This Is A Disaster https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com A podcast about disasters and the music they make us listen to. Tue, 11 Nov 2025 21:34:07 -0500 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2021 All rights reserved. History 1440 episodic We go on a journey through the history of disasters: Some man-made, some natural, some modern, some ancient, and all devastating. Listen as we discuss the catastrophic events that changed the trajectory of human history. Each episode wraps up with our recommendations for musical pairings to the story just told. This Is A Disaster This Is A Disaster No true https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/4816472/This_Is_A_Disaster_-_3D_Logo.jpg This Is A Disaster https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com 144 144 Movember Doomsaster Livestreams! Movember Doomsaster Livestreams! https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/movember-doomsaster-livestreams/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/movember-doomsaster-livestreams/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2025 21:34:07 -0500 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/6005e841-e583-3aff-9c08-3c3ac9fe1dd2 We're back for some LIVE disaster episodes, with a side of Doom.  Join us, donate for men's mental health, hear about a new disaster every week in November, and witness the mutilation of demons on a mass scale.

 

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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com

]]> We're back for some LIVE disaster episodes, with a side of Doom.  Join us, donate for men's mental health, hear about a new disaster every week in November, and witness the mutilation of demons on a mass scale.

 

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You can donate (or join) Peter's Movember team here: https://ca.movember.com/team/2439755

 

Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com

]]> This Is A Disaster false No 124 111 bonus Episode 57: The SS Viking Explosion Episode 57: The SS Viking Explosion https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-57-the-ss-viking-explosion/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-57-the-ss-viking-explosion/#comments Wed, 29 May 2024 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/f4eda22f-25be-3982-9592-de26a35d63c7 Craig from Canadian History Ehx is back to tell us a harrowing tale of how not to handle explosives.  Sometimes you club the seal, sometimes the seal clubs you...

 

Craig's song pick:: Isle of Newfoundland by Stompin' Tom Connors

https://open.spotify.com/track/3V1lBuMyKE5iAkx5Xdp23Y?si=c06bf48faf0a4b75

 

Leigh's song pick:: Maritime by Isis

https://open.spotify.com/track/2bpRNKT04xb2rc07LOgFaZ?si=e89fab2d9609432a

 

Peter's song pick:: The Mariner's Revenge Song by The Decemberists

https://open.spotify.com/track/3GDIZO71jiE1FEcHEJh3RH?si=2273b609fc2f4cff

 

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]]> Craig from Canadian History Ehx is back to tell us a harrowing tale of how not to handle explosives.  Sometimes you club the seal, sometimes the seal clubs you...

 

Craig's song pick:: Isle of Newfoundland by Stompin' Tom Connors

https://open.spotify.com/track/3V1lBuMyKE5iAkx5Xdp23Y?si=c06bf48faf0a4b75

 

Leigh's song pick:: Maritime by Isis

https://open.spotify.com/track/2bpRNKT04xb2rc07LOgFaZ?si=e89fab2d9609432a

 

Peter's song pick:: The Mariner's Revenge Song by The Decemberists

https://open.spotify.com/track/3GDIZO71jiE1FEcHEJh3RH?si=2273b609fc2f4cff

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 2044 110 full Episode 56: The Yodogo Hijacking Episode 56: The Yodogo Hijacking https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-56-the-yodogo-hijacking/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-56-the-yodogo-hijacking/#comments Wed, 15 May 2024 20:59:53 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/365ef714-7adc-38bc-81f1-1e1e7cf7a787 Plan A: Have the hijackers sit in a chair trap.  Plan B: Land in a fake Cuba.  Plan C: Anyone got any other ideas?

 

Nuclear Norm's song pick:: All Generations by Hi-Standard

https://open.spotify.com/track/75mr7tFyw5nY8yVC7Mw4Cr?si=855cc5e8780a4743

 

Leigh's song pick:: Satori Part 1 by Flower Travelling Band

https://open.spotify.com/track/0TO8Bs4jZx0SDnpEisSh9y?si=2d5937f3a86a4e47

 

Peter's song pick:: Killing In The Name by Rage Against the Machine

https://open.spotify.com/track/59WN2psjkt1tyaxjspN8fp?si=c6c2739b8be64132

 

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]]> Plan A: Have the hijackers sit in a chair trap.  Plan B: Land in a fake Cuba.  Plan C: Anyone got any other ideas?

 

Nuclear Norm's song pick:: All Generations by Hi-Standard

https://open.spotify.com/track/75mr7tFyw5nY8yVC7Mw4Cr?si=855cc5e8780a4743

 

Leigh's song pick:: Satori Part 1 by Flower Travelling Band

https://open.spotify.com/track/0TO8Bs4jZx0SDnpEisSh9y?si=2d5937f3a86a4e47

 

Peter's song pick:: Killing In The Name by Rage Against the Machine

https://open.spotify.com/track/59WN2psjkt1tyaxjspN8fp?si=c6c2739b8be64132

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 4839 109 full Episode 55: The Almonte Train Disaster Episode 55: The Almonte Train Disaster https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-55-the-almont-train-disaster/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-55-the-almont-train-disaster/#comments Wed, 01 May 2024 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/be9e0a5f-69e3-3ca3-a409-1f074aee5534 Maybe if you're going to take a break, don't leave the "everything's ok" alarm on.

 

Peter's song pick:: In The Mood by Glenn Miller

https://open.spotify.com/track/6dZKWYSx5YBIme4SfpIHJ0?si=8469902e32d843ca

Leigh's song pick:: White Christmas by Bing Crosby

https://open.spotify.com/track/4rp2Hr51C99Nx5AC9GfSeI?si=d83c9ebc6f3449b8

 

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]]> Maybe if you're going to take a break, don't leave the "everything's ok" alarm on.

 

Peter's song pick:: In The Mood by Glenn Miller

https://open.spotify.com/track/6dZKWYSx5YBIme4SfpIHJ0?si=8469902e32d843ca

Leigh's song pick:: White Christmas by Bing Crosby

https://open.spotify.com/track/4rp2Hr51C99Nx5AC9GfSeI?si=d83c9ebc6f3449b8

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 3193 108 full Episode 54: Def Leppard Episode 54: Def Leppard https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-54-def-leppard/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-54-def-leppard/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2024 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/c492a2f7-9d5f-32d6-a585-9fb85b0ced32 Sometimes you just need a hand to get by.  No need to get up in arms.  Some people are just armed and dangerous.

 

Peter's song pick:: Go To Hell by Motorhead

https://open.spotify.com/track/6fe9zK5wfWxXk5b6R2WYXM?si=38cf0fab32f146ac

Leigh's song pick:: High 'N' Dry by Def Leppard

https://open.spotify.com/track/7IpHed4DNlSmApHiSVE35Q?si=f27fdc4ddc41488e

 

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]]> Sometimes you just need a hand to get by.  No need to get up in arms.  Some people are just armed and dangerous.

 

Peter's song pick:: Go To Hell by Motorhead

https://open.spotify.com/track/6fe9zK5wfWxXk5b6R2WYXM?si=38cf0fab32f146ac

Leigh's song pick:: High 'N' Dry by Def Leppard

https://open.spotify.com/track/7IpHed4DNlSmApHiSVE35Q?si=f27fdc4ddc41488e

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 3039 107 full Episode 53: (Sex, Lies, and Nuclear Meltdowns) The SL-1 Disaster Episode 53: (Sex, Lies, and Nuclear Meltdowns) The SL-1 Disaster https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-53-sex-lies-and-nuclear-meltdowns-the-sl-1-disaster/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-53-sex-lies-and-nuclear-meltdowns-the-sl-1-disaster/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2024 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/2499782c-bbf5-3e2b-80f7-afdf51722149 When picking the staff to run your brand new nuclear reactor, would you say you'd want "stable" people that "get along", orrr...

 

Nuclear Norm's song pick:: Kryptonite Smokes the Red Line by Isotope 217

https://open.spotify.com/track/61iA7GlyQsOehYmbeZNGgx?si=602677f367984347

 

Peter's song pick:: Green Machine by Kyuss

https://open.spotify.com/track/6nxHMqTNKWlQnx5AFxz1iX?si=d4ff0131ea4f49ff

Leigh's song pick:: Heavenly by Adventures

https://open.spotify.com/track/52NhUfM91cU0agUjEAaple?si=4ea44c1f87494506

 

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]]> When picking the staff to run your brand new nuclear reactor, would you say you'd want "stable" people that "get along", orrr...

 

Nuclear Norm's song pick:: Kryptonite Smokes the Red Line by Isotope 217

https://open.spotify.com/track/61iA7GlyQsOehYmbeZNGgx?si=602677f367984347

 

Peter's song pick:: Green Machine by Kyuss

https://open.spotify.com/track/6nxHMqTNKWlQnx5AFxz1iX?si=d4ff0131ea4f49ff

Leigh's song pick:: Heavenly by Adventures

https://open.spotify.com/track/52NhUfM91cU0agUjEAaple?si=4ea44c1f87494506

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 4375 106 full Episode 52: The Bull Island Music Festival Episode 52: The Bull Island Music Festival https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-52-the-bull-island-music-festival/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-52-the-bull-island-music-festival/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2024 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/f62ce5d6-6d4b-316a-97a4-4faaa8a64f72 Will they ever learn?  Let me guess, not enough food?  Minimal accommodations?  Cowmicide?  Wait, what was that last thing... 

 

Peter's song pick:: Riders On The Storm (Fredwreck Remix) by Snoop Dogg vs. The Doors

https://open.spotify.com/track/0RcYEWXtbu4ehdv1tiBOi0?si=d2de6c5e177a47a8

Leigh's song pick:: AOTKPTA by The Locust

https://open.spotify.com/track/26oxBlZRI8vdjgkJZUokWA?si=abbdfea186fb48b8

 

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]]> Will they ever learn?  Let me guess, not enough food?  Minimal accommodations?  Cowmicide?  Wait, what was that last thing... 

 

Peter's song pick:: Riders On The Storm (Fredwreck Remix) by Snoop Dogg vs. The Doors

https://open.spotify.com/track/0RcYEWXtbu4ehdv1tiBOi0?si=d2de6c5e177a47a8

Leigh's song pick:: AOTKPTA by The Locust

https://open.spotify.com/track/26oxBlZRI8vdjgkJZUokWA?si=abbdfea186fb48b8

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 3661 105 full [Update] This continues to be a disaster! [Update] This continues to be a disaster! https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/update/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/update/#comments Wed, 10 Jan 2024 17:44:53 -0500 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/ccdc275e-d2d3-3c47-92c6-1f693a8ce82e Peter and Leigh reconvene in the studio IN PERSON FINALLY, discuss the upcoming season, and even get into a mini-disaster!

 

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]]> Peter and Leigh reconvene in the studio IN PERSON FINALLY, discuss the upcoming season, and even get into a mini-disaster!

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 3570 104 full Episode 51: The 1979 Fastnet Race Episode 51: The 1979 Fastnet Race https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-51-the-1979-fastnet-race/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-51-the-1979-fastnet-race/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2021 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/54f77a5c-2b40-3a87-b91f-cad774f51289 In the final episode of this "season", we revisit disaster on the open ocean.  Inclement weather, over three hundred yachts, the history of boats, and just so many reasons to never set foot in the ocean. 

 

Peter's song pick:: Dreams by The Cranberries

https://open.spotify.com/track/4JGKZS7h4Qa16gOU3oNETV?si=23984130963e4d2d

Leigh's song pick:: Chaos by Stump

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNZXoEvikd0&ab_channel=frenchaccent

 

 

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]]> In the final episode of this "season", we revisit disaster on the open ocean.  Inclement weather, over three hundred yachts, the history of boats, and just so many reasons to never set foot in the ocean. 

 

Peter's song pick:: Dreams by The Cranberries

https://open.spotify.com/track/4JGKZS7h4Qa16gOU3oNETV?si=23984130963e4d2d

Leigh's song pick:: Chaos by Stump

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNZXoEvikd0&ab_channel=frenchaccent

 

 

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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com

]]> This Is A Disaster true No 2995 103 full Episode 50.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Byford Dolphin Incident Episode 50.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Byford Dolphin Incident https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-505-tragedy-tuesday-the-byford-dolphin-incident/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-505-tragedy-tuesday-the-byford-dolphin-incident/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2021 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/ad24822e-2fdd-3148-bfec-41223dfffc5b Just because something happens quickly, doesn't mean it can't be horrific.  The most dangerous job in the world meets fatigue, to catastrophic ends.  Deep sea diving, rapid decompression, human error, and too-late regulations.

 

Leigh's song pick:: The Bends by Mr. Bungle https://open.spotify.com/track/0T4d6Pn20ar2JB1jI4MVKs?si=5c48b47b88a646f3

 

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]]> Just because something happens quickly, doesn't mean it can't be horrific.  The most dangerous job in the world meets fatigue, to catastrophic ends.  Deep sea diving, rapid decompression, human error, and too-late regulations.

 

Leigh's song pick:: The Bends by Mr. Bungle
https://open.spotify.com/track/0T4d6Pn20ar2JB1jI4MVKs?si=5c48b47b88a646f3

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 1551 102 full Episode 50: Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy Episode 50: Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-50-guns-n-roses-chinese-democracy/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-50-guns-n-roses-chinese-democracy/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2021 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/c90f9fbc-ed22-3c27-8023-0a73a9cf1915 You thought overwrought endeavours were limited to videogames?  Where do you go now... that you've written Sweet Child O' Mine and November Rain?  Axel Rose, Buckethead, midnight pyrotechnics, and chicken coop pronography.

 

That video about how The Rock is totally a James Bond movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FdnevXjqdc

 

Leigh's song pick:: Riad N' The Bedouins by Guns N' Roses

https://open.spotify.com/track/3Ipp7nTpEfpUYzT9OExVD0?si=cdb0d1cd8ee74131

Peter's song pick:: Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses

https://open.spotify.com/track/7snQQk1zcKl8gZ92AnueZW?si=7c8c5b29f6964ee8

 

 

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]]> You thought overwrought endeavours were limited to videogames?  Where do you go now... that you've written Sweet Child O' Mine and November Rain?  Axel Rose, Buckethead, midnight pyrotechnics, and chicken coop pronography.

 

That video about how The Rock is totally a James Bond movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FdnevXjqdc

 

Leigh's song pick:: Riad N' The Bedouins by Guns N' Roses

https://open.spotify.com/track/3Ipp7nTpEfpUYzT9OExVD0?si=cdb0d1cd8ee74131

Peter's song pick:: Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses

https://open.spotify.com/track/7snQQk1zcKl8gZ92AnueZW?si=7c8c5b29f6964ee8

 

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 4435 101 full Episode 49.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] 1904 Olympic Marathon Episode 49.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] 1904 Olympic Marathon https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-495-tragedy-tuesday-1904-olympic-marathon/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-495-tragedy-tuesday-1904-olympic-marathon/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2021 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/13d90470-c022-301f-93fc-0bd36c696a97 What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, or at least maybe finish a marathon.  Things could have gone a whole lot better for the rag-tag band of competitors at the St. Louis Olympics.  Dusty roads, ancient wars, rotten apples, and rat poison...

 

Peter's song pick:: Untitled by Andrew Hulshult https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGK1dr-Ql0w&t=3635s

 

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]]> What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, or at least maybe finish a marathon.  Things could have gone a whole lot better for the rag-tag band of competitors at the St. Louis Olympics.  Dusty roads, ancient wars, rotten apples, and rat poison...

 

Peter's song pick:: Untitled by Andrew Hulshult
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGK1dr-Ql0w&t=3635s

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 1538 100 full Episode 49 - Duke Nukem Forever Episode 49 - Duke Nukem Forever https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-49-duke-nukem-forever/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-49-duke-nukem-forever/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2021 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/b6eb02aa-0957-3a96-808d-a770065bfa96 Our special guest Try-All Andy returns for the story of the trials and tribulations that went into producing a sequel that was over a decade in the making.  Aliens, misogyny, pop-culture references, and a world record... hail to the king?

 

E3 1998 Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR6qFFEkALg&t=136s

 

E3 2001 Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDlB2P1leRM&ab_channel=NUKEMDAVENUKEMDAVE

 

Leigh's song pick:: All The Kids Are Right by Local H

https://open.spotify.com/track/50kQ7oNv9cGEs8JRC614hl?si=ee1a53ded34546ef

Peter's song pick:: Everything Zen by Bush X

https://open.spotify.com/track/7waRjsA2ehXv619f47lYOT?si=43ec62d4569049c9

 

 

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]]> Our special guest Try-All Andy returns for the story of the trials and tribulations that went into producing a sequel that was over a decade in the making.  Aliens, misogyny, pop-culture references, and a world record... hail to the king?

 

E3 1998 Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR6qFFEkALg&t=136s

 

E3 2001 Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDlB2P1leRM&ab_channel=NUKEMDAVENUKEMDAVE

 

Leigh's song pick:: All The Kids Are Right by Local H

https://open.spotify.com/track/50kQ7oNv9cGEs8JRC614hl?si=ee1a53ded34546ef

Peter's song pick:: Everything Zen by Bush X

https://open.spotify.com/track/7waRjsA2ehXv619f47lYOT?si=43ec62d4569049c9

 

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 4069 99 full Episode 48.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Death in Space Episode 48.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Death in Space https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-455-tragedy-tuesday-death-in-space/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-455-tragedy-tuesday-death-in-space/#comments Tue, 25 May 2021 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/32b92401-cc14-3ab8-960e-b3db38f4d786 As harsh a place as space can be, there have been surprisingly few deaths in space.  Not to worry!  Leigh found some for us.  Soviet cosmonauts, Soyuz 11, and a pesky valve...

