Are you Marked Safe? Join virtual friends Brianne and Melanie as they come together to share some of the worlds most incredible disaster stories and delve into the details and fallout from them.
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Listeners of Marked Safe: A Disaster Podcast that love the show mention:The Marked Safe: A Disaster Podcast is an absolute gem for anyone fascinated by the untold stories and hidden details of major catastrophes. From train derailments to natural disasters, hosts Brianne and Melanie dive into each case with incredible depth of research and a genuine respect for the victims and their families. Their easy rapport and banter make it feel like you're hanging out with friends, discussing these heavy topics in a respectful yet lighthearted way. I can't recommend this podcast enough.
One of the best aspects of The Marked Safe is the level of research that goes into each episode. Brianne and Melanie leave no stone unturned as they dig into the facts, ensuring that listeners get all the information they need to fully understand the events being discussed. Their dedication to accuracy and detail is commendable, making each episode both educational and entertaining.
Another great aspect of this podcast is the balance between levity and sensitivity. While discussing disaster-related topics can be heavy, Brianne and Melanie manage to inject just the right amount of humor without ever crossing into disrespect. They handle more serious subjects with care, providing trigger warnings when necessary so listeners can approach certain episodes with caution.
If there's one downside to The Marked Safe, it's that there aren't enough episodes available! It's easy to get hooked on this podcast and find yourself wanting more. However, given how well-researched each episode is, it's understandable that it takes time to produce new content. Nonetheless, waiting for new episodes can be a bit frustrating for eager fans.
In conclusion, The Marked Safe: A Disaster Podcast is a must-listen for anyone interested in true crime, cold cases, or major disasters. Brianne and Melanie have created a podcast that combines thorough research with an engaging dynamic between hosts. Each episode feels like hanging out with friends as they discuss fascinating stories from history. Despite the occasional wait for new episodes, The Marked Safe is well worth the time and effort.
This week, Cody's future is uncertain, Melanie is more German than expected, Brianne doesn't want to stay the night, and we hear the stories of some good boys and girls.Content warnings: pet loss throughout episode, pets and humans in SAR situations, including 9/11.
This week, Brianne is a reluctant snake advocate, the Reuben finally gets the exit it deserved all along, Melanie is bringing a delicious and trustworthy muffuletta, the US Military is roughly the size of a barge, Rock Lobster breaks down walls, and Subaru execs buy gay yachts.Content warnings: snakes, homophobia ranging from subtle to murderous, homophobic slurs, beating deaths, 35:00-41:25 and 50:20-52:30 have particularly graphic descriptions of violence and resulting injuries, 54:00-56:00 discusses rape and resulting suicide.
This week, the US military's anti-gay methods always backfire, a researcher wants a do-over, lead paint poisoned papaws are too emboldened, Alfred Kinsey and Joe Exotic appear in the same sentence, and the government loves to watch. Thank you for your patience with some uneven audio this week!Content warnings: comparisons between homosexuality and incest/rape, brief recap of topics covered in previous episodes, PTSD, military service, mention of sexual assault, forced psychiatric confinement, involuntary outing, burning death, mistreatment of remains, homophobia, graphic discussion of lobotomies, medical torture, sexual solicitation and murder of children (brief and not graphic), graphic and painful murder of gay man by cops, riots/uprisings, police brutality.
This week, Oprah is wrong, Brianne drives the horse, Madison's grandma loves Jurassic Park, Lisa delivers the funeral kidnapping tea, Meagan's Grammy has a tramp stamp, Taylor has the best wedding gift, Serena is her granddad's favorite but not a limo driver's, Kaitlyn has a funeral crasher, Brianne keeps a list of Melanie's enemies, Sarah pours one (Dr. Pepper) out for a lost loved one, Bea makes an unpleasant discovery, Melanie is employed by Philip Morris, Riley's grandmother can't avoid the golf ball forever, a shitty uncle hires some muscle, Allison needs some gloves, Ann is not marked safe from her sister, Michelle's aunt passes Brianne's vibe check, and we all raise a glass of whatever we drink to the patron saint of Marked Safe - Aunt Vada.Discussion of various forms of death and grief throughout, implied mention of CSA, discussion of sexual harassment in Disaster Relief.Donations to the Arkansas Nurses Honor Guard in Aunt Vada's honor can be made at the bottom of this page or mailed to Arkansas Nurses Honor Guard P.O. Box 112 Imboden, Arkansas 72434.
