This week, Melanie bites off more fireworks than she can chew, fireworks warehouses detonate, a hot dog is replaced with TNT, a fire department takes one look and peaces out, an obituary tells it like it is, a Gaston actor meets a terrible end, a suburban middle-aged couple has a secret in their garage, and we draw a line in the sand on Transitions lenses.

SHOW NOTES

Content warnings: explosions, gore/decapitation 18:00-19:19, multiple deaths of adults, alcoholism.

Links:
20 Questionable Fireworks Advertisements
Explosion in a fireworks storage facility
Eyewitness: Fireworks Accident Decapitates Fargo Man
Fireworks probe could lead to charges in death of Fargo man
Fourth of July reveler is killed launching a firework off his HEAD
Tragic scenes in Maine as ex-Disney dies in front of brother
Jesse Burley
Maine man dies after launching firework off his head
Seest fireworks disaster
UPDATE: Homeowner cited for illegally possessing fireworks following blaze

This week, newlywed Melanie lives in a city with lawless drive-thru daiquiri shacks, we unpack the etymology of a gross old-timey phrase, Melanie plays Pokemon Go while she delivers a baby and railroads another kid into choosing the team of her preference, PoGo players make a grisly discovery, a couple people play "gotta catch 'em all" with court cases, and a good-hearted trainer helps a fellow veteran.

SHOW NOTES

Content warnings:
Fairly vague reference to miscarriage/infertility, c-section, death of adult (drowning), discovery of dead body in nature, child neglect, dementia

Links:
3 Women Playing ‘Pokemon Go' Find Body in Park
6 People Who Tragically Died (Or Almost Died) Playing Pokemon Go
Dead body found by man playing Pokémon Go
Forest Grove police log: Pokemon Go player stabbed, keeps playing
Pokemon Go dangerous? Every crime, accident, death linked to game so far
Pokemon Go Death Tracker
Pokemon Go parents get 12 months probation
Pokemon Go player finds dead body in Wyoming river while searching for a Pokestop
‘Pokemon’ Voice Actress Kumiko Okae Dies from COVID-19
Pokemon Go: Wanted criminal arrested after visiting 'gym' at police station
Wanted Man Caught While Playing Pokemon Go Outside Police Station

This week, Brianne has to make her own daiquiri at great personal risk, Melanie plans a meeting in Japan, a welfare clerk, some gold miners, a surgery resident, and a high school student meet horrific fates, elevators operate at unnatural speeds with or without power, we offer otter and elephant and goat palate cleansers to get through the intense parts, and Melanie can't cope with the word shaft.

SHOW NOTES

Content warnings: mild hand cut, dangerous elevators, gore/decapitation 8:16-10:45, mining disaster, a couple semi-crass jokes, gore 23:40-24:30, decomposition, gore/decapitation 37:00-39:50, death by asphyxiation.

Links:
8 fun facts about adorable otters with animated gifs
10 Tragic Elevator Accidents
15 Amazing Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Goats
2006 Minato Ward elevator accident
Autopsy of doctor killed in elevator accident finds alcohol
Catching Elevators
Elevator Kills City Worker in the Bronx
Man Decapitated By Runaway Elevator As He Tries to Help Others
Mine Elevator Crash Kills 100 In South Africa
Otters really do hold hands while they sleep: The truth behind the internet's favourite animal facts
Over 100 Gold Miners Killed in South African Accident
South Africa: Orkney: Gold Mine Accident 56 Bodies Recovered
The 29 Most Adorable Facts Ever
Vaal Reefs Elevator Disaster – 1995
Vaal Reefs tragedy commemorated

Melanie unbuttons it, we educate the public and ourselves about chicken testicles, Melanie gets the gift of goat murder for her wedding, a mining company is evil, a mine explodes, a train plunges, and Father's Day is born.

