Disaster Area
By Jennifer Matarese
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Episodes: 248
Nov 7, 2022
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Nov 16, 2021
Description
A podcast about disasters throughout history - what caused them, how people survived, and how we've responded to keep those disasters from happening again.
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Episode 235: The Eschede train disaster
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May 01, 2024 |
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Episode 234: The 1906 San Francisco earthquake - Part Three
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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Episode 233: The 1906 San Francisco earthquake - Part Two
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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Episode 232: The 1906 San Francisco earthquake - Part One
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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Episode 231: The Peshtigo fire
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Episode 230: The sinking of the USS Thresher
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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Episode 229: The Collinwood school fire
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Review: Society of the Snow
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Episode 228: Dan Air Flight 0034
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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Bonus: Society of the Snow
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Episode 227: The North Hollywood shootout - Part Two
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Episode 226: The North Hollywood shootout - Part One
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Episode 225: The Who concert crush
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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Episode 224: The 2019 Whakaari eruption
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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Episode 223: Pan Am Flight 103 - Part Two
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Episode 222: Pan Am Flight 103 - Part One
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Episode 221: The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquke and tsunami - Part 3
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Episode 220: The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami - Part 2
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Episode 219: The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami - Part 1
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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Episode 218: The Chilwell munitions factory explosion
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Episode 217: The I35W bridge collapse
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Episode 216: The Club Q shooting
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Jul 01, 2023 |
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Bonus: The OceanGate submersible implosion
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Episode 215: The Rhoads Opera House fire
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Episode 214: The Indiana State Fair stage collapse
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May 19, 2023 |
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Bonus: The 9/11 Museum
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May 16, 2023 |
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Episode 213: The Amagasaki train derailment
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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Episode 212: The Grenfell Tower fire - part three
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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Episode 211: The Grenfell Tower fire - part two
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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Episode 210: The Grenfell Tower fire - part one
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Episode 209: The sinking of the SS Princess Sophia
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Episode 208: The 1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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Episode 207: The Humboldt Broncos bus crash
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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Episode 206: The Bazar de la Charité fire
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Episode 205: The Boston Marathon bombing - Part Two
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Episode 204: The Boston Marathon bombing - Part One
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Episode 203: The Nepalese royal massacre
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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Episode 202: The San Juanico disaster
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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Episode 201: The 1995 Chicago heat wave
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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Episode 200: Trans American Flight 209
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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Episode 199: Apollo 1
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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Episode 198: The Christchurch mosque shootings
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May 26, 2022 |
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Bonus: Disaster Area road trip Part 2: The New Yorkening
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May 10, 2022 |
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Episode 197: Operation Yellow Ribbon
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May 01, 2022 |
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Episode 196: The 1967 Oak Lawn tornado outbreak
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Episode 195: The San Bernardino massacre
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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Episode 194: The 1989 San Bernardino train wreck
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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Episode 193: TWA Flight 3
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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Episode 192: The Erfurt latrine disaster
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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A quick announcement!
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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Episode 191: The 2020 Calabasas helicopter crash
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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Episode 190: The GMAC massacre
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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Episode 189: Hurricane Agnes
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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Episode 188: The New London school explosion
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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Episode 187: The Trolley Square shooting
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Dec 31, 2021 |
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Episode 186: The Ramstein air show disaster
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Episode 185: The 2017 Portland train attack
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Dec 04, 2021 |
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Episode 184: The Taconic State Parkway tragedy
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Nov 27, 2021 |
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Episode 183: The Oppau explosion
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Nov 21, 2021 |
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Episode 182: The Ghost Ship warehouse fire
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Oct 31, 2021 |
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Bonus: Disaster Area road trip!
