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Disaster Hour
by Ian Terbovich and Olivia Scarano
Disasters happen all time, but why? And how? Join us in exploring some of history's most infamous disasters, from small accidents to absolute catastrophes. Sit back and relax with Ian & Liv while we deep dive into these disasters and the events that led to it, and ask the big questions: was the disaster avoidable, and is anyone to blame?
Episodes
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After Hour Ep. 2: Start Taking Facebook Seriously
Where have Ian and Liv been? Vacation? That's hysterical. But they're back, and they're bringing you more episodes, starting with an After Hour episode following Ian & Jacob's latest episode. You literally could not BE more welcome. Also, Ian and Liv discuss the mortality of Lake Erie.
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Ep. 109: The Beast of Gévaudan
Praying your demons away doesn't always work. In this one, Ian is joined by his friend Jacob as they delve into the unsolved, violent, and dramatic history of the Beast of Gévaudan (and yes, Ian just learned he can make the little accent over the "é"). A seemingly mythical beast is terrorizing...
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Disaster After Hour: A Collective IQ of 9
Y'all asked for more content, and Ian & Liv really scraped the bottom of the barrel to give it to you. Enjoy your hosts of Disaster Hour as they sit and talk about absolutely nothing for 27 minutes after recording episode 108. Really, we cannot understate the relevance of their conversation enough.
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Ep. 108: The 2011 Joplin Tornado
A face full of bleach is often unpredictable. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about a massive, mile-wide tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri in 2011. The damage to the city was catastrophic, including the total destruction of a major hospital, making this tornado one of costliest and deadliest...
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Ep. 107: Animal Attacks, Vol. 3
Friends don't let friends play with venomous animals. In this one, Ian and Liv are joined by Ian's neighbor & Liv's former coworker Emma for the THIRD compilation of animal attacks! Tigers, alligators, bears, and venomous critters top the list in this installment of Natural Selection's finest...
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Ep. 106: Love Has Won: Cult Madness
Never join a cult designed for 144,000 people. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about a shockingly recent cult, where the leader was not only a crazy white lady, but also an alcoholic, conspiracy theorist, and an abusive thief. Her followers were tricked into giving everything they owned,and it was...
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AngryFans, Ep. 4: "Mute the woman"
Chivalry is NOT dead, though not for lack of trying. In this one, Liv and Ian read angry and hateful comments from Disaster Hour's angriest fans, coming to you live (definitely not live) from Ian's patio! Also, Liv plans a Polly Pocket birthday. Ian sees a car he likes.
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Ep. 105: Action Park: Waterslides, Whiplash & Mortality
Waterparks are the result of humanity's hubris of science. In this one, Ian and Liv revisit one of their favorite episodes for Disaster Hour's 3rd Birthday: Action Park! Throughout the 1980s, Action Park was an outdoor waterpark with waterslides that were straight out of a Stephen King novel.…
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Ep. 104: The Vancouver Stanley Cup Riot
There's a right and wrong way to riot, everyone. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about a riot that broke out in Vancouver after the 2011 Stanley Cup finals. And it's confirmed to be a fact, that the best way to mentally process your team's loss, is destroying the city in which they're based.…
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Ep. 103: The Viking Sky Cruise Nightmare
Dangerously close to danger. In this one, Ian & Liv talk about a cruise from 2019 that got turned upside down (almost literally) when the ship lost power mid-cruise in rough seas. The rescue efforts were daunting, passengers were injured, the grand piano was damaged, but the snow grotto was...
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Ep. 102: North Sentinel Island: Violence, Audacity, and Coconuts
Coconuts have a shockingly high street value. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about an island off the coast of India where the inhabitants have remain completely uncontacted by the rest of the world, and have defended their island with primitive violence for the last 200 years. Despite local laws...
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Ep. 101: The Carrington Event Solar Storm
Season 10 is here! In this one, Ian and Liv talk about a cosmic anomaly where the Sun launched a solar storm of magnetism and plasma that blasted the Earth in 1859. The result? Wild auroras and electrical malfunction across the planet. Was it the end of times, or just regular times? Spoiler: it…
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Episode 100
Remember what Uncle Stockton taught us: safety is just pure waste. Get ready to look back at THREE YEARS of Disaster Hour! This episode has games, nostalgia, more Bob content, and an endless supply of clips from the last 99 episodes from Ian and Liv! Don't forget to thank a horse!
