History's A Disaster
by Andrew
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Sinking of the Herald of Free Enterprise
Sinking of the Herald of Free Enterprise
About this podcast
History's A Disaster is a darkly funny true-history podcast digging into shipwrecks, train wrecks, and other real-life catastrophes — no sugarcoating, no boring lectures.
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- Sinking of the Herald of Free Enterprise · 28 minSend us Fan Mail A disaster doesn’t always need a rogue wave or a freak mechanical failure. Sometimes it just needs a tired person, an open bow door, and a company that trained…
- Continental Airlines Flight 11 · 32 minSend us Fan Mail A Boeing 707 climbs above Midwest storms in 1962, the jet age at full shine: crisp uniforms, cocktails, and the kind of easygoing airport experience where nobody…
- Moorgate Tube Crash · 28 minSend us Fan Mail Every morning, millions of us step onto trains and make a silent deal with a stranger: you drive, I trust. That bargain held for decades on the London…
- Hawk's Nest Tunnel Disaster · 25 minSend us Fan Mail Most catastrophes happen in a flash. This one happens one breath at a time. We’re diving into the Hawk’s Nest Tunnel Disaster, a West Virginia industrial tragedy…
- Sinking of the Aurora del Titicaca · 22 minSend us Fan Mail A shipwreck nearly three miles above sea level sounds like a punchline until you realize it’s a real record held by a real lake. We’re heading to Lake Titicaca…
- PSA Flight 182 · 25 minSend us Fan Mail A cloudless sky can be its own kind of trap. We’re telling the story of PSA Flight 182, the 1978 Boeing 727 crash that tore through San Diego’s North Park…
- Thorpe Rail Diaster · 21 minSend us Fan Mail One rushed decision. One contradictory telegraph message. One single-track stretch of rail where only one train can be allowed to exist at a time. On a cold…
- French Pass Drift Dive Disaster · 20 minSend us Fan Mail The most dangerous water often looks the calmest from the surface. French Pass sits like a postcard at the top of New Zealand’s South Island, but it hides the…
- Collision of the Andrea Doria and The Stockholm · 22 minSend us Fan Mail A luxury Italian ocean liner glides toward New York with art on the walls, pools on deck, and new radar that’s supposed to make fog irrelevant. Then, off…
- SwissAir Flight 111 Fire · 28 minSend us Fan Mail A modern airliner. A premium cabin upgrade. A faint smell that doesn’t seem urgent until it’s far too late. We’re diving into Swissair Flight 111, the 1998 MD-11…
- The Malbone Street Wreck · 23 minSend us Fan Mail A packed train, a brand-new tunnel, and a curve that demanded six miles per hour. Now add a labor strike, a rushed staffing decision, and an operator who never…
- Union Oil 1984 Explosion Romeoville · 26 minSend us Fan Mail A hairline crack doesn’t sound like much until it’s hissing flammable vapor at the base of a pressurized refinery tower. We’re telling the story of the 1984…
- The White Ship Disaster · 22 minSend us Fan Mail A royal party boat packed with nobles, wine, and bad decisions sets off from Barfleur and hits rock within minutes, and England never really recovers the same…
- Air Midwest Flight 5481 · 18 minSend us Fan Mail A plane can be perfectly flyable and still be doomed by paperwork and a wrench turn. On Air Midwest Flight 5481, a Beechcraft 1900D lifts off from Charlotte…
- 2017 Washington Amtrak Cascades Derailment · 21 minSend us Fan Mail A passenger train on a brand-new route should not end up scattered across a highway, but that’s exactly what happened when Amtrak Cascades Train 501 hit a tight…
- Split Rock Explosion · 24 minSend us Fan Mail A played-out limestone quarry in the hills of New York should have faded into silence, but World War I turned Split Rock into something far more dangerous: a…
- The Sinking Of The Larchmont · 22 minSend us Fan Mail A warm saloon, a clear night sky, and a cheap ticket from Providence to New York sounds like an easy win until the ocean decides otherwise. We’re telling the…
- Pan Am Flight 214 · 22 minSend us Fan Mail A thunderstorm can feel peaceful right up until you’re trapped inside the worst part of it. We start with that uneasy contrast, then head straight into the night…
- The Wreck Of The Old 97 · 18 minSend us Fan Mail One minute you’re chasing a schedule. The next, you’re flying off the rails. We dig into the true story behind the Wreck of the Old 97, the notorious 1903…
- Castaway: Daniel Foss · 19 minSend us Fan Mail Five years alone on a rock island with no trees, no soil, and no certainty of rescue is the kind of survival scenario people argue about online, until you hear…