SHOW NOTES

Content warnings:
Unusual/weird/gross meats, bad labor conditions, death of horses, somewhat detailed description of grief following loss of spouses and children, death of parents, someone being present for the death of their sibling, explosion, mining disaster, death from infectious disease, brief discussion of end of life care

Links:
Father's Day (United States)
Few People Know That Father’s Day Was Created Because Of A Mining Accident In West Virginia During The 1900s
McAteer, Davitt (December 6, 2007). Monongah: The Tragic Story of the 1907 Monongah Mine Disaster, the Worst Industrial Accident in US History. West Virginia University Press. p. 131. ISBN 978-1-933202-29-7.
Monongah Mine Disaster: All Hope is Lost
Monongah Mine Disaster: Events in West Virginia
Monongah mining disaster
Monongah Mining Disaster
Remembering the 1907 Monongah mine disaster
The Macabre, Unknown Origins of Father's Day
The Origins of Father’s Day & the Fairmont Mining Disaster

This week, Brianne offers a charcuterie board of amusement park accidents, a wholesome dad saves the day, we clarify that water is wet, teenage lifeguards have too much work ethic, Hagrid's Care of Magical Creatures class gets out of control, redneck dads lose their hog wild budgets, Melanie loves sandblasters, and we try to buy a rollercoaster on eBay.

SHOW NOTES

Content warnings:
Heights/falling, vague mention of drowning, non-fatal electrocution in water, bees, life-threatening language barriers, heart attack, loss of spouse, loss of parent, vague discussion of hurricanes, rollercoaster derailment

Links:
Bee invasion forces closure of Universal’s Hagrid coaster
Crowd catches Delaware teen falling from Six Flags ride
Daytona Beach roller coaster that derailed reportedly had a spotty maintenance record
‘Excessive speed’ blamed for Daytona roller coaster accident
Girl's actions caused her to fall from Six Flags ride, police say
He died after thrill ride; his family blames English-only signs
Landowner seeks eviction of Daytona Beach roller coaster that derailed
Lawsuit filed over electric shocks at Volcano Bay, Universal says guest at fault
Lawsuit Says Florida Theme Park Should Put Warning Signs in Spanish
Lawsuit: Universal Orlando negligent in visitor's death for warning signs only in English
Moment teen falls from Six Flags' Sky Ride captured in video
Police: Girl’s Own Actions Caused Her to Fall From Six Flags Ride
The long, dark history of the now infamous Daytona Beach roller coaster
Universal faces lawsuit over English-only signs after man dies
Universal Orlando breathes sigh of relief after Volcano Bay electric shock incident
Universal Orlando Volcano Bay issues statement regarding electric shocks in some areas of the water park
Universal Orlando won't be cited for electric shocks at Volcano Bay water park
Universal’s Volcano Bay electrical shock happened because of construction errors, OSHA finds
Video shows man catching teen falling from Six Flags ride: ‘It’s OK to let go’
Woman Sues Universal Over Volcano Ba

This week, we have a delightful guest speaker, Melanie does math, Marked Safe is a hostile work environment, we make Melanie's aunts join our Patreon to find out who's the favorite aunt, Melanie invents morbid optimism, a plane crashes into a residential area, a dictator throws a tantrum about Disneyland, and we learn a lot about g forces.

SHOW NOTES

Content warnings:
Explosions, plane crash, school bomb drills, dead body, wartime threat of child loss, Cold War, death in a fire, loss of home

Links:
B-47 Bomber Crash of 1960
B-47 Stratojet crash
Boeing B-47 Stratojet
Casey Munck, "Jimmye Lee Holeman: A Special Patient Fell from Sky into Her Care," Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, April 18, 2003.
Celebrating 200 years: 1960
Cold War Roadshow
In The Arms Of God: The Tom Smoak Story
Little Rock, AR Bomber Explodes Over City, Mar 1960
Little Rock Look Back: B47 Bomber explodes over Little Rock
The B-47’s Deadly Dominance

This week, a security guard deserves a raise, Busch Gardens leans into some horrifying PR, Brianne ventures into the underbelly of the internet for research, the phrase "funny hop" ruins our lives forever, a group of roller-coaster riders has the most terrifying few minutes imaginable, a New York school fails in every way possible, Brianne gets 7 year old street cred from the Brownie Girl Scouts, a fake Hasselhoff peaces out, The Mind Eraser makes good on its name, and a teenager says "Not today" to death.

