Marked Safe: A Disaster Podcast

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The Grief Blender: Disaster Potluck Nov 30, 2022

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This week, grandmas everywhere need to watch their backs, we make the world's worst smoothie, Melanie wants to go to Branson, Beth dodges a bullet at Great Wolf Lodge, Alyson has a family mole, Karen imparts Thanksgiving advice, and Riley's dad is a menace.
Content warnings: cancer, excessive/delayed diagnostic testing, hospice, terminal agitation, extensive discussion of grief, vague mentions of mid-term pregnancy loss.

The Building Was Missing: Surfside Condominium Collapse Nov 09, 2022

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This week, Melanie visits the child casino, Brianne alienates everyone she loves over Skee-Ball, oysters definitely oyster, Melanie brings up Tendongate, Brianne recommends Kleenex and lotion if your bracket is going poorly, a building is(n’t) in very good shape, Barry is silly, we piss Disney off again, underwear are not priority in a crisis, Brianne has a bougie butt, and a firefighter is very shy.
Content warnings: structural collapse with many fatalities, 15 year old in peril who survives, fire, deaths of pets (non-graphic), extended missing person searches.
Links:
https://www.townofsurfsidefl.gov/docs/default-source/default-document-library/town-clerk-documents/champlain-towers-south-public-records/8777-collins-ave---structural-field-survey-report.pdf?sfvrsn=882a1194_2
https://apps.npr.org/documents/document.html?id=20974547-condo-board-l
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfside_condominium_collapse
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/25/us/miami-building-collapse-surfside.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo6wZqOaKaE Barry What do you take? https://www.thetowntalk.com/story/news/investigations/2021/09/22/surfside-collapse-pet-owners-angry-officials-over-rescue-efforts/5816522001/?fbclid=IwAR3cEKCpmWyrS58udTPwvwAc_RWLfTzcQpWon30sTGFp0umChx8Arhqlenk
https://people.com/human-interest/crews-searched-collapsed-florida-condo-for-missing-pets-before-demolition/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/condo-collapse-cat-survivor-binx-reunited-family/
https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-miami-area-condo-collapse/2021/06/29/1010976101/timeline-what-we-know-so-far-about-what-led-up-to-the-surfside-condo-collapse
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/surfside-condo-collapse-jonah-handler-survivor-lawsuit-1372434/
https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/06/24/surfside-building-collapse-my-escape-was-like-mission-impossible/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ9Jt1zPDMA&t=15s
https://www.newsweek.com/collapsed-miami-condo-units-surfside-still-listed-sale-champlain-towers-south-1650265
https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-miami-area-condo-collapse/2021/06/26/1010542570/florida-condo-structural-damage-engineers-report-surfside-miami
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/26/us/miami-building-collapse-investigation.html
https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-miami-area-condo-collapse/2021/06/27/1010710735/surfside-official-told-residents-their-building-was-safe-despite-engineers-warni
https://www.wpbf.com/article/surfside-building-collapse-condo-payments-millions-repairs/36861980#
https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/2021/06/26/condo-collapse-victim-stacie-fang/5353661001/
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/miami-florida-building-collapse-06-26-21-intl/h_3219fee2dc1f535221d08b06cae7b3b6
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/article253088463.html
https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2022/06/23/surfside-florida-condo-collapse-what-we-know-one-year/7627176001/
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/25/us/miami-building-collapse-surfside.html

You're Sounding Like a Demon Now: The Exorcisms of Anneliese Michel Nov 02, 2022

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This week, it's not Christmas, Melanie doesn't love a jump scare, Brianne bites her tongue about Virgos, demons want you to get bangs, and Brianne wants to be the judge of everything.
Content warnings: spiders, epilepsy, feces, depression, brief mention of suicidal ideation, emaciation/malnutrition, eating spiders, urine, eating the head of a dead bird, mental illness/psychosis.

Prankster Papaw Poker Party: Disaster Potluck, Halloween Edition Oct 31, 2022

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This week, Jess’s cousin fails the vibe check, everyone was actually 7, Heather’s family locks someone in a coffin, Courtney has a tragedy boner, Carla’s grandfather joins the Prankster Papaw Poker Party, Emily needs a different hobby, Jake makes the obvious choice, Adrianne is rude to an angel, Kit should freak out forever, Noah would not survive a horror movie, Katei is visited by the benevolent spirit of Bobby Nash, and Kathryn accepts her fate.
Content warnings: death of a four year old 9:00-11:10, ghosts, body recovery, decomposition, decapitation, suicide 22:15.

