Short Stuff: Tornado Alley

Before Facebook and MySpace, before even Friendster, there was SixDegrees. Dive in today to learn about the first social media site, that was a few years too early.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

8 tracks were during vinyl, but preceded cassettes. Why? So people could listen to their music on the go. Check out this antiquated medium today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Sherlock Holmes is perhaps the most famous fictional character in the world, and for good reason. More than a hundred years on, Arthur Conan Doyle’s 60 Holmes stories are still in print and he is the most portrayed human literary character in history.See omnystudio.com/listener f ... Show More

April 3, 1974. Across America, many people wake up this morning thinking it will be a normal day. But in the next 24 hours, almost 150 tornadoes will hit the United States. It will be the largest tornado outbreak in the nation's history. Why did so many deadly tornadoes hit on th ... Show More

Plusieurs tornades ont frappé les États-Unis, causant au moins 33 morts et des destructions massives, laissant des milliers de foyers sans électricité. Traduction:Multiple tornadoes struck the United States, causing at least 33 deaths and massive destruction, leaving thousands of ... Show More

Major flooding continues in Florida as death toll rises after Milton; Search continues in neighborhoods ripped apart by tornadoes; Safety questions after deadly gold mine malfunction in Colorado; and more on tonight’s broadcast. 

Wide destruction after Hurricane Milton pounds Florida; Dozens of reported tornadoes sweep across Florida; FEMA stretched thin by hurricanes, other disasters; and more on tonight’s broadcast. 

When my wife, Sari, was 9 years old, a tornado touched down in Grand Rapids, Michigan and destroyed most of her home. Luckily she and her family were at her grandparents that evening and so weren’t there when the storm hit. But the next day, when they all drove back to the neighb ... Show More

The US President Joe Biden says it is going to be one of the most destructive hurricanes to hit Florida in a century. Also: the Indian tycoon Ratan Tata dies aged 86, and how did the elephant get its wrinkles? 

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Police are beginning search and rescue efforts after Hurricane Milton hammered Florida with life-threatening floods, extreme wind and deadly tornadoes. In St. Petersburg, a once-in-a-thousand-year rainfall dumped at least 18 inches of rain on the area. In nearby Tampa, the roof o ... Show More

Severe storms bring deadly floods, tornadoes across the South; Report: Hegseth discussed attack details in second Signal chat; Tensions escalate after Supreme Court temporary pause; and more on tonight’s broadcast.