Episode 387: The Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire
David and Rachel discuss the tragic fire at the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Kentucky. Script by Charlie.

David and Rachel discuss the tragic fire at the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Kentucky. Script by Charlie.
David and Rachel discuss two more mid-air collision and their relevance to the creation of the FAA, NTSB, and the black box.
David and Rachel discuss one of California's many "megastorms" and how the next one could be around the corner.
David and Rachel discuss how golfer Jean van de Velde famously lost the 1999 Open.
David and Rachel discuss a very different voting scandal to distract from . . . {gestures vaguely}. Script by Nicole.
David and Rachel discuss extremely rare but very deadly brain-eating amoebas.
David and Rachel discuss the capsizing of the Hover Travel SRN-6 in 1972. Script by Stephen.
David and Rachel discuss the sad series of events that lead to the death of Carl McCunn. Script by Nicole.
David and Rachel conclude the tragic story of the 1991 fire at the Hotel Leningrad. Script by author Lee Hutch.
David and Rachel read the first part of author Lee Hutch's script about the fire at Hotel Leningrad in 1991.
David and Rachel discuss the systemic negligence that caused the crash of Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363. Script by Marcel.
David and Rachel discuss the rocky history and revived present of Paronella Park in Queensland, Australia. Script by Toni.
David and Rachel discuss the devastation of the western coast of Alaska by Typhoon Merbok in 2022. Script by Nicole.
In honor and Labor Day, David and Rachel discuss a workplace disaster that hits close to home in more ways than one.
David, Rachel, and Nicole discuss the remarkable survival story of Allena Hansen, and why no bear is "just" any kind of bear.
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David and Rachel discuss the devastating wildfires across Michigan and into Wisconsin in 1871. With special guest Nicole!
David and Rachel discuss the conditions that led a group of Austrians to revolt over the price of cherries. Script by Mick.
David and Rachel discuss the devastation of a 1985 tornado outbreak. Script by Joey.
David and Rachel discuss the disastrous development and marketing of the Dalkon Shield IUD. Script by Haley B.
David and Rachel discuss the 1893 collapse of the infamous Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.
David and Rachel continue the multi-parter about U.S. aviation regulation and air disasters with a terrifying tale from the mid-century.
David and Rachel take a brief intermission from the Deep (Nose)Dive series to discuss the miraculous survival of Teaghan Marti. Script by Jillian.
David and Rachel continue the dive into the history of federal aviation regulation with a layover in two crashes, both of which involved U.S. Senators.
David and Rachel continue discussing the interplay between aviation and federal regulation, this time with a story many of us can relate to about how those at the top often don't understand what's involved in what they want to do.
David and Rachel begin a multi-parter deep dive into the interplay between the aviation industry in the United States and its regulation (and deregulation) by the federal government. Buckle up, we’re in for a wild ride!
David and Rachel discuss the very unamusing deaths and injuries to take place over the history of the California's Great America amusement park.
David and Rachel discuss the long and hard-fought survival of Angelique Mott on Isle Royale in Lake Superior. Script by Nicole.
David and Rachel discuss the horror of the fire of the Ocean Monarch. Script by Stephen.
David and Rachel discuss the eccentric illusionist duo Siegfried & Roy and the abrupt end to their longstanding Las Vegas residency.