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

I'd just like to take care of 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's PayPal account

at Disasterarea atmail.com or the podcast Venmo at Disaster Area Podcast. Just add the name of the disaster you'd like me to cover to the notes on the donation,

and I'll add it to the list.

Please bear with me, though.

I am legitimately terrible about responding to messages,

but rest assured that I will add your request to the list.

And if it's been a while since you sent in your request,

feel free to shoot me an email or a message for me to double check and just make sure that your request didn't slip through

the cracks.

Now, normally when it comes to requests, I do them when and if I can, but this will mean

I will definitely cover the topic your request as soon as I can finish all of the research

for it and write it up.

So keep in mind that the bigger

the disaster, the more sources I may need to whittle down, the less well-known the disaster is,

the more I may need to search for sources. And the more recent or ongoing a disaster is,

the more I may want to wait until it's over so that the complete story can be told and all

loose ends can be tied up, which means at the rate that we're going, the coronavirus pandemic episode may never, ever get done.

The subject from this particular episode was requested by Carol, and I'd like to thank her for the request and for the donation.

Now, if you'd like to help support the podcast, in another way, you can do so

with a one-time donation through PayPal at Disasterarea atmail.com, or on a per-episode

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