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Season 2

March 8, 2024

Ep. 37: Mt. Pelee: Lava, Vipers, Denial & Pure Hell

For the record, volcanos can kill you. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about the eruption of Mt. Pelee and the destruction of the nearby city, St. Pierre, on the island of Martinique in 1902. But the volcano isn't …

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March 2, 2024

Ep. 36: The Dancing Plague

How much dancing is too much? In this one, Ian and Liv are joined by friend and special guest host Ashley while they talk about one of strangest plagues in history: Dancing Plague. In 1518, hundreds of people in Strasbourg …

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Feb. 22, 2024

Ep. 35: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

Sometimes, "stop drop and roll" isn't enough in the event of a fire. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about a fire that broke out in a sweatshop in NYC more than 100 years ago. Pro tip: if you're …

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Feb. 15, 2024

Ep. 34: The Le Mans Disaster

The most dangerous part of racing? When your race car is launched off of another car and then explodes when it lands on the track. That usually ruins the experience for everyone. In this one, Liv and Ian talk about …

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Feb. 8, 2024

Ep. 33: Remastered: The Boston Molassacre

If you listened to the second episode of this podcast and thought, "ya know, that wasn't their best," well you're not alone, because Ian thought so too. In this one, Ian and Liv retell one of their first disaster stories …

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Feb. 1, 2024

Ep. 32: Animal Attacks, Vol. 1

In this one, Ian and Liv didn't plan their vacations accordingly with each other, so Dylan fills in as the cohost for a discussion about several different stories of animal attacks. Although, is it really an "attack" if you j...

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Jan. 24, 2024

Ep. 31: Typhoid Mary

This is a formal request for all Disaster Hour listeners: Please wash your hands after defecation, urination, and all other bathroom activities. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about the case of Mary Mallon, aka Typhoid Mary, w...

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Jan. 17, 2024

Ep. 30: The Sultana Steamboat Explosion

In this one, Ian and Liv start the new year off with another 1800s steamboat disaster. Unstable boilers, faulty repairs, ignoring safety regulations, explosions, all on the good ol' Mississippi! This one has it all. Southboun...

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Dec. 28, 2023

Ep. 29: OceanGate's Titan Submersible

Remember that time the world stopped in its tracks to watch coverage of the missing OceanGate submersible? In this one, Ian and Liv are joined by two of Ian's closest friends: first time guest host Katie, and returning guest ...

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Dec. 10, 2023

Ep. 28: The Hartford Circus Fire

In this one, Liv and Ian talk about a circus fire that resulted in the death of over 100 people, and injured hundreds more. And that doesn't even begin to broach the subject of arson and intrigue surrounding the fire's …

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Nov. 29, 2023

027 Topsy the Elephant

Part 2 of Life's a Circus features not only the story of Topsy the Elephant, but Liv's oldest sister and Ian's first first cousin Tricia! (First first, as in the first 1st cousin Ian ever had.) In this one, the …

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Nov. 18, 2023

026 The Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus Train Wreck

In this one, Ian and Liv talk about a train wreck in 1918 that tragically killed 86 members of the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus. To no surprise, this entire disaster could have been easily avoided. Also, Liv remembers being awake...

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Nov. 15, 2023

025 The Khodynka Tragedy

In this one, the disaster is a human stampede that takes place in Russia in 1896 at the coronation celebration for Nicholas II. Did you know you can be smothered in crowed while still standing? Also, Liv has romantic feelings...

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Nov. 1, 2023

024 UFO Abductions

Happy Halloween! For this holiday special, Ian covers a series of UFO abduction stories, and Liv inserts logic into each situation. Also, if you stick around for the full episode, you'll find out what happens when Liv and Ian...

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Oct. 28, 2023

023 Port Royal

In this one, Liv and Ian are joined by Dylan (aka Ian's best friend) while they talk about the tragedy of Port Royal in 1692. A Jamaican island is decimated by not only an earthquake, but also by the following …

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Oct. 19, 2023

022 The Shenyang Trolleybus Electrocution

In this one, Ian and Liv talk about a disaster in which public transportation in Shenyang, China, electrocuted passengers to death. Also, Liv's guessing game is stellar. Ian unlocks a new achievement in soup.

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Oct. 12, 2023

021 The Zanesville Animal Massacre

In this one, Ian and Liv discuss an incident where over 50 exotic animals escaped their enclosures at a private residence, and were roaming free in the rural town of Zanesville, Ohio, in 2011. Among these animals were lions, ...

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