Calamity Janes: Recent Episodes
Madison & Bailey
Mayhem enthusiasts, best friends, and sisters Bailey Brown and Madison Wendt have spent their lives pouring over stories of disaster and catastrophe while their family looked on in abject horror. Combining their love of comedy podcasts and long, late-night discussions of calamity, Bailey and Madison decided to create a podcast where they can talk about all things catastrophic without enduring their loved one's side-eye. Calamity Janes is a weekly podcast wherein hosts Bailey and Madison discuss all sorts of terrifying disasters. Engrossed by engineering failings? Titillated by tales of tornadoes and volcanoes? Searching for horror stories of spaceflight? We’ve got ya covered! Tune in each week to hear Madison tell Bailey about a different disastrous debacle.
In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about a deadly plane crash caused by a surprisingly lethal insect.
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Resources used in this episode:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birgenair_Flight_301
- https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/462854/Passenger-jet-carrying-175-people-makes-EMERGENCY-landing-due-to-a-WASP-NEST-problem
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Commuter_Airlines_Flight_65
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mIpA2tPmeU
In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about an earthquake that led to a mine collapse, and a harrowing rescue mission.
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Resources used in this episode:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_plague_of_1518
- https://www.britannica.com/event/dancing-plague-of-1518
- https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-dancing-plague-of-1518
No episode today folks! Madison's household has fallen to illness, and Bailey is in the middle of the Great Dallas Monsoon. Please send all beverage requests* and disaster suggestions to calamityjanespod@gmail.com.
*Madison will not buy you a drink. Sorry, that was a lie. Madison will make it up to you somehow.
In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about an earthquake that led to a mine collapse, and a harrowing rescue mission.
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Resources used in this episode:
- https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/mining/beaconsfield-miners-struggling-10-years-after-disaster/news-story/600b2de0c182bfd72dfdf70d2d066643
- https://historyofyesterday.com/the-miners-trapped-underground-for-two-weeks-155c2d722b18
- https://www.amsj.com.au/beaconsfield-mine-disaster-learned/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaconsfield_Mine_collapse
In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about The Great Molasses Flood of 1919.
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Resources used in this episode:
- https://www.history.com/news/great-molasses-flood-science
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Molasses_Flood
In this episode, Bailey tells Madison about the Flugtag '88 airshow disaster -- one of the most deadly in history.
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Resources used in this episode:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramstein_air_show_disaster
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kzup8-1eGA
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydp_1sXXqTI
In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about the Eiger -- a mysterious mountain with a history of catastrophe.
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Resources used in this episode:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiger
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936_Eiger_climbing_disaster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJkbST_Tt5c
In this episode, Bailey tells Madison about the Tybee Island Mid-Air Collision.
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Resources used in this episode:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_Tybee_Island_mid-air_collision#:~:text=The%20Tybee%20Island%20mid%2Dair,Savannah%2C%20Georgia%2C%20United%20States.
https://www.savannahnow.com/story/lifestyle/2021/04/14/what-happened-bomb-dropped-over-tybee-island-wassaw-sound-b-47-nuclear-radiation-thats-so-savannah/7190932002/
https://www.npr.org/2008/02/03/18587608/for-50-years-nuclear-bomb-lost-in-watery-grave
In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about some epic lightning strikes, and all of the catastrophes they've created.
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Resources used in this episode:
https://lightningmaster.com/the-worst-lightning-strikes-ever-recorded/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brescia_explosion
https://www.standingwellback.com/explosion-kills-3000-people-and-another-4000/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_blackout_of_1977
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_214
https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning-tips#:~:text=Stay%20off%20corded%20phones%2C%20computers,not%20lean%20against%20concrete%20walls.
In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about the collapse of the I35 bridge collapse in Minneapolis, MN!
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Resources used in this episode:
https://www.lrl.mn.gov/guides/guides?issue=bridges
https://www.npr.org/2017/08/01/540669701/10-years-after-bridge-collapse-america-is-still-crumbling
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-35W_Mississippi_River_bridge
https://www.artba.org/2021/03/23/over-220000-u-s-bridges-need-repair-latest-analysis-of-federal-data-finds/
In this episode, Bailey tells Madison about all sorts of gender reveals gone wrong.
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Resources used in this episode:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/07/us/gender-reveal-party-wildfire.html
https://www.todaysparent.com/blogs/trending/gender-reveal-parties-that-ended-in-tragedy/
https://abcnews.go.com/US/explosion-hampshire-quarry-latest-gender-reveal-stunt-wrong/story?id=77276836
This week, Madison shares some news along with her own personal disaster.
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Watch where you step! In this episode, Bailey tells Madison about all sorts of sinkholes.
