E217: The Halifax Explosion (part II)

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🗓️ 1 December 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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In part 2 we conclude our coverage of the devastating explosion which destroyed Halifax, Nova Scotia in December 1917. We examine the heroic acts of survivors, why the military presence was crucial in the aftermath, and how the city coped with the growing number of dead.Also discussed are the tremendous impact of Dr. Clement Ligoure, Dr. George Cox among others, and why Bostonians and Haligonians love each other a wicked lot.

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Fresh Hell Podcast. Fresh Hell contained stories of a disturbing
0:16.8	and often graphic nature and is intended for a mature audience.
0:20.5	Please don't let your kids listen to this or they might turn out like us.
0:24.0	Hi, I'm Annie near Boston.
0:30.0	And I'm Yohanna near Vienna Vienna and you're listening to your favorite international
0:36.7	podcast we are the true crime and macabre history podcast with two hosts on opposite sides of the Atlantic who have never met.
0:45.0	That's right. In last week's episode I had such a great chat with you and
0:50.6	unfortunately you listeners only heard about 20% of
0:54.0	Johanna's side.
0:54.9	We had some unfortunate audio problems with your mic.
0:58.8	And so you couldn't really hear her.
1:01.3	If you couldn't hear Johanna for large portions, that's why. So Thank Dogg,
1:06.3	it was an episode of me telling her everything,
1:08.9	or it would have been a serious, serious problem.
1:11.5	But if you notice that she was unusually quiet or I was laughing
1:15.8	maniacally by myself now you know why. Yeah I was there I swear but I was
1:22.4	also going to be super quiet today because I'm very interested in a story and I don't know anything about it yet.
1:28.0	So one last thing before we start, big shout out to our newest patron Jess and as always we are so
1:36.1	thankful for all of your support not just Patreon everywhere
1:40.0	absolutely all right so last week we discussed the terrible events of December 6, 1917, which took place during
1:49.8	World War I when the French ship SS Mont Blanc was struck by the SS emo, a Belgian relief ship, and subsequently
1:58.0	exploded while in Halifax Harbor.
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