Episode 142: The sinking of the Marchioness
It was just supposed a late-night birthday party on the Thames - a little drinking, a little dancing, and a lot of fun with all their friends. But in the early morning hours of August 20th, 1989, the ...
31 Jul 20201h 22min
Episode 141: The eruption of Mount Pelee
It spewed smoke and ash that destroyed crops and killed livestock, and yet they stayed. It caused earthquakes that damaged buildings and mudslide which killed hundreds, and yet they stayed. It sent in...
19 Jul 20201h 34min
Episode 140: The 1918 influenza epidemic
It came out of nowhere, flowing in waves throughout the world during a time of great international upheaval. Some did what they could to fight it. Some were struck down, and tragically lost so quickly...
1 Jul 20201h 43min
Episode 139: The Elaine massacre
The gathering was just a union meeting, the Black sharecroppers of Phillips County, Arkansas, banding together and trying to get a fair pay for their work in the cotton fields. But when the night ende...
19 Jun 20201h 15min
Episode 138: The sinking of the Estonia
It should have just have been a rough-and-tumble overnight ride across the sea, enjoying a good beer or a meal as the waves crashed outside. But then, early in the morning of September 28th, 1994, a l...
16 Mai 20201h 23min
Episode 137: The story of Tsutomu Yamaguchi
All of us are in the middle of trying to survive a disaster. Tsutomu Yamaguchi managed to do so twice in one week.
24 Apr 202054min
Episode 136: The story of Mauro Prosperi
It all started when the sandstorm kicked up. Hours later when the winds died down, Marathon des Sables entrant Mauro Prosperi found himself alone in the Moroccan desert, unable to locate the rest of t...
14 Apr 20201h 14min
Episode 135: The Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Founded in 1824, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution provided the British Isles with a standing organization of trained volunteers ready and willing to save those in peril in the surrounding water...
6 Mar 202050min
