We talk about the catastrophic event you probably never heard of. This week Saoirse Siné tells you, and special guest Camerlia LR all about how Boston became a flooded sticky mess.

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Episode Source Material

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

https://www.southernliving.com/sweeteners/molasses/what-is-molasses

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

https://www.historytoday.com/archive/sticky-tragedy-boston-molasses-disaster

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/without-warning-molasses-january-surged-over-boston-180971251/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/13/the-great-boston-molasses-flood-why-it-matters-modern-regulation

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/great-boston-molasses-flood-1919-killed-21-after-2-million-n958326

https://www.grunge.com/213663/the-great-molasses-flood-was-worse-than-you-thought/

 

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