Episodios

  • 019. The Great Hunger (1845-1852)

    019. The Great Hunger (1845-1852)
    Aug 28 2025

    Josiah & Paul discuss The Great Hunger, also known as the Irish Potato Famine.


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    1 h y 24 m
  • 018. The London Smog (1952)

    018. The London Smog (1952)
    Jul 22 2025

    A killer fog rolls through London.


    00:01:30 - Introduction

    00:07:50 - Pea Soup

    01:00:21 - The Killer Fog

    01:24:17 - The Clean Air Acts & Conclusion


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    1 h y 53 m
  • 017. The Schoolchildren’s Blizzard (1888)

    017. The Schoolchildren’s Blizzard (1888)
    May 25 2025

    January 12, 1888 is a bad time to be on your way home from school as Paul & Josiah discuss their most chilling story yet.


    00:01:20 - Introduction

    00:08:40 - Walter

    00:18:23 - Background

    00:53:15 - Blizzard

    01:30:34 - Walter, Part II

    01:36:43 - Recovery & Review

    02:17:33 - Conclusion


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    2 h y 29 m
  • 016. Mt. Tambora & the Year Without Summer (1815-16)

    016. Mt. Tambora & the Year Without Summer (1815-16)
    Apr 28 2025

    Paul & Josiah discuss the most powerful volcanic eruption ever recorded.


    00:01:24 Introduction

    00:09:00 The Eruption of Mt. Tambora

    00:30:30 Background

    00:45:07 Recovery

    01:02:19 The Year Without Summer

    01:41:48 Recovery #2

    02:14:41 Context Corner

    02:36:25 Conclusion


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    Paintings mentioned in the episode:

    ‘The Scarlet Sunset: A French Town on a River‘, Joseph Mallord William Turner, c.1830


    'Woman before the Rising or Setting Sun', Caspar David Friedrich, c.1818-24
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    2 h y 45 m
  • 015. The Great Bhola Cyclone (1970)

    015. The Great Bhola Cyclone (1970)
    Mar 28 2025

    Paul & Josiah discuss the deadliest tropical cyclone of all time, and the genocide that happened because of it.


    00:01:57 Introduction

    00:12:48 Disaster

    00:25:52 Background

    00:58:08 Recovery

    01:22:11 Election 1970

    01:22:44 Manpura

    01:41:18 Operation Searchlight

    01:50:01 War

    02:41:41 Conclusion


    ⁠Expansion Empoderando a Inmigrantes⁠


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    2 h y 52 m
  • 014. El Niño Costero (2017)

    014. El Niño Costero (2017)
    Feb 26 2025

    Cat and Josiah discuss the El Niño costero of 2017.


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    2 h y 39 m
  • 013. The San Francisco Earthquake (1906)

    013. The San Francisco Earthquake (1906)
    Jan 27 2025

    Paul & Josiah discuss the San Franciso Earthquake of 1906.


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    Sources: https://thedisasterresponse.com/2025/01/27/013-the-san-francisco-earthquake-1906/
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    2 h y 7 m
  • 012. The Polar Vortex (2014)

    012. The Polar Vortex (2014)
    Dec 16 2024

    Josiah & Paul spend a snowy winter holiday discussing a snowy winter disaster.

    This will be the last episode of 2024. Thank you so much for listening and supporting our podcast! Next year, we’re moving to a monthly schedule instead of semi-weekly.

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    Sources: https://thedisasterresponse.com/2024/12/16/012-the-polar-vortex-2014/
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    1 h y 37 m