 

Leigh's song pick:: Niin by Arovane https://open.spotify.com/track/2z1CBtxKRSphEzTfAQ7z4S?si=a904839036bd46d6

 

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]]> As harsh a place as space can be, there have been surprisingly few deaths in space.  Not to worry!  Leigh found some for us.  Soviet cosmonauts, Soyuz 11, and a pesky valve...

 

Leigh's song pick:: Niin by Arovane
https://open.spotify.com/track/2z1CBtxKRSphEzTfAQ7z4S?si=a904839036bd46d6

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 1643 98 full Episode 48 - Edmonton Tornado, 1987 Episode 48 - Edmonton Tornado, 1987 https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-48-1987-edmonton-tornado/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-48-1987-edmonton-tornado/#comments Wed, 19 May 2021 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/96e93eff-aa53-33f0-8490-851899fb1655 Craig from Canadian History Ehx returns to once again rob us of sleep.  What's the most damage mother nature could possibly do in one hour?  Edmonton, Alberta found out in 1987.  Tornadoes, the Fujita scale, Canadian devastation, and... you better believe it... a trailer park.

 

Craig's song pick:: The Twist by Chubby Checker

https://open.spotify.com/track/3ohLnESFgYACPMCkoTOzqE?si=20be1cdd28fb4365

 

Leigh's song pick:: The End Of All Things by Nomeansno

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV3ZRbI_sng

 

Peter's song pick:: Reitschule by Do Make Say Think https://open.spotify.com/track/6yphInZNlAZLR4z51sswJP?si=decdffc4dc9d408a

 

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]]> Craig from Canadian History Ehx returns to once again rob us of sleep.  What's the most damage mother nature could possibly do in one hour?  Edmonton, Alberta found out in 1987.  Tornadoes, the Fujita scale, Canadian devastation, and... you better believe it... a trailer park.

 

Craig's song pick:: The Twist by Chubby Checker

https://open.spotify.com/track/3ohLnESFgYACPMCkoTOzqE?si=20be1cdd28fb4365

 

Leigh's song pick:: The End Of All Things by Nomeansno

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV3ZRbI_sng

 

Peter's song pick:: Reitschule by Do Make Say Think
https://open.spotify.com/track/6yphInZNlAZLR4z51sswJP?si=decdffc4dc9d408a

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 2481 97 full Episode 47.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] One Hungry Juror Episode 47.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] One Hungry Juror https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-475-tragedy-tuesday-one-hungry-juror/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-475-tragedy-tuesday-one-hungry-juror/#comments Tue, 11 May 2021 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/270c0f4c-7d5b-3fdd-9e13-300d1c49edc4 Not all disasters happen on a global scale.  Leigh tells the story of his experience on jury duty, with its highest highs and lowest lows.  Criminal fraud, heated debates, comped meals... and comped... meals...

 

Leigh's song pick:: Isn't Everyone by Health x Nine Inch Nails https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W2E6jNXzBE&ab_channel=YOUWILLLOVEEACHOTHER

 

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]]> Not all disasters happen on a global scale.  Leigh tells the story of his experience on jury duty, with its highest highs and lowest lows.  Criminal fraud, heated debates, comped meals... and comped... meals...

 

Leigh's song pick:: Isn't Everyone by Health x Nine Inch Nails
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 1976 96 full Episode 47: Phil Spector Episode 47: Phil Spector https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-47-phil-spector/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-47-phil-spector/#comments Wed, 05 May 2021 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/4c6cb51c-ecfc-3b66-9d97-e269bc393d19 Ever wanted some of your favorite songs ruined by the story of the man behind them?  Leigh makes it real hard to separate the man from the art.  The Ronettes, John Lennon, George Harrison, hit records, guns, and death.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Be My Baby by The Ronettes

https://open.spotify.com/track/2TVhxOesu7h90ZTAHj4Tyc?si=cd75a111aa4d4ad9

 

Peter's song pick:: Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) by Nancy Sinatra https://open.spotify.com/track/4JLcAU2xY90qTkTSNM1lUa?si=a6761aa286ca4d4e

 

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]]> Ever wanted some of your favorite songs ruined by the story of the man behind them?  Leigh makes it real hard to separate the man from the art.  The Ronettes, John Lennon, George Harrison, hit records, guns, and death.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Be My Baby by The Ronettes

https://open.spotify.com/track/2TVhxOesu7h90ZTAHj4Tyc?si=cd75a111aa4d4ad9

 

Peter's song pick:: Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) by Nancy Sinatra
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 2973 95 full Episode 46.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Yellow Fleet Episode 46.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Yellow Fleet https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-465-tragedy-tuesday-the-yellow-fleet/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-465-tragedy-tuesday-the-yellow-fleet/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2021 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/56567ffb-be6e-3b67-bc5d-7021a959fd51 Peter tells the harrowing tale of that time a group of ships got stuck in the Suez Canal... and it's probably not the time you're thinking of.  Salty sailors, makeshift regattas, non-sanctioned Olympic games, and alcohol... so much alcohol.

 

Peter's song pick:: No Weaknesses by The Dirty Nil https://open.spotify.com/track/6mAN7i05hcNNttAiW0Sy2q?si=4042326c587a4b43

 

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]]> Peter tells the harrowing tale of that time a group of ships got stuck in the Suez Canal... and it's probably not the time you're thinking of.  Salty sailors, makeshift regattas, non-sanctioned Olympic games, and alcohol... so much alcohol.

 

Peter's song pick:: No Weaknesses by The Dirty Nil
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 1874 94 full Episode 46: Kowloon, City of Darkness Episode 46: Kowloon, City of Darkness https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-45-kowloon-city-of-darkness/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-45-kowloon-city-of-darkness/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2021 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/fe6807f3-dbdf-3174-b61c-c77d8c298937 Been a while since you've felt crowded?  Nuclear Norm tells the story of a dystopian cyberpunk fever dream that existed in the heart of Hong Kong.  Opium wars, building code violations, plane-scrapers, and Bloodsport.

 

Greg Girard's photography of the Kowloon Walled City http://www.greggirard.com/work/kowloon-walled-city--13

 

Norm's song pick:: Stalling by Prune Deer https://open.spotify.com/track/0Lp5IjraeWQYoeKLnqOEyQ?si=1345f6ac94f34f54

 

 

Leigh's song pick:: My Hands Are Turning To Bricks by Kowloon Walled City https://open.spotify.com/track/5IYCJExr9L1eJrzhAouLtz?si=6ee19cceabf5450b

 

Peter's song pick:: Go! by Public Service Broadcasting https://open.spotify.com/track/6MBYGCIojfR4cP8dR01s4a?si=a7f8c1d382964c49

 

 

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]]> Been a while since you've felt crowded?  Nuclear Norm tells the story of a dystopian cyberpunk fever dream that existed in the heart of Hong Kong.  Opium wars, building code violations, plane-scrapers, and Bloodsport.

 

Greg Girard's photography of the Kowloon Walled City
http://www.greggirard.com/work/kowloon-walled-city--13

 

Norm's song pick:: Stalling by Prune Deer
https://open.spotify.com/track/0Lp5IjraeWQYoeKLnqOEyQ?si=1345f6ac94f34f54

 

 

Leigh's song pick:: My Hands Are Turning To Bricks by Kowloon Walled City
https://open.spotify.com/track/5IYCJExr9L1eJrzhAouLtz?si=6ee19cceabf5450b

 

Peter's song pick:: Go! by Public Service Broadcasting
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 3541 93 full Episode 45.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The WOOZ, Less Than A-MAZE-ing Episode 45.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The WOOZ, Less Than A-MAZE-ing https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-455-tragedy-tuesday-the-wooz-less-than-a-maze-ing/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-455-tragedy-tuesday-the-wooz-less-than-a-maze-ing/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2021 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/bd84a4a3-c24e-3d55-a68d-e984dc926566 What better way to unwind after a long day of wandering through a mall than paying to get lost in a labyrinth?  Misguided endeavors, maze-like working conditions, a ghost in the machine, and a fire...

 

Leigh's song pick:: Hard Sun by Indio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1tVvQUAcf4&ab_channel=cartwrong

 

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]]> What better way to unwind after a long day of wandering through a mall than paying to get lost in a labyrinth?  Misguided endeavors, maze-like working conditions, a ghost in the machine, and a fire...

 

Leigh's song pick:: Hard Sun by Indio
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 1668 92 full Episode 45: Apollo 13 Episode 45: Apollo 13 https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-45-apollo-13/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-45-apollo-13/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2021 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/a5ba5f4c-f5c2-3a0a-85c3-fd23b9294892 By 1970, flying to the moon was boooooooring... at least, if you asked the People of Earth.  Nothing like a spot of near-death to revive public interest!  Dropped oxygen tanks, explosions in space, floating pee bags, and Jerry... fuckin' Jerry...

 

Peter's song pick:: Go! by Public Service Broadcasting

https://open.spotify.com/track/5xYZXIgVAND5sWjN8G0hID?si=0ccf9d33e5314bd5

 

Leigh's song pick:: We Took The Wrong Step Year Ago by Hawkwind https://open.spotify.com/track/33pv5efEwueISKYakOifMb?si=84027c91b97b4580

 

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]]> By 1970, flying to the moon was boooooooring... at least, if you asked the People of Earth.  Nothing like a spot of near-death to revive public interest!  Dropped oxygen tanks, explosions in space, floating pee bags, and Jerry... fuckin' Jerry...

 

Peter's song pick:: Go! by Public Service Broadcasting

https://open.spotify.com/track/5xYZXIgVAND5sWjN8G0hID?si=0ccf9d33e5314bd5

 

Leigh's song pick:: We Took The Wrong Step Year Ago by Hawkwind
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 5212 91 full Episode 44.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] TIDAL Episode 44.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] TIDAL https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-445-tragedy-tuesday-tidal/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-445-tragedy-tuesday-tidal/#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2020 01:06:49 -0500 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/5c3ae04a-6a1f-3401-9949-ffa39e5a273b As a follow-up to his Tragedy Tuesday about the Pono Player, Leigh brings us up to speed on TIDAL, the "audiophile" streaming service.  Less disaster, more questionable money grab?  Also, a round-up of our favorite albums and songs of 2020 to round out the year before heading into our hiatus!

 

Leigh's song pick::  When I Was Small by Jesu

https://open.spotify.com/track/2bdzxPEpVY7SPV0ofszd44

Peter's song pick:: Regurginated Communion by Of Feather And Bone https://offeatherandbone666.bandcamp.com/track/regurginated-communion

Try-All Andy's song pick::  Cue Synthesizer by Destroyer

https://open.spotify.com/track/4yjtPnUdMlhZiBPNtZmQ8Q

Nuclear Norm's song pick::  Trust Me by Sincere Engineer

https://open.spotify.com/track/72rJBBioVhxm4A3XajM3Yn

 

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]]> As a follow-up to his Tragedy Tuesday about the Pono Player, Leigh brings us up to speed on TIDAL, the "audiophile" streaming service.  Less disaster, more questionable money grab?  Also, a round-up of our favorite albums and songs of 2020 to round out the year before heading into our hiatus!

 

Leigh's song pick::  When I Was Small by Jesu

https://open.spotify.com/track/2bdzxPEpVY7SPV0ofszd44

Peter's song pick:: Regurginated Communion by Of Feather And Bone
https://offeatherandbone666.bandcamp.com/track/regurginated-communion

Try-All Andy's song pick::  Cue Synthesizer by Destroyer

https://open.spotify.com/track/4yjtPnUdMlhZiBPNtZmQ8Q

Nuclear Norm's song pick::  Trust Me by Sincere Engineer

https://open.spotify.com/track/72rJBBioVhxm4A3XajM3Yn

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 3130 90 full [Announcement] End of the First Era [Announcement] End of the First Era https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/announcement-end-of-the-first-era/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/announcement-end-of-the-first-era/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2020 01:00:00 -0500 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/fd40d6fc-1233-31d0-bca3-69461b9d3465 Peter and Leigh announce the end of the first phase of this disaster and our triumphant return in April 2021!  A temporary pause in our regular weekly releases, some teasers of what's to come, and our sincerest thanks.  We'll see you all on April 7, 2021 (and for a disaster or two before then)...

 

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]]> Peter and Leigh announce the end of the first phase of this disaster and our triumphant return in April 2021!  A temporary pause in our regular weekly releases, some teasers of what's to come, and our sincerest thanks.  We'll see you all on April 7, 2021 (and for a disaster or two before then)...

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 654 89 full Episode 43.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Curious Case of Adolphe Sax and his Saxophone Episode 43.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Curious Case of Adolphe Sax and his Saxophone https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-435-tragedy-tuesday-the-curious-case-of-adolfe-sax-and-his-saxophone/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-435-tragedy-tuesday-the-curious-case-of-adolfe-sax-and-his-saxophone/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2020 01:00:00 -0500 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e308312b-1d68-3c5e-b2a9-cd73b1f3319e If the history of the saxophone's invention had a soundtrack, it certainly wouldn't be smooth jazz.  An inventor that just wouldn't quit, despite the world doing its best to stop him in his tracks.  Blunt force trauma, poisoning, drowning, viciously jealous rivals, and a giant cannon.

 

The Cornu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IlZgj2FAHA&ab_channel=AbrahamCupeiro

The Shofar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJwfsYxDgJ4&ab_channel=Word-Spirit-Life

The Pentatonic Scale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne6tB2KiZuk&ab_channel=WorldScienceFestival

 

Peter's song pick:: Hell by Clown Core https://open.spotify.com/track/3iNJUrTTqODoKapRzameCI

 

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]]> If the history of the saxophone's invention had a soundtrack, it certainly wouldn't be smooth jazz.  An inventor that just wouldn't quit, despite the world doing its best to stop him in his tracks.  Blunt force trauma, poisoning, drowning, viciously jealous rivals, and a giant cannon.

 

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Peter's song pick:: Hell by Clown Core
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 3019 88 full Episode 43: [Album Autopsy] Garth Brooks in... The Life of Chris Gaines Episode 43: [Album Autopsy] Garth Brooks in... The Life of Chris Gaines https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-43-album-autopsy-garth-brooks-in-the-life-of-chris-gaines/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-43-album-autopsy-garth-brooks-in-the-life-of-chris-gaines/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2020 01:00:00 -0500 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/fe1e7f05-e6f2-399b-baee-d28999b0c81a In this edition of Album Autopsy, Try-All Andy joins us as we are collectively baffled by a supposed radical departure in musical genres.  An album not reviled, but hardly beloved... what happens when an artist endeavors to try something different, but doesn't quite make it off the beaten path?

 

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]]> In this edition of Album Autopsy, Try-All Andy joins us as we are collectively baffled by a supposed radical departure in musical genres.  An album not reviled, but hardly beloved... what happens when an artist endeavors to try something different, but doesn't quite make it off the beaten path?

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 2984 87 full Episode 42.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Pono Player Episode 42.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Pono Player https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-425-tragedy-tuesday-the-pono-player/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-425-tragedy-tuesday-the-pono-player/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2020 01:00:00 -0500 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/7f2e8eee-03fa-3ea9-bcca-7a5918de1d71 What do you get when you go on a quest for high-fidelity portable audio, but forget to bring the design sensibilities?  Neil Young's Toblerone Player... I mean, Pono Player.  Is that triangular prism in your pocket, or are you just pretending to hear the difference?  FLAC, MP3, too much money, too little product.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Piece of Crap by Neil Young https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovum-GjYWKQ&ab_channel=neilyoungchannel

 

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]]> What do you get when you go on a quest for high-fidelity portable audio, but forget to bring the design sensibilities?  Neil Young's Toblerone Player... I mean, Pono Player.  Is that triangular prism in your pocket, or are you just pretending to hear the difference?  FLAC, MP3, too much money, too little product.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Piece of Crap by Neil Young
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 2618 86 full Episode 42: The Laki Eruption Episode 42: The Laki Eruption https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-42-the-laki-eruption/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-42-the-laki-eruption/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2020 01:00:00 -0500 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/565e4ab7-129b-386d-818b-c671cf3129eb In the late 18th century, the Netherlands really had it out for Iceland.  Maybe it was all the red-hot magma, acid rain, and sulfur-filled air, courtesy of the Laki craters?  Fire, brimstone, a Dutch hate-boner, and a fire priest.

 

John's song pick:: Mars by Gustav Holst https://open.spotify.com/track/6azDDykaIBHmZQFEFTKycC

 

Peter's song pick:: Burning Worlds of Excrement by Svartidaudi https://open.spotify.com/track/2t4UAANtwLlx2Ghs2mAI0q

 

Leigh's song pick:: Sudden Death by Mr. Bungle https://open.spotify.com/track/6VRu6EN2lRBQiXxEy5rU8Z

 

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]]> In the late 18th century, the Netherlands really had it out for Iceland.  Maybe it was all the red-hot magma, acid rain, and sulfur-filled air, courtesy of the Laki craters?  Fire, brimstone, a Dutch hate-boner, and a fire priest.

 

John's song pick:: Mars by Gustav Holst
https://open.spotify.com/track/6azDDykaIBHmZQFEFTKycC

 

Peter's song pick:: Burning Worlds of Excrement by Svartidaudi
https://open.spotify.com/track/2t4UAANtwLlx2Ghs2mAI0q

 

Leigh's song pick:: Sudden Death by Mr. Bungle
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 3968 85 full Episode 41.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Third Wave Experiment Episode 41.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Third Wave Experiment https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-415-tragedy-tuesday-the-third-wave-experiment/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-415-tragedy-tuesday-the-third-wave-experiment/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2020 01:00:00 -0500 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/907f8aeb-789e-3912-a58a-b0899866427b Why teach a class about 1930s German's descent into fascism when you can just show the whole school how it's done?  Not-so-secret salutes, rigorous discipline, a nation-wide underground, and a magnificent leader...

