Marked Safe: A Disaster Podcast

This week, a security guard deserves a raise, Busch Gardens leans into some horrifying PR, Brianne ventures into the underbelly of the internet for research, the phrase "funny hop" ruins our lives forever, a group of roller-coaster riders has the most terrifying few minutes imaginable, a New York school fails in every way possible, Brianne gets 7 year old street cred from the Brownie Girl Scouts, a fake Hasselhoff peaces out, The Mind Eraser makes good on its name, and a teenager says "Not today" to death.

SHOW NOTES

Content warnings:
Death by train, graphic descriptions of gore at 6:50-7:40 and 21:27-25:08, death by heart attack, ultimately false allegation of woman's breasts being groped, coma, paralysis, collision with debris on roller-coaster track, broken bones, negligence and death of a child 29:50-36:40, drowning, near-drowning, boat collision, brain injury with memory loss, death of adult by blunt force trauma to head in front of child, being thrown from a ride

Links:
An Investigation into the Drowning of Daniel Maracallo During the I.S. 166 Eight Grade Trip to Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom
Boat Slams Into Crowd During Water Skiing Show, Injuring 22
Boy's Death at Dorney 'Avoidable' Report Blasts Park, School
Busch Gardens rollercoaster, The Python, Closed for Routine Maintenance
Disneyland Ride Victim Loses Lawsuit: Jury Rules Against Man Injured in Space Mountain Accident
Disneyland’s Space Mountain Ride Has a Dark Side Only Few People See
Grad Nites at Disneyland
Husband Killed And Wife Disfigured By Disney's Sailing Ship Columbia
List of incidents at Disneyland Resort
Loch Ness Monster Hits Tree, 5 Injured
Loch Ness Monster's Thrills Back on Track
Python
Teen Leaps Off Shockwave Roller Coaster
The 10 Strangest Lawsuits Brought Against Disney Theme Parks
The Truth Behind "Tower Johnny"
Three-Minute Shorts: A Collection of Really Short Stories by John Nieman
Walt Disney World's Monorail Accidents and Mishaps
When Brain Trauma Is at the Other End Of the Thrill Ride

This week, Brianne has a haunted attic, audio was still finding its sea legs, gentrification ruins everything, a building collapses, and developers drop the ball.

SHOW NOTES

Content warnings:
Building collapse, loss of spouse, loss of adult child, human body decomposition, death, person speaking on phone to spouse at the moment of their death, mugging/"jumping," ICE/border patrol, whistleblower retribution.

Links:
Built to Kill
Dramatic Eyewitness Footage Captures New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel Collapse, Ensuing Chaos
Hard Rock collapse: photo showing worker's remains sparks broad outrage
Hard Rock distances itself from New Orleans hotel collapse, criticizes lack of progress
Hard Rock Hotel collapse in New Orleans
Read OSHA’s full report on New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel collapse; engineering problems highlighted
Witness in Hard Rock Hotel Collapse is Deported
WWLTV

This week, we start a podcast, Melanie fingers her soil, some mom groups implode, shortcuts are taken, a prayer circle saves some celebrities but no one else, 43 lawsuits get filed, LGBTQ survivor benefits get an historic win, a guy on a roof rides a five story collapsing stage to the ground, and we learn to stop shuffling papers next to a mic.

SHOW NOTES

Content warnings:
Weather disasters, LGBTQ civil rights, spousal loss, death, serious injury to child who survives, crushing injuries, separation from child during disaster, windstorm, victim blaming, loss of teenager from mother's perspective, pinning injuries, brain injuries, vague homophobia, severed digits

Links:
A message from President Switzer on the loss of Alina BigJohny '11
Ball State mourns loss of Jennifer Haskell, injured at state fair stage collapse
Bronx Native Christina Santiago Killed In Stage Collapse At Indiana State Fair
Civil suits filed on behalf of 2 victims of stage collapse
Civil Union Law Complicates Stage Collapse Suit
Collapse victim was set for teaching career
Community Says Goodbye To Cheer Coach Killed In Stage Collapse
Family honors Alina BigJohny
Funeral arrangements set for State Fair victim Glenn Goodrich
Gay marriage complicates stage collapse suit
Glenn Goodrich Obituary
Governor: A hero "every ten feet" Saturday night
Health care center mourns staffer killed in Indiana State Fair stage accident
Indiana Stage Collapse Claims Sixth Person's Life
Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse
Indiana State Fair stage collapse victim adds Sugarland, manager to suit
Indianapolis stage collapse compiled raw footage w/ State Fire radio audio
Meagan Toothman becomes 7th fair collapse victim
Meagan Toothman's mother talks about her daughter
Prayer circle saved Sugarland from stage collapse
Remember When Sugarland was a Trio?
Remembering the Five Victims of the Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse
Rewind: State Fair stage collapse: Whose call was it?
Safety Questions Loom Over Indiana Stage Collapse
Stagehand recounts Sugarland stage collapse
Sugarland lawyers: Fans share blame for injuries in Indiana stage collapse
Sugarland on their comeback and healing after tragic Indiana State Fair stage collapse
The Collapse
The Indiana State Fair’s Tragic Stage Collapse: Looking for Answers
Wanatah resident who died in stage collapse remembered as loving and caring
'We allowed her to be at peace': Family honour their 24-year-old daughter as the cheerleading coach becomes seventh fatality of Indiana State Fair stage collapse

