When It Goes Wrong

Welcome to When It Goes Wrong, the podcast about disasters, accidents and when things fall apart. On this episode, I discuss theme park disasters, including the Smiler incident in Alton Towers, the Mindbender deaths in Galaxyland and the fire which ripped through Luna Park in Sydney. 

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Sources:

The Smiler:

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/smiler-crash-alton-towers-2015-13249828

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

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34911943

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/alton-towers-rollercoaster-crash-payout-17235354

Mindbender:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindbender_(Galaxyland)

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-06-16-mn-10861-story.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtJ2V8XXJZw

Luna Park:

https://www.mamamia.com.au/luna-park-ghost-train/

https://www.9news.com.au/national/luna-park-ghost-train-fire-coroner-investigate-evidence-after-seven-people-killed/b18d0a99-9874-4fb8-90f0-9afa2e0eca6c

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Sydney_Ghost_Train_fire

Welcome to When It Goes Wrong, the podcast about disasters, accidents and when things fall apart. On this episode, I discuss drug trials which have gone wrong and resulted in catastrophic side effects for the participants. I discuss the Theraluzimab trial along with the current covid vaccine trials.

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Sources:

Drug development:

https://mstrust.org.uk/a-z/drug-development-process

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

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/clinical-trials/

TGN:

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35766627

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

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-drug-comeback-exclusive/exclusive-drug-that-caused-elephant-man-side-effect-makes-comeback-after-2006-disaster-idUSKBN0MK1SQ20150324

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/the-drug-trial-bbc-examines-what-went-wrong-in-the-infamous-elephant-men-case_uk_58ac3bd1e4b07028b703c926

The drug trial documentary on BBC / youtube

BIA:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIA_10-2474

https://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/23/health/fatal-french-drug-trial-investigation/index.html

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/mar/07/french-drug-trial-man-dead-expert-report-unprecidented-reaction

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-france-test-idUSKCN0WI007

Covid:

https://theconversation.com/explainer-how-clinical-trials-test-covid-19-vaccines-146061

https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-vaccine-understanding-trial-results-roll-out-and-what-happens-next-an-expert-guide-151971

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/coronavirus-vaccine/

https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/news-and-events/latest-news/item/vaccine-safety-and-myths-busting

https://britishima.org/operation-vaccination/hub/covidmyths/

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03441-8

Welcome to When It Goes Wrong, the podcast about disasters, accidents and when things fall apart. On this episode, I discuss the death of Chris McCandless, who perished when trekking and living in the Alaskan Wilderness. I discuss his background, other similar tragedies and whether what he did was right or not.

TW: Suicide

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MH resources:
https://www.mind.org.uk/
https://www.samaritans.org/
https://www.time-to-change.org.uk/mental-health-and-stigma/help-and-support
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/getting-help

Key sources:
Into the Wild - Jon Krakauer 

Return to the wild - documentary on Youtube

https://www.christophermccandless.info/bio.html

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

https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/chris-mccandless-died-update

https://www.adn.com/voices/article/beatification-chris-mccandless-thieving-poacher-saint/2013/09/21/

Carl McCunn:

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

https://www.completefood.it/en/the-dramatic-death-of-carl-mccunn/

https://medium.com/@willrussell_46069/the-remarkable-diary-of-terrifying-abandonment-in-the-alaska-wilds-7df55bcc1455

Welcome to When It Goes Wrong, the podcast about disasters, accidents and when things fall apart. On this episode, we discuss the devasting Spoil Tip collapse in Aberfan, South Wales. This resulted in the deaths of many children and would shape Wales for the coal industry for many years to come. Lets jump in.

TW: Suicide, PTSD, death of children

Please subscribe and review for more! You can follow the podcast on instagram at https://instagram.com/whenitgoeswrongpod or email with your feedback and ideas to [email protected].