 

Peter's song pick:: Neuropunk Boostergang by Expander https://expander.bandcamp.com/track/neuropunk-boostergang

 

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]]> Why teach a class about 1930s German's descent into fascism when you can just show the whole school how it's done?  Not-so-secret salutes, rigorous discipline, a nation-wide underground, and a magnificent leader...

 

Peter's song pick:: Neuropunk Boostergang by Expander
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 2166 84 full Episode 41: [Album Autopsy] Lulu Episode 41: [Album Autopsy] Lulu https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-41-album-autopsy-lulu/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-41-album-autopsy-lulu/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2020 01:00:00 -0500 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/9580ab2d-82ed-3f04-84af-590eb3d9761c Leaning into "... and the music they make us listen to" from our tagline, Leigh and Peter discuss where universally panned albums went wrong.  In this inaugural edition, we talk about what happens when you seemingly pull two artists out of a hat and mash them together.  "I am the table". Lou Reed, Metallica, and Lulu.

 

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]]> Leaning into "... and the music they make us listen to" from our tagline, Leigh and Peter discuss where universally panned albums went wrong.  In this inaugural edition, we talk about what happens when you seemingly pull two artists out of a hat and mash them together.  "I am the table". Lou Reed, Metallica, and Lulu.

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 2586 83 full Episode 40.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Station Nightclub Fire Episode 40.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Station Nightclub Fire https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-405-tragedy-tuesday-the-station-nightclub-fire/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-405-tragedy-tuesday-the-station-nightclub-fire/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2020 01:00:00 -0500 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/f67bb767-33ce-3825-9c37-d3cad886d6a1 In a time after hair metal was king, Great White were still carrying the flame... unfortunately, it was right into a venue filled with highly flammable material and no sprinkler system.  Made up words, pyrotechnics, heavy black smoke, and a reason to never go to a live show again...

 

Leigh's song pick:: You Fucked Up by Ween https://open.spotify.com/track/0gnvI2vSWIacE3hgLbuWtn

 

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]]> In a time after hair metal was king, Great White were still carrying the flame... unfortunately, it was right into a venue filled with highly flammable material and no sprinkler system.  Made up words, pyrotechnics, heavy black smoke, and a reason to never go to a live show again...

 

Leigh's song pick:: You Fucked Up by Ween
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 2471 82 full Episode 40: [Ruinous Rewind] Plague of Athens Episode 40: [Ruinous Rewind] Plague of Athens https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-40-ruinous-rewind-plague-of-athens/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-40-ruinous-rewind-plague-of-athens/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/39e1b643-ca65-3704-99a9-77329f3e6115 A new feature is born!  With our shift to one major disaster a month (in addition to regularly scheduled Tragedy Tuesdays), we'll be trying out new features to take the place of the second major disaster.  Don't think of it as losing a disaster, so much as gaining new content.  This time: Ruinous Rewind with Peter and Gerri.  Can Peter retell the Plague of Athens in 10 minutes?  Will Gerri have new insights into a familiar tale since she, like, totally "listens" to the show?  Only time, and you listening to this episode will tell!

 

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]]> A new feature is born!  With our shift to one major disaster a month (in addition to regularly scheduled Tragedy Tuesdays), we'll be trying out new features to take the place of the second major disaster.  Don't think of it as losing a disaster, so much as gaining new content.  This time: Ruinous Rewind with Peter and Gerri.  Can Peter retell the Plague of Athens in 10 minutes?  Will Gerri have new insights into a familiar tale since she, like, totally "listens" to the show?  Only time, and you listening to this episode will tell!

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 2287 81 full Episode 39.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Norwegian Black Metal Episode 39.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Norwegian Black Metal https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-395tragedy-tuesday-black-metal-in-norway/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-395tragedy-tuesday-black-metal-in-norway/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/22a2c06c-efb4-3ed7-9088-45acef034d02 For a music scene that generated such awesome bands, the Norwegian black metal community sure were a bunch of miscreants.  Church burning, stabbing, blast beats, stabbing, the dark circle, and stabbing.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Kathaarian Life Code by Darkthrone https://open.spotify.com/track/5gTMAY6YiojUKbOjhO1JeJ

 

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]]> For a music scene that generated such awesome bands, the Norwegian black metal community sure were a bunch of miscreants.  Church burning, stabbing, blast beats, stabbing, the dark circle, and stabbing.

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 2949 80 full Episode 39: The Peshtigo Firestorm Episode 39: The Peshtigo Firestorm https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-39-the-peshtigo-firestorm/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-39-the-peshtigo-firestorm/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e5ac8f01-f614-30f7-ae66-dda5cb365c66 The Great Chicago Fire wasn't the worst fire ever to hit the United States.  It wasn't the worst fire in 1871.  It wasn't even the worst fire in October of 1871... The second episode in our October of Sorrow features one of the gnarliest fires yet, and maybe even a "darkbar".  Human torches, flaming logs, and hell on Earth.

 

Peter's song pick:: Chronicles of Annihilation by Our Place Of Worship Is Silence https://opowistl.bandcamp.com/track/chronicles-of-annihilation

 

Leigh's song pick:: Hell by King Gizzard and the Lizzard Wizzard https://open.spotify.com/track/6XY6yBdqrphxj92fRmeT9C

 

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]]> The Great Chicago Fire wasn't the worst fire ever to hit the United States.  It wasn't the worst fire in 1871.  It wasn't even the worst fire in October of 1871... The second episode in our October of Sorrow features one of the gnarliest fires yet, and maybe even a "darkbar".  Human torches, flaming logs, and hell on Earth.

 

Peter's song pick:: Chronicles of Annihilation by Our Place Of Worship Is Silence
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 4333 79 full Episode 38.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Witchcraft Trial of Sarah Good Episode 38.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Witchcraft Trial of Sarah Good https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode385-tragedy-tuesday-the-witchcraft-trial-of-sarah-good/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode385-tragedy-tuesday-the-witchcraft-trial-of-sarah-good/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/4ce16d8e-7202-304b-bb03-579f3cdb42c8 Things got a bit hairy in Salem in 1692... let's just say it wasn't a good time to be feeding urine cakes to dogs and cracking eggs into Venus glasses.  Oomancy, divination, possession, the 17th-century legal system, and a dark prophecy...

 

Peter's song pick:: Arcanae Manifestia by Aevangelist https://open.spotify.com/track/1GzGkAytLKlLgh9g3GleKX?si=g92ywjMBS0-sFGQ2rK05iw

 

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]]> Things got a bit hairy in Salem in 1692... let's just say it wasn't a good time to be feeding urine cakes to dogs and cracking eggs into Venus glasses.  Oomancy, divination, possession, the 17th-century legal system, and a dark prophecy...

 

Peter's song pick:: Arcanae Manifestia by Aevangelist
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 2335 78 full Episode 38: Darby Crash Episode 38: Darby Crash https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode38-darby-crash/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode38-darby-crash/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e4d7408f-5c39-3d86-b0b2-7f269ff47ab6 In the late 1970s, two friends got straight-As in fruit-eating and crystal meth.  Luckily for the trajectory of punk rock, they turned their talents to music, gave up their real names for punk alter egos, and began wreaking havoc on stages across Los Angeles.  Cast your mind back to a time when The Germs weren't just responsible for a global pandemic...

 

Leigh's song pick:: Lexicon Devil by The Germs https://open.spotify.com/track/0Hl2Vuhhhh8buesoxUk1DW

 

Peter's song pick:: TV Party by Black Flag https://open.spotify.com/track/4DA95pyBe6QORPGvTEuMWQ

 

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]]> In the late 1970s, two friends got straight-As in fruit-eating and crystal meth.  Luckily for the trajectory of punk rock, they turned their talents to music, gave up their real names for punk alter egos, and began wreaking havoc on stages across Los Angeles.  Cast your mind back to a time when The Germs weren't just responsible for a global pandemic...

 

Leigh's song pick:: Lexicon Devil by The Germs
https://open.spotify.com/track/0Hl2Vuhhhh8buesoxUk1DW

 

Peter's song pick:: TV Party by Black Flag
https://open.spotify.com/track/4DA95pyBe6QORPGvTEuMWQ

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 3566 77 full Episode 37.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Jim Shooter's New Universe Episode 37.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Jim Shooter's New Universe https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode375-tragedy-tuesday-jim-shooters-new-universe/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode375-tragedy-tuesday-jim-shooters-new-universe/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/7f1e32ad-5038-34fc-94cc-97f79d3f6627 When the going gets good, Marvel got weird.  Forget Iron Man and Thor, it's time for Nightmask and Star Brand!  Sorry, you've never heard of them?  Maybe sticking to what works is the best way after all.  Come take a ride into Jim Shooter's mind as he steered the Marvel ship into some really strange places...

 

Leigh's song pick:: Tarred and Feathered by Cardiacs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVjSycDJatc&ab_channel=loudlikenature

 

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]]> When the going gets good, Marvel got weird.  Forget Iron Man and Thor, it's time for Nightmask and Star Brand!  Sorry, you've never heard of them?  Maybe sticking to what works is the best way after all.  Come take a ride into Jim Shooter's mind as he steered the Marvel ship into some really strange places...

 

Leigh's song pick:: Tarred and Feathered by Cardiacs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVjSycDJatc&ab_channel=loudlikenature

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 2580 76 full Episode 37: The Great Tangshan Earthquake Episode 37: The Great Tangshan Earthquake https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-37-the-great-tangshan-earthquake/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-37-the-great-tangshan-earthquake/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/4974cb95-2ad7-30e5-9cc4-fdda9b9225fa In the time it takes you to read this, the city of Tangshan shook apart in 1976. Peter tells Leigh about one of the most devastating of Earth's ancient disasters, with a truly staggering death toll. Earthquakes, seismology, Richter, and toeing the party line...

 

Leigh's song pick:: Auf Wiedersehen by Cheap Trick https://open.spotify.com/track/4lGF1MDPkeWbOSROAxXTFS

 

Peter's song pick:: Tarpit Carnivore by Torche https://open.spotify.com/track/3kw1aKvgU4HE3dVMHeUmxn

 

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]]> In the time it takes you to read this, the city of Tangshan shook apart in 1976. Peter tells Leigh about one of the most devastating of Earth's ancient disasters, with a truly staggering death toll. Earthquakes, seismology, Richter, and toeing the party line...

 

Leigh's song pick:: Auf Wiedersehen by Cheap Trick
https://open.spotify.com/track/4lGF1MDPkeWbOSROAxXTFS

 

Peter's song pick:: Tarpit Carnivore by Torche
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 3388 75 full Episode 36.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] British Airtours Flight 28M Episode 36.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] British Airtours Flight 28M https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-365-tragedy-tuesday-british-airtours-flight-28m/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-365-tragedy-tuesday-british-airtours-flight-28m/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/ad2f681a-3690-3416-a544-d5568e990286 It usually takes a disaster to change regulations... case in point British Airtours Flight 28M and the Boeing 737.  Ultra-narrow aisles?  Armrests that don't raise up?  Seats in front of the emergency exits?  Yup, this all seems fine.  An inferno, design flaws, and Terminator is better than Robocop.

 

Peter's song pick:: Ohms by Deftones https://open.spotify.com/track/6mfrK1kvsOjiiH64Ier962

 

Britney Spears - Toxic But It's Change (In the House of Flies) by Deftones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13wwndvI1K4&ab_channel=WilliamMaranci

 

 

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]]> It usually takes a disaster to change regulations... case in point British Airtours Flight 28M and the Boeing 737.  Ultra-narrow aisles?  Armrests that don't raise up?  Seats in front of the emergency exits?  Yup, this all seems fine.  An inferno, design flaws, and Terminator is better than Robocop.

 

Peter's song pick:: Ohms by Deftones
https://open.spotify.com/track/6mfrK1kvsOjiiH64Ier962

 

Britney Spears - Toxic But It's Change (In the House of Flies) by Deftones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13wwndvI1K4&ab_channel=WilliamMaranci

 

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 2412 74 full [Announcement] Contest One Winner! [Announcement] Contest One Winner! https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/announcement-contest-one-winner/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/announcement-contest-one-winner/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/00bb1b81-2b6f-3c33-954a-26e5a4e7904e What?  An episode on a Friday??  We come to you to talk Skittles and announce the winner of our first-ever draw!

 

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]]> What?  An episode on a Friday??  We come to you to talk Skittles and announce the winner of our first-ever draw!

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 296 73 full Episode 36: Climate Change, Part 2 Episode 36: Climate Change, Part 2 https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-36-climate-change-part-2/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-36-climate-change-part-2/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/9f821bf6-c262-3b69-8058-a87f53b483ef Nuclear Norm comes back to finish what he started, this time telling us about why some people distrust science, and why they might never change their mind. Petitions, angry fictitious coal miners, reverse-cherry-picking data, and a whole lot of climate denial.

 

Norm's song pick:: The American Dream by Walls of Jericho https://open.spotify.com/track/2H2gDrojHBPjq9sucp94rs

 

Leigh's song pick:: Greenhouse Effect by Testament https://open.spotify.com/track/1vTUW5hxptfEp83z1Pl1O2

 

Peter's song pick:: Baba Yetu by Christopher Tin https://open.spotify.com/track/5fYwf17qytSuyFEnBpsq5W

 

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]]> Nuclear Norm comes back to finish what he started, this time telling us about why some people distrust science, and why they might never change their mind. Petitions, angry fictitious coal miners, reverse-cherry-picking data, and a whole lot of climate denial.

 

Norm's song pick:: The American Dream by Walls of Jericho
https://open.spotify.com/track/2H2gDrojHBPjq9sucp94rs

 

Leigh's song pick:: Greenhouse Effect by Testament
https://open.spotify.com/track/1vTUW5hxptfEp83z1Pl1O2

 

Peter's song pick:: Baba Yetu by Christopher Tin
https://open.spotify.com/track/5fYwf17qytSuyFEnBpsq5W

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 3470 72 full Episode 35.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Legendary E.T. Landfill Episode 35.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Legendary E.T. Landfill https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-355-tragedy-tuesday-the-legendary-et-landfill/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-355-tragedy-tuesday-the-legendary-et-landfill/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/6ce50b9e-2b5f-34d7-9a68-fb366048218c It's all fun and games until Steven Spielberg brings you his precious property to turn into a video game.  In the early 1980s, Atari was unstoppable... but the little brown extraterrestrial did his best.  A crazy short development time, a waning interest in video games, and the worst game ever made (according to some).

 

Leigh's song pick:: The Working Hour by Tears for Fears https://open.spotify.com/track/23DKn3AP0fpx1aAYth2Pax?si=NCHlKLgyT4a_AX1AMJi__w

 

 

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]]> It's all fun and games until Steven Spielberg brings you his precious property to turn into a video game.  In the early 1980s, Atari was unstoppable... but the little brown extraterrestrial did his best.  A crazy short development time, a waning interest in video games, and the worst game ever made (according to some).

 

Leigh's song pick:: The Working Hour by Tears for Fears
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 2197 71 full Episode 35: Climate Change, Part 1 Episode 35: Climate Change, Part 1 https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-35-climate-change-part-1/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-35-climate-change-part-1/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/9c751fb4-64ff-341f-ba02-f3e5e42dc4b0 Our special guest drops by for a two-part series about the slow-burn disaster happening all around us.  What's a greenhouse gas?  Are we in an ice age?  Will the poles melt and send us spinning off into outer space?  You never know what could happen when Nuclear Norm is around...

 

Norm's song pick:: Backroads by Lonely The Brave

https://open.spotify.com/track/33dunxmWFO2n1a2sjD1wGD?si=FukIhYt9REmU_d_Xryfbww

Music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk2phEP7AWU

 

Leigh's song pick:: Journeys by Divination

 

Peter's song pick:: Ether by Mogwai https://open.spotify.com/track/7rzjpFTtsDw5COMhHqq2oT

 

 

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]]> Our special guest drops by for a two-part series about the slow-burn disaster happening all around us.  What's a greenhouse gas?  Are we in an ice age?  Will the poles melt and send us spinning off into outer space?  You never know what could happen when Nuclear Norm is around...

 

Norm's song pick:: Backroads by Lonely The Brave

https://open.spotify.com/track/33dunxmWFO2n1a2sjD1wGD?si=FukIhYt9REmU_d_Xryfbww

Music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk2phEP7AWU

 

Leigh's song pick:: Journeys by Divination

 

Peter's song pick:: Ether by Mogwai
https://open.spotify.com/track/7rzjpFTtsDw5COMhHqq2oT

 

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 3823 70 full Episode34 .5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Cecil Kelley's Radioactive End Episode34 .5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Cecil Kelley's Radioactive End https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode34-5-tragedy-tuesday-cecil-kelleys-radioactive-end/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode34-5-tragedy-tuesday-cecil-kelleys-radioactive-end/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/bcb58408-30a1-3042-baf7-f2f8fb97000f In 1958, Los Alamos National Laboratory was buzzing with new and exciting ways to eradicate humanity and leave the Earth a desolate, radioactive wasteland. Turns out we've been nuking ourselves willingly for over a century... unless you're Cecil Kelley, in which case the radiation was far less voluntary. Plutonium, critical mass, and excursion event, and an alarmingly quick end...

 

Peter's song pick(s):: Down in the Park by Tubeway Army https://open.spotify.com/track/2vmBGX73EXJIAAN6nesH6T?si=zVzWrajMTVmWLlCzjKoqWQ

 

Down in the Park by Foo Fighters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30DMi866ThM

 

Down in the Park by Marilyn Manson https://open.spotify.com/track/0YCyOP5nkAp2aiowFSTqkE?si=TuVvzh-dTASAjS8tM0s_yA

 

 

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]]> In 1958, Los Alamos National Laboratory was buzzing with new and exciting ways to eradicate humanity and leave the Earth a desolate, radioactive wasteland. Turns out we've been nuking ourselves willingly for over a century... unless you're Cecil Kelley, in which case the radiation was far less voluntary. Plutonium, critical mass, and excursion event, and an alarmingly quick end...