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Season 9 Bloopers & Outtakes
Season 9 was atypical for Ian and Liv in so many ways, so here's the content that didn't make the final cut for all of the season 9 episodes! Enjoy almost a half hour of nonsense, camaraderie, verbal hostility, and straight up miscommunication on the set of Disaster Hour!
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Ep. 99: The Annihilation of the Lucy Walker Steamboat
Bacon can kill you in vast number of ways. In this one, Ian and Liv revisit the first episode of Disaster Hour: THE one and only Lucy Walker Steamboat, and, of course, her devastating explosion on the Ohio River. Steam engine technology was unregulated, the engineers had no formal training, and...
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Ep. 98: The Aldgate Death Pump
Water cleanliness and proper sanitation are non-negotiables. In this one, Ian and Liv take it back to the 1800s, where a public water pump was a vessel of disease for the working class folks of London. Cholera, typhoid fever, dysentery, and a myriad of other bacterial diseases were spreading like...
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Ep. 97: The Macy's Thanksgiving Balloon Massacre
Three balloons walk into a bar. In this one, Ian is joined by Pete and Carolyn to talk about the balloon massacre, the disastrous 1997 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade which resulted in millions of dollars of damage, injuries, and pop culture references that would span decades. How did such a…
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Ep. 96: The Order of the Solar Temple, Part 3: Death By Fire
You can't skip a step, that's cheating. In the finale of Ian & Liv's trilogy on the alien cult known as The Order of the Solar Temple, the ill-fated demise of the cult's members is explored. What happens to the cult's leader, Joseph DiMambro? Does anybody escape the cult before death becomes...
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Ep. 95: The Order of the Solar Temple, Part 2: Minimal Logic, Zero Sanity
Manifestos are written in a forest of red flags. In Part 2 of The Order of the Solar Temple, Ian and Liv dig further into the ongoing disaster of the alien-cult's adventure of madness. The leader, Joseph DiMambro, is becoming sicker, his delusions are becoming stronger, members are becoming...
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Ep. 94: The Order of the Solar Temple, Part 1: Doomed From Day One
Most miracles involve strobe lights. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about a religious alien cult from the 80s & 90s, The Order of the Solar Temple. Led by a con artist/master manipulator, this cult tragically ends in a tragic murder-suicide. But what happened between the cults foundation in 1984…
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Ep. 93: The Cane Toad Infestation
Look out for oozing, creamy poison. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about another wild time in 1930's Australia, where an invasive species of toad was brought to the continent to eradicate a somewhat less invasive insect. The plan backfired, despite being incredibly well thought out, and…
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Ep. 92: Disco Demolition
Dynamite is the Swiss army knife of explosives. Season 9 is here! Starting off the Road to 100, Ian and Liv talk about a promotional event at a 1979 White Sox double-header in Chicago, where fans were encouraged to bring vinyl disco records to be detonated on the field between games. However, the...
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Season 8 Recap, with Bob and Kylie Ann
Season 8 was a wild ride! Just like a rollercoaster, only with more delays and angst. In our Season 8 recap, Ian and Liv are joined by the ever-loved Bob and Kylie for an absolutely thrilling trip down memory lane, while they discuss the last twelve episodes of Disaster Hour. Sit back, relax…
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Ep. 91: The 1995 Chicago Heatwave, Part 2: Staggering Incompetence
Lake Michigan is place where everyone feels like they fit in. In this one, Ian and Liv finish talking about Chicago's heatwave, the COMPLETE lack of competence in the mayor's office, Trina Vega's One Woman Show, and the aftermath of a disaster that resulted in more than 700 deaths. Yes, it's…
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Ep. 90: The 1995 Chicago Heatwave, Part 1: High Misery Index
Chicago really is the perfect cup of tea. In this one, Ian and Liv venture back to the 90s for a week-long heatwave that caught Chicago by surprise. The city's resources were overwhelmed, residents were dying from the suffocating heat, there were no vacancies at the morgue, the mayor was MIA, and...
