Episodios

  • The Sichuan School Disaster

    The Sichuan School Disaster
    Aug 4 2024
    Principal Ye Zhiping has to make it back. A massive earthquake has just hit his province Sichuan, and all he can think about is whether his students and teachers are okay. When he finally gets to the school, his coarse cheeks are stained with tears.

    The hosts of this episode are Maya Nalani and Luke Welland. The script is written by Mattias Jonsson. Sound design: Viktor Persson. Mayday is produced by the podcast company qast.

    Charities and Non-Profits:

    Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
    https://www.eeri.org/

    GlobalGiving
    https://www.globalgiving.org/

    Project Hope
    https://www.projecthope.org/
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    26 m
  • The AMIA Bombing

    The AMIA Bombing
    Jul 21 2024
    Anita doesn’t know how much time has passed. But she knows she has to get out. The building is collapsing around her, and people are stumbling over each other trying to find an escape. Just moments earlier, a van filled with explosives drove right into the AMIA center in Buenos Aires, where Anita works. She is in the middle of a terrorist attack that will shape her country for decades to come.

    The hosts of this episode are Maya Nalani and Luke Welland. The script is written by Rickard Bahgat. Sound design: Viktor Persson. Mayday is produced by the podcast company qast.

    Charities and Non-profits:

    AMIA:
    https://amia.org.ar/

    Justicia y Concordia:
    https://justiciayconcordia.org/

    CELS (Centro de Estudion Legales y Sociales):
    https://www.cels.org.ar/web/
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    24 m
  • The Sinking of MV Sewol

    The Sinking of MV Sewol
    Jul 7 2024
    The water is rising. What just seconds ago was the wall, is now a slippery floor submerged under ice cold ocean. Ae-Jin knows that she has to reach the door in the ceiling. That there is no other way of getting out alive.

    The hosts of this episode are Maya Nalani and Luke Welland. The script is written by Johanna Lundblad. Sound design: Viktor Persson. Mayday is produced by the podcast company qast.

    Charities and Non-Profits:

    The Nautical Institute:
    https://www.nautinst.org/

    Sewol Ferry 416 Foundation:
    https://416foundation.org/en/?ckattempt=2
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    29 m
  • The 1985 Mexico City Earthquake

    The 1985 Mexico City Earthquake
    Jun 23 2024
    Oscar Flores can feel the floor starting to shake. Soon, the ceiling is falling down in large chunks, and the walls are folding like paper. He doesn't know that what he's experiencing is one of the worst earthquakes in recent memory. An earthquake that is about to devastate an entire city.

    The hosts of this episode are Maya Nalani and Luke Welland. The script is written by Maia Hörstadius and Alex Haeger. Sound design: Viktor Persson. Mayday is produced by the podcast company qast.

    Charities and Non-profits:

    Earthquake Engineering Research Institute:
    https://www.eeri.org/

    Build Change:
    https://buildchange.org/

    International Code Council:
    https://www.iccsafe.org/

    Fundación UNAM
    https://www.fundacionunam.org.mx/
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    23 m
  • The Alexander Kielland Platform Collapse

    The Alexander Kielland Platform Collapse
    Jun 9 2024
    In this episode, we will tell you about the Alexander Kielland disaster of 1980, one of the worst oil rig accidents in history.


    The hosts of this episode are Maya Nalani and Luke Welland. The script was written by Per Johansson. Sound design: Viktor Persson. Mayday is produced by the podcast company qast.

    Charities and Non-Profits:

    The Nautical Institute:
    https://www.nautinst.org/

    International Maritime Health Association:
    https://www.imha.net/

    International Maritime Organization:
    https://www.imo.org/
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    30 m
  • Three Mile Island

    Three Mile Island
    May 26 2024
    In this episode, we tell the story of the worst nuclear accident in the United States. A story about a partial meltdown that threatened the lives of hundreds of people. And about how the plants’ owners tried to cover it all up.

    The hosts for this episode are Maya Nalani and Luke Welland. The script was written by Johanna Lundblad. Sound design: Viktor Persson. Mayday is produced by the podcast company qast.


    Charities and Non-Profits:

    Union of Concerned Scientists:
    https://www.ucsusa.org/

    Physicians for Social Responsibility:
    https://psr.org/

    Friends of the Earth:
    https://foe.org/
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    33 m
  • Bloody Sunday

    Bloody Sunday
    May 12 2024
    Barney McGuigan hears a man pleading for help. The others try to stop him, but to no avail. Barney goes out to the injured man with a white cloth in his hand. "Don't shoot me," he shouts. What happens next, will never be forgotten.

    Your hosts in this episode are Maya Nalani and Luke Welland. The script is written by Per Johansson. Sound design: Viktor Persson. Mayday is produced by the podcast company qast.


    Charities/Non-profits:

    Pat Finucane Centre:
    https://www.patfinucanecentre.org/

    WAVE Trauma Centre:
    https://wavetraumacentre.org.uk/
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    28 m
  • The Amazon Plane Crash

    The Amazon Plane Crash
    Apr 28 2024
    When Juliane wakes up, everything is quiet. The ground beneath her is wet and muddy, and above her, palm leaves shield her from the sun. Juliane has just woken up in the middle of the Amazon rainforest. She has no idea how long she’s been lying there, unconscious and alone. She calls out for her mother- for someone, anyone. But there is no answer. Juliane is stranded in the biggest jungle on earth.


    The hosts in this episode are Maya Nalani and Mattias Luke Welland. The script is written by Johanna Lundblad. Sound design: Viktor Persson. Mayday is produced by the podcast company qast.


    Charities and Non-profits:

    National Air Disaster Alliance:
    https://planesafe.org/

    Vivir el Duelo
    https://www.fundacionvivirelduelo.com/
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    29 m