 

Peter's song pick(s):: Down in the Park by Tubeway Army
https://open.spotify.com/track/2vmBGX73EXJIAAN6nesH6T?si=zVzWrajMTVmWLlCzjKoqWQ

 

Down in the Park by Foo Fighters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30DMi866ThM

 

Down in the Park by Marilyn Manson
https://open.spotify.com/track/0YCyOP5nkAp2aiowFSTqkE?si=TuVvzh-dTASAjS8tM0s_yA

 

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 1906 69 full Episode 34: Mel Lyman, The Greatest Man In The World (And Not Troubled By It In The Least) Episode 34: Mel Lyman, The Greatest Man In The World (And Not Troubled By It In The Least) https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-34-mel-lyman-the-greatest-man-in-the-world-and-not-troubled-by-it-in-the-least/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-34-mel-lyman-the-greatest-man-in-the-world-and-not-troubled-by-it-in-the-least/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/8b6489b0-fe06-51b9-a0d1-032ecfac53e3 When you're known as the meanest tub-bassist around, you're bound to attract all kinds.  Sometimes it's a self-proclaimed Harmonica Jesus who stumbles into being the head of a cult.  Charles Manson made having a "family" a la mode, so maybe it was bound to happen?  Bank robbery, arguing hippies, blue grass music, and harmonica... so much harmonica...

 

Leigh's song pick:: Jug Band Music by Jim Kweskin

https://open.spotify.com/track/2CL8Rg2okXt0FFNNzwmzk3?si=jg7b2nCHQ1yJ7-9pgzIEYg

 

Peter's song pick:: Flowers on the Wall by The Statler Brothers https://open.spotify.com/track/3uG4ygD1bIP3YspJm9N4KO?si=0ynWmexNQsSI1JJe3mSGxw

 

 

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]]> When you're known as the meanest tub-bassist around, you're bound to attract all kinds.  Sometimes it's a self-proclaimed Harmonica Jesus who stumbles into being the head of a cult.  Charles Manson made having a "family" a la mode, so maybe it was bound to happen?  Bank robbery, arguing hippies, blue grass music, and harmonica... so much harmonica...

 

Leigh's song pick:: Jug Band Music by Jim Kweskin

https://open.spotify.com/track/2CL8Rg2okXt0FFNNzwmzk3?si=jg7b2nCHQ1yJ7-9pgzIEYg

 

Peter's song pick:: Flowers on the Wall by The Statler Brothers
https://open.spotify.com/track/3uG4ygD1bIP3YspJm9N4KO?si=0ynWmexNQsSI1JJe3mSGxw

 

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 3297 66 full Episode 33.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Woodstock 50 Episode 33.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Woodstock 50 https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-335-tragedy-tuesday-woodstock-50/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-335-tragedy-tuesday-woodstock-50/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/de89b581-9373-36a2-9304-f29584271ae6 In 1969, the Woodstock festival became the stuff of legends.  In 1999, the Woodstock festival became infamous.  In 2019, the Woodstock festival became... nothing.  With fifty years of colossal brand recognition, how could Woodstock 50 NOT be a massive success?  A master class in not paying your bills, and not getting the permit...

 

Leigh's song pick:: The Ground Below by Run The Jewels

https://open.spotify.com/track/4MHwb2IwcCmVP2QuFXrcXs

 

Peter's song pick:: Smile Like You Mean It by The Killers https://open.spotify.com/track/1jUT2mNIfOYH1m5KLV2UbY

 

 

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]]> In 1969, the Woodstock festival became the stuff of legends.  In 1999, the Woodstock festival became infamous.  In 2019, the Woodstock festival became... nothing.  With fifty years of colossal brand recognition, how could Woodstock 50 NOT be a massive success?  A master class in not paying your bills, and not getting the permit...

 

Leigh's song pick:: The Ground Below by Run The Jewels

https://open.spotify.com/track/4MHwb2IwcCmVP2QuFXrcXs

 

Peter's song pick:: Smile Like You Mean It by The Killers
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 2715 67 full [Freebie] Patreon-exclusive Micro Disaster: A Nazi Flush [Freebie] Patreon-exclusive Micro Disaster: A Nazi Flush https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/freebie-patreon-exclusive-micro-disaster-a-nazi-flush/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/freebie-patreon-exclusive-micro-disaster-a-nazi-flush/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/4dd4dc5d-91de-3093-809e-d244d6cff458 What's so cool about Patreon anyway?  Here's a free bonus episode from our series of micro disasters that come out every two weeks!

 

What's the worst thing that has ever happened as a consequence of you flushing a toilet?  Peter brings you something to think about next time you think you're having a crappy day.

 

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]]> What's so cool about Patreon anyway?  Here's a free bonus episode from our series of micro disasters that come out every two weeks!

 

What's the worst thing that has ever happened as a consequence of you flushing a toilet?  Peter brings you something to think about next time you think you're having a crappy day.

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 587 68 full Episode 33: The Franklin Expedition Episode 33: The Franklin Expedition https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-33-the-franklin-expedition/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-33-the-franklin-expedition/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/2e5df986-a5d0-59dc-a80a-c365fef02123 There's gotta be a better way to go east than going east, or at least that's what Franklin thought when he set sail for the fabled Northwest Passage.  Maybe if you're going to risk life and limb on an expedition, don't take a ship called "The Terror" along for the ride.  Erebus, The Terror, Lord Franklin, silk slippers, hundreds of kilometers over ice and snow, and not a whole lot of hope... The Franklin Expedition.

 

The Mummified Remains of John Hartnell of the Erebus https://www.macleans.ca/society/face-to-face-with-a-franklin-crew-member-140-years-later/#gallery/franklin-crew-photographs-by-brian-spenceley/slide-3

 

 

Craig's song pick:: Don't Eat the Yellow Snow by Frank Zappa  https://open.spotify.com/track/1QY4TdhuNIOX2SHLdElzd5?si=TvVIxBAnS72zsFlbL6mZJg

 

Leigh's song pick:: I Made My Sacrifice Accordingly by They Grieve

https://theygrieve.bandcamp.com/album/i-made-my-sacrifice-accordingly

 

Peter's song pick:: Father by Hunter, Gatherer https://huntergathererblackmetal.bandcamp.com/track/father

 

 

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]]> There's gotta be a better way to go east than going east, or at least that's what Franklin thought when he set sail for the fabled Northwest Passage.  Maybe if you're going to risk life and limb on an expedition, don't take a ship called "The Terror" along for the ride.  Erebus, The Terror, Lord Franklin, silk slippers, hundreds of kilometers over ice and snow, and not a whole lot of hope... The Franklin Expedition.

 

The Mummified Remains of John Hartnell of the Erebus
https://www.macleans.ca/society/face-to-face-with-a-franklin-crew-member-140-years-later/#gallery/franklin-crew-photographs-by-brian-spenceley/slide-3

 

 

Craig's song pick:: Don't Eat the Yellow Snow by Frank Zappa 
https://open.spotify.com/track/1QY4TdhuNIOX2SHLdElzd5?si=TvVIxBAnS72zsFlbL6mZJg

 

Leigh's song pick:: I Made My Sacrifice Accordingly by They Grieve

https://theygrieve.bandcamp.com/album/i-made-my-sacrifice-accordingly

 

Peter's song pick:: Father by Hunter, Gatherer
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 2998 65 full Episode 32.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Texas City Explosion(s) Episode 32.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Texas City Explosion(s) https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-325-tragedy-tuesday-texas-city-explosions/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-325-tragedy-tuesday-texas-city-explosions/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/79827d82-713c-5837-be24-9ab2e959f4ad We're not going to get into the specifics, but if you combine ammonium nitrate and some other nasty things on a repurposed warship, you've got a floating time bomb.  Nobody told the spectators in the Port of Texas City on April 16th, 1947 though... Munitions, flying anchors, the mob, the Texas City Disaster.

 

Peter's song pick:: Summer Wind by Frank Sinatra https://open.spotify.com/track/5ZXHIeyneAhJHjR1JQ2cYs?si=ELA6BCD7ThOkcXVTrQAb8Q

 

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]]> We're not going to get into the specifics, but if you combine ammonium nitrate and some other nasty things on a repurposed warship, you've got a floating time bomb.  Nobody told the spectators in the Port of Texas City on April 16th, 1947 though... Munitions, flying anchors, the mob, the Texas City Disaster.

 

Peter's song pick:: Summer Wind by Frank Sinatra
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 1688 64 full Episode 32: Daikatana Episode 32: Daikatana https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-32-daikatana/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-32-daikatana/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/b3f7287e-f8b8-5deb-8818-73a036bc40d4 John Romero went from arcade wizard, to programming prodigy, to visionary responsible in large part for classic games like Doom, Doom 2, and Quake.  Unfortunately, there's only really one way to go when you're at the top...  id Software, an Ion Storm, a Deus Ex, a too-expensive-and-impractical office, and one big sword.  Daikatana.

 

Masters of Doom by David Kushner https://www.amazon.ca/Masters-Doom-Created-Transformed-Culture/dp/0812972155

 

Andy's song pick:: Self-Obsessed and Sexxee by Sonic Youth  https://open.spotify.com/track/06PgAfrRjbjtybZjT6257o?si=7DOKqYfuT3Kme37P5LHhYA

 

Leigh's song pick:: 747 by Blind Idiot God

 

Peter's song pick:: Adios by KMFDM https://open.spotify.com/track/3fvw80ajmq6CbF0xXFM3ZG?si=yrNrgN5CTESbwXFvj3UqNw

 

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]]> John Romero went from arcade wizard, to programming prodigy, to visionary responsible in large part for classic games like Doom, Doom 2, and Quake.  Unfortunately, there's only really one way to go when you're at the top...  id Software, an Ion Storm, a Deus Ex, a too-expensive-and-impractical office, and one big sword.  Daikatana.

 

Masters of Doom by David Kushner
https://www.amazon.ca/Masters-Doom-Created-Transformed-Culture/dp/0812972155

 

Andy's song pick:: Self-Obsessed and Sexxee by Sonic Youth 
https://open.spotify.com/track/06PgAfrRjbjtybZjT6257o?si=7DOKqYfuT3Kme37P5LHhYA

 

Leigh's song pick:: 747 by Blind Idiot God

 

Peter's song pick:: Adios by KMFDM
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 5634 63 full Episode 31.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Death of Marvin Gaye Episode 31.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Death of Marvin Gaye https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-305-tragedy-tuesday-the-death-of-marvin-gaye/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-305-tragedy-tuesday-the-death-of-marvin-gaye/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/acf51afb-48e5-575b-b547-c2421c10844d Let's get it on: Marvin Gaye was a landmark soul and R&B artists, but his life didn't mirror the carefree coolness of his music.  The perils of drug use, living in destructive environments, and arming your aggressor... even if it's your father.  Sexual healing, bringing your mouth to a gunfight, and why exercise is better than cocaine.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Nightshift by The Commodores https://open.spotify.com/track/5stHnMIM1zwRS24mH6dAzS?si=kbO5lMKLQxmZUwbAQfuBWg

 

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]]> Let's get it on: Marvin Gaye was a landmark soul and R&B artists, but his life didn't mirror the carefree coolness of his music.  The perils of drug use, living in destructive environments, and arming your aggressor... even if it's your father.  Sexual healing, bringing your mouth to a gunfight, and why exercise is better than cocaine.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Nightshift by The Commodores
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 1667 62 full Episode 31: The Johnstown Flood Episode 31: The Johnstown Flood https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-31-the-johnstown-flood/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-31-the-johnstown-flood/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/0bd0b326-f786-5c99-a6b6-441a7c3f1453 What better place to build a fishing and country club than at the edge of a recently-compromised dam?  A flood made particularly horrific by all of the debris it took with it, and Johnstown Pennsylvania didn't see it coming... or didn't want to.  Conemaugh Lake, 19th-century industrialists, broken telegraphs, and a demonic Katamari Damacy.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Domsbore by Boredoms https://open.spotify.com/track/1Slx16FJ2gCtfEKenXXqGZ?si=Mdzxd6jOQ4aZob1q6i-rOw

 

Peter's song pick:: Brought To The Water by Deafheaven https://open.spotify.com/track/48sOuol9Wo73V1M6R3OcxG?si=fMu8CPNdQC20WQ_CBpEs2A

 

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]]> What better place to build a fishing and country club than at the edge of a recently-compromised dam?  A flood made particularly horrific by all of the debris it took with it, and Johnstown Pennsylvania didn't see it coming... or didn't want to.  Conemaugh Lake, 19th-century industrialists, broken telegraphs, and a demonic Katamari Damacy.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Domsbore by Boredoms
https://open.spotify.com/track/1Slx16FJ2gCtfEKenXXqGZ?si=Mdzxd6jOQ4aZob1q6i-rOw

 

Peter's song pick:: Brought To The Water by Deafheaven
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 3459 61 full Episode 30.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Lord of the Flies (For Real) Episode 30.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Lord of the Flies (For Real) https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-305-tragedy-tuesday-lord-of-the-flies-for-real/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-305-tragedy-tuesday-lord-of-the-flies-for-real/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/bffe9737-0315-507e-bbc2-c150b8c96980 Young boys get stranded on an island, and anyone who's read the book knows the rest of the story... or do they? A group of Tongan teenagers in the 1960s acted as a real-world experiment to see whether humanity is more "Lord of the Flies" or "The Coral Island".  Polynesia, 'Ata, shipwreck in the Pacific, and humanity exposed.

 

Peter's song pick:: In My Mind At Least by PS I Love You https://open.spotify.com/track/0kJdZcOa5qJixMvDblsn0E?si=KAiv4uosT-aj0-ek67N3eQ

 

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]]> Young boys get stranded on an island, and anyone who's read the book knows the rest of the story... or do they? A group of Tongan teenagers in the 1960s acted as a real-world experiment to see whether humanity is more "Lord of the Flies" or "The Coral Island".  Polynesia, 'Ata, shipwreck in the Pacific, and humanity exposed.

 

Peter's song pick:: In My Mind At Least by PS I Love You
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 1602 60 full Episode 30: The Great Chicago Fire Episode 30: The Great Chicago Fire https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-30-the-great-chicago-fire/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-30-the-great-chicago-fire/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/6440846a-3832-553d-a2d6-ca8a8d8fd336 Hey, we heard you like wood, so we stored wood in your wood so you can wood when you wood!  When they first built the Windy City, perhaps they should have considered building materials that were a bit less timber-based.  Controversy about Mrs. O'Leary's cow versus Daniel "Peg Leg" Sullivan aside, the great fire that tore through Chicago in October 1871 took no prisoners.  A cow, a lamp, a drunk, a city made of kindling, and twenty-four hours of one of the worst infernos to hit a major US city.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Woundwort by Fall of Efrafa https://open.spotify.com/track/1IleUPbCNU4HxnAHu38MX2?si=5EJOX_H7R-uvtpH6jFa8Bw

 

Peter's song pick:: Nobody's Listening by Linkin Park https://open.spotify.com/track/1EU3VuKGZOvd1HTkxLPUXK

 

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]]> Hey, we heard you like wood, so we stored wood in your wood so you can wood when you wood!  When they first built the Windy City, perhaps they should have considered building materials that were a bit less timber-based.  Controversy about Mrs. O'Leary's cow versus Daniel "Peg Leg" Sullivan aside, the great fire that tore through Chicago in October 1871 took no prisoners.  A cow, a lamp, a drunk, a city made of kindling, and twenty-four hours of one of the worst infernos to hit a major US city.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Woundwort by Fall of Efrafa
https://open.spotify.com/track/1IleUPbCNU4HxnAHu38MX2?si=5EJOX_H7R-uvtpH6jFa8Bw

 

Peter's song pick:: Nobody's Listening by Linkin Park
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 3685 59 full Episode 29.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Four Bad Nights: The Who, Roskilde, Hillsborough, and Ten Cent Beer Night Episode 29.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Four Bad Nights: The Who, Roskilde, Hillsborough, and Ten Cent Beer Night https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-295-tragedy-tuesday-four-bad-nights/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-295-tragedy-tuesday-four-bad-nights/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/75abadb9-e219-5645-9cb8-7fc7a48f66e9 Bad things come in fours.  Leigh tells us about a bottleneck at a Who concert, a stampede at the Roskilde festival, a human garlic press at a Hillsborough soccer match, and the perils of Ten-Cent Beer Night.  The Who, Pearl Jam, Liverpool versus Nottingham Forest, and the Cleveland Indians versus the Texas Rangers... and beer.  Lots and lots of too-cheap beer.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Riot by Dead Kennedys https://open.spotify.com/track/1aCf2VZNBccqLAJgzusAdx?si=Ovw7LG3qTdiN0PoiDabd4g

 

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]]> Bad things come in fours.  Leigh tells us about a bottleneck at a Who concert, a stampede at the Roskilde festival, a human garlic press at a Hillsborough soccer match, and the perils of Ten-Cent Beer Night.  The Who, Pearl Jam, Liverpool versus Nottingham Forest, and the Cleveland Indians versus the Texas Rangers... and beer.  Lots and lots of too-cheap beer.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Riot by Dead Kennedys
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 2820 58 full Episode 29: Brian Wilson's Smile Episode 29: Brian Wilson's Smile https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-29-brian-wilsons-smile/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-29-brian-wilsons-smile/#comments Wed, 27 May 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/638f619f-65ea-554d-9dad-9ffe59d42e23 Leigh tackles one of his White Whales, talking about the ups, downs, and eventual collapse of the production of what could have been the Beach Boys' greatest album.  Human-sized kitty litter, songs about surfing, California girls, a questionable psychotherapist, and untold kilometers of magnetic tape.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Our Prayer by The Beach Boys https://open.spotify.com/track/11D5wiWcxrLLI2G0yxsykJ?si=uL9FIpKeRJ67ppPasFRT9g

 

Peter's song pick:: Living Every Single Hell by The Sun Through A Telescope https://tstat.bandcamp.com/track/living-every-single-hell-2

 

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]]> Leigh tackles one of his White Whales, talking about the ups, downs, and eventual collapse of the production of what could have been the Beach Boys' greatest album.  Human-sized kitty litter, songs about surfing, California girls, a questionable psychotherapist, and untold kilometers of magnetic tape.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Our Prayer by The Beach Boys
https://open.spotify.com/track/11D5wiWcxrLLI2G0yxsykJ?si=uL9FIpKeRJ67ppPasFRT9g

 

Peter's song pick:: Living Every Single Hell by The Sun Through A Telescope
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 4486 57 full Episode 28.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Cleveland Balloonfest 1986 Episode 28.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Cleveland Balloonfest 1986 https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-285-tragedy-tuesday-cleveland-balloonfest-1986/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-285-tragedy-tuesday-cleveland-balloonfest-1986/#comments Tue, 19 May 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/1f1051c7-6ded-573e-8c69-78a03dd97df9 What happens when you pick a fight with Mikey Mouse, and all you have at hand is two million latex balloons?  In 1986, United Way of Chicago found out.  A charity balloon release, a Guinness World Record, spooked prize horses, and a peek into Peter's past.