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Ep. 89: The Edmund Fitzgerald Shipwreck
Calling off work could save your life. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about the Edmund Fitzgerald, a freighter ship on the Great Lakes that sank in 1975. There was a storm, there was tragedy, there was a possibility of aliens! And even though Leo never stared in a movie about it, the disaster left...
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Ep. 88: The Dixon Bridge Collapse (Remastered)
The 1800s were lawless and godless. In this one, Ian and Liv revisit one of their original episodes, involving a bridge collapse in the 1870s, lying, bribery, and good ol' fashioned investigative journalism! Also, Liv flies on planes just to watch The Lego Movie. Ian reintroduces the term...
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Ep. 87: Live Show! Accidental Deaths, Vol. 2
We're live again! Summer is coming to an end, so Ian & Liv wanted to have one more live show to make the most of the warm weather. Get ready for another live compilation of ridiculous death stories. Also, Ian & Liv use the live episode as a fundraise for Ian's friend, Molly. It was an amazing...
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Ep. 86: Ten Cent Beer Night (Remastered)
Mob mentality usually is not the best policy. In this one, Liv's sister Alexa revisits the studio to talk about Ten Cent Beer Night, a promotional MLB game in 1974 where beers were sold for just ten cents a piece. Unfortunately, there was minimal-to-no regulation on how much beer wasdistributed,...
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Ep. 85: The London Beer Flood
Porters are the deadliest of beers. In this one, Ian, Libby, and Bob talk about the London Beer Flood, a disaster in which several massive vats of beer exploded in 1814, releasing a tsunami of beer into the streets of London. A neighborhood was left in shambles, the innocent were killed, and the...
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AngryFans, Ep. 3: "Truly sick"
It's time to address the disgruntled. In this one, Ian and Liv read hate comments from AngryFans, because going out of your way to spread hate is easier than moving on with your life and being happy. But at least it gives Liv and Ian content to ridicule for a half hour! Also, Ian is very smart.…
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Ep. 84: Waterslide and Rollercoaster Accidents: Volume 1
Y'all know Liv's collarbone story, right? In this one, Ian and Liv talk about a bunch of waterslide accidents, and a few rollercoaster disasters. From falling off a waterslide, to being impaled by an oncoming rollercoaster, this episode highlights the joys and tragedies of summer vacation! Also,...
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Ep. 83: The Rana Plaza Collapse
Generally speaking, following a blueprint is a great idea. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about an 8-story building that collapsed in Bangladesh in 2013. However, during the building's construction, several distinct deviations from the original blue prints were made, which not only compromised the...
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Ep. 82: The Emu War
Emus and Bloomin' Onions, what more could you want? In this one, Katie fills in for Liv while she's on vacation for a riveting discussion about a war against emus. In 1932, farmers in western Australia were not only plagued with drought and poverty, but also an untimely and massive emu migration....
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Ep. 81: The Mt. St. Helens Eruption
Be careful near bulges, everyone. Season 8 is here! In this one, Ian and Liv talk about the infamous eruption of Mt. St. Helens in 1980. There was lava, lightning, earthquakes, and mudslides (no, not the kind with alcohol). Oh, and there was also a massive bulge. Also, Ian chooses jail time. Liv…
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Season 7 Recap, with Dylan & Libby
Season 7 is over, but the discussion is still rolling! In this one, Ian and Liv are joined by recurring characters Dylan and Libby for a fun-filled discussion about the last ten episodes, followed by a heated gameshow where knowledge of Season 7 is key. Also, Dylan suggests a unique wine pairing....
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Ep. 80: The Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse
Just remember, there were no rules in the 80's. In this one, Ian scrapped notes for his planned episode to cover a topic that was highly requested by *all of you.* The walkway at the Hyatt Regency in Missouri collapsed in 1981, killing more than 100 people, and the following investigation was...