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Resources used in this episode:
- https://www.npr.org/2022/05/20/1100459262/giant-sinkhole-china-ancient-forest
- https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/water-science-school/science/sinkholes
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Guatemala_City_sinkhole
- https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-largest-sinkhole-united-states
- https://www.clickorlando.com/news/2019/05/08/flashback-massive-winter-park-sinkhole-swallows-home-pool-more/#:~:text=WINTER%20PARK%2C%20Fla.&text=The%20massive%20sinkhole%20swallowed%20a,was%20swallowed%20by%20the%20lake.
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/08/19/florida-sinkhole-reopens-two-years-after-it-swallowed-a-sleeping-man-and-killed-him/
In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about the Tenerife Airport Disaster. Listen to find out what happens when two 747s collide...
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Resources used in this episode:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenerife_airport_disaster
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Canaria_Airport
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In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about the hypothetical explosion of the supervolcano sitting in the heart of North America. This cataclysmic event would mean big things for basically the whole world.
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Resources used in this episode:
https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/what-if/what-if-yellowstone-supervolcano-erupted.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iRJb15W-14
https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-supervolcano-what-supereruption
https://www.yellowstone.org/yellowstone-supervolcano-revealed/?gclid=CjwKCAjwjtOTBhAvEiwASG4bCK4Soz565L2ZsHmJSEDUhO51C0sKYWvEcJrIic2CwBGx9OXL2G2GEhoCGJUQAvD_BwE
In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about Lake Nyos -- an African lake that released deadly amounts of carbon dioxide, killing everyone and everything near it.
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Resources used in this episode:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Nyos_disaster
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limnic_eruption
- https://whatifshow.com/how-to-survive-a-limnic-eruption/
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/defusing-africas-killer-lakes-88765263/
In this episode, Madison tells Bailey all about the Goiania incident -- a lesson in properly disposing of radioactive medical waste.
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Resources used in this episode:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k3NJXGSIIA
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goi%C3%A2nia_accident
- https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/accidental-poisoning-in-brazil
In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about a tragic caving disaster that reminds us how quickly adventure can turn deadly.
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Resources used in this episode:
- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/what-lies-beneath-mossdale-caving- disaster-794268.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mossdale_Caverns#1967_tragedy
In this episode, we celebrate some big news, and Bailey tells Madison about the hometown disaster that likely set the course for her obsession with calamity.
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Resources used in this episode:
https://apnews.com/article/724c8edd36da00b17f0e21f2c1b9cd15
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/01/15/Two-Marine-reserve-officers-flying-a-5-million-jet/6040537685200/
In this episode, Bailey tells Madison all about the air disaster with a twist you won't see coming. This story has everything: planes, race cars, Canadians, the metric system, and more!
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Resources used in this episode:
https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/30/us/jet-s-fuel-ran-out-after-metric-conversion-errors.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider
In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about one heckuva Olympics. The marathon of 1904 was...chaotic, to say the least. Listen in to hear about theft, cheating, naps, rat poison, and more!
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Resources used in this episode:
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-1904-olympic-marathon-may-have-been-the-strangest-ever-14910747/
- https://www.history.com/news/why-is-a-marathon-26-2-miles#:~:text=The%20marathon%20may%20have%20ancient,of%20the%20Games'%20modern%20era.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_marathon#Dehydration
In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about a devastating motorsports disaster that shut down the world of racing. It will make you think twice before you ever sit in the stands of a high-speed race....
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Resources used in this episode:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955_Le_Mans_disaster
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_Hours_of_Le_Mans
In this episode, Bailey tells Madison about the War of the World's disaster you might think you know...but do you?
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Resources used in this episode:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(1938_radio_drama)#Public_reaction
- https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/10/30/241797346/75-years-ago-war-of-the-worlds-started-a-panic-or-did-it
In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about what will happen when The San Andreas fault decides it can't take the pressure anymore, and finally cracks. That's right, we're talking about The Big One (and the Rock).
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Resources used in this episode:
- https://www.businessinsider.com/big-one-mega-earthquake-what-will-happen-california-san-andreas-2019-8
- https://www.usgs.gov/natural-hazards/earthquake-hazards/science/science-earthquakes?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects
- https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/can-megaquakes-really-happen-a-magnitude-10-or-larger?qt-news_science_products=0#qt-news_science_products
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco
- https://www.mtu.edu/geo/community/seismology/learn/earthquake-take-action/
- Spooky Lake Month on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/discover/spooky-lake-month
In this episode, Bailey tells Madison about the mega snow storm that stranded thousands, killed hundreds, and changed the way America's infrastructure is built. Learn about the Great White Hurricane of 1888!
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Resources used in this episode:
- https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/great-white-hurricane-of-1888/
- https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/great-blizzard-of-88-hits-east-coast
- https://www.masslive.com/history/2013/03/125_years_later_blizzard_of_88_still_reigns_supreme.html#incart_river_default
In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about a terrifying air disaster, and the impossible conditions the crew was up against as they tried to land safely. Learn all about United Airlines Flight 232.