 

Peter's song pick:: Just A Simple Plan by Piebald https://open.spotify.com/track/5FK94aMxWNjZEVUtyxRG2B?si=Fb74UNqPQCqcOG9HyBhdfA

 

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]]> What happens when you pick a fight with Mikey Mouse, and all you have at hand is two million latex balloons?  In 1986, United Way of Chicago found out.  A charity balloon release, a Guinness World Record, spooked prize horses, and a peek into Peter's past.

 

Peter's song pick:: Just A Simple Plan by Piebald
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 1554 56 full Episode 28: Boston Molasses Flood Episode 28: Boston Molasses Flood https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-28-boston-molasses-flood/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-28-boston-molasses-flood/#comments Wed, 13 May 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/fa3c7d3d-7f21-5c58-ab67-75fd3ad4ccf6 Special guest Karol (aka doom-rapper "garbageface") drops by the podcast to tell us about possibly the original sticky situation.  How could such a sweet treat turn deadly?  Maybe by storing two million gallons of it in a paper-thin water tower?  A cautionary tale about paying attention to warning signs, and the children running home with cups of molasses.  WW1, building codes, and so much molasses.

 

Video about the efforts to simulate the Boston Molasses Flood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5sYoUnp5A0 

 

Karol, aka "garbageface": https://garbageface.bandcamp.com/

 

Leigh & Peter's band, HAMN: https://hamn.bandcamp.com/

 

Karol's song pick:: Sloth Esteem by The Slothspring https://hirs.bandcamp.com/track/sloth-esteem

 

Leigh's song pick:: Hamburger Lady by Throbbing Gristle https://open.spotify.com/track/1opJnFer19nDXPpAw3PK9S

 

Peter's song pick:: Mirror Reaper by Bell Witch https://bellwitch.bandcamp.com/album/mirror-reaper

 

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]]> Special guest Karol (aka doom-rapper "garbageface") drops by the podcast to tell us about possibly the original sticky situation.  How could such a sweet treat turn deadly?  Maybe by storing two million gallons of it in a paper-thin water tower?  A cautionary tale about paying attention to warning signs, and the children running home with cups of molasses.  WW1, building codes, and so much molasses.

 

Video about the efforts to simulate the Boston Molasses Flood:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5sYoUnp5A0 

 

Karol, aka "garbageface":
https://garbageface.bandcamp.com/

 

Leigh & Peter's band, HAMN:
https://hamn.bandcamp.com/

 

Karol's song pick:: Sloth Esteem by The Slothspring
https://hirs.bandcamp.com/track/sloth-esteem

 

Leigh's song pick:: Hamburger Lady by Throbbing Gristle
https://open.spotify.com/track/1opJnFer19nDXPpAw3PK9S

 

Peter's song pick:: Mirror Reaper by Bell Witch
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 2311 55 full Episode 27.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Gram Parsons: A Life Spent Episode 27.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Gram Parsons: A Life Spent https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-275-tragedy-tuesday-graham-parsons-a-life-spent/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-275-tragedy-tuesday-graham-parsons-a-life-spent/#comments Tue, 05 May 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/67a9305b-05f9-5781-af86-96c12a099844 How many tragic folk musicians from the 60s could there possibly be?  Leigh helps answer that question with the story of Gram Parsons.  You know you're hitting the rocks when Keith Richards tells you to slow down... Acoustic guitar, tequila and morphine binges in the desert, and a botched cremation.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Love Hurts by Gram Parsons and  https://open.spotify.com/track/72DefuF22C6aPKrWhRFCBS

 

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]]> How many tragic folk musicians from the 60s could there possibly be?  Leigh helps answer that question with the story of Gram Parsons.  You know you're hitting the rocks when Keith Richards tells you to slow down... Acoustic guitar, tequila and morphine binges in the desert, and a botched cremation.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Love Hurts by Gram Parsons and 
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 2284 54 full Episode 27: Thera, Destroyer Episode 27: Thera, Destroyer https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-27-thera-destroyer/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-27-thera-destroyer/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/4c66f96e-5dcd-559e-b1f3-157a71830f78 Some disasters reverberate throughout history.  Santorini wasn't always a ring of islands...  there was a time it was the beautiful peak of a mountain island called Thera.  The archeological site at Akrotiri is our main portal into what exactly happened to the Minoan civilization on Crete and Thera... but the effects of Thera's eruption were felt thousands of kilometers away, and may have even shaped the course of history.  The Exodus, the parting of the red (reed?) sea, ancient Egyptian plagues, and the lost city of Atlantis.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Parish of Tama (Ossuary Dub) by Painkiller https://open.spotify.com/track/15N3c26rKcFMMaJWFWHwdR

 

Peter's song pick:: Pompeii by ES Posthumus https://open.spotify.com/track/0OQqwcp91YgRBpjtyCWdEQ

 

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]]> Some disasters reverberate throughout history.  Santorini wasn't always a ring of islands...  there was a time it was the beautiful peak of a mountain island called Thera.  The archeological site at Akrotiri is our main portal into what exactly happened to the Minoan civilization on Crete and Thera... but the effects of Thera's eruption were felt thousands of kilometers away, and may have even shaped the course of history.  The Exodus, the parting of the red (reed?) sea, ancient Egyptian plagues, and the lost city of Atlantis.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Parish of Tama (Ossuary Dub) by Painkiller
https://open.spotify.com/track/15N3c26rKcFMMaJWFWHwdR

 

Peter's song pick:: Pompeii by ES Posthumus
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 3486 53 full Episode 26.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Nightmare at 41,000 Feet (12,500 Meters) Episode 26.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Nightmare at 41,000 Feet (12,500 Meters) https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-265-tragedy-tuesday-nightmare-at-41000-feet-12500-meters/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-265-tragedy-tuesday-nightmare-at-41000-feet-12500-meters/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2020 00:15:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/a9b7a54e-737a-5953-9d0b-4fef7c9a6a9e When it comes to measurement, there's the right way, and there's the Imperial system.  Sometimes when you make the switch from one system to the other, wires get crossed and things can go south.  Was that in liters, or gallons?  The history of the metric system, an airplane flying light, and a decommissioned air base that maybe wasn't so decommissioned.  Nuclear Norm brings the aerial terror!

 

Norm's song pick:: Gravity by Four Year Strong https://open.spotify.com/track/3imHubPTLDHmh75y98jzdN

 

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]]> When it comes to measurement, there's the right way, and there's the Imperial system.  Sometimes when you make the switch from one system to the other, wires get crossed and things can go south.  Was that in liters, or gallons?  The history of the metric system, an airplane flying light, and a decommissioned air base that maybe wasn't so decommissioned.  Nuclear Norm brings the aerial terror!

 

Norm's song pick:: Gravity by Four Year Strong
https://open.spotify.com/track/3imHubPTLDHmh75y98jzdN

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 2582 52 full Episode 26: The Tunguska Explosion Episode 26: The Tunguska Explosion https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-26-the-tunguska-explosion/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-26-the-tunguska-explosion/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/9ababfc3-78bc-5d5b-a865-736f53f1fe05 Did you know that June 30th is International Asteroid Day?  Possibly because of a massive explosion in Siberia on that day in 1908.  While Russia was revolting (the first time), the Tungusic people of Eastern Siberia watched as the sky was torn in half by a column of fire.  Celestial police, this history of asteroid spotting, meteors on their way to meet us, and a nuclear solution.

  

Leigh's song pick:: The Last Act of Defiance by Exodus https://open.spotify.com/track/0T4d6Pn20ar2JB1jI4MVKs

 

Peter's song pick:: SacrotecH by Substep Infrabass https://open.spotify.com/track/0CiaYBwLKjjACQ8aoYqdSK

 

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]]> Did you know that June 30th is International Asteroid Day?  Possibly because of a massive explosion in Siberia on that day in 1908.  While Russia was revolting (the first time), the Tungusic people of Eastern Siberia watched as the sky was torn in half by a column of fire.  Celestial police, this history of asteroid spotting, meteors on their way to meet us, and a nuclear solution.

  

Leigh's song pick:: The Last Act of Defiance by Exodus
https://open.spotify.com/track/0T4d6Pn20ar2JB1jI4MVKs

 

Peter's song pick:: SacrotecH by Substep Infrabass
https://open.spotify.com/track/0CiaYBwLKjjACQ8aoYqdSK

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 3172 51 full Episode 25.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Blowing Smoke Up Your Ass Episode 25.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Blowing Smoke Up Your Ass https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-255-tragedy-tuesday-blowing-smoke-up-your-ass/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-255-tragedy-tuesday-blowing-smoke-up-your-ass/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/c8fcc078-05cd-5c0b-899a-cf4a72466239 There is a long history behind the idea of resuscitating a seemingly dead person... but it's not all chest compressions and assisted-breathing. There was a time when someone blowing smoke up your ass was a bit more literal.  The road to modern CPR is paved with heart massage, a drunken sailor, and tobacco smoke enemas.

 

Peter's song pick:: You Can Cry by Dreamshell https://open.spotify.com/track/5MddP1AcmElXJwzMSkNAuj?si=dksNY-nQTyCAQWQtOvEk1Q

 

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]]> There is a long history behind the idea of resuscitating a seemingly dead person... but it's not all chest compressions and assisted-breathing. There was a time when someone blowing smoke up your ass was a bit more literal.  The road to modern CPR is paved with heart massage, a drunken sailor, and tobacco smoke enemas.

 

Peter's song pick:: You Can Cry by Dreamshell
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 1720 50 full Episode 25: New Mexico State Penitentiary Riot Episode 25: New Mexico State Penitentiary Riot https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-25-new-mexico-state-penitentiary-riot/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-25-new-mexico-state-penitentiary-riot/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/d7e60696-4f08-59aa-8d02-602c2089200c On February 2nd, 1980, tensions came to a breaking point at the New Mexico State Penitentiary.  "But wait" you cry, "you said you don't cover acts of malice!"  Trust us, the disaster here is the bungling before, during, and after the riot.  Mistreat your prisoners long enough, and what do you get?  Axe handles, blowtorches, snitches getting way more than stitches, and a hundred hand-written pages going up in flames.

 

 

Leigh's song pick:: The Last Act of Defiance by Exodus https://open.spotify.com/track/1Gf6khfcaosSuhikXtuySj

 

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]]> On February 2nd, 1980, tensions came to a breaking point at the New Mexico State Penitentiary.  "But wait" you cry, "you said you don't cover acts of malice!"  Trust us, the disaster here is the bungling before, during, and after the riot.  Mistreat your prisoners long enough, and what do you get?  Axe handles, blowtorches, snitches getting way more than stitches, and a hundred hand-written pages going up in flames.

 

 

Leigh's song pick:: The Last Act of Defiance by Exodus
https://open.spotify.com/track/1Gf6khfcaosSuhikXtuySj

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 2330 49 full Episode 24.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Heron Road Bridge Collapse Episode 24.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Heron Road Bridge Collapse https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-245-tragedy-tuesday-heron-road-bridge-collapse/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-245-tragedy-tuesday-heron-road-bridge-collapse/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/9e861696-f429-5328-a07c-bbf6944c1105 In the summer of 1966, the construction of the Heron Road Bridge in Ottawa didn't go exactly to plan.  A cautionary tale about listening to the groaning woodwork, and for one worker about maybe staying away from construction sites... for the rest of his life.  The National Capital, the Heron Road Workers Memorial Bridge, and a man pinned by a police car.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Summer In The City by The Lovin' Spoonful https://open.spotify.com/track/7AzFID6u1b3zIWbd9pb8Dk

 

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]]> In the summer of 1966, the construction of the Heron Road Bridge in Ottawa didn't go exactly to plan.  A cautionary tale about listening to the groaning woodwork, and for one worker about maybe staying away from construction sites... for the rest of his life.  The National Capital, the Heron Road Workers Memorial Bridge, and a man pinned by a police car.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Summer In The City by The Lovin' Spoonful
https://open.spotify.com/track/7AzFID6u1b3zIWbd9pb8Dk

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 2095 47 full Episode 24: The Frank Slide (feat. Canadian History Ehx) Episode 24: The Frank Slide (feat. Canadian History Ehx) https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-24-the-frank-slide-feat-canadian-history-ehx/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-24-the-frank-slide-feat-canadian-history-ehx/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/2eefd228-c78b-5d48-b375-8887d579170e 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 gargantuan ancient forces spontaneously squeeze coal out.  A mountain, a slide, a horse that made it through, and a reason to Stay In the Hotel.

 

Craig's song picks:: How The Mountain Came Down by Stompin' Tom Connors https://open.spotify.com/track/6RKW1xfA6SruZO259wRnSz

Frank, AB by The Rural Alberta Advantage https://open.spotify.com/track/7rzszKF334uKyvS0dGhVeV

 

Leigh's song pick:: Moustache Rock by Shallow North Dakota https://shallownorthdakota.bandcamp.com/track/moustache-rock

 

Peter's song pick:: Reservoir by PUP https://open.spotify.com/track/2eRp0YmxsZ4V6OsQHPhwbU

 

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]]> 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 gargantuan ancient forces spontaneously squeeze coal out.  A mountain, a slide, a horse that made it through, and a reason to Stay In the Hotel.

 

Craig's song picks:: How The Mountain Came Down by Stompin' Tom Connors
https://open.spotify.com/track/6RKW1xfA6SruZO259wRnSz

Frank, AB by The Rural Alberta Advantage
https://open.spotify.com/track/7rzszKF334uKyvS0dGhVeV

 

Leigh's song pick:: Moustache Rock by Shallow North Dakota
https://shallownorthdakota.bandcamp.com/track/moustache-rock

 

Peter's song pick:: Reservoir by PUP
https://open.spotify.com/track/2eRp0YmxsZ4V6OsQHPhwbU

 

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Read the amazing blog: http://canadaehx.blogspot.com/
Follow Craig on Twitter: @CraigBaird 

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 2217 46 full COVID-19: State of This Disaster COVID-19: State of This Disaster https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/covid-19-state-of-this-disaster/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/covid-19-state-of-this-disaster/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2020 21:42:58 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/bc59e484-6882-53f4-abec-88bb874c4121 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 groups of people, cut any non-essential travel.

2) Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds (sing the ABC song).

3) Resist the urge to hoard, someone needs one of the thing you just bought eleven of. 

 

Flattening the Curve: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/corona-simulator/

 

Try-All & Error (featuring Leigh and Andy): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAhwcMcXVHnDwGjYnxaJkOg

 

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]]> 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 groups of people, cut any non-essential travel.

2) Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds (sing the ABC song).

3) Resist the urge to hoard, someone needs one of the thing you just bought eleven of. 

 

Flattening the Curve:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/corona-simulator/

 

Try-All & Error (featuring Leigh and Andy):
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAhwcMcXVHnDwGjYnxaJkOg

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 890 48 full Episode 23.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Hartford Circus Fire Episode 23.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Hartford Circus Fire https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-235-tragedy-tuesday-hartford-circus-fire/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-235-tragedy-tuesday-hartford-circus-fire/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2020 01:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/074d5ea9-f936-543a-8f9b-48cb0407bad0 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 see.  Exotic animals, gasoline-soaked tarp, an inferno, and a reason to always carry a pocket knife.

 

Peter's song pick:: Let Go by Frou Frou https://open.spotify.com/track/3xKTpGCsafXzV4muM1Hpl3

 

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]]> 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 see.  Exotic animals, gasoline-soaked tarp, an inferno, and a reason to always carry a pocket knife.

 

Peter's song pick:: Let Go by Frou Frou
https://open.spotify.com/track/3xKTpGCsafXzV4muM1Hpl3

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 1430 45 full Episode 23: Typhoid Mary Episode 23: Typhoid Mary https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-23-typhoid-mary/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-23-typhoid-mary/#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2020 01:00:00 -0500 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/199fbb1e-8405-5abe-998d-0ef2f4e1ac30 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 tested by an uncouth investigator and his persistence in collecting certain... specimens.  Tinctures, bacilli, hygiene, and a fork-wielding cook in a rage.

 

Gerri's song pick:: The Sound of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel https://open.spotify.com/track/3YfS47QufnLDFA71FUsgCM?si=KM7MXhaaSBOpjvC0PJ1K7Q

 

Leigh's song pick:: Dogshit by Skinny Puppy https://open.spotify.com/track/2uq9oIy3Qsai8fzQ2eBG3Y?si=X3yraPTdRreICzTchXxhHg

 

Peter's song pick:: Death To The Metal by Shitwife https://open.spotify.com/track/0voWQaTypwUB6EscH7CQTK?si=pW7LuabgS-ei-O6HAZyhug

 

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]]> 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 tested by an uncouth investigator and his persistence in collecting certain... specimens.  Tinctures, bacilli, hygiene, and a fork-wielding cook in a rage.

