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Halifax Explosion

Halifax Explosion

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 When two warships collided in Halifax Harbour in 1917, the resulting blast killed 2,000 people and created the largest non-nuclear explosion in history. Join Lucien Graves as he investigates the wartime miscommunications, devastating physics, and extraordinary acts of heroism that defined this catastrophic day and its lasting legacy.

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  • Halifax Explosion - Uncover the blast that shook a city with Lucien Graves

    Halifax Explosion - Uncover the blast that shook a city with Lucien Graves
    Apr 6 2026
    Join host Lucien Graves as he reconstructs the Halifax Explosion of 1917, when catastrophic detonation transformed a peaceful Canadian harbor into unimaginable destruction. Through forensic detail and survivor accounts, examine the ignored warnings, fatal decisions, and extraordinary courage that defined humanity's deadliest accidental explosion.

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    1 min
  • Halifax Explosion - The World That Answered

    Halifax Explosion - The World That Answered
    Apr 6 2026
    Host Lucien Graves recounts the Halifax Explosion's aftermath, focusing on Vincent Coleman's fatal telegram warning an incoming train and the unprecedented relief response led by Boston. The episode explores how a century-old Christmas tree tradition honors those who rushed aid to a devastated city buried in blizzard conditions.

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    30 mins
  • Halifax Explosion - Nine Seconds That Shattered a City

    Halifax Explosion - Nine Seconds That Shattered a City
    Apr 6 2026
    Host Lucien Graves examines the Halifax Explosion of December 1917, analyzing the nine-second detonation that killed 2,000 people. The episode covers the physics of history's largest pre-atomic blast, focusing on how shattered window glass became the disaster's deadliest weapon as unsuspecting crowds watched a burning munitions ship. A forensic exploration of catastrophe, secrecy, and unintended consequences.

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    32 mins
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