This week, we're concerned this episode may curse you, Cody does it wild, Melanie is committed to the bit, Brianne twirls her mustache, and we continue our magical journey through Supreme Court hearings, an inventor's lab, an old-timey lesbian nightclub supposedly funded by a ring of hot rich butches, bedroom chambers with rose-printed wallpaper, a Navy YMCA, and the White House.Content warnings: death of parent in front of child, brain bleed, racial and homophobic slurs, racism, police and military action against LGBTQ+ people, conversion therapy, castration, brief mention of death at Auschwitz at 41:50, vague discussion of childhood abuse and parental alcoholism, extreme and oppressive homophobia throughout episode.
This week, Melanie settles for a blowie, Cody delivers a merely passable Tijuana hot dog, and we time travel to Colonial America, a Revolutionary War battlefield getting Queer Eyed by a Virgo, a gay shame parade, a Gold Rush-era gay B&B, the chambers of a US president whose attempts at wooing several gentleman have failed, a Civil War hospital, and a romantic streetcar on a stormy night.Content warnings: brief mention of vomit, homophobic slurs, Native genocide/colonization, execution for homosexuality, whipping, banishment, possible/speculated rape, religious abuse, brief mention of drowning death of child around 22:50, bestiality, death penalty for animals, castration, mutilation, suicide following spouse's death 44:40-45:20, passing mention of necrophilia, incest, and sexual torture. None are discussed in extensive or graphic detail.
This week, Melanie gets all of you naked for an announcement, we may have found the ultimate meeting spot, Brianne and Abby don't really want to dive in, we compromise on haunted dolls, Brianne is unperturbed by horrifying quantities of pterodactyl-sized bats, Melanie receives a permit to take liberties with the French language, we get interrupted by a very on-theme daddy short-legs, and scales on sheetrock make terrible white noise for bedtime.Content warnings: intense descriptions of infestations (bats, fire ants, and snakes).
This week, we hear from Captain Steeeve, Mel Anie doesn't get it, Brianne implores you to consider a radish, we raw dog the sandwich bracket, petting zoo rules come into play, and prankster papaws pair perfectly with old women with secrets.Content warnings: switched at birth, painful reunifications.
This week, Melanie curates a perfectly-Melanie date night experience, Brianne threatens the integrity of the bracket, Fuckboy Frederick sees an opening, a tall flower cannot be denounced, and DNA is just like one of many games.Content warnings: alcohol, orphanage life, mild discussion of traumatic labor and delivery, surprising DNA test results.
This week, Brianne offers a substitute hot take, birds do not respond to polite requests, hitting record has detrimental consequences, we manifest sexy spreadsheets, the truth comes out about Melanie's dad, we look for a fun place to meet our ends together in Tennessee, and soon the Sleepytime Bear will crawl from the earth screaming, just like a cicada.Content warnings: drowning deaths and discussion during disaster relief about later term pregnancy loss and grief.
Content warnings: very extensive discussion of depression, bipolar disorder, and suicidal ideation that culminates in death by suicide. Discussion of the emotional state and inner reasoning leading to death by suicide, as well as its impact on family and friends, is the full content of the episode. This week is very difficult to listen to and we ask that you take extra care choosing whether to engage with this episode. If you need more specific content information to decide if this is safe for you, please reach out and we will help. We love you, ghouls, and you are so important to us.In the US, you can reach a crisis line at 988. Here is a list of available numbers in other countries if you need someone to talk to.Feces and brief but sad discussion of the mistreatment of animal performers are discussed.Other resources:Find a helplineFree or low-cost mental health treatmentIt Gets Better ProjectLGBTQ+ mental health resourcesList of Black mental health resourcesResources for finding a therapistTrans LifelineThis week, the Fried Bologna Sandwich man is safe from Brianne's attentions, Melanie gets mad about Gentle Ben, Brianne gets mad about the Charmin bears, and Mike makes Captain Schettino look good.Disaster relief begins at 42:20.
