Fatal Errors

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The podcast about manmade disasters: building fires, crowd crushes, structural failures, and more

Episodes

  1. 03/17/2020

    The Goiania Accident

    Two scavengers make off with unattended equipment from an abandoned radiotherapy center. Little do they suspect that their prize contains a radioactive isotope that, in the days to come, will end up exposed to over 100,000 people...

    25 min

  2. 06/30/2019

    Owen Hart (part 2)

    In part 2 of the Owen Hart story, we interview an eyewitness to his fatal fall. We also discuss the aftermath: Martha Hart's lawsuit against the World Wrestling Federation, and Owen Hart's legacy. Wrestling was an unsafe business at the time of Owen's accident. 20 years on, has anything changed?

    24 min

  3. 06/16/2019

    Owen Hart (part 1)

    Pro wrestling shares elements with Hollywood, with live sports, and with traveling circuses, but you would be hard-pressed to find another enterprise that routinely matched the World Wrestling Federation’s blend of spectacle and craftsmanship. They were the best at what they did. And yet, on May 23, 1999, during a live broadcast, one of their performers died in the ring.  How could this have happened?

    30 min

  4. 06/02/2019

    The Victoria Hall Disaster

    Like most safety innovations, the crash bar wasn’t born from foresight. Its inventor didn’t deduce that its widespread use would save countless lives in the century-plus since its creation using reason and logic. Rather, his inspiration came at a terrible cost. The price that humanity would pay for this knowledge was the lives of 183 children. This is the story of the Victoria Hall disaster.

    24 min

  5. 05/19/2019

    The Haunted Castle Fire

    We all love a good scare. Where better to scream yourself silly than an amusement park? For visitors to Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey, one night the horror became all too real. This is the story of the Haunted Castle fire.

    19 min

  6. 05/10/2019

    Introducing Fatal Errors: the podcast about manmade disasters

    Join me, Mitch Krpata, for Fatal Errors, the podcast about manmade disasters. Each episode is a deep dive into a tragedy that could have been avoided, if only someone had known or cared enough to stop it. Episode one premieres soon.

    1 min
  • 6 Episodes

Ratings & Reviews

5
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About

The podcast about manmade disasters: building fires, crowd crushes, structural failures, and more

Information

  • Creator
    fatalerrors
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2020
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2019 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Fatal Errors