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Resources used in this episode:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_232
- https://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/a10478/the-final-flight-of-united-232-16755928/#
In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about Cleveland's attempt to rehab its image with a world record-setting balloon event. But were they able to escape their lackluster reputation, or will they forever be known as "the mistake by the lake?"
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Resources used in this episode:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0CT8zrw6lw
- https://www.ranker.com/list/aftermath-1986-cleveland-balloonfest/cleo-egnal?ref=browse_list
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloonfest_%2786
- https://ultimateclassicrock.com/cleveland-balloonfest-86/
- https://nerdfighteria.info/v/1EIrsBzgjyk/
- https://www.balloonhq.com/faq/deco_releases/release_study.html
In this episode, the Janes turn the tables and Bailey tells Madison all about how the ground in Louisiana wants to swallow you whole.
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Resources used in this episode:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayou_Corne_sinkhole
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Peigneur
- https://www.damninteresting.com/lake-peigneur-the-swirling-vortex-of-doom/
- http://geology.com/stories/13/salt-domes/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRhesBaRCME&feature=emb_title
- https://stevemaley.com/2013/08/25/the-bayou-corne-sinkhole-part-ii-whats-really-going-on/
HOW TO HELP: https://weather.com/news/news/2021-08-30-hurricane-ida-how-to-help
In this episode, Madison reminds everyone about the recent missile alert that caused residents of Hawaii to panic, and how this false alert happened.
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Resources used in this episode:
- https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/30/technology/fcc-hawaii-missile-alert.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Hawaii_false_missile_alert
HOW TO HELP: https://weather.com/news/news/2021-08-30-hurricane-ida-how-to-help
In this episode, Madison gives you new nightmare fodder by telling Bailey all about horrific things that happen at some of the happiest places on Earth!
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Resources used in this episode:
- https://www.farandwide.com/s/worst-amusement-park-accidents-5d2b791956534c7a
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-sep-06-me-disney6-story.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunder_River_Rapids_Ride
- https://www.fox4news.com/news/woman-fell-75-feet-in-texas-giant-death
- https://apnews.com/article/e1cc5eabd5bf2d0644f1a7f83a5c3c5e
- https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/14/us/roller-coaster-derail-daytona-beach/index.html
In this episode, Madison goes on a literal deep dive of a world record-breaking recovery effort that doesn't go as planned.
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Resources used in this episode:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Shaw_(diver)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deon_Dreyer
- https://tubitv.com/movies/592405/dave-not-coming-back?start=true&utm_source=google-feed&tracking=google-feed
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_diving
In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about the intentional train crash (?!) that created a small town in Texas, and then sent it running.
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Resources used in this episode:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_at_Crush
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Un1vJycrw8
- http://www.cityofwest.com/our-history/crash-at-crush/
In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about the boat disaster that was nearly lost to the chaos of the American Civil War.
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Resources used in this episode:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DLKI4VltuE
- https://www.history.com/news/the-forgotten-story-of-americas-titanic
- https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/sultana-disaster
- https://www.npr.org/2015/04/27/402515205/the-shipwreck-that-led-confederate-veterans-to-risk-all-for-union-lives
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultana_(steamboat)
In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about the 1902 eruption of St. Pierre on Martinique, and some of the early (and apocalyptic) warning signs that appeared ahead of the catastrophe.
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Resources used in this episode:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1902_eruption_of_Mount_Pel%C3%A9e
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdKSBbtf3GI
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/apr/28/physicalsciences.highereducation
- http://sci.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/Pelee.html
This week, Madison tells Bailey about Delta Flight 191 -- the Dallas air catastrophe that led to an overhaul in onboard weather detection.
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Resources used in this episode:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDfodeURad0
- https://www.palmbeachpost.com/article/20150730/entertainment/812028283
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines_Flight_191
- https://www.faasafety.gov/files/gslac/library/documents/2011/aug/56407/faa%20p-8740-40%20windshear%5Bhi-res%5D%20branded.pdf
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse-Doppler_radar
This week, Madison tells Bailey about another mountaineering excursion gone awry! Tune in to learn about an Oregon Episcopal School class of sophomores who had a tragic excursion on Mt. Hood.
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Resources used in this episode:
- https://www.outsideonline.com/2357451/mount-hood-disaster-1986
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_Mount_Hood_Disaster
This episode's featured orgs, and ways WE can become the helpers:
- Hike It Baby: https://hikeitbaby.com/
- Donate blood: https://www.redcross.org/give-blood.html
This week, Bailey is going solo to talk about NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, and the near-fatal mistake that almost turned a $4.7 billion dollar space telescope into the world's largest, and most expensive tin can.
