Jillian Swinford And Haley Burleson

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Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 100 - One Hundred Book ReportsHaley and Jillian close out the podcast with a trip down memory lane and episode superlatives. 2025-02-032h 01

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 99 - Functioning AmygdalaHaley and Jillian talk about the recent fires in LA and what this means for our collective future. Then Jillian talks about the nail biting story of Alex Honnold and his historic free solo climb of El Capitan, and Haley talks about the Sierra Nevada Yellow-Legged Frog for conservation corner. Sources: Free Solo, 2018, National Geographic Exclusive: Alex Honnold Completes the Most Dangerous Free-Solo Ascent Ever, Mark Synnott, National Geographic Alex Honnold, Wikipedia Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2025-01-201h 39

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 98 - Low Maintenance Survival GirlyJillian and Haley spend the beginning of the new year talking about how the first person to stand on the North Pole may have actually been an African-American man, Matthew Henson, and hope to give credit where credit is due. Haley talks about the polar bear for conservation corner. Sources: The Legacy of Arctic Explorer Matthew Henson, James Edward Mills, National Geographic Matthew A. Henson: The first African American to reach the North Pole, Erika Cosme, The Mariners’ Museum Robert Peary, Wikipedia North Pole, Wikipedia ...2025-01-061h 13

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 97 - Pour One Out For The Edmund FitzHaley and Jillian get ready for the holidays with a three story episode focusing on shipwrecks that occurred around or on Christmas. Haley talks about the swamp darter for conservation corner. Sources: The Christmas Tree Ship, Glenn Longacre, National Archives The Grim Fate of the Privateer "General Arnold, Patrick Browne, Historical Digression The Wreck of the Annie C Maguire at Portland Lighthouse on Christmas Eve, Allan Wood, New England Lighthouse Stories Swamp Darter (Etheostoma fusiforme), Maine.gov 2024-12-231h 31

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 96 - This Isn't A True Crime PodcastHaley and Jillian get into another mountaineering disaster - this time we head to K2 instead for the 2008 K2 disaster. Then Haley talks about the bellybutton eyed Indus River Dolphin for conservation corner. Sources: The 2008 K2 Disaster, C.J. Leger, Basecamp Magazine The Summit Documentary K2: How to Climb the Abruzzi Spur Route, Stewart Green, tripsavvy K2, Wikipedia Death zone, Wikipedia Karakoram, Wikipedia Indus River Dolphin, NOAA Fisheries 2024-12-091h 37

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 95 - I Hate It HereJillian and Haley wallow in newfound hell for a moment before diving into the story of the 1999 Oklahoma City F5 Tornado. Haley then talks about the Red Cockaded Woodpecker for conservation corner. Sources: May 3, 1999 Oklahoma/Kansas Tornado Outbreak, NOAA The Great Plains Tornado Outbreak of May 3-4 1999, NOAA The Story behind a famous photo during a historic Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Jason Collington, Tulsa World May 1999 Tornado Survivor Reflects On Shelter Under Overpass, News 9 Mother Sacrifices Life for Son Mom Said, “I Love You,” as Storm Sucked Her From Bridge, Mark Hutc...2024-11-251h 19

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 94 - Coping With Dark HumorJillian and Haley deal with the horrors of real life by dealing with the horrors of past life with the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. Haley rounds out conservation corner with the Sumatran Rhino. Sources: ⁠Woman wedged upside down between rocks for 7 hours after trying to retrieve her phone⁠, Hilary Whiteman, CNN ⁠Family tells of 'relief after 1924 climbers foot found on Everest,⁠ Tessa Wong and Flora Drury, BBC⁠Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004⁠, Encyclopedia Britannica ⁠Tsunami warning systems⁠, Encyclopedia Britannica ⁠JetStream Max: 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami⁠, NOAA ⁠The 2004 Tsunami Wiped Away Towns With ‘Mind-Boggling’ Destruction⁠, Dave Roos, History⁠Indian Ocean tsunami...2024-11-111h 46

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 93 - Spooky Dookie Haley, Jillian, and Corey reunite for Appalachian Trail Tales Part III for stories of survival, murder, and spooky stuff. Please Donate for Hurricane Helene Relief: ⁠North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund⁠ ⁠Food Bank of Eastern and Central Nort Carolina⁠ ⁠Hurricane Helene Response Red Cross⁠ Sources: ⁠6 days in the wild: Kenneth Knight’s ordeal in the Virginia mountains⁠, C.R. Burns, Appalachian Trail Noir ⁠Missing backpacker from Ann Arbor recounts his rescue after becoming lost on the Appalachian Trail,⁠ Tom Gantert, Michigan Live ⁠Lost and Blind in the Woods⁠...2024-10-281h 50

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 92 - Raw Doggin' EverestHaley and Jillian welcome a guest on the podcast to talk about his visit to Everest base camp, and talk about all of the bodies still left on the mountain. Hurricane Helene Donations: Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund North Carolina Community Foundation Sources: The Bodies on Mount Everest: Dead, Frozen & Left at the Top, Ultimate Kilimanjaro Mapped: The deadly geography of Mount Everest, Frank Jacobs, Big Think More Than 200 Dead Bodies Have...2024-10-141h 58

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 91 - The Brown NoteHaley and Jillian delve into the other Dyatlov Pass incident - the Khamar-Daban incident. Siberia is full of terrors. Then Haley talks about the Russian version of Bigfoot, the Mecheny. Sources: The Khamar-Daban Incident: Mountain Madness, Bipin Dimri, Historic Mysteries Infrasound, Wikipedia Khamar-Daban Incident, Wikipedia "Mysterious death of climbers at the Khamar-Daban pass. Death of Buryat tourists: hypothermia or mysticism? Expedition by Lyudmila Korovina". parki-himki.ru. Pollution of Lake Baikal, Eco Hub Map Lake Baikal, Wikipedia Mecheny, Cryptid Wiki 2024-09-301h 43

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 90 - Do Some Lollygaggin'Haley and Jillian visit Haley's ancestral home of Croatia for the mysterious death that occurred in a cave in Pogancia Bay, and then Haley delves into some Croatian folklore monsters and spirits. Sources: Petri, Nadan and Marija Definis-Gojanovic.2003. Scuba diver with a knife in his chest: homicide or suicide? Croatian Medical Journal. 44(3):355–359. Underwater Suicide? Mysterious Case of Diver Who Stabbed Himself, Cameron English, American Council of Science and Health Pogancia Bay: A Cave Diving Disaster, Fascinating Horror Bukavac, Cryptid Wiki Šumske dekle ("forest girls"), Cryptid Wiki ...2024-09-161h 40

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 89 - Hot Beef SundaeJillian and Haley talk all things Iowa State Fair and Jillian jumps into the spooky phenomenon that many explorers experience, the mysterious third man syndrome. Haley then rounds out our first spooky season episode with cryptid corner featuring the Antarctic ningen. Sources: The Third Man Factor: Surviving the Impossible, John Geiger Ningen, Cryptid Wiki 2024-09-021h 52

