The Awful April Podcast

People in the United States are no strangers to tornadoes.  In fact, every year more tornadoes strike the United States than any other country on the planet.  Still, what occurred on Palm Sunday in April of 1965 was something no one had ever seen before.

A human tragedy and an ecological disaster.  Today we explore the events of April 20, 2010:  The Deepwater Horizon Explosion.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Episode 11 The Deepwater Horizon Explosion will be available NEXT Wednesday, October 21. In the meantime, enjoy this sneak peek!

TRINIDAD becomes ZAPATA and a failed invasion puts the world's two Superpowers on a course towards nuclear war.  Join host Craig Wall for the final installment of April 17, 1961:  The Bay of Pigs Invasion.

What do Elvis, the Beatles and Fidel Castro have in common?  As it turns out...Ed Sullivan--just one of the strange but true facts of this week's Awful April Podcast.   

Join host Craig Wall as we explore what is generally considered the worst foreign policy failure in U.S. history--The Bay of Pigs Invasion

Join host Craig Wall as we hear the story of one of the worst disasters in American history through the eyes of those who witnessed it--April 18, 1906: The Great San Francisco Earthquake.

Two Awful April dates joined together by history and tragedy.  Join host Craig Wall as we look at the events of April 19, 1775: The Battles of Lexington and Concord and April 15, 2013:  The Boston Marathon Bombing.

Shootings, hangings, conspiracies, curses, ghosts and TV game shows!  It's a jam packed edition as we wrap up our series on April 14, 1865:  The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

A single gunshot would change the course of American History.  But that moment in Ford's Theater was only the beginning.  Find out what happened next. Join host Craig Wall as the story of April 14, 1865 continues.

What should have been a joyous, relaxing night at the theater instead turned tragic and would change the course of American History. Relive the final day of Abraham Lincoln's life in Part 1 of April 14, 1865:  The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

It is unquestionably one of the most important documents in American History and an argument could be made that it is one of the most important documents in World History.  The Declaration of Independence.  You might be familiar with some of it, but have you heard all of it?  Let's celebrate 250 by doing just that!

The first shots have been fired, what happens next?  Find out as we wrap up our first series on April 12, 1861:  The Attack on Fort Sumter.

"Somehow, our men had got the idea that South Carolina was the cause of all our troubles; her people were the first to fire on Fort Sumter, had been in a great hurry to precipitate the country into civil war..." William Tecumseh Sherman At 4:30am on April 12, 1861 Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter beginning what would become the deadliest conflict in American History.   How had the country r...

Host Craig Wall tells the stories that have, historically, made April what T.S. Eliot called "the cruelest month." Follow the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram by searching for the Awful April Podcast.