Content warnings: very extensive discussion of depression, bipolar disorder, and suicidal ideation that culminates in death by suicide. Discussion of the emotional state and inner reasoning leading to death by suicide, as well as its impact on family and friends, is the full content of the episode. This week is very difficult to listen to and we ask that you take extra care choosing whether to engage with this episode. If you need more specific content information to decide if this is safe for you, please reach out and we will help. We love you, ghouls, and you are so important to us.In the US, you can reach a crisis line at 988. Here is a list of available numbers in other countries if you need someone to talk to.Other resources:Find a helplineFree or low-cost mental health treatmentIt Gets Better ProjectLGBTQ+ mental health resourcesList of Black mental health resourcesResources for finding a therapistTrans LifelineThis week, we rate the eclipse, have a sandwich adventure, and do a whole episode about a Virgo from Ohio, but she's cool.
This week, Brianne blames it on space, Melanie introduces the neighborhood kids to gambling, Brianne loses her nerve at the laundromat, Melanie is a classic 90s cigarette mom, what amounts to an old timey disaster drag show goes incredibly wrong, and Cody's lack of chaos forced Melanie to start an in-house chaotic man factory.Content warnings: discuss of adults'/teens'/adolescents'/children's deaths in a fire in moderate detail throughout.
This week, vegemite belongs toward the back end, Brianne has a grilled cheese plug, Melanie's thirst is quenched, a plane has surgery, Brianne is rapidly aging, and we want the best for the makers of Cosmic Yoga.Content warnings: plane crash, mass fatalities, final notes written to family, the presence of infants as fatalities is mentioned without detail, delayed rescue, mother and child in very near-death experiences, mention of suicide at 53:00.
This week, we are all personally responsible for the deer overpopulation problem, Melanie is finally desensitized to shafts, Brianne is a curious cat when it comes to water drills and industrial balloons, and Jessica is off the grid.Content warnings: deer hunting, toddler in extreme peril who survives, mention of suicide at 41:30, mention of sexual assault and CSA materials at 42:50.
This week, Brianne brings you more Buckeye bullshit, Melanie is still vertical, we contemplate a bracket brought to you in partnership with Sandwich Daddy, Brianne's cucumber terrorizes the world, the bracket ends with a controversial winner, you could put anything in a wiggler, Melanie is sending out a lumberjack fantasy kit, and the math ain't mathin' but that's what happened.Content warnings: gross discussion of dead rats and possum, fire, serious alcoholism and associated behaviors, knocked out tooth, death while detoxing from alcohol, crowd crushing/stampede deaths.From 27:15-55:30: Vietnam atrocities, severe depression, abuse/neglect/violent killing of many animals, hoarding behavior, mutilation of body by animals, death by suicide, abusive marriage, prison, divorce.
This week, we hear from the man with the world's largest collection of Titanic VHS tapes, Brianne cannot stop the wind, Melanie and Cody are both tax tops, the Kruse family presents a disaster charcuterie, we unpack the possibility that Australia is a hoax, we're all personally responsible for thwarting ants, Melanie finds the silliest tornado ever, Brianne's origin story gets leaked, your cult robes are in the mail, and Squonk ruins Brianne's birthday.Content warnings: plane incident, child in peril who survives, 28:15 tornado that kills a lot of sheep and ducks.
This week, Brianne plans for her next cohost, we finally identify Carmen Sandiego's location, we begin an inquiry into Ohio's lesbian farming, Brianne punches sideways, we get a crossover villain from the previous episode, Melanie is owed a chaotic man next week, Brianne will not be reading any car maintenance books, and Melanie is completely, totally, infallibly correct.Content warnings: fire and crushing involving hundreds of children, upsetting story about a child dying attempting to rescue a sibling from 17:10-19:20, displacement following disaster, spread of infectious disease, flooding, drowning, racism.
This week, Marley enters her piranha era, Brianne must continually reckon with Froot Loops, we discover that there are two kinds of people, Melanie has a certain amount of knowledge about grave robbing, and we have a guest speaker for disaster relief.Content warnings: deaths of children 13:30-14:30, flooding deaths, deaths of horses, brief mention of vomit, discussion of a movie's depiction of sexual assault in disaster relief.
This week, we give lumberjacks a break from the female gaze, Melanie finally admits that she's the bottom, Brianne is actually the river planner for the city, we try to appease Ohio, it really is all about that bass, and a “peculiar whistle” saves lives.Content warnings: flooding deaths, very brief mention of deaths of mother and children.