 

Gerri's song pick:: The Sound of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel
https://open.spotify.com/track/3YfS47QufnLDFA71FUsgCM?si=KM7MXhaaSBOpjvC0PJ1K7Q

 

Leigh's song pick:: Dogshit by Skinny Puppy
https://open.spotify.com/track/2uq9oIy3Qsai8fzQ2eBG3Y?si=X3yraPTdRreICzTchXxhHg

 

Peter's song pick:: Death To The Metal by Shitwife
https://open.spotify.com/track/0voWQaTypwUB6EscH7CQTK?si=pW7LuabgS-ei-O6HAZyhug

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster false No 3521 1 44 full Episode 22.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Jim Sullivan vs The UFO Episode 22.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Jim Sullivan vs The UFO https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-225-tragedy-tuesday-jim-sullivan/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-225-tragedy-tuesday-jim-sullivan/#comments Tue, 25 Feb 2020 01:00:00 -0500 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/ffa8d51c-b6d7-5833-8b92-dffd8d097f55 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, pornography, and alien abduction.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Tea Leaves by Jim Sullivan https://open.spotify.com/track/3lHNjrnjc6B752A1xmy8dG

 

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]]> 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, pornography, and alien abduction.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Tea Leaves by Jim Sullivan
https://open.spotify.com/track/3lHNjrnjc6B752A1xmy8dG

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster false No 1531 1 43 full Episode 22: Great Blizzard of 1888 Episode 22: Great Blizzard of 1888 https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-22-great-blizzard-of-1888/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-22-great-blizzard-of-1888/#comments Wed, 19 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0500 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/1b6a8c48-05b7-5ff2-b58b-0c93f23b1a2c 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 winter day in 1888 NYC.  Aristotle, polar fronts, the Greely Expedition, and a new record for number of sidebars in a single episode.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Interferon by Thomas Leer & Robert Rental https://open.spotify.com/track/0ZzIsNLOiEkkPJ6oL8MxzP

 

Peter's song pick:: Valhalla Rising by Nytt Land https://nyttland.bandcamp.com/album/valhalla-rising-single

 

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]]> 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 winter day in 1888 NYC.  Aristotle, polar fronts, the Greely Expedition, and a new record for number of sidebars in a single episode.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Interferon by Thomas Leer & Robert Rental
https://open.spotify.com/track/0ZzIsNLOiEkkPJ6oL8MxzP

 

Peter's song pick:: Valhalla Rising by Nytt Land
https://nyttland.bandcamp.com/album/valhalla-rising-single

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 2829 42 full Episode 21.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Chernobyl's Mental Health Fallout Episode 21.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Chernobyl's Mental Health Fallout https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-215-tragedy-tuesday-chernobyls-mental-health-fallout/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-215-tragedy-tuesday-chernobyls-mental-health-fallout/#comments Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0500 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/1cf39bf0-7fd7-5a55-9043-a7b4949c4e9e 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 nuclear plant... and even the world at large.  A psychology professor joins us to talk about the long-term mental health effects of the Reactor Number Four meltdown in 1986.

 

Gerri's song pick:: Recoil Ignite by Mono https://monoofjapan.bandcamp.com/track/recoil-ignite

 

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]]> 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 nuclear plant... and even the world at large.  A psychology professor joins us to talk about the long-term mental health effects of the Reactor Number Four meltdown in 1986.

 

Gerri's song pick:: Recoil Ignite by Mono
https://monoofjapan.bandcamp.com/track/recoil-ignite

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 3006 41 full Episode 21: Chernobyl - Part 2 Episode 21: Chernobyl - Part 2 https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-21-chernobyl-part-2/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-21-chernobyl-part-2/#comments Wed, 05 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0500 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/72707896-95f0-5e58-aec4-7ddfdbbdab2a 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 first four reactors at the Chernobyl nuclear generating station, as well a city nearby called Pripyat.  Instead of generations of clean energy, the Soviets served up the worst nuclear accident in human history.  Shoddy construction, underqualified operators, and the Soviet mentality.  Chernobyl, April 26, 1986: Hell on earth.

 

Norm's song pick:: New Noise by Refused https://open.spotify.com/track/35iLpqqQg4KrfYAzbvN1vH

 

Leigh's song pick:: Killing Technology by Voivod https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TuEAuCH6ng

 

Peter's song pick:: High Fells by Full Of Hell https://fullofhell.bandcamp.com/track/high-fells

 

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]]> 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 first four reactors at the Chernobyl nuclear generating station, as well a city nearby called Pripyat.  Instead of generations of clean energy, the Soviets served up the worst nuclear accident in human history.  Shoddy construction, underqualified operators, and the Soviet mentality.  Chernobyl, April 26, 1986: Hell on earth.

 

Norm's song pick:: New Noise by Refused
https://open.spotify.com/track/35iLpqqQg4KrfYAzbvN1vH

 

Leigh's song pick:: Killing Technology by Voivod
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TuEAuCH6ng

 

Peter's song pick:: High Fells by Full Of Hell
https://fullofhell.bandcamp.com/track/high-fells

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 6237 40 full Episode 20.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Three Mile Island Episode 20.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Three Mile Island https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-205-tragedy-tuesday-three-mile-island/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-205-tragedy-tuesday-three-mile-island/#comments Tue, 28 Jan 2020 01:00:00 -0500 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/6eea1647-e5e1-5348-a021-a7e9f211862a In 1979 Jane Fonda starred in the China Syndrome, a movie about a nuclear meltdown.  Twelve days later, reactor 2 at Three Mile Island melted down.  Our special guest Norm tells us the story of what can go wrong at a nuclear power station and the actual consequences of the meltdown at TMI 2.  Pesky post-its, stubborn valves, and a whole lotta steam.

 

Norm's song pick:: Welcome Home Armageddon by Funeral for a Friend https://open.spotify.com/track/1B1UbbHfAXglHAV7LqfzoM

 

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]]> In 1979 Jane Fonda starred in the China Syndrome, a movie about a nuclear meltdown.  Twelve days later, reactor 2 at Three Mile Island melted down.  Our special guest Norm tells us the story of what can go wrong at a nuclear power station and the actual consequences of the meltdown at TMI 2.  Pesky post-its, stubborn valves, and a whole lotta steam.

 

Norm's song pick:: Welcome Home Armageddon by Funeral for a Friend
https://open.spotify.com/track/1B1UbbHfAXglHAV7LqfzoM

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 2254 1 39 full Episode 20: Chernobyl - Part 1 Episode 20: Chernobyl - Part 1 https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-20-chernobyl-part-1/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-20-chernobyl-part-1/#comments Wed, 22 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0500 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/569b7bc3-18d6-568f-bdfe-2ff0060e9ee9 Every story needs context.  In part one of our two-part series on the Chernobyl disaster, we start at the dawn of the atomic age.  Our special guest Nuclear Norm gives us a "nuclear physics for dummies" introduction to the history of nuclear power.  Little Boy, Fat Man, uranium, plutonium, and the shocking death of a nuclear physicist in a very non-laboratory accident.  Join us as we tee up the events to come in 1986 Soviet Ukraine.

 

Norm's song pick:: Decay by HOME https://open.spotify.com/track/5XfoqJevsj1fDLOtd5bKQg

 

Leigh's song pick:: Hallogallo by Neu! https://open.spotify.com/track/03vZjTWmX1Bk57DIrYADdM

 

Peter's song pick:: Soviet Anthem by The Red Army Choir https://open.spotify.com/track/0JRoo5kkeboyTWVdMEU3pw?si=avlrZ1-LT3qlj09wqueQWQ

 

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]]> Every story needs context.  In part one of our two-part series on the Chernobyl disaster, we start at the dawn of the atomic age.  Our special guest Nuclear Norm gives us a "nuclear physics for dummies" introduction to the history of nuclear power.  Little Boy, Fat Man, uranium, plutonium, and the shocking death of a nuclear physicist in a very non-laboratory accident.  Join us as we tee up the events to come in 1986 Soviet Ukraine.

 

Norm's song pick:: Decay by HOME
https://open.spotify.com/track/5XfoqJevsj1fDLOtd5bKQg

 

Leigh's song pick:: Hallogallo by Neu!
https://open.spotify.com/track/03vZjTWmX1Bk57DIrYADdM

 

Peter's song pick:: Soviet Anthem by The Red Army Choir
https://open.spotify.com/track/0JRoo5kkeboyTWVdMEU3pw?si=avlrZ1-LT3qlj09wqueQWQ

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 4799 38 full Episode 19.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Le Mans 1955 Episode 19.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Le Mans 1955 https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-195-tragedy-tuesday-le-mans-1955/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-195-tragedy-tuesday-le-mans-1955/#comments Tue, 14 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0500 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/ffb7c5fe-6851-5484-9059-a8f172a0c0a4 The pinnacle of endurance motorsport is the 24 hours of Le Mans.  In 1955, Mercedez had an excellent shot at taking the crown.  Unfortunately, things didn't go to plan for Pierre Levegh, their number two driver.  A tale of speed, split-second decisions, and the chemical properties of magnesium.

 

Peter's song pick:: Rampage by Kavinsky https://open.spotify.com/track/2L229dt48Ged4SdbenZrd7

 

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]]> The pinnacle of endurance motorsport is the 24 hours of Le Mans.  In 1955, Mercedez had an excellent shot at taking the crown.  Unfortunately, things didn't go to plan for Pierre Levegh, their number two driver.  A tale of speed, split-second decisions, and the chemical properties of magnesium.

 

Peter's song pick:: Rampage by Kavinsky
https://open.spotify.com/track/2L229dt48Ged4SdbenZrd7

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 1837 37 full Episode 19: [Film Fiasco] The Last Men On Earth Episode 19: [Film Fiasco] The Last Men On Earth https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-19-film-fiasco-the-last-men-on-earth/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-19-film-fiasco-the-last-men-on-earth/#comments Wed, 08 Jan 2020 01:00:00 -0500 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/1933d024-fca5-5d76-a2a4-744687b8dbce In 1954, the book "I Am Legend" envisioned a future where a sole human survivor struggled against a legion of zombie vampires.  Three movies retold this story, "The Last Man on Earth" with Vincent Price, "Omega Man" with Charlton Heston, and "I Am Legend" with Will Smith.  A special guest joins us as we discuss these three versions of the End Times.  Vampire zombies, lone survivors, underground societies, and a dog.

 

Andy's song pick:: Acolytes by Horrendous https://open.spotify.com/track/3YMHTMRUSeGMfSAH8dfmok

 

Peter's song pick:: Aura by Omega Massif https://open.spotify.com/track/2vL2BRUFGwiBSse7UGwlQt

 

Leigh's song pick:: Porno Holocaust by Mike Patton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b32aPshWbhw

 

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]]> In 1954, the book "I Am Legend" envisioned a future where a sole human survivor struggled against a legion of zombie vampires.  Three movies retold this story, "The Last Man on Earth" with Vincent Price, "Omega Man" with Charlton Heston, and "I Am Legend" with Will Smith.  A special guest joins us as we discuss these three versions of the End Times.  Vampire zombies, lone survivors, underground societies, and a dog.

 

Andy's song pick:: Acolytes by Horrendous
https://open.spotify.com/track/3YMHTMRUSeGMfSAH8dfmok

 

Peter's song pick:: Aura by Omega Massif
https://open.spotify.com/track/2vL2BRUFGwiBSse7UGwlQt

 

Leigh's song pick:: Porno Holocaust by Mike Patton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b32aPshWbhw

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 4388 1 36 full Episode 18.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] GG Allin Episode 18.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] GG Allin https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-185-tragedy-tuesday-gg-allin/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-185-tragedy-tuesday-gg-allin/#comments Tue, 31 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0500 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e933474e-8535-521b-8194-fae3a4e88ed5 Leigh tells us about a man named Jesus and raised under threat of death, with the graves dug in the basement to prove it.  The music was good... at first... but then came the bodily fluids and other excretions.  Typically you want the crowd to flock INTO the venue, not out of it.  Punk rock, blood, poo, and a bloated corpse.  GG Allin.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Bored to Death by GG Allin & The Jabbers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPWI0CMwbfA

 

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]]> Leigh tells us about a man named Jesus and raised under threat of death, with the graves dug in the basement to prove it.  The music was good... at first... but then came the bodily fluids and other excretions.  Typically you want the crowd to flock INTO the venue, not out of it.  Punk rock, blood, poo, and a bloated corpse.  GG Allin.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Bored to Death by GG Allin & The Jabbers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPWI0CMwbfA

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 2014 35 full Episode 18: Black Christmas Episode 18: Black Christmas https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-18-black-christmas/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-18-black-christmas/#comments Wed, 25 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0500 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/episode-18-black-christmas-eb413d22f495c4ad99f6cadaad78f290 Ever regretting your choice to travel by air during the holiday season?  I bet it doesn't stack up to the passengers on the four aeroplanes waylaid in the Shanghai fog in Christmas 1946.  In an age before GPS, where modern guidance meant an AM radio with no redundancies, attempting a landing in heavy fog was harrowing, to say the least.  Merry Christmas, never fly!

 

Leigh's song pick:: Vandal by Designer  

Peter's song pick:: First Breath After Coma by Explosions In The Sky https://open.spotify.com/track/619bPJZXSzqYi5vysR51Sa

 

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]]> Ever regretting your choice to travel by air during the holiday season?  I bet it doesn't stack up to the passengers on the four aeroplanes waylaid in the Shanghai fog in Christmas 1946.  In an age before GPS, where modern guidance meant an AM radio with no redundancies, attempting a landing in heavy fog was harrowing, to say the least.  Merry Christmas, never fly!

 

Leigh's song pick:: Vandal by Designer
 

Peter's song pick:: First Breath After Coma by Explosions In The Sky
https://open.spotify.com/track/619bPJZXSzqYi5vysR51Sa

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 2953 34 full Episode 17.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Centralia Mine Fire Episode 17.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Centralia Mine Fire https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-175-tragedy-tuesday-the-centralia-mine-fire/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-175-tragedy-tuesday-the-centralia-mine-fire/#comments Tue, 17 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0500 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/episode-175-tragedy-tuesday-the-centralia-mine-fire-02baae0f0f823b066f76a6f7451bc553 What's a decision that you've made that had the worst consequences?  Maybe when Pennsylvania enacted laws against burning garbage in landfills, they knew what they were doing?  Molly Maguires, abandoned mines, fighting fire with garbage, and the worst kind of eternal flame.  Welcome to Centralia, home of fire.

 

Peter's song pick:: Duhicebdo ed varicecag parvabiguf by Keygen Curch https://keygenchurch.bandcamp.com/track/duhicebdo-ed-varicecag-parvabiguf

 

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]]> What's a decision that you've made that had the worst consequences?  Maybe when Pennsylvania enacted laws against burning garbage in landfills, they knew what they were doing?  Molly Maguires, abandoned mines, fighting fire with garbage, and the worst kind of eternal flame.  Welcome to Centralia, home of fire.

 

Peter's song pick:: Duhicebdo ed varicecag parvabiguf by Keygen Curch
https://keygenchurch.bandcamp.com/track/duhicebdo-ed-varicecag-parvabiguf

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 1338 33 full Episode 17: We Are Alone Episode 17: We Are Alone https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-17-we-are-alone/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-17-we-are-alone/#comments Wed, 11 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0500 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/episode-17-we-are-alone-5664c8317af1b581ca790f04b327dac9 Christmas came early!  In this bonus content companion to "Cosmic Terror (at the End of the Universe)" (Episode 11), our special guest Norm returns to discuss the possibility of extraterrestrial life.  Galactic sweet spots, exobiology, little green men, and what makes us so "special".  Aliens exist... or do they?

 

Norm's song pick:: Firebeather by Thrice https://open.spotify.com/track/5mUgocO3Ob6fz1n7QYvhL9

 

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]]> Christmas came early!  In this bonus content companion to "Cosmic Terror (at the End of the Universe)" (Episode 11), our special guest Norm returns to discuss the possibility of extraterrestrial life.  Galactic sweet spots, exobiology, little green men, and what makes us so "special".  Aliens exist... or do they?

 

Norm's song pick:: Firebeather by Thrice
https://open.spotify.com/track/5mUgocO3Ob6fz1n7QYvhL9

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 4937 32 full Episode 16.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Killing Joke: Escaping the Apocalypse Episode 16.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Killing Joke: Escaping the Apocalypse https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-165-tragedy-tuesday-killing-joke-escaping-the-apocalypse/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-165-tragedy-tuesday-killing-joke-escaping-the-apocalypse/#comments Tue, 03 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0500 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/episode-165-tragedy-tuesday-killing-joke-escaping-the-apocalypse-56969dcc9687998db4235602def93b09 Leigh's favorite band has had their ups and downs.  Aleister Crowley, the occult, magik, summoning bandmates using the dark arts, and a bassist's unannounced flight to Iceland in anticipation of the nuclear holocaust... basically, par for the course if you're in a band.  Forty years of making music together is bound to lead to a story or two...

 

Leigh's song pick:: Requiem by Killing Joke https://open.spotify.com/track/29QxWOqd1z0HynG72mAEqn

 

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]]> Leigh's favorite band has had their ups and downs.  Aleister Crowley, the occult, magik, summoning bandmates using the dark arts, and a bassist's unannounced flight to Iceland in anticipation of the nuclear holocaust... basically, par for the course if you're in a band.  Forty years of making music together is bound to lead to a story or two...

