Greg & Ella

Relative Disasters

History EN ↓ 153 episodes

The podcast where a brother and sister manage their existential angst by discussing historical disasters.

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Greg & Ella

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The Centralia Coal Seam Fire Collapse of 1981 (Episode 3, Remastered) 31.12.2020 56:22

In Episode 3 we go to Centralia, Pennsylvania to explore a disaster that's much bigger than it looks from downtown. You'll hear all about mine fires, the slow and dangerous death of Centralia, and how failures at the city, county, state and federal levels started and worsened an enormous underground fire - one that's expected to burn for the next 250 years. Enjoy the show? Support us...

Mansa Musa and the Cairo Economic Crash of 1324 (Episode 2, Remastered) 14.12.2020 45:28

Our second episode is all about the economic crash that hit Cairo in 1324. You'll hear all about The World's Richest Man Ever - Mansa Musa, King of the Mali Empire - and his spending habits, what to shop for in a trade economy, why salt was once as valuable as gold, where to go to school in Timbuctu, and exactly how many $10000 hot dogs it takes to cause an economic crisis. (Remastered 1/...

The London Tornado of 1091 (Episode 1, Remastered) 05.12.2020 40:22

Our first episode is all about the monster tornado that hit London in 1091. You'll learn all about TORRO Scale Zero, how stormchasers in the US memorialized Bill Paxton, the Benedictine historians Florence and William, the safest part of St. Mary-le-Bow Church in Cheapside, how much a Norman helmet weighed, and what medieval London (probably) smelled like. Enjoy the show? Support us on Patreo...