This week, Adelaide is over the hill of childhood, sphincters are puckered, Shane has monstrous cojones, Melanie gets a package that would make either of us cry, and Brianne has a confession about Ohio.Content warnings: extreme sports and falling/drowning deaths, discussion of young widowhood, leeches.
This week, we're having another baby, Melanie is getting blown, Brianne's brain gremlin is running things, we would like to discuss what our partners are wearing, and jokesters gotta joke.Content warnings: gory description of farm accident involving amputations and very intense survival situation, wound care, depression.
This week, Squonk's gotta Squonk, your grief is invited to our holiday party, Melanie believes that lighters are a recalled children's toy, toy manufacturers need a visit from HR, Melanie inquires about a potential career in pole vaulting/magic, radioactive materials are perfectly safe, Brianne will do anything for the story but not driving a Power Wheels on meth, and Furbies are a threat.Content warnings: discussion of nonfatal injuries to children throughout, mildly detailed discussion of serious genital trauma to children who survive 20:15-27:50, vague mention of SBS, injuries from razors, brief but gross mention of boogers.
This week, the Froot Loops are malicious, Grace is back on her bullshit, not everyone understands how certifying things works, the story includes an unexpected amount of family tea and fantasy nose punching, and Melanie has an unethical opinion.Content warnings: vaguely discussed but very graphic image, fire with multiple child fatalities vaguely discussed throughout, looting, abduction/missing child scenario.
This week, the ghouls deliver on tea (but not the usual kind), Brianne's kid is a poser, the bracket choice is unexpectedly easy, Melanie loves sipping clams, people scoot like seals, Brianne is haunted by violent Sky Dancers, and Melanie gets some foot pics.Content warnings: intense descriptions of children in danger who survive 38:00-48:00, various less-descriptive or minor injuries discussed throughout.
This week, Brianne is willing to make a ghost if you give her a reason, sexy boys are silly boys, the real lizard was Carrot Top all along, and Samson is a beefy fellow.Content warnings: plane crash/survival story
This week, Brianne loves geese, Melanie doesn't understand that raccoons are a blessing, Brianne never wants to wear pants again, Adelaide has the perfect topic, we wonder whether rubber cement girls are a real thing, and everyone knows Melanie would eat a koala.Content warnings: not very graphic discussion of burn injuries, asbestos, extremely upsetting discussion of the death of a 7 year old 38:00-49:00.
This week, Brianne and Melanie are each other for Halloween, Squonk asserts dominance over viruses, Brianne loves buttless animals, Melanie loves wet socks, two haunted dolls are going to kiss soon, hiding cursed objects in attics doesn't solve the problem, Brianne wishes to be unknowable, Danica is a necromancer, we hold a shared passion for speakin', Kaitlyn's grandma says goodbye, an anonymous writer dies at church camp and does not tell us about it, not all huffers have recovered, Ducky doesn't check, Sarah writes me a paragraph of words I can't say, Ann's dad runs a haunted haunted house, and this has got to be our most hexed episode yet.Content warnings: mild discussion of a stomach virus, brief but slightly gross discussion about hunting, brief mention of the death of a toddler around 17:30-18:00, graphic discussion of serious injury of dog, suicides during the Great Depression, brief mention of deceased child 1:18:30.
This week, Goat Granny sets up a trail cam, Tinky is in the will, Brianne finds out about Dennis Rodman, Melanie doesn't want illegitimate Crocs, we're all spared a week of existential terror, Melanie isn't noble enough for a baller umbrella, black cats must be protected, Melanie loves to touch wood, Brianne realizes the Romans were onto something, Melanie figures out the origin story for a band name, and we want your scary stories.Content warnings: hanging death, brief and vague mention of mistreatment of cats, racism in #12.
This week, some shit's always going down on the east side, petting zoo rules are implemented at Brianne's sole discretion, Melanie's decanter collects dust, and Brianne is clear in her feelings on South Korea and its people.Content warnings: intense descriptions of crowd crushings, discussion of suicide from approximately 43:00 through disaster relief, including one with more detailed discussion of suicide note, PTSD, and survivor's guilt.