 

Leigh's song pick:: Requiem by Killing Joke
https://open.spotify.com/track/29QxWOqd1z0HynG72mAEqn

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 1798 31 full Episode 16: The Halifax Explosion (feat. Canadian History Ehx) Episode 16: The Halifax Explosion (feat. Canadian History Ehx) https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-16-the-halifax-explosion/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/episode-16-the-halifax-explosion/#comments Wed, 27 Nov 2019 01:00:00 -0500 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/episode-16-the-halifax-explosion-78d242794716569253f0efc12e570211 Our special guest Craig Baird from Canadian History Ehx takes us to World War 1 Halifax, and the largest accidental man-made explosion in history.  Canadian listeners have definitely seen the Heritage Minute commercial, but we promise there is 100% more molten rain, tsunamis, shattered glass, and chaos.  Nature even gets a blow in.

 

The Heritage Minute commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw-FbwmzPKo 

 

Craig's song pick:: (Thursday) Here's Why I Did Not Go to Work Today by Harry Nilsson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h3nni7j2pc

 

Leigh's song pick:: The Wheel Weaves What The Wheel Wills by The Body/Thou https://thou.bandcamp.com/track/the-wheel-weaves-as-the-wheel-wills

 

Peter's song pick:: Headache by METZ https://metz.bandcamp.com/track/headache

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]]> Our special guest Craig Baird from Canadian History Ehx takes us to World War 1 Halifax, and the largest accidental man-made explosion in history.  Canadian listeners have definitely seen the Heritage Minute commercial, but we promise there is 100% more molten rain, tsunamis, shattered glass, and chaos.  Nature even gets a blow in.

 

The Heritage Minute commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw-FbwmzPKo 

 

Craig's song pick:: (Thursday) Here's Why I Did Not Go to Work Today by Harry Nilsson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h3nni7j2pc

 

Leigh's song pick:: The Wheel Weaves What The Wheel Wills by The Body/Thou
https://thou.bandcamp.com/track/the-wheel-weaves-as-the-wheel-wills

 

Peter's song pick:: Headache by METZ
https://metz.bandcamp.com/track/headache

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 2384 1 30 full Episode 15.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Smalls Lighthouse Episode 15.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Smalls Lighthouse https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/tragedy-tuesday-smalls-lighthouse/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/tragedy-tuesday-smalls-lighthouse/#comments Tue, 19 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0500 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/tragedy-tuesday-smalls-lighthouse-af7c421060a25cc2306e0fe664dbc05c If you're looking to get away... from everything... consider taking a job as a wickie in a lighthouse.  Come with us on a journey back to the Great Lighthouse on Pharos near ancient Alexandria, through the history of lighthouses, and finally to a tale of isolation, death, and madness.  There ain't nothing small about the Smalls Lighthouse Tragedy.

 

Peter's song pick:: Kiss All The Pretty Skies Goodbye by Rafael Anton Irisarri https://room40.bandcamp.com/track/kiss-all-the-pretty-skies-goodbye

 

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]]> If you're looking to get away... from everything... consider taking a job as a wickie in a lighthouse.  Come with us on a journey back to the Great Lighthouse on Pharos near ancient Alexandria, through the history of lighthouses, and finally to a tale of isolation, death, and madness.  There ain't nothing small about the Smalls Lighthouse Tragedy.

 

Peter's song pick:: Kiss All The Pretty Skies Goodbye by Rafael Anton Irisarri
https://room40.bandcamp.com/track/kiss-all-the-pretty-skies-goodbye

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 1316 29 full Episode 15: Roanoke: The Lost Colony Episode 15: Roanoke: The Lost Colony https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/roanoke-the-lost-colony-1573446568/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/roanoke-the-lost-colony-1573446568/#comments Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0500 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/roanoke-the-lost-colony-1573446568-81d2d9bf4a2507216a9b59769ce414fb Early English attempts at colonizing the Americas went real well.  Take a journey back to the lost colony of Roanoke, as would-be settlers are greeted with shipwrecks, disease, starvation, and arrows.  So many arrows.  Forts make friends as the seeds of the United States are planted in the 16th century.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Bending Light by Neurosis https://neurosis.bandcamp.com/track/bending-light

 

Peter's song pick:: A Nation of Immigrants by Wayfarer https://wayfarercolorado.bandcamp.com/track/a-nation-of-immigrants-2

 

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]]> Early English attempts at colonizing the Americas went real well.  Take a journey back to the lost colony of Roanoke, as would-be settlers are greeted with shipwrecks, disease, starvation, and arrows.  So many arrows.  Forts make friends as the seeds of the United States are planted in the 16th century.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Bending Light by Neurosis
https://neurosis.bandcamp.com/track/bending-light

 

Peter's song pick:: A Nation of Immigrants by Wayfarer
https://wayfarercolorado.bandcamp.com/track/a-nation-of-immigrants-2

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 4147 28 full Episode 14.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Cerebus the Aardvark Episode 14.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Cerebus the Aardvark https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/tragedy-tuesday-cerebus-the-aardvark/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/tragedy-tuesday-cerebus-the-aardvark/#comments Tue, 05 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0500 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/tragedy-tuesday-cerebus-the-aardvark-cb3fb7ffd2606978f39d78d41f546202 In 1977, Dave Sim created a new kind of comic book anti-hero: a three-foot-tall, bipedal, anthropomorphic aardvark.  Over the course of 300 issues and thirty years, this hero would travel to the moon, become the pope, and spend about a decade in a bar... and then it got weirder.  Ladies and gentlemen, the one, the only... Cerebus the Aardvark.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Fracture by King Crimson https://open.spotify.com/track/5ipS4tCSxn0z7NL6To7umt?si=qxNjaJFlQ8W28l4nDDG4ew

 

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]]> In 1977, Dave Sim created a new kind of comic book anti-hero: a three-foot-tall, bipedal, anthropomorphic aardvark.  Over the course of 300 issues and thirty years, this hero would travel to the moon, become the pope, and spend about a decade in a bar... and then it got weirder.  Ladies and gentlemen, the one, the only... Cerebus the Aardvark.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Fracture by King Crimson
https://open.spotify.com/track/5ipS4tCSxn0z7NL6To7umt?si=qxNjaJFlQ8W28l4nDDG4ew

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 2753 27 full Episode 14: The Black Death - Part 2 Episode 14: The Black Death - Part 2 https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/the-black-death-part-2/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/the-black-death-part-2/#comments Wed, 30 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/the-black-death-part-2-1ee5212c101801d5311d2443d4380b5f Templar curses, corpse-eating pigs, and waking up to a house full of death.  We rejoin our Genoese heroes as they flee Caffa for the safety of home... coughing blood all the way.  Their twelve galleys lit the fires that would consume 14th century Europe, resulting in a staggering death toll.  It's amazing what a bacterium can do with the help of rodents and a filthy continent.  Yersinia pestis: The Little Bug That Could.

 

Leigh's song pick:: The Hum by Killing Joke https://open.spotify.com/track/3nj8CaxtiEcbvrVzvSpwJY

 

Peter's song pick:: Dream House by Deafheaven https://open.spotify.com/track/6l3A2EWZSOA8LTMmzRCyD3

 

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]]> Templar curses, corpse-eating pigs, and waking up to a house full of death.  We rejoin our Genoese heroes as they flee Caffa for the safety of home... coughing blood all the way.  Their twelve galleys lit the fires that would consume 14th century Europe, resulting in a staggering death toll.  It's amazing what a bacterium can do with the help of rodents and a filthy continent.  Yersinia pestis: The Little Bug That Could.

 

Leigh's song pick:: The Hum by Killing Joke
https://open.spotify.com/track/3nj8CaxtiEcbvrVzvSpwJY

 

Peter's song pick:: Dream House by Deafheaven
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 5261 26 full Episode 13.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Apollo One Episode 13.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Apollo One https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/tragedy-tuesday-apollo-one/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/tragedy-tuesday-apollo-one/#comments Tue, 22 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/tragedy-tuesday-apollo-one-0235b9f6dc9cdc57cb0f75adbc1686e8 The path to any great success is paved in failure... it's about what you do in the face of that failure.  In the 1960s, NASA was pushing to win the race to the moon.  Their efforts were nearly derailed when tragedy struck Apollo One and her crew.  Going from the first flight to the first man on the moon in the space of 60 years was bound to be a challenge...

 

Peter's song pick:: Son of a Preacher Man by Dusty Springfield https://open.spotify.com/track/6ek9SiEj5a65WIs2EV7qiM

 

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]]> The path to any great success is paved in failure... it's about what you do in the face of that failure.  In the 1960s, NASA was pushing to win the race to the moon.  Their efforts were nearly derailed when tragedy struck Apollo One and her crew.  Going from the first flight to the first man on the moon in the space of 60 years was bound to be a challenge...

 

Peter's song pick:: Son of a Preacher Man by Dusty Springfield
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 1815 25 full Episode 13: The Black Death - Part 1 Episode 13: The Black Death - Part 1 https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/the-black-death-part-1/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/the-black-death-part-1/#comments Wed, 16 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/the-black-death-part-1-f81a0ae61c47e133a6cc21c674aa2782 Every story starts somewhere.  In the case of the Black Death it starts with Mongol hordes, smug Italians, diseased rodents, and the misery of 14th century Europe.  All of that before we even get to the star of these episodes, the one and only, the Great Mortality.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Dead by Khanate https://khanate.bandcamp.com/track/dead

 

Peter's song pick:: Crone by Portal https://profoundlorerecords.bandcamp.com/track/crone

 

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]]> Every story starts somewhere.  In the case of the Black Death it starts with Mongol hordes, smug Italians, diseased rodents, and the misery of 14th century Europe.  All of that before we even get to the star of these episodes, the one and only, the Great Mortality.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Dead by Khanate
https://khanate.bandcamp.com/track/dead

 

Peter's song pick:: Crone by Portal
https://profoundlorerecords.bandcamp.com/track/crone

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 3416 24 full Episode 12.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Satanic Panic and the PMRC Episode 12.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Satanic Panic and the PMRC https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/tragedy-tuesday-satanic-panic-and-the-pmrc/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/tragedy-tuesday-satanic-panic-and-the-pmrc/#comments Tue, 08 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/tragedy-tuesday-satanic-panic-and-the-pmrc-adbe4e242ac6d2b03066f145290afca7 In the 80s and 90s, our youth were being corrupted by Satan and his apostles: heavy metal, Prince, and Madonna.  In this week's (not-so)mini episode, Leigh tells us all about the Satanic Panic that gripped suburban America, and the totally proportional responses taken by Tipper Gore and her riders of the music-pocalypse.

 

Leigh's song pick:: We Come From the One by Sabbath Assembly https://sabbathassembly.bandcamp.com/track/we-come-from-the-one

 

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]]> In the 80s and 90s, our youth were being corrupted by Satan and his apostles: heavy metal, Prince, and Madonna.  In this week's (not-so)mini episode, Leigh tells us all about the Satanic Panic that gripped suburban America, and the totally proportional responses taken by Tipper Gore and her riders of the music-pocalypse.

 

Leigh's song pick:: We Come From the One by Sabbath Assembly
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 3155 23 full Episode 12: Egyptian Famine Episode 12: Egyptian Famine https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/egyptian-famine/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/egyptian-famine/#comments Wed, 02 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/egyptian-famine-a73f0c3259069df7d9a55158c888533b When your empire dates back six thousand years, odds are it's been through a lot.  Still, history didn't prepare the population of Egypt in the beginning of the 13th century when the Nile, their lifesource, failed them.  Twice.  What happens when you run out of grain to eat?  What happens when you run out of animals...

 

Leigh's song pick:: Invisible Osiris by Robedoor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05ZWquariZo

 

Peter's song pick:: The Purging (Album) by Terra Tenebrosa https://auroraborealisrecordings.bandcamp.com/track/disorder

 

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]]> When your empire dates back six thousand years, odds are it's been through a lot.  Still, history didn't prepare the population of Egypt in the beginning of the 13th century when the Nile, their lifesource, failed them.  Twice.  What happens when you run out of grain to eat?  What happens when you run out of animals...

 

Leigh's song pick:: Invisible Osiris by Robedoor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05ZWquariZo

 

Peter's song pick:: The Purging (Album) by Terra Tenebrosa
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 2808 22 full Episode 11.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Oxford Comma Episode 11.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Oxford Comma https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/tragedy-tuesday-the-oxford-comma/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/tragedy-tuesday-the-oxford-comma/#comments Tue, 24 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/tragedy-tuesday-the-oxford-comma-01ba7226a6f73d6a806554aed9dab5a1 The Oxford Comma: either you love it, or you're wrong.  In this week's mini episode, Peter tells the story of the comma's colorful legal history.  Don't worry... if you're just here for the disasters, there's at least one death.

 

Peter's song pick:: Don't Stop Me Now by Queen https://open.spotify.com/track/7hQJA50XrCWABAu5v6QZ4i?si=gN8iVgJMSxiPfAqzKvwC9Q

 

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]]> The Oxford Comma: either you love it, or you're wrong.  In this week's mini episode, Peter tells the story of the comma's colorful legal history.  Don't worry... if you're just here for the disasters, there's at least one death.

 

Peter's song pick:: Don't Stop Me Now by Queen
https://open.spotify.com/track/7hQJA50XrCWABAu5v6QZ4i?si=gN8iVgJMSxiPfAqzKvwC9Q

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 1404 21 full Episode 11: Cosmic Terror (at the End of the Universe) Episode 11: Cosmic Terror (at the End of the Universe) https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/cosmic-terror-at-the-end-of-the-universe/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/cosmic-terror-at-the-end-of-the-universe/#comments Wed, 18 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/cosmic-terror-at-the-end-of-the-universe-77b13a6ee499f35de4fcc6c184b923b3 We bring in a very special guest to tell us about all the ways the universe is predicted to end.  The Big Crunch, The Big Freeze, The Big Rip... all of them sound like tasty deserts, but the only thing they'll serve up is a spoonfull of existential dread. Settle in, hug a loved one, and prepare to learn how everything you've ever known and loved will come to an end.

 

Mercury's Orbit: http://hosting.astro.cornell.edu/academics/courses/astro201/merc_adv.htm

Hubble Deep Field: https://hubblesite.org/contents/articles/hubble-deep-fields

Journey to the End of Time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD4izuDMUQA&feature=youtu.be

 

 

Norm's song pick:: Redshift by Enter Shikari https://open.spotify.com/track/73jA0864oMB3Ca1Jr5mfIshttps://chromemusic.bandcamp.com/track/blood-on-the-moon

 

Leigh's song pick:: Download by Skinny Puppy https://open.spotify.com/track/1mIWvXO7UfIpdLJm4PSapChttps://chromemusic.bandcamp.com/track/blood-on-the-moon

 

Peter's song pick:: The Heavens by Juno Reactor https://open.spotify.com/track/3nS36aPgcI7T4s4bg5yH2uhttps://auroraborealisrecordings.bandcamp.com/track/disorder

 

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]]> We bring in a very special guest to tell us about all the ways the universe is predicted to end.  The Big Crunch, The Big Freeze, The Big Rip... all of them sound like tasty deserts, but the only thing they'll serve up is a spoonfull of existential dread. Settle in, hug a loved one, and prepare to learn how everything you've ever known and loved will come to an end.

 

Mercury's Orbit:
http://hosting.astro.cornell.edu/academics/courses/astro201/merc_adv.htm

Hubble Deep Field:
https://hubblesite.org/contents/articles/hubble-deep-fields

Journey to the End of Time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD4izuDMUQA&feature=youtu.be

 

 

Norm's song pick:: Redshift by Enter Shikari
https://open.spotify.com/track/73jA0864oMB3Ca1Jr5mfIshttps://chromemusic.bandcamp.com/track/blood-on-the-moon

 

Leigh's song pick:: Download by Skinny Puppy
https://open.spotify.com/track/1mIWvXO7UfIpdLJm4PSapChttps://chromemusic.bandcamp.com/track/blood-on-the-moon

 

Peter's song pick:: The Heavens by Juno Reactor
https://open.spotify.com/track/3nS36aPgcI7T4s4bg5yH2uhttps://auroraborealisrecordings.bandcamp.com/track/disorder

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 4563 20 full Episode 10.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Wish You Weren't Here Episode 10.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Wish You Weren't Here https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/tragedy-tuesday-wish-you-werent-here/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/tragedy-tuesday-wish-you-werent-here/#comments Tue, 10 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/tragedy-tuesday-wish-you-werent-here-5836390b092e6335f8155f278507c15d In this mini-episode, recorded live at the Ottawa Podcast Festival, Leigh tells the story of a tragic reunion between Syd Barrett and his former Pink Floyd bandmates.  Shine on you crazy diamond... wish you weren't here.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Opel by Syd Barrett https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch3BfpZp8PI

 

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]]> In this mini-episode, recorded live at the Ottawa Podcast Festival, Leigh tells the story of a tragic reunion between Syd Barrett and his former Pink Floyd bandmates.  Shine on you crazy diamond... wish you weren't here.

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 1703 19 full Episode 10: Teignmouth Electron - Part 2 Episode 10: Teignmouth Electron - Part 2 https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/teignmouth-electron-part-2/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/teignmouth-electron-part-2/#comments Wed, 04 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/teignmouth-electron-part-2-fddae11247231f12963a70436bd81ffe In part two of Donald Crowhurst's story, he sets sail aboard the Teignmouth Electron to claim the Golden Globe prize for the first man to successfully sail around the world single-handed without stopping. An ill-equipped, half-finished boat captained by a hobbyist might not instil an abundance of confidence... nor should it...

