The Boston Molasses Flood

30 Morbid Minutes

Society & Culture, True Crime, History

4.8 • 731 Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Tragedy struck Boston’s North End neighborhood in 1919 when dozens died and hundreds were injured in a freak accident. Today, we’re slip-sliding into Boston’s Great Molasses Flood of 1919, examining the aftermath and the causes. Go to http://hellofresh.com/5030mm and use code 5030mm for 50% off plus 15% off the next two months. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp — go to http://betterhelp.com/30MM to get 10% off your first month. Follow us on Social: https://twitter.com/elysewillems https://twitter.com/JessicaVasami Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:36.4	Tragedy struck Boston's North End neighborhood
0:38.8	in 1919 when dozens died and hundreds were injured in a freak accident. Today we're
0:44.8	slip sliding into Boston's Great Melasses Flood of 1919. Welcome to 30 Morbid Minutes.
0:51.3	Music to 30 morbid minutes.
1:09.5	This is the podcast where we explore topics of a morbid, macab, dark, and downright grizzly nature.
1:10.7	I'm Elise Willems.
1:11.6	I'm Jessica Vasami.
1:12.6	Jess, when you think of Boston, what do you usually think about?
1:16.3	I honestly think of Irish pubs.
1:18.3	Me too.
1:18.7	I think of like the depotted.
1:20.4	Yeah.
1:20.8	Oh, yeah.
1:21.3	Matt Damon, Ben Affleck.
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