Join Jenny, the Disaster Queen, as she takes a deep dive into a 15-foot storm surge that devastated turn-of-the-century Galveston, Texas. This posh boomtown took a huge hit and never saw it coming, even though one man probably should have. The Galveston hurricane is still the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States 123 years later and saw over 1/6 of the city's population go to their graves. We will talk about the how, the why, and what was learned and put in place to protect Galveston from hurricanes forever.

Here are the resources I used to research this episode:

book: Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson

book: Storm of the Century by Al Roker

documentary: Isaac's Storm

articles:

https://www.galvestonmonthly.com/whoswho/isaac-cline.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Cline

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Join Jenny, the Disaster Queen and her BFF Becky Dell as they discuss the terrible ending of Jim Jones' socialist dream with the mass "murder-suicide" (the Disaster Queen calls it straight up murder) of over 900 of Jones' followers as well as Congressman Leo Ryan and several members of the media on November 18, 1978. Before the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, it was the largest loss of civilian American life in a single event. Learn about what happened, the events that led to the END, and what the world learned from this heinous tragedy.

Here are the sources I used to research this episode:

Book: The Road to Jonestown by Jeff Guinn

Documentary series : Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle (based on Guinn's book)

Documentary: Jonestown: The Women Behind the Massacre (currently on Hulu)

https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/timeline-of-jonestown

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Jones

Book: Seductive Poison by Deborah Layton

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In this BONUS episode wrapping up season one of the Disaster Queen podcast, join Jenny, the Disaster Queen as she remembers where she was and what she was thinking during the biggest disasters of her life, including the space shuttle Challenger explosion, the Oklahoma City bombing, the 9/11 terror attacks, and more.

Some favorite documentaries I recommend:

9/11: One Day in America

9/11: Four Flights

Challenger: Final Flight

American Experience: Oklahoma City

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On this episode, Jenny, the Disaster Queen discusses the devastating terror attack by the Palestinian group Black September on a group of Israeli athletes and coaches that ended in disaster and tragedy at the 1972 Olympic games in Munich, West Germany. What was supposed to be an event of brotherhood and sportsmanship was violated by terror and murder.

Here are the resources I used to research this episode:

https://www.britannica.com/event/Munich-Massacre

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Fatah

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Black-September-political-organization-Palestine

https://apnews.com/article/sports-israel-sports-middle-east-munich-2020-tokyo-olympics-8387c0cdbb280e9064eae2c3a1c9d191

https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/revisited/20220911-the-munich-olympics-massacre-five-decades-on

One Day in September - documentary

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/munich-massacre.htm

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/04/1116641214/munich-olympics-massacre-hostage-terrorism-israel-germany

https://www.history.com/topics/1970s/munich-massacre-olympics

https://blog.juedisches-museum-muenchen.de/munichmassacre72-anton-fliegerbauer/

https://blog.juedisches-museum-muenchen.de/munichmassacre72-moshe-weinberg/

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Join Jenny, the Disaster Queen as she discusses the Apollo 1 disaster, which resulted in the death of three astronauts on the ground -- NOT in space. We'll learn about how and why NASA was blindsided by this disaster, about the brave men who died in this tragic accident, and how NASA took steps to ensure that this kind of failure during a routine test would never happen again.

Here are the resources I used to research this episode:

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/55-years-ago-the-apollo-1-fire-and-its-aftermath

Documentary: Mission Control

Documentary: Apollo: Missions to the Moon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_choose_to_go_to_the_Moon#:~:text=%22We%20choose%20to%20go%20to,on%20the%20Moon%20before%201970.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Race

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_White_(astronaut)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_B._Chaffee

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On Christmas Eve 1913, a Christmas party for the children of striking copper miners ends in disaster when someone yells "FIRE" and a stampede to get out of the building ensues. Join us as we learn about the lives of these (mostly immigrant) copper miners, their struggles, and the Christmas Eve tragedy that marked Michigan's Upper Peninsula forever. Join Jenny and her special guest, her cousin and co-blogger Emily Berry, as they break down this unthinkable disaster.

Here are the resources I used to research this episode:

https://www.mlive.com/news/2017/12/1913_italian_hall_disaster_was.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calumet,_Michigan

https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/calumet-italian-hall-disaster/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064494317941

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yjFP1IajQg - Steve Lehto on the Italian Hall Doors

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Clemenc

List of names of the victims: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02rTcmsRCTsAmmWfk8sS66ByTQqa6ntUF5aMZveCRQ4TvLEEVwiATkzysxdi6p9B6ml&id=291845417514549

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