 

Leigh's song pick:: Blood On The Moon by Chrome https://chromemusic.bandcamp.com/track/blood-on-the-moon

 

Peter's song pick:: Disorder by The Haxan Cloak https://auroraborealisrecordings.bandcamp.com/track/disorder

 

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]]> In part two of Donald Crowhurst's story, he sets sail aboard the Teignmouth Electron to claim the Golden Globe prize for the first man to successfully sail around the world single-handed without stopping. An ill-equipped, half-finished boat captained by a hobbyist might not instil an abundance of confidence... nor should it...

 

Leigh's song pick:: Blood On The Moon by Chrome
https://chromemusic.bandcamp.com/track/blood-on-the-moon

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 3270 18 full Episode 9.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Hindenburg Disaster Episode 9.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Hindenburg Disaster https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/tragedy-tuesday-the-hindenburg-disaster/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/tragedy-tuesday-the-hindenburg-disaster/#comments Tue, 27 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/tragedy-tuesday-the-hindenburg-disaster-6517447d78ce0e1fe4e2c5189518e02c How was this not our first episode? Because we buck the trend, that's why! In an episode full of surprising numbers, we talk about the fateful final voyage of the Hindenburg Zeppelin. A flight from Frankfurt to New Jersey was never so classy... or long... or topped off with a massive fire.

 

Peter's song pick:: Burn Well by WAKE https://wakegrind.bandcamp.com/track/burn-well

 

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]]> How was this not our first episode? Because we buck the trend, that's why! In an episode full of surprising numbers, we talk about the fateful final voyage of the Hindenburg Zeppelin. A flight from Frankfurt to New Jersey was never so classy... or long... or topped off with a massive fire.

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 1514 17 full Episode 9: Teignmouth Electron - Part 1 Episode 9: Teignmouth Electron - Part 1 https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/teignmouth-electron-part-1/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/teignmouth-electron-part-1/#comments Wed, 21 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/teignmouth-electron-part-1-20aa7323d04be3aa632005805128a067 Following Sir Francis Chichester's triumphant circumnavigation by sea in 1967, the Sunday Times wanted to cash in on circumnavigation fever! One wide-eyed and manic contestant dove into the Golden Globe competition, and immediately got in over his head. Hear part one of the story of Donald Crowhurst's bid to be the fastest man to sail around the world in 1968.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Antitoxidote by Melvins https://open.spotify.com/track/6ZMz3zY8hu2QQdGOn4dPFH

 

Peter's song pick:: Bruce Lee by Indian Handcrafts https://indianhandcrafts.bandcamp.com/track/bruce-lee

 

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]]> Following Sir Francis Chichester's triumphant circumnavigation by sea in 1967, the Sunday Times wanted to cash in on circumnavigation fever! One wide-eyed and manic contestant dove into the Golden Globe competition, and immediately got in over his head. Hear part one of the story of Donald Crowhurst's bid to be the fastest man to sail around the world in 1968.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Antitoxidote by Melvins
https://open.spotify.com/track/6ZMz3zY8hu2QQdGOn4dPFH

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 3639 16 full Episode 8.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Factory Records Episode 8.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Factory Records https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/tragedy-tuesday-factory-records/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/tragedy-tuesday-factory-records/#comments Tue, 13 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/tragedy-tuesday-factory-records-9397058f3c5e51bfc7b201c403550054 Your record label releases seminal albums by Joy Division and New Order, and is instrumental in the founding of a musical movement... how could you possibly screw that up?  Leigh tells us exactly how Factory Records did it...

 

Leigh's song pick:: Age Of Consent by New Order https://open.spotify.com/track/2EEinN4Zk8MUv4OQuLsTBj?si=J-EDSMtrReSn_BHEndrvCg

 

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]]> Your record label releases seminal albums by Joy Division and New Order, and is instrumental in the founding of a musical movement... how could you possibly screw that up?  Leigh tells us exactly how Factory Records did it...

 

Leigh's song pick:: Age Of Consent by New Order
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 2382 15 full Episode 8: Fury of St Helens Episode 8: Fury of St Helens https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/fury-of-st-helens/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/fury-of-st-helens/#comments Wed, 07 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/fury-of-st-helens-293ea132ef5fc76c4e1ae82188ce9386 Beneath beautiful, serene, idyllic Mount St Helens lay the molten rock that would forever change the face of the mountain and Washington state.  A dormant volcano is dormant... until it isn't.

 

Leigh's happy song pick:: Blue Calx by Aphex Twin https://aphextwin.warp.net/release/68148-aphex-twin-selected-ambient-works-volume-ii

Leigh's terror song pick:: Love As Arson by Converge https://convergecult.bandcamp.com/track/love-as-arson

 

Peter's happy song pick:: Blackout City by Anamanaguchi https://anamanaguchi.bandcamp.com/track/blackout-city

Peter' terror song pick:: Spearheaderon by Altarage https://altarage.bandcamp.com/track/spearheaderon

 

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]]> Beneath beautiful, serene, idyllic Mount St Helens lay the molten rock that would forever change the face of the mountain and Washington state.  A dormant volcano is dormant... until it isn't.

 

Leigh's happy song pick:: Blue Calx by Aphex Twin
https://aphextwin.warp.net/release/68148-aphex-twin-selected-ambient-works-volume-ii

Leigh's terror song pick:: Love As Arson by Converge
https://convergecult.bandcamp.com/track/love-as-arson

 

Peter's happy song pick:: Blackout City by Anamanaguchi
https://anamanaguchi.bandcamp.com/track/blackout-city

Peter' terror song pick:: Spearheaderon by Altarage
https://altarage.bandcamp.com/track/spearheaderon

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 3170 14 full Episode 7.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Mount Everest Mayhem Episode 7.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Mount Everest Mayhem https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/tragedy-tuesday-mount-everest-mayhem/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/tragedy-tuesday-mount-everest-mayhem/#comments Tue, 30 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/tragedy-tuesday-mount-everest-mayhem-59aaa11cf5de28f93f96f5281f1d2acb What's the laziest you've ever felt? Peter tells the story of a particularly disastrous two days on the tallest mountain on earth. If you've ever had trouble getting up off a couch, this story will amplify your lazy-guilt by a million.

 

Peter's song pick:: Swan Dive by Heave https://heave.bandcamp.com/track/swan-dive

 

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]]> What's the laziest you've ever felt? Peter tells the story of a particularly disastrous two days on the tallest mountain on earth. If you've ever had trouble getting up off a couch, this story will amplify your lazy-guilt by a million.

 

Peter's song pick:: Swan Dive by Heave
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 1597 13 full Episode 7: Woodstock '99 Episode 7: Woodstock '99 https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/woodstock-99/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/woodstock-99/#comments Wed, 24 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/woodstock-99-7aacdafe465e667aed0f8812fdc33e7e Peace, love, and a 12-foot-tall fence. When the organizers describe their venue as "defensible", maybe think twice about buying a ticket. Fyre doesn't hold a candle to the original disastrous festival, Woodstock '99.

 

Leigh's song pick:: ACD (Abcessive Compulsive Disorder) by Nothing https://nothing.bandcamp.com/track/acd-abcessive-compulsive-disorder-3

Peter's song pick:: No; I'm In Control by KEN mode https://kenmode.bandcamp.com/track/no-im-in-control

 

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]]> Peace, love, and a 12-foot-tall fence. When the organizers describe their venue as "defensible", maybe think twice about buying a ticket. Fyre doesn't hold a candle to the original disastrous festival, Woodstock '99.

 

Leigh's song pick:: ACD (Abcessive Compulsive Disorder) by Nothing
https://nothing.bandcamp.com/track/acd-abcessive-compulsive-disorder-3

Peter's song pick:: No; I'm In Control by KEN mode
https://kenmode.bandcamp.com/track/no-im-in-control

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 5382 12 full Episode 6.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Replacements Play SNL Episode 6.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Replacements Play SNL https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/tragedy-tuesday-the-replacements-play-snl/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/tragedy-tuesday-the-replacements-play-snl/#comments Tue, 16 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/tragedy-tuesday-the-replacements-play-snl-5a568b2320d912c7a88aaeb5726c4085 A cautionary tale about vetting the band you're booking for your live broadcast.  Leigh tells the story of how The Replacements nearly ended up blackballing an entire record label from  Saturday Night Live.  The 80s sure were a time to be alive!

 

Leigh's song pick:: Bastards of Young by The Replacements https://open.spotify.com/track/3zqMPITQwlKB1bm0owNsJF?si=3lNRdl1dQnew7M0fO1XO4A

 

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]]> A cautionary tale about vetting the band you're booking for your live broadcast.  Leigh tells the story of how The Replacements nearly ended up blackballing an entire record label from  Saturday Night Live.  The 80s sure were a time to be alive!

 

Leigh's song pick:: Bastards of Young by The Replacements
https://open.spotify.com/track/3zqMPITQwlKB1bm0owNsJF?si=3lNRdl1dQnew7M0fO1XO4A

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 1877 11 full Episode 6: Smallpox in Mexico Episode 6: Smallpox in Mexico https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/smallpox-in-mexico/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/smallpox-in-mexico/#comments Wed, 10 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/smallpox-in-mexico-43585101912b1522970ce571b1a9a413 The prophecy foretold Quetzalcoatl's devastating return from the east, in the form of a pale-skinned and bearded man. Little did the Aztecs know how right the prophecy was...

 

Leigh's song pick:: Corpse on the Mesa by Journey to Ixtlan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue8W2oBXrr0

Peter's song pick:: Mills by Altar of Plagues https://profoundlorerecords.bandcamp.com/track/mills

 

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]]> The prophecy foretold Quetzalcoatl's devastating return from the east, in the form of a pale-skinned and bearded man. Little did the Aztecs know how right the prophecy was...

 

Leigh's song pick:: Corpse on the Mesa by Journey to Ixtlan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue8W2oBXrr0

Peter's song pick:: Mills by Altar of Plagues
https://profoundlorerecords.bandcamp.com/track/mills

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 3065 10 full Episode 5.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Lituya Bay Megatsunami Episode 5.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Lituya Bay Megatsunami https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/tragedy-tuesday-lituya-bay-megatsunami/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/tragedy-tuesday-lituya-bay-megatsunami/#comments Tue, 02 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/tragedy-tuesday-lituya-bay-megatsunami-f0523b4106dbbaa09b0f9670752e7d19 Bill and Vivian Swanson got a whole lot more than they bargained for on their fishing trip to Lituya Bay.  If you thought high ground might save you from a megatsunami, think again...

 

Peter's song pick:: IRQ2 CASCADE by MASTER BOOT RECORD https://masterbootrecord.bandcamp.com/track/irq-2-cascade

 

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]]> Bill and Vivian Swanson got a whole lot more than they bargained for on their fishing trip to Lituya Bay.  If you thought high ground might save you from a megatsunami, think again...

 

Peter's song pick:: IRQ2 CASCADE by MASTER BOOT RECORD
https://masterbootrecord.bandcamp.com/track/irq-2-cascade

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 1024 9 full Episode 5: Film Fiasco - Sunshine Episode 5: Film Fiasco - Sunshine https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/film-fiasco-sunshine/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/film-fiasco-sunshine/#comments Wed, 26 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/film-fiasco-sunshine-aed451b3020ebf880bafb499ac9ab564 In our first Film Fiasco feature, we discuss one of the greatest science fiction disaster movies of all time: Sunshine.  Plus, a super special guest drops in to tell us all about the science behind the movie!  Kaneda, what do you see?

 

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]]> In our first Film Fiasco feature, we discuss one of the greatest science fiction disaster movies of all time: Sunshine.  Plus, a super special guest drops in to tell us all about the science behind the movie!  Kaneda, what do you see?

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 4910 8 full Episode 4.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Altamont Free Concert Episode 4.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Altamont Free Concert https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/tragedy-tuesday-altamont-free-concert/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/tragedy-tuesday-altamont-free-concert/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/tragedy-tuesday-altamont-free-concert-6030df71b6fcbdb827b6a1f4fe8de9f7 Peace, love, and motorcycle chains.  Leigh tells the story of the 1969 Altamont Free Concert.  Rolling Stones collect no moss, and neither do manhandled hippies...

 

Leigh's song pick:: Transmaniacon MC by Blue Oyster Cult https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0yNndiQMVk

 

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]]> Peace, love, and motorcycle chains.  Leigh tells the story of the 1969 Altamont Free Concert.  Rolling Stones collect no moss, and neither do manhandled hippies...

 

Leigh's song pick:: Transmaniacon MC by Blue Oyster Cult
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0yNndiQMVk

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 1856 7 full Episode 4: Tsunami Terror (In Japan) Episode 4: Tsunami Terror (In Japan) https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/tsunami-terror-in-japan/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/tsunami-terror-in-japan/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/tsunami-terror-in-japan-d07ffa9b67b2962b3352292c090d3b98 We get swept away talking about the wall of water that pummelled northern Japan in 1896, plus a modern-day not-so-mini-disaster.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Autobody by Zeni Geva https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWYzKCr-8TE

Peter's song pick:: The Maiden by Electric Dragon https://electricdragonuk.bandcamp.com/album/dark-water

 

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]]> We get swept away talking about the wall of water that pummelled northern Japan in 1896, plus a modern-day not-so-mini-disaster.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Autobody by Zeni Geva
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWYzKCr-8TE

Peter's song pick:: The Maiden by Electric Dragon
https://electricdragonuk.bandcamp.com/album/dark-water

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 2726 6 full Episode 3.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] St Helena Freefall Episode 3.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] St Helena Freefall https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/tragedy-tuesday-st-helena-freefall/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/tragedy-tuesday-st-helena-freefall/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/tragedy-tuesday-st-helena-freefall-c78f16269ccc867a6cf9ff9a7345b7fe Welcome to Welkom!  In this minisode, a group of South African gold miners have a terrible first day of work in 1987.

 

Peter's song pick:: Women & Children by Author & Punisher https://authorandpunisher.bandcamp.com/track/women-children

 

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]]> Welcome to Welkom!  In this minisode, a group of South African gold miners have a terrible first day of work in 1987.

 

Peter's song pick:: Women & Children by Author & Punisher
https://authorandpunisher.bandcamp.com/track/women-children

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 1026 5 full Episode 3: The Great Fire of London Episode 3: The Great Fire of London https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/the-great-fire-of-london/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/the-great-fire-of-london/#comments Wed, 29 May 2019 00:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/the-great-fire-of-london-41c454de901c9e40f4a95eb9fdb12e3d The butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker... but mostly the baker.  Things heat up as we discuss the fire that ravaged 17th century London.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Dragging the Streets by Grouper https://grouper.bandcamp.com/track/dragging-the-streets-first-heart-tone

Peter's song pick:: Six Grey Mirrors by ROMANTIC https://romanticizemusic.bandcamp.com/track/six-grey-mirrors-2003-prod-by-wrktngl

 

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]]> The butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker... but mostly the baker.  Things heat up as we discuss the fire that ravaged 17th century London.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Dragging the Streets by Grouper
https://grouper.bandcamp.com/track/dragging-the-streets-first-heart-tone

Peter's song pick:: Six Grey Mirrors by ROMANTIC
https://romanticizemusic.bandcamp.com/track/six-grey-mirrors-2003-prod-by-wrktngl

 

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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 3368 4 full Episode 2.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Maitreya Kali Episode 2.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Maitreya Kali https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/tragedy-tuesday-maitreya-kali/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/tragedy-tuesday-maitreya-kali/#comments Tue, 21 May 2019 00:00:00 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/tragedy-tuesday-maitreya-kali-fd5f85f6b94af942660ad91ed41f544a Everything started off so well for Craig Smith.  In this minisode, we take you on a journey from Smith to Kali, and hear how white-out brought us MTV.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Silk and Ivory by Maitreya Kali https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XecGuimMnLM

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]]> Everything started off so well for Craig Smith.  In this minisode, we take you on a journey from Smith to Kali, and hear how white-out brought us MTV.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Silk and Ivory by Maitreya Kali
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]]> This Is A Disaster false No 2407 1 3 full Episode 2: Bomber Blitz (In New York City) Episode 2: Bomber Blitz (In New York City) https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/bomber-blitz-in-new-york-city/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/bomber-blitz-in-new-york-city/#comments Wed, 15 May 2019 06:29:57 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/bomber-blitz-in-new-york-city-2591a9e181c153836abc14aec915aba0 We tell the story of the final flight of Old John Feather Merchant, a B-25 bomber that crashed into the side of an iconic New York City landmark in 1945.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Autobahn by Einstuerzende Neubauten https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cnaG3BX3lw

Peter's song pick:: Ellipse by Oh Hiroshima https://ohhiroshima.bandcamp.com/track/ellipse

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]]> We tell the story of the final flight of Old John Feather Merchant, a B-25 bomber that crashed into the side of an iconic New York City landmark in 1945.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Autobahn by Einstuerzende Neubauten
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cnaG3BX3lw

Peter's song pick:: Ellipse by Oh Hiroshima
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]]> This Is A Disaster true No 3044 1 2 full Episode 1: The Plague of Athens Episode 1: The Plague of Athens https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/the-plague-of-athens/ https://thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/e/the-plague-of-athens/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2019 14:51:54 -0400 thisdisasterpod.podbean.com/the-plague-of-athens-12252c08e067036fe6c846cc21c9a4d7 In the inaugural episode of “This Is A Disaster”, Peter tells Leigh the story of the plague that ravaged Athens in 430 BC.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Bathory Erzebet by SUNN O))) https://sunn.bandcamp.com/track/b-thory-erz-bet

Peter's song pick:: Repulsive Obscurity by Of Feather And Bone https://offeatherandbone666.bandcamp.com/track/repulsive-obscurity

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]]> In the inaugural episode of “This Is A Disaster”, Peter tells Leigh the story of the plague that ravaged Athens in 430 BC.

 

Leigh's song pick:: Bathory Erzebet by SUNN O)))
https://sunn.bandcamp.com/track/b-thory-erz-bet

Peter's song pick:: Repulsive Obscurity by Of Feather And Bone
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