelagewest.com/Industry-Insight/Business-Features/How-the-Cruise-Industry-Has-Evolved-in-50-Years
https://www.cruiseshipdeaths.com/1959/09/18/lynn-kauffman-passenger-cruise-ship-death-aboard-ss-utrecht-murder/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/37468103/?terms=gay%20gibson&match=1
https://murderpedia.org/male.R/r/roston-scott-robin.htm
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-03-23-me-352-story.html
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/justice-story/honeymoon-overboard-article-1.1463623
https://web.archive.org/web/20190717023220/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-02-22-me-30065-story.html

This week, we get serious about listener story minisodes, Brianne has threatening opinions, the Disney song bracket has a very tough match-up, clickbait goes too far, we tell ourselves the truth about buffets, justice is not served, and our cockles are hot.

Content warnings: multiple deaths in car accidents and from being struck by a vehicle.

Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoharie_limousine_crash
https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/HAR2003.pdf
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/God-made-a-mistake-family-grieves-best-13332957.php
https://www.theknot.com/us/amy-king-and-axel-steenburg-jun-2018-4ed349cf-9cfb-4189-a689-46e134d32539
https://www.npr.org/2021/09/02/1033783112/the-limo-operator-from-a-2018-crash-that-killed-20-people-will-avoid-prison-time
https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/2018/10/09/new-york-limo-crash-claimed-siblings-close-circle-of-friends/9606488007/
https://www.theknot.com/us/amy-king-and-axel-steenburg-jun-2018-4ed349cf-9cfb-4189-a689-46e134d32539
https://dailygazette.com/2018/10/08/ny-times-passenger-expressed-concern-about-limo-shortly-before-crash-killed-20/
https://www.syracuse.com/news/2018/10/oswego_prof_killed_in_upstate_ny_limo_crash_was_enroute_to_wedding_when_tragedy.html
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/20-killed-in-Schoharie-limousine-crash-13288015.php
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/limo-crash-ny-fbi-informant.html
https://www.news10.com/news/local-news/safety-concerns-over-limo-raised-three-years-ago/1517277206/
https://www.news10.com/news/local-news/report-limo-in-fatal-schoharie-crash-used-two-different-license-plates-for-inspection/1516940272/
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Prestige-Limo-tried-to-sell-vehicle-involved-in-13293364.php#photo-16303586
https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/plea-deal-causes-mixed-emotions-in-schoharie-limo-case-plea-deal
https://dailygazette.com/2019/10/05/permanent-memorial-honoring-limo-crash-victims-unveiled/
https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/family-and-friends-reflect-on-the-3rd-anniversary-of-the-schoharie-limo-crash
https://www.newspapers.com/image/494518263/?terms=Schoharie%20limousine%20crash&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/665356686/?terms=Schoharie%20limousine%20crash&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/521604641/?terms=Schoharie%20limousine%20crash&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/593417856/?terms=Schoharie%20limousine%20crash&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/590283135/?terms=Schoharie%20limousine%20crash&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/612306042/?terms=Schoharie%20limousine%20crash&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/593008722/?terms=Schoharie%20limousine%20crash&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/580183663/?terms=Schoharie%20limousine%20crash&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/620125883/?terms=Schoharie%20limousine%20crash&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/620304841
https://www.newspapers.com/image/620316336/?terms=Schoharie%20limousine%20crash&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/620342061/?terms=Schoharie%20limousine%20crash&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/620817009/?terms=Schoharie%20limousine%20crash&match=1
https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/politics/albany/2020/09/29/ntsb-report-schoharie-limousine-crash/3561901001/

This week, Brianne establishes dominance, Melanie gains a superstition, a birthday party gets RSVPed with a hard yes, cats run wild, things go hinky, the sun might be inhabited, Brianne wants to be a wealthy fruit dealer, a different birthday party gets RSVPed with a hard no, women know how to find people, no one is having an affair of the genitals, and Brianne speaks ill of the dead.

Content warnings: speculation about suicide for a little while around 27:00, murder, blood, very brief mention of suicide and old-timey ableist language at 32:20, very brief implied death/dismemberment of child at 32:23, murder suicide at 42:50, suicide at 48:55, arson, drowning, broken necks, burn injuries, food insecurity.

