Disaster Area

Jennifer Matarese

A podcast about disasters throughout history - what caused them, how people survived, and how we've responded to keep those disasters from happening again.

  1. HÁ 4 DIAS

    Episode 263: Eastern Air Lines Flight 212

    2001 was not the only year in which something tragic occurred on September 11th. On that day in 1974, eighty-two people would board a plane from Charleston, South Carolina, to Charlotte, North Carolina. Only ten would survive. Videos: 9/11/74: The Untold Story of Charlotte's Deadliest Plane Crash Stephen Colbert and Anderson Cooper's beautiful conversation about grief Talkative Pilots: Eastern Airlines Flight 212 Articles and books: A fiery plane crash on 9/11/74 changed Charleston forever. 50 years later, its scars linger. NTSB Crash Report for Eastern Airlines Flight 212 Charlotte's deadliest plane crash has finally been memorialized after 51 years

    58min
  2. You Might Also Like: Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

    HÁ 4 DIAS · BÔNUS

    You Might Also Like: Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

    Introducing "ChuckleHut 3000 On The Corner Of Butt And Ass" (w/ Sarah Sherman) from Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang. Follow the show: Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang There's a tonnage of laughter on this one as Sarah Sherman is back! Her special, Live + In The Flesh is streaming on HBO Max, so the child has popped by a get blackout drunk on about four sips of Martini and get through almost a whole a hand of topics. You will have several Big Osaka Laughs and be Sent Boots as a result of your listening experience.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to team@podroll.fm.

  3. 11 DE FEV.

    Episode 262: The sinking of the White Ship

    King Henry I of England had grand plans for the future of his sole legitimate male heir, William Aetheling. None of those plans would come to pass. Articles and books: The Sinking Of The White Ship 1120 The White Ship, by Charles Spencer The Impact of the White Ship Disaster of 1120 900 years since the White Ship disaster How one catastrophic shipwreck sank a medieval dynasty Divers find The Tragic White Ship

    1h22min

  4. 8 DE JAN.

    Episode 261: The SS Sultana disaster - Part Two

    On a cold April night in 1865, the calm across the waters of the Mississippi River was shattered by a sudden explosion - one which destroyed a steamboat and most of the Confederate POWs crowded on its decks. Videos: Remember the Sultana The History Channel: The Sultana Part-Time Explorer: America's Worst Shipwreck Articles and books: Sultana: Surviving the Civil War, Prison, and the Worst Maritime Disaster in American History, by Alan Huffman Knoxville, TN: S.S. Sultana Memorial Appomattox Court House: The Surrender Meeting American Battlefield Trust: The Sultana Disaster The Sultana Disaster Museum Toledo Blade: The Sinking of the Sultana

    53min

  5. 1 DE JAN.

    Episode 260: The SS Sultana disaster - Part One

    On a cold April night in 1865, the calm across the waters of the Mississippi River was shattered by a sudden explosion - one which destroyed a steamboat and most of the Confederate POWs crowded on its decks. Videos: Remember the Sultana The History Channel: The Sultana Part-Time Explorer: America's Worst Shipwreck Articles and books: Sultana: Surviving the Civil War, Prison, and the Worst Maritime Disaster in American History, by Alan Huffman Knoxville, TN: S.S. Sultana Memorial Appomattox Court House: The Surrender Meeting American Battlefield Trust: The Sultana Disaster The Sultana Disaster Museum Toledo Blade: The Sinking of the Sultana

    39min

  6. 1 DE JAN.

    Happy birthday!/Plans for the New Year

    It's the podcast's tenth birthday! Also, where we've been and where we're going.

    6min

  7. 31/10/2025

    Episode 259: The Big Bayou Canot rail disaster

    In the early morning hours of September 22nd, 1993, a cross-country train departed from Mobile, Alabama, on its way to Miami. As it headed up along the train tracks out of the city, the train didn't know one important thing - that half of the bridge over the Big Bayou Canot wasn't there anymore. Videos: Seconds from Disaster: The Wreck of the Sunset Limited Forensic Files: Visibility Zero Rail Disasters: Wreck of the Sunset Limited Articles and books: Barge Pilot Blamed in Fatal Amtrak Wreck No Criminal Liability Is Found in Amtrak Bayou Derailment Mobile Press-Register 200th Anniversary: Sunset Limited train wreck memories not diminished by passing years NTSB report on the accident

    55min

  8. 13/10/2025

    Episode 258: The Sutherland Springs church shooting - Part Three

    On a sunny Sunday morning in 2017, a man in an SUV pulled up outside a small white church in Sutherland Springs, TX. The people inside would become the targets of the weapons he carried. But when he sped away about twenty minutes later, he would be the one escaping gunfire. Videos: Miracle on 4th Street Sutherland Springs shooter recorded his confession to severe beating of stepson Victims' stories heard through videos of Sutherland Springs church services Articles and books: I'm Not a Hero': Man Who Shot and Chased Texas Church Gunman Shares His Story Secret Service case study focused on the Sutherland Springs shooting as an example of the link between domestic violence and mass attacks From the first deadly shot until the last — how the Texas church shooting unfolded Comal County authorities didn't charge Sutherland Springs gunman with rape, even though the victim described brutal attack Texas massacre survivors say gunman Devin Kelley became enraged by scared children during church shooting Exclusive: Guilt and grief overwhelm the mother-in-law of the Sutherland Springs gunman Texas church gunman lied about past to become a security guard, records show Site of deadliest church shooting in US history is torn down over protests by some Texas families Texas Church Shooting Video Shows Gunman's Methodical Attack, Official Says Conspiracy theorists harass Sutherland Springs churchgoers, pastor whose daughter was killed Washington Post: Investigative Timeline - Sutherland Springs Baptist Church Mass Casualty Event Secret Service: First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs - A Case Study Between Domestic Violence and Mass Attacks Air Force must pay more than $230M in church shooting

    1h1min
Ver tudo (281)

Apresentadores e convidados

4
de 5
791 avaliações

Sobre

A podcast about disasters throughout history - what caused them, how people survived, and how we've responded to keep those disasters from happening again.

Informações

  • Criado por
    Jennifer Matarese
  • Anos de atividade
    2015 - 2026
  • Episódios
    281
  • Classificação
    Explícito
  • Site do podcast
    Disaster Area

Você também pode gostar de