History's A Disaster
History's A Disaster is a darkly funny true-history podcast digging into shipwrecks, train wrecks, and other real-life catastrophes — no sugarcoating, no boring lectures.
History's A Disaster
Latest Episodes
Hawk's Nest Tunnel Disaster
Most catastrophes happen in a flash. This one happens one breath at a time. We’re diving into the Hawk’s Nest Tunnel Disaster, a West Virginia industrial tragedy that many historians call the deadliest workplace accident in American history, no...
Sinking of the Aurora del Titicaca
A shipwreck nearly three miles above sea level sounds like a punchline until you realize it’s a real record held by a real lake. We’re heading to Lake Titicaca, the icy, oxygen thin giant of the Andes, where the Aurora del Titicaca went down ne...
PSA Flight 182
A cloudless sky can be its own kind of trap. We’re telling the story of PSA Flight 182, the 1978 Boeing 727 crash that tore through San Diego’s North Park neighborhood after a midair collision with a Cessna 172. No storm. No sabotage. Just two ...