Hosted by CC and Kitty · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 25 episodes
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Welcome to Wreckage & Ruins!Each week we investigate disasters: man-made and natural, legendary last stands, medical mishaps, and everything in between.Each of the ruins unfold into a story, and we're here to understand why it happened and what came after.
CC and Kitty hosts Wreckage & Ruins, a history show with 25 episodes published.
On March 18, 1925, the Tri-State Tornado crossed Missouri, Illinois and Indiana, killing 695 people and becoming the deadliest single tornado in recorded U.S. history. CC and Kitty follow its 219-mile path, the devastati
The bubonic plague was more than swollen lymph nodes and medieval panic. CC and Kitty trace Yersinia pestis, the Black Death, Caffa, Florence, quarantine, plague myths, and the social collapse that reshaped Europe. Plus:
Strange historical deaths have a way of becoming bigger than the facts. This week, CC and Kitty look at Rasputin’s death myth, Edward II’s infamous rumor, and Edgar Allan Poe’s unresolved final days. Poison, politics, me
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire killed 146 workers in 1911 and became a turning point in labor history. CC and Kitty cover the factory conditions, the Uprising of the 20,000, Clara Lemlich, the locked-exit legacy, t
On January 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 took off from Washington National Airport in a snowstorm and crashed into the 14th Street Bridge before falling into the icy Potomac River. CC and Kitty walk through the deicing
Episode 19: SS Eastland CC and Kitty discuss the tragic story of the SS Eastland. The disaster on July 24, 1915, which claimed the lives of 844 people exposed critical failings in maritime safety regulations, inspection
Episode 18: The Jungle This week, CC and Kitty look at the meatpacking scandal behind one of the most famous reform novels in American history. Sinclair wanted readers to care about exploited immigrant workers in Chicago
The Hawks Nest Tunnel disaster turned a West Virginia hydro project into one of the worst industrial tragedies in U.S. history. CC and Kitty trace how silica-rich rock, dry drilling, and brutal labor conditions led to a
CC and Kitty explore the Sultana disaster, the deadliest maritime disaster in U.S. history. In April 1865, an overloaded Mississippi River steamboat carrying paroled Union soldiers exploded north of Memphis after a rushe
CC and Kitty discuss Andersonville Prison, also known as Camp Sumter, which became the Confederacy’s most infamous prison camp and the deadliest landscape of the Civil War. Disease, overcrowding, poor sanitation, exposur
On November 28, 1942, Boston’s Cocoanut Grove nightclub became the deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history. More than 1,000 people were inside a venue approved for far fewer when fire broke out in the basement Melody Lo
A Fort Worth grocery store closed in 1999, and the food inside was left behind. What followed was a public-health cleanup involving odor complaints, disputed timelines, and a biohazard response. Then CC and Kitty trace t
In October 1966, a coal spoil tip collapsed above the Welsh village of Aberfan and tore into Pantglas Junior School and nearby homes. The disaster killed 144 people, including 116 children. CC and Kitty trace the warning
King Tut’s tomb and the Hope Diamond are tied to two of history’s most famous curse legends. CC and Kitty follow the real timeline behind both stories: Tutankhamun’s 1922 tomb discovery, Lord Carnarvon’s death, the Frenc
The journey from the gruesome spectacles of the Renaissance anatomical theaters to the deadly, yet pivotal, era of Victorian surgery reveals a harrowing chapter in medical history. The combination of rampant infection, b
The winter of 1777-1778 wasn't just regular suffering for Revolutionary soldiers, it was a complete disaster marked by disease, hunger, and the elements. CC and Kitty discuss how the Continental Army survived, and how di
In this episode, hosts Kitty and CC delve into the catastrophic Halifax Explosion of 1917, a tragic event that resulted from a collision between two ships in Halifax Harbor during World War I. The Mont Blanc, laden with
Hosted by CC - the Hartford Circus fire was a deadly catastrophe. HUGE shoutout to https://www.circusfire1944.com/, which was not only the main source of information here, but please check out their website! Follow and s
Hosted by Kitty, the Great Molasses Flood was a total disaster. On January 15, 1919, in Boston's North End, a massive steel tank holding over 2 million gallons of molasses suddenly ruptured, unleashing a 25-foot wave of
Gone With the Wind is remembered for sweeping romanceand iconic costumes, but the story behind it is far darker. This week, CC and Kitty unpack the chaotic production, the film’s racist legacy, and the strange tragedies
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