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 88 - B*tchin Bitumen Haley and Jillian cover another story related to current world events, the terrifying Fort McMurray Fire of 2016. Haley then gives us a conservation corner twofer with the limber pine and the Clark's Nutcracker. Sources: ⁠Fire Weather: A True Story From A Hotter World⁠, John Vaillant ⁠Bitumen⁠, Wikipedia ⁠Clark's Nutcracker⁠, Cornell Lab, All About Birds ⁠Species at Risk: A Guide to Endangered and Threatened Species, and Species of Special Concern in Alberta⁠ 2024-08-191h 48

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 87 - SmashingHaley and Jillian reflect on all of the topic related news stories going on recently before diving into another National Park topic: the accidents and deaths surrounding Yellowstone National Park's hot springs. Haley talks about the reintroduction of gray wolves to Yellowstone for conservation corner. Sources: Has Anyone Died from Falling in a Geyser? Tom Arrandale, Yellowstone National Park Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the National Park, Chicago Tribune Man Burns to Death Rescuing Dog from Hot Springs, David Mikkelson, Snopes Lost in Yellowstone, The Misadventures of Truman Everts, Yellowstone National...2024-08-052h 00

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 86 - Zero Days Since Last AccidentHaley and Jillian dive right into a national park summer vacation with Yosemite and the horrors of the half dome hike. Then Jillian talks about Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep for conservation corner. Sources: Yosemite National Park, The National Park Foundation Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Mariposa County John Muir, National Park Service Ansel Adams, National Park Service Half Dome Day Hike, National Park Service Deaths in Yosemite National Park, Roberts & Spiegel Injury Lawyers Half Dome hiker tried to grab Arizona woman as she tumbled...2024-07-221h 45

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 85 - I Bless The Rains Down In AfricaHaley and Jillian talk exploration in the news with Hurricane Beryl, OceanGate's upcoming trip to a blue hole, the recent shark attacks in Florida, and the two men stuck in space. Then Jillian gets into the worst shark attack in recorded history with the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. Haley rounds it out with conservation corner with the strange ugly-cute binturong. Sources: The Worst Shark Attack in History, Natasha Geiling, Smithsonian Magazine Surviving the Sinking of the USS Indianapolis, Seth Paridon, The National WWII Museum USS Indianapolis sinking: “You could see sharks ci...2024-07-081h 44

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 84 - Hepatitis BluesJillian and Haley explore the misleading theories on Polynesian navigation and migration to the South Pacific with the Kon-Tiki Expedition, and talk about how it really happened with the story of the Hōkūle'a. Haley brings it all home with a Moana themed conservation corner with the Giant Manta Ray. Sources: How the Voyage of the Kon-Tiki Misled the World About Navigating the Pacific, Doug Herman, Smithsonian Magazine Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Famous Kon-Tiki Expedition, Preet Dhillon, Medium.com 1976 Hawai’i to Tahiti and Back, Hokulea.com Hokule'a: The Firs...2024-06-241h 45

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 83 - A Real Fireball, BoyHaley and Jillian "land" on the two incredible space-gone-wrong stories of John Glenn's Friendship 7 mission and the landing survival story of the Soyuz 23. Haley then spends a lot of time talking about flamingos, and the one time she flamingled with them. Sources: 60 years Ago: John Glenn, the First American to Orbit the Earth aboard Friendship 7, John Uri, NASA Astronaut John Glenn and the Friendship 7 Mission, National Archives A Closer Look at the Friendship 7 Spacecraft, Thomas Paone, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Soyuz 23: How two cosmonauts almost died after landing back on Earth, Doug Adler...2024-06-101h 29

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 82 - I Respect Your DistanceHaley and Jillian reunite back on east coast time with the story of the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island. Haley delves into the ecology of the Catalina Island Fox. Sources: Natural History Museum Unveils Portrait of Juana Maria, the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History “Island of the Blue Dolphins” women’s cave believed found, Steve Chawkins, Los Angeles Times The Lone Woman of San Nicolas, National Park Service Researchers uncover new twist in 165-year-old story of Lone Woman’s life on island, Cheri Carlson, Ventura...2024-05-271h 27

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 81 - Wonderful Avalanche MachineThis weeks episode is a little shorter than normal, because Haley is solo for the first time! Haley covers the 1982 Lake Tahoe Alpine Meadows avalanche, covering for Jillian until she returns for the next episode (Jillian is moving!). Sources: Buried: The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche, Jared Drake and Steven Siig, Netflix The Legacy of Alpine Meadows: The 1982 Avalanche, Unofficial Alpine.com Sierra Nevada, Wikipedia 2024-05-1350 min

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 80 - Committed To The BitJillian and Haley dive into the Timothy Treadwell documentary "Grizzly Man" before Jillian tells the story of chronobiologist Michel Siffre and the time isolation experiments. Haley talks monarch butterflies during conservation corner. Sources: Caveman: An interview with Micchel Siffre, Joshua Foer and Michel Siffre, Cabinet Magazine Siffre Cave Study Psychology, Study Smarter Chronobiology, McGill Six Months Alone in Midnight Cave, James M. Deem Deep Time Study: French volunteers leave cave after 40 days in isolation, BBC A test subject who spent 40 days in a cave for...2024-04-291h 57

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 79 - If Not Friend, Why Friend Shaped?Corey decides he wants to come on the podcast again and Jillian, Corey, and Haley talk about all kinds of personal news, including a move and a wedding. Jillian then dives into the highly controversial life and death of Timothy Treadwell, and Haley talks grizzly bears during conservation corner. Sources: We Watched "Grizzly Man" With a Bear Biologist. It Got Weird. Emma Veidt, Backpacker Timothy Treadwell Devoted His Life To Grizzly Bears - Until They Ate Him, Katie Serena, All That's Interesting. The Man Who Loved Grizzlies, Ned...2024-04-151h 52

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 78 - Muffin WalloperHaley and Jillian talk about the troubling "spinning fish disease" in the Florida Keys before diving into the tragic tale of the Yarnell Hill Wildfire and the Granite Mountain Hotshots. Haley brings it back up during conservation corner with the Apache trout. Sources: 19: The True Story of the Yarnell Hill Fire, Kyle Dickman, Outside Magazine Granite Mountain Hotshots: The firefighting team that died battling the Yarnell Hill Fire, Janelle Foskett, Fire Rescue 1 19 Firefighters Die Battling Arizona’s Yarnell Fire, David Greene, Ted Robins, NPR Two Years After Deadly Wildfire, Are There Lessons in...2024-04-011h 29

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 77 - God Bless This MethJillian and Haley talk about how history always repeats itself with a recent news story about Donner pass. Jillian dives into more prehistoric stories with the lost land of Doggerland and the hominids of Rising Star Cave. Haley rounds it out with some seal talk. Sources: Doggerland- The Europe That Was, Benjamin Kessler, National Geographic Doggerland: Lost ‘Atlantis” of the North Sea gives up it’s ancient secrets, Daniel Boffey, The Guardian Letter from Doggerland, Jason Urbanus, Archology Study finds indications of life on Doggerland after devastating tsunamis, Esther Addley, The Guardian Tiny island surviv...2024-03-181h 41

