So I normally get an email from Google when bigger stories use either “Disaster” or “Catastrophe”, and today’s took me down a rabbit hole of a past podcast. It’s the Boston Molasses Disaster of 1919, and believe it or not, there’s a new article from Smithsonian about the incident. If you’re interested, you can click […]
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Mar
18
2016
The Crash of Air New Zealand Flight 901 from November 29th, 1979
Today’s podcast goes into the incident that led to what’s been called “the loneliest air crash”, which was Air New Zealand flight 901, which crashed into Mount Erebus on Antartica back in 1979. It’s another podcast that’s been inspired, this time by my friend Ethan, who lives and works on Antarctica. As always, you can […]
Mar
17
2016
An FYI on the Podcast Feed
Just as an FYI, it looks like the provider we used for hosting our podcast has gone belly-up! They haven’t been reachable in days now, so I’ve had to abandon them and go to another provider. I’ve imported all the episodes into LibSyn.com and changed the feed in iTunes, but you shouldn’t have to do […]
Feb
02
2016
A First-Hand Account of the Crash of North Central Airlines Flight 575 on December 20, 1972
One thing that we always have to remember is that there is a human face behind the catastrophes that we discuss. Today, we’re lucky enough to have a first hand account of one of these incidents, the crash of North Central Airlines flight 575 from December, 1972. This is a guest post from Todd Overgard. […]
Jan
15
2016
Air Canada Flight 797 from June 2nd, 1983
Today’s podcast, like our last, is about an airline incident that caused major changes – safety related – to the airline industry as a whole, changing aviation travel to the appearance that it has for us today. Thirty years ago, airline travel was a bit more laid back, but also lacked certain safety issues that […]
Oct
26
2015
Want A Piece of the Hindenburg?
Got a spare $10,000 dollars sitting around? Love history? And want a piece of the Hindenburg disaster for your very own? Well, you’re actually too late! A pitcher and a tray, which were hidden (actually buried, because guards wouldn’t allow anything to be removed from the crash site) and then dug up a few days […]
Apr
24
2015
Eastwind Flight 517 from June 9th, 1996, and how it changed aviation
Today’s podcast, which comes with a shoutout to Gabe for the awesome email and getting me back to work here, is about Eastwind Airlines flight 517. And while this flight may not sound familiar to many people, the simple fact is that it had profound results that reverberated throughout the aviation world. As usual, you […]
Jul
04
2014
The Limnic Eruption of Lake Nyos of August, 1986
Today’s podcast touches on a more obscure natural phenomenon that occurred in Cameroon back in 1986. The limnic eruption of Lake Nyos, when submerged carbon dioxide gas was suddenly forced to the surface, is something that doesn’t happen all that often, but when it does, the results are deadly. As usual, you can download the […]
Jun
20
2014
Quick thoughts on the Hyatt Regency episode
So after I published the podcast, I sat down and watched the A&E special “Minute By Minute” programs linked in the previous blogpost, and have to say I’ve changed my mind about something. I didn’t watch the episode beforehand, because I didn’t want it tainting the research I’d done. At the end of my podcast, […]
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