Today’s podcast goes back over 100 years and discusses the day that the town of Halifax was decimated by an explosion that was so bad, it pushed the headlines about World War I off the front page of the paper for a few days. And if you stay to the end, I go a little […]
Category Archives: Podcasts
Feb
08
2019
The Dupont Plaza Hotel fire of 1986, and the Humberto Vidal Building Explosion of 1996
Today’s podcast is a Puerto Rican ‘two-fer’ that goes over the Dupont Plaza Hotel fire of 1986, and the Humberto Vidal Building explosion of 1996, both of San Juan, Puerto Rico. I have a little personal history with the Dupont Plaza Hotel, at least in its new incarnation, and have decided to return this year […]
Jan
18
2019
The Crash of Eastern Airlines Flight 401 on December 29th, 1972
Today’s podcast goes into the circumstances around Eastern Airlines flight 401, and how that crash brought about big changes to the field of aviation once the findings came out. Like other catastrophes, there were a series of issues that led to the crash, including some that could have solved the problem without further issue. But […]
Feb
24
2017
The Crash of American Airlines Flight 587 on November 12th, 2001
Today’s podcast goes back to the world just after the events of September 11th, 2001, and digs into the crash of American Airlines flight 587 which happened just over two months after that fateful day. And what was thought of as terrorism, turned out to be so very, very different – but tragic nonetheless. As […]
Jan
27
2017
The Link Between Minamata, Japan in the 1950s and Mosul, Iraq in the 1970s
Today’s podcast takes an international turn, and we go back in time to visit the small town of Minamata, Japan in the 1950s to see what they went through due to a chemical factory’s bad practices. And then we turn to the sprawling mecca of Mosul, Iraq in the 1970s, and how the citizens of […]
Jan
02
2017
A Recap of Select 2016 Catastrophes
In this special podcast that went live last night, I talked about twelve different catastrophes that occurred during 2016. The list of twelve catastrophes included natural, man-made, and man-caused incidents that had an impact on the year that we just closed out. And while some may be considered controversial to add to the list, I felt […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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