Relative Disasters Greg & Ella
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The podcast where a brother and sister manage their existential angst by discussing historical disasters.
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The Reign of King John, 1199-1216 (Episode 137)
Auntie Lynn joins us to discuss the disastrous reign of King John - and the numerous sidebars with which we become distracted. This episode is a free-wheeling discussion of John and a lot of random - but interesting - nonsense surrounding his reign!
Note: As happens often, the dogs wanted to co-host, so you will hear some puppers in the background. -
The London Beer Flood of 1814 (Episode 136)
A flood is a flood, whether it's water or beer - and a 571-ton, 15-foot tall wave is going to be destructive, no matter what it's made of. Join us as we talk about beer, rookeries, prejudices, and settle some myths.
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The Australian Cane Toad Invasion (Episode 135)
Back in the 1930s, some folks in Australia's sugar industry imported the Cane Toad from South America to help control a destructive beetle population. It... did not go well. It continues to not go well. It will likely keep not going well.
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The Chi'Ing-yang Event of 1490 (Episode 134)
The city of Chi'Ing-yang got flattened in the late fourteen hundreds... and nobody really knows what happened. We'll talk about meteorites, comets, and explosions as we examine some of the more plausible theories.
A nerdy brother and sister talk about disasters - that's what the show's all about. Especially in early April. -
The 1887 Nanaimo Mine Explosion (Episode 133)
We're headed underground yet again, to visit beautiful British Colombia and talk about what happens when you mix explosives, methane, and coal dust. It's a tragedy that affected an entire city and is still relevant today.
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The Malleus Maleficarum (Episode 132)
A guy wrote a book, collecting and codifying religious and social suppression of women. That book became a sensation, propelling the man to fame and fortune. No, we're not talking about some modern "MRA" idiot or so-called "incel"... no, this guy existed over half a millennium ago and we're still seeing his fingerprints on modern misogyny today.