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Earth is a scary place with all these tornadoes, hurricanes, tsunamis, volcanoes, and other natural disasters. Join us for raw and unfiltered conversations about this dangerous place we call home. Find us on Facebook, @KillerEarthPod on Twitter, and at @killerearthpodcast on Instagram. Send us your natural disaster stories to killerearthpodcast@gmail.com.

Vanessa Hill and Katherine Gifford


    • Oct 18, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 17m AVG DURATION
    • 32 EPISODES


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    Author and Naval Historian John Sherwood Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 66:10


    On this episode of Killer Earth, V and Kat are joined by John Sherwood, Ph.D, naval historian and author of A Global Force for Good: Sea Services Humanitarian Operations in the Twenty-First Century.We dive into the history of the U.S. Navy's humanitarian involvement with natural disasters in Part One of this two-part interview. Read his book here: https://www.history.navy.mil/research/publications/publications-by-subject/global-force-for-good.htmlConnect with John on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-sherwood-03747011a/Listen to John's awesome podcast, Preble Hall! https://www.usna.edu/Museum/PrebleHall/index.phpFind us on Facebook, on Instagram @killerearthpodcast, on TikTok @killerearthpodcast, and on Twitter @KillerEarthPod.Please buy our merch so we can keep affording the good tequila. Shop our store at killereathpodcast.com.Thank you for listening and we love you all so much!

    The Tenerife Airport Disaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 94:50


    Hey guys!On this episode of Killer Earth, V and Kat explore the deadliest aviation accident in history. Buckle up because this one gets rough! Find us on Facebook, on Instagram @killerearthpodcast, on TikTok @killerearthpodcast, and on Twitter @KillerEarthPod.Please buy our merch so we can keep affording the good tequila. Shop our store at killereathpodcast.com.Thank you for listening and we love you all so much!Find us on Facebook, on Instagram @killerearthpodcast, on TikTok @killerearthpodcast, and on Twitter @KillerEarthPod. Please buy our merch so we can keep affording the good tequila. Shop our store at killereathpodcast.com. Thank you for listening and we love you all so much!

    Komodo Dragons

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2023 87:11


    Hey guys!On this episode of Killer Earth, Kat does a deep dive into the world of the deadly Komodo dragon. She went to Bali recently and basically became one of them!Find us on Facebook, on Instagram @killerearthpodcast, on TikTok @killerearthpodcast, and on Twitter @KillerEarthPod. Please buy our merch so we can keep affording the good tequila. Shop our store at killereathpodcast.com. Thank you for listening and we love you all so much!

    North Sentinel Island

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023 104:44


    We're back!!!!On this episode of Killer Earth, Kat and Vanessa unpack the story of the mysterious island of North Sentinel and the murderous people who inhabit it. Find us on Facebook, on Instagram @killerearthpodcast, on TikTok @killerearthpodcast, and on Twitter @KillerEarthPod. Please buy our merch so we can keep affording the good tequila. Shop our store at killereathpodcast.com. Thank you for listening and we love you all so much! 

    Deadly Static Electricity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2022 106:51


    Hey everybody! On this episode of Killer Earth, Kat and Vanessa delve into the confusing and scary world of something we all live with - static electricity. That thing that shocks you when you least expect it can actually be deadly - Killer Earth-level deadly (survival tip - never EVER get on a blimp). Find us on Facebook, on Instagram @killerearthpodcast, on TikTok @killerearthpodcast, and on Twitter @KillerEarthPod. Please buy our merch so we can keep affording the good tequila. Shop our store at killereathpodcast.com. Thank you for listening and we love you all so much! 

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    Hippos 2.0

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2022 119:57


    Oh hey there! On this episode of Killer Earth, Kat and Vanessa take a shallow water dive into the murderous and mysterious life of the hippo. This is a re-recorded episode! We had some technical issues while recording the original episode and decided it was best to release a fresh record. Find us on Facebook, on Instagram @killerearthpodcast, on TikTok @killerearthpodcast, and on Twitter @KillerEarthPod. Please buy our merch so we can keep affording the good tequila. Shop our store at killereathpodcast.com. Thank you and we love you all so much! 

    The 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 98:25


    Hey hey hey friends! On this episode of Killer Earth, Kat and Vanessa discuss the devastating Great Kantō Earthquake of 1923. It's also Kat's birthday episode and we get into her night out enjoying some questionable live music as well as past Kat birthday celebrations and random movies we used to watch. Find us on Facebook, on Instagram @killerearthpodcast, on TikTok @killerearthpodcast, and on Twitter @KillerEarthPod. Please buy our merch so we can keep affording the good vodka. Shop our store at killereathpodcast.com. Thank you and we love you all! 

    Kat's Sister Almost Died From Altitude Sickness

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 67:57


    Survivor ALERT!!!On this episode of Killer Earth,  Kat's sister Lauren tells us the crazy story about how she became extremely ill with altitude sickness on a hiking trip in New Mexico last year. There is some super important survival info in here, so listen up! Find us on Facebook, on Instagram @killerearthpodcast, on TikTok @killerearthpodcast, and on Twitter @KillerEarthPod. Please buy our merch so we can keep affording the good vodka. Shop our store at killereathpodcast.com. Thank you and we love you all! 