Links:
https://www.cruiseshipdeaths.com/1903/07/11/charles-a-fink-passenger-cruise-ship-death-ss-hekla-murder/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/85100869/?terms=charles%20fink%20hekla&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/542159908/?terms=charles%20fink%20hekla&match=1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Vasari_(1908)
https://www.cruiseshipdeaths.com/1921/03/10/ernestine-vivian-bressel-passenger-cruise-ship-death-aboard-ss-vasari-murder-shooting/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/186665907/?terms=vivian%20bressel%20ship&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/33288455/?terms=vivian%20bressel%20ship&match=1
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1929/10/17/issue.html
https://www.cruiseshipdeaths.com/1929/10/14/ruby-roegge-passenger-cruise-ship-death-aboard-ss-mongolia-poison-murder/
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1921/03/16/107010039.html?pageNumber=6
https://www.newspapers.com/image/385484799/?terms=Ruby%20Roegge&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/49275552/?terms=Ruby%20Roegge&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/298294236/?terms=Ruby%20Roegge&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/413123880/?terms=Ruby%20Roegge&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/354368071/?terms=Ruby%20Roegge&match=1
https://www.app.com/story/news/history/erik-larsen/2016/09/08/horror-morro-castle-lives/89597224/
https://maritimecyprus.com/2020/09/11/flashback-in-maritime-history-fire-on-ss-morro-castle-on-8-september-1934-video/
https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/ss-morro-castle-shipwreck/
https://www.aphistoricalsociety.org/history/morro-castle/
https://njmaritimemuseum.org/events/presentations/morro-castle/
https://www.side-o-lamb.com/morro-castle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Morro_Castle_(1930)
https://mashable.com/feature/morro-castle-disaster

This week, we address the pettiest things we've ever done, a bridge slithers like a snake, life is messy, someone enters the Eamon McIntyre testicular hall of fame, we complete yet another Melanie bingo board, a cryptid gets shamed, Mothman threatens our job security, Melanie wants to see a dingbat's boobs, and we wish a very special Ghoul a happy birthday.

Content warnings: bridge collapse, drowning, frequent non-detailed/non-graphic mentions of child loss, body identification.

Links:
01 Dec 1966, Page 6
12 Feb 1967, Page 9
16 Dec 1967, Page 1
16 Feb 1976, Page 124
30 Dec 1967, 11
30 Nov 1966, 8
31 Dec 1967, 28
Homer Smith (1914-1966)
Mothman myth rooted in Messenger reporter's work
Silver Bridge
Silver Bridge Disaster Only A Scar Remains 1992 WCHS
Silver Bridge tragedy still haunts river city residents
Steel Bridge Design Handbook
The Mothman Timeline
The Silver Bridge Disaster

This week, Melanie starts a rumor about Brianne's death, the bat dresses come out of the closet, Melanie jinxes everyone repeatedly, the cursed Midwestern food bracket comes to a close, we have merch, Melanie tells us things to make us clutch our pearls, dinosaur length references return to the podcast, Brianne has advice for Netflix, and we complete a Melanie episode bingo board.

Content warnings: deaths of family members, terminal illness/hospice care, pregnancy loss, car accidents, train accidents, orgasm/sexual desire, unusual paraphilias, brief mention of animals suffering, fire.

Links:
11 Dec 1931
20 Dec 1931
27 Dec 1931
1931 Train Bomber – Pervert or Russian Agent?
An Obsessive Disaster Fetish Turned This Man Into a Crazed Mass Murderer
APA Dictionary of Psychology
Austro-Hungarian uniforms
Dictionary of Sexology
Dravidosaurus
Dreadnoughtus
Ecrasite
Hidat robbantott, halálra ítélték, majd eltűnt - a biatorbágyi rém titka
Hunting Strangers
Josephine Baker
Journalism 1929-1940
Killing Strangers
List of paraphilias
Silvester Matuska
Sylvestre Matuschka
Sylvestre Matuschka
Terrorism
The Magic and Mystery of The Orient Express
The railway adventures of Josephine Baker
The Sex Killers
The Train Bomber
TRAIN WRECKER PUT ON TRIAL IN VIENNA
True Crime Bullsh**

This week, Melanie has a gift and a burden, we reminisce about the smells that wouldn't leave us, the Midwestern food bracket prepares for a savory-ass showdown, Melanie continues her beef with Ohio, Brianne wants a vision board, an article was clearly written by a dude, Melanie buys a book, Brianne's politeness brings Satan into the picture, Binky bites the dinky, Lil Wayne and a polar bear have things in common, we get sleepy about zoo animals, and sharks aren't being carried like princesses.

Content warnings: poaching, death of a rhino around 17:45, finger being bitten off, animal attack, possible injury to male genitals, structural fire, death of many primates, vague death of turtles, exploding aquarium, death of sharks.

Links:
15 injured, 3 shark dead after giant shark tank in Shanghai shopping mall exploded..
15 injured as 33-ton shark tank bursts in shopping centre
23 PRIMATES KILLED BY SMOKE IN FIRE AT PHILADELPHIA ZOO
28 Sep 1994, 17
A killer bear - and the state that loved him
Binky (polar bear)
China: Shark Tank Explodes At Shopping Centre
Fire at the Philadelphia Zoo Kills 23 Primates
In Memory of Binky and Nuka
Lil Wayne Deposition Video (Full Version TMZ)
Philadelphia Zoo Fire
Shark tank terror! Giant aquarium explodes in China sending predators, fish and huge shards of glass into crowd