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Disaster Area

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 218: The Chilwell munitions factory explosion

Episode 218: The Chilwell munitions factory explosion

On a hot summer day in 1918, the night shift workers at the National Shell Filling Factory No. 6 in Chilwell, Nottingham... Read more

1 Aug 2023

1hr 37mins

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Episode 217: The I35W bridge collapse

Episode 217: The I35W bridge collapse

Rush hour is bad enough. The bridge you're on collapsing as you cross it during rush hour is even worse. Videos: I S... Read more

21 Jul 2023

1hr 38mins

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Episode 216: The Club Q shooting

Episode 216: The Club Q shooting

On the eve of the Transgender Day of Remembrance in 2022, a person armed with a rifle walked into Club Q, an LGBTQIA+ cl... Read more

1 Jul 2023

1hr 35mins

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Bonus: The OceanGate submersible implosion

Bonus: The OceanGate submersible implosion

While we are still close to the actual disaster for a regular episode on the subject, Jennifer takes an hour and a half ... Read more

26 Jun 2023

1hr 27mins

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Episode 215: The Rhoads Opera House fire

Episode 215: The Rhoads Opera House fire

In a small Pennsylvania town, the play set to be performed on a cold Monday night in January drew hundreds of people to ... Read more

1 Jun 2023

1hr 24mins

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Episode 214: The Indiana State Fair stage collapse

Episode 214: The Indiana State Fair stage collapse

When the sky darkened and the winds picked up at the Indiana State Fair on August 13th, 2011, those fans waiting for cou... Read more

19 May 2023

1hr 51mins

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Bonus: The 9/11 Museum

Bonus: The 9/11 Museum

Jennifer recounts her visit to the 9/11 Museum in New York City.

16 May 2023

1hr 16mins

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Episode 213: The Amagasaki train derailment

Episode 213: The Amagasaki train derailment

Every day we head off to work or school or wherever else we might be headed with the hope we will arrive there safely. B... Read more

28 Apr 2023

2hr 4mins

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Episode 212: The Grenfell Tower fire - part three

Episode 212: The Grenfell Tower fire - part three

It was just a little house fire. It should have gone out in no time. In a safer building, it would have. But within an h... Read more

15 Mar 2023

1hr 5mins

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Episode 211: The Grenfell Tower fire - part two

Episode 211: The Grenfell Tower fire - part two

It was just a little house fire. It should have gone out in no time. In a safer building, it would have. But within an h... Read more

8 Mar 2023

42mins

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