This week, Melanie is a wholesome dad joke, the TV theme show bracket comes to a close, Melanie finds a comrade in morbid graphic design, Brianne is not impulse buying crickets, and we should all get an oil change.Content warnings: bus fire and explosion leading the the deaths of many elderly people, gross discussion of umbilical cords.Links:24 nursing home evacuees...24 Sep 2005, 624 Sep 2005, 7Ada DahlAdrian FlakeBus company guilty...Deadly Bus Fire...Eldon BoudreauxElsie Ruth NicelyEvacuation TragedyEvelyn GreerFamily remembers victim...Fannie MillsFinal Report Released...Gene MaceyLester LothmanLouis StolzLuck and Fate...Martha TalbotMary GilletteMattie BynumMaxcy HathornMotorcoach Fire on Interstate 45...Police: 24 dead...Portia WaddellRebecca ElledgeRobert TerryRose DipumaTragic Bus Fire...Two Sisters Recount Horror...
This week, we add to our vault of cursed episodes, we plan No Thought November, Brianne gets her giggles where she can, Melanie refuses to change topics mid-episode, Myrtle doesn't read the room, and Brianne lets the intrusive thoughts win.Content warnings: extremely graphic and upsetting descriptions of animal suffering and inhumane euthanasia. Also: alcohol, death and injury of humans in animal attacks, very brief reference to catholic sex abuse, children seeing traumatic things.Links:https://www.newspapers.com/image/936790995/?terms=Mary%20the%20elephant&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/797930966/?terms=Mary%20the%20elephant&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/66446388/?terms=Mary%20the%20elephant&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/63294201/?terms=murderous%20mary&match=1https://blueridgecountry.com/archive/favorites/mary-the-elephant/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyke_(elephant)https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/20/science/drunk-elephants-genes.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nRnXMYse2ohttps://www.themoonlitroad.com/murderous-mary-the-elephant/https://www.timesnews.net/news/appalachian-highlands/erwin-historians-recall-story-on-107th-anniversary-of-hanging-of-the-elephant/article_dcdf8033-187a-5818-9ac5-2662fd4ee6dc.htmlhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/346757444/?terms=Tyke%20elephant&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/346423088/?terms=Tyke%20elephant&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/265841427/?terms=Tyke%20elephant&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/273872417/?terms=Tyke%20elephant&match=1https://archives.starbulletin.com/1999/03/24/news/whatever.htmlhttps://www.elephants.com/elephantshttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt4254838/
This week, Melanie makes her children ride in the cargo hold, Christy exceeds expectations, Bermuda is not the only triangle in town, Melanie loves to give hugs, the arrogance of white men was the real supernatural mystery all along, Brianne loves nerds and experts and expert nerds, and Michigan is ready to get aliens over with.Content warnings: historically poor treatment of Native Americans, deaths by shipwreck, brief speculation about suicide or murder, presumed death by plane crash
This week, Brianne is turbocharged by the moon, the White Chicken apology tour never ends, human complexities reach extreme levels, Cody would be on a mule, and it's too soon for our usual send-off.Content warnings: cancer, intense description of plane crash with deaths, speculation about decapitation, very graphic discussion of serious injuries, suicide, skull fracture, coma, disembowelment, very graphic discussion of cannibalism, avalanche, buried alive scenario, exhumation of a grave.Koren's GoFundMeLinks:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_F-27https://www.npr.org/2019/06/09/731044367/story-of-the-1972-andes-plane-crash-in-out-of-the-silencehttps://allthatsinteresting.com/miracle-in-the-andes-uruguayan-flight-571https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2017/10/when-dead-reckoning-became-deadly-remembering-the-andes-air-disaster/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguayan_Air_Force_Flight_571#Avalanchehttps://www.transportation.gov/individuals/aviation-consumer-protection/charter-flightshttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/cannibalism-andes-plane-crash-1972-survivors-terrible-decision-stay-alive-a6895781.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1992/12/21/echoes-of-a-crash-unheard-of/9df1d17c-3327-4e2a-a81e-e777fb056ac9/https://web.archive.org/web/20121005093602/http://www.history.com/topics/alive/page2
