
Episode 20: The 2010 Love Parade disaster
Love Parade was meant to be a celebration of peace, love, and understanding. The German electronic music festival was known for loud techno, colorful costumes, and sexual openness. But in 2010, the en...
28 Nov 201656min

Episode 19: The Aberfan disaster
This year is the 50th anniversary of the tragic events in the quaint mining town of Aberfan in south Wales. Days of heavy rain and an underground spring combined to turn a hillside tip into a dark slu...
24 Nov 20161h 22min

Movie Break: Airplane vs. Volcano
On this episode, Jennifer uses the Movie Break she saved up for a special occasion to cap off a ridiculously awful week and watch "Airplane vs. Volcano." Keep liquor and the Internet Movie Database ha...
13 Nov 201651min

Episode 18: The Aggie Bonfire collapse
Texas A&M's annual bonfire was meant to symbolize their burning desire to beat the hell out of the University of Texas at Austin's football team. But in 1999, Bonfire never burned. Instead it collapse...
2 Nov 20161h 3min

Episode 17: Japan Airlines Flight 123
The worst single-plane loss of life in aviation history occurred on August 12, 1985, when a 747 loaded with holiday travelers crashed in the mountains near Mt. Fuji. The reason: A simple repair with a...
25 Okt 20161h 17min

Episode 16: The Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire
At first, people who wandered over from Washington Square Park thought someone was throwing sack of shirtwaists out of the ninth floor windows of the Asch Building. But it quickly became apparent to t...
9 Okt 20162h 7min

Episode 15: The Bath School massacre
When children die in a disaster, it's the worst of tragedies. When children die due to the diabolical work of a man with dark intentions, it's even worse. May 18, 1927, was a typical spring day in Bat...
20 Sep 20162h 10min

Episode 14: The Versailles wedding hall disaster
Keren and Assaf Dror thought May 24, 2001 would be the happiest day of their lives, and it was -- up until the floor collapsed at the wedding hall where hundreds of friends and family were dancing tog...
7 Sep 20161h 4min





















