Hello, everybody. This is Jennifer Matarise. And before I get started with the rest of the episode,

let's get into the usual housekeeping. If you've been wanting to hear a particular disaster on the

podcast, you can do so for a $25 or more donation to the podcast, PayPal account at disaster area

at mail.com. Just add the disaster you'd like to hear about to the notes of your donation and

I'll add it to the list. Normally when it comes to requests, I do them when and if I can,

but this will mean I will definitely cover the topic you request as soon as I can finish all

of the research for it and get it written like this one. The subject from this particular series was requested by Kelly,

and I'd like to thank her for the request and for the donation and for the infinite patience.

Now, if you'd like to help support the podcast, in other ways,

you can do so with a one-time donation through PayPal at disaster area at mail.com,

or on a per-episode basis through Patreon at www.com

slash disaster area podcast. A per episode donation of even as little as a dollar an episode can

help me do things like keep the lights on and pay the rent and buy the puppy treats so he'll hopefully be quiet

for the rest of the episode while I record so if you do become a patron I would very much appreciate

it and this month while I am doing the Chernobyl series all of these episodes are going up as soon

as I record them at the beginning of the month on the Patreon

for Patreon members. And so if you want to get to see that early, then you join Patreon and you'll

get all of these episodes early. For the rest of you, they'll be coming out evenly throughout

the month of November so that I can take the month off to go work

on National Novel Writing Month. We may actually get some other episodes as well, but we'll see

how well I can keep focused on what I'm supposed to be doing this month. You can also follow the

podcast on Facebook at Disaster Area Podcast and on Twitter and

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