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Oct 09, 2021 |
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Episode 181: The Sandy Hook school shooting
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Oct 02, 2021 |
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Episode 180: American Airlines Flight 587
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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Episode 179: The 1993 World Trade Center bombing
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Sep 26, 2021 |
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Episode 178: The 1990 Plainfield tornado
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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Episode 177: American Eagle Flight 4184
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Sep 04, 2021 |
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Episode 176: The Italian hall disaster
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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Episode 175: The Hotel Roosevelt fire
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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Episode 174: Bhopal
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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Episode 173: The Oklahoma City bombing
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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Episode 172: Comair Flight 5191
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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Episode 171: The battle of Blair Mountain
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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Episode 170: United Airlines Flight 93
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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Episode 169: The Wilmer bus fire
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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Episode 168: The Prestonsburg bus crash
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May 26, 2021 |
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Episode 167: The attack on Black Wall Street
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May 21, 2021 |
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Episode 166: The Lac-Mégantic train disaster
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May 13, 2021 |
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Episode 165: The Kaprun funicular disaster
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May 05, 2021 |
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Episode 164: The sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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Episode 163: The Colectiv nightclub fire
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Apr 25, 2021 |
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Episode 162: The Santiago prison fire
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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Episode 161: The Holodomor
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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Episode 160: The Great London beer flood
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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Episode 159: The Swampscott train wreck
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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Episode 158: Germanwings Flight 9525
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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Episode 157: The Joplin tornado
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Feb 28, 2021 |
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Episode 156: The SS Yarmouth Castle
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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Episode 155: Saudia Flight 163
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Jan 31, 2021 |
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Episode 154: The El Paso Walmart shooting
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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Episode 153: The Schoharie limo crash
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Jan 01, 2021 |
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Episode 152: The Tham Luang cave rescue
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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Episode 151: The Luxor hot air balloon disaster
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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Episode 150: US Airways Flight 1549
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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Episode 149: The Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
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Oct 31, 2020 |
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Episode 148: The fire on the Scandinavian Star
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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Episode 147: The Wellington avalanche
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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Episode 146: The 1992 Los Angeles riots
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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Episode 145: The Brescia explosion
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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Episode 144: The fire on the General Slocum
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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Episode 143: TWA Flight 800
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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Episode 142: The sinking of the Marchioness
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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Episode 141: The eruption of Mount Pelee
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Jul 19, 2020 |
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Episode 140: The 1918 influenza epidemic
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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Episode 139: The Elaine massacre
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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Episode 138: The sinking of the Estonia
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May 16, 2020 |
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Episode 137: The story of Tsutomu Yamaguchi
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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Episode 136: The story of Mauro Prosperi
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Apr 14, 2020 |
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Episode 135: The Royal National Lifeboat Institution
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Mar 06, 2020 |
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Episode 134: Valujet Flight 592
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Feb 29, 2020 |
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Episode 133: The 1909 Cherry mine disaster
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Feb 25, 2020 |
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Episode 132: DashCon
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Feb 12, 2020 |
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Episode 131: The 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting
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Jan 31, 2020 |
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Episode 130: The shipwreck of the Empress of Ireland
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Jan 22, 2020 |
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Episode 129: The story of Samantha Smith
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Jan 01, 2020 |
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Episode 128: Chernobyl - Part Six
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Dec 25, 2019 |
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Episode 127: Chernobyl - Part Five
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Dec 20, 2019 |
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Episode 126: Chernobyl - Part Four
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Dec 13, 2019 |
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Episode 125: Chernobyl - Part Three
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Nov 12, 2019 |
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Episode 124: Chernobyl - Part Two
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Nov 06, 2019 |
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Episode 123: Chernobyl - Part One
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Oct 31, 2019 |
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Episode 122: The Stardust fire
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Sep 27, 2019 |
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Episode 121: British European Airways Flight 609
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Sep 19, 2019 |
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Episode 120: The 1900 Hoboken Docks fire
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Aug 30, 2019 |
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Episode 119: The Balvano train disaster
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Aug 01, 2019 |
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Episode 118: The Carolean death march
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Jul 31, 2019 |
