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Particularly Dangerous Situation

25 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratings

Be prepared to hear about event after event of intense destruction. Mother Earth and Climate Change are in the ring, and we're watching the fight. Join us every week as we each discuss a disaster that sucked us into a research rabbit hole.

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Episodes

LLDD 002: Hot In Here - Fire Safety

August 22, 2020 04:53 - 1 hour - 65 MB

Back with another LLDD: Listen, Learn, Do, or Die. These bonus episodes are part of our goal to help prepare our listeners as much as possible for a disaster. It's summer in our area, and unfortunately, there are fires by us both. Join Brett, Breana, and Special Guest Caleb for some fire safety tips of what to do before, during, and after fires! Caleb, who just so happens to be Breana's husband, is a volunteer firefighter. He gives some of his own tips and knowledge of things to keep in mind...

020: Wooden Phones for Wooden Towns

July 22, 2020 03:56 - 1 hour - 60.9 MB

We have come back to our semi-regular podcasting schedule. We have missed each other and definitely missed y'all! After a few minutes of chit chat and forgetting to give our podcast name...oops? Also, this time it's not just Bre who is not sure she is saying things correctly. We get down to business. Brett goes back to 1871 for an enormous fire that jumped over a river! The Peshtigo fire was buried in history because it was the same day of the Chicago Fire. How some people survived was geniu...

19: Just Wear a Mask Already

July 04, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 68.7 MB

It's been said again and again - history repeats itself. In 1918 there was a pandemic that took over the globe. This episode Brett and Breana share the subject of the 1918 Pandemic. We go over how it affected the world, how it spread so much, what we learned from it, how some scientists with garden tools are badass, and sometimes fire extinguishers aren't enough to preserve specimens. Come listen to our sweet sweet voices and cackles take you back into time. We actually recorded this early...

019: Just Wear a Mask Already

July 04, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 68.7 MB

It's been said again and again - history repeats itself. In 1918 there was a pandemic that took over the globe. This episode Brett and Breana share the subject of the 1918 Pandemic. We go over how it affected the world, how it spread so much, what we learned from it, how some scientists with garden tools are badass, and sometimes fire extinguishers aren't enough to preserve specimens. Come listen to our sweet sweet voices and cackles take you back into time. We actually recorded this early...

BONUS: You Wouldn't Believe it!

April 01, 2020 08:00 - 54 minutes - 74.9 MB

Brett and Bre have a few extra minutes on their hands due to the COVID 19 Pandemic. Hoping to lift some spirits, they decided to bring out an extra episode for y'all to enjoy! Breana covers a rare event that went down in New York on May 22, 2008. Five friends run around the city trying to escape disaster surrounding them. Then Brett talks about some strange phenomenons that have happened over history. Please enjoy this extra episode. If you are looking at some social interaction let us know...

018: I Don't Practice Sultana, Ain't Go no 1874 Locust Cloud.

March 22, 2020 00:14 - 1 hour - 52.7 MB

Gasp! Wow! Whoa! Erg! UHH! We will not leave you today without some great reactions and sound effects. Breana starts first this time to tell you about the Sultana sinking in 1865. The circumstances that lead to many deaths will make you angry as well. But who gets the blame...well, we will tell you. Then..yes...locust. As Brett tells us about the Locus that literally took over farms in 1874, you can hear Breana try to hold her gags in. Y'all, locust stew! How did this affect farms and agric...

017: Listen to the People: Haiti 2010 Earthquake and Lake Peigneur

March 05, 2020 20:18 - 1 hour - 71.5 MB

Every time we discuss our disasters, we seem to find some kind of link. This time it seems to be something about governmental involvement post disasters. With special guest Mark Snyder, Brett tells us all the intense details of the Haiti 2010 Earthquake. Mark was in Haiti after and gives us some information we didn't hear over the news. This includes the current state of Haiti now. Breana tells us about what a bit of miscalculation can do! Lake Peigneur turned into a full-fledge whirlpool...

016: Particularly Dangerous Cornfield Meet Crossover

February 11, 2020 19:52 - 1 hour - 83.7 MB

This episode is especially special to us! We had the PLEASURE of getting to podcast with Michele of The Cornfield Meet! She co-hosts an amazing transportation-focused disaster podcast that we’ve mentioned a couple of times. Brett starts us off with a blizzard in 1913 that dumped inches upon inches of snow onto Denver. (You get to hear about how tall we are with this one.) Learn about what they had to do to just get around town, and the silly things the newspaper dealt with. Next Breana g...

