A podcast about disasters throughout history - what caused them, how people survived, and how we've responded to keep those disasters from happening again.
Disaster Area
Claim This Podcastby Jennifer Matarese
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290 episodes
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Podcast Overview
A podcast about disasters throughout history - what caused them, how people survived, and how we've responded to keep those disasters from happening again.
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Publishing Since
12/31/2015
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Recent Episodes
May 15, 2026
Episode 266: The Club Cinq-Sept fire
Host Pierre Montillo explores the tragic 1970 Club Cinq-Sept fire, revealing the devastating impact of a single spark on a generation.
May 8, 2026
Episode 265: The Cutter incident - part three
<p>It would start with a headache, a fever, maybe a funny tummy. But soon enough your knee would give out, or your arm would hang limp, or you would struggle to breathe. You'd be taken to the hospital, where you'd get your diagnosis - polio. If you survived, you ran the risk of doing so with paralyzed limbs, struggling to walk on bulky leg braces. Your parents would be terrified they might lose you, and so everybody wanted the one thing that could stop all of this - a vaccine.</p> <p>Videos:</p> <ul> <li> <p><a href="https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp048180" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New England Journal of Medicine: The Cutter Incident, 50 Years Later</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk2IDigWBN8" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">American Experience: The Polio Crusade</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUCqsl6JROg" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">The Iron Lung and Polio by M.Rockoff | OPENPediatrics</a></p> </li> </ul> <p>Articles and books:</p> <ul> <li> <p><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Polio-American-David-M-Oshinsky-ebook/dp/B004WN4W9G?crid=16WZSIT82DNIF&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.nTeBTp9s5_zr8WazamUHOd7CDwB0QmLk9DLHrcTPlixaRAQozMH3VQKzBPYR4lyvXe7JyMp3LT-9Hf_kfuDeF-ZxeYJE1U3iIWgFNyhqjGsL9Bvc0ej4CJceVY4K_JQjt54pypGH4fp7xiOTOAb_SR9Bnu9DVl60fAdUd59FJSsrPNJaPsSToWHWFx3V5onD2jeCBd0u8gLQRzVh2kI4AZ38uggh5WwHvbdGeceJQqY.XAlinmZYGw6YbsjbBDRifXXB0KKkOzeAVsNcqjzMbfI&dib_tag=se&keywords=polio+an+american+history&qid=1734508694&sprefix=polio+an+american+history%2Caps%2C1409&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Polio: An American Story</a>, by David M. Oshinsky</p> </li> <li> <p><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Cutter-Incident-Americas-Vaccine-Growing-ebook/dp/B0015GUT5E?crid=AD031FL719QW&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Ek1uDdI_iIwpwbJSwBkQLalU7PkIvH_xe0R6F8OEeKgjCCVeX5Wuit2vLGaN8ab9y2E3zueBRIZ6RSBP2y5GCrluD-WTpZvnbCwnM8JymuAf6wHilEkDUogWuBkcsF-kkfnmJHii19O8ve7Te2GIMg.iDPlGNrhMEv2CRWLiOk7CIcLGbm-y4ow12ddI28uBUA&dib_tag=se&keywords=cutter+incident&qid=1734508792&sprefix=cutter+incident%2Caps%2C156&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Cutter Incident,</a> by Dr. Paul Offit</p> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp048180" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NEJM: The Cutter Incident</a></p> </li> </ul> <p> </p>
May 1, 2026
Episode 264: The Cutter incident - Part Two
Dr. Paul Offit explores the devastating Cutter incident and its impact on polio vaccine development, revealing crucial lessons for public health.
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