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Episode 117: Iran Air Flight 655
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Jul 19, 2019 |
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Episode 116: The 1986 Mount Hood incident
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Jun 27, 2019 |
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Episode 115: The Cocoanut Grove fire
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Jun 18, 2019 |
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Episode 114: The Pulse nightclub shooting
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May 29, 2019 |
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Episode 113: The Hermosillo nursery fire
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May 24, 2019 |
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Episode 112: The Our Lady of the Angels fire
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May 01, 2019 |
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Episode 111: The Black Saturday bushfires
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Apr 23, 2019 |
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Episode 110: American Airlines Flight 191
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Apr 12, 2019 |
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Episode 109: The journey of the MS St Louis
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Apr 01, 2019 |
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Episode 108: The Mont Blanc tunnel fire
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Mar 29, 2019 |
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Episode 107: The Beverly Hills Supper Club fire
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Mar 21, 2019 |
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Episode 106: The Dyatlov Pass incident
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Mar 09, 2019 |
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Episode 105: The 1996 Air Africa disaster
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Feb 22, 2019 |
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Episode 104: The Top Storey Club fire
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Feb 16, 2019 |
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Episode 103: The Halifax explosion
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Feb 08, 2019 |
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Episode 102: The Great Yarmouth bridge disaster
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Jan 25, 2019 |
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Episode 101: The Great Stink of London
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Jan 01, 2019 |
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Episode 100: The attack on Nakatomi Plaza
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Dec 28, 2018 |
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Episode 99: United Airlines Flight 629
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Dec 21, 2018 |
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Episode 98: The Hajj pilgrimage of 2015
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Dec 12, 2018 |
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Episode 97: The MGM Grand hotel fire
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Nov 01, 2018 |
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Episode 96: The Janauba massacre
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Oct 31, 2018 |
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Episode 95: The Sunshine Skyway bridge collapse
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Oct 30, 2018 |
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Episode 94: The sinking of the Wahine
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Oct 19, 2018 |
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Episode 93: The Women's War
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Oct 10, 2018 |
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Episode 92: The Pan Am Building helicopter crash
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Sep 29, 2018 |
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Episode 91: The Thredbo disaster
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Sep 27, 2018 |
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Episode 90: The sinking of the Vasa
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Sep 18, 2018 |
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Episode 89: The story of Ada Blackjack
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Aug 31, 2018 |
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Episode 88: The 2013 Moore tornado
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Aug 20, 2018 |
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Episode 87: The Leopard of Rudraprayag
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Aug 09, 2018 |
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Episode 86: The Iroquois Theater fire
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Jul 31, 2018 |
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Episode 85: Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
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Jul 20, 2018 |
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Episode 84: The Guadalajara explosions
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Jul 12, 2018 |
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Episode 83: Pan Am Flight 73
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Jun 30, 2018 |
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Episode 82: The Joelma Building fire
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Jun 23, 2018 |
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Episode 81: The People Hiding in the Truck
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Jun 19, 2018 |
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Episode 80: The Graniteville train crash
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Jun 10, 2018 |
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Episode 79: The Austin tower shooting
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Jun 01, 2018 |
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Episode 78: The Moorgate tube crash
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May 28, 2018 |
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Episode 77: The Pioneer Hotel Fire
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May 18, 2018 |
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Episode 76: The Baby In The Well
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May 06, 2018 |
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Episode 75: Care Teams
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May 01, 2018 |
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Episode 74: Aloha Airlines Flight 243
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Apr 24, 2018 |
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Episode 73: The Lake Peigneur disaster
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Apr 17, 2018 |
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Episode 72: The Twilight Zone disaster
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Apr 08, 2018 |
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Episode 71: The Rwandan genocide
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Apr 01, 2018 |
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Episode 70: The 2010 Bandundu crash
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Mar 15, 2018 |
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Episode 69: The Port Chicago explosion
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Mar 01, 2018 |
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Episode 68: The Welding Shop Shooting
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Feb 23, 2018 |
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Episode 67: United Airlines Flight 232
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Feb 19, 2018 |
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Episode 66: The Battle of May Island
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Jan 23, 2018 |
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Episode 65: The Piper Alpha disaster
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Dec 31, 2017 |
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Episode 64: The Oso mudslide
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Dec 12, 2017 |
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Episode 63: The Edmond post office shooting
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Nov 30, 2017 |
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Episode 62: The Tenerife disaster
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Nov 26, 2017 |
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Episode 61: The CTV Building collapse
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Nov 23, 2017 |
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Episode 60: Aeroflot Flight 593
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Nov 17, 2017 |
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Episode 59: The 1993 Milwaukee cryptosporidiosis outbreak
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Nov 15, 2017 |
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Episode 58: The West Plains dance hall explosion
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Nov 08, 2017 |
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Episode 57: The sinking of the MV Sewol
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Nov 04, 2017 |
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Episode 56: The Haunted Castle Fire
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Nov 01, 2017 |