    Sneaker Waves

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 78:20


    Hola amigos! On this episode of Killer Earth, Kat and Vanessa discuss the phenomenon of sneaker waves and the unsuspecting beachgoers who have succumbed to them. Find us on Facebook, on Instagram @killerearthpodcast, on TikTok @killerearthpodcast, and on Twitter @KillerEarthPod. Please buy our merch so we can keep affording the good vodka. Shop our store at killereathpodcast.com. Thank you and we love you all! 

    Lake Nyos

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 126:22


    We're back!!! We didn't break up or die. We just didn't get our shit together to get new episodes up until now.On this comeback episode of Killer Earth, Kat and Vanessa discuss the deadliest lake in the world, Cameroon's Lake Nyos. Did you know a lake can kill you just by being near it? Neither did we! Find us on Facebook, on Instagram @killerearthpodcast, on TikTok @killerearthpodcast, and on Twitter @KillerEarthPod. Please buy our merch so we can keep affording the good tequila. Shop our store at killereathpodcast.com. Thank you and we love you all! 

    The Deadly Geysers of Yellowstone

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 81:38


    Hey guys!This week, the drinks are flowing as Kat and Vanessa discuss the death tubs of Yellowstone - technically known as geysers or thermal springs. Prepare to be amazed by even more mounting evidence that national parks are trash and you shouldn't go to them ever. Also, do NOT take a shot every time Vanessa gets pissed about something or someone during this episode. You will not live to see another day. Find us on Facebook, on Instagram @killerearthpodcast, on TikTok @killerearthpodcast, and on Twitter @KillerEarthPod. Please buy our merch so Kat can afford as many authentic Kylie lip kits as her heart desires. Shop our store at killereathpodcast.com. Thank you and we love you all! 

    The 1970 Huascarán Debris Avalanche

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2021 70:32


    We're BACK!! Sorry guys, we just needed a couple months to.....pretty much do what we normally do. But you know how it is. On this episode of Killer Earth, Kat and Vanessa get into the deadliest avalanche in human history - the Huascarán debris avalanche of 1970. If you don't trust clowns but you do trust Jesus, you might reconsider after this episode. Just saying. Find us on Instagram at @killerearthpodcast, TikTok @killerearthpodcast, and Facebook. We're also on Twitter but nobody cares.Thanks for listening! Buy some merch at killerearthpodcast.com so we can afford the good vodka. 

    Dangerous Crevasses

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2021 89:18


    This week, Kat and Vanessa discuss crevasse survival stories. Find us on Facebook, on Instagram @killerearthpodcast, on Twitter @KillerEarthPod, and on TikTok @killerearthpodcast.Email your survival stories to killerearthpodcast@gmail.com. 

    The 2011 Tōhoku Tsunami

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 98:33


    Kat and Vanessa take a deep dive into the March 2011 Tōhoku tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan. Find us on Facebook, on Instagram @killerearthpodcast, on Twitter @KillerEarthPod, and on TikTok @killerearthpodcast.Email your survival stories to killerearthpodcast@gmail.com. 

    Mount St. Helens

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2021 77:18


    On the 41st anniversary of the eruption of Washington's Mount St. Helens, Kat and Vanessa discuss the victims and the survivors of the most destructive volcano in United States history. Find us on Facebook, on Instagram @killerearthpodcast, on Twitter @KillerEarthPod, and on TikTok at @killerearthpodcast. Email your survival stories, thoughts, hopes, dreams, or feedback to killerearthpodcast@gmail.com. We love you all! 

    Half Dome Hike

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 107:13


    In this week's episode, Kat and Vanessa discuss the deadly Half Dome Hike in California's Yosemite National Park.Also special thanks to Kat's husband, Sam, for explaining some boat stuff to us and Lola, Vanessa's child, for making the most noise she possibly could with her Legos and assorted toys during the recording of this episode.Find us on Twitter @KillerEarthPod, on Instagram @killerearthpodcast, on Facebook, and on TikTok @killerearthpodcast. 

    The Nile

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 82:42


    This week, Kat and Vanessa discuss the longest river in the world, The Nile, and all of the murderous creatures lurking beneath its surface and on its shores.  Find us on Facebook, on Instagram @killerearthpodcast, and on Twitter @KillerEarthPod.We have a TikTok now! @killerearthpodcast Email us your thoughts, feelings, hopes, dreams, problems, or nature fetishes at killerearthpodcast@gmail.com. We love you all and thank you for your support! 

    The 1964 Alaska Earthquake

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 50:31


    Kat and Vanessa chat about the 1964 Alaska earthquake, the second largest earthquake in recorded history. We have a website now! Find us at killerearthpodcast.com. We are also on Facebook, @killerearthpodcast on Instagram, and @KillerEarthPod on Twitter. We love you all and please email us your survivor stories at killerearthpodcast@gmail.com!

