Hello, everybody. This is Jennifer Matarise, and before I get started with the episode, 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 PayPal at disaster area at mail.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 your donation,

and I will add it to the list.

Please bear with me.

I am legitimately terrible about responding to messages,

but rest assured that I will add your request to my to-do pile.

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

feel free to just shoot me an email or message for me to double check and just make sure you 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 of your request as soon as I can finish all the research for it and write it up.

Keep in mind that the bigger of the disaster,

the more sources I may need to whittle down, the less well-known a 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 lose ends can be tied up.

So at the rate we're going,

the coronavirus pandemic won't be covered until about 2040, 2050 at this rate. The subject from

this particular episode is a bit of a bonus since the Academy Awards are going to be this Sunday.

And I recommend you watch the movie Collective, which is

currently streaming on Hulu, prior to listening to this episode. It's pertinent to the

episode, and it's a wonderful movie as well. 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 disaster area

at mail.com, or on a per-episode

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