Calamity Janes

Sources for today's episode:https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/the-aggie-bonfire-tragedy/https://www.tamu.edu/campus-community/traditions/remembrance/bonfire-memorial.htmlhttps://www.statesman.com/story/sports/college/aggies/2024/11/26/texas-am-bonfire-tragedy-1999-aggies/76602805007/

This week, we're talking about the heartbreaking and horrifying tale that shook a small Ohio town: The Zanesville Exotic Animal Massacre. Resources:https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2024/10/18/zanesville-wild-animal-release-2011-terry-thompson/75732591007/ https://www.axios.com/local/columbus/2021/10/18/zanesville-exotic-animal-massacre-10-years-later https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Zanesville,_Ohio_animal_escape

Settle in! We're headed to Chicago this week to discuss the deadly Iroquois Theater Fire. Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroquois_Theatre_fire

This episode will scare the pants off of you if you hate earthquakes, spontaneous quicksand, and meandering diary entries. Listen up to learn about the New Madrid earthquakes. Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1811%E2%80%931812_New_Madrid_earthquakeshttp://www.new-madrid.mo.us/132/Strange-Happenings-during-the-Earthquakehttps://www.britannica.com/science/plate-tectonics

We're baaaaaaack.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/Tri-State_tornado_outbreakhttps://www.britannica.com/event/Tri-State-Tornado-of-1925https://www.isws.illinois.edu/pubdoc/c/iswsc-103.pdf

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/Florida_Commuter_Airlines_Flight_65 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mIpA2tPmeU 

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 

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. 

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-trapped-underground-for-two-weeks-155c2d722b18 https://www.amsj.com.au/beaconsfield-mine-disaster-learned/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaconsfield_Mine_collapse 

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

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

In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about the Eiger -- a mysterious mountain with a history of catastrophe. 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/Eiger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936_Eiger_climbing_disaster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJkbST_Tt5c 

In this episode, Bailey tells Madison about the Tybee Island Mid-Air Collision.  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/1958_Tybee_Island_mid-air_collision#:~:text=The%20Tybee%20Island%20mid%2Dair,Savannah%2C%20Georgia%2C%20United%20States.https://www.savannahnow.com/story/lifestyle/2021/04/14/what-happened-bomb-dropped-over-tybee-island-wassaw-sound-b-47-nuclear-radiation-thats-so-savannah/7190932002/https://www.npr.org/2008/02/03/18587608/for-50-years-nuclear-bomb-lost-in-watery-grave

In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about some epic lightning strikes, and all of the catastrophes they've created. 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://lightningmaster.com/the-worst-lightning-strikes-ever-recorded/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brescia_explosion https://www.standingwellback.com/explosion-kills-3000-people-and-another-4000/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_blackout_of_1977 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_214 https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning-tips#:~:text=Stay%20off%20corded%20phones%2C%20computers,not%20lean%20against%20concrete%20walls. 

In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about the collapse of the I35 bridge collapse in Minneapolis, MN! 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.lrl.mn.gov/guides/guides?issue=bridges https://www.npr.org/2017/08/01/540669701/10-years-after-bridge-collapse-america-is-still-crumbling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-35W_Mississippi_River_bridge https://www.artba.org/2021/03/23/over-220000-u-s-bridges-need-repair-latest-analysis-of-federal-data-finds/ 

In this episode, Bailey tells Madison about all sorts of gender reveals gone wrong.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.nytimes.com/2020/09/07/us/gender-reveal-party-wildfire.htmlhttps://www.todaysparent.com/blogs/trending/gender-reveal-parties-that-ended-in-tragedy/https://abcnews.go.com/US/explosion-hampshire-quarry-latest-gender-reveal-stunt-wrong/story?id=77276836

This week, Madison shares some news along with her own personal disaster. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts!Submit your disaster ideas, share your disaster stories, or just say hey: calamityjanespod@gmail.com