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 76 - Dyslexia Strikes AgainHaley and Jillian are back with a super uncomfy story about what happens when a dive boat leaves you behind, the true story of the disappearance of Tom and Eileen Lonergan. Haley takes us to the Great Barrier Reef during conservation corner with the dugong. Sources: Tom and Eileen Lonergan: The American Couple Who Disappeared in the Great Barrier Reef, Kara Goldfarb, All That’s Interesting Mystery of couple left behind in shark-infested waters still missing 23 years on, Nilufer Atik and Adam Solomons, Mirror From the Archives, 1998: Two scuba divers lo...2024-03-041h 37

Mother Nature Will Kill YouMNWKY Rewind Ep. 1 - TexantarcticaTime to take a trip down memory lane with Mother Nature Will Kill You Rewind as Haley and Jillian go on a long needed break. In this episode we revisit the story of Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance expedition and their incredible story of survival. A story that Jillian brings up constantly. 2024-01-221h 32

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 75 - Just Goin' Off VibesIt's our last episode before the break! Today, Jillian lightens the mood (a little bit, not a lot, this is Jillian we are talking about) and talks about legendary Hawaiian Surfers Eddie Aikau and Duke Kahanamoku. Haley brings conservation corner back to birds with the Hawaiian honey creeper. Sources The surfing life story of Eddie Aikau, Surfing Today Examining The Death of Eddie Aikau (Eddie Would Go), Michael Woodsmall, The Inertia Eddie Aikau: The Rad Life of a Hawaiian Surfing Legend, Lorraine Boissoneualt, JSTOR 1978 Voyage to Tahiti Canceled After Hokule’a Capsizes, Hawa...2024-01-151h 42

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 74 - They've Got the AudacityHaley and Jillian talk about holiday traditions before jumping into the heavy story of the 1936 Eiger Disaster. Haley brings the vibe back with a conservation corner about Alpine Ibex. Happy New Years! Sources: Toni Kurz and the Insanity of Climbing Mountains, Gene Smith, The Less Wrong Podcast Tragedies on the Mountain: The Eiger 1936, Rob Slade, Wired for Adventure The Eiger - Wall of Death, BBC Alpine Ibex, Animalia.bio 2024-01-011h 40

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 73 - Sweet N'DeathHaley and Jillian go to the north pole...or almost, with the complete disaster and how-not-to of the Polaris Expedition. Haley talks about Santa's favorite animal for conservation corner, the Reindeer, or Caribou. Sources: Polaris Expedition, Wikipedia What happened to the Polaris Expedition and did it lead to Murder? Discovery.com Wait. Did That Really Happen? Potential Poison on the Polaris, Emily Niekrasz, Smithsonian Institution Archives ENVS 15: The Earth’s Cold Regions, The Polaris Expedition, Dartmouth College The Polaris expedition and the problem of bias in Arctic ex...2023-12-181h 44

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 72 - I Love A Conspiracy TheoryJillian and Haley round out their Titanic special with the survival stories of Margaret "Molly" Brown and Charles Joughin, and talk about the Titanic/Olympic switch conspiracy theory. Sources: Houston woman missing at Big Bend National Park found after a week, park rangers say, ABC news Meet Margaret "Molly" Brown, Historic Denver.com 11 Unsinkable Facts About 'Titanic' Survivor Molly Brown, Cailey Lindberg, Mental Floss The Incredible Story of Charles Joughin and How He Survived The Titanic, Gina Dimuro, All That's Interesting The Amazing Story of Titanic Survivor...2023-12-041h 28

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 71 - Most Erotic MomentJillian finally watches the 1997 James Cameron classic, Titanic, and talks about the real disaster. Haley talks about the only animal today that could have seen the wreck and lived long enough to tell us about it, the Greenland Shark. Sources: How Did The Titanic Sink, BBC Timeline of the Titanic’s Final Hours, Amy Tikkanen, Encyclopedia Britannica Titanic Facts.net Irish Man Eugene Daly’s eyewitness account of the sinking of the Titanic, Senan Moloy Irish Central 10 Titanic Survivors Describe What The Sinking Was Actually Like, Elise Hennigan, Ranker Sunken Dreams: The Finn...2023-11-201h 51

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 70 - Babe, This Song SlapsHaley and Jillian enter the terrifying world of Mammoth Cave with the story of Floyd Collins before Haley talks about a local Kentucky cryptid, the Pope Lick Monster. Happy Halloween! Sources: Tragedy at Sand Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park The Kentucky Cave Wars, Mammoth Cave National Park Mammoth Cave National Park, Wikipedia The Agonizing Death of Floyd Collins, The Cave Explorer Who Was Trapped Underground for 17 Days Before He Finally Perished, Austin Harvey, All That Is Interesting Pope Lick Monster, Cryptid Wiki 2023-11-061h 48

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 69 - Crystal GirliesJillian, Corey, and Haley reuinite for another round of Appalachian Trail Tales with the spooky Not Deer, more Appalachian folk magic advice, and the arm-hair raising story of Pam Bales' rescue on Mount Washington in New Hampshire. 988 Suicide & Crisis Prevention Lifeline Sources Danger Zones Mt. Washington, Douglas MacDonald, Mt. Washington Avalanche Center Why is Mount Washington so dangerous? Julia Clark, Adventure.com The Mystery on Mount Washington, Pam Bales, Backpacker Emotional Rescue, AMC Staff, Appalachian Mountain Club Story of Mount Washington rescue makes it to the big screen, but the mountain...2023-10-231h 45

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 68 - The Vibe Is That It's Haunted.Haley and Jillian talk recent news about the astronauts and cosmonauts that were stuck at the International Space Station for a year. Then Jillian delves into the lore-ridden story of Marguerite de la Rocque and the Isle of Demons. Sources Three astronauts return to Earth after year in space. NASA's Rubio sets US record, Marcia Dunn, ABC News The Marooning of Marguerite de la Rocque, History Courses Marguerite de La Rocque, Wikipedia The Elusive Isle of Demons, Cynthia Smith, Library of Congress Blogs A Woman to...2023-10-091h 40

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 67 - Smartest Bear, Dumbest HumanHaley and Jillian catch up on the latest disaster/survival news, including the story of the American caver who was trapped in a cave in Turkey. Then Jillian gets spooky season started with the terrifying story of the Night of the Grizzlies. Sources: An American researcher is trapped deep inside a Turkish cave. Here's what to know, Juliana Kim, NPR American Researcher stuck deep in a Turkish cave is rescued after falling ill, NPR The 50-Year Legacy of Glacier’s Night of the Grizzlies, Ben Go...2023-09-251h 31

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 66 - The S.S. Ariana GrandeHaley and Jillian wrap up the astounding conclusion of the Air Guard rescue during "The Perfect Storm", and then for conservation corner, the girls talk about the rich history of Atlantic Cod, and why they almost disappeared. Sources: The Perfect Storm - Sebastian Junger 30 October 1991, Bryan Swopes, This Day in Aviation History Atlantic Cod, NOAA Fisheries Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World, Mark Kurlansky 2023-09-111h 35

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 65 - Flying Kiddie PoolIt's the summer of climate change! Haley and Jillian talk about the California hurricane and the wildfires in Maui before Jillian dives into the many stories behind the "Perfect Storm" of 1991 If you are able to donate to any of these Maui based organizations to help the victims of the Lahaina wildfires, we thank you for your support: Maui United Way Hawaii Community Foundation Hawaiian Council Maui Rapid Response Maui Food Bank Sources: The Perfect Storm, Sebastian...2023-08-281h 37