This week, Brianne awards a half-assed bracket advancement, all mistakes are just glitches in the matrix, boundaries are set regarding relaxy time, Melanie loves a factory incident, and technology is in retrograde.Content warnings: gross-sounding slime noise, death by burning, death by drowning, very sad story about couple dying together in a fire, very brief mention of deaths of children in fire, brief and non-graphic mention of vomit in disaster relief.Links:https://www.newspapers.com/image/891003142/?terms=Celluloid%20comb%20fire&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/154703005/?terms=Celluloid%20comb%20fire&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/830496111/?terms=Celluloid%20comb%20fire&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/85716087/?terms=Celluloid%20Comb%20Cause%20of%20Death%20Aged%20Wilson%20Citizen%20Loses%20Life%20While%20Caring%20for%20His%20Long%20Gray%20Beard.&match=1https://blog.newspapers.com/combustible-combs/https://www.newspapers.com/image/78225462/?terms=Charles%20Hetzel%20Sons%27%20Company%20celluloid%20fire&match=1https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-explosive-truth-behind-the-movie-theater-projection-roomhttps://plasticshof.org/members/alexander-parkes/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wesley_Hyatt#cite_note-everton-2https://sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/celluloid-the-eternal-substitute/#:~:text=Before%20becoming%20a%20synonym%20for,ivory%2C%20tortoiseshell%2C%20and%20linen.&text=Set%20of%2019th%2Dcentury%20Hyatt,tortoiseshell%2C%20and%20other%20costly%20materials.https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/forty-years-ago-126-million-feet-history-went-smoke-180970977/https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,789352,00.htmlhttps://www.survivalworld.com/fire/fire-with-glasses/https://www.newspapers.com/image/797606877/?terms=celluloid%20fire%20child%20death&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/840869951/?terms=celluloid%20child%20toy%20fire&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/467170692/?terms=Celluloid%20Manufacturing%20Company%20explosion%20Newark&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/220936776/?terms=Atlantic%20Pyroxylin%20Waste%20Co.%20&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/489698283/?terms=Atlantic%20Pyroxylin%20Waste%20Co.%20&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/525829314/?terms=Atlantic%20Pyroxylin%20Waste%20Co.%20Alexander%20Scheinzeit%20&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/490218446/?terms=Atlantic%20Pyroxylin%20Waste%20Co.%20Alexander%20Scheinzeit%20&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/526269735/?terms=celluloid%20factory%20fire%20dead&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/488676408/?terms=Alexander%20Scheinzeit%20trial&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/490363330/?terms=Mayor%20Daniel%20P.%20Rentschler%20Celluloid&match=1https://www.ittf.com/2020/01/28/transition-celluloid-plastic-balls/
This week, a Canadian goose is nearly lost, Brianne is surprised by her own bracket choices, Olaf is no help for the recap, and we unpack what can prevent a tragedy like this from happening again.Content warnings: transracial adoption, intense and continual discussion of child abuse and murder, non-graphically discussed animal neglect, suicide,
This week, Melanie has unexpected responsibilities as the adultiest adult, Bay is marked safe, Melanie forgets to have self-preservation instincts, Jacob gets bonked with some undies, Brianne is ONCE AGAIN right, and Melanie enjoys creating art.Content warnings: death by explosion.
This week, kids get sent for, Geminis know that they're the problem, we take our laughs where we can, and we reach true equality.Content warnings: intense and frequent descriptions of child abuse and neglect, drug addiction, homelessness, adoption trauma, mental health issues, homophobia, food insecurity.
This week, we were never off our bullshit, Brianne wants to go to the Dixie Dandy Supermarket, it's prudent to carry a tourniquet when you're passing through Nub City, we question the difficulty level of hunting possum, Brianne threatens Melanie with a crowbar, the bloopers get left in, and the gobble of a turkey makes everything else go away.Content warnings: self-inflicted amputations.
This week, Melanie is walking trauma, the British a-team of weird dudes arrives, cops probably aren't the goodest boys, Melanie finally takes a turn being a shitbag, a farmer is thrilled to lose his crops, we pioneer new SAR techniques, and Brianne is feral now.Content warnings: children in extreme peril who survive, extreme survival situation, low oxygen, drowning, ketamine, brief mention of Xanax, statelessness, death of teenager from head injury (brief and non-graphic).