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Episode 55: The Rana Plaza disaster
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Oct 31, 2017 |
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Episode 54: The Lake Nyos disaster
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Oct 29, 2017 |
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Episode 53: The Formosa Fun Coast explosion
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Oct 25, 2017 |
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Episode 52: The Beslan school hostage crisis
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Oct 21, 2017 |
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Episode 51: The Shiloh Baptist Church stampede
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Oct 06, 2017 |
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Episode 50: LANSA Flight 508
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Sep 30, 2017 |
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Episode 49: The sinking of the MV Le Joola
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Sep 28, 2017 |
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Episode 48: The Happy Land Social Club fire
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Sep 21, 2017 |
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Episode 47: The 1947 Texas City Disaster
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Sep 16, 2017 |
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Episode 46: The AIDS Epidemic, Part Two - Misinformation
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Sep 04, 2017 |
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Episode 45: The Galveston Hurricane
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Aug 29, 2017 |
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Episode 44: Air New Zealand Flight 901
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Aug 17, 2017 |
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Episode 43: The AIDS Epidemic, Part One - Origin
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Aug 04, 2017 |
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Episode 42: The Bradford City stadium fire
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Jul 27, 2017 |
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Episode 41: The Tri-State Tornado
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Jul 17, 2017 |
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Episode 40: The World Series earthquake
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Jun 26, 2017 |
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Episode 39: The San Ysidro McDonald's Massacre
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May 31, 2017 |
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Episode 38: The 1918 Hammond circus train crash
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May 28, 2017 |
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Episode 37: Air Florida Flight 90 and the Washington Metro Train Collision
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May 16, 2017 |
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Episode 36: Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961
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May 08, 2017 |
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Episode 35: The Up Stairs Lounge fire
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May 01, 2017 |
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Episode 34: Centralia
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Apr 13, 2017 |
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Episode 33: The Boston Molasses Flood
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Mar 23, 2017 |
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Episode 32: The 2011 Norway attacks
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Mar 06, 2017 |
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Episode 31: The Westwego grain elevator explosion
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Feb 20, 2017 |
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Episode 30: The Great Smog of London
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Feb 08, 2017 |
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Episode 29: A Massacre in Wilkes-Barre
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Feb 02, 2017 |
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Episode 28: The Gothenburg discotheque fire
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Jan 24, 2017 |
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Episode 27: The Carrollton bus collision
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Jan 16, 2017 |
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Episode 26: Aeromexico Flight 498
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Jan 07, 2017 |
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Episode 25: The story of Marten Hartwell
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Dec 31, 2016 |
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Episode 24: The Schoolhouse Blizzard
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Dec 26, 2016 |
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Movie Break: Dante's Peak
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Dec 24, 2016 |
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Episode 23: The eruption of Mount St. Helens
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Dec 17, 2016 |
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Episode 22: Avianca Flight 52
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Dec 09, 2016 |
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Episode 21: The Ecole Polytechnique massacre
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Dec 04, 2016 |
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Episode 20: The 2010 Love Parade disaster
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Nov 28, 2016 |
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Episode 19: The Aberfan disaster
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Nov 24, 2016 |
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Movie Break: Airplane vs. Volcano
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Nov 13, 2016 |
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Episode 18: The Aggie Bonfire collapse
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Nov 02, 2016 |
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Episode 17: Japan Airlines Flight 123
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Oct 25, 2016 |
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Episode 16: The Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire
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Oct 09, 2016 |
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Episode 15: The Bath School massacre
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Sep 20, 2016 |
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Episode 14: The Versailles wedding hall disaster
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Sep 07, 2016 |
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Episode 13: TACA Flight 110
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Aug 21, 2016 |
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Movie Break: The Day After
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Aug 09, 2016 |
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Episode 12: The Sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald
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Aug 07, 2016 |
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Episode 11: The Goiania Accident
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Jul 14, 2016 |
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Episode 10: The Rhythm Club Fire
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Jun 19, 2016 |
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Episode 9: Pacific Southwest Flight 1771
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Jun 01, 2016 |
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Movie Break: Twister
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May 25, 2016 |
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Episode 8: The Port Arthur Massacre
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May 18, 2016 |
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Episode 7: The Jonestown Massacre
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Apr 28, 2016 |
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Episode 6: The Station Nightclub fire
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Apr 03, 2016 |
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Episode 5: Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
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Mar 16, 2016 |
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Movie Break: The Poseidon Adventure
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Feb 22, 2016 |
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Episode 4: The Kansas City Hyatt Regency skywalk collapse
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Feb 17, 2016 |
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Episode 3: The SS Eastland disaster
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Jan 31, 2016 |
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Episode 2: The Hillsborough Disaster
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Jan 20, 2016 |
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Episode 1: Hartford Circus Fire
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Jan 08, 2016 |
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Disaster Area: An Introduction
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Dec 31, 2015 |