The Best Tea Possession Can Buy: Exorcism Compilation Part 1 Oct 26, 2022

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This week, Melanie has the brain frog, Brianne's cult is almost ready to launch, Melanie can't wait for Brianne's funeral, Brianne could throw a nun, Melanie is a pioneer in the field of exorcism technology, Brianne wants a movie about jacked up nuns, and Melanie solves the mystery of a manageable possession.
Content warnings: brief and non-graphic mention of vomit at 0:55, blood, religious homophobia, demonic possession and exorcism, brief and non-graphic mention of CSA at 27:25, discussion of news stories about violence against children without any detail, brief mentions of suicidal ideation, tuberculosis, brief and non-graphic mention of CSA/incest at 40:00, graphic discussion of vomit, feces, and urine at 56:50.
Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Germana_Cele
https://www.newspapers.com/image/766998665/?terms=Clara%20Germana%20Cele
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exorcism_in_the_Catholic_Church
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_possession#Catholicism
https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/sacraments-and-sacramentals/sacramentals-blessings/exorcism
https://www.au.org/how-we-protect-religious-freedom/legal-cases/cases/fitzgerald-v-roncalli-high-school/#
https://apnews.com/article/portland-san-francisco-oregon-cff13a56cd41997553ea3e9a8fc21384
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Ecklund
https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,883526-2,00.html
https://the-line-up.com/the-exorcist-father-theophilus-riesinger-and-possession-of-anna-ecklund

Cut the Music, Turn Off the Strobe Lights: Disaster Potluck, Halloween Edition Oct 19, 2022

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This week, we're your little puppets, Brianne is doing it all, Melanie's kids engage in Halloween mutiny, Kassidy does what any rational person would, Meagan's mom gets the message, Sarah, Becca and Rae have a family full of mediums, Karen is lazy and sleepy, Robyn's mom has a shower encounter in a prison, Chris has to start over with a new child, Lulu finds a good use for black crayons, Amy has a wholesome ghost story, Jordan and her daughter are both spooky, Sophia gets a message in the form of a balloon, Sabryn sees Hat Man's more athletic cousin, and Tianna is vindicated.
Content warnings: ghosts, suicide (vague mention) 18:00-21:30, very detailed discussion of suicide, suicidal ideation and plans 33:30-39:30

A Grip of Scumbags: 1964 Lima Football Disaster Oct 12, 2022

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This week, the bracket winner is a shoo-in, another temporary morgue is featured, no one wants a Yikes Hard Lemonade, and Melanie makes a ballsy request for all your secrets.
Content warnings: crowd/stadium violence, police brutality, dog bites, crushing by crowd, looting, brief and non-detailed mention of mass deaths of children
Links Yo!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_Nacional_disaster

https://www.newspapers.com/image/819815555/?terms=peru%20stadium%20disaster&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/359303964/?terms=peru%20stadium%20disaster&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/852694603/?terms=peru%20stadium%20disaster&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/240244498/?terms=peru%20stadium%20disaster&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/346964214/?terms=peru%20stadium%20disaster&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/5462388/?terms=peru%20stadium%20disaster&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/423633475/?terms=peru%20stadium%20disaster&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/51734896/

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27540668

https://www.football-stadiums.co.uk/articles/the-estadio-nacional-disaster/

https://puntoedu-pucp-edu-pe.translate.goog/noticia/prevencion-accidentes-en-espectaculos-deportivos/?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc

https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA5CZUA175GESOADZHGMZ1P8AOG-PERU-MORE-VICTIMS-OF-SOCCER-RIOT-BURIED/query/riots

https://footballpink.net/2018-10-19-the-worlds-worst-stadium-disaster-estadio-nacional-lima-1964/

https://larepublica-pe.translate.goog/sociedad/520334-los-fantasmas-de-la-tragedia-del-estadio-nacional/?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc

https://curiosidadesdelfutbol-wordpress-com.translate.goog/2012/08/28/la-tragedia-de-lima-1964/?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WxHX9fltBo

https://theconversation.com/one-of-the-worst-stadium-tragedies-in-history-an-expert-explains-what-led-to-

Your Dick's Loose: Zoo & Aquarium Disasters Part 3 Sep 28, 2022

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This week, there's a lot of crying, Brianne has news about cooking, someone's panda love goes a step too far, an elephant flies, and disaster relief gets serious.
Content warnings: public harassment/stranger danger situation, graphic description of wounds to legs, elephant abuse/culling/peril.
Links:
https://nextshark.com/melania-trump-meets-gu-gu-giant-panda-scales-great-wall-china/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5364058.stm
https://www.smh.com.au/world/drunk-bites-off-more-than-he-can-chew-with-gu-gu-20060921-gdofr0.html
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna28554008
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gu_Gu
https://www.science.org/content/article/mass-killings-can-haunt-elephants-decades
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6895021/What-drove-Mila-the-elephant-to-kill
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/zoo/sd-me-zoo-elephant-20170315-story.html
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2017/03/the-short-tragic-life-of-the-circus-elephant-which-killed-her-trainer.html
https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/panic-attack-elephant-crushes-zoo-owner-to-death-in-trunk-20120426-1xmi1.html