Watch where you step! In this episode, Bailey tells Madison about all sorts of sinkholes. 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.npr.org/2022/05/20/1100459262/giant-sinkhole-china-ancient-foresthttps://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/water-science-school/science/sinkholeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Guatemala_City_sinkholehttps://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-largest-sinkhole-united-stateshttps://www.clickorlando.com/news/2019/05/08/flashback-massive-winter-park-sinkhole-swallows-home-pool-more/#:~:text=WINTER%20PARK%2C%20Fla.&text=The%20massive%20sinkhole%20swallowed%20a,was%20swallowed%20by%20the%20lake.https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/08/19/florida-sinkhole-reopens-two-years-after-it-swallowed-a-sleeping-man-and-killed-him/

In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about the Tenerife Airport Disaster. Listen to find out what happens when two 747s collide... 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/Tenerife_airport_disaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Canaria_Airport 

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In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about the hypothetical explosion of the supervolcano sitting in the heart of North America. This cataclysmic event would mean big things for basically the whole world. 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://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/what-if/what-if-yellowstone-supervolcano-erupted.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iRJb15W-14 https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-supervolcano-what-supereruption https://www.yellowstone.org/yellowstone-supervolcano-revealed/?gclid=CjwKCAjwjtOTBhAvEiwASG4bCK4Soz565L2ZsHmJSEDUhO51C0sKYWvEcJrIic2CwBGx9OXL2G2GEhoCGJUQAvD_BwE 

In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about Lake Nyos -- an African lake that released deadly amounts of carbon dioxide, killing everyone and everything near it.   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/Lake_Nyos_disaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limnic_eruption https://whatifshow.com/how-to-survive-a-limnic-eruption/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/defusing-africas-killer-lakes-88765263/ 

In this episode, Madison tells Bailey all about the Goiania incident -- a lesson in properly disposing of radioactive medical waste. 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.youtube.com/watch?v=-k3NJXGSIIA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goi%C3%A2nia_accident https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/accidental-poisoning-in-brazil 

In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about a tragic caving disaster that reminds us how quickly adventure can turn deadly. 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.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/what-lies-beneath-mossdale-caving- disaster-794268.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mossdale_Caverns#1967_tragedy 

In this episode, we celebrate some big news, and Bailey tells Madison about the hometown disaster that likely set the course for her obsession with calamity. 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://apnews.com/article/724c8edd36da00b17f0e21f2c1b9cd15https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/01/15/Two-Marine-reserve-officers-flying-a-5-million-jet/6040537685200/

In this episode, Bailey tells Madison all about the air disaster with a twist you won't see coming. This story has everything: planes, race cars, Canadians, the metric system, and more! 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.nytimes.com/1983/07/30/us/jet-s-fuel-ran-out-after-metric-conversion-errors.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider

In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about one heckuva Olympics. The marathon of 1904 was...chaotic, to say the least. Listen in to hear about theft, cheating, naps, rat poison, and more!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.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-1904-olympic-marathon-may-have-been-the-strangest-ever-14910747/ https://www.history.com/news/why-is-a-marathon-26-2-miles#:~:text=The%20marathon%20may%20have%20ancient,of%20the%20Games'%20modern%20era. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_marathon#Dehydration 

In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about a devastating motorsports disaster that shut down the world of racing. It will make you think twice before you ever sit in the stands of a high-speed race.... 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/1955_Le_Mans_disaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_Hours_of_Le_Mans 

In this episode, Bailey tells Madison about the War of the World's disaster you might think you know...but do you?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/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(1938_radio_drama)#Public_reactionhttps://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/10/30/241797346/75-years-ago-war-of-the-worlds-started-a-panic-or-did-it

In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about what will happen when The San Andreas fault decides it can't take the pressure anymore, and finally cracks. That's right, we're talking about The Big One (and the Rock). 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.businessinsider.com/big-one-mega-earthquake-what-will-happen-california-san-andreas-2019-8https://www.usgs.gov/natural-hazards/earthquake-hazards/science/science-earthquakes?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objectshttps://www.usgs.gov/faqs/can-megaquakes-really-happen-a-magnitude-10-or-larger?qt-news_science_products=0#qt-news_science_productshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Franciscohttps://www.mtu.edu/geo/community/seismology/learn/earthquake-take-action/ Spooky Lake Month on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/discover/spooky-lake-month

