This Is A Disaster

In 1903, the Turtle walked.  An ancient mountain that the indigenous people of the area knew not to mess with... what better place to build a town?  Better tuck it into the very base of a mine where g...

18 Mar 202036min

Peter and Leigh check in for a "Hey, howya doin'?"  A few tips for staying safe and protecting the most vulnerable, and our plan for self-isolation while keeping the disaster burning!   1) Avoid group...

17 Mar 202014min

In 1805, a man bought an elephant in a bar.  Little did he know, this would lead to a legacy alongside the Greatest Show on Earth... and also one of the most devastating fires the big top would ever s...

10 Mar 202023min

In the early 19th century, family after family around New York City was contracting Typhoid Fever.  The only common denominator was a soft-spoken Irish cook named Mary.  Her temperament would be teste...

4 Mar 202058min

Tell us if this sounds familiar: Popular in highschool, folk musician, disastrous ending.  The 1960s weren't kind to aspiring acoustic artists, and Jim Sullivan was no exception.  Nashville, pornograp...

25 Feb 202025min

Next time the weather is getting you down, think back to the time New York City was almost pulverized by the relentless Great White Hurricane.  Join us as we tell the story of a particularly bad winte...

19 Feb 202047min

Following the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the threat of radiation was ubiquitous.  While radiation took its toll physically, it took an arguably heavier toll on the minds of those that lived near the ...

11 Feb 202050min

With the echoes of the Atomic Age fading, the USSR undertook an ambitious plan to build a huge number of massive reactors all along its western border.  Viktor Brukhanov was tasked with building the f...

5 Feb 20201h 43min