SHOW NOTES

Content warnings:
Death by train, graphic descriptions of gore at 6:50-7:40 and 21:27-25:08, death by heart attack, ultimately false allegation of woman's breasts being groped, coma, paralysis, collision with debris on roller-coaster track, broken bones, negligence and death of a child 29:50-36:40, drowning, near-drowning, boat collision, brain injury with memory loss, death of adult by blunt force trauma to head in front of child, being thrown from a ride

Links:
An Investigation into the Drowning of Daniel Maracallo During the I.S. 166 Eight Grade Trip to Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom
Boat Slams Into Crowd During Water Skiing Show, Injuring 22
Boy's Death at Dorney 'Avoidable' Report Blasts Park, School
Busch Gardens rollercoaster, The Python, Closed for Routine Maintenance
Disneyland Ride Victim Loses Lawsuit: Jury Rules Against Man Injured in Space Mountain Accident
Disneyland’s Space Mountain Ride Has a Dark Side Only Few People See
Grad Nites at Disneyland
Husband Killed And Wife Disfigured By Disney's Sailing Ship Columbia
List of incidents at Disneyland Resort
Loch Ness Monster Hits Tree, 5 Injured
Loch Ness Monster's Thrills Back on Track
Python
Teen Leaps Off Shockwave Roller Coaster
The 10 Strangest Lawsuits Brought Against Disney Theme Parks
The Truth Behind "Tower Johnny"
Three-Minute Shorts: A Collection of Really Short Stories by John Nieman
Walt Disney World's Monorail Accidents and Mishaps
When Brain Trauma Is at the Other End Of the Thrill Ride

This week, Brianne has a haunted attic, audio was still finding its sea legs, gentrification ruins everything, a building collapses, and developers drop the ball.

SHOW NOTES

Content warnings:
Building collapse, loss of spouse, loss of adult child, human body decomposition, death, person speaking on phone to spouse at the moment of their death, mugging/"jumping," ICE/border patrol, whistleblower retribution.

Links:
Built to Kill
Dramatic Eyewitness Footage Captures New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel Collapse, Ensuing Chaos
Hard Rock collapse: photo showing worker's remains sparks broad outrage
Hard Rock distances itself from New Orleans hotel collapse, criticizes lack of progress
Hard Rock Hotel collapse in New Orleans
Read OSHA’s full report on New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel collapse; engineering problems highlighted
Witness in Hard Rock Hotel Collapse is Deported
WWLTV

This week, we start a podcast, Melanie fingers her soil, some mom groups implode, shortcuts are taken, a prayer circle saves some celebrities but no one else, 43 lawsuits get filed, LGBTQ survivor benefits get an historic win, a guy on a roof rides a five story collapsing stage to the ground, and we learn to stop shuffling papers next to a mic.

SHOW NOTES

Content warnings:
Weather disasters, LGBTQ civil rights, spousal loss, death, serious injury to child who survives, crushing injuries, separation from child during disaster, windstorm, victim blaming, loss of teenager from mother's perspective, pinning injuries, brain injuries, vague homophobia, severed digits

Links:
A message from President Switzer on the loss of Alina BigJohny '11
Ball State mourns loss of Jennifer Haskell, injured at state fair stage collapse
Bronx Native Christina Santiago Killed In Stage Collapse At Indiana State Fair
Civil suits filed on behalf of 2 victims of stage collapse
Civil Union Law Complicates Stage Collapse Suit
Collapse victim was set for teaching career
Community Says Goodbye To Cheer Coach Killed In Stage Collapse
Family honors Alina BigJohny
Funeral arrangements set for State Fair victim Glenn Goodrich
Gay marriage complicates stage collapse suit
Glenn Goodrich Obituary
Governor: A hero "every ten feet" Saturday night
Health care center mourns staffer killed in Indiana State Fair stage accident
Indiana Stage Collapse Claims Sixth Person's Life
Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse
Indiana State Fair stage collapse victim adds Sugarland, manager to suit
Indianapolis stage collapse compiled raw footage w/ State Fire radio audio
Meagan Toothman becomes 7th fair collapse victim
Meagan Toothman's mother talks about her daughter
Prayer circle saved Sugarland from stage collapse
Remember When Sugarland was a Trio?
Remembering the Five Victims of the Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse
Rewind: State Fair stage collapse: Whose call was it?
Safety Questions Loom Over Indiana Stage Collapse
Stagehand recounts Sugarland stage collapse
Sugarland lawyers: Fans share blame for injuries in Indiana stage collapse
Sugarland on their comeback and healing after tragic Indiana State Fair stage collapse
The Collapse
The Indiana State Fair’s Tragic Stage Collapse: Looking for Answers
Wanatah resident who died in stage collapse remembered as loving and caring
'We allowed her to be at peace': Family honour their 24-year-old daughter as the cheerleading coach becomes seventh fatality of Indiana State Fair stage collapse