Catastrophic Calamities

Pulpular Media

Telling the stories of famous and forgotten tragedies of the 19th and 20th centuries.What could go wrong? Everything!Dedicated to the memory of Founding Producer Susan Ferman.

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Catastrophic Calamities

Episodes (9)

Mar 24th The Wreck Of The Iolaire
Mar 11th Tragedy in Kenner—The Crash of Pan Am Flight 759
Feb 18th Three Mile Island

Catastrophic Calamities

Mar 24, 2026
1¾ hours
79 MB

An exploration of the tragic wreck of the Iolaire, a wealthy man’s yacht turned into a transport ship that went aground on the rocks of the Outer Hebrides, killing at least 201 sailors as they approached their home port. Catastrophic Calamities is a creation of Richard O Jones and Pulpular Media. We invite you to tune in to our flagship podcast TRUE CRIME HISTORIAN with tales of the scandals, scoundrels, and scourges of the past told through vintage newspaper accounts from the golden age of yellow journalism. If disaster is more your jam...

Catastrophic Calamities

The Wreck Of The Iolaire

Pulpular Media

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