Disaster

July 9, 2010 John Maynard is working his shift at Smurfit-Stone a global paperboard and paper-based packaging company. It’s raining. John operates a cardboard baler. What is a baler you ask? According to green bank waste solutions a baler is often used in companies managing large amounts of waste material, a baler is a machine which compresses cardboard making it ready for sale, recycling or other...

A call comes into Sheffield Lake, Ohio’s 911 dispatch. The caller has a boa constrictor stuck to her face. What you’re about to hear is that call. Visit us online here. Episode Sponsor - Get $15 off your purchase of a Skylight Frame when you go SkylightFrame.com and enter code DISASTER. 

A white stretch limo is usually something that marks happiness. A prom. A bachelorette party. In this case celebrating a wedding. According to CNN, “Nine Passengers were traveling in the Lincoln as it headed across the San Francisco Bay along the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge that Saturday night.” Things seemed fine at first. No signs of trouble. At one point one of the women riding in the limousine kn...

…1 campfire… …1 dark forest… …31 bone-chilling stories… …Will YOU survive the night? This Halloween season, enter the woods for a unique and truly epic podcast experience! Around the campfire Shane Waters will introduce 31 crime podcast hosts, including Disaster. Each host brings a new, nerve-wracking true story to the circle. It’s an extra special, two part, five-hour, Halloween event, but before...

…1 campfire… …1 dark forest… …31 bone-chilling stories… …Will YOU survive the night? This Halloween season, enter the woods for a unique and truly epic podcast experience! Around the campfire Shane Waters will introduce 31 crime podcast hosts, including Disaster. Each host brings a new, nerve-wracking true story to the circle. It’s an extra special, two part, five-hour, Halloween event, but before...

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From the team behind Disaster, we thought you might enjoy our podcast Rotten to the Core hosted by Josh Waters! You can find Rotten to the Core here: https://link.chtbl.com/Rotten

She’s one of the best in her field. And she’s on a collision course with Disaster…. Check out our other podcasts: itsarclightmedia.com

In the United States, over 900,000 people work in the aviation industry, so that’s a considerable amount of people in whom we place a great amount of trust to help keep us safe in the air. What you’ll hear about today baffled and disturbed both the public and the loved ones of the person concerned in equal measure. Check out our other podcasts: itsarclightmedia.com Episode Sponsor: - Go to Talkspa...

From mad gassers to things that go bump in the night. Sometimes sleep can be a disaster. Written, produced, and narrated by Justin Drown. This episode will keep you awake. ‌ Check out our other podcasts: itsarclightmedia.com Episode Sponsor: - Save up to 60% off your subscription when you go to BABBEL.com/DISASTER .

Sleep. It’s something some take for granted. As an insomniac, it’s something I cherish when I spend near sleepless nights searching for it. Sheets stained with sweat. Eyes flicking nervously behind my eyelids. And when I finally do find what I’m seeking, I’m often greeted with a night terror. Not surprising, considering the subject matter I cover. Check out our other podcasts: itsarclightmedia.com...

47-year-old Debra Stevens is delivering newspapers. This during torrential rain fall. She is wearing a lightweight blue jacket. A black shirt. Red pajama pants featuring black and white cats and with a white font that says, “Feline Sleepy”. At some point Debra Stevens drives into floodwater. She doesn't know it, but when Debra Stevens dressed that morning, she picked out the outfit she would die i...

The 21st October 1966 dawned misty and grey in the Welsh mining town of Aberfan, with fog blanketing the village. The 240 students of Pantglas Junior School were looking forward to their half term break. At an assembly later that morning, they would sing the hymn ‘All Things Bright and Beautiful’ for their teachers before school would be dismissed at midday. Ahead of them was a week off. The child...

The 2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires were a devastating event that affected thousands of people and left a lasting impact on the landscape of the region. The fires began in late November and quickly spread, burning through nearly 17,000 acres of land. Over 150 homes and businesses were destroyed, and hundreds of people were forced to evacuate. The fires also caused significant damage to the ar...

After Tornado #5 that night changed Seth Wells life forever, another Tornado came and went, but caused little damage. At 2:05 AM in Goffton, TN Tornado #6 briefly touched down. Rated at EF-0 it caused light damage to one house. At 2:25 AM Tornado #7 hit Rinnie, TN. Rated at EF-2 it did cause moderate damage to the area. But luckily no one was injured. No one died. Check out our other podcasts: its...

Tornado #4 isn’t much to talk of. It touched down at 1:38 AM in Buffalo Valley, TN, Putnam County. It lifted less than ten minutes later at 1:42 AM. Rated EF-0, there was some roof damage, fallen limbs, and some tipped over porta pottys. Tornado #5 is where things got bad again. In Cookeville, TN, a Tornado rated a staggering EF -5 touched down at 1:48 AM. A tornado described as both “historic” an...

Listener, welcome to the very first episode of Disaster. I’m your host and here to guide you through the worst disasters in history. Both natural and unnatural. We’ll use weather reports, eyewitness account, primary sourced footage, and interviews with survivor when possible. All this to bring you a podcast that covers disasters with the same weight given to true crime. Check out our other podcast...