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    Locusts

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 65:18


    Kat and Vanessa discuss a crazy hatching of locusts that devastated sections of the Great Plains in the 1800s. They also talk about the recent Big Sur landslide and Kat's super hot mugshot. Are you a survivor of a natural disaster or animal attack? We want to hear from you! Email your story to killerearthpodcast@gmail.com. Find us on Facebook, @killerearthpodcast on Instagram, and @KillerEarthPod on Twitter.

    The Sichuan Landslide

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 55:22


    Let's get into it. On this week's episode, Kat and Vanessa discuss China's devastating 2017 landslide in Diexi Town, Sichuan Province. We want to hear your survivor stories! Send them to killerearthpodcast@gmail.com. You can also find us on Facebook, @killerearthpodcast on Instagram, and @KillerEarthPod on Twitter. Landslide sound clip from zapsplat.com. 

    Quicksand

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2021 38:45


    On this episode of Killer Earth, Kat and Vanessa discuss the sneaky but deadly Q U I C K S A N D. Do you have a survivor story? Email us at killerearthpodcast@gmail.com!You can also find us on Facebook, @killerearthpodcast on Instagram, and @KillerEarthPod on Twitter. 

    Hurricane Sandy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 64:35


    Kat and Vanessa cover the largest Atlantic hurricane in history, 2012's Hurricane Sandy. Find us on Facebook, @killerearthpodcast on Instagram, and @KillerEarthPod on Twitter.Email us your natural disaster and animal attack survival stories at killerearthpodcast@gmail.com. 

    The Angels Landing Trail

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2020 48:17


    Kat and Vanessa cover the treacherous Angels Landing trail in Utah's Zion National Park. Find us on Facebook, @killerearthpodcast on Instagram, and @KillerEarthPod on Twitter.Email us your natural disaster and animal attack survival stories at killerearthpodcast@gmail.com. 

    Box Jellyfish: Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 31:40


    Kat and Vanessa hear Dana Kelly Gillan's survival story about the time she was attacked by an Australian box jellyfish off the coast of North Carolina.Send your natural disaster and dangerous creature survival stories to killerearthpodcast@gmail.com.Find us on Facebook, @killerearthpodcast on Instagram, and @KillerEarthPod on Twitter. 

    Box Jellyfish: Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 51:26


    Kat and Vanessa discuss the deadliest sea creature in the world, the box jellyfish. Find us on Facebook, @killerearthpodcast on Instagram, and @KillerEarthPod on Twitter.Email us your natural disaster and animal attack survival stories at killerearthpodcast@gmail.com. Sound sourced from zapsplat.com. 

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    The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 50:56


    Kat and Vanessa speak with Chris Pothaar and hear his incredible tsunami survival story. Find us on Facebook, @killerearthpodcast on Instagram, and @KillerEarthPod on Twitter.Email us your natural disaster and animal attack survival stories at killerearthpodcast@gmail.com. Sound sourced from zapsplat.com. 

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    The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 55:52


    Kat and Vanessa cover the details of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.Find us on Facebook, @killerearthpodcast on Instagram, and @KillerEarthPod on Twitter.Email us your natural disaster and animal attack survival stories at killerearthpodcast@gmail.com. Sound sourced from zapsplat.com. 

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    Deadly Lightning Strikes and the History of Florida Shark Attacks

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 107:35


    On today's episode, Kat and Vanessa cover deadly lightning strikes throughout history as well as the history of shark attacks in the shark attack capital of the world, Florida. They also hear from Kat's friend Ludo Frichment, a lightning strike survivor.Find us on Facebook, @killerearthpodcast on Instagram, and @KillerEarthPod on Twitter.Send your natural disaster survival stories to killerearthpodcast@gmail.com. 

    The 1960 Valdivia Earthquake and the 2015 India-Pakistan Heatwave

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 99:04


    Kat and Vanessa cover the 1960 Valdivia earthquake in Chile and the 2015 heatwave that hit India and Pakistan. Find us on Facebook, @killerearthpodcast on Instagram, and @KillerEarthPod on Twitter. Email us your natural disaster survival stories at killerearthpodcast@gmail.com. 

    Jacob's Well and Mount Tambora

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2020 86:26


    Kat and Vanessa cover Jacob's Well in Wimberley, Texas and Indonesia's Mount Tambora eruption. Find us on Facebook, @killerearthpodcast on Instagram, and @KillerEarthPod on Twitter. Email us your natural disaster survival stories at killerearthpodcast@gmail.com.  

    Hurricane Katrina and the Joplin Tornado

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 115:51


    On their inaugural episode, Kat and Vanessa cover Hurricane Katrina and the Joplin, Missouri tornado. Find us on Facebook, @killerearthpodcast on Instagram, and @KillerEarthPod on Twitter. Email us your natural disaster survival stories at killerearthpodcast@gmail.com.  

    Introducing Killer Earth

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 3:59


    This is the Killer Earth podcast, a discussion about how and why the world is always murdering people. We're going to cover topics like tornadoes, hurricanes, tsunamis, volcanoes, earthquakes, big storms, heat waves, weird places where Mother Nature is super dangerous, and more. New episodes available soon! Find us on Facebook, @KillerEarthPod on Twitter, and @killerearthpodcast on Instagram.Send your natural disaster survival stories to killerearthpodcast@gmail.com. 

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