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 64 - The Coconut Crab TheoryJillian regales Haley on her trip to the far away land of Finland. Then Jillian and Haley talk Amelia Earhart, and a very strange crabby theory surrounding her disappearance. Haley brings the Sumatran orangutan to conservation corner. Sources: Amelia Earhart Was Declared Dead 80 Years Ago. Here's What to Know About What Actually Happened To Her, Olivia Waxman, Times Magazine. The Legend of Amelia Earhart's Disappearance, Dominick Pisano, Smithsonian Air and Space Museum An Amelia Earhart conspiracy, a missing rifle and powerful pincers: the coconut crab is an icon, Angela Heathcote, Australian...2023-08-141h 16

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 63 - Idiot-RodHaley takes us on a cool trip to Alaska with the true story of the 1925 Nome Serum Run and Togo, the REAL Balto. Trust us, Togo is much better. Jillian talks Sockeye Salmon for Conservation Corner. Sources Togo, U.S. National Park Service Togo (dog), 1925 Serum Run to Nome, Wikipedia Wild Salmon Center, Sockeye Salmon Sockeye Salmon, Alaska Department of Fish and Game Pacific Wild, Salmon: A Keystone Species, Hannah Bugas, PacificWild.org Stat of Alaska’s Salmon and People, So...2023-07-311h 46

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 62 - Prius On A CliffHaley and Jillian discuss their impending meet-up, then Haley talks about the four kids that survived a plane crash and four months in the Colombian jungle. Then Jillian dives into the main story - a family vacation gone horribly wrong in Death Valley. Sources How Indigenous kids survived 40 days in Colombia's jungle after a plane crash, John Otis, NPR The disturbing disappearance and death of the German Tourists in Death Valley, Strange Outdoors The Missing German Family Death Valley, Vanished U.S Death Valley, Highest Temperature Recorded on...2023-07-171h 35

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 61 - Out of My Tax BracketThis episode is a two-fer! Not only is Jillian sharing the tale of Dave Crocket and the eruption of Mount St. Helens, but Haley and Jillian dive into the recent Titanic submarine catastrophe. #OceanGate Sources: Titanic sub search turns desperate as experts estimate Titan’s oxygen is depleted, Emily Olsen, NPR Missing Titanic submersible: what is the Titan tourist sub and what might have happened to it? Graham Russell, The Guardian What it’s like inside the Titanic-touring Submersible that went missing with 5 people on board, Emma Tucker, CNN Live Missing Titanic Sub Search, CNN See How Crus...2023-07-031h 52

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 60 - It's Giving ColonialismHaley and Jillian talk bug infestations and then Haley takes us on a deep dive into the Amazon with the story of Percy Fawcett and the Lost City of Z. Or Zed. Depending on how you pronounce it. Sources: The True Story Behind The Lost City of Z, Eliza Berman, Time Magazine The Lost City, Alexander Lee, History Today 10 Facts About Percy Fawcett and the Lost City of Z, Sarah Roller, History Hit Percy Fawcett, James Murray (biologist), Wikipedia Maned Wolf, Smithsonian's National Zoo...2023-06-191h 49

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 59 - Armchair ExplorerStrap in for a freezing conclusion as Jillian and Haley wrap up the South Pole Race extravaganza of Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott. Sources: The Worst Journey in the World, Apsley Cherry-Garrard Amundsen Expedition Timeline, American Museum of National History Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Terra Nova Expedition, Amundsen’s South Pole Expedition, Wikipedia 2023-06-051h 37

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 58 - With A Side Of BloodJillian talks about her latest home disaster before telling Haley about the original exploration race - the race to the south pole between Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen. Haley talks about the biggest animal yet on conservation corner; the sei whale. Sources: The Worst Journey in the World , Apsley Cherry-Garrard Amundsen Expedition Timeline, American Museum of Natural History Robert Scott Expedition Timeline, American Museum of Natural History Robert Falcon Scott, South-Pole.com Roald Amundsen⁠, South-Pole.com Sei Whale, NOAA Fisheries Sei Whale, Cool Antarctica 2023-05-221h 44

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 57 - Don't Skimp On The PPEHaley and Jillian talk all things space, from moon landing conspiracy theories to extra terrestrial life. Jillian delves into the story of the Soviet cosmonauts and the doomed Soyuz 11 which launched to the world's first space station. Haley gets into the stories of the first animals in space, including the indominable mummichog. Sources: 50 Years Ago: Remembering the Crew of the Soyuz 11, John Uri, NASA.gov The tragic story of 3 cosmonauts who died in space, Lloyd Lee, Business Insider Remembering the crew of Soyuz 11, the only astronauts to die in space...2023-05-081h 43

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 56 - You Can't Kill People KarlHaley shares with us her big exciting news and then Jillian dives on in to the worst buddy trip ever - filled with mayhem, missing people, improvised flame throwers, and forehead worms. This story follows Yossi Ghinsberg and his friends as they go on a treasure quest into the Bolivian Amazon. Sources: Jungle, Yossi Ghinsberg The real story behind the movie “Jungle” - heroic survival and mysterious disappearances, Strange Outdoors Israeli adventurer Yossi Ghinsberg harrowing life-and-death story of survival in the Amazon Jungle, David Meddows, Daily Telegraph I was lost in t...2023-04-241h 24

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 55 - Giving Me The GooseysHaley and Jillian give new listeners an introduction to their madness with lots of fish and science talk, and then Jillian gets into the stories of three prehistoric humans who experienced survival throughout their everyday lives. Haley also talks about the White Sands Pupfish during Conservation Corner. Sources: ⁠Fossilized Footprints⁠, White Sands National Park First Americans, Glenn Hodges, National Geographic, January 2015 ⁠Naia, Hoya Negro⁠ ⁠Ancient bones reveal girl's tough life in early Americas,⁠ Traci Watson, Nature Fossilized Footprints Found in New Mexico Track Traveler With Toddler in Tow, Livia G...2023-04-101h 38

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 54 - Good Ol' Shoe SnackJillian tells the tale of the "lost" Lykov Family and their decades of survival in the isolated Siberian wilderness with no outside human contact, and Jillian and Haley go on many tangents on subjects such as the cordyceps fungus, gun rights, shrimp disease, and bats in the attic. Sources: For 40 years, This Russian Family Was Cut Off From All Human Contact, Unaware of WWII, Mike Dash, Smithsonian Magazine Lost in Time: The Incredible Story of the Lykov Family of the Siberian Wilderness, James R. Coffey, Wilderness Defined Meet...2023-03-271h 15

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 53 - Uppers and DownersJillian and Haley dive deep, deep down into the heartbreaking and terrifying story of Deon Dreyer, Dave Shaw, and Don Shirley, and their dives in Bushman's Hole, the third deepest water filled cave in the world. Sources: Where No One Should Go, Don Shirley, Glynn Washington, and Julia Dewitt, NPR Raising the Dead, Tim Zimmerman, Outside Magazine Pickersgill’s Reed Frog, Hyperolius pickersgilli, Amphibian Survival Alliance 2023-03-131h 42

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 52 - The SoapmanHaley and Jillian welcome special guest Ethan Swinford, and the three talk all things Great Lakes with the tragedy of the SS Kamloops and the all-to-real ghost story of Old Whitey, the lone crewman left behind. Sources: Isle Royale, SS Kamloops, National Park Service Meet Old Whitey, the Preserved Corpse of The SS Kamloops, Lake Superior’s Most Haunted Shipwreck, Greg Newkirk, Week in Weird Old Whitey: The Haunted Corpse of the SS Kamloops, Paranormal Catalog “Old Whitey” Continues To Haunt Lake Superior Divers, Jojo Girard, 98.7 FGR Grand Rapids Fa...2023-02-271h 14

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 51 - Just Keep Your TeethWelcome back to the meandering conversations of Haley and Jillian after their long hiatus. Today, Jillian talks about the scandalous, salacious, and sordid tale of the Floreana Affair and Haley talks blue footed boobies. Sources: The Galapagos Affair - The Unbelievable True Story Behind the Movie, Happy Gringo The Mysterious Murder That Rocked The Galapagos Islands, Nikki Vargas, Culture Trip The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came To Eden, 2013, Streaming on Amazon The Floreana Affair; Murder in Paradise, Dark Histories Podcast Blue-Footed Booby, National Geographic 2023-02-131h 35

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 50 - Sixty Nine? Nice.After meandering through topics such as holiday adventures and the big winter storm, Jillian and Haley get down to the roots of the podcast with a special story for episode 50. Jillian tells the story of the Chilean Mine Disaster of 2010, and of the thirty three miners trapped in it's depths. Also, Jillian's sleep paralysis makes a shocking comeback, tune in to find out how. Sources: Chile Mine Rescue of 2010, Atacama Desert, Encyclopedia Britannica The Incredible Story of Chilean Miners Rescued From The “Deep Down Dark’, Maureen Corrigan, NPR Buried Alive - Chile Mi...2023-01-091h 27

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 49 - It Just Keeps Getting WorseMerry Xmas y'all and Happy Holidays! Jillian and Haley delve into the impossible survivor tale of mountaineers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates and their unbelievable adventure in the Andes. Then Haley talks about Andean Condors for conservation corner. Sources: Touching the Void, Joe Simpson Andean Condor, National Geographic 2022-12-261h 28

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 48 - Satellite Sh*t StainJillian and Haley delve into the unbelievable story of Jill Heinerth, a cave diver who became one of the first (and only) people do dive an ice cave in the interior of an iceberg. Then Haley talks about emperor penguins and Jillian talks about her trip to Big Bend National Park and her potentially-extraterrestrial experience in Marfa. Sources: ‘The Cave Tried to Keep Us’: The First-Ever Dive Inside An Iceberg, Jill Heinerth and Matthew Stock, WBUR (Boston’s NPR station) Cave Diver Risks All to Explore Places ‘Where Nobody Has Ever Been’, Dave Davies, NPR...2022-12-121h 43

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 47 - Alaskan Bull WormJillian and Haley bring a Happy Thanksgiving to you with the story of Ryan Osman's run-in with quicksand in Zion National Park. Haley then talks about the conservation and ecology of the Mexican Spotted Owl in a new segment highlight the vulnerable and endangered species that live in the dangerous habitats we talk about - we are biologists after all. Sources: I Was Trapped in Quicksand for 12 Hours in a Blizzard, Ryan Osmun and Jason Daley, Outside Online Arizona hiker rescued from quicksand in Zion National Park Tells Full Story, 12 News Qui...2022-11-281h 35

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 46 - I Know I'm a Snack, But Not LiterallyJillian concludes the gruesome tale of the Donner Party with their struggle to survive and ultimately be rescued from snowy Truckee Lake in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and Haley tells the story of "Tessie" the famous lake monster of Lake Tahoe. Sources: The Tragic Story of the Donner Party, Kathy Weiser, Legends of America The Donner party, Encyclopedia Britannica Here’s What Happened to the Surviving Members of the Donner Party, Genevive Carlton, All That Is Interesting How Lewis Keseberg was Branded the Killer Cannibal of the Donner Party, Miche...2022-11-141h 38

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 45 - Ye Olde Luxury RVIts time to kick off spooky Halloween with part one of the Donner Party extravaganza, in which Jillian tells of the trials and tribulations that led the famous American wagon train to their horrific predicament. Haley keeps up the spooky vibes with the story of the Bear Lake Monster of Utah. Sources: The Tragic Story of the Donner Party, Kathy Weiser, Legends of America.com The Donner party, Encyclopedia Britannica The Legend of the Bear Lake Monster, The Bear Lake Chamber of Commerce, Utah Outdoor Activities 2022-10-311h 33

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 44 - Thicc Boi MothmanWelcome to the nearly 2 hour spooky season Appalachian Trail extravaganza! After some brief talk of Haley's experience with the recent Hurricane Ian, we dive straight into the magical land that is Appalachia. Part-time co-host Corey returns with some local lore, Jillian covers the tragedy as usual, and Haley talks about cryptids, specifically Mothman, for spooky season. Sources: Appalachian Trail Conservancy 10 Highest Peaks on the Appalachian Trail, Steve Burge, Appalachian trail.com 9 Fantastic Hiker Traditions on the Appalachian Trail, Kenny Howell, thetrek.co Appalachian Magazine's Mountain Superstitions, Ghost Stories & Haint Tale...2022-10-171h 51

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 43 - Mimosas and Pudding CupsWhile Haley is weathering Hurricane Ian, Corey fills in as the co-host for this episode. First, Corey and Jillian talk about the struggles of a man who spent two days aloft on a hydrogen balloon, and then they dive into the mystery of the disappearance of Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers into the Panamanian Jungle to kick off spooky season. Sources: Man in China trapped for two days in hydrogen balloon lands safely 200 Miles Away, Associated Press, USA Today The Unexplained Disappearance of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon, Katie Serena, All That Is Int...2022-10-031h 24

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 42 - The Jackson FourHaley and Jillian talk newsworthy stories with a recent arrival of Cuban refugees to the Dry Tortugas and a morbid story about a human foot found in one of Yellowstone's hot springs. Then Jillian dives into the incredible unbelievable tale of Harrison Okene, the man who survived 60 hours underwater in a shipwreck. Sources: Part of Human Foot Found in Yellowstone Hot Spring May be Linked to July 31st Death, Amy Beth Hanson and Thomas Peipert, USA Today Great Survival Stories: Harrison Okene, the Accidental Aquanaut, Chasing Dreams Travel, ExplorersWeb The man wh...2022-09-191h 30

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 41 - Gotta Catch 'Em AllJillian and Haley discuss veggie gardens and lawn landscaping before diving straight into Hurricane Katrina. Haley tells the stories of Robert Green, who literally rode his house down a flooded street, and the nurses and doctors who kept Charity Hospital going under the worst conditions. Jillian tells the stories of Poet Shelton Alexander and his experience at the Superdome, and Lawrence Nettles, a Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer. : Sources: Extremely Powerful Hurricane Katrina Leaves a Historic Mark on the Northern Gulf Coast, Jeffery Medlin, Ray Ball, Gary Beeler Hurricane Katrina Aftermath, Encyclopedia Brita...2022-09-051h 43

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 40 - Money Bay-BeeHaley and Jillian discuss another story of people getting swallowed by whales--and this time it's a twofer. Then Jillian gets into the very recent story of Stephanie Browitt and the vacation gone very, very wrong with the Whaakari/White Island Eruption. Sources: "It Was Crazy", says California kayaker who was engulfed in a whale's mouth, Sheena Goodyear, CBC Radio The Eruption of Instagram Island, Joshua Hammer, GQ New Zealand volcano victim tells of waiting to be rescued from White Island with burns to over 70 per cent of her body, Stephanie March and...2022-08-221h 25

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 39 - Don't Look At The PhotosJillian talks about a new discovery - a shipwreck on the Oregon coast from the 1600s. Then Haley dives into the gruesome and nightmare-inducing story of the Byford Dolphin Accident. Haley and Jillian then do some real-time research to answer some pressing questions. Sources: Rare Timbers From 17th-Century Spanish Shipwreck Discovered Off Oregon Coast, Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine The Weird, Dangerous, Isolated Life of the Saturation Diver, Jen Banbury, Atlas Obscura Byford Dolphin Accident: How Living Under Intense Pressure Led To One Of The Most Gruesome Accidents In History, Jack Dunhill, IFL...2022-08-081h 09

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 38 - Lizard RouletteHaley links in a news story to last week's topic--a story about a man who goes after his cell phone...after it falls into the crater of Mount Vesuvius. Then Jillian discusses the story of Ricky Megee, a man who survived 71 days in the Australian outback, but with a true crime twist. Sources: US Tourist injured falling into Mount Vesuvius crater after taking selfie, Angela Giuffrida, The Guardian Robbed & Left To Die, He Survived 71 Days in the Desert on Frogs and Leeches, Cody Assmann, Off The Grid News Ricky Megee, Bushcraft Budd...2022-07-251h 27

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 37 - Good Brain SoupHaley and Jillian discuss the unprecedented flooding occurring at Yellowstone National Park and how it may yield environmental changes for the better. Then Jillian tells the tale of the oldest story on the podcast yet--the ancient destruction of Pompeii from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Sources: This Day in History: Mount Vesuvius erupts, History.com Editors, History.com Did Vesuvius vaporize it’s victims? Get the facts, Robin George Andrews, National Geographic Mount Vesuvius & Pompeii: Facts & History, Mary Bagley, Live Science 14 Things You Didn’t Know About the Bodies Prese...2022-07-111h 27

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 36 - Surfer DaddyHaley and Jillian are reunited after a long COVID driven hiatus and try something different--telling short survival stories about big wave surfing. Jillian talks about the big wave accidents of Garrett McNamara, Maya Gabeira, and Shawn Dollar, and Haley talked about the harrowing experiences of Billy Kemper and Andrew Cotton. Sources: The Wave, Susan Casey What's the tallest wave ever recorded on earth?, Harry Baker, Live Science The biggest waves in the world, Surfer Today Big Wave Surfer Garrett McNamara on His Chase For The ‘100 Foot Wave’, Kelsey Snell, NPR ...2022-06-271h 37

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 35 - They Don't Even Got DentalCorey returns for a second time as a cohost while Haley continues recuperating, and regales us with his trials with Texas storm fronts and chest deep mud. Then Jillian tells the tale of the horrifying nine month reign of the Tsavo Lions and the ultimate British Safari bro. Sources: Man-Eaters of Tsavo, Paul Raffaele, Smithsonian Magazine Tsavo Man Eaters, Annetta Black, Atlas Obscura Tsavo Lions: The Man-Eating Lions, Safaris Africana Tsavo Lions, Field Museum of Chicago Blog The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures, Lieutenant Col...2022-06-131h 19

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 34 - Death Is Fine Before 11 PMJillian drags a guest host on the show while Haley is out sick, and he has a lot to tell us about avoiding lightning while in a boat. Then, Jillian and Corey discuss the ultimate astronaut LARP, HI-SEAS Mars. Sources HI-SEAS When A Mars Simulation Goes Wrong, Marina Koren, The Atlantic The Habitat, Lisa Levy, Gimlet Media 2022-05-301h 21

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 33 - Clearly You're The A**holeHaley and Jillian discuss a news story in which a polar bear climbed onto a woman's roof after hitching a ride from the Arctic on an Iceberg, and Jillian gets into some true crime/survival combo with the story of Terry Jo Dupperault and her harrowing experience on the open sea. Sources 'I looked right into his face': St. Anthony woman recounts her too-close-for-comfort encounter with curious polar bear, Diane Crocker, Saltwire The Horrific Survival Tale of the 11-Year-Old Girl Who Was Orphaned At Sea, Gabe Paoletti, All That Is Interesting O...2022-05-161h 29

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 32 - Teenage Boy LogicHaley and Jillian discuss Ocean Fest, home décor, and triaging husbands, along with a news story about a dog getting rescued by sausage (again). Then Jillian delves into what it must be like to be a teenage boy with the story of the Tongan Castaways, otherwise known as the Tongan "Lord of the Flies." Sources Missing dog presumed dead rescued from cliff - thanks to a sausage roll, Nia Dalton and Lisa Letcher, The Mirror The ‘real Lord of the Flies’ what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months, Rutger Bregman, The Gu...2022-05-021h 22

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 31 - This Has Been Cave TalkJillian's mom managed to find herself in the only bit of quicksand in Virginia (don't worry she's fine) and Haley and Jillian discuss the best ways to free oneself from that predicament. Then Haley takes us into another Floridian tale discussing the disappearance of Ben McDaniel from Vortex Spring. Sources Disappearance of Ben McDaniel, Wikipedia 2022-04-181h 13

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 30 - She Wants A Spa DayJillian and Haley discuss Jillian's forays into the swamps and streets of New Orleans, where she met a man who got bitten in the neck by an 18 foot gator and lived to tell the tale. Then Jillian delves into the story of the Plura Cave tragedy and recovery. Sources The cavers who went back for their friends, William Kremer, BBC News Diving Into the Unknown, Amazon Prime 2022-04-041h 11

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 29 - It Was A Dark And Stormy Night, LiterallyIn this one year anniversary hallmark episode, Haley and Jillian talk about the big news of the week -- Shackleton's Endurance has been found! Then Jillian gets into two lighthouse related story, the very creepy story of the Smalls Lighthouse Tragedy and the heroic deeds of Ida Lewis of Lime Rock Lighthouse. Sources: Endurance: Shackleton's lost ship found in Antarctic, Jonathan Amos, BBC The disturbing story of death and insanity at Wales’ most remote lighthouse, Robert Harries, Wales Online The tragedy of Smalls Lighthouse, Stephen Liddell Lime Rock Lighthouse (Ida...2022-03-211h 16

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 28 - The Vibes Are OffPlunging into the next week of unprecedented events, Haley and Jillian try to distract themselves by talking about a recent mudslide in Brazil, as well as delve into the story of Douglas Mawson, a man who found himself alone, with barely any supplies, 300 miles into the untouched wilderness of Antarctica. Sources: Brazil mudslides kill more than 90, with dozens still missing, NPR Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Story in the History of Exploration, David Roberts Douglas Mawson: An Australian hero's story of survival, Andrew Luck-Baker, BBC 2022-03-071h 36

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 27 - We Like A Smart QueenHaley regales Jillian with her trip to Dry Tortugas and how she was almost stranded there, as well as a news story about 18 people trapped on an ice floe. Jillian tells the story of Juliane Koepcke, a seventeen year old girl who survived both a plane crash and a 10 day long stint in the Amazon. Sources: Coast Guard: 18 rescued after being trapped on ice sheet in Lake Erie, Chris Williams, Fox 6 The Incredible Story of Juliane Koepcke, The Teenager Who Fell 10,000 Feet and Trekked the Jungle for 11 Days, Kara Goldfarb, All That Is Int...2022-02-211h 20

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 26 - Don't Trust A GooseJillian gives some updates on the Tonga Tsunami of 2022 and a recent news story about a dog that gets saved by a sausage on a drone. Then Jillian and Haley discuss the fascinating mystery of the disappearance of George Mallory and Sandy Irvine on Mount Everest. Did they summit Everest first? Listen to find out. Three Tiny Islands Have Borne the Brunt of Tonga's Tsunami, Natasha Frost, New York Times Stranded Dog Saved From Rising Tide After Rescuers Attach Sausage to Drone, Steven Morris, The Guardian George Mallory, British Explorer and Mountaineer, Encyclopedia Britan...2022-02-071h 21

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 25 - Always Room for Rock BottomHaley and Jillian are bringing a multi-story episode this week with two news stories, including a fight for survival for thousands on Virginia's 1-95 corridor during a snow storm, and the very recent Tonga volcano eruption and resulting tsunami. Haley then tells us about the Florida Keys Legend, Lily Bow, and her experiences homesteading in one of the most isolated parts of the country. Sources: I-95 in Virginia reopens after winter storm strands some drivers for more than 24 hours, Jason Hanna, Steve Almasy, and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Tsunami advisories lifted in US after wav...2022-01-241h 04

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 24 - Ter-Bick-U-LosisHaley and Jillian meet in person in Haymarket for the first time on air for a special holiday edition of the podcast to discuss the arctic tale of Ada Blackjack, a badass woman in the wrong place at the wrong time. The podcast also hosts it's first guest, Jillian's own dad, Phil, who talks a bit more about the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald from Episode 20 (If It Fitz, It Sitz), and his experiences with some of the recovery efforts of the wreck while he was a student at Michigan Tech. Bonus material: DAD SINGING. Sources: Ad...2022-01-1057 min

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 23 - Five Minute RantHaley and Jillian discuss a gnarly listener tale involving agave spines in the Grand Canyon, and Haley talks about the tragic and controversial story of Chris McCandless, aka "Into the Wild." Sources Into the Wild (film), Chris McCandless, Wikipedia Chris McCandless Went Into the Alaskan Wilderness in 1992 and Never Came Out, Katie Serena, All That Is Interesting The Into The Wild Bus is Gone, Long Live the Into the Wild Bus, Adam Roy, Backpacker 2021-12-271h 11

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 22 - Vampire Origin StoryWe start of the podcast this week with news on the natural disaster level storms in British Columbia while Haley tells us about some local activisim in the keys. Then Jillian regales us with the story of Mauro Prosperi a man who got lost in the Sahara Desert with barely any resources. Sources: British Columbia and the Pacific north-west storm wreaks havoc, Leyland Cecco, The Guardian How I drank urine and bat blood to survive, Mauro Prosperi, BBC News Alone in the Sahara: A Survival Story of Mauro Prosperi, Patrick McCarthy, Off...2021-12-131h 34

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 21 - The Things You'd Do For A RifleHaley and Jillian experience their first movie based episode in which they discuss a touching story about a man seeking revenge for his son...oh whoops I mean gun. This episode is the true story of Hugh Glass, the man behind The Revenant. Happy Thanksgiving. Sources: Hugh Glass: American Frontiersman; Arikara People; Grizzly Bear, Encyclopedia Britannica An Unforgettable Man: Hugh Glass, HughGlass.org The Real Story of 'The Revenant' is Far Weirder (and Bloodier) Than the Movie, Steve Friedman, The Hollywood Reporter The Incredible True Story of the Revenant's Hugh...2021-11-291h 17

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 20 - If It Fitz It SitzHaley and Jillian discuss the perils of entering the water with an in-the-news story about a man getting eaten alive by a school of piranhas and the tragic Great Lakes tale of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Gitchi-Gumi never gives up her dead. Sources: Man Eaten By Piranhas After Jumping Into Lake to Flee From Bees, Fatma Khaled, Newsweek The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, Song by Gordon Lightfoot The Fateful Journey, Sean Ley, Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum The Storm That Sunk the Edmund Fitzgerald, SeaGrant Michigan Shipwreck: The Mys...2021-11-151h 08

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 19 - It's Already Been WeirdHaley and Jillian round out spooky season with an update on the whereabouts of Brian Laundrie and a dive into the mystery that surrounds Dyatlov Pass. Which may or may not involve a yeti. Sources: The Mystery of the Dyatlov Pass Incident, Marcia Wendorf, Interesting Engineering The Mystery of Dyatlov Pass: Death Mountain, Lucy Ash, BBC News Russia’s ‘Dyatolov Pass’ conspiracy theory may finally be solved 60 years later, Brandon Specktor, Live Science Guame and Puzrin. 2021. Mechanisms of slab avalanche release and impact in the Dyatlov Pass incident in 1959. Nature: C...2021-11-011h 24

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 18 - Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid PrizesHaley and Jillian return to spooky season to finish out the mysterious tale of Franklin's Lost Northwest Passage Expedition of 1845, and Haley fills us in on the updates from the recent, tragic case of Gabbi Petito*. Apologies from Jillian for forgetting to cite her sources - they are all present below the description. *update, cause of death has been released as strangulation Sources: What Happened to the Doomed Franklin Expedition? These Are the Clues Kieran Mulvaney, History.com What Happened to the HMS Erebus and Terror? Royal Museums Greenwich Wha...2021-10-181h 19

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 17 - Sextant EyesHaley and Jillian start off the episode with a look at a sinkhole growing in Mexico and discuss the ongoing Gabbi Petito Case. Then Jillian delves right into spooky season with one of the most fascinating, mysterious, and downright creepy stories of polar exploration, Sir John Franklin's lost expedition through the Northwest Passage. Sources: Experts: Erosion caused Mexico sinkhole, not water pumping, AP News What Happened to the Doomed Franklin Expedition? These Are the Clues, Kieran Mulvaney, History.Com What happened to the HMS Erebus and Terror? Royal Museums Greenwich H...2021-10-041h 34

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 16 - Pete KeysHaley regales Jillian with her adventures in Alaska (featuring the dreaded bear encounter) and then they dive straight into hurricane season with Jillian recapping the recent Hurricane Ida and Haley delving into Hurricane Irma and the aftermath in the Florida Keys. Sources: Lafitte Man Survives 13 Hours on Capsized Boat During Hurricane Ida, Erica Fernando, 4WWL (Local CBS Affiliate) Hurricane Irma Florida Keys Still Cleaning Up 4 Years After Irma, Luke Doris, Local 10 News South Florida The Incredible Stories of the Die-Hards Who Looked Irma in the Face--and Stayed, Molly Hennessy-Fiske, LA...2021-09-201h 26

