So fascinations with natural and man-made catastrophes have resonated for me my entire life. What about you? Drop me a note to let me know what you’d like to see covered in an upcoming podcast!
Category Archives: Blogposts
Oct
12
2012
The Hijacking of Etheopian Airlines Flight 961
Up until the hijackings of September 11th, 2001, the hijacking of Ethiopian Airlines flight 961 was probably one of the biggest and well known hijackings of all time. Today’s podcast delves into the background of the hijacking itself, the bad luck of inflating a life vest inside an airplane, and the good luck of crashing […]
Sep
28
2012
The 1964 Alaskan Good Friday Earthquake
The 1964 Good Friday earthquake in Alaska is probably one of the biggest pieces of history from the State since the US bought the territory from Russia. At 9.2, it goes down as the second most powerful earthquake in recorded history. I have a close affinity to this subject, not only because I’m Alaskan (not […]
Sep
27
2012
Finally back, and a suggestion
Greetings! Man, the past month has been pretty busy! So much so, that I’ve not had a chance to blog or podcast at all. But that’s about to change. Tomorrow I’ll be finishing up a podcast, and hopefully releasing it in the afternoon. Something to listen to for your weekend! In the meantime, I did […]
Aug
03
2012
The 1977 Crash At Tenerife
The crash of two airliners, KLM Flight 4805 and Pan Am Flight 1736, both 747s, on the island of Tenerife in 1979 has gone down as the deadliest airline catastrophe of all time, with nearly 600 fatalities. Today’s podcast goes into the crash of the two planes, and the eight different pieces of information that, […]
Jul
13
2012
The Boston Molasses Disaster of 1919
Today’s podcast is about the 1915 Boston Molasses Disaster, where 2.5 million gallons of molasses burst out of a 50′ by 90′ tank, and engulfed a neighborhood in the North End of Boston. And on hot days, they say you can still smell molasses! Special note: I just realized in my handwritten notes, I inverted and wrote […]
Jul
09
2012
An Update on Air France Flight #447
The findings are out on the crash of Air France flight #447, and it’s not good. Basically, there’re a couple of things that stand out of the article (which you can read here) – one of which scares the hell out of me. The French bureau in charge of investigating the crash (Bureau d’Enquetes et […]
Jun
22
2012
The Bhopal Disaster of 1984
The subject of today’s podcast is the Union Carbide gas leak in 1984 that affected more than half a million people in Bhopal India, and the lingering effects that are still being felt today. As usual, you can download the podcast at the link above (Click Podcast RSS on the upper right hand side of […]
May
25
2012
The Crash of American Airlines Flight #191 at Chicago, May 25th, 1979
I put together today’s podcast with the thought of publishing it today, the 33rd anniversary of the crash of an American Airlines DC10 that left Chicago for Los Angeles. You can download the podcast at the link above (Click Podcast RSS on the upper right hand side of the page), download the podcast by clicking […]
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