Crash Lessons
Journey through history's most stirring disasters.
Crash Lessons is a podcast that talks about everything that could had and did go wrong. From natural to man-made disasters. Join your host Robyn each week as she talks about all things disaster.
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Latest Episodes
Hugh Glass: The Man Who Refused To Die
Mauled by a grizzly bear. Abandoned by his own men. Left with nothing in the wilderness.Hugh Glass survived one of the most extreme ordeals in American frontier history — but surviving didn’t mean peace. In this episode, we explore how G...
Hartford Circus Fire
On July 6, 1944, what was meant to be a joyful afternoon at the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus turned into one of the deadliest fires in American history. In this episode of Crash Lessons, we tell the story of the Har...
Deer Island Sewage Treatment Plant
Deep beneath the waters of Deer Island, one of the largest wastewater treatment plants in the United States was under construction—an ambitious project meant to clean up Boston Harbor and protect the environment. But behind the engineering feat...
The Shatayeva Group
Eight climbers. One Mountain. A storm no one could escape. In this episode we are talking about the Shatayeva Group. In 1974 Soviet mountaineer Elvira Shatayeva led an ambitious all-women’s expedition to the summit of Lenin Peak. Bu...
The Most Dangerous Film Ever Made
The film “Roar” was dubbed the most dangerous film ever made and the most expensive home movie ever made. Join me this episode while I dive into the crazy story behind the filming of the film “Roar” and just why it exactly was given the titles....