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Listen as we cover our first, man-made disaster on TTKG! With special co-host Max K (Casey's twin brother) we cover the terrible failure of the St Francis Dam in 1928, triggering a flood that claimed the lives of at least 431 people. 

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Episode sources:

Outland, C. F. (2002). Man-Made Disaster: The Story of St Francis Dam (revised ed.). The Arthur H. Clark Company. ISBN 0-87062-322-2.

Pollack, A. (2014, March 13). “St. Francis Dam Disaster: An Extended Timeline”. SCV History. https://scvhistory.com/scvhistory/stfrancistimeline_pollack2014.htm

Blitz, M. (2015, March 12).”On Occasions Like This, I Envy the Dead: The St. Francis Dam Disaster”. Smithsonian Mag. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/occasions-i-envy-dead-st-francis-dam-disaster-180954543/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Francis_Dam