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EPISODE · Jan 24, 2026 · 17 MIN

Drowsy History Week: The Great Molasses Flood

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Kristen Meinzer and Sophia Wilson Pelton revisit one of history’s stickiest disasters — the Great Molasses Flood of 1919.What You’ll Hear:Home Improvement Gone Wild: Kristen and Sophia share tales of ladders, lights, and plumbers who perhaps needed a few more instructions.A Sticky Situation: Sophia retells the wild, true story of Boston’s molasses flood — complete with runaway syrup, rogue physics, and a little corporate chaos.Sweet Dreams: The hosts imagine drifting off atop a molasses river — a cozy, if slightly sugary, visualization exercise for bedtime.CHAPTERS00:00 Tabletop ladder adventures03:00 Plumber confessions & cooking videos04:26 Drowsy history begins05:00 The Great Molasses Flood of 191914:25 A syrupy bedtime visualizationFor the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at hatch.co. Follow us on TikTok @hatchpodcasts and YouTube. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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