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Disastrous History: A Disasters of History Podcast Ad Free listening
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4.7 • 138 Ratings
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A podcast covering disasters of all kinds throughout history. From tornadoes and earthquakes to mining disasters and arson. From the perspective of a professional fire investigator, I provide the history of the area, a breakdown of how and why the disaster occurs, a timeline of the event, and the resulting aftermath. Sometimes delving into the specific failure mechanisms that occurred if the disaster (or disasters) did not come from nature. Listen along as we go through them together.
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Island in the Night: The Grand Island Tornado Outbreak
This episode covers the June 3, 1980 tornado outbreak in Grand Island, Nebraska.
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A Burning Ring of Fire: The Cocoanut Grove Fire
This episode covers the Cocoanut Grove fire in 1942.
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I Hear that Train a Coming: The Balvano Train Disaster
Hello friends, this is an old Patreon episode that I'm uploading to the main feed while I figure out how to actually do this again. I'm sorry for being bad at this and all of the chaos of the last year and change. And please enjoy the episode.
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Highway to Hell: 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans Disaster
This episode covers the 1955 Le Mans Disaster that changed the sport of auto racing forever.
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On the Streets of Philadelphia: One Meridian Plaza Fire
This episode covers the One Meridian Plaza Fire in Philadelphia in February of 1991.
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Take Another Little Piece of My Heart: The 2011 Joplin Tornado
This episode covers the 2011 Joplin Tornado
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This well researched narration of historical disasters is exactly what I’ve been looking for. It’s dense with cohesively presented information, the technical details are educational, and the talent of your storytelling guides ones imagination and builds emotion as the event unfolds. Thank you for your great work, I hope you continue to create this fascinating content.