Episode 32: The 2011 Norway attacks

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🗓️ 6 March 2017

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Heavy rains soaked the Norwegian Labour Party's youth camp on Utøya that Friday in July of 2011. What might have otherwise been a miserable day was lightened by a visit from former prime minister Gro Harlem Brundtland. The campers -- all smart, capable, and eager to change the world -- could deal with a little rain if it meant meeting one of their idols. But after she left the island, they started to receive texts. A bomb had exploded in Oslo. As terrifying as it was, though, they all felt safe on Utøya.

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0:00.0	Hello, everybody. This is Jennifer Matarise, and before we proceed today, a little bit of housekeeping.
0:06.4	A quick reminder that if you'd like to support the podcast, you can do so per episode through Patreon
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0:29.1	Pod. Speaking of Patreon, I am having a giveaway on Patreon of five books on historical disasters,
0:36.7	A Night to Remember, Dark Tide, Hiroshima, the Circus Fire, and Isaac Storm.
0:42.1	I will choose from among all Patreon supporters on March 10th to decide who will receive the books.
0:48.3	There are some of my favorite books on disasters, and whoever receives them should enjoy them a lot.
0:53.8	Next, thanks go out to Sean
0:55.8	and Destrado, who both chose the subject for this episode as part of the Kickstarter campaign.
1:01.5	I didn't know why I hadn't done this one before and then I started doing all the research.
1:08.0	There was a lot to go through, so I apologize for taking so long to record this
1:13.1	episode. I also preemptively apologize for any Norwegian words or names I might mispronounce.
1:20.3	And finally, as per usual, with episodes regarding mass shootings, I will be using the
1:25.2	shooter's name as little as possible.
1:32.7	With all that taken care of, thank you so much for listening, guys, and welcome to disaster area.
1:38.3	Episode 32.
1:42.5	The 2011 Norway Attacks July 22nd, 2011. 77 deceased, 319 injured.
1:53.2	One person can make a difference. We hear this all the time. Normally, it's in regards to one person doing very good things, tending to the sick,
2:03.7	helping the poor, protecting the weak. We rarely hear it in relation to people doing something
2:09.5	horrific. But that doesn't mean we don't know one person can make a difference in the worst way.
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