I'm Outta Here and So Are You: Bounce Houses Sep 21, 2022

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This week, Brianne thinks you're being obtuse, crawfish are too much from a spiritual standpoint, we progress through a bracket full of horrors, Brianne is fluffing as we speak, a new way of dealing with competitors emerges, and Taco Bell pinch hits for Denny's after a crime spree.
Content warnings: deaths of multiple children with moderate description of injuries beginning at 16:48, arson, injury to dog.
Links:
http://www.weathertobounce.com/
https://jumptosafety.net/
https://www.junglejumps.com/blog/how-one-family-invented-and-developed-inflatables-for-the-world/
https://obits.nola.com/us/obituaries/nola/name/john-scurlock-obituary?id=11623800
https://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20220811/bounce-houses-injuries-deaths-study#:~:text=Between%202000%20and%202021%2C%20bounce,broken%20bones%2C%20and%20muscle%20sprains.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/dec/17/simply-incomprehensible-tributes-flow-for-children-killed-in-davenport-jumping-castle-tragedy
https://www.newspapers.com/image/822901320/?terms=Bounce%20House%20Devonport%20Australia&match=1
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/public-inquest-to-be-held-into-jumping-castle-tragedy-that-killed-six-children/news-story/163f2c1239ad8a344837310d464665c8
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/12/tasmania-bouncy-castle-tragedy-uncle-of-young-boy-who-survived-freak-accident-shares-heartwarming-update-on-his-recovery.html
https://www.police.tas.gov.au/news-events/media-releases/four-children-die-in-tragic-incident-at-a-devonport-primary-school/?fbclid=IwAR0C7yETPWlh1R1iuDP116713DsPSPkLa9nOMMO9sbUuR7T9KAtp4gwI1A0
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/08/11/bounce-house-injuries-death-study/
https://www.specialevents.com/staging/inflatables-will-new-regulations-fly
https://www.houmatoday.com/story/lifestyle/health-fitness/2017/11/01/bounce-house-rules-enforcement-lacking-as-injuries-soar/17612102007/
https://weather.com/news/news/bounce-house-accident-summer-grant-killed
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/bouncy-castle-business-owner-led-arson-campaign-to-get-the-jump-on-rivals-20211026-p593a9.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10944517/Jumping-castle-mogul-James-Balcolmbe-obsessed-Australias-best-firebombed-others.html
https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2019/june/1559397600/paul-connolly/case-bouncy-castle-bombings#mtr

A Whole Ass Goose: Amusement Park Disasters Part 6 Sep 14, 2022

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This week, Melanie can see into Cody's soul, Brianne hates ocean bugs, you're gonna get fucked up on a new level, and Melanie wants to go out on Fabio's face.
Content warnings: decapitation, brief and non-detailed description of deaths of young child at 18:30, plane crash, death of teenager, injury to 6 year old who survives, gun violence, drowning death of 11 year old, detailed description of domestic violence involving an infant who is in danger but survives at 29:00, wasps, falling death, stalking/harassment, hostages, suicide beginning at 37:00, facial injury, dead goose.
Links:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/632625231/?terms=carowinds%20shooting&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/632606565/?terms=carowinds%20shooting&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95287451/carowinds-cave-in-kills-man/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/625385544/?terms=ronald%20mcdowell%20carowinds&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/625385295/?terms=ronald%20mcdowell%20carowinds&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/625637060/?terms=rodney%20ligon%20carowinds&match=1
https://www.sfgate.com/disneyland/article/matterhorn-ride-deaths-disneyland-fatal-accidents-16285220.php
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-03-16-me-1089-story.html
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/11/21/A-rented-plane-flying-a-South-Carolina-family-of/7965469861200/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/228577360/?terms=epcot%20plane%20crash&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/506882548/?terms=epcot%20plane%20crash&match=1
https://apnews.com/article/48a79d35b418ffcdf73bfa71cbc1fd85
https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1992/09/14/guard-s-ex-boyfriend-takes-hostages-kills-self-at-epcot/
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/09/13/Gunman-kills-self-at-Disney-World/8286716356800/
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1992-11-13-9211130280-story.html
https://people.com/movies/fabio-explains-what-happened-when-a-when-a-goose-struck-him-on-a-rollercoaster/
https://www.dailypress.com/entertainment/dp-popcorn-fabio-goose-0814-story.html
https://www.newspapers.com/image/235869168
https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/235737072/?terms=Monorail%20Busch%20Gardens%20baby&match=1

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