Episode 209: The sinking of the SS Princess Sophia
Have you ever been stranded in your car in the middle of a snowstorm? Now imagine there are 350 other people in the car with you, and you're all stuck in that storm in the middle of an Alaskan canal f...
1 Feb 20231h 32min
Episode 208: The 1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision
Ah, flying in the 1950s. Fancy clothes, good food, smoking in the airplane, and the chance to see sights you'd never get to see otherwise. Two planes flying over the Grand Canyon on a summer day in 19...
17 Jan 20231h 46min
Episode 207: The Humboldt Broncos bus crash
On April 6th, 2018, the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team from Saskatchewan, Canada, were on their way to a playoff game in Nipawin. They weren't expecting the semi-tractor trailer headed westbound ...
21 Dec 20221h 32min
Episode 206: The Bazar de la Charité fire
The start of the summer season in Paris in the 1890s could arguably be the Bazar de la Charité, sort of a rummage sale for the wealthy to benefit the poor. The height of Parisian's female society pass...
1 Dec 20221h 52min
Episode 205: The Boston Marathon bombing - Part Two
On April 15th, 2013, runners in Boston were approaching the finish line of the city's esteemed marathon at ten minutes to three in the afternoon when a large explosion tore through the crowd. Thirteen...
23 Nov 20222h 1min
Episode 204: The Boston Marathon bombing - Part One
On April 15th, 2013, runners in Boston were approaching the finish line of the city's esteemed marathon at ten minutes to three in the afternoon when a large explosion tore through the crowd. Thirteen...
16 Nov 20221h
Episode 203: The Nepalese royal massacre
The family dinner party was in full swing, despite the host needing to be carried out in a drunken stupor only twenty minutes earlier. But this is no ordinary family. This is the royal palace of Nepal...
9 Sep 20222h 19min
Episode 202: The San Juanico disaster
The Mexico City suburb of San Juan Ixhuatepec was the home of poor immigrants, working-class families, dozens of large businesses, and a Pemex oil and gas company site - at least, until November 19th,...
24 Aug 20221h 11min
