Disaster Area

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The Mystery of the Missing Podcast Host

August 07, 2026

Or where have I been the past three months? (Alas, it's not as interesting as the title makes it sound.)

Episode 266: The Club Cinq-Sept fire

May 15, 2026

It should have just been a regular Saturday night dancing to rock music and having a good time at the relatively new dance hall outside of Saint-Laurent, France. But in the early morning hours of November 1st, 1970, what was likely one dropped match or cigarette turned the Club Cinq-Sept into an oven. Videos: Pierre Montillo interview AP News clips of the fire Articles and books: The worst thing is the sound of silence": 50 years after the "5-7" tragedy, the memory and the grief remai...

Episode 265: The Cutter incident - part three

May 08, 2026

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. Videos: New Engl...