EP 200 - Blast from the Past

The school suddenly exploded. What happened? It was the 1930’s. The world was in the grip of the Great Depression. In the years to follow, much would be written about this turbulent time in history, in both fiction and non-fiction. Classics such as the Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men, would capture the era. But during that same time, one community in the state of Texas, experienced the worst school disaster in US history. Yet today, it has largely been forgotten. Cameo appearances by - TZ Borden - Tapes from the Darkside Podcast Erik - TRUE Podcast John Lordan - Seriously Mysterious Podcast Bern - Murderific Podcast Vincent - Gone Cold Podcast Brandy & Chris - Texas Wine and Crime Podcast Kyrin & Juan - Mere Mortals Podcast Facebook members - Cheryl Didur, David Brown, Nikki Park and Kate Mutch Hosted by - Ana Thomas (a teacher from Australia) Disclaimer - Tyler Allen at the Minds of Madness Podcast - https://mindsofmadnesspodcast.com/ Send voice mail - https://anchor.fm/applefortheteacherpod/message Email - [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/apple_for_the_teacher_podcast/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/applefortheteacherpodcast Sources - https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/today-a-generation-died-6390526 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxW-XMMFt24  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKt01p3DJRw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOn6p-B9v2o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbGY7WGA0BI https://alchetron.com/New-London-School-explosion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbGY7WGA0BI&t=1s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf2OwBvdKEk https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/oh-my-god-its-our-children/ http://nlsd.net/History.htm https://soundcloud.com/jillindapalmer/02-new-london-set-me-free https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_gCv20vVr0&t=29s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4nC-gSfvRA&t=1s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bBizXtSoho&t=1s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqCRNtZ12mo&t=2s