In this episode, Bailey tells Madison about the mega snow storm that stranded thousands, killed hundreds, and changed the way America's infrastructure is built. Learn about the Great White Hurricane of 1888! 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.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/great-white-hurricane-of-1888/https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/great-blizzard-of-88-hits-east-coasthttps://www.masslive.com/history/2013/03/125_years_later_blizzard_of_88_still_reigns_supreme.html#incart_river_default

In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about a terrifying air disaster, and the impossible conditions the crew was up against as they tried to land safely. Learn all about United Airlines Flight 232.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/United_Airlines_Flight_232 https://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/a10478/the-final-flight-of-united-232-16755928/# 

In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about Cleveland's attempt to rehab its image with a world record-setting balloon event. But were they able to escape their lackluster reputation, or will they forever be known as "the mistake by the lake?" 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.youtube.com/watch?v=n0CT8zrw6lw https://www.ranker.com/list/aftermath-1986-cleveland-balloonfest/cleo-egnal?ref=browse_listhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloonfest_%2786 https://ultimateclassicrock.com/cleveland-balloonfest-86/ https://nerdfighteria.info/v/1EIrsBzgjyk/ https://www.balloonhq.com/faq/deco_releases/release_study.html 

In this episode, the Janes turn the tables and Bailey tells Madison all about how the ground in Louisiana wants to swallow you whole. 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/Bayou_Corne_sinkholehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Peigneurhttps://www.damninteresting.com/lake-peigneur-the-swirling-vortex-of-doom/http://geology.com/stories/13/salt-domes/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRhesBaRCME&feature=emb_titlehttps://stevemaley.com/2013/08/25/the-bayou-corne-sinkhole-part-ii-whats-really-going-on/HOW TO HELP: https://weather.com/news/news/2021-08-30-hurricane-ida-how-to-help 

In this episode, Madison reminds everyone about the recent missile alert that caused residents of Hawaii to panic, and how this false alert happened. 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.nytimes.com/2018/01/30/technology/fcc-hawaii-missile-alert.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Hawaii_false_missile_alertHOW TO HELP: https://weather.com/news/news/2021-08-30-hurricane-ida-how-to-help 

In this episode, Madison gives you new nightmare fodder by telling Bailey all about horrific things that happen at some of the happiest places on Earth! 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.farandwide.com/s/worst-amusement-park-accidents-5d2b791956534c7a https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-sep-06-me-disney6-story.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunder_River_Rapids_Ride https://www.fox4news.com/news/woman-fell-75-feet-in-texas-giant-death https://apnews.com/article/e1cc5eabd5bf2d0644f1a7f83a5c3c5e https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/14/us/roller-coaster-derail-daytona-beach/index.html 

In this episode, Madison goes on a literal deep dive of a world record-breaking recovery effort that doesn't go as planned.  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/Dave_Shaw_(diver) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deon_Dreyer https://tubitv.com/movies/592405/dave-not-coming-back?start=true&utm_source=google-feed&tracking=google-feed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_diving 

In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about the intentional train crash (?!) that created a small town in Texas, and then sent it running.  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/Crash_at_Crush https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Un1vJycrw8 http://www.cityofwest.com/our-history/crash-at-crush/ 

In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about the boat disaster that was nearly lost to the chaos of the American Civil War. 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.youtube.com/watch?v=5DLKI4VltuEhttps://www.history.com/news/the-forgotten-story-of-americas-titanichttps://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/sultana-disaster https://www.npr.org/2015/04/27/402515205/the-shipwreck-that-led-confederate-veterans-to-risk-all-for-union-lives https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultana_(steamboat) 

In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about the 1902 eruption of St. Pierre on Martinique, and some of the early (and apocalyptic) warning signs that appeared ahead of the catastrophe. 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/1902_eruption_of_Mount_Pel%C3%A9e https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdKSBbtf3GI https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/apr/28/physicalsciences.highereducation http://sci.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/Pelee.html 