MH resources:
https://www.mind.org.uk/
https://www.samaritans.org/
https://www.time-to-change.org.uk/mental-health-and-stigma/help-and-support
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/getting-help

Key sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberfan_disaster

https://www.history.com/news/elizabeth-ii-aberfan-mine-disaster-wales

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-150d11df-c541-44a9-9332-560a19828c47

https://www.businessinsider.com/haunting-photos-tragic-aberfan-disaster-1966-2019-11?r=US&IR=T

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-aberfan-disaster-featured-crown-180973565/

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a29309363/queen-elizabeth-aberfan-mining-disaster-reaction-the-crown/

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

Welcome to When It Goes Wrong, the podcast about disasters, accidents and when things fall apart. On this episode, we discuss the Moorgate London Tube Disaster which happened in 1975. We explore the facts of the crash which took over 40 lives and the theories as to how this could have happened.

TW: Suicide

Please subscribe and review for more! You can follow the podcast on instagram at https://instagram.com/whenitgoeswrongpod or email with your feedback and ideas to [email protected].

MH resources:
https://www.mind.org.uk/
https://www.samaritans.org/
https://www.time-to-change.org.uk/mental-health-and-stigma/help-and-support
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/getting-help

Key sources:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8006387/JONATHAN-MAYO-reveals-Moorgate-crash-unfolded-chilling-minute-minute-account.html

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

https://www.railmagazine.com/trains/heritage/moorgatethe-unresolved-tragedy

https://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/DoE_Moorgate1975.pdf

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/witness/february/28/newsid_4298000/4298307.stm

https://cafethinking.com/2020/02/28/the-mystery-of-the-moorgate-tube-disaster/

https://www.railmagazine.com/trains/heritage/moorgatethe-unresolved-tragedy

Welcome to When It Goes Wrong, the podcast about disasters, accidents and when things fall apart. On this episode, we discuss the deaths of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon who disappeared when hiking in the Panamanian jungle in 2014. We dive into the possible reasons for their deaths and the mysterious phone calls and photographs found.

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Key sources:

Lost in the wild - episode 3, Amazon Prime
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_of_Kris_Kremers_and_Lisanne_Froon

https://medium.com/the-true-crime-edition/the-deaths-of-two-dutch-women-in-panama-is-still-a-mystery-f341f1fdf593

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/etk61z/my_theory_on_lisanne_froon_and_kris_kremers/

https://imperfectplan.com/2016/11/11/true-story-kris-kremers-and-lisanne-froon-missing-in-panama/

https://forensictales.com/unexplained-deaths-of-lisanne-froon-and-kris-kremers/

https://koudekaas.blogspot.com/2019/12/the-disappearance-of-kris-kremers-and.html

Welcome to When It Goes Wrong, the podcast about disasters, accidents and when things fall apart. On this episode, we discuss the Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster where the Columbia disintegrated on re-entry, killing all of the crew onboard.

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Key sources:

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20150130-what-caused-the-columbia-disaster

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

https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/31/science/space/31NASA.html

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/space-shuttle-disaster.html

https://www.space.com/37110-becoming-a-nasa-astronaut-surprising-facts.html

https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/F_Astronauts_in_Training.html

Welcome to When It Goes Wrong, the podcast about disasters, accidents and when things fall apart. On this episode, we discuss the tragedy which befell the mountaineers on K2 in 2008. Where over the course of a day, 11 climbers would perish. We go through the key concepts for scaling the mountain and cover the fateful events.

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Key sources:

The Summit - Documentary

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/nov/13/k2-accident-himalayas-climbers-families

https://basecampmagazine.com/2018/02/12/the-2008-k2-tragedy/

https://www.businessinsider.com/the-summit-2008-k2-tragedy-2013-10?r=US&IR=T

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/death-or-glory-truth-about-k2-909516.html

https://besthikinggears.com/k2-bottleneck/

Welcome to When It Goes Wrong, the podcast about disasters, accidents and when things fall apart. On this initial episode, we discuss the sinking of the freighter ship the El Faro in 2015. How could a ship sail directly into a hurricane and sink in the world of non stop data and tracking? We dig into the details, the crew involved and the lessons we've hopefully learnt to make sure we don't have more shipwrecks in future. 

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Key sources:
Into the Raging Sea: Thirty-Three Mariners, One Megastorm and the sinking of the El Faro - Rachel Slade

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/04/inside-el-faro-the-worst-us-maritime-disaster-in-decades

https://safety4sea.com/cm-el-faro-sinking-poor-seamanship-on-the-spotlight/

https://gcaptain.com/ntsb-determines-probable-cause-of-el-faro-sinking/