Episode 179: The 1993 World Trade Center bombing
It has been twenty years this month since the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center, but they weren't the first time the trade center found itself the target of a deadly terrorist attack.
26 Sep 20211h 26min
Episode 178: The 1990 Plainfield tornado
We are so used to receiving all sorts of warning on our phones - Amber alerts, COVID exposures, weather watches. One weather app on our phone is all it takes to be warned of flood conditions or upcomi...
9 Sep 20211h 5min
Episode 177: American Eagle Flight 4184
Waiting is just a part of flying anywhere, whether it's hanging out waiting to board the plane, twiddling your thumbs while your plane waits for permission to take off, sighing in frustration as the c...
4 Sep 20211h 2min
Episode 176: The Italian hall disaster
After six months of striking against the copper companies of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, the families of the striking miners -especially their children - looked forward to a union Christmas party...
1 Sep 20211h 37min
Episode 175: The Hotel Roosevelt fire
A month after the death of President John F. Kennedy, plenty of Americans could use whatever pick-me-up they could get. The Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, FL, was just such an event. But after a night of...
11 Aug 20211h 36min
Episode 174: Bhopal
It's late at night, and you're sleeping soundly until you're awakened by a stench that makes your stomach roll. You hack and cough as your eyes burn. You can barely breathe. So you grab your spouse an...
4 Aug 20211h 27min
Episode 173: The Oklahoma City bombing
At 9:02 AM on April 19th, 1995, an explosion rocked the downtown area of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. When people saw the devastated Alfred P. Murrah federal building, many thought at first it was a natur...
28 Jul 20212h 30min
Episode 172: Comair Flight 5191
Being the only survivor of a plane crash is difficult enough. Being the only survivor when you were the one in the cockpit is another level of tragic.
1 Jul 20211h 19min