This week, a security guard deserves a raise, Busch Gardens leans into some horrifying PR, Brianne ventures into the underbelly of the internet for research, the phrase "funny hop" ruins our lives forever, a group of roller-coaster riders has the most terrifying few minutes imaginable, a New York school fails in every way possible, Brianne gets 7 year old street cred from the Brownie Girl Scouts, a fake Hasselhoff peaces out, The Mind Eraser makes good on its name, and a teenager says "Not today" to death.

SHOW NOTES

Content warnings:
Death by train, graphic descriptions of gore at 6:50-7:40 and 21:27-25:08, death by heart attack, ultimately false allegation of woman's breasts being groped, coma, paralysis, collision with debris on roller-coaster track, broken bones, negligence and death of a child 29:50-36:40, drowning, near-drowning, boat collision, brain injury with memory loss, death of adult by blunt force trauma to head in front of child, being thrown from a ride

Links:
An Investigation into the Drowning of Daniel Maracallo During the I.S. 166 Eight Grade Trip to Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom
Boat Slams Into Crowd During Water Skiing Show, Injuring 22
Boy's Death at Dorney 'Avoidable' Report Blasts Park, School
Busch Gardens rollercoaster, The Python, Closed for Routine Maintenance
Disneyland Ride Victim Loses Lawsuit: Jury Rules Against Man Injured in Space Mountain Accident
Disneyland’s Space Mountain Ride Has a Dark Side Only Few People See
Grad Nites at Disneyland
Husband Killed And Wife Disfigured By Disney's Sailing Ship Columbia
List of incidents at Disneyland Resort
Loch Ness Monster Hits Tree, 5 Injured
Loch Ness Monster's Thrills Back on Track
Python
Teen Leaps Off Shockwave Roller Coaster
The 10 Strangest Lawsuits Brought Against Disney Theme Parks
The Truth Behind "Tower Johnny"
Three-Minute Shorts: A Collection of Really Short Stories by John Nieman
Walt Disney World's Monorail Accidents and Mishaps
When Brain Trauma Is at the Other End Of the Thrill Ride

This week, we start a podcast, Melanie fingers her soil, some mom groups implode, shortcuts are taken, a prayer circle saves some celebrities but no one else, 43 lawsuits get filed, LGBTQ survivor benefits get an historic win, a guy on a roof rides a five story collapsing stage to the ground, and we learn to stop shuffling papers next to a mic.

SHOW NOTES

Content warnings:
Weather disasters, LGBTQ civil rights, spousal loss, death, serious injury to child who survives, crushing injuries, separation from child during disaster, windstorm, victim blaming, loss of teenager from mother's perspective, pinning injuries, brain injuries, vague homophobia, severed digits

Links:
A message from President Switzer on the loss of Alina BigJohny '11
Ball State mourns loss of Jennifer Haskell, injured at state fair stage collapse
Bronx Native Christina Santiago Killed In Stage Collapse At Indiana State Fair
Civil suits filed on behalf of 2 victims of stage collapse
Civil Union Law Complicates Stage Collapse Suit
Collapse victim was set for teaching career
Community Says Goodbye To Cheer Coach Killed In Stage Collapse
Family honors Alina BigJohny
Funeral arrangements set for State Fair victim Glenn Goodrich
Gay marriage complicates stage collapse suit
Glenn Goodrich Obituary
Governor: A hero "every ten feet" Saturday night
Health care center mourns staffer killed in Indiana State Fair stage accident
Indiana Stage Collapse Claims Sixth Person's Life
Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse
Indiana State Fair stage collapse victim adds Sugarland, manager to suit
Indianapolis stage collapse compiled raw footage w/ State Fire radio audio
Meagan Toothman becomes 7th fair collapse victim
Meagan Toothman's mother talks about her daughter
Prayer circle saved Sugarland from stage collapse
Remember When Sugarland was a Trio?
Remembering the Five Victims of the Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse
Rewind: State Fair stage collapse: Whose call was it?
Safety Questions Loom Over Indiana Stage Collapse
Stagehand recounts Sugarland stage collapse
Sugarland lawyers: Fans share blame for injuries in Indiana stage collapse
Sugarland on their comeback and healing after tragic Indiana State Fair stage collapse
The Collapse
The Indiana State Fair’s Tragic Stage Collapse: Looking for Answers
Wanatah resident who died in stage collapse remembered as loving and caring
'We allowed her to be at peace': Family honour their 24-year-old daughter as the cheerleading coach becomes seventh fatality of Indiana State Fair stage collapse