015: Hell or High Water!

February 04, 2020 04:49 - 1 hour - 64.8 MB

Holy Forking Shirt Balls! Somehow, Breana actually guesses what Brett is going to cover...well, sort of. Have you heard of the city of Centralia? Welp, here you go! There is an ongoing fire UNDER the city. This may be Bre's favorite disaster that Brett has covered since it seems so unreal. Then we get a rundown of the 1993 Great Midwest Flood. Finally, Breana touches on a natural disaster. Okay, mostly natural. Wait until you hear about what James Scott decides to do so he can party hardy! L...

014: A Year Without Summer and a Summer of Fires

January 26, 2020 20:26 - 53 minutes - 49.7 MB

Your favorite disaster babes are at it again. Holy Flamin' Balls there is a lot of heat and more ice in this episode. Breana starts with the 2017 Eagle Creek Fire that she remembers since it was close to her. When you mix teens, fireworks, and a forest, you get multiple people stranded in a burning forest overnight, and many still closed off trails. Brett thought she was gonna review the Great Flood of 1862...but, oops, that was done. So she hits us with another 1800 gnarly time. Apparently,...

013: Song of Ice and Fire

January 20, 2020 06:59 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MB

And we back, and we back. Hello, our podcast listenin' friends. The Babes of Disasters want to tell you some tales of destruction. Brett takes us back to November in 1940 that took the city over on Armistice day. Of course, there are some degrees of separation that Brett keeps from us for a good few minutes, but don't worry. She does let us know. After that Bre wants to talk about some gas-filled contraption that took people over the Atlantic ocean. Like many, you too have heard of Hindenbur...

012: Don't Always Believe the Footage

January 11, 2020 09:00 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MB

Your favorite disaster babes take you through a historical journey of the west coast! First stop:  San Francisco! Have you heard of the 1906 quake that left more than half of the population homeless? Well, Brett breaks it down, then gives you some earthquake facts & myth busters. Going North, Breana takes you to learn about Gallopin' Gertie! That Tacoma Narrows Bridge that collapsed because of wind and science! Learn about aeroelastic flutter and how this changed engineering! Galloping Ger...

011: The Cornfield Meet Special

January 07, 2020 07:21 - 1 hour - 50.7 MB

*** For Australia Bushfire Relief Options, please visit: linktr.ee/pdspodcast *** Winter Break is done, and the episode is up! This episode is dedicated to Michele of The Cornfield Meet. If you haven't listened to The Cornfield Meet yet you definitely should! She with another co-host - either Mel or Andy depending on the subject - covers a variety of transportation disasters. She sent us some amazing research for this episode. Brett revisits one of the tornados that happened during the 201...

000: Particularly Dangerous Situation Trailer

January 02, 2020 21:14 - 58 seconds - 796 KB

Particularly Dangerous Situation: A Disaster Podcast With Climate Change continuing, it is best to know what to do when the next disaster strikes. Be prepared to hear about event after event of intense destruction. Mother Earth and Climate Change are in the ring, and we're watching the fight. As well as people making dire planning mistakes. Join us every weekend as we each discuss a disaster that sucked us into a research rabbit hole. Available where ever you listen to podcasts.  Particula...

010: Came Out of Nowhere!

December 13, 2019 07:00 - 39 minutes - 31.5 MB

Holy crap! Where did THAT come from? In this shorter episode, Breana talks about a meteor that essentially exploded in the air over Russia. Were those people shocked! Brett takes us back further in time for an Avalanche in the Pacific Northwest (1910 Wellington Avalanche) that took down a train with it and halted the movement of others. One had death, one didn't. Have a listen to find out which. Video of Meteor airblast: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%92%D0%B7%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%B2_%D0%...

009: Bye Bye Miss American Pie and THUNDERSNOW!

December 07, 2019 07:34 - 53 minutes - 42.5 MB

Thundersnow? Like THUNDER? AND SNOW? This grand phenomenon has been on our minds recently and Brett breaks down the science behind it and some personal experiences. It's pretty clear Brett and Bre get as excited as Jim Cantore did when he experienced thundersnow (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdRWGMyeSYY). Bre takes us back to 1959 to one of the most devastating disasters to music. The day music died. She tells the story of why they were flying and how the crash was discovered. Why did t...

