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Episode 1: Surfside Condo CollapseMar 26, 2023 · 45m
During the night, the Champlain Towers South condo in Surfside, Miami, collapsed, killing 98 people; revealing fatal mistakes that led to the disaster, including code violations, inadequate storm defenses, ignored warnings and a contaminant.
Episode 2: Texas BlackoutApr 2, 2023 · 45m
A look at ten key factors that contributed to the 2021 Texas blackout, which left four million homes without power and heat, leading to roughly 700 deaths.
Episode 3: Iranian Hostage CrisisApr 9, 2023 · 45m
Iranian students invade the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking 66 Americans hostage and triggering a crisis that will last 444 days; 10 key mistakes the United States made, including an ignorance of anti-U.S. sentiment and multiple security errors.
Episode 4: Boston Marathon BombingApr 16, 2023 · 44m
April 15, 2013. Two explosions rock the Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring over 260. The blasts are immediately identified as a terrorist act, but many questions remain. Who planted the bombs? Why did they do it? And most pressing of all: how did they pull off an attack at one of America's most celebrated events undetected? Through in-depth analysis and expert testimony, we list the missed opportunities, security failures, and other errors that allowed the devastating events to unfold before, during, and after the bombing.
Episode 5: Mount St. HelensApr 23, 2023 · 44m
A list of 10 key errors and missteps that were made before, during, and after the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington state.
Episode 6: The Opioid CrisisApr 30, 2023 · 45m
Physicians and other experts examine the rise of an opioid crisis fueled by greed and misleading claims made by Purdue Pharma, makers of the highly addictive painkiller OxyContin.
Episode 7: Fukushima Nuclear DisasterMay 7, 2023 · 45m
In 2011, a preventable nuclear meltdown in Japan endanger tens of thousands due to multiple structural failures, a lack of emergency training and a persistent myth of infallible safety.
Episode 8: Waco SiegeMay 14, 2023 · 45m