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.
Podcasting since 2025 • 17 episodes
Crash Lessons
Latest Episodes
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...
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Episode 17
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21:24
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...
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Episode 16
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20:55
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....
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Episode 15
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20:56
The Donner Party
On today’s episode we are talking about the Donner Party. A group of emigrants headed to the Coast from the Midwest for a better and healthier life get stuck in the mountains all because they listened to the wrong man. Many people died and the ...
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Episode 14
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29:48
Mallory & Irvine: Everests Greatest Mystery
This is the story of George Mallory and Andrew Irvine. In 1924 they attempted to be the first people to ever summit Mount Everest only to be lost on the mountain and left us with the biggest question in mountaineering. Did Mallory and Irvine su...
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Episode 13
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25:48