Episode 204: The Boston Marathon bombing - Part One
Disaster Area
Disaster Area
4.2 • 839 Ratings
🗓️ 16 November 2022
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
On April 15th, 2013, runners in Boston were approaching the finish line of the city's esteemed marathon at ten minutes to three in the afternoon when a large explosion tore through the crowd. Thirteen seconds later, a second one went off down the street. The manhunt for the men who committed the attack would last several days and take over the entire metropolitan area.
Videos:
- The Days That Shaped America: Boston Bombing
- Nova - Manhunt Boston Bombers
- Boston Marathon Documentary - Amazing History & Injustices
- Discovery+: What Really Happened, the Boston Marathon bombing, parts one and two
Articles and books:
- Criminal complaint against the surviving Boston bomber
- MIT News: "He loved us, and we loved him."
- Boston Bomb Victim in Photo Helped Identify Suspects
- Cambridge Man Indicted for Making False Statements in the Boston Marathon Bombing Terrorism Investigation
- Here's what various parts of the Boston Marathon bombing memorial represent
- Boston Strong: A City's Triumph Over Tragedy, by Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge
- Officer Dennis Simmonds: 5 things to know about the Boston bombing's 5th victim
- Boston suspects [Update]: 'Very normal,' yet struggling to fit in
- Robel Phillipos sentenced to three years in prison
- Family says goodbye to youngest blast victim
- Timeline of Boston Marathon Bombing Events
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, everybody. This is Jennifer Metterese. And before I get started with the episode today, |
| 0:04.9 | I just like to take care of the usual housekeeping. As I've already mentioned in previous episodes, |
| 0:09.6 | I've put paid requests on hold for the time being. When I get through my backlog, |
| 0:13.7 | I shall start up all over again. Until then, I'll be working through that list with the occasional |
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| 1:08.2 | Yes, I did say on Twitter, we're going to ride this ship right into the |
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| 1:34.8 | And just a note for this particular episode that given the nature of the incident in question, |
| 1:39.7 | I will be treating this much in the same way I do with mass shootings. |
| 1:43.7 | The terrorists' names will be |
| 1:45.4 | shared as little as possible, and the two brothers referred to as Black Hat and White Hat throughout |
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