49 episodes
Calamity Janes Madison & Bailey
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Mayhem enthusiasts, best friends, and sisters Bailey Brown and Madison Wendt have spent their lives pouring over stories of disaster and catastrophe while their family looked on in abject horror. Combining their love of comedy podcasts and long, late-night discussions of calamity, Bailey and Madison decided to create a podcast where they can talk about all things catastrophic without enduring their loved one's side-eye. Calamity Janes is a weekly podcast wherein hosts Bailey and Madison discuss all sorts of terrifying disasters. Engrossed by engineering failings? Titillated by tales of tornadoes and volcanoes? Searching for horror stories of spaceflight? We’ve got ya covered! Tune in each week to hear Madison tell Bailey about a different disastrous debacle.
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A Mud Dauber Wasp Crashed a Plane
In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about a deadly plane crash caused by a surprisingly lethal insect. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts!Submit your disaster ideas, share your disaster stories, or just say hey: calamityjanespod@gmail.comResources used in this episode:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birgenair_Flight_301 https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/462854/Passenger-jet-carrying-175-people-makes-EMERGENCY-landing-due-to-a-WASP-NEST-problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
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The Dancing Plague of 1518
In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about an earthquake that led to a mine collapse, and a harrowing rescue mission. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts!Submit your disaster ideas, share your disaster stories, or just say hey: calamityjanespod@gmail.comResources used in this episode:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_plague_of_1518 https://www.britannica.com/event/dancing-plague-of-1518 https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-dancing-plague-of-1518
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A free drink on Madison
No episode today folks! Madison's household has fallen to illness, and Bailey is in the middle of the Great Dallas Monsoon. Please send all beverage requests* and disaster suggestions to calamityjanespod@gmail.com.*Madison will not buy you a drink. Sorry, that was a lie. Madison will make it up to you somehow.
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The Beaconsfield Mine Collapse
In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about an earthquake that led to a mine collapse, and a harrowing rescue mission. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts!Submit your disaster ideas, share your disaster stories, or just say hey: calamityjanespod@gmail.comResources used in this episode:https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/mining/beaconsfield-miners-struggling-10-years-after-disaster/news-story/600b2de0c182bfd72dfdf70d2d066643 https://historyofyesterday.com/the-miners-trapp...
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The Great Molasses Flood
In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about The Great Molasses Flood of 1919. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts!Submit your disaster ideas, share your disaster stories, or just say hey: calamityjanespod@gmail.comResources used in this episode:https://www.history.com/news/great-molasses-flood-science https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Molasses_Flood
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The Deadliest Airshow Disaster In History
In this episode, Bailey tells Madison about the Flugtag '88 airshow disaster -- one of the most deadly in history. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts!Submit your disaster ideas, share your disaster stories, or just say hey: calamityjanespod@gmail.comResources used in this episode:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramstein_air_show_disasterhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kzup8-1eGAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydp_1sXXqTI