008: Some Great Things in the 1800s

November 24, 2019 07:11 - 1 hour - 48.9 MB

While there wasn't much of modern plumbing in the 1800s, there was some crazy stuff going on on the west coast. Breana starts us off in 1889 with the Great Seattle fire which is why there is an underground Seattle there. Including setting some false facts straight! Brett goes a few years past to that to 1862 to the Great Flood of...you guessed it, 1862! This flood takes over stateS! Yes, you read that correct, as in more than one state! Don't forget to rate, subscribe, and tell a friend! ...

LLDD 001: Weather a Winter Storm

November 15, 2019 22:31 - 52 minutes - 42.2 MB

Listen - Learn - Do or Die: A winter storm is on the horizon and you are thinking - what do I need, what should I do, what if? Well your favorite PDS Babes are here to fill you in. Brett will breakdown some of your needs to get ready for that cold snap. Breana will go over what to di if you are stuck during, including if you are stranded in a car or among the elements. COme have a listen and tell us what particularly dangerous situation you want us to talk about and how to prepare! Instag...

007: Baby, It's Cold Outside

November 10, 2019 00:27 - 1 hour - 76.4 MB

For three days in 1993 Along the whole east coast Was the storm of a Century Where the mountains got the most It was chilly and cold No power around Well, I am told This snow will be sticking to the ground Brett will reveal to us How it all went down It gave the states quite a fuss affecting town to town but it is not over quite yet Bre will tell us about a ship Three days later came a threat Titanic did not last After it hit an iceberg There were icebergs in the forecast O...

006: It All Falls Down

November 01, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 69.5 MB

This is one of those "Holy SH*T" type of episode. Both disasters involve chainsaw amputations & people sandwiches. Brett goes breaks down all the extremities of the Loma Prieta Earthquake in 1989. Breana lets us know about the infamous engineering malfunction of the Hyatt Walkway Collapse. Don't forget to Rate, Review, & Subscribe! Come hang out with us: Instagram @pdspodcast // Twitter @pdspodcast // Facebook @pdangeroussituation

005: The IHOP of Disasters

October 26, 2019 02:49 - 1 hour - 88 MB

Let's travel internationally and talk about some disasters that changed History. Brett goes into the 2004 Earthquake that literally shook the world, and created a massive tsunami that hit Thailand and took many lives. Bre takes you to Italy to discuss the Pompeii volcano eruption that gave us a snapshot of Roman's lives during the catastrophe. The extra time of this podcast will be worth it to learn a few new things and explore the details of these shocking events. Don't forget to Rate, Rev...

004: A Literal Sticky Situation and Code Changes

October 19, 2019 00:08 - 1 hour - 81.3 MB

We both had a theme this week of building code changes due to disasters. Breana goes over the infamous 1919 Boston Molasses Flood. Brett tells us all about how intense Hurricane Andrew was in 1992, the devastation that it caused, the news crews who stuck it out, and how it changed housing in Florida. And of course, surprise, Breana mispronounces some words, for your giggling pleasure. Don't forget to Rate, Review, & Subscribe! Come hang out with us: Instagram // Twitter // Facebook

003: Something Old, Something New

October 11, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 65.1 MB

This episode Brett takes you down memory lane to last year when the camp fires took over California. Bre will take you further back, where there is no memory many years ago when huge floods would cross state lines. Join us in what mother nature has to offer us, and how she punishes us as well.  Don't forget to Rate, Review, & Subscribe! Come hang out with us: Instagram // Twitter // Facebook

002: Break Into the Ocean or Fall to Hell?

October 11, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 62.2 MB

Let's talk about the huge Cascadia Earthquake that rocked the Pacific Northwest, and then go over how you can fall into a sinkhole! Also, Anker, we really weren't kidding about wanting you to sponsor us! ** Yes, we have upgraded mics since Episode 1 & Episode 2 ** Don't forget to Rate, Review, & Subscribe! Come hang out with us: Instagram // Twitter // Facebook

001: What Can Happen in a Matter of Hours?

October 09, 2019 03:01 - 1 hour - 60.7 MB

Vanport was created and assumed to be a temporary city, which brought many around the country to live and work. During the war, there was a need for workers, and workers had a need for shelter. How many tornados can hit in a short period of time? Together we will find out about a string of states fight against the elements. ** Yes, we have upgraded mics since Episode 1 & Episode 2 ** Don't forget to Rate, Review, & Subscribe! Come hang out with us: Instagram // Twitter // Facebook

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