This week, TimBits lead to a courtroom, Lawrence feels a lot of different emotions, people are unsafe in orchards, Melanie brazenly robs Lowes, Transylvania Little League Safety Officer is a real job title, Brianne calls for a little circumspection around haunted dolls, Natasha puts on her heelies, and we get a cameo from a chaotic dad.Content warnings: graphic description of accidental amputation, fire, helicopter crash, deaths of babies in the context of a ghost story, ableism, vomit
This week, we would like you to have some empathy, Melanie is a sour bitch, the bracket box doesn't age well, New York has a rough summer, a loose-locking nut causes problems, selective decisions are made to drop loads, a disaster leads to Christmas music in July, everybody gets high, and Melanie white-knights for God.Content warnings: lightning strikes, power outage, looting related violence, labor and delivery under dangerous conditions, brief but upsetting mention of a baby who may have died at 46:15, fires, murder, gun violence.Links:https://www.newspapers.com/image/82367208/?terms=New%20York%20Blackout&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/145765089/?terms=New%20York%20Blackout&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/371885078/https://www.newspapers.com/image/139803976/?terms=New%20York%20Blackout&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/119584243/?terms=New%20York%20Blackout&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/417204206/?terms=New%20York%20Blackout&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/31117100/?terms=New%20York%20Blackout&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/825034797/?terms=New%20York%20Blackout&match=1https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_blackout_of_1977https://medium.com/new-york-voice/the-real-story-of-the-new-york-city-blackout-of-1977-9fb8628e4e92https://nypost.com/2017/06/03/the-mystery-behind-the-only-murder-during-the-1977-nyc-blackout/https://time.com/3949986/1977-blackout-new-york-history/https://nypost.com/2007/07/09/lights-out-for-suffering-city/https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,915331-1,00.htmlhttps://www.baruch.cuny.edu/nycdata/disasters/blackouts-night_of_terror.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DMBOsOfR4s&t=3040shttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/night-new-yorks-lights-went-out/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/made-by-history/wp/2017/07/13/the-1977-blackout-led-to-new-york-citys-tough-on-crime-politics/https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/july-13-1977-nyc-blackout-adjourns-mets-cubs-game-for-two-months/#_edn9https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/the-superman-cinematographer-thought-he-was-responsible-for-the-blackout-of-1977https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1977/07/25/urban-league-chief-criticizes-carter/abbc2499-1654-481f-85dd-7a2318173acb/https://www.fox5ny.com/news/twins-born-during-1977-nyc-blackout-look-back-at-historyhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/new-york-blackout-1977https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/13/nyregion/10-years-after-new-york-blackout-lessons-learned.htmlhttps://nypost.com/2017/07/13/horror-stories-from-the-blackout-that-turned-brooklyn-into-a-battleground/https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/11/nyregion/court-attributes-blackout-of-77-to-negligence.html
This week, some of us are snack sized, a dinosaur interrupts Tooty Bubbles shopping, Riley earns a first responder discount at Carrabba's, a wedding goes sideways (and into the water), a giant evil hedgehog crashes the musical party, we conceptualize a wild boar in a robe, we need to clarify that we don't technically condone violence as a way to move on from your ex, we have a spirited debate about fecal loops, and Dr. Dre is really hard to impress.Content warnings: very brief mention of suicide, slightly implied sexual assault in a dream
This week, we make friends with alternate reality versions of ourselves, we try to make it right with Big Shark, Brianne is changed by the Hat Man, Melanie pulls a shot out of her gills, the Virgo apology tour never ends, electricity is a hard sell, Mindy and Brooke learn about the power of nope, Melanie is dicks-lexic, there's vodka and VD behind the carousel, it's a jerky ride in the cave of wonders, dinosaur measurements return, we have an established tragedy to dick joke ratio, and we look for (and find) the naked helpers.Content warnings: flood, deaths of children with sometimes intense descriptions from 27:30 on.Links:https://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/index.php/UNION_PARKhttp://dbqunionpark.blogspot.com/2010/https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/tri-state/article_cc8eeb36-281e-5750-8d91-c7cc7e8af7c5.html/https://www.skytourszipline.com/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aEyKTaVlRPYC&dat=19190710&printsec=frontpage&hl=enhttps://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Moving_Picture_World/ygEpAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22union+park+theater%22+dubuque+architect&pg=PA370&printsec=frontcoverhttp://dbqunionpark.blogspot.com/2010/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDxz2ypuatUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KFV2cIBVkohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hpuc3KPm9vEhttp://publications.iowa.gov/36782/1/Iowa_Weather_Crop_Service_1919_.pdf
This week, Melanie provides no context, traffic gets avoided, Brianne is willing to deploy anti-bird measures, Melanie finally regrets googling something, and we plan a petty obituary.Content warnings: kitchen accident leading to blood loss and partially severed fingertip, alcoholism, stabbing, plane crash, intense descriptions of car accident deaths, survivor's guilt, and PTSD.
