Episode 201: Ycuá Bolaños Supermarket Explosion
Summary
Hosts Justin, November, and Liam discuss grocery store preferences, global wildfires, and the deaths of Lindsey Graham and Graham Plattner. They explain pyrolysis and flashover before detailing the Ikua Bolaños grocery store explosion. The episode blends political commentary with engineering disaster analysis.
Topics discussed
Cold open, intro, and grocery store chat
News: Lindsey Graham's death and political legacy
News: Pete Hegseth's resignation and LeBron James' helicopter
Paraguay geography and drop ceiling engineering
Pyrolysis, flashover, and fire dynamics
The Ikua Bolaños fire: Googie design and locked doors
The stampede, security guards, and death toll
Aftermath: Hospital collapse, trials, and verdicts
Lessons learned and foot fetish tangents
Listener story: Hiding horses at a failing summer camp
Outro, Chernobyl teaser, and Pseudomine
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