In 1903, the Turtle walked. An ancient mountain that the indigenous people of the area knew not to mess with… […]
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COVID-19: State of This Disaster
Peter and Leigh check in for a “Hey, howya doin’?” A few tips for staying safe and protecting the most […]
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Episode 23.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Hartford Circus Fire
In 1805, a man bought an elephant in a bar. Little did he know, this would lead to a legacy […]
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Episode 23: Typhoid Mary (feat. Gerri)
In the early 19th century, family after family around New York City was contracting Typhoid Fever. The only common denominator […]
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Episode 22.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Jim Sullivan vs The UFO
Tell us if this sounds familiar: Popular in highschool, folk musician, disastrous ending. The 1960s weren’t kind to aspiring acoustic […]
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Episode 22: Great Blizzard of 1888
Next time the weather is getting you down, think back to the time New York City was almost pulverized by […]
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Episode 21.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Chernobyl’s Mental Health Fallout
Following the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the threat of radiation was ubiquitous. While radiation took its toll physically, it took an […]
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Episode 21: Chernobyl – Part 2
With the echoes of the Atomic Age fading, the USSR undertook an ambitious plan to build a huge number of […]
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Episode 20.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Three Mile Island
In 1979 Jane Fonda starred in the China Syndrome, a movie about a nuclear meltdown. Twelve days later, reactor 2 […]
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Episode 20: Chernobyl – Part 1
Every story needs context. In part one of our two-part series on the Chernobyl disaster, we start at the dawn […]