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Ep. 79: The Six Flags Haunted Castle Fire
Kindling 'R Us did not sponsor this episode. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about a haunted house from the 1980s that caught fire, causing the death of 8 people at Six Flags. Spoiler alert: the victims were all teenagers, and Ian & Liv hate episodes that involve children. Also, Ian lost a toenail…
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Ep. 78: Fyre Festival: The Ultimate Party Foul
Sometimes, free tequila is a red flag. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about Fyre Fest, a concert/bash weekend in the Bahamas that would have been super cool-IF it had actually happened. But why didn't it happen? What were the road blocks? Where were the adults? Why was the FBI involved? Find out…
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Ep. 77: The Concorde Flight Disaster
You can definitely be harmed by airplane debris. In this one, one of Ian's favorite people, Libby, fills in for Liv during a discussion about the supersonic jet, the Concorde, and the horrific and deadly Concorde crash that took place just outside of Paris in 2000. They also discuss how Ian is…
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Ep. 76: Live Show! Accidental Deaths, Vol. 1
Liv and Ian finally had a REAL audience! Disaster Hour is celebrating 2 YEARS! To celebrate, Ian and Liv recorded an episode in front of a live, in-studio audience! There was real laughter, real applause, no do-overs, fire, party fouls--this episode has it all! Also, Ian has a lot in common with...
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Ep. 75: The Crash at Crush Train Explosion (Remastered)
Just like Ian and Liv, these episodes only get better with age. In this one, Ian and Liv revisit the Crash at Crush, a train wreck from 1896 that was orchestrated for entertainment. Now, the podcast has come a long way in two years, and being one of Ian's all time favorite disasters, he felt it…
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Ep. 74: Carnival's "Poop Cruise" Catastrophe
Every deck was a poop deck. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about a Caribbean cruise from 2013 that took an unexpected left turn when the ship's sewage system failed, causing many of the toilets onboard to overflow with human waste. The ship's engines failed as well, which left the 4000+ people on...
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Ep. 73: The Donner Party, Part 3: The Cannibalism Episode
Spoiler alert: This episode contains entirely too much cannibalism. It's the conclusion of Ian and Liv's three-part series on the Donner Party: a group of migrating pioneers whose journey ends in the worst dinner party. Will anyone from the Donner Party escape the mountains? Will they ever make…
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Ep. 72: The Donner Party, Part 2: No Food, No Hope, No Mercy
The Oregon Trail was ruthless. In Part 2, Ian and Liv get back on the Oregon Trail with the Donner Party, who has just embarked on Hastings' Cutoff. The food runs out, the desert is brutal, and the mountains are impassable. This puts the pioneers on a direct path to their final destination:...
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Ep. 71: The Donner Party, Part 1: Hiking Into Hell
Avoid people with tuberculosis. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about the infamous Donner Party, a group of pioneers who became stranded on the Oregon Trail and turned to cannibalism to survive. In part 1, Ian and Liv set the scene for how the party came face to face with such a miserable fate.…
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Ep. 70: The Princess Alice Steamboat Disaster
Even in the 1800s, nobody used their turn signals. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about a steamboat that sank in the River Thames after it was struck and split in half by a much larger boat. Of course, there was mayhem, an investigation, and a trial that could only happen more than a century ago....
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Ep. 69: The 1904 Olympic Marathon
The science is in: poison is bad. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about the Olympic marathon at the 1904 Summer Olympics, which took place in the fine, fine city of St. Louis, Missouri. The marathon was full of unexpected obstacles, such as wild dogs, oncoming traffic, and poison. It's almost like...
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Ep. 68: The Ibrox Stadium Collapse
All sports are soccer now. In this one, Ian and Liv talk about a stadium that collapsed at a professional football match in Scotland in 1902. And by football, of course, we mean "soccer" as it's called in the United States. Also, Ian kicks ass at doing "the wave." Liv really dislikes the Chiefs.
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AngryFans, Ep. 2: "Completely tone-deaf podcast"
Something magical has happened again: Ian and Liv got more hate mail! Another bonus episode, full of negative comments and reviews about the podcast. As much as Liv and Ian appreciate the kind words from our cherished listeners, the occasional angry comments bring a little extra spice to the...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Disasters happen all time, but why? And how? Join us in exploring some of history's most infamous disasters, from small accidents to absolute catastrophes. Sit back and relax with Ian & Liv while we deep dive into these disasters and the events that led to it, and ask the big questions: was the disaster avoidable, and is anyone to blame?
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Disasters happen all time, but why? And how? Join us in exploring some of history's most infamous disasters, from small accidents to absolute catastrophes. Sit back and relax with Ian & Liv while we deep dive into these disasters and the events that led to it, and ask the big questions: was the...
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