In the summer of 1966, the construction of the Heron Road Bridge in Ottawa didn't go exactly to plan.  A cautionary tale about listening to the groaning woodwork, and for one worker about maybe staying away from construction sites... for the rest of his .

In 1903, the Turtle walked.  An ancient mountain that the indigenous people of the area knew not to mess with... what better place to build a town?  Better tuck it into the very base of a mine where gargantuan ancient forces spontaneously squeeze coal ou.

Peter and Leigh check in for a "Hey, howya doin'?"  A few tips for staying safe and protecting the most vulnerable, and our plan for self-isolation while keeping the disaster burning!   1) Avoid groups of people, cut any non-essential travel. 2) Wash you.

In 1805, a man bought an elephant in a bar.  Little did he know, this would lead to a legacy alongside the Greatest Show on Earth... and also one of the most devastating fires the big top would ever see.  Exotic animals, gasoline-soaked tarp, an inferno,.

In the early 19th century, family after family around New York City was contracting Typhoid Fever.  The only common denominator was a soft-spoken Irish cook named Mary.  Her temperament would be tested by an uncouth investigator and his persistence in co.

Tell us if this sounds familiar: Popular in highschool, folk musician, disastrous ending.  The 1960s weren't kind to aspiring acoustic artists, and Jim Sullivan was no exception.  Nashville, pornography, and alien abduction.   Leigh's song pick:: Tea Lea.

Next time the weather is getting you down, think back to the time New York City was almost pulverized by the relentless Great White Hurricane.  Join us as we tell the story of a particularly bad winter day in 1888 NYC.  Aristotle, polar fronts, the Greel.

Following the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the threat of radiation was ubiquitous.  While radiation took its toll physically, it took an arguably heavier toll on the minds of those that lived near the nuclear plant... and even the world at large.  A psych.

With the echoes of the Atomic Age fading, the USSR undertook an ambitious plan to build a huge number of massive reactors all along its western border.  Viktor Brukhanov was tasked with building the first four reactors at the Chernobyl nuclear generating.

In 1979 Jane Fonda starred in the China Syndrome, a movie about a nuclear meltdown.  Twelve days later, reactor 2 at Three Mile Island melted down.  Our special guest Norm tells us the story of what can go wrong at a nuclear power station and the actual .