This week, Ann has a tool to survive the grief blender, Brianne has the hottest bracket take so far, Melanie plans racecar drivers' cute birthday parties, Brianne goes to hospitals with the stars, there is an important distinction between bfs and bffs, and we pour some strong racing tea.Content warnings: dry drowning, burn injuries, decapitation, broken bones, intense descriptions of car accident deaths, description of gore 57:30-59:00.
This week, the next bracket begins, Melanie loves to talk about butts, Brianne is plagued by artificial intelligence, human complexities make an appearance, and beer is canceled.Content warnings: crushing/drowning deaths, funeral for toddler, deaths of children in the 1800s, anti-immigrant sentiment.Links:https://www.newspapers.com/image/392086750/?terms=Meux%27s%20Brewery&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/795265274/?terms=Meux%27s%20Brewery&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/393221600/?terms=Meux%27s%20Brewery&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/393221715/?terms=Meux%27s%20Brewery&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/393221748/?terms=Meux%27s%20Breweryhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/787237587/?terms=Meux%27s%20Brewery&match=1https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1814-beer-flood-killed-eight-people-180964256/https://hidden-london.com/gazetteer/st-giles/#:~:text=The%20area%20just%20east%20of,once%20London's%20most%20notorious%20neighbourhoodhttps://www.thevintagenews.com/2020/07/01/london-beer-flood/?chrome=1https://zythophile.co.uk/2010/10/17/so-what-really-happened-on-october-17-1814/https://www.history.com/news/london-beer-floodhttps://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/what-really-happened-in-the-london-beer-flood-200-years-ago-9796096.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_brewery_cask_units#:~:text=amounts%20of%20alcohol.-,Butt%20(Imperial),US%20gal%3B%20491.0%20L).https://allthatsinteresting.com/london-beer-floodhttps://www.ranker.com/list/london-beer-flood/kellie-kreiss
This week, the smell bracket comes to a close, Melanie wants pure pandemonium, Brianne is going to receive Melanie's box, Randy didn't get here through charm, wolves do not go to the track, we have opinions on the Randy to NASCAR pipeline, and we're gestating but not a baby.Content warnings: racing accidents, loss of legs in car accident, intense descriptions of someone's experience with her husband's death
This week, Brianne experiences a glitch in the matrix, Melanie is thirsty and begging, Arkansas and the gay community are not on the same page, Melanie plans to explore bathhouses for the podcast, there's no crime in a gangster's paradise, Brianne lacks self-preservation, and the NTSB never gets invited to parties.Content warnings: intense descriptions of drowning deaths, including multiple children, throughout the content of the episode.Links:https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/MAR0201.pdfhttps://www.missourinet.com/2018/07/24/victim-of-arkansas-duck-boat-tragedy-20-years-ago-frustrated-changes-havent-been-made/https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2018/07/27/branson-and-hot-springs-two-tourist-cities-linked-sorrow-duck-boat-tragedies/841575002/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/13-dead-in-boat-accident/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/03/us/few-clues-in-accident-as-13th-victim-is-found.htmlhttps://www.arnolditkin.com/blog/injury/dangerous-waters-a-summary-of-duck-boat-accident/https://www.4029tv.com/article/arkansas-company-buys-remainder-of-branson-duck-boat-fleet/27422365#https://www.newspapers.com/image/775207581/https://www.newspapers.com/image/535139015/?terms=duck%20boat%20sink&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/413157081/https://www.newspapers.com/image/775210887/?terms=duck%20boat%20sink&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/590575228/?terms=duck%20boat%20sink&match=1https://www.joplinglobe.com/news/duck-boat-tragedy-19-years-ago-led-to-safety-recommendations-that-were-never-implemented/article_abf1888c-8c3b-11e8-88e8-3f00c1836eb7.htmlhttps://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/gangster-museum-of-america-hot-springs-arkansashttps://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1999-05-12-9905120155-story.htmlhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-may-09-mn-35382-story.htmlhttps://apnews.com/article/de152d5f20c1423f02bcd3af7142514bchrome-https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/DCO%20Documents/5p/CG-5PC/INV/docs/boards/dukw.pdfhttps://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1999/05/03/sinkings-death-toll-reaches-13-former-enid-couple-daughter-among-dead/62244080007/