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Resources in this episode:
- https://www.nasa.gov/content/hubbles-mirror-flaw
- https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-missions/what-was-wrong-with-hubble-mirror-how-was-it-fixed/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble_Space_Telescope#Origin_of_the_problem
This week, Madison tells Bailey about a devastating industrial disaster that cost thousands of lives and brought environmental devastation to Bhopal.
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Resources in this episode:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdyBy2s9I5c
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/01/28/world/the-bhopal-disaster-how-it-happened.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster#Acute_effects
This week, Madison educates Bailey about tea dances and walkway collapses with the help of a very special guest, civil and geotechnical engineer Dillon Self. A BIG thank you to Dillon for lending your expertise to this week's episode.
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Resources in this episode:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyatt_Regency_walkway_collapse
- https://timeline.com/hyatt-regency-skywalk-failure-8240bff34fa6
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnvGwFegbC8
This week, Madison tells Bailey about the Chicago boat disaster that killed more passengers than the Titanic. Listen and learn all about the Eastland disaster!
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Resources in this episode:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Humjr_a8Cps
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/eastland-disaster-killed-more-passengers-titanic-and-lusitania-why-has-it-been-forgotten-180953146/
- http://www.eastlanddisaster.org/history/excursion-picnic
This week, Madison tells Bailey about living through the 2020 Derecho (aka big land hurricane) that everyone forgot. Learn more about the calamity that claimed lives, caused tens of millions of dollars in damage, yet you probably never heard about.
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Resources in this episode:
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/10/17/iowa-derecho-damage-cost/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derecho
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2020_Midwest_derecho
This week, Madison tells Bailey about an air disaster where a plane turns into a convertible (but not in a fun way). Tune in to learn all about the high-stakes calamity of Aloha Airlines Flight 243.
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Resources in this episode:
- Inviting Disaster: Lessons From the Edge of Technology - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212398.Inviting_Disaster
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_Airlines_Flight_243
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6AV9xiw85w
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1988/04/30/and-then-whoosh-she-was-gone/a4da02d6-c8c3-47f7-a4e4-da2097a73b2a/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKs3ov6hFqM&t=1703s
- https://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/maintenance_hf/library/documents/media/human_factors_maintenance/aircraft_accident_report--aloha_airlines.flight_243.boeing_737-200.n73711.near_maui.hawaii.april_28.1988.pdf
This week, Madison and Bailey talk about the smallpox epidemic. Specifically, the toll it took in the American Revolution, and the disgusting remedies used to save the troops. Seriously, bleh.
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Resources in this episode:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1775–1782_North_American_smallpox_epidemic
- https://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2016/09/how_vaccination_helped_win_the_revolutionary_war.html
- https://www.armyheritage.org/soldier-stories-information/a-deadly-scourge-smallpox-during-the-revolutionary-war/
This week, Madison tells Bailey about a recent catastrophe to shake New Zealand: The White Island Volcanic Disaster. Learn all about the tragic losses, and the unsung heroes of the event in today's episode.
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Resources in this episode:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fndcCyYzXKg
- https://www.outsideonline.com/2411711/whakaari-white-island-new-zealand-volcano-eruption-2019#close
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Whakaari_/_White_Island_eruption
This week, Madison tells Bailey about a mountaineering excursion gone wrong: The Cairngorm Plateau Disaster.
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Resources used in this episode:
- https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/nearly-50-years-ago-five-15726762
- http://www.cairngormclub.org.uk/journals/PDFs/Articles/J095/The%20Cairngorm%20Club%20Journal%20095%20-%20The%20Feith%20Buidhe%20disaster%20WM.pdf
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairngorm_Plateau_disaster
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairngorms
This week, Madison tells Bailey all about the disaster that reinvigorated America's interest in space exploration: The Apollo 13 disaster.
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Resources used in this episode:
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo13.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13
- https://www.looper.com/286862/the-untold-truth-of-apollo-13-the-movie/
- https://www.space.com/8193-caused-apollo-13-accident.html
This week, Madison tells Bailey about a rough time in human history where things got cold, food got scarce, and ultimately the Roman empire fell! It's the 6th Century Global Climate Catastrophe.
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Resources used in this episode:
- https://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/why-global-climatic-cataclysm-sixth-century-virtually-unheard-001360
- https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/11/why-536-was-worst-year-be-alive
- https://io9.gizmodo.com/what-caused-a-10-year-winter-starting-in-536-1505213873
- https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/11/why-536-was-worst-year-be-alive
In this episode, Madison tells Bailey all about the Idaho Falls nuclear disaster – the first-ever on US soil.
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Resources used in this episode:
- https://www.historynet.com/going-nuclear-idaho-falls.htm
- http://www.environmental-defense-institute.org/publications/SL-1Consequences.pdf
- https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/benchmarks-january-3-1961-three-men-die-nuclear-reactor-meltdown