This week, Madison tells Bailey about Delta Flight 191 -- the Dallas air catastrophe that led to an overhaul in onboard weather detection. 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.youtube.com/watch?v=HDfodeURad0 https://www.palmbeachpost.com/article/20150730/entertainment/812028283 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines_Flight_191 https://www.faasafety.gov/files/gslac/library/documents/2011/aug/56407/faa%20p-8740-40%20windshear%5Bhi-res%5D%20branded.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse-Doppler_radar 

This week, Madison tells Bailey about another mountaineering excursion gone awry! Tune in to learn about an Oregon Episcopal School class of sophomores who had a tragic excursion on Mt. Hood.  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.outsideonline.com/2357451/mount-hood-disaster-1986 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_Mount_Hood_Disaster This episode's featured orgs, and ways WE can become the helpers:Hike It Baby: https://hikeitbaby.com/Donate blood: https://www.redcross.org/give-blood.html

This week, Bailey is going solo to talk about NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, and the near-fatal mistake that almost turned a $4.7 billion dollar space telescope into the world's largest, and most expensive tin can.  Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts!Submit your disaster ideas, share your disaster stories, or just say hey: calamityjanespod@gmail.comResources in this episode:https://www.nasa.gov/content/hubbles-mirror-flawhttps://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-missions/what-was-wrong-with-hubble-mirror-how-was-it-fixed/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble_Space_Telescope#Origin_of_the_problem

This week, Madison tells Bailey about a devastating industrial disaster that cost thousands of lives and brought environmental devastation to Bhopal. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts!Submit your disaster ideas, share your disaster stories, or just say hey: calamityjanespod@gmail.comResources in this episode:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdyBy2s9I5c https://www.nytimes.com/1985/01/28/world/the-bhopal-disaster-how-it-happened.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster#Acute_effects 

This week, Madison educates Bailey about tea dances and walkway collapses with the help of a very special guest, civil and geotechnical engineer Dillon Self. A BIG thank you to Dillon for lending your expertise to this week's episode. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts!Submit your disaster ideas, share your disaster stories, or just say hey: calamityjanespod@gmail.comResources in this episode:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyatt_Regency_walkway_collapse https://timeline.com/hyatt-regency-skywalk-failure-8240bff34fa6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnvGwFegbC8 

This week, Madison tells Bailey about the Chicago boat disaster that killed more passengers than the Titanic. Listen and learn all about the Eastland disaster!Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts!Submit your disaster ideas, share your disaster stories, or just say hey: calamityjanespod@gmail.comResources in this episode:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Humjr_a8Cps https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/eastland-disaster-killed-more-passengers-titanic-and-lusitania-why-has-it-been-forgotten-180953146/ http://www.eastlanddisaster.org/history/excursion-picnic 

This week, Madison tells Bailey about living through the 2020 Derecho (aka big land hurricane) that everyone forgot. Learn more about the calamity that claimed lives, caused tens of millions of dollars in damage, yet you probably never heard about.  Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts!Submit your disaster ideas, share your disaster stories, or just say hey: calamityjanespod@gmail.comResources in this episode:https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/10/17/iowa-derecho-damage-cost/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derecho https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2020_Midwest_derecho 

This week, Madison tells Bailey about an air disaster where a plane turns into a convertible (but not in a fun way). Tune in to learn all about the high-stakes calamity of Aloha Airlines Flight 243.Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts!Submit your disaster ideas, share your disaster stories, or just say hey: calamityjanespod@gmail.comResources in this episode:Inviting Disaster: Lessons From the Edge of Technology - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212398.Inviting_Disasterhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_Airlines_Flight_243 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6AV9xiw85w https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1988/04/30/and-then-whoosh-she-was-gone/a4da02d6-c8c3-47f7-a4e4-da2097a73b2a/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKs3ov6hFqM&t=1703s https://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/maintenance_hf/library/documents/media/human_factors_maintenance/aircraft_accident_report--aloha_airlines.flight_243.boeing_737-200.n73711.near_maui.hawaii.april_28.1988.pdf