Crash Lessons

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Journey through history's most stirring disasters.Crash Lessons is a podcast that talks about everything that could had and did go wrong. From natural to man-made disasters. Join your host Robyn each week as she talks about all things disaster. 

  1. 6D AGO

    The Donner Party

    Send us a text On today’s episode we are talking about the Donner Party. A group of emigrants headed to the Coast from the Midwest for a better and healthier life get stuck in the mountains all because they listened to the wrong man. Many people died and the others did what they had to do to survive.  sources  https://www.britannica.com/topic/Donner-party https://www.history.com/articles/10-things-you-should-know-about-the-donner-party https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/donner/ https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ca-donnerparty/ https://www.johndclare.net/EAW2.htm Support the show Check out my patreon for bonus content patreon.com/CrashLessonsPodcast Follow my instagram for pictures of the podcast episode https://www.instagram.com/crashlessonspod?igsh=d3ZpcXZybzgwd3Ru&utm_source=qr Follow me on tik tok Crashlessonspod

    30 min

  2. SEP 3

    Mallory & Irvine: Everests Greatest Mystery

    Send us a text This is the story of George Mallory and Andrew Irvine. In 1924 they attempted to be the first people to ever summit Mount Everest only to be lost on the mountain and left us with the biggest question in mountaineering. Did Mallory and Irvine summit Mount Everest? Making them the first people to ever summit?  Sources  https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/sandy-irvine-body-found-everest?loggedin=true&rnd=1750991040782 https://jakenorton.com/noel-odells-final-view-of-mallory-irvine-june-8th1924/ https://jakenorton.com/mallory-irvine-and-the-second-step/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/everest/lost/mystery/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/everest/lost/search/day.html#firstaudio Support the show Check out my patreon for bonus content patreon.com/CrashLessonsPodcast Follow my instagram for pictures of the podcast episode https://www.instagram.com/crashlessonspod?igsh=d3ZpcXZybzgwd3Ru&utm_source=qr Follow me on tik tok Crashlessonspod

    26 min

  3. AUG 20

    Yossi Ghinsberg - Lost in the Amazon

    Send us a text In 1982, 4 men went into the Amazon seeking an adventure. Two men never made it out while one man was left to survive alone for 3 weeks with a rotting foot and facing many of the dangers within   Sources  https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/travel/1998/09/06/lost-and-found/5c406cbd-6e90-469e-a018-09d806a1bd58/ https://www.mamamia.com.au/jungle-true-story/ https://mixergy.com/interviews/lost-jungle-yossi-ghinsberg/ https://amimagazine.org/2018/03/14/lost-in-the-jungle/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UnsolvedMysteries/comments/a9cx4k/karl_ruprechter_marcus_stamm/ https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/the-jungle Support the show Check out my patreon for bonus content patreon.com/CrashLessonsPodcast Follow my instagram for pictures of the podcast episode https://www.instagram.com/crashlessonspod?igsh=d3ZpcXZybzgwd3Ru&utm_source=qr Follow me on tik tok Crashlessonspod

    27 min

  4. AUG 15

    London Beer Flood & Great Gorbals Whiskey Flood

    Send us a text Today I have a two in one mini episode for you guys. We have the London Beer Flood and Great Gorbals Whiskey Flood and yes the stories are exactly what the title says they are. Sources https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-London-Beer-Flood-of-1814/ https://www.history.com/articles/london-beer-flood https://www.historyextra.com/period/georgian/great-beer-flood-1814-what-happened/ Support the show Check out my patreon for bonus content patreon.com/CrashLessonsPodcast Follow my instagram for pictures of the podcast episode https://www.instagram.com/crashlessonspod?igsh=d3ZpcXZybzgwd3Ru&utm_source=qr Follow me on tik tok Crashlessonspod

    13 min

  5. AUG 8

    2008 K2 Mountaineering Disaster

    Send us a text One of the worst mountaineering disasters in history came when a few crucial mistakes were made before the climb had even started, mixed with unpredictable circumstances that killed 11 climbers during the 2008 K2 disaster. Sources:https://bushcraftbuddy.com/the-3-worst-climbing-accidents-of-all-time/ https://basecampmagazine.com/2018/02/12/the-2008-k2-tragedy/ https://www.cbc.ca/sportslongform/entry/the-riskiest-rescue-10-years-after-the-deadliest-day-in-k2-history https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/nov/13/k2-accident-himalayas-climbers-families https://www.eliteexped.com/how-dangerous-is-it-to-climb-k2 https://endorfeen.com/tragedy-on-the-summit-a-comprehensive-overview-of-the-2008-k2-disaster/ Support the show Check out my patreon for bonus content patreon.com/CrashLessonsPodcast Follow my instagram for pictures of the podcast episode https://www.instagram.com/crashlessonspod?igsh=d3ZpcXZybzgwd3Ru&utm_source=qr Follow me on tik tok Crashlessonspod

    31 min

  6. JUL 24

    Lake Lyos Disaster

    Send us a text This episode we are covering one of the most rare natural disasters that caused the death of 1800 people and 3500 livestock. A limoncello eruption is so rare that there have only ever been two recorded instances within 100km of each other.  Sources:  https://www.britannica.com/event/Lake-Nyos-disaster https://explorersweb.com/the-1986-deadly-gas-blanket-from-lake-nyos/ https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geophysics/lake-nyos.htm Support the show Check out my patreon for bonus content patreon.com/CrashLessonsPodcast Follow my instagram for pictures of the podcast episode https://www.instagram.com/crashlessonspod?igsh=d3ZpcXZybzgwd3Ru&utm_source=qr Follow me on tik tok Crashlessonspod

    21 min

  7. JUL 17

    The Westray Mine Disaster

    Send us a text Today is a short little episode where I will be talking about the Weatray Mine Disaster. Where corporate greed and government incompetence signed the death certificate of 26 miners one day when they thought they were just going in for another regular day at work. Sources: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/westray-remembered-explosion-killed-26-n-s-coal-miners-in-1992-1.1240122 https://museumofindustry.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/coal-and-grit/tragedy-westray https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/westray-disaster https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2393&context=scholarly_works Support the show Check out my patreon for bonus content patreon.com/CrashLessonsPodcast Follow my instagram for pictures of the podcast episode https://www.instagram.com/crashlessonspod?igsh=d3ZpcXZybzgwd3Ru&utm_source=qr Follow me on tik tok Crashlessonspod

    21 min

  8. JUL 9

    The Last Voyage of The RMS Empress of Ireland

    Send us a text Today we have a shipwreck story for you guys. This is the final voyage of the Empress of Ireland. Just two years after the sinking of the Titanic and months before the outbreak of WW1 the Empress of Ireland was greatly overshadowed but with a passenger death toll greater than the Titanic this story is not forgotten and will forever be known as Canada’s worst maritime disaster.  Sources https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime-museum/empress-of-ireland-disaster https://www.worldhistory.org/RMS_Empress_of_Ireland/ https://www.pbs.org/lostliners/empress.html https://www.titanicandco.com/empressofireland/inquiry.html Support the show Check out my patreon for bonus content patreon.com/CrashLessonsPodcast Follow my instagram for pictures of the podcast episode https://www.instagram.com/crashlessonspod?igsh=d3ZpcXZybzgwd3Ru&utm_source=qr Follow me on tik tok Crashlessonspod

    30 min
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Journey through history's most stirring disasters.Crash Lessons is a podcast that talks about everything that could had and did go wrong. From natural to man-made disasters. Join your host Robyn each week as she talks about all things disaster. 

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  • Creator
    Robyn
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2025 Crash Lessons
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