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 15 - AnemonometerWe enter hurricane season with a bang in the week following Hurricane Ida and the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with a storm story that beats all. Jillian delves into the story of the Great Storm of 1900 in Galveston, Texas (also a few days before this storm’s anniversary…early September is not a good time to be down on the Gulf Coast) and explains how this massive event led to modern day natural disaster response as we know it. Jillian and Haley also discuss the modern day disaster of the White Island (Whakaari) Volcano Eruption and the Tiktok star that...2021-09-061h 25

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 13 - Hey, I'm Alive!Haley regales us with her experiences at ICAST and Jillian digs into a tale of cold misery with Helen Klaben and Ralph Flores's survival story in the Canadian Yukon. Don't forget your travel snacks. Sources: Helen Klaben Kahn, Survivor of a 49-Day Yukon Ordeal, Dies at 76, Richard Sandomir, New York Times Helen Klaben, U.S. woman who survived plane crash and spent 49 days stranded in the Yukon, dies aged 76, Nick Faris, The National Post Hey, I’m Alive, Part 1 and 2, The Whitehorse Star, March 1963 2021-08-091h 19

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 12 - Good Enough For Government WorkHaley and Jillian go over Jillian's vacation mishaps in Maui before getting into the incredible story of the Apollo 13 disaster and the survival of the crew. Space is nature, right? Sources: Apollo 13: The True Story, Discovery Channel Apollo 13, Wikipedia 2021-07-261h 24

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 11 - Ya'll Come Back Now, Ya Hear?Jillian talks about one of the most incredible Coast Guard rescues ever, the rescue of the S.S. Pendleton and updates Haley on the Florida Sewer Woman (now the Multistate Sewer Woman). Several American accents were attempted in this episode. Sources: Woman Rescued Naked From Storm Drain Pipe in Florida Saved Again From Texas Sewer, Louise Hall, UK Independent. The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue, Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman 2021-07-121h 15

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 10 - Tickle StickHaley takes over in her first ever full story episode with the amazing and unbelievable story of the Wild Boar Soccer Team rescue from Thailand's Tham Luang Cave. As a bonus, Jillian talks about a man who gets eaten by a whale and lives to tell the tale. Sources: "I Was Completely Inside": Lobster Diver Swallowed by Humpback Whale off Province Town, Doug Fraser, Cape Cod Times The Full Story of Thailand's Extraordinary Cave Rescue, BBC News Monsoon vs. Hurricane, Ask Difference 2021-06-281h 06

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 9 - Your Fortune Says You're A B*tchHaley and Jillian wax on about the joys of shared millennial childhood experiences and then immediately bring the mood down with the story of the Mossdale Cavern Tragedy (Jillian is good at that). Featuring a collection of tales from a listener about working in the Great White North! Sources: What lies beneath: Mossdale Caving Disaster, Ray Kershaw, The Independent Remembering Mossdale fifty years on, Darkness Below Legends Session, Simon Beck, Blogspot 2021-06-141h 16

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 8 - Sea Monsters Are Whale PenisesOur first listener story, whoo hoo! Haley regales us with the time her friend got in a "hairy" situation while repelling 50 feet above the ground, and Jillian talks about the real-life inspiration story behind Melville's Moby Dick--and it's about 100x worse than the fictionalized version. Sources: The True-Life Horror that Inspired Moby-Dick, Gilbert King, Smithsonian Magazine Essex (Whaleship), Whaling in the United States, Wikipedia Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before, Tony Horowitz 2021-05-311h 33

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 7 - It's Just GeoffHaley talks about the biological mysteries of volcano sharks while Jillian introduces the unbelievable story of the survivors of the Galeras Eruption of 1993. Proof that even scientists can make some major mistakes. No Apparent Danger: The True Story of Volcanic Disaster at Galeras and Nevado Del Ruiz - Victoria Bruce 2021-05-171h 23

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 6 - My Sleep DemonJillian and Haley discuss the soul crushing reality of the Armero Tragedy, but first, Haley regales us with the time she got lost in the woods. As a bonus, there is a slight tangent into the paranormal. No Apparent Danger: The True Story of Volcanic Disaster at Galeras and Nevado Del Ruiz - Victoria Bruce Omayra Sánchez was Trapped in a Mudflow When a Photographer Captured Her Last Moments - Natasha Ishak, All That Is Interesting 2021-05-031h 16

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 5 - Dick-tatorWhat are words? Jillian regales Haley with the story of the harrowing tale of the Clipperton Island colonists as well as her own story of experiencing a sinking boat, you know, first hand. Featuring an update on the Florida Sewer Woman. Sources on this episode: Florida woman claims she was stuck in sewer system for 3 weeks, survived off a can of ginger ale, Falon Brown, ABC News Pensacola Naked Florida woman found in a storm drain claims she was lost down there for weeks, Adrienne Cutway, News 6 The Tyrant of Clipperton Isla...2021-04-191h 25

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 4 - Dirty ErnieShack Attack 2: Return of Dirty Ernie! Jillian wraps up the harrowing tale of Ernest Shackleton and the crew of the Endurance while Haley gasps at all of the twists and turns. Also, cinnamon toast shrimp make a brief appearance. Sources for this episode: Florida woman rescued from storm drain says she entered drain after swimming in canal, ABC News Tampa Bay Jensen Karp's Shrimp CTC Twitter Story Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing Chasing Ernest: A Journey to South Georgia to Find the Ghost of Shackleton, Kraig Becker, Popu...2021-04-051h 17

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 1 - Birth CanalJillian and Haley explore the difficulties of being stuck between a rock and a hard place in their flagship episode featuring Aron Ralston's harrowing 127 hours and the tragedy of Nutty Putty Cave. Word to the wise, don't go exploring the Utah wilderness on your own. Sources used: Deseret News, Emiley Morgan: Man Trapped in Utah County’s Nutty Putty Cave Dies Allthatisinteresting.com, William Long: Why Utah’s Nutty Putty Cave is Sealed up with one Spelunker Inside Allthatisinteresting.com, Katie Serena: Aron Ralston and the Harrowing True Story of '127 Hours'2021-03-221h 17

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 2 - Pickin' Up Good CitationsJillian and Haley explore what it takes to climb the tallest mountain in the world, and how steep the cost can be if mistakes are made through the 1996 Everest tragedy. Note for a successful summit bid? Maybe use bottled oxygen. Sources: Jon Krakauer: Into Thin Air Bhadra Sharma and Kai Shultz, New York Times: As Everest Melts, Bodies are Emerging from the Ice Allthatisinteresting.com, Katie Serena: The Bodies of Dead Climbers on Everest are Serving as Guideposts 2021-03-221h 48

Mother Nature Will Kill YouEpisode 3 - TexantarcticaHaley listens to what Jillian considers the best survival story of all time. That's right kiddos, it's time for Ernie. Ernest Shackleton that is. Join us on the coldest continent in the world this episode, plus an extra personal story involving surviving the Great Texas 2021 Freeze. Sources: Alfred Lansing: Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage Australian Antarctic Division: Antarctic Weather 2021-03-221h 31