Disaster Hour

Disaster Hour

Disasters happen all time, but why? And how? Join us in exploring some of history's most infamous disasters, from small accidents to absolute catastrophes. Sit back and relax with Ian & Liv while we deep dive into these disasters and the events that led to it, and ask the big questions: was the disaster avoidable, and is anyone to blame?

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Ep. 8: The El Dorado Wildfire

Ep. 8: The El Dorado Wildfire

In this one, Ian tells Liv about a wildfire that began in a park in California. However, this wildfire was started inadvertently by a couple who set off a smoke bomb during a gender reveal party, and ...

14 Jun 202331min

Ep. 7: The Locust Plague of 1874

Ep. 7: The Locust Plague of 1874

In this one, Ian tells Liv about a swarm of locusts that appeared in the Great Plains in 1874, but continued to devastate the new frontier for years later. Nothing was safe from the maniacal, flying i...

8 Jun 202330min

Ep. 6: The Tornado Super Outbreak, 2011

Ep. 6: The Tornado Super Outbreak, 2011

In this one, Ian tells Liv about an outbreak of over 300 tornadoes that ravaged the southeast US, in just four days. Many storm records were set not only during this disaster, but throughout all of Ap...

31 Mai 202338min

Ep. 5: Mt. Tambora & The Year Without Summer, 1816

Ep. 5: Mt. Tambora & The Year Without Summer, 1816

In this episode, Ian tells Liv about a volcano that erupted in 1815, Mt. Tambora, in Indonesia. However, the devastation this volcano causes to the entire planet is unlike anything we've seen in over ...

18 Mai 202353min

Ep. 4: Balloonfest '86

Ep. 4: Balloonfest '86

Liv tells Ian about the time United Way of Cleveland held a fundraising event that released over a million balloons. Sadly, the fundraiser was a failure, resulting in the death of two men and an unpre...

10 Mai 202328min

Ep. 3: The Crash at Crush

Ep. 3: The Crash at Crush

In this one, Ian tells Liv about the time that two trains crashed head-on in 1896. But just because it was a crash doesn't mean it was an accident. Liv and Ian both know trains still exist today. ...

4 Mai 202325min

Ep. 2: The Boston Molasses Flood

Ep. 2: The Boston Molasses Flood

The year? 1919. The place? Boston. The disaster? A bit sticky. How did a giant tank of molasses claim the lives of innocent bystanders? How did prohibition play a role in this disaster? How did people...

1 Mai 202318min

Ep. 1: The Lucy Walker Steamboat Disaster

Ep. 1: The Lucy Walker Steamboat Disaster

In 1844, a passenger steamboat explodes on the Ohio River while traveling from Louisville to New Orleans. But why did this happen, and is anyone to blame? Avoid horses. References: Beam, A. (2013, M...

27 Apr 202332min

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