Yeet the Rich
If a billionaire donates money to a good cause, does that make them a good person? Hosts Emily Walsh and Daniel Moss are two married millennials who learned about financial crises by living through them, and now they’re diving into the wild world of the uber rich. They discuss financial crimes, the breakdown of the American dream, and why funding a museum doesn’t necessarily make you a good person. They get into the old timey rich, like the Rockafeller family, and current events, like why you might not want to shop at Walmart. Each week they’ll dive into a new wealthy person, give you the rundown on their lives, whatever “good things” they’ve done in the past, and why they might be a bummer.
Yeet the Rich
Buffalo Creek Disaster Part Two- That is a Damn Dam!
This week we wrap up the story of the Buffalo Creek Disaster, when a poorly built dam system gave way to a flood and killed 125 people, leaving thousands homeless.
We get into the lengthy court settlement, the investigation into "psychic impairment" and the idea of monetary compensation for mental trauma, the actual timeline of the disaster as far as what the owners, the Pittston Company, were doing at that time, and we discuss several women who gave warnings who definitely should have been listened to!
Sources:
The Buffalo Creek Disaster- How the Survivors of One of the Worst Disasters in Coal-Mining History Brought Suit Against the Coal Company-and Won
By Gerald M Stern
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/a2f1ea2c8ba9494b821d76458b15b41c
Timeline by West Virginia University
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