Safety first, but we're going to blow some stuff up! For this week's episode, we're with the operators of a professional fireworks show in Manhattan Beach. We'll learn that most designers start with the soundtrack or finale first and then work backwards. And we'll hear about how most fireworks are named after flowers. No radio reporters were harmed in the ta ... Show More
Jan 16
RISING FROM THE ASHES: Episode 5, The Unseen Disasters
After the flames are gone, a new crisis begins. This episode pulls back the curtain on the invisible aftermath of disaster; the paperwork, permits, insurance battles, and endless waiting that stall recovery. Through conversations with her brother, Nataly explores why rebuilding t ... Show More
15m 38s
Jan 15
BONUS: California proposes EV incentives as Ford touts new combustion engine trucks during Trump visit, the one where he gave an automaker the finger: the latest
Donald Trump visited Detroit this week to highlight the auto industry and ended up embroiled in a sideshow when he gave an automaker the finger and told him to F off when he heckled him about Jeffrey Epstein. Here's more on the auto industry, Trump, California's new play to promo ... Show More
16m 43s
Jan 15
RISING FROM THE ASHES: Episode 4, The Reporter Becomes the Story
In this episode, Nataly confronts what happens when professional distance disappears and grief becomes public. As media attention intensifies, she reflects on the emotional toll of telling her story again and again, and how reporting became both a survival mechanism and a contain ... Show More
14m 54s
Feb 2025
Station Nightclub Fire | Ninety Seconds to Get Out | 4
<p>On February 20th, 2003, the rock band Great White took the stage at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island. But when they began their set by igniting pyrotechnic sparklers, a fire broke out and ripped up the walls before quickly spreading to the rest of the buildi ... Show More
37m 14s
Jan 2023
Introducing Operation: Tradebom
Everybody remembers the morning of September 11, 2001, when two passenger jets flew into the World Trade Center in downtown Manhattan. But the idea of toppling the towers was not new. Thirty years ago, a group of men set off a bomb in the garage beneath the North Tower, hoping it ... Show More
1m 35s
Jan 2025
Station Nightclub Fire | Pyrotechnics | 1
<p>In February 2003, a small nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island called the Station gets set to host a performance by ‘80s rock band Great White. But unbeknownst to the club’s patrons, owners Michael and Jeffrey Derderian and their staff have cut corners on safety. And when G ... Show More
32m 47s
<p>How does an industry built on roadside pop-ups make billions of dollars in two weeks of the year? Zachary Crockett gets pyrotechnical.</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>SOURCES:</strong><ul><li><a href="https://fireworks.com/about-us">Alex Zoldan</a>, vice president of Phantom Firewo ... Show More
