Have you ever sat in a history class and wondered, “So what?” Hosted by Clarissa Sanders, Clarissa Explains asks exactly that. This is a history podcast that explores a new corner of history each season and why it’s matters. Season 1 will take a deep dive into the history of disasters and how they have impact the past and the present.
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Left Behind: Disability, Disasters, and the Forgotten Victims of Hurricane Katrina
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In this episode of Clarissa Explains, host Clarissa Sanders examines the devastating impact of Hurricane Katrina, 20 years after the storm ravaged the Gulf Coast. With an estimated 1,800 lives lost and entire communities uprooted, the hurricane remains one of the deadliest and costliest disasters in U.S. history. But beyond the headlines, Katrina e…
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The Neighborhood that Fought Back: The Love Canal Disaster
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On April 27, 1979, a 9-year-old girl named Suzanne should have been blowing out birthday candles. Instead, she was holding a protest sign at the Niagara Falls Convention Center, standing up against a silent poison leaking into her home and community: the Love Canal. In this episode of Clarissa Explains, host Clarissa Sanders dives into the haunting…
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Unregulated Waters: The Home and Pulaski Steamboat Disasters
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In this episode of Clarissa Explains, host Clarissa Sanders dives into two deadly steamboat disasters in American history: the wreck of the Home in 1837 and the explosion of the Pulaski in 1838. These maritime tragedies shocked the nation, claimed over 200 lives, and exposed the dangers of unregulated steam travel. Through survivor accounts, newspa…
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Welcome to Clarissa Explains, a history podcast that explores historical events and why they matter. Join host Clarissa Sanders this season as we take a deep dive into the history of disasters in the United States and how they have left an impact on communities, places